Chapter 23
"Well, I'll try it when I have time."
Shen Du Jian Liu put down his arm without changing his expression.
【bar? Are you talking about Lupin? ! 】
[Great!] Shen Du is also going to Lupin to drink, the fan fiction is honest and not deceiving me]
[Ango: Okay, okay, don’t talk about curry, just come and drink with me]
[No, no one noticed Shen Du's gesture just now]
[I saw it, he pointed at the bag! My wife's hands are so beautiful, prprprpr】
[Oh shit, oh shit, there won’t be a bug in the bag, right?]
[It's possible that Dazai opened the door a little when he took it, and he suddenly returned it after hearing Jianliu's straightforward thanks.]
[Scared to death, luckily A Liu discovered it in advance]
[Sweating profusely +1]
[You can always trust Shen Du, he really gives you a sense of security]
“…”
It seems that the bug found in the ward before was not accidental.
Kamado Miru recalled the small object he found from his sleeve when he was discharged from the hospital. As expected, that thing was also what Dazai Osamu had put into his sleeve.
Because he was going to the Intelligence Department after being discharged from the hospital last time, in order to avoid any accidents, Kamado Miru removed the bug in advance.
This time he had no worries. Putting it in the black lizard's locker would not reveal any secrets. Since the person he was focusing on wanted to hear it, he naturally chose to satisfy the other party.
"Mr. Sakaguchi, would you like to exchange contact information? I'll contact you after the work is finished."
"I can try to ask the other two if they want to join us."
The white-haired boy thought for a few seconds and added: "I'll introduce them to you when the time comes."
“Those two are very good people.”
"Uh... the latter one is not necessary."
Sakaguchi Ango glanced at the brown paper bag in Watariru's hand with a complicated expression, and said in a somewhat strange tone: "Maybe you will know by then."
【Hahahahahaha】
[Shendu: Anwu, let me introduce your friend to you]
【Sakaguchi Ango:? Who is friends with whom? 】
【宰：I’m already laughing like crazy】
[I was stunned and went to watch the recording. Didn't Shen Du mention the names of Dazai and Odasaku in the intelligence room? How come these two people acted as if nothing had happened?]
[Because of the bug?] 】
[I think I understand. Shen Du might be reminding Ango on purpose.]
[If I were Dazai now: Huh? Shendu mentioned cadres and grassroots? Hmm, Ango would definitely guess something about this combination, so I invited him to Lupin to confirm it, which makes sense.]
[Hiss, these two people are not going to act in front of the bug, right?]
[Anwu is indeed a senior traitor, his brain works quickly and he is very smart]
The discussion on the barrage spread so fast that it almost filled the entire live broadcast room.
Kamado Kenryu exchanged work phone numbers with the black-haired young man wearing glasses, and soon they parted ways at the door of the building.
Back at the Black Lizard's headquarters, there happened to be no one in the storage room.
The white-haired boy put his bag down and came out of the house. Unexpectedly, he ran into Ishizaki Yamato, the former leader of the Black Lizard, in the corridor outside.
"you……"
The bald man opposite was holding a bucket of wine in his hand, looking very relaxed, as if he was planning to go back to the office to have a small drink.
Noticing the thin white-haired boy approaching, the other party was obviously stunned for a moment: "Aren't you in the hospital? Why did you run back to the Black Lizard?"
Realizing that his attitude might be too casual, Ishizaki Yamato scratched his bald forehead.
He took off his sunglasses, revealing his small eyes and looked at Shen Du carefully for a while, as if he wanted to find out his current status through the boy's dress.
...Nothing has changed.
"Captain Ishizaki."
Shen Du Jianliu greeted him respectfully.
“Don’t!”
"I'm no longer your team leader. You were transferred to work under the cadres before, right? Now that you're discharged from the hospital, come to my office and get the transfer procedures for your department completed."
Since nothing had been found out, Ishizaki Yamato's attitude was neither too distant nor too respectful.
"Um."
Is it to urge him to vacate the black lizard's locker?
Shen Du Jianliu fell into deep thought. His current department was not yet completely confirmed, so naturally, neither the office nor the new storage cabinet was approved.
Only after completing tonight's "test" can he completely transfer to the new department, or in other words... have his own new department and recruit his own subordinates to guard the new M8 weapons depot.
The rules and regulations of the Port Mafia are stricter than imagined. The previous operation with Dazai Osamu should have been a springboard arranged by Mori Ogai for himself.
In this way, he would not be jumping two positions in a row, but from an ordinary member of the Black Lizard → a cadre subordinate → the head of the new department.
Tonight's task is to enrich my resume.
Having said that, Kamado Mikuru's promotion speed is actually unusually fast. This is not only due to his strength, but also because the two missions happened to be major events.
Although he was far inferior to Dazai who received the Silver Order right after taking office and was promoted rapidly, he was more than capable of surpassing him.
"I have a business trip tonight. I'm available until 16:00."
The white-haired boy lowered his eyes and took out the key to the cabinet from his pocket. He said in a calm and sincere voice, "But there is no place to put things on the other side."
"Mr. Ishizaki, can I put the things at your place first?"
"hold head high?"
Ishizaki Yamato put on his sunglasses again. He originally wanted to finish the task and come back later since time was tight, but after thinking about it carefully, business trips are never a fixed thing.
He didn't have any tasks today, so he planned to stay in the office and have a couple of drinks as it was his rare free time. He might be busy in a couple of days, so he might as well stamp the documents for transferring his employees in advance.
"Okay, come with me."
So, Shen Du Jianliu successfully transferred the things in his locker to the other party's office, and completed the transfer procedures for the Black Lizard.
All you have to do is fill in the new department and then you can submit the report.
The sofa in the room was small and could only hold some daily necessities. As a rough man, Ishizaki Yamato didn't have any extra storage boxes, so Kamado Miru had no choice but to put the gun maintenance oil, spare bullets, and Dazai Osamu's clothes in the bag...
They were placed together in the other person's empty closet which contained shoes.
What the boy didn’t know was that not long after he left, the bald man who was sitting in an office chair with a few drinks suddenly let out an “Ah↗” and stepped on the table with his glass in hand.
"Dululu~dululu~dululu~dululu~"
The well-soundproofed office was filled with loud singing one after another, and from time to time there were loud burps lasting up to 5 seconds.
…
What no one knew was that the small black device quietly stuck in the white handbag suddenly flashed a few times.
Then, without any warning, it went out with a "sizzle".
***
After leaving the Black Lizard, Kamado Miru went to Kojima Haruki's department again. He learned that the other party was still working overtime and was not in the headquarters for the past two days, so he turned around and left.
He glanced at the current time, 14:45.
After setting aside half an hour for the meeting, there would still be 1 hour and 45 minutes left, which was enough time for me to look for people in need on the street as usual.
Unfortunately, there was basically nothing to gain on the streets. Kamado Miru only met an old lady when passing by the police station.
The old woman was holding a pocket watch in her hand. When she opened it, she saw a very old photo of her son, daughter-in-law and baby granddaughter.
The child's parents died unexpectedly a few years ago, and now the old grandmother is left raising her 10-year-old granddaughter alone. But her granddaughter suddenly disappeared on Wednesday a few days ago.
The old lady only had the photo of the baby in the cradle, and there were not many clues about the disappearance. The police investigation was very slow, so she could only wait at the police station every day.
Shen Du Jianliu secretly took note of this matter.
Even though the other person's blurry eyes were almost unable to open, he could still exude a unique aura of "despair", so he naturally would not leave it alone.
[Wow, the old lady is so pitiful]
[The most hated women who traffic children]
[Shen Du, do you want to go to the Armed Detective Agency for consultation? 】
[You have work to do later, so when are you going to meet Chuuya?]
[I have no idea. I think Shen Du can ask Ranpo first.]
Not for now.
After gathering information along the way, Shen Du Jianliu learned that there was another case of a missing 8-year-old boy nearby. Just last Sunday, when the boy disappeared, someone saw the pattern of a tin staff nearby.
In addition, there are related reports in neighboring Kawasaki City, Ota Ward and Shinagawa Ward in the 23 wards of Tokyo, with one case per week. The route from Yokohama to Tokyo happens to pass through these areas, and their trading location is near Tokyo Port in Ota Ward.
Shen Du Jianliu's intuition...or rather, his talent told him that it wouldn't be such a coincidence.
After investigating the news of the past few days, he saw that time was almost up, so he arrived at the special department of PortMafia for transporting gems before the planned 16:45.
Nakahara Chuuya was already standing in front of the container of a medium-sized truck.
The other person was wearing a black bowler hat, with delicate and handsome features, and a clean pop-style suit. When he saw Shen Du Jianliu, he didn't waste any words and just waved at him.
"You're here?"
"The subordinates are counting the goods, and we can set off soon."
"OK."
Shen Du saw Liu walking steadily to the other party and casually glanced at the situation inside the container.
"There are 23 small flat transport boxes, 5 medium-sized boxes, and 30 weapon boxes piled up at the back."
"There is 1 more box of medium-sized gemstones than originally planned."
Nakahara Chuuya: “…”
The orange-haired boy seemed to be stunned for a few seconds.
"ah?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a subordinate who was counting the goods not far away came up respectfully with a list in hand: "Report to Lord Zhongyuan."
"Including the box you brought later, the quantity of goods is correct and has been confirmed."
“…”
Nakahara Chuuya’s silence was even more intense than before.
His azure eyes widened a little, and he turned to look at the weak-looking white-haired boy beside him in disbelief: "You counted them all in just a moment??!"
Even taking into account the spare weapons piled in there? ?
This guy can’t really be the same as Dazai, who is also a brainiac! ?
"Um."
Shen Du saw Liu Chuxu calmly retract his gaze and asked doubtfully: "Is there anything else I need to do?"
"you……"
Nakahara Chuuya opened his mouth with a complicated expression, and after a long while he said, "Forget it."
"Come with me to the car first."
The other person held the brim of his hat, as if he was a little helpless, or perhaps he had some new understanding of Shen Du Jianliu, and turned and walked into the big truck... and the black car behind it.
After all, a medium-sized truck pulling a container can only seat two people, and there are subordinates who are responsible for driving it. They only need to follow behind in other cars and keep an eye on it all the way.
"This time we're going by land along the seaport, and our destination is Tokyo Port. You should have read the information, right?"
"Um."
The two young men stepped into the back seat of the car, one on the left and one on the right, and briefly exchanged information about the mission. The driver sitting in the main driver's seat started the car and drove onto a special path with the approval of Nakahara Chuuya.
The air gradually fell into silence.
The car drove boringly for 20 minutes. As if sensing the silence in the atmosphere, the driver, who was his subordinate, had the tact to turn on the radio.
The TV station happened to be playing instrumental music, and the brisk, high-pitched tones diluted the atmosphere in the car.
Nakahara Chuuya stared out the window with his sapphire eyes, his expression indifferent, but he was in a good mood and hummed along with the music.
[Chuuya's humming is so nice, what's going on with the weird erotic sound?]
[Hahahaha Yokohama Diva is online]
[The atmosphere is so awkward]
[I read a Counter-Strike fanfiction before, the protagonist and Chuuya were sitting in the car awkwardly, and then the system gave Chuuya an option to sing Setsuna's Love]
I’ve read that book! The author is a little girl, and the articles she writes are very good.]
【Life is not easy, I also perform for money】
【I want to listen to the song】
…
Come to think of it, this Chuuya-san seems to be a super high school level singer.
Shen Du Jianliu scanned the barrage without moving his eyes or changing his expression. Although he could not be said to be obsessed with other talented people, he always maintained an appreciative attitude towards them.
If the other party can demonstrate their talent, it should be able to spread some hope to a certain extent.
"Turn it off." The next piece of music was a bit noisy, much louder than traditional rock music. Nakahara Chuuya looked up at his subordinate sitting in the driver's seat, but when he turned around, he found that the white-haired boy sitting next to him had been staring at him since he started humming the song.
He hasn't looked away yet.
"……What's wrong."
The orange-haired boy said a little uncomfortably: "You still want to listen? Then turn on the radio again."
Shen Du Jianliu shook his head obediently, and said in a cold and sincere voice: "I appreciate Mr. Chuuya's singing more."
"Can you sing Setsuna's love?"
"ah?"
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