Chapter 111 A Day at the Detective Agency
Standing in front of the brick-red building, I took a deep breath.
Today is Saturday, and this place is located in Yokohama, only half an hour's walk from Chinatown.
As for why I'm here—
"The Port Mafia promised not to target you again."
Early Friday morning, Jinghua told me this great news. Apparently, due to some interactions with the detective agency members, they knew that I had no connection with the Hongo family.
"You don't have to worry about them coming to find you anymore."
First, there was no contact, and second, according to Jinghua, it seemed that one of the cadres found out and ordered his subordinates not to do such things again.
Are there really such people in the Mafia?
"But regarding Homura's father, including what he did, you may need to be told in detail by everyone at the detective agency." She said this and then fell silent. "So... are you coming to Yokohama?"
Maybe it was because some things were difficult to explain over the phone, and it wasn't convenient to talk to me. Anyway, following the address given by Jinghua, I finally got rid of the sword that wanted to protect me, and I came to this somewhat old building.
Judging from the address, the detective agency should be on the fourth floor. The building looked quite old, and the upper floors seemed to be occupied by companies and offices, while the first floor was a fairly spacious cafe.
Well, it's okay, I'm just going to meet the detectives commissioned by my aunt, it's no big deal.
After spending a minute to convince myself, I finally walked towards the door.
The Armed Detective Agency...what kind of organization is it?
As soon as I reached the fourth floor, I heard a full-throated roar through the door:
“Dazai! How many times have I told you not to cause trouble for the neighbors—!”
"That's too much, Kunikida-kun. I just saw a beautiful lady and wanted to ask if she would commit suicide with me."
"You have no right to say such things to others when your neck is stuck in a tree!!"
Ah, this, I...should I go in?
And the ones who cursed and the ones who were cursed, if I heard correctly, it should be Mr. Kunikida and Mr. Dazai, right? Do they do this every day?!
With a nervous mood, listening to the chaotic noises in the house, I knocked on the door carefully.
"Welcome."
Ten minutes later, I was sitting on the sofa in the detective agency, watching a smiling black-haired beautiful girl in a sailor suit bring me a cup of tea.
"Oh, I'm so sorry that the guests saw us making such a fuss."
"Ah, thank you."
I took the teacup handed to me and looked at the interior decoration of the house.
Despite being called a "detective agency," the setting looked more like a private company. There was a screened-off meeting area, desks with computers, a separate desk for the president, and several closed rooms whose uses were unclear. Besides a few familiar faces Izumi had met before, there were several young women in business suits, looking like clerks, busily working.
"Hmm..." A face suddenly came close to me, "You must be Ms. Renzi's niece, right? You're much cuter than in the photo."
The man before him had short, shaggy brown hair and wore a light brown windbreaker. His limbs were long and slender, and his figure appeared very slender. For some reason, some parts of his body were wrapped in bandages, which peeked through his clothes. His features were very regular, and he would have stood out in the crowd.
"Thanks……"
Although I have never seen this person, judging from his voice, he should be the "Dazai" who called me last time and was yelled at by Mr. Kunikida.
"Hey, Miss Jiu Jing, I have a favor to ask of you."
"Yes?" What happened? He suddenly became so serious.
"Can I have your aunt, Ms. Renzi's address—"
Before he could finish his words, he was pulled backwards. I saw Mr. Kunikida swung his hand and threw the man out!
"Excuse me, please continue."
After saying that, he grabbed Mr. Dazai's collar, opened the door next to the reception room, and the two of them went in together.
Three seconds later, I heard sounds like beating and someone screaming coming from our side.
“…Uh, that?”
"Oh, never mind, never mind. They do that all the time."
Mr. Kunikida was gone, and the only ones left to greet me were Nakajima-kun, Kyoka-san, an orange-haired guy I met for the first time, and the girl in a sailor suit who had just brought me tea.
"Let me introduce you first. You've already met Kagome and I. This is Tanizaki-kun."
"Hello, my name is Tanizaki Junichiro."
"I'm his sister Naomi, please give me your guidance."
Huh? Are they brother and sister? They don't look alike.
"As for that guy just now... his name is Dazai Osamu, and he's also our colleague." Nakajima-kun's smile seemed a little forced. "He means no harm, so don't worry."
I understand, I understand. When my Sengo Muramasa said, "Only when the sword is off can one show one's strength," Tonkiri, from the same faction, had a similar expression to yours. This is probably what you call awkwardness.
"So, what do you want to talk to me about?"
In order to prevent the other party from continuing to feel embarrassed, I decided to help them move the topic forward.
"Ah, that's right. First of all—"
It's pretty much the same as what Kyoka-san told me at school, because they also started investigating Hongo Tatsuya, and with Aunt Renko's commission, they naturally came into conflict with that organization.
Nakajima-kun didn't explain the content of their negotiations in detail, but simply told me that they had directly contacted the cadres of the other organization, mainly to find out what my cheap dad had done that was worthy of their organization tracking down his whereabouts.
"It's said to be related to import and export. Your father is probably being blamed, as he's now the head of the company. Plus, he's a member of the Hongo family. They seem to think that arresting him will force the head of the Hongo family to intervene..."
"Ah, but Naomi, my investigation revealed that the old man, the head of the Hongo family, doesn't seem to care much about any trouble caused by the descendants of the branch family."
Of course, my grandfather was supposedly the cousin of the head of the Hongo family, but even he didn't seem to dare to mess with the head of the family. He also didn't care much about my father, who was, after all, his son from his first marriage, not the eldest, and didn't have much entrepreneurial talent.
It is probably because of these reasons that he was treated as a scapegoat.
"In short, based on our investigation, your father is not in any immediate danger, but I'm not sure about that anymore."
"so……"
Well, even though she always said she wanted to break away from the father-daughter relationship with that person, I still felt a little weird when I heard something like that.
How should I put it? Even though he wasn't nice to me and wasn't a particularly outstanding person, he wasn't a bad person, was he?
And I have something else I want to ask him.
"Well, that! This is just a personal question. If you feel offended, I apologize." Mr. Nakajima took a deep breath and straightened his back. "If Mr. Hongo Tatsuya is found, will Miss Jiujing's previous decision remain unchanged?"
Are you talking about what I said before about "legally severing the father-daughter relationship"?
"Yes."
"Why?" He frowned. "Mr. Hongo, this is your father, right? Can't you just talk it over?"
"Atsushi-kun..."
"Dun! I'm sorry, he didn't mean anything else."
"I know."
In fact, not only Nakajima-kun and Aunt Renko, but also Mr. Kimura and Ms. Ishigami who have been in contact with me in the current government, and my other friends in Honmaru have said similar things.
“But everyone has their own difficulties.”
"That's right, Atsushi. Everyone has their own difficulties." Mr. Kunikida came out at some point, carrying the half-dead Dazai Osamu. He casually threw him to the ground and adjusted his glasses. "So don't worry about things that are not within your job scope."
"But--!"
"Kunikida-kun is right, Atsushi-kun. We're a detective agency, and our job is to complete commissions, right?" Dazai Osamu, who had seemed half dead, suddenly came back to life upon touching the ground, dusting off his clothes as he stood up. "Besides, I remember that Mr. Hongo Tatsuya has started a new family now, right?"
"Huh?"
The room suddenly became quiet.
"Huh? Wait...wait a minute, Miss Jiujing, don't you know...?!"
"Dazai! You bastard!"
"Eh? But no matter what, Homura, you should know later. I was just doing Jinko a favor."
"That needs the other party's permission, you damn wasteful bandage! And don't call the client so intimately!!"
To be honest, I really don't know.
But what they said reminded me of when I wanted to drop out of my previous private school. My aunt argued with me and seemed to want to sever ties with my father. She chose Yokohama Rikkai University for me, which was very far from where I used to live. Finally, there was the matter of changing my surname.
"When did he get married?"
"...around last year, shortly after you transferred to Rikkai University."
really.
"Ms. Renzi has been struggling with whether to tell you this."
Mr. Kunikida finally loosened his grip on Mr. Dazai's neck and looked at me with my arms crossed and my brow furrowed.
"We were planning to keep it a secret... Tsk! It was our fault. But please don't blame that lady."
This made me laugh.
"Auntie, she doesn't want to make me sad."
"How could I blame her?"
It was already one o'clock in the afternoon when I came out of the detective agency.
As I walked out of the stairwell, I heard light and hurried footsteps behind me.
"Um, Jiu... Yan-san!"
It's Kyoka-san and Mr. Nakajima. I don't know why they followed me down here.
"What's wrong?"
"You've never been here before, have you?" The girl was wearing a red kimono with a beautiful flower embellished on her headband, which made her look even cuter. "Atsushi-kun said you must be hungry after spending so much time at the detective agency..."
It’s Nakajima-kun. I didn’t expect him to be so thoughtful.
"I'm sorry I said some strange things just now..." Nakajima-kun lowered his head and smiled apologetically: "I heard from Jinghua-chan that you came here alone, so please allow me to express my apologies."
Huh? Actually, I'm not really angry, but since he's said that, it would seem a bit unkind to refuse.
"So... do you have any recommendations for places to eat?"
I'll just do as they wish and have a meal with them.
The author has something to say:
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Um, please comment on nutrient solution 1551!
Dazai Osamu, a fun-loving guy who likes to stir up trouble.
Xiaoyan lacked some common sense. In addition, she was not close to her biological father, and the swordsmen and her aunt kept it a secret, so naturally she didn't know anything. She just wondered why it was so simple to transfer schools and change her name.
By the way, since some comments mentioned the manga's plot, and many people seem to have stopped reading after Aizen, I'd still like to mention it briefly.
First of all, the chapters after Bleach are divided into the Fullbring Arc and the Thousand Year Blood War Arc. The Hell Arc only exists in the fourth movie, but the plot of that movie is actually unrelated to the original work.
Secondly, I personally disagree with the majority of people's opinions that there are no more Shinigami after Aizen or that the ending of Bleach is a mess. Although Blood Battle and Fullbring have some shortcomings, the plot is consistent with the first half without any major problems.
Why did Aizen rebel? Why is Ichigo's father a Shinigami? What are the Soul King and Squad Zero? How did Ichigo get his Shinigami proxy certificate? These two chapters have basically answered all the questions. The Blood War arc also takes the characterization of many characters to a new level, while also reclaiming a lot of foreshadowing.
Of course, there are some issues. For example, the foreshadowing left over from the Fullbring arc wasn't resolved in the manga, but was left in the official novel. The bloody battles were rushed, with a lot of stream-of-consciousness and white space, and the setting was complex. Many people couldn't understand how the boss was defeated after reading it once (I was one of them).
Anyway, it's good that the Blood War animation can bring everyone back to watch Bleach again. Although I don't know whether the production is good or bad, at least it can be regarded as filling a gap in the animation. Of course, if the production is bad, just ignore what I said orz. If you have time, you can go and catch up on the comics at the back 233333
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