Mori Ogai listened quietly to what "Akutagawa Ryunosuke" said. He could tell that the latter was hiding something, but this was normal. After all, wariness was not something that could be eliminated in an instant.

Even though Ryunosuke Akutagawa only spoke a few scattered words, he could still sort out the information he wanted from them.

——What's more, he can also recruit a new employee.

Morioka's mood gradually became cheerful. He had basically found the weakness of this "Akutagawa Ryunosuke". Now he just needed a little proof, such as:

"Akutagawa-kun seems to know someone in Minato-kuro?"

“…”

Need to acknowledge?

"Akutagawa Ryunosuke" kept silent. He did not look directly at Mori Ogai. On the one hand, he felt that staring at him was too rude. On the other hand, he thought that the other person was too similar to the "Mori Ogai" in his own world. There was always a weird sense of confusion.

"Akutagawa Ryunosuke" saw Gin's figure from a distance before entering the gate of the Port Mafia. He did not show much surprise, but just looked at him twice more - he suddenly realized that it didn't matter whether he said it or not.

Because this one-second pause was enough for Mori Owl to confirm some information.

A person with weaknesses is always easier to control than one without weaknesses. At least he will not be willing to give up.

Especially those who have glimpsed hope are more likely to be in control.

Mori Ogai observed the expression of "Akutagawa Ryunosuke" without making a sound. He could see that "Akutagawa Ryunosuke" had no aversion to the mafia, not just because of Akutagawa Gin. When Nakahara Chuuya brought him back, he never mentioned that Akutagawa Gin was in the Hong Kong mafia. He agreed to come after a simple exchange, but he was not completely unguarded - as long as he wanted, the black beast transformed by "Rashomon" could help him fight at any time.

This is very interesting. Sen Ou tapped the table with his fingertips, thinking, but the curve of his lips did not change.

A person who is obviously in the light and can be said to be living a good life is not opposed to the existence of the mafia in the dark, and is even very happy to accept it...

Ah, it seems like he is a perfect fit for the Port Mafia.

Mori Ogai thought so, and he smiled and said, "How about Akutagawa-kun, why don't you stay here for a while? Our Akutagawa is very curious about you."

“…I will stay here for a short period of time.”

He deliberately emphasized the pronunciation of the word "short-term", but how long he would stay was still unknown. "Akutagawa Ryunosuke" did not have a time limit like "Edogawa Ranpo". If he wanted, he could stay here for a long time.

But he knew that his primary goal was to find his sister. He clearly distinguished the two worlds, and the real weakness he was looking for was not here. Both "Akutagawa Ryunosuke" and Mori Ogai knew this very well, and he did not intend to tie up another "Akutagawa Ryunosuke" just for this reason.

As for whether he will stay here temporarily or continue to work for the Hong Kong gang until he returns to his original world... that depends on what Akutagawa-kun thinks at that time. Unfortunately, that "Ranpo Edogawa" doesn't seem to be easy to communicate with.

The door opened from the outside, and Akutagawa Ryunosuke heard regular footsteps approaching from behind, accompanied by one or two suppressed coughs from time to time.

Out of the corner of his eye he saw the hem of the black robe swaying slightly as its owner walked.

It's Ryunosuke Akutagawa, who belongs to the port mafia, Ryunosuke Akutagawa.

The footsteps stopped beside him, and he looked up. The appearance of the man made him dazed for a second, but he quickly reacted. The aura of this Akutagawa Ryunosuke was completely different from his own, and the aura of darkness was all over his body.

"You are different from me."

He heard Akutagawa Ryunosuke speak highly of him.

It's 'calm' on one side, but not so smooth on the other.

They first turned back to the direction that Nakajima Atsushi had gone to because it was closer. When the four of them returned to the door of Hisayo Michiko's house, the ill lady blinked blankly, as if she was confused about their return.

She looked a little uneasy. "Excuse me, is there anything else? Who are these two?"

"Um, I'm so sorry to bother you, us——Mr. Dazai?!"

Dazai Osamu walked over to her, his smile somewhat sweet. He gently held up Mrs. Hisayo's hand, and "No Longer Human" did not trigger at this time. So Dazai Osamu calmly let go of her hand and said, "I'm sorry for being so presumptuous, but you look so beautiful that I can't help myself."

Michiko Hisayo was not angry, she just quickly retracted her hand and tried to ignore this strange person. Nakajima Atsushi's reaction made her guess that these two were probably members of the detective agency.

"If you have nothing else to do, please leave first." Michiko Hisayo said. She didn't want to interact with so many strangers and felt a little uneasy. "I still need to take care of my children."

"I'm so sorry! We'll leave now."

The door closed tightly in front of him, and Nakajima Atsushi let out a barely perceptible sigh of relief: "Mr. Dazai... Can you try a different approach next time? If Mrs. Hisayo gets angry, it will be difficult to communicate with her in the future."

"But the effect was achieved." Dazai Osamu said lazily, "It just didn't make a difference - our lady Hisayo also shook her hand before entering the house, but 'No Longer Human' didn't work."

"Eh? Are both of them true?"

"But Mrs. Hisayo is an only child, she doesn't have any sisters, not even brothers..."

Nakajima Atsushi recalled the information in the file and felt a little distressed: "Is it really possible for two identical people to appear in the same place at the same time?"

"Mr. Ranpo already has the answer to this question."

"Huh?"

"After all, before I came out, Ranpo-san reminded me to keep an eye on Mrs. Hisayo. So, it seems that my side is more suspicious."

It has been proven that the ability to nullify mutations works on the ghost society, but it has no effect on the two Hisayo Michikos who don't know the truth.

They took another road, which was the home of the lady Kudai that Dazai Osamu and Kunikida had gone to find. It was clearly the same road, but it turned into a different place. Their route became more and more remote.

Dazai Osamu stopped and stood in front of a wall.

There wasn't originally a wall here, he thought casually. The monitoring device with positioning function thrown at 'Kusho Michiko' failed. No noise appeared, only a long silence. He didn't hear any sound.

He reached out and touched the wall. A blue light flashed under his hand, and something sticky and hidden in the dark faded away silently. This was indeed the place they had been to before - the residence of Hisayo Michiko.

"It didn't seem to be like this before, what do you think, Kunikida-kun?"

"How can it be the same? It was clearly one building before."

Kunikida Dopo stared at the wall which was obviously solid. Although he had come to a conclusion, he still couldn't help but reach out and touch it. It was indeed a real wall, not the home of 'Kusyo Michiko' where they were staying before.

"etc--"

Kunikida Doppo suddenly remembered something: "That person said before that he would go to find Ranpo-san, could it be now?!"

Nakajima Atsushi was horrified when he heard this: "Huh?!"

"Alright, alright, don't panic." Dazai Osamu interrupted the two people who were looking at each other, "The man who can deal with ghosts, Ranpo-san, is here too, but he still needs to hurry back."

The two Ranbu mentioned were one sitting on a chair and the other holding a dagger and looking out the window.

"If you use that ability two more times, your body won't be able to sustain it."

"That guy won't let me die." "Edogawa Ranpo" laughed, "After all, I am the chosen pillar of the world, and it cannot be changed - if I die, the world will perish with me."

Edogawa Ranpo was irritated by him: "You know that's not what I meant."

“I am here.”

He didn't answer again as if he was avoiding the question. There was a dull sound when his soles stepped on the floor. At the same time, there was a knock on the door and a woman's voice.

"Excuse me, can I come in?"

"Edogawa Ranpo" held the dagger in his hand behind his back and walked over slowly: "No."

He stood in front of the door. The person outside didn't seem to expect this answer. The continuous knocking stopped, and then another familiar voice came: "Mr. Ranbu?"

It was Nakajima Atsushi's voice.

He heard an uncontrollable chuckle from behind him. It was Edogawa Ranpo who was amused by such a crude trick that even a child would not believe.

"Edogawa Ranpo" raised his foot and stepped on the shadow that was about to get in from the gap below the door. Silver light flowed from his fingertips onto the dagger. The shadow was unable to move after being stepped on. "Edogawa Ranpo"'s physique is almost the same as Dazai Osamu. Although he does not have the ability to ineffective transformation, he can have a certain ability to suppress these things - of course, if they come in groups, he can do nothing.

"Once you've dealt with the ghost, you should leave."

Edogawa Ranpo stood up from his chair and came over. He was a little unhappy that he didn't get a reply after he said that. He stood behind Ranpo and looked at the new species that didn't exist in this world - but this ghost was not so friendly.

According to the available information, the nature of ghosts is to store and devour souls. The reason for their appearance is unknown, but they are more interested in human souls. Their forms are changeable, and they look different during the day and at night. During certain time periods, they will uncontrollably transform into another form.

But the most common method used by ghosts is to deceive, just like the voice pretending to be Nakajima Atsushi to trick Ranbu inside to open the door. However, they can also create illusions and control part of the space for a short time, such as the house of "Kushiro Michiko" that Dazai Osamu and his friends went to.

Edogawa Ranpo observed and said, "How ugly."

"It's uglier during the day." Edogawa Ranpo thought about the ghosts during the day. Some of them are special and can simulate human appearance. This is extremely difficult to deal with. Then there are the real ghosts that Kunikida Doppo encountered, which can attach to certain objects.

The two of them chatted at the door, and the black shadow that was stepped on tried to swim away but failed.

"We are back——"

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