Chapter 42 The Witch Who Serves Demons——Isabelle
"Chuuya," Dazai suddenly called out, "Have you really thought it through?"
Zhongyuan Zhongye stopped, and someone in front of him spoke loudly, "So you are different from those people. Will you make a wish for them to come back?" This was a very tall man, wearing a black shirt and black pants, and looked no different from the people next to him.
Isabel said without hesitation: "Not bad."
"What guarantees do you have?" another voice asked.
"Use my life." Isabel said immediately: "Since this is an adventure involving life, it is natural to use my life as a bet for the other party."
"Nanako," she turned to the girl who had always been guarding her and said, "If I don't fulfill the oath I made, you will pierce my chest with your sword..."
Nanako looked at her in horror. Isabel had never said these words to her before, so this was her truest reaction.
Isabel also saw her emotions. She paused, smiled and said, "If you can't do anything, don't resist when others come forward."
When these words were spoken, the people in the audience were also shocked. Nanako struggled for a while, perhaps because she was under the gaze of everyone, she had to kneel down on one knee and whispered, "Yes." She lowered her head deeply to prevent anyone from seeing her expression.
"You don't have to go to this extent..." the man from before couldn't help but stammer. After all, what happened here was never her business. The tragedy in Yokohama was the result of accumulation over a long period of time and was caused by many man-made events.
"But as long as you really do this, isn't it enough?" She smiled: "No matter how serious the consequences of breach of contract are, as long as you really do it, it will not happen to me. Therefore, I will set up more cruel punishments as much as possible, just so that you can trust me more."
"In addition," she took a step closer to the crowd, "I hope you can remember one thing. If you resist, you will not only resist for me, but also for yourself; if you work hard, you will not only work hard for the present, but also for the neglected past and future; your vision is alive, just like the heart that is always beating in your chest. All battles for beauty are unstoppable. You will be invincible and unbeatable!"
These words were like hot gasoline poured down, warming everyone's heart. They wanted to shout, to jump up, to use their own hands to beat anyone who had left scars on them. They have never had a day when they felt as alive as they do now, with someone risking his or her own life to bend down and consider each and every one of them. They thought about it and then felt ashamed.
Among them, there were also people who had remained calm before. They were very thoughtful and knew more than others. They looked at Isabel with suspicion from the beginning. Mori Ogai's simple evidence naturally could not dispel their suspicions, not to mention that his appearance was so brief and strange.
But now, they finally heard the sound of their own heartbeats, and they seemed to be screaming out loud... Oh, it turns out that they have actually been screaming for a long time, but they deliberately ignored it, suppressed it, and then said to others as if nothing had happened: "Look, I'm fine, I'm fine."
The man smoked a cigarette, tears streaming down his face. He murmured, "Xiaoyou, Daddy is sorry for leaving you there alone, and then making his life so miserable..."
"Mom, I can't stand it alone," another younger person said silently in his heart, "Why do you want to leave me alone?"
The man dropped the cigarette, and the young man held the wrists that had been cut by a knife. The same determination appeared on their faces. There was no fanaticism in their eyes, but only hope, the hope that suddenly came after falling into a desperate situation. They began to integrate into the people around them.
Zhong Yuanzhong did not turn around, and his voice came back: "Dazai, you know the connection between Leibo Street and me."
Dazai Osamu laughed angrily, and he retorted bluntly: "I didn't know that a slug like you had such noble sentiments to take the crimes of a group of people doing research on you on yourself. Besides, were you born at that time? Only Leibo Street is related to you. Does Leibo Street know you? Does it know that it suddenly has a good son like you? Can it imagine that you have been feeling guilty about them for so many years? You are a self-indulgent guy!" He did not care about Nakahara Chuuya's feelings at all, and said it without any hesitation.
Nakahara Chuuya still didn't turn his head. He whispered, "No matter what, it's always a good thing to do."
Dazai Osamu felt even more ridiculous, and he raised his voice a little. He said: "Do you know how to use a book? Do you know what its limitations are, and what serious consequences will be caused if it is used improperly? Do you know what it represents and how many lives are involved?"
He no longer hesitated and even said the word "book" directly. He sneered and said, "Do you know her real purpose? You believed her when she said that she would guarantee it with her own life, but you were like a fool. I didn't know that your brain was so small. I'm afraid that it would take you dozens of times longer than others to think about a simple math problem. Even if your brain core is dry, you can't get the answer..."
"Dazai," Nakahara Chuuya suddenly asked, "Have you ever thought about using it to resurrect someone?"
Dazai stopped talking.
"They are the same as you now," he said.
Dazai Osamu was stunned. He felt cold all over. He didn't say another word and just watched Nakahara Chuuya walk away step by step. He retreated back into the darkness, not wanting anyone to see him. After a long while, he leaned against the wall and raised his head. Waves welled up in his iris-colored eyes. He seemed to be about to cry, but he didn't seem to. After a long while, he finally smiled, "What a terrible person, Isabel."
Nakahara Chuuya walked forward step by step. People did not see him. They were immersed in boundless enthusiasm and hope. They no longer questioned Isabel's words and had a very beautiful vision of the future. Since I couldn't walk into Zhongyuan Middle School, I just squeezed in. His physical fitness was not comparable to that of ordinary people, and he quickly squeezed out a path.
Suddenly, someone noticed him. "Cadre Zhongyuan!" someone exclaimed. Zhongyuan Zhongye noticed that there was no longer the awe in his voice as before, but instead a slight fear. He looked up, and the man immediately avoided his gaze.
Zhongyuan Zhongye didn't care about him. Soon, more people recognized him. They shouted his name and cleared a small and narrow path for him in front.
Their eyes were nervous, uneasy, and... alert. There were even one or two hostile glances cast upon him, but they quickly receded.
"What is the boss thinking now?" Nakahara Chuuya suddenly thought of this. He was very sure that the boss's position had not moved. He just stood quietly in the darkness, watching this "riot" that he organized. He didn't look over there because he couldn't see clearly.
This strange silence made Isabel quickly notice the changes here. She said in surprise, "Look who's here? It's Officer Nakahara Chuuya. I've heard about your strength a long time ago. I admire your reputation as the 'Double Black'. Do you have any opinion on my proposal on the stage?"
Nanako Kojima became nervous. She had seen this man's photo before and knew his background, but when she saw him in person, the extreme sense of danger he brought to her made her involuntarily take a few steps forward.
Zhong Yuanzhong did not come on stage. He just put his hand on his hat, looked up at Isabel and said, "You said that if you don't do what you promised, you will let others kill you?"
Isabel blinked and smiled: "Of course."
Without waiting for Nakahara Chuuya to continue, she spoke up: "I will use that miracle to make a wish for the return of the dead in Leibo Street, and make the greatest recovery with the smallest cost. Even..." She slammed the tip of the umbrella on the floor with both hands, and her voice resounded in everyone's ears: "If even a miracle can't do it, I will look for all other ways, search the whole world, and let those people return to the mortal world. This is what I said, and I am willing to use my life and soul to be responsible for the promise I made."
"Don't think I can't do it. This is a four-fold world that has countless miracles in itself." She said this in a slow and powerful tone.
Nakahara Chuuya looked at her deeply, his cobalt blue eyes were clear. He ignored what she said next and just said, "If you don't do what you said, I will kill you and nail you to the wall in front of this hall, so that everyone can see your death. This is the price you pay for deceiving everyone."
"You!" Nanako Kojima was immediately angry, and Isabel stopped her. She also looked into his eyes and said seriously, "Okay. If I don't do what I said, let me be nailed to the wall of this hall, and let everyone come to watch my miserable death and spit on my despicableness."
"And Chief Sen," he continued, "you can't inflict any harm on him without reason."
"Well," said Isabel, "I will not inflict any harm upon him without cause."
Time seemed to stop at this moment. But Nakahara Chuuya still took action. He walked onto the stage and knelt down on one knee in full view of everyone. The hem and sleeves of his suit fell to the ground. He lowered his head and called out, "BOSS."
In an instant, even stronger explosions sounded from the crowd. Intense emotions surged in everyone's heart. Even the last small group of people no longer maintained their calm. They shouted loudly, venting their emotions that had no way to burst out.
From this moment on, this group can no longer be stopped by human power.
Dazai Osamu was watching the scene in front of him, with a smile on his face. He held the phone to his ear in his right hand and said to the person opposite him, "Yes, things have reached the worst point. We have to regard the entire port mafia as our enemy, and so does Nakahara Chuuya..."
He looked at the person kneeling on one knee on the stage. Isabel extended her hand, and Nakahara Chuuya also extended his hand. The two looked at each other. At this moment, Dazai Osamu felt very complicated. He said, "Yes, although I invited him back to solve the crisis of the port mafia, he has surrendered to the enemy now."
The huge explosion made it almost impossible for him to hear the words of the people on the other side. The screams of the mountain alliance and the tsunami also shocked people within a few kilometers around. They thought it was an earthquake and some people were in a panic. Isabel stood on the stage and pulled Nakahara Chuuya behind her. She walked to the edge of the stage and opened her arms as if hugging him.
The overwhelming light rushed towards her, and for a moment, she could only see light in her eyes. The whole world was filled with liquid light, and the light balls kept shaking, as if they were about to explode at the next moment.
When people saw the light in her eyes, they knew that they would have a bright future.
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