Chapter 86
Kamado Miru was moved to a new base.
It was no longer a secret military base, and there were no other similar experimental subjects around.
The new base is still dark and cramped, and the environment is depressing. Judging from the sounds, there are only a few computers in the room.
There is not even an emergency light on the ceiling, and the light from outside is difficult to reach in this area. We can only rely on the weak light from the computer screen...
And the light from the experimental chamber illuminates the surroundings.
Kamidori Miru's body was unable to move, and he couldn't open his eyes. His lungs and entire body were plugged with tubes and connected to various instruments.
The only thing that is not fully affected is hearing.
However, the young man with anemia symptoms only appeared once on the first day.
It never appeared again afterwards.
It was not until the sixth day that he suddenly appeared without any warning inside the newly moved base, and his light footsteps slowly approached Shen Du Jianliu.
The other party stretched out his pale fingers and gently knocked on the glass cover of the experimental chamber.
"you……"
"You've already woken up, haven't you?"
The young man's voice was as elegant as when he first heard it, like a trickle of water, with a hint of an accent that belonged to a certain country.
Shen Du Jian Liu: "..."
He didn't respond.
"Do you know who you are? No. 36, Sang."
The voice on the other end continued, as if confirming that he was still awake.
But Shen Du Jianliu ignored the other party's thoughts.
The reason is simple. His movements are restricted now and he cannot continue to spread and fulfill his ideals.
This time is always the "rest" time for Shen Du Jianliu.
Secondly, there is no sense of "despair" or bad emotions in this person's tone, so there is no need to pay attention to it.
Paying attention to people who have nothing to do with despair is just a waste of his time.
“It’s really a pity…”
"From the moment I met you until now, your heart rate has remained at exactly the same level, without any major fluctuations."
There are four or five instruments placed next to the experimental chamber, including the most common ECG monitor.
It can display Shen Du Jianliu's heart rhythm continuously for 24 hours.
“I’m just a good-hearted person who likes to help people.”
"I saw you were trapped there so I rescued you."
The young man seemed to smile faintly, and his tone was so kind that it made people feel that he could do anything for you.
"Whatever you want to do, I can help you."
Shen Du Jian Liu: "..."
"or……"
"Can you help me?"
“I feel desperate now.”
***
At this moment, Yokohama.
The Armed Detective Agency is in an unprecedented crisis.
Three days ago, the president was suddenly attacked and infected with a supernatural virus called "Co-eating".
Also infected at the same time was the leader of PortMafia, Mori Ogai.
If you want to preserve the leader of one side, you must eliminate the leader of the other side.
This led to the second confrontation between the Armed Detective Agency and the Port Mafia, which had a large number of staff, a large and mature scale, and many people with special abilities, since the battle for the "Human Tiger".
It's a full-scale formal war.
Port Mafia besieged the hospital where the president was, and they left Tanizaki Junichiro, who had the power of illusion, alone there to buy time.
The remaining people took the opportunity to use their abilities to the best of their ability, trying to catch the virus... or Pushkin, the user of the plague ability.
pity--
The arrest failed.
The deduced base was not Pushkin's hiding place at all. There lived a criminal who escaped from the European supernatural crime scene and lived there with orphans.
The detective agency fell into crisis again. Everyone separated from each other due to different decisions, and most of the combat forces went to the PortMafia headquarters.
Only two people were left sitting at the setting sun, silently watching the sunset that was about to completely set over the city.
"that……"
"Mr. Kunikida, you said Mr. Hanafuro is not dead?"
Nakajima Atsushi looked at the blond young man sitting next to him with some surprise. He felt relieved but also a little confused.
"How could he have escaped in that situation?"
“That’s the question I wanted to ask as well.”
Kunikida Doppo said calmly, "To be able to escape from Fyodor's hands..."
"Ding-ling-ling-ling-ling-ling-ling-ling--"
A crisp cell phone ring interrupted their conversation.
It was the cell phone in Nakajima Atsushi's pocket.
He quickly took it out and the caller ID on the screen turned out to be Dazai Osamu.
"Mr. Dazai!?"
Nakajima Atsushi hurriedly pressed the answer button, thinking that Mr. Kunikida was also here, and perhaps there was some important information, he directly set the hands-free function.
"Mr. Dazai, are you okay? How is the bullet wound? Is the operation over?"
The other party was shot in the abdomen not long ago and was rushed to the hospital for surgery.
So I did not participate in the first half of the battle.
"It's all right now—"
"I guess I've saved my life. Really, I thought I'd be able to go down and reunite with my family soon."
The long voice of the black-haired young man came from the other end of the phone.
But soon, his tone returned to normal.
"Atsushi-kun, ah, Kunikida-kun is with you too, right?"
"There is a very suspicious base that you need to investigate."
"A stronghold? Is it Pushkin's real hiding place?"
The surprise came so suddenly that Nakajima Atsushi's purple-gold eyes lit up.
This way, the detective agency wouldn't have to continue fighting PortMafia, and the rules could continue to be broken.
As expected, Mr. Dazai is the best!
With Mr. Ranpo + the now "resurrected" Mr. Dazai, the zombie situation will definitely improve.
"I'm afraid not."
…
"Huh?"
Dazai Osamu's tone was a bit troubled: "I noticed that base before I was shot, but I didn't have time to check it out before I was shot."
“There’s a high probability that this is the base camp or temporary residence of the Demon Fyodor. ”
"Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that the other party may have fanned the flames and made me aware of this."
"So it could be a trap, but there is also a high probability that there is intelligence. These are not certainties."
"Dazai."
Kunikida sat alone on the steps, his tone even more serious than before.
"Will there be more children sacrificed in the place you mentioned?"
When he and Nakajima Atsushi were chasing Pushkin, due to incorrect intelligence, not only did they catch someone other than Pushkin himself, but they also caused the death of an innocent child.
Although it was unclear what had happened to Kunikida before, based on the other party's tone, I could roughly guess something with a little brainpower.
Dazai Osamu was silent for a few seconds before saying, "I don't know."
“I don’t know if there are any innocent people there.”
"If it is a pure trap, then that base is just a tool used by Fyodor to buy time."
“That’s why I said—it’s not a fixed number.”
"If the rules are broken again, innocent people will die again."
Kunikida Dopo stood up from the stairs.
"It's not in my ideal to watch those people die."
"But I know there are more people waiting for me to save."
“Save me…”
Dazai Osamu's voice suddenly faded, and the short ending made it impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry: "Kunikida-kun."
"I once knew someone who was very similar to you, and who also had 'ideals'."
"His creed is to help all those in trouble in this world get out of the darkness, but such people often live the hardest lives."
"If you can't be absolutely rational and continue to hold on to such thoughts, the fortress in your heart will collapse layer by layer."
“…”
No one spoke in the air.
"But it just so happens that this matter belongs to Kunikida-kun."
"The president and Mr. Mori are probably fighting a life-and-death duel right now, but their battle will soon be over."
"Hanadai-san has already found the true base of the rats. The base I mentioned is just the more suspicious part of the intelligence, so going there openly is just a bait to mislead the enemy."
"Hey! Mr. Hanabi is still alive after all!"
Nakajima Atsushi's tone was very excited. He had clearly seen from the surveillance camera that the other party was shot by Fyodor: "Did Mr. Dazai save Mr. Hanabi?"
"No, it has nothing to do with me this time."
Dazai denied it very quickly.
According to his guess, it might be Natsume Soseki who has made a comeback.
"Kunikida-kun, what you need to do is to go to the place I mentioned as soon as possible while the president and Mr. Mori are fighting to the death."
"Atsushi-kun, you need to go to the real base with Akutagawa while Kunikida-kun is acting as a cover."
Nakajima Atsushi:! ! ! ?
"Well, in short, that's all I have to say."
"We only have one chance, and the best time is twelve hours before the virus strikes."
"As for Kunikida-kun, I'll follow him right away."
"After all, I'm also curious about that base, and it can be used as a cover for the outside world to see."
"Call me then."
…
The phone was hung up with a beep.
The two people sitting on the steps fell into silence.
Compared to Nakajima Atsushi's shock + disbelief + struggle and objection + uneasy pacing, Kunikida Doppo obviously accepted it much better.
They separated and went to the places they were instructed to go, and Kunikida and Dazai Osamu's phone calls were reconnected.
"Hey, Dazai."
"I've now arrived at the abandoned underground utility corridor you mentioned. Are you sure it's here?"
"Yes."
"It's this rat-like underground pipe."
The black-haired young man's voice was indifferent, as if he had no interest in watching the rats' stronghold.
"I'm on my way to you now. I'll be there in a few minutes."
"Kunikida-kun, just keep going like this."
"I see."
Kunikida Dopo, holding the phone, walked into the underground with a serious expression, passed through the various pipes, and walked carefully in the dark and deep corridor.
Suddenly, the safety sign hanging at the bottom of the wall flashed a few times, emitting a stuttering green light.
Kunikida Doppo looked in that direction and actually saw an elevator leading to the lower level.
"Dazai, there is an elevator here."
"Don't worry about it, just keep going."
Dazai Osamu acted as if he didn't hear it, and his tone was not affected at all.
Because of his unhesitating instruction, Kunikida Doppo subconsciously stopped moving forward and immediately retracted his legs.
This guy usually looks unreliable, but he is actually a man with a very smart brain.
Sure enough, after he left a short distance——
“Boom!”
There was a small explosion in that elevator.
The entire abandoned tunnel shook violently, and countless tiny stones and dust fell from the ceiling.
"what happens?"
"Dazai...the place I just mentioned exploded."
"Haha... As expected, there's a trap there too, Kunikida, I'm already here..."
“W-What is this!?”
The shocked voice of the blond young man interrupted Dazai Osamu's words.
"Kunikida-kun?"
"what happens?"
"people……"
"There is a white-haired boy imprisoned here. He is in the experimental chamber."
After dodging the explosion, Kunikida Doppo never expected that he would find such a surprising scene behind a door at the left turn ahead.
Dazai Osamu: “…”
The air was inexplicably quiet for a while.
Since he had already arrived at his destination, Dazai Osamu did not let the other party continue to relay the message to him.
He immediately caught up with Kunikida.
The black-haired young man came to the place where the other party paused, glanced at Kunikida Doppo who was standing next to him, and followed him into the house.
The air was filled with a cold smell of metal and circuits, and the faint sound of machines operating echoed in the empty room.
The dim room was like a sleeping beast, endlessly devouring the light from the outside world.
In the center of this room, a huge experimental chamber stands opposite.
It is filled with green fluorescent liquid. Through the transparent glass wall, you can clearly see the nutrient solution flowing slowly under the dim light, as well as a young man floating in the liquid.
The other person had his eyes closed and his body was full of tubes, as if he was unaware of the existence of this world.
Various sophisticated instruments surround the experimental chamber, like the most loyal guardians. Only the red indicator lights on the instruments provide proof that the organism is alive.
In addition to these instruments, the most eye-catching thing is the thing wrapped around the experimental chamber——
There is only 5 seconds left on the time bomb countdown.
…
Dazai Osamu stood there motionless, as if he couldn't see the bomb countdown.
Not moving at all.
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