Chapter 35 (Exclusive to Jinjiang Literature City)
The haziness in his memory made Edogawa Ranpo very unhappy. He was not a person who could hide his emotions, so both of them could see that he was in a bad mood.
After all, he was his favorite mystery novelist. Even though Edogawa Ranpo had transitioned from a literary giant to a supernatural being, Conan still couldn't bear to see his idol looking both angry and sad. So he comforted him, "Would you like some cake?"
Edogawa Ranpo glanced at him and said, "No way!"
Although it's still puffed up with anger, it's obvious that it's much better now.
Seriously, he's an adult, so why is he still so childish? Conan Edogawa thought to himself.
"Does Mr. Kagemoto have a way to restore Mr. Ranpo's memories?" Conan Edogawa asked.
Jingyuan scratched the chin of the lion cat that was rubbing against his leg. When he heard the question, he gave a slightly apologetic look: "Sorry, I'm not good at this."
"So Mr. Kagemoto knows someone who is good at this?" Edogawa Ranpo was a very perceptive person.
The people of Liuguang Yiting are experts in this field. As someone who has served as the General of Luofu for hundreds of years, Jing Yuan has naturally dealt with them before. However, if he wants to ask for help for such a small matter, he will most likely be refused. Moreover, this matter clearly involves the Masked Fool.
"I know him, but I can't get him to come," Jing Yuan said helplessly.
"Never mind, it's not a big deal anyway." Edogawa Ranpo reached out and took the lion cat away from Jingyuan, ignoring the other's protests and forcibly holding it in his arms, saying, "Since that person deliberately told me the truth of the world, he will definitely come looking for me again later."
"That's true, but..."
Jingyuan couldn't finish his sentence because his phone rang.
The person looking for him is Rokudo Mukuro.
"What's wrong?" Jing Yuan asked, somewhat curious.
Rokudo Mukuro rarely calls him on his own initiative. Usually, when Joshima and the others call him, he pretends to be passing by and then comes over when he calls him. The number of times he calls him directly like this is very small.
"Chrome picked up two people," Rokudo Mukuro said bluntly. "One of them is an esper named Ryunosuke Akutagawa."
Jingyuan then understood why Rokudo Mukuro had contacted him. It must have been when Rokudo Mukuro noticed him while he was reading "Rashomon" that he became interested in someone who shared the same name as the author.
“Kagemoto…” Rokudo Mukuro’s voice was heavier than ever before, “His special ability is called [Rashomon]. Do you know why?”
Excellent.
Jing Yuan thought: This is really going to be a lot of fun.
In fact, Jingyuan didn't think there was anything wrong with people knowing the truth about the world, but when he thought about the involvement of the Masked Fool behind this, he felt that the situation was a bit delicate.
If he could, he really hoped that the person who was having fun was someone who liked happy endings. If it was one of those notoriously wicked guys, he would worry that the world would end up being blown to bits.
"Where are you now?" Jing Yuan asked.
Rokudo Mukuro replied, "The slums of Yokohama."
"Why did you go to Yokohama?" Jingyuan asked, somewhat puzzled.
He had heard from Chrome that Rokudo Mukuro had been getting along very well with Sawada Tsunayoshi and Hibari Kyoya, so how did he suddenly end up in Yokohama instead of Namimori?
"It's nothing, just a school trip," Rokudo Mukuro replied.
Jing Yuan: "???"
Despite being completely confused, Jingyuan was more concerned about whether Rokudo Mukuro and the others were safe.
"Don't worry." The voice on the other end of the phone was very childish, like that of a three or four-year-old child. "Haku is safe now, but if it were any later, who knows?"
Jing Yuan raised an eyebrow and asked, "You mean, the port Mafia is targeting you?"
"Yes." The child's innocent voice carried a hint of mockery. "So Mr. Jingyuan, please come and save us, or we'll be killed."
"Why should I get involved in the dogfighting between Mafia?" Jing Yuan said with a smile. "I'd rather you all be dead."
Although Jingyuan thought Sawada Tsunayoshi was a good person, what did that have to do with the Vongola Family? No matter how good their reputation was, a Mafia member was still a Mafia member, and their hands could never truly be clean.
"...Aren't you worried about Mukuro?" the child's voice asked again.
Jingyuan shifted to a more relaxed posture and replied with a smile, "You should worry more about yourself. If you don't return the phone to Mukuro soon, you'll be in complete chaos even without the Port Mafia's intervention."
Reborn glanced at Rokudo Mukuro, whose face had turned quite pale, and obediently returned the phone he had just stolen.
After their call ended, Reborn blinked his big, bright black eyes and said innocently, "Don't be angry, I'll buy you coffee."
As he spoke, he produced a cup of fragrant coffee from somewhere.
Rokudo Mukuro is not an easy target like Sawada Tsunayoshi, and besides, his identity as Alcbareno has always made him extremely wary.
"What do you want to do to Jingyuan?" Rokudo Mukuro asked.
Reborn said in a childish voice, "Don't make such a scary face. I'm not your enemy."
"That's not necessarily true," Rokudo Mukuro sneered.
Seeing that he didn't seem inclined to drink the coffee, Reborn simply enjoyed it himself.
“I’m just a money-grubbing assassin,” Reborn said. “Mr. Jingyuan’s head is so valuable, it’s normal for me to pay more attention to it.”
"Heh." Rokudo Mukuro didn't believe a word he said, not even the punctuation.
Just as the two were locked in a stalemate, a slender figure ran towards them.
"Something's wrong! That girl has a fever!" Sawada Tsunayoshi frantically pleaded with the two for help. "There isn't a single hospital around here, and I forgot to bring any fever reducers when I left. Her wound is also festering. Reborn, call the driver back right away! If we're any later, I'm afraid something might happen to her!"
The burly driver wearing sunglasses abandoned them in Yokohama and then disappeared with his car. Not only were there dangerous people everywhere in the slums, but there wasn't even a small clinic. Shamal wasn't among the people who came with them this time, which made Sawada Tsunayoshi sweat with anxiety as he looked at Akutagawa Gin's flushed face. Not to mention that there was also Akutagawa Ryunosuke radiating endless black energy next to him.
"We can talk about training later, saving lives is the most important thing right now!" Sawada Tsunayoshi practically knelt down before Reborn.
Reborn wasn't the type to act recklessly when it came to important matters. Although he enjoyed seeing Sawada Tsunayoshi's various broken expressions, he stopped teasing him and readily summoned his underlings to take them all to the hospital.
Only after confirming that his sister was out of danger did Ryunosuke Akutagawa finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"Thank you," Ryunosuke Akutagawa said to them.
Lying in the hospital bed was his only relative in the world. If anything happened to her, it would be absolutely unacceptable for Ryunosuke Akutagawa. Therefore, no matter how much he suspected that these people had ulterior motives in approaching him and his sister, he still had to thank them for this.
He couldn't afford to lose Akutagawa Gin.
"It's nothing." Considering that the others weren't the type to communicate normally, Sawada Tsunayoshi, as their representative, told Akutagawa Ryunosuke not to take it to heart, and said that anyone would have done the same in this situation.
Ryunosuke Akutagawa: "..."
His benefactor is a bit naive.
However, considering that Sawada Tsunayoshi and his friends came from outside Yokohama, Akutagawa Ryunosuke didn't say anything more. Maybe there really are many people like Sawada Tsunayoshi and Chrome in the outside world?
As he approached his sister's bedside, Ryunosuke Akutagawa's usually tense face softened considerably.
"Don't worry," Chrome whispered to him. "The treatment and hospitalization fees have already been paid by Master Mukuro. As long as he takes good care of himself for a while, Gin will be fine."
“…Thank you,” Ryunosuke Akutagawa said.
The girl smiled shyly: "It's nothing."
Just as the two were awkwardly unsure of what to say next, Sawada Tsunayoshi tiptoed in.
Seeing that the two of them were looking at him, the boy said embarrassedly, "You two go and get something to eat. I'll watch over Yin here."
"Tenth Generation, I'll come too!" Gokudera Hayato had also sneaked into the ward without anyone noticing.
His sudden voice startled Sawada Tsunayoshi.
Fortunately, the boy realized that he was in a hospital room, so he suppressed his shock and whispered, "Gokudera-kun, weren't you with Yamamoto-kun?"
"I don't want to be with a baseball idiot!" Gokudera Hayato said, slightly agitated. "I'm your right-hand man, so naturally I should stay by your side!"
“Gokudera-kun…” Sawada Tsunayoshi was completely exasperated. His friend was so stubborn that no matter what he said about not wanting to inherit the Vongola or not calling him the Tenth Boss, it was no use. So he simply stopped talking and changed the subject, “Then I’ll trouble Gokudera-kun to take care of Gin with me.”
“No problem!” Gokudera Hayato replied immediately.
Chrome and Ryunosuke Akutagawa sat on chairs eating, while Takeshi Yamamoto thoughtfully handed them bottled water and tissues.
"What are your plans for the future?" Takeshi Yamamoto asked.
Ryunosuke Akutagawa remained silent and stopped eating.
He never thought about the future, because he and his sister had already done their best just to survive.
"Would you like to come with us?" Chrome suggested in a low voice. "Lord Mukuro and Mr. Kagemoto are very nice people."
As she spoke, she began to recount her situation in a low voice.
Ryunosuke Akutagawa listened intently, unaware that Reborn had sat down next to him.
“Perhaps joining the Vongola is a good option,” Reborn suddenly said, startling the others.
Takeshi Yamamoto greeted Reborn with a grin, and handed him the last box of cookies from the convenience bag: "They're pretty good, you should try them."
Taking the biscuit, Reborn ate it while saying to Ryunosuke Akutagawa, "You're an Ability User, right? And with high potential. It's only a matter of time before someone targets you. Right now, you're too weak, and you also have to protect your sister who doesn't have any abilities. The Vongola can provide you with protection."
"How much money did the Ninth Vongola give you to be so eager to recruit new members for him?" Rokudo Mukuro had one hand in his jeans pocket and the other hand fiddling with a black card, his heterochromatic eyes looking at him with a half-smile.
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