He didn't know what the sudden explosion outside was about, but Hinata Hajime could clearly see that Kamukura Ide was going smoothly.

He walked calmly past everyone and came to an information department of the port mafia. It was pitch black inside without a trace of light. The explosion outside must have caused a power outage, so the people inside left. Just when Hinata Sou wanted to ask what to do, there was a click and the screen in front of him suddenly lit up.

This is a very abrupt thing.

In a dark room with no power, a computer screen suddenly lit up with a green light. Even Hinata Hajime, who believed in science, was startled.

However, he could feel his heartbeat continuing as usual, and Kamijou Izuru was not frightened at all.

[This computer will still boot up when there is no power? Is it affected by the Shards of Despair? ]

Could it be that...the desperate incident that broke out within the port mafia is related to something like electric current?

Kamiya Izuru did not answer. He simply reached out and clicked twice on the screen. The next moment, the computer screen returned to normal, and the green light on it also returned to normal. Kamiya Izuru clicked on one of the software, and the next moment, a bunch of red words came out all at once.

despair.

Dense despair piled up on the screen. The original dark green color was completely covered by red. The picture was not much different from a horror movie.

[How disgusting.] Hinata Hajime couldn't help but speak.

But it did tell them that the possibility of a desperate incident within the port mafia was very high.

After staring at the screen for about three seconds, Kamijou Izuru turned around and left. He had come here originally to confirm his conjecture, and now that the conjecture had been proven, there was no need for him to stay any longer.

[You came here just to investigate this? Why don't you go and look at something else?]

【Not interested.】

【Want a midnight snack? 】

[I also have some talent as a chef. ]

[…Yes, but have you ever really cooked for yourself? ]

Kamiya Izuru's figure disappeared into the darkness. A moment later, a mafia member in a black suit came running over. He clutched a wooden crutch and opened the door breathlessly. But the moment he opened the door, he saw a red screen inside. His pupils suddenly shrank, and then he closed the door as if he had encountered some kind of monster.

Then he ran to a corner and made a call for help.

"Report! There is a lower-level information department near the fire and explosion. The arsonist is a member of the information department. In addition, a despair sign was found in the information department where the power was cut off!"

"Really? It's like this again." Ozaki Koiyo's voice came from the other end of the line, "Pass on my order. No one is allowed to approach that information department. Find someone to seal it off."

The man nodded quickly, "Yes!"

After hanging up the phone, Ozaki Koyo frowned slightly. As a cadre of the Port Mafia, she was indeed exhausted during this period. It was not because of the external enemies, but because of a strange disease that was spreading in the Port Mafia, affecting everyone's mind like a psychic ability.

He fell into inexplicable despair and began to do extreme actions out of despair.

What’s even more frightening is that this disease can be transmitted through vectors.

The Port Mafia has been suppressing the news until now, but there is no good solution, and continuing to suppress it will only make things worse.

"So, what do you plan to do, Chief?" Ozaki Kouha looked at Mori Ogai, "This strange disease is spreading out of control now. If it continues, we won't be able to keep it secret anymore."

Sen Ouwai sat at the top of the conference room, frowning in confusion, "Ah, this..."

"Please give me a solution." Ozaki Hongye said: "So far, the losses of the Information Department have become more and more serious. If it continues, I am afraid we will have no one to use."

"It's really bad." Mori Ogai sighed, "But don't worry, Hongye Palace. I think I know how to solve it."

Ozaki Kouyo raised her eyebrows slightly. "Oh? What's the solution?"

"Hongye-dono knows that Chuuya has encountered a similar incident before, but Chuuya-kun got out of it very easily. I asked Chuuya-kun carefully and found that he was not very clear about how he got out of it." Mori Ogai put his elbows on the table in the conference room, "So, I asked Chuuya to write a very detailed report."

"Conclusion?"

"In that incident, it wasn't just Chuuya-kun who was involved, but also our old friends, the Armed Detective Agency."

Ozaki Momiji raised her hand and covered her lips with the sakura-red sleeves of her kimono. "Is it Dazai-kun?"

"On the contrary, the person who solved the problem was not Dazai-kun, but another person who worked with Dazai-kun. According to Chuuya's report, that person's name is Hinata."

Mori Ogai smiled and said, "Of course, it doesn't matter who it is. As long as we know that the Armed Detective Agency can solve this case, that's enough."

Instantly realizing what Mori Ou was planning, Ozaki Kouye sighed, stood up, turned around and left the meeting room.

"I don't care what the leader will do. I just hope that this matter can be over as soon as possible. It is really very laborious to train an information talent. If there is any mistake again, I might come to confront the leader."

Mori Ogai smiled and replied, "Of course."

Watching Ozaki Kouyo leave, a little girl crawled onto Mori Ougai's back from behind. Alice, with her blonde hair, red shoes and a little dress, said cheerfully, "Rintaro, let's play ball! The loser has to agree to one condition of the winner! I will definitely win!"

"Alice is so cute!" Mori Ogai picked up Alice and put her on his lap with an intoxicated look on his face, "But Alice, you don't have to win to get others to help you."

"Eh?" Alice tilted her head. "What should I do?"

"I said, there is no need to do anything. Even if we are enemies, we can be said to be united to some extent." Mori Ogai replied.

Alice nodded seriously, "I understand! Rintaro, buy me some cakes. I want to eat lots of cakes! If you don't buy me some, I won't eat!"

"…Alice dear, is this a threat?"

…

The next day, Hinata Sou stretched lazily, opened the door of the dormitory, and the sunlight instantly shone on him, making him feel warm.

"Good morning, Hinata-kun."

"Good morning." Hinata Sou raised his arms, then nodded and greeted Dazai Osamu, "Mr. Dazai, you got up so early today. What a surprise."

Dazai Osamu looked Hinata Hajime up and down, his tone was gentle, his voice was very calm, his eyes were green, he was the friendliest Hinata Hajime.

"Because I had a hangover last night and my headache was unbearable." Dazai Osamu pressed his temples, "Although I really wanted to sleep, I couldn't fall asleep. I had no choice but to get up. This was the only time this year that I worked within the stipulated time. I am so great!"

Hinata Hajime twitched his lips, "Congratulations."

Walking down the dormitory stairs with Dazai Osamu, Dazai Osamu stretched his arms as he walked. The cuffs of his sand-colored jacket fell down, revealing the pure white bandage on his wrist.

Although I don't want to speculate too much, the setting of having so many bandages wrapped around the body is really very boyish.

"Speaking of which, where did Hinata-kun go last night?" Dazai Osamu looked at Hinata Hajime, "This is the first time I've seen Hinata-kun go out late at night."

"I had insomnia, so I went out for a walk." Hinata Hajime answered quickly, "The stars in Yokohama are nice at night, but I seemed to hear an explosion."

"Explosion?" Dazai Osamu moved his shoulders. "You may have encountered a gang fight."

Hinata Hajime was stunned for a moment, "Is Yokohama so dangerous at night?"

"Of course." Dazai Osamu said, "But if there is a fight, we can get the news during the day. The port mafia has been a little too quiet recently. I don't even know when Chuuya will return from his business trip. I haven't seen him for so many years, and I unexpectedly saw him in Leibo Street. It's a bit too low-key."

[It seems like Mr. Dazai has also noticed something is wrong.] Hinata Hajime said in his mind.

【It’s normal for him to notice this.】

That's true. Dazai Osamu is a senior executive who has retired from the mafia, and he is also a colleague of Nakahara Chuuya. He should have received more attention than normal people.

The Port Mafia is a big and powerful group, but after all, they have countless subordinates, some of whom are not even members of the violent faction. It would be very difficult to keep a secret under such circumstances. The Port Mafia is already very powerful to have been able to hide until now, and it is normal for someone with a keen sense to notice something is wrong.

Without continuing the topic, Hinata Hajime and Dazai Osamu came to the Armed Detective Agency. At this time, there was still half an hour before the detective agency started working, and there was no one in the detective agency. As soon as Dazai Osamu arrived at the detective agency, he sat down at his seat and lay on the table as if he was about to fall asleep.

"Are you sleepy, Mr. Dazai?"

"I don't know." Dazai Osamu replied weakly, "I have a headache."

After waiting for half an hour, all the people in the detective agency came to the agency, except Ranpo Edogawa who was on a business trip.

As usual, Kunikida Doppo was sorting out his own commissioned cases, and while sorting them out, he angrily scolded Dazai Osamu for not writing a report. The telephone receptionist Tanizaki Junichiro looked at everyone helplessly. Since today is the weekend, Tanizaki Junichiro's sister Tanizaki Naomi is also here.

She was holding onto Tanizaki Junichiro's arm tightly.

[So, talented people are really weird.] Hinata Hajime sighed again.

At this moment, the phone behind the table suddenly rang. In the past, Ranpo Edogawa would have called to report that he was safe by about this time.

"Um, Naomi, let me go first, I need to answer the phone." Tanizaki Junichiro shouted weakly.

Fortunately, Naomi Tanizaki always knew the importance of things. She slowed down her force to allow Tanizaki Junichiro to answer the phone. Hinata Hajime's desk happened to be opposite Tanizaki Junichiro, and he watched Tanizaki Junichiro answer the phone.

"Hello, this is the Armed Detective Agency, hello?"

Hinata Hajime frowned slightly. Due to the long distance, he could hear the sound of electric current on the other end of Tanizaki Junichiro's phone. The sound of snowflakes brought an indescribable feeling, as if they were in a horror movie. Tanizaki opened his mouth to ask again. Although there was a sound of electric current, he could hear the breathing of the person on the other end.

The sound was as if the person was in extreme fear and couldn't help but breathe deeply.

“…Save me.”

Tanizaki Junichiro widened his eyes slightly, "What?"

"Save me, or kill me!"

A scream caused the phone in Tanizaki Junichiro's hand to drop. The moment the phone fell, his pupils dilated slightly and Hinata Hajime quickly stood up.

"Tanizaki?"

Tanizaki Junichiro remained silent. After a moment, he turned to look at Tanizaki Naomi, who was worriedly calling her brother, with a hollow look in his brown eyes.

"Who are you?" Tanizaki Junichiro looked at Tanizaki Naomi blankly, "Why are you next to me?"

Naomi Tanizaki's pupils suddenly shrank, and she looked at Junichiro Tanizaki in shock, "Brother, what's wrong with you?"

"Get out of the way."

Junichiro Tanizaki pushed Naomi Tanizaki away.

At that moment, everyone present understood that something had definitely happened to Junichiro Tanizaki.

There is no way that Junichiro Tanizaki, who considers his sister more important than his own life, would treat Naomi like this!