Chapter 234 The Third Player

“It’s starting to scar.”

Dazai Osamu smiled nonchalantly: "So, Mr. Mochizuki is planning to kick me out?"

Not yet.

His wounds have been tearing repeatedly over the past two days, so they have been healing very slowly. There is still no scar to date.

"I don't have such plans." Saikai Haruto said, and he noticed that the air around him seemed to be warming up.

"The bandages may have been used up from their previous reserve, and I haven't bought new ones recently. But since the wound has healed, there's no need for bandages anymore, so it doesn't matter if the bandages are gone."

He said meaningfully: "Sometimes, wounds need to see the sun occasionally to heal faster."

"Ah - what a pity." Dazai smiled as if he didn't understand at all: "Because I have a lot of wounds on my body, I thought I might need more bandages."

"Is that so?" Xi Haiqingdou pushed the glasses on his nose, "I understand. I will remember to bring new ones next time I go out. However, it is better to try not to get hurt often."

"Then I'll leave it to you, Mr. Mochizuki. Remember to buy more. I have a great demand for bandages." Dazai Osamu smiled, looking like he was in a good mood.

Xi Haiqing Dou didn't care much.

However, when he went out again and really bought a big bag full of bandages and came back again, Dazai Osamu had disappeared.

It wasn't like he was hiding somewhere as if it were some kind of prank, but he had completely disappeared from the villa.

While holding the plastic bag in one hand and pushing open the door downstairs of the villa with the other, Xi Haiqingdou's hand paused as if he had a premonition.

The villa was eerily empty and silent. The only sounds in the whole villa were from him alone. All traces left by Dazai Osamu in various places in the past few days disappeared completely, including the bandages that were thrown everywhere, the snacks that inexplicably appeared in the rooms, and other things that Dazai Osamu messed around with when he was bored... In short, they all disappeared without a trace, as cleanly as if they had never appeared.

——Dazai Osamu left.

And he left without saying a word.

There was no sign of surprise on Xihai Qingdou's face.

He didn't doubt that Dazai Osamu was taken away by someone or forced to leave for some reason, which led to him leaving without even leaving any clues... No one could force him to that extent. The guy must have left on his own.

As if he had anticipated this result, he casually placed the kid with the bandage and crab meat can on the table, and just curled his lips slightly, snorted and laughed at the air: "What an impolite kid."

——When leaving, he didn't even say goodbye to his master. What else could he be but an impolite brat?

But she still remembered to help him clean up the room and other things, so she still had some conscience.

But when he walked into the study, his steps paused slightly, and his expression suddenly became indescribable - a whole set of books was missing from his study.

Most of the books that "Mochizuki Kurumi" had kept since her debut were carefully placed on her desk and bookshelf. But now, at a glance, the places where the books were originally placed have become empty.

Moreover, that guy Dazai Osamu only cleaned up his own room, leaving the rest of the place the same as before - he really only cleaned up his own room, and didn't touch anything else.

Xi Haiqing Dou was determined to take back the compliment he had just given him - he had a little conscience, but not much, almost nothing.

After putting the bandages and canned crab meat back into the medicine box in the study and the refrigerator in the kitchen respectively, Xi Hai Qing Dou turned around, cleaned up the villa again, and left without hesitation with the remaining things.

He had come here specifically for him, and now that Dazai Osamu is not here, he doesn't need to live in this "temporary residence" anymore...it's time for him to go home.

The door of the villa was closed gently with a slight creaking sound. The faint light of the setting sun passed through the gap and finally disappeared into the shadow. Fine dust floated quietly in the air, as if the door had never been opened.

***

Under the setting sun.

Dazai Osamu was on his way to the five-building building of the Port Mafia.

Although he felt that the few days of "living together" with Teacher Mochizuki in that "temporary residence" were indeed very pleasant, even if he had to deal with Teacher Mochizuki's suspicion and temptation occasionally, it was still very pleasant. After all, he had never "lived together" with Teacher Mochizuki alone for such a long time before...but it was also true that it was time for him to leave.

Even if the conversation about the "bandage" hadn't occurred, it would have been time for him to leave.

Dazai Osamu has always been very interesting... and he had indeed calculated this time early in the morning.

It all started a few days ago when the "Hong Kong underworld leader suddenly died."

When he attacked Mori Ougai, rumors spread that he was "killed by the ghost of the previous leader". Although there was no way to verify the truth of this matter - after all, no one had actually seen the scene with their own eyes, just like no one had actually seen "the previous leader passed on his whereabouts to Mori Ougai before his death".

But it doesn’t matter, Dazai Osamu has “witnesses”.

It was a man familiar to the Port Mafia - Akito Imai, an intelligence officer of the Port Mafia who, like Dazai Osamu, had witnessed the scene of "Mori Gugai killing the previous leader".

Just like last time, he also witnessed the whole process of Dazai Osamu attacking Mori Ogai. He was also his best witness. He was the witness that "Mori Ogai was killed by the ghost of the previous leader". He was the witness that "the leader passed the throne to Dazai Osamu before his death".

——Who could be more suitable than him? There is no other one.

Dazai Osamu had been planning for this moment since he saved his life and made an "agreement" with him in the port mafia last year.

As for the others, the only ones who knew the inside story of the appearance of the "ghost" of the previous leader and the truth about Mori Ogai's death were Dazai Osamu, Nakahara Chuuya and Rimbaud. However, Nakahara Chuuya was not a member of the Port Mafia, and Rimbaud... The turmoil of "the appearance of the ghost of the previous leader" was caused by Rimbaud. If the truth was told, he, as the "culprit", would naturally be equally to blame, so he would not tell the truth.

During the few days when he "disappeared", the Hong Kong underworld must have been in chaos and on the verge of collapse... Dazai Osamu thought, first there was chaos, then several major factions fought for power, each supporting the person they wanted to promote to the top, and then there were all kinds of struggles, frame-ups and assassinations against people from other factions... until finally there was a final winner.

Of course, only a few days have passed, and it is not yet time to decide the winner... Dazai Osamu thought about it and thought that right now, they are probably fighting the most fiercely, and even if someone wants to retreat and end it, it will be impossible?

Therefore, he had to take advantage of this opportunity to rush back to Hong Kong. The timing was just right.

The situation this time is different from the situation when Mori Gugai took the position last year. Last year, whether it was inside the Ganghei or other places in Yokohama, they were all shrouded by the shadow of the old leader known as the "Night Tyrant Emperor", making people afraid to move... Even now, it has only been a year since Mori Gugai took the position, and he took over half a rotten stall. Even if he had more plans, he couldn't solve all the conflicts in just one year. When he "died" now, especially in the way of being "killed by the old leader", all the icebergs that usually hid under the deep sea surfaced.

Dazai Osamu wanted to become the leader of Hong Kong underworld, but he didn't plan to do it slowly like Mori Ogai, because that was too troublesome and too slow. What he wanted to do was to "destroy first and then build" - first turn all the scars and abscesses into rotten meat, then tear them apart and cut them off with a knife, and then leave only the intact piece, so that it can heal quickly without leaving any hidden dangers.

This will also allow him to completely control the port mafia as quickly as possible in the future.

This method was useless to Sen Ou Wai, on the one hand because of the timing issue - the timing at that time was too good, it was simply too good to be true, once the opportunity was missed, it would be difficult to get another one, so he immediately chose to take the position; on the other hand, this method also had a huge hidden danger - it would seriously damage the vitality of the entire port mafia. Internal strife will always make an organization weaker than external troubles.

But Dazai Osamu didn't care about this. Fundamentally speaking, he didn't care about the life and death of the Port Mafia itself. His goal was just to "control the Port Mafia."

This is the "optimal solution" for Dazai Osamu alone.

...In some ways, perhaps he is even colder and more ruthless than Mori Ougai.

Would this be considered a kind of "the disciple surpasses the master"? Dazai Osamu was not sure.

Thanks to the "temporary residence" provided by Mr. Mochizuki, he was not found by any member of the Port Mafia during these few days... Not only the members of the Port Mafia, but even other people could not find this place. It was so quiet that it was unbelievable.

Although he was surprised at how he found such a quiet, hidden, and undiscovered place in Yokohama, when he thought about his identity, Dazai Osamu understood.

But despite his gratitude, he still had to leave - his plan had not been completed and he had other equally important things to do.

What he needs now has changed from "not being found" to "needing someone to find him."

So it would not be appropriate to stay there any longer.

Will Mr. Mochizuki notice this? Will he guess this? Will he know?

Dazai Osamu wasn't sure.

So, taking advantage of the time when Saikai Haruto was out, Dazai Osamu hurriedly escaped from the quiet villa - he didn't even dare to leave any message.

In the setting sun, his shadow was stretched into a very long line on the ground.

The gentle sunlight shines on the calm and slightly rippling river by the roadside, creating a soft and beautiful glow like broken gold.

...Today is a good day for suicide by jumping into the water. This river in particular looks especially suitable for him to jump into the water right now.

Dazai Osamu's eyes lit up slightly, and he made this judgment almost immediately.

As if attracted by the water below, he jumped into the river without hesitation with a "splash".

Huge waves and ripples appeared on the surface of the river, and then it quickly returned to calm.