Chapter 142 Chapter 142 The Detective Agency Comes
"Ms. Saionji!"
The young man with dark wine-red hair, who was running and panting slightly, looked rather unkempt. He had a worried look on his face, and it was obvious that he had rushed here as soon as he received the computer.
Hearing the voice, Saionji Gyoon stepped out from the shadows of the dilapidated house and waved as a greeting: "Mr. Oda, I'm here."
"Oh, I told you, don't be so anxious, Odasaku. Miss Saionji is not going to grow wings and run away." Behind him, walking leisurely with his hands in his pockets was Dazai Osamu. He and Odasaku had hurriedly driven here from the detective agency. Odasaku was driving, but as soon as the car stopped, the driver ran faster than him, the passenger, which made Dazai Osamu couldn't help but complain and make a joke.
Odasaku rubbed his head and replied seriously, "I'm sorry, I'm just a little worried. Besides, Miss Saionji said that Ango-kun was seriously injured..."
After accidentally rescuing someone to the hospital last time, Odasaku had not actually had a face-to-face conversation with Saionji Tamon except for one conversation on the phone. This time, when he suddenly received a call for help from the other party, he took it so seriously.
"Ah, where is our Ango? Is he not seriously injured or dead?" Dazai Osamu put his hand on his forehead and made a telescope shape.
Although Odasaku was ultimately unharmed in the Mimic incident, Dazai Osamu was always resentful of Sakaguchi Ango's "betrayal" and would criticize him for no reason, not to mention now that something really happened. It was considered a relief that he gloated over Ango's misfortune, and it was a good thing that he didn't add insult to injury.
Yuyin pointed to the dilapidated office building next to them and said, "Mr. Anwu is still in a coma. I have cured his injuries and he is not in danger of life. He just needs to rest well." After all, the blood, nutrients and other substances lost by the body cannot be replenished by simple spiritual energy.
"You're okay, what a pity." Dazai Osamu spread his hands and sighed, then immediately changed his tone, "But Miss Saionji actually has the ability to heal, which is really surprising. I think you and Dr. Yosano must have a lot in common~"
Yuyin looked at the man who was smiling and saying terrible words. If it was not necessary, she was unwilling to let Dazai Osamu come. This would let the other party know her information, which would be very detrimental to her keeping her identity secret. But now, with the current internal and external troubles, Dazai Osamu must be involved.
"Oh, even someone as handsome as me would feel shy if you looked at me like that~" Dazai Osamu said jokingly, holding his face.
"Dazai," Odasaku took advantage of this moment to go in and check on Ango Sakaguchi before returning. Seeing Dazai's antics, he couldn't help but sigh, but he didn't say anything harsh. Instead, he got to the point. "We'll send Ango back to Dr. Yosano later. Regarding your request, Miss Saionji, we at the detective agency have discussed it and agreed to help. Dazai will be my partner this time. Don't be fooled by his appearance, but Dazai is the only one who can deal with the enemy you mentioned."
"Yeah." Dazai Osamu nodded proudly.
Yuyin naturally continued, "I have no doubt about Mr. Dazai's ability, but the basis of cooperation is mutual trust. I naturally trust Mr. Oda."
The implication is that she does not yet have this level of trust in Dazai Osamu.
Dazai chuckled, quickly switching from a quirky style to a serious one. "I'm willing to help those two, even if it means paying them. But I think the trust Miss Saionji refers to isn't my credibility against the enemy in this cooperation request. Beyond that, it's probably because she's worried that I might use your secret identity as leverage to gain other benefits. So, when we ran into each other near Leibo Street that time, you pretended not to know me, just to hide your secret identity."
Listening to Dazai Osamu's methodical analysis, Odasaku said to her with some worry: "Miss Saionji, have I accidentally caused you trouble?"
Yuyin shook her head decisively. "No, since I didn't specifically mention it over the phone, I naturally didn't deny Dazai Osamu's intention to come. In fact, he is an essential trump card against Shibusawa Ryuhiko and Fyodor. Discussing the issue of trust in advance is to ensure that we can cooperate well in our future operations."
"No~" Dazai Osamu even spoke at the same time as Saionji, "Miss Saionji and I clearly made a mutual choice, so isn't it fair to be honest when it comes to trust~"
If we only consider intelligence and reasoning, the Martial Arts Detective Club also has Edogawa Ranpo, but Saionji will choose Dazai Osamu, and the Martial Arts Detective Club will also choose to send Dazai Osamu, not only because of Dazai Osamu's brain, but also because of his special ability to nullify.
Facing the two mysterious and powerful enemies, White Kirin Shibusawa Ryuhiko and Demon Fyodor, Dazai Osamu is the best choice no matter from which aspect.
"Okay, I understand what Miss Saionji wants," Dazai Osamu touched his head, and this action was somewhat similar to Odasaku's. "As for your past identity, I will never use it as a bargaining chip now or in the future. It will not be leaked from me to a third party or more people or forces. I will keep it confidential. Really, I am now a regular member of the Armed Detective Agency. Don't look at me with tinted glasses like a member of the Port Mafia. I will be sad too~" A complaint that sounded true and false came out of his mouth.
"I'm sorry, I understand what Mr. Dazai meant," Yuyin solemnly apologized to Dazai, "Then we can get down to business."
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Odasaku was the one who did the hard work of carrying Sakaguchi Ango onto the bridge. He asked with some concern, "Is it okay for him to just sit there normally? Will it affect Ango's recovery?"
Yuyin waved her hand. "Don't worry, he's fine now. He just lost too much blood and it triggered his body's defense mechanism, causing him to fall into a deep sleep. Once you get him to the medical room, give him an IV of plasma or glucose. I guarantee he'll wake up quickly."
Dazai Osamu took a different approach: "Haha, it's a pity that our detective agency's vehicle isn't that big. If Odasaku wants to arrange for Ango to lie in the back seat, Ms. Saionji and I can each sit in the passenger seat, and the other person can only sit on Ango. Or you can throw him on the back seat floor, or in the trunk, hehe~ =V="
Now Odasaku had no objection, stepped into the driver's seat and acted as a driver obediently.
In order to facilitate the discussion, Dazai Osamu and Saionji Tamon also sat in the back seat and communicated with each other through the unconscious Sakaguchi Ango in the middle.
"Based on your recounting of the battle with the demon and his companions, you must have inadvertently interfered with or thwarted one of his plots," Dazai Osamu said with a particularly cheerful tone. "But this also piqued his interest, leading him to pursue you relentlessly. He must have learned of your past information from some source. The most likely suspect is the Special Ability Service. Humph, bureaucracies are corrupt and incompetent. But we can't rule out individuals who knew your identity and had interactions with you. For example," he patted the back of Odasaku's driver's seat from behind, "Odasaku is a strong suspect."
"Yes, yes," Odasaku replied helplessly, his expression unchanged. He knew that Dazai was deliberately throwing a tantrum, thinking that he was too kind and caring towards Ango. "But I'm usually either in the dormitory or at the detective agency. I've checked both places, as well as my personal belongings. There's absolutely no monitoring equipment."
"Odasaku has become slow too," Dazai Osamu made a face that the other party couldn't see. "The monitoring device is definitely not in the detective agency or on you, but it can be hidden in advance in places you often visit, such as that curry restaurant. You can't search the entire restaurant before eating, right?"
Odasaku, who was driving, was startled. "Now that you mention it, I remember that when I received a call from Miss Saionji, I did call her by her last name in that restaurant."
Dazai Osamu, who was always trying to protect his own people, immediately said angrily, "That's not important. At most, you called out a surname. The ones who actually leaked the information were those idlers in the Special Ability Section."
"Now that you say that, Mr. Dazai, I feel much more relieved." Yuyin put her hand on her chin and thought. According to Dazai Osamu, Fyodor knew only about her past deeds in the Special Ability Division, and knew nothing about her in Scepter 4, the world of curses, the demon exorcists, or her current true identity. With Fushimi helping her lock down her official household registration and Scepter 4 concealing her official identity, she would be safe for a short period of time.
Yuyin was not worried that the enemy would attack her. After several battles today, whether it was with Fyodor or the clown magician later, she had never been at a disadvantage.
And this is not her full strength. She just wanted to test it a little to prevent the opponent from having any backup plans or trump cards. The result of the test was not in vain. The mystery of the opponent's special ability and Shibusawa Ryuhiko's location was revealed.
But she was more worried about the people around her, her parents who were far away abroad, and... and...
His name suddenly emerged from the bottom of my heart.
"The demon actually found another helper. It seems he values you, Miss Saionji. A clown magician with space-related abilities..."
Dazai Osamu's thoughtful words interrupted Yuyin's distraction, "If they dare to appear in front of me again, I will make them suffer the consequences." Yuyin said firmly that since the test was over, she would directly use her ultimate move next time to see whether her domain was faster or the opponent's space ability was faster. She also didn't believe that Fyodor could carry the magician's space portal with him all the time.
Clap, clap, clap. Dazai Osamu clapped his hands, his eyes sparkling with joy. "Very good, I admire you! I just want to give that guy a hard time, hahaha! Saionji, you're my friend!"
He was even so happy that he tried to pat Saionji on the shoulder to express his approval, but was quickly stopped by Yuyin.
Yuyin smiled and said, "Mr. Dazai, please always remember that you will passively activate the nullification ability. The few times you slapped me, you have already consumed one of my protective talismans."
Dazai Osamu rolled his eyes, said "Oh", and withdrew his hand obediently.
Talisman paper, it sounds like something from Shintoism. Sure enough, it is related to the sudden changes in the world.
"Ahem," Dazai Osamu coughed and returned to the main topic. "Let's put the matter of the demon behind us for now. I'm sure he won't appear in front of us for a while after his setback here in Saionji. What's more important now is what Shibusawa Ryuhiko is planning to do in Yokohama."
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The author has something to say: Because Odasaku didn't die, some of Dazai's actions were different from the original work. So Shibusawa was not lured by him in the Dead Apple. It was Toshio who deliberately lured Shibusawa in order to explore the bottom of the fusion world. Therefore, there will be no Dazai's "betrayal" and the three stepmothers' tea party here [laughs]
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