Cats and homeless people

There was no flaw on the completely white paper. Apart from some meaningless scribbles, there was no writing that could convey any message.

Dazai Osamu narrowed his eyes and held the black-covered notebook high up. The sunlight shone through the thin paper, but he still didn't find anything.

"Meow!!"

The pinned cat struggled violently, and the silver-haired man felt a little bit sorry for it, so he let the sharp claws scratch the back of his hand.

"Leader, please be careful." Dazai Osamu said with a smile, and then continued to study the wordless book.

This book was given to him by Ranpo, and there was no text in it except for some meaningless graffiti. But Dazai Osamu believed that Ranpo would not do this for no reason.

Fukuzawa Yukichi lowered his head, looking at 005 struggling hard, feeling a little reluctant.

"Where's Ranbu? Have you contacted him?"

Although Ranpo said that 005 could move freely, as soon as he walked out of the door, Fukuzawa Yukichi saw 005 being caught by Dazai Osamu.

The latter pinched 005's neck skillfully, preventing it from grabbing him while keeping him under control firmly.

After handing the item to Dazai Osamu, he began to study it carefully. The corners of his mouth curved slightly, and he seemed to be very interested.

"No." Dazai Osamu put one hand on his ear, listening to the sound from the monitor, "But for the time being, nothing unexpected has happened. A-Dun is still too easy to be fooled, and he was easily sent away like this."

Fukuzawa Yuji nodded. Ranbu must know the purpose of the Hounds, so if he joins the game, he must have a solution.

But the others were not as smart as Luanbu, so they naturally couldn't guess his plan.

Dazai Osamu had already installed a listening device on Ranpo, and he heard the latter's conversation with the people from Mori Office. When he was talking to the hound, the listening device seemed to be malfunctioning and made a hissing sound of electric current.

Before I could figure out the message I had left, the cell phone in my pocket started ringing.

"Moximoxi, this is Dazai Osamu." Dazai Osamu leaned back in his chair and listened carefully to the voice on the other end of the phone.

"Dazai."

The sound of footsteps could be heard, and the background was a bit noisy, so the sound sounded a little distorted.

"You think that's the easiest way to die."

It was a strange question, but it reminded Dazai of a topic he had discussed with Ranpo. At that time, Ranpo had a casual expression on his face and discussed with him the feeling of death.

He did not give an accurate answer at the time, but only listed the pros and cons of each method. At that time, Ranpo's expression gave Dazai a feeling that he had never been in close contact with death.

The experience of nearly dying multiple times is not pleasant, but as long as you are human, you will have a fear of death.

In those green eyes, the feeling towards "death" is as bland as discussing what to eat today.

"Ranpo?" Dazai Osamu called out tentatively, "Where are you now, Atsushi?"

The wind was strong on the top of the tall building. The corners of my coat were blown up by the wind, and the person on the other end of the phone repeated: "Luanbu, where are you?"

I sat on an empty wooden box with my legs crossed, with nothing blocking my view. This was the fifth floor, and there were higher floors around, so it was not obvious that there was a person on the roof.

"I don't know." Ranbu replied, "Is 005 with you?"

Dazai Osamu looked at the cat in Fukuzawa Yukichi's arms. After the call was connected, 005 suddenly became quiet, as if he was eavesdropping.

This cat is very strange, so strange that it doesn’t look like a cat.

"Yes, it's with us. Ranpo, do you have anything to tell Mr. Fukuzawa?" Dazai Osamu turned his head and deliberately mentioned Fukuzawa Yukichi in his words.

It seems that no one in the entire port mafia can control Ranbu except the leader, but this sentence did not work today.

"No." Ranbu stood up, "You guessed it, right? So the countdown has to start."

“15, 14——”

Dazai Osamu will definitely be able to guess it in fifteen seconds. Ranpo thought so as he got closer and closer to the edge of the rooftop.

What does death feel like? Shika-nin didn't know. He only knew that he had had several near-death experiences.

In the previous world, he had a chance to come close to death. He deliberately did not summon the shikigami for treatment, just to verify the answer.

The answer is yes, 005's role is not just a pendant. When he was on the verge of death, 005 directly intervened and caused his inevitable death.

But that guy probably thought he was being very secretive.

And it is not accidental to go to another different world, or the original world.

That seemed to be the worst scenario. If the world that needed to be corrected was compared to a world full of bugs, and the original world was a normally functioning world, then if his accident was inserted into a world full of bugs, it would be very easy to cause chaos and collapse in the world.

But if it is added to the original world, it is like adding an extra irrelevant code to a normally functioning computer. If it does not perform specific behaviors, it will not be noticed as a bug.

The conditions for this kind of conversion probably also require the consumption of energy. In the last world, 005 swallowed a lot of things, which must be the source of energy.

Shika Ninja put down his phone. He heard a few anxious shouts from the other end of the phone, but as he walked away, he could no longer hear them clearly.

Dazai Osamu is special, Shika Shinobu knew it the first time he saw him. And Dazai Osamu is also someone 005 has always deliberately avoided, probably because of his special ability - [No Longer Human].

And now is the best opportunity to verify that answer.

"A-Dun! Go to the office now!"

When Nakajima Atsushi received the call from Dazai Osamu, he was already near the Mori office. Akutagawa, who was chasing closely behind him, also slowed down after hearing Dazai Osamu's voice.

"Go to the rooftop of the office, quick!"

This anxious tone made Nakajima Atsushi move faster and faster. Seeing that he had already reached the downstairs of the office, he chose to climb the wall with his bare hands. In a few breaths, he reached the top of the building.

A breeze blew past, and the empty rooftop was empty. But immediately afterwards, there was a sound of something heavy falling to the ground.

As if he suddenly understood, Nakajima Atsushi ran towards the source of the sound. After taking a good look at the situation below, he jumped down from the tall building.

The call was not hung up, but Dazai Osamu could not hear any useful information. He counted down the fifteen seconds in his mind and contacted Nakajima Atsushi as quickly as possible.

But he misjudged that Ranbu was not on the rooftop of the office at all.

When the countdown ended, Dazai heard a "bang" from Nakajima Atsushi's phone. Then he saw the leader's eyes widened and his expression was incredulous.

Dazai frowned in confusion, everything happened so suddenly. But he soon understood what Ranpo said, because the cat, which had been quiet all the time, suddenly changed as if it swelled up.

Without thinking, Dazai reached out and grabbed 005. Suddenly, a sharp sound rang in his ears, and he seemed to hear the cat talking.

〖Let go! Let go now!〗

005 was very anxious, he felt that the host's life was slipping away quickly. But Dazai Osamu pressed him down, because of the influence of the human disqualification, his ability was out of control and his power became disordered.

In order to ensure the completion rate of the mission, even if the host does not have the ability to heal his body, at critical moments, the system can ensure the host's survival by prepaying energy.

But now, everything is disrupted.

It is not easy to bring the host into a chaotic world, because if you are not careful, this shaky world will collapse. Moreover, because of Shika Ninja, he has already re-read the file once.

Could it be that the second world is going to fail right from the start? 005 thought unwillingly, but in the end, because of Shika Ninja's good performance in the first world, he felt a little reluctant.

What if, what if Shika Shinobu was tricked by mistake? What if he can complete the task this time?

After gritting his teeth, 005 struggled to break free with all his strength. But the person behind him grabbed him quickly, and his movements were faster than those of Dazai Osamu and Fukuzawa Yukichi, who had practiced martial arts with swords for many years.

But now 005 can't care about anything else. He mobilizes the last of his strength, and the black light expands infinitely.

Dazai Osamu subconsciously raised his hand to block it, and when he opened his eyes again, there was nothing in front of him.

What was it that Ranpo was willing to prove with his life? Dazai didn't understand. He closed his eyes and then looked at the "book" in his hand.

If it is a random move, there must be a reason for doing so.

Falling from a height is not the most suitable way to die. Bones are broken and internal organs are damaged, but people do not die immediately.

Blood flowed from his mouth and nose, and his vision blurred, but Ranpo saw Nakajima Atsushi's face. The latter was holding his hand tightly, with fear in his eyes.

"Ranpo...? No, I'll take you to find Miss Yosano! Ranpo!" Nakajima Atsushi said hurriedly, "Don't die."

Akutagawa was standing a few meters away. When he realized that the person who jumped off the building was indeed the port official, he frowned in confusion.

At this altitude, the person with the healing ability is not nearby, so there is no way to save him. Hearing the commotion here, the people from the office also rushed over.

But soon, a strange black light enveloped the two of them. Akutagawa hesitated to speak. He wanted to step forward to stop something, but subconsciously felt that he could not intervene.

When the others rushed downstairs, there was only a large pool of blood. There was nothing left, which made Akutagawa a little confused about how to explain it.

Rolling back the file is not an easy task, it requires at least a certain amount of energy. The last time I rolled back the file completely, I paid the price of destroying the world.

005, who had to start over as a part-time worker, was very resentful, so he had a very bad impression of Shika Shinobi.

But after completing his mission in the previous world, he began to hesitate again, wondering if he had made a mistake in his choice.

But now, due to an accidental mistake, in order to save Shika's life, he can only place this body in another normally functioning world.

"It's all your fault! Why are you always messing around?" The accusing voice sounded, and 005, whose energy was depleted, was furious. "Lu Ninja, can you be more normal? We just arrived in the second world!"

There were a lot of debris piled up in the dark and empty alley, the smell of blood was everywhere, and a few coughs could be heard in the alley.

Hearing 005's anxious and angry complaints, Lu Shinobu confirmed his guess. This world is "normal" and is completely different from the one in the script.

Speaking of the script, Lu Shinobu actually didn't have time to take a closer look at it before there was a fold in the previous world of the script. After seeing the fold clearly, he was sure that there was only one script from beginning to end.

There was no light in the alley because it was already night. Through the alley entrance, I could see the light of street lamps in the distance. This seemed to be a very remote place where no one had ever been.

Lying on the ground, he could clearly feel the wound healing. But the blood foam that was overflowing was hard to swallow, so he coughed and deliberately whispered, "It hurts."

005 suddenly calmed down. He walked over in small steps, not caring about the dirty blood stains on his soft fur: "Does it hurt? Does it still hurt a lot? It shouldn't be like this. Hasn't the wound healed completely?"

He began to doubt himself, but looking at the body of Lu Ninja curled up in pain, he couldn't help but worry: "It seems that something unexpected happened, don't move. But why did he die suddenly? Was there an ambush?"

"Ahhh! Do you still think you are so great? You are just an ordinary person in this world." 005 said in annoyance, and began to regret not following in person.

Luanbu lay on his side, his good hand gently placed on 005's head, and rubbed the sticky blood on his head.

How stupid.

He fooled me so easily, without any doubt that he did it on purpose. I don't know what merits are there for such a stupid system, other than the power it possesses can change the way the world works.

005 was not a doctor after all, and he began to panic when he smelled the strong smell of blood. His energy was completely depleted, so he naturally couldn't judge the current situation.

"I'm going to find some help, don't move." 005 finally remembered the hospital and ran out in a hurry.

After the little figure ran away from the alley, Luanbu sat up and wiped the blood from his face with one hand, but the more he wiped, the more obvious it became.

After a short pause, he stood up, leaning against the wall. Although the healing speed was slow, it should be back to normal in a few hours without intervention.

005 naturally found his way, so he fumbled in his pocket with one hand, took out a candy, unwrapped it, and stuffed it into his mouth. The taste of the candy was no longer there, but at least it was something to fill his stomach.

Under the dim street lights, a figure staggered out. Then, as if he had no strength left, he sat down on a bench by the roadside after another person appeared at the intersection.

Few people go out at night in Yokohama, but that doesn't mean there are no people moving around in the dark.

After a few gunshots, the night returned to peace. After completing the mission, the team dressed in black prepared to call it a day. The leader wore a top hat and a black suit jacket on his shoulders.

The evening breeze was a little cool, and after finishing the tasks in Yokohama, Nakahara Chuuya prepared to call it a day.

"Go away, where did this cat come from?"

“Meow!”

The subordinates drove away with a bit of disgust, because the cat's cry was too miserable, and Nakahara Chuuya looked over. As if seeing a savior, the black and white, blood-stained cat passed through the other people and pounced over accurately.

Then he grabbed his calf and started meowing again.

“Don’t worry about it, Master Chuuya.” The subordinate said with concern, “It’s probably just a beast that was frightened by the sound of the gunshot.”

Chuuya raised his hand and signaled his men to go back first. The cat was very smart and seemed to want to take him somewhere.

After passing a remote alley, Chuuya smelled some blood and realized that the cat was probably asking for help. Then the cat passed the alley and ran straight away.

But this speed is not difficult for Nakahara Chuuya to catch up.

Under the dim street lights, a person first staggered along, then looked up and saw him approaching, then collapsed onto a chair in exhaustion.

After approaching, Nakahara Chuuya saw the face clearly and could not hide his surprise: "Edogawa Ranpo?"

It was the detective from the Armed Detective Agency. Chuuya felt annoyed again when he recalled the last time he was trapped in a book. However, the ruthlessness of the man in front of him made him worried.

"Are you okay?"

The man lying on the chair was covered in blood, with one hand in a plaster cast, looking very dishevelled. He was wearing a white shirt, a black vest, and a short suit jacket. He was wearing black suit pants that reached his knees, white socks and leather shoes.

Overall, he is completely different from the detective dressed as a detective.

Her short black hair was very fluffy, and because she was not wearing a hat, Chuuya didn't recognize her at first glance.

There were obvious bloodstains on the mouth and nose, but no obvious wounds on the body, so they must have been internal injuries.

"It hurts so much—" Luanbu stretched out his voice and shouted weakly, "Mr. Hat, help me."

Chuuya subconsciously reached out his hand, then frowned: "What happened? Did the detective agency go bankrupt?"

Otherwise, how could Edogawa Ranpo be allowed outside so late at night?

The man half leaning on the chair did not answer, his face looked pale due to excessive blood loss.

In order to send him to the hospital quickly, Nakahara Chuuya took out his cell phone, then frowned and made another call.

After a few rings, the call was connected.

"Hey, boss." Nakahara Chuuya looked at the person on the chair and talked about the situation here, "Should we send him to the detective agency?"

It’s not that Nakahara Chuuya is particularly cautious. After all, he suffered a loss at the hands of Edogawa Ranpo last time, which forced him to be careful.

"Oh?" The other end of the line asked with interest, "Ranpo Edogawa? How is he?"

"It's OK. I'm still conscious at the moment."

"Then there's no need to send him to the hospital." Looking at the night view outside the window, Sen Ouwai narrowed his eyes, "Bring him back. After all, he has helped the detective agency so much, we should let them get some reward to redeem him... to pick him up."

After getting the accurate information, Chuuya felt relieved. He tentatively stretched out his hand, and the dark red light enveloped the person in front of him. The cat jumped up anxiously, as if wanting to leave together.

Luan Bu was very quiet, as quiet as if he had fainted. But on the way out, Mr. Hat was worried that he had fainted and kept turning around to talk to him.

"Hey, don't die." Chuuya emphasized again, "Edogawa?"

"Are you worried about me, Mr. Hat?" Ranpo narrowed his eyes and lay on Chuuya's back, "Ahem, I'm almost dying... It hurts."

The person on his back deliberately wiped the blood on his suit jacket. Chuuya frowned but couldn't say anything.

At the port mafia building, the guards on duty at night were a little sleepy at first, but when they saw their cadre, Lord Nakahara Chuuya, coming back with a "corpse", they all perked up.

The crime scene was not far from the port building, and Chuuya was already on his way as fast as possible.

The lights were on in the specially vacated medical room, and the only "doctor" took off his red scarf, put on a white coat and gloves.

"Chief."

"Thank you for your hard work, Chuuya." Mori Ogai smiled with narrowed eyes, "Put him on the bed."

Chuuya nodded in obedience and after placing the person on the bed, he realized that the person who had been quiet all this time was not unconscious.

His green eyes were still, but his brows were furrowed. The cat beside him kept rubbing his cheek, but he didn't react much.

"Are you dead? Please don't die." 005 said anxiously.

Lu Ren's reaction was very calm. He even felt like sighing: "If you don't know how to find help, you don't have to. Do you want to see me dissected by this guy?"

〖don't want.〗

Looking at the cat that suddenly became more hostile to him, Mori Ouwai raised his eyebrows: "Cat? The detective agency can actually keep cats. That guy must be very happy."

The sharp scalpel was picked up, and Nakahara Chuuya stepped forward to control the agitated cat.

"Boss, what happened to him?"

The clothes on the upper body were taken off, revealing several obvious bleeding spots. The clothes were not damaged, so the wounds were caused by the sharp end of the ribs piercing the skin after the fracture.

Combined with the blood on the mouth and nose, as well as the bleeding on the ears under the hair, the extent of the injury can be basically determined.

"You must have fallen from a height, Ranpo-kun." Mori Ogai played with his scalpel, "You were really careless."

After wiping off the blood on the surface, no gaps were seen on the skin, which shows that the injury had been treated.

But as far as he knew, with Akiko Yosano's healing ability, all injuries could be healed.

Is it some other healing power? Judging from the amount of bleeding, it's at least a level of death on the spot.

Luanbu closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep, but everyone present was not an ordinary person, so they could tell that he was not asleep. But his expression made it clear that he did not want to communicate.

"If you don't mind, the wound will probably heal." Mori Ogai deduced, "It seems that I can do you a favor for nothing. Chuuya-kun, is there any way to contact Dazai?"

Nakahara Chuuya hesitated to speak, looked at the closed door, and nodded: "I understand."

The sun shone in through the transparent glass window, and Luan Bu sat on the bed, swinging his legs. 005 sat beside him, burying his head in his paws.

Chuuya prepared hot water for the two of them and was kind enough to wash 005. After putting on clean clothes, the man and the cat sat quietly, but when they saw someone coming, they still looked over.

"Mr. Hat, I'm hungry."

Nakahara Chuuya was shaking his head a little annoyed, but the reason for his annoyance was not because of the man and the cat in front of him.

"You tell me yourself." Lieutenant General Nakahara handed the phone over and then soothed her, "The food is ready. Do you have any dietary restrictions?"

Luanbu picked up the phone, but it didn't go through after a few rings. Zhongyuan Zhongya didn't believe it and called again, and this time he answered.

“Hey, Chuuya~ Even if you don’t have any skills in lying, no one will believe you.” Dazai Osamu’s voice came from the other end of the phone.

The casual tone seemed to show that Chuuya didn't take his words seriously. However, Dazai Osamu was obviously angry and embarrassed when he heard what he said.

"You say it yourself!"

The phone was handed to him. Luanbu looked at the lit screen, then raised his head to see Yanye.

"Hey? Are you unhappy because I hit the mark?"

Ranpo cleared his throat and then said, "Save me - Dazai, it's so dark and scary!"

Chuuya was stunned, and immediately snatched the phone: "Hey, what did you say?!"

"I'm so scared, Mr. Hat is angry." Ranbu deliberately said loudly, looking at the extremely angry look in front of him, he smiled again.

In the detective agency, the person who was originally lying leisurely on the sofa suddenly sat up straight.

Dazai Osamu widened his eyes, listened to the familiar voice on the other end of the phone, and subconsciously asked, "Where is Mr. Ranpo?"

Nakajima Atsushi didn't understand what was going on, but seeing Dazai Osamu's rare serious expression, he pointed outside and said, "Is that Mr. Ranpo? He's out with the president."

Dazai frowned. It was impossible for Ranpo to get into trouble under the president's nose. But that voice and tone were very familiar. Besides, that dark little guy would never lie about such a thing.

But when he wanted to ask more, the call was hung up. Dazai Osamu sat on the sofa and thought for a long time, then smiled and said casually: "Kunikida~ I'm going out for a while--"