Chapter 343: Talk about the Day After ⑥

Chijiang Nayue was awakened by the voice of her own disciple.

"Brother Yue? We're on the island." When he closed his eyes, a black-haired, blue-eyed boy leaned over from the back row and leaned on the back of the chair next to him. While talking to him, he couldn't help but secretly look outside the cabin and muttered, "What? It doesn't look like a very special scenery..."

Chijiang Nayue knew why he looked unhappy, because Xiaolan and Yuanzi set out an hour earlier than their group because they wanted to see the scenery on the island earlier. They had probably been playing on the island for quite a while now. The detective, who was left behind by his girlfriend and Qingmei, naturally snorted.

The president, who had taken a nap leaning back in his chair, blinked slowly, then raised his hand and tapped the detective's head gently.

"If Sonoko hears this, you're done." Akae Nayue yawned and teased lazily, "She deliberately didn't even make an appointment with Kyogoku-kun, and was determined to have a pure best friend date with Xiaolan."

If he failed to disappoint the young lady at this moment, Kudo Shinichi had reason to suspect that he would be disturbed by her on dates for the next month.

The boy gritted his teeth.

Chi Jiang Nayue did not chat with him anymore. He casually put the hat he had taken off when he dozed back on his head and walked out of the cabin. However, the pair of sunglasses were still dangling in the pocket of the uniform, covered by the small cape on his shoulders.

After leaving the passenger cabin, they were greeted by cool water vapor and the slightly bitter and salty smell of the sea breeze. The high-speed catamaran that was used to pick them up from the island had been sailing through the wind and waves for quite some time, and now, just as Kudo Shinichi had said, they could see the outline of the island while standing on the deck.

Chijiang Nayue raised her hand and looked at her watch, confirming that there were still ten minutes and twenty-four seconds before they actually docked...well, it was twenty-two seconds now.

Why can he calculate this time accurately to the unit of seconds?

The black-haired president leaned against the edge of the deck, his eyes casually sweeping across the sea cats flying in the sky, but what he was thinking about had nothing to do with the island or the commissions they came to the island to do.

As you can see, this is his second time on the island.

That night after chatting with Akae Yu, Akae Nazuki said goodbye to her childhood friends sincerely, and after everyone left, she took the initiative to hug the misty Seigo, and then went back to her bedroom to sleep.

And his premonition was right. When he fell asleep in his room and opened his eyes again, he saw the scene in the passenger cabin where he was woken up by Kudo Shinichi just now - there was no doubt that they had returned to the correct timeline.

He judged that it was probably because he possessed the ability to travel through time, and that this time reversal was essentially caused by them, so he did not land directly at the time when he had started snatching the [Shell], but went back to fifty-five minutes before the explosion.

They still have ten minutes to land on the island, twenty-four minutes before he receives the official commission from the government, and fifty-five minutes before he meets the terrorist who actually stole the superpower bomb - the colonel.

The last time was because he knew about this matter too late, and there were many complicated forces on the island. Even if the government gave him the commission, they could not let him interfere in the affairs of the island openly, so his investigation was forced to slow down.

Thinking of this, Chijiang Nayue curled the corners of his mouth and sneered.

He wasn't going to give that irritating, annoying colonel time to detonate the bomb this time... No.

This time he will catch that guy as quickly as possible and cleanse the stupid ideas from his head.

What should I do if I accidentally hit someone too hard and get blamed?

This place is so close to Yokohama, the worst that can happen is that I can go back to the detective agency and ask the doctor to resurrect that guy.

The Book hurried back to his savior's side and heard these words. He couldn't help but: [……]

Feeling the familiar breath coming back, Chijiang Nayue turned over, leaned his back against the railing, raised his elbows to support himself, and looked up at the blue sky.

"Are you going to stop me?" He chuckled and teased.

They all knew that this was of course impossible, so [Shu] didn't waste much time on this topic and instead brought up another matter.

[After the timeline was repaired, it was indeed only you and Miss Wells who were sent back to fifty-five minutes before the explosion.] He explained briefly, [Among the others, only those who were close to you during the timeline distortion would recover their memories during the distortion period after the original explosion time point.]

This means that now Rei Furuya and the others do not remember the things they did to protect Sweetie. Only when the extra fifty-five minutes are over will they recall the wonderful experiences they had eighteen years ago.

"That's not bad." Chi Jiang Na Yue commented, "It's best if they don't get involved in what I'm going to do next."

It's not that Akae Nayue doesn't trust his friend's ability, it's mainly because of some political factors... Among the six of them, except for him who has already resigned from the Metropolitan Police Department, even Morobushi Kagemitsu, who is temporarily working as an intern at the Tokyo Detective Agency, has only been suspended and will return to work as a public security officer after a while.

As I said before, the situation on the island is complicated, and if they were allowed to get involved in his actions, it would only bring them unnecessary trouble.

Anyway, it's not the first time he has done a single-player speedrun of a boss after reading the save file in real life.

[Hmm...] For some reason, after briefly discussing those matters, [Shu] sounded like he had something to say but was holding it back.

The catamaran was getting closer and closer to the island, so Akane no longer spoke directly to her friends. Instead, she asked in her mind while greeting her friends who came out of the cabin: [What happened?]

[Nothing.] [Shu] cleared his throat in a humane way, not realizing that this made his behavior even more suspicious. […Oh, it’s really nothing! Xiaohong, please go to the island quickly, and be careful not to let that person escape!]

[The technology of changing the topic needs to be improved.] Chi Jiang Na Yue complained, but did not ask further questions. After all, there were more important things in front of him.

This kind of formal landing requires tourists to undergo strict security checks after docking. In addition to verifying fingerprints and irises, personal belongings also need to be carefully checked. Even Haibara Ai, who looks like a little girl, was checked for a long time, and the medicine box she carried with her was taken away for temporary safekeeping.

"There are so many rules here that it's really overwhelming." Matsuda Jinpei ruffled his hair and turned to his friend and muttered, "I don't know if it's as interesting as it looks... Hmm? What are you looking at?"

Matsuda Jinpei noticed that Akae Nazuki's eyes kept moving between the buildings in the distance, and in the eyes of these acquaintances, it was obvious that she was looking for something.

He looked in the direction he was looking, but saw nothing but the classic nineteenth-century London street style.

On the contrary, Kudo Shinichi next to him had already gotten rid of the bored look he had on the boat, and was looking over there with shining eyes.

Yes, this is indeed a style that a little detective would like.

Chi Jiang Na Yue retracted her gaze and said calmly, "No, nothing, just appreciating the street view."

Matsuda Jinpei showed his half-moon eyes: "Do you think I believe it?"

The former turned around and looked at him innocently.

So what if you don't believe it? Would you expose him in public? Chi Jiang's eyes seemed to be writing this sentence with righteousness.

Jinpei Matsuda cursed in his heart: Damn it, I got tricked by that little bastard again.

At this time, Jinpei Matsuda had no idea that after landing on the island, Akae Nazuki, who claimed to know where the client was, slipped away alone when they were not paying attention. No one knew where she went. She only left them a note saying "Going to save the world Ov<", and disappeared without a trace.

Several people felt that their fists had become hard.

On the other hand, Akajinazuki, who had separated from the others, immediately caught a person in the gap of the building he had just seen.

Jules Gabriel Verne, a member of the "Seven Traitors", is one of the top "Transcendents" in the supernatural world.

Verne's name, Chijiang Nayue, had been heard of a long time ago. When he was young, he and his friends had forcibly ended the supernatural war more than ten years ago. He was a complete anti-war person, and most importantly...

The Standard Island under their feet is actually under Verne's control.

At the same time, he was also the person that Chijiang had not mentioned that Yue, who helped him find the colonel in the last operation.

After being caught by him, Verne did not run away immediately, but stood there and looked at him with curiosity for a long time.

"Well... although I already knew who you were from the data, I remember that I had never actually met you. Including the incident of the Five Degenerations of the Celestial Being, this should be the first time we met." Verne said, "But it's really strange. My core told me that we should have met before. Do you know why?"

The young president smiled at him cheerfully.

"This answer is a bit long." Chijiang Nayue narrowed her eyes, "Maybe we can sit down and have a good chat after we solve the impending disaster?"

"Disaster?" Verne was stunned for a moment, he closed his eyes, not worrying at all that Chijiang Nayue would attack him at this time, but instead put all his attention into patrolling every inch of the island.

Chijiang Nayue didn't leave either, but leaned against the wall patiently waiting for him.

When Verne closed his eyes and showed an expression of 'who the hell is crazy', Akajinazuki knew that this meant Verne had discovered the location of the [Shell].

He laughed again, and stroked the canine teeth with the tip of his tongue. Even the slight and almost insignificant pain made his eyes look a little brighter.

Verne's existence is not actually known to the public. His supernatural powers have even been linked to major crimes because he prevented the war while threatening the interests of the warring countries. Therefore, he cannot use his supernatural powers to snatch the [Shell].

Likewise, Verne is a kind person, and he would not kill everyone who holds the Shell just to take it away. Even if they want to detonate a bomb on his island, Verne cannot take anyone's life.

Therefore, in order to resolve this crisis, Verne needed a partner who knew him well and had sufficient strength.

In the last operation, it was Verne who approached Chijiang Nayue first. This time, in order to achieve a quick victory, he chose to take the initiative to approach her and filled up the progress bar of cooperation in one go.

Chijiang Nayue just looked at Verne and didn't speak, but he knew...

When Verne followed his advice and discovered the "Shell", their collaboration was complete.

From this point on, all the handling and actions against the colonel went smoothly. They finally took the [Shell] effortlessly from the layers of guards and destroyed it in a logical manner.

This is a weapon of destruction born from war. In a peaceful world, it is not necessary for it to appear... and among the two people present, whether it is Wells, Verne or Chijiang Nayue, none of them believes that the consequences of this thing falling into the hands of any government will be good.

In short, after successfully resolving the crisis, Chijiang Nayue temporarily said goodbye to the other two and exchanged contact information with Verne. They agreed to sit down and have a "long talk" next time they have time. This time, Chijiang Nayue went back to reunite with his companions.

[Book] suddenly spoke when His Savior returned to the crowd.

[This is all resolved perfectly, right?] He muttered, [Really, Mr. Dazai still wants me to wait until it’s resolved before telling you…]

【What? 】

[Well.] He reminded mysteriously: [Open your phone and check your address book?]

Chijiang Nayue's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

In fact, he didn't even need to open the address book. He just unlocked his phone and saw a missed call prominently displayed on the screen.

The caller is...Yu.

[It is true that those who play with time will pay the price.] The [Book], as the world consciousness, said, [But time will also bring unexpected little surprises to its pets.]

[This is the reward I should have given you long ago, Xiao Hong.] He said shyly, [What others have, our Xiao Hong must also have... Dazai said.]

Most of the time, under the influence of Akae Nazuki, [Shu] would subconsciously call that person 'Mr. Dazai'. Only when He spoke from his own identity and perspective would he call him by his name without any scruples.

Therefore, this is actually a reward prepared by the "book" as the world's consciousness and Dazai Osamu, who once protected this world for a period of time, for the savior of this world.

...But putting aside all external identities, for [Shu] and Dazai Osamu, this is a gift they give to important people.

That's all.