Chapter 44
The next morning, Shen Du Jianliu woke up from bed because of excessive tinnitus.
Bright red liquid flowed out of the nose again, and together with the new blood flowing out of the ears, it dyed the pillowcase red.
He pushed the quilt away with a calm expression and sat up, looking down at the pillowcase that Nakahara Chuuya had bought for him at the shopping mall, and silently replaced the dirty pillow.
After making the bed and cleaning himself up in the bathroom, Kamado Miru put on his clothes and left the apartment.
[Good morning!] It feels like the streaming starts later and later.]
[You can't see the barrage normally, and the live broadcast room is probably not opened by him...so administrator! What's wrong with you lately? The show starts later and later.]
【+1, I have to wait for a long time every time. Does the company want to make money? 】
[Why does Ah Liu look so pale? He looks even paler than yesterday]
The system that happened to be online couldn't help but feel a little aggrieved.
Is it that it doesn't want to make money, or the situation on the host's side doesn't allow it?
[System: Speaking of which, host. Do you want to exchange the rewards you received for something in the points mall? ]
"unnecessary."
[System: That’s right, our mall is... Huh? ]
Without the need for the other party to remind or repeat himself, Shen Du Jianliu naturally remembered everything the other party said when he signed the contract with the system.
Rewards and traffic monetization can be exchanged for some money and props.
It meant nothing to him.
[System: Is it really not necessary, host? Although the mall is still under development, it has most of the physical goods, such as the most basic painkillers, hemostatics and various medicines. ]
[System: In our high-dimensional world, we already have intelligent mechanical bodies that are commonplace, and they will become more and more perfect in the future. ]
[System: Not counting the traffic, the rewards you have accumulated so far are just enough to exchange for a pair of simulated mechanical ears. Don’t you really want to try it? ]
"Um."
The pain in his ears was still within his tolerance.
If the pain was suddenly gone, Shen Du Jianliu would feel uncomfortable.
He understood that if you want something, you have to pay a price, so he had no complaints about the pain in his body.
[System: Okay... Then tell me when you need anything. ]
The things in the points mall were not perfect yet, so it didn't have the confidence to persuade people. After hesitating for a moment, it logged off in shame.
Ignoring the noisy electronic mechanical sounds in his mind, Kamado Miru went to the PortMafia headquarters as planned and met Nakahara Chuuya as scheduled at noon.
A rufous-haired young man wearing a top hat drove up in a valuable red sports car, seemingly wanting to bring his younger brother along to show off and take him for a ride.
After not seeing each other for a few days, Nakahara Chuuya's figure has not changed much, and his appearance is still handsome. When he saw Kamado Kenryu's expression, his brows frowned slightly.
"Have you eaten well these two days?"
"Yeah, I've eaten."
"real?"
Nakahara Chuuya's tone was a little suspicious: "So what did you eat last night?"
When he first learned that Kamado Miru stayed in the park at night, ate only one lunch a day, and used the public facilities at the headquarters to take a shower, he was almost speechless with shock.
It is simply impossible to imagine what kind of life the other person has been leading.
The orange-haired boy's azure eyes couldn't help but scan the thin and sharp jawline of a certain boy, and he became more and more worried.
Is this guy still only eating one meal a day?
I should buy him more snacks on a regular basis... No, eating too many snacks can cause tooth decay.
Shen Du Jianliu's cold voice interrupted Zhongyuan Chuuya's thoughts.
“Swimming crab udon.”
"Oh, udon? That's good, how about lunch?"
"The cafeteria of the headquarters."
"Are you alone?"
"Well, it's just me."
The white-haired boy sitting in the passenger seat answered every question.
Hearing his obedient voice, Nakahara Chuuya's worries faded away and he nodded with satisfaction.
It’s good that I’m not being ordered around by that guy Dazai.
The swimming crabs we had for dinner...
I remember that some departments distributed corresponding holiday gifts yesterday. Did you use the existing ingredients to make one for yourself?
After all, it is not made for Dazai Osamu, and Nakahara Chuuya is in a very happy mood. It seems that Jianliu quite likes these ingredients.
Next time I will take him to try more authentic seafood dishes, including king crab, snow crab, Boston lobster, etc. I can satisfy him no matter how much he wants to eat.
That being said, the lunch that Chuuya Nakahara arranged for today was a high-end steak.
He had long wanted to take his loved ones to try that restaurant.
The orange-haired boy stepped on the accelerator and drove the cool sports car all the way from Port Mafia to the bustling commercial district. The cool breeze blew the boy's half-long ochre-red hair, and there was an extremely gentle expression on his handsome face.
He specially reserved a window seat in the high-end restaurant and ordered the best steak in his impression for Shen Du Jianliu. He even ordered several more plates for fear that it would not be enough.
After the two of them had eaten and drunk their fill, Nakahara Chuuya took the white-haired boy to buy a bunch of things, filling the back seat of the car before sending him to the headquarters before the lunch break was over.
"See you, I'm leaving now."
Looking at the boy's slightly recovered thin lips, Zhongyuan Zhongya held down the brim of his hat with concern: "Call me if you have anything."
"I will definitely come back as soon as possible."
"OK."
Shen Du Jianliu verbally agreed to the other party in an indifferent tone.
He never wants to trouble others.
He glanced at the barrage of comments that kept floating by without any change in his eyes. Since he had indeed received help from the other party, it was still necessary to say thank you.
So, before Zhongyuan Zhongye rolled up the car window somewhat reluctantly, the young man with transparent white skin tilted his head and took the initiative to call out to the people in the car.
"Thank you, brother."
…
"ah."
Nakahara Chuuya looked at him gently. Although they were two people with no blood relationship, their fate as experimental subjects closely linked them together.
"I'll be back to Yokohama soon."
"When I bring you a gift from Europe, you can tell me anything you think."
"Um."
Shen Du Jianliu thought about it and said honestly: "Can you bring a copy for Mr. Dazai as well?"
"…Why should I bring it to that guy! Miru, why did you suddenly think of that bastard Dazai!??"
Nakahara Chuuya's gentle expression just now almost broke, and he deeply suspected that the scum Dazai had brainwashed Kamado Miru with some extremely evil knowledge again.
He wished he could rush over and beat the other person up right now.
"Because he's my friend."
“…”
Nakahara Chuuya suddenly choked.
He looked at the white-haired boy's calm and serious expression with a complicated look, and sighed silently after a few seconds.
It's hard being that jerk's friend.
Especially when faced with a young man like Jianliu who is as sincere as a blank sheet of paper, Nakahara Chuuya has been a partner with Dazai Osamu for so long that he naturally knows what kind of person that guy is in essence.
Sensitive, scheming, extremely controlling, with a twisted mind and strong tactics.
Only if you stay close to him unwaveringly, give him a sense of security at all times, and fill the void in his heart, will that bad guy truly accept you.
That's why he didn't want to see Jianliu jump in.
The handsome orange-haired boy softened his tone and looked helplessly at the boy outside the car window: "If you eat well these few days, I will consider it."
Shen Du Jian Liu: “Yeah.”
"Thank you, brother."
Nakahara Chuuya: “…”
Actually, it’s not a bad idea to buy some of them as well, just out of sight, out of mind.
Never mind, let’s leave it like this for now.
Anyway, there will be plenty of time to change your mindset in the future.
Wait for him to come back and then teach him carefully how to make friends.
***
When Kamado saw that Ryu did not go to the armory he was in charge of, he went back to the headquarters office first and put the snacks and other daily necessities that Nakahara Chuuya bought for him into the room.
While cleaning the table, he saw the empty water cup temporarily placed next to it.
If I remember correctly, this is the cup that Haruki Kojima specially prepared for himself.
Last time, he didn't return the scented tea to the other person after drinking it.
“…”
Maybe I can go over and pay it back now.
Takuro Sasaki died, and the other party, as one of that person's former subordinates, should have been assigned to a new department and is no longer in the original office.
Kamado Kenru thought for a moment, lowered his head, took out the mobile phone from his pocket, flipped to Kojima Haruki's number, and tried to send a message to the other party.
However, there was no response.
The news was like a stone dropped into the sea, without even a splash.
Shen Du Jianliu did not waste any time. He simply left the office and went to the place in his memory to start investigating the relevant situation.
“Knock knock.”
When I knocked on the door of the "old" collective office belonging to the former cadres, the scene inside was more desolate than I had imagined.
Only rows of tightly closed cabinets remained in the empty house, and the clean and tidy floor showed no signs of human movement.
Two days have passed since Takuro Sasaki's death. Those who have connections have already found their way in advance, while those who are missing need to wait for assignment from above.
Having said that, subordinates who were able to become cadres all had and accumulated some connections of their own to a certain extent, and most of them packed up their belongings and moved out that day.
The moment Shen Du Jianliu stepped over the threshold, he happened to see the brown-haired boy with a small bun and no one knew what he was thinking, squatting alone in front of his locker.
His cell phone was not on him, he just stared at his locker quietly.
"A small island."
"...Shendu?"
Hearing someone calling him, Kojima Haruki seemed to come back to life. He slammed the door shut and turned back to look at the source of the voice in surprise: "Why are you here?"
"Looking for you."
Shen Du Jian Liu glanced at the other party's empty cabinet door and said, "I don't know your new department."
"…To be honest, I don't know either."
Kojima Haruki's tone was not as lively as usual. He stood up by supporting himself with his thighs, his eyes showing a hint of trance, and even gradually developing into confusion as to where he should go.
"I……"
"I joined PortMafia just for Lord Sasaki, but I didn't expect him to die."
"How could someone as powerful as him…?"
“…”
Shen Du Jian Liu didn't say anything.
"I don't even know where I should go now. Everyone around me has already found a new department."
Kojima Haruki lowered his eyes, his eye sockets were dark blue, it looked like he hadn't slept well for two days, and his voice became even lower -
“No one cares about me.”
"Am I... really suitable to stay in PortMafia?"
Noticing the bad emotions in the other person's eyes, the white-haired boy slightly frowned his delicate eyebrows.
"Come to me."
"Huh?"
"Come to my department."
Shen Du Jianliu's voice was steady, as if it had a soothing power.
Haruki Kojima seemed stunned for a moment, and it took him a long time to realize what Kamado Miru had just said.
He opened his mouth, couldn't help but exclaimed "Wow" and hugged the slender white-haired boy: "How can you be so good!"
"Well, but..."
"Shendu, your hands are so cold, your body feels cold!"
"You look worse than before. Are you cold? Are you anemic?"
"No."
Shen Du Jianliu shook his head and put his hands behind his back.
After confirming that there was a new look in the other person's eyes and the emotion of "despair" disappeared, he thought about it and took the initiative to take the other person away from the PortMafia headquarters and went to the armory he was in charge of.
However, when we arrived at a secluded location in the southeast direction, the atmosphere at the gate was even more solemn than usual.
There were many strange shoe prints at the door.
The subordinates scattered at various positions were unharmed, but Shen Du Jianliu was still standing obediently at his post, with his head down and not looking around, as if he didn't even dare to breathe.
Something is wrong.
"You, your department is so strict..."
Haruki Kojima, who was following behind, swallowed and seemed a little hesitant as to whether to continue following the white-haired boy inside.
An invisible sense of oppression and urgency strangely shrouded the sky.
Shen Du Jianliu did not answer. He took the other party thoughtfully to the office of the person in charge of the armory.
As expected——
A handsome black-haired boy was sitting on his desk.
"Hey, meet Liu-kun."
Dazai Osamu raised his bandaged arm and waved it in a lively tone. He smiled at the slender boy who walked into the room, but his words were not as friendly as they looked: "You are really late."
"You dared to let the cadres condescend to wait for you. Is this considered dereliction of duty?"
"sorry."
Shen Du Jian Liu did not refute at all, and bowed his head very sincerely: "You can punish me as you like."
"……never mind."
"The Boss has arranged a simple new mission and requires you to work with me."
Dazai Osamu jumped down from the table and stopped talking about the previous topic. Instead, he directly stated the purpose of his visit.
“Well.” The boy said in a somewhat unhappy tone, “After all, that guy Chuuya is on a business trip.”
"According to the boss's judgment, the strongest fighting force that the organization can bring out is probably only Jianliu-kun. It's really not surprising that he sent you to take action."
"It's been a while since we've worked together, right?"
"Meet Liu Jun."
“This is really exciting.”
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