Rooftop at night

When he received the call from Sky Casino, Luanbu was carrying a plate and preparing to go to the self-service area to order another small cake.

There is only one day left before the handover. The venue for the exhibition has been arranged and we are just waiting for the delivery of the goods to arrive.

The transportation process is by helicopter. There is a helipad at the top of this building, and air transportation is the safest choice. However, you need to be careful about the installation process and the reception on the top floor.

The former is handled by Nakajima Atsushi and Kagamika in Sky Casino, while the latter is handled by other members of the Detective Agency.

The treasure would only be delivered on the day of the exhibition, so it arrived at the theater the day before just to rehearse it beforehand.

Under the arrangement of the organizer, everyone in the detective agency received an invitation ticket. This invitation ticket is not simple, and it is said that only well-known people will be invited.

In order to avoid unnecessary threats, the organizers asked exhibitors to arrive the day before. Once in, it was not easy to leave.

That is to say, after entering the theater, the other members of the detective agency were unable to support what happened in the Sky Casino.

When he received the call from Sky Casino, Luan Bu simply guessed that Dun and his team were in trouble. But the voice on the phone sounded strange, and he listened carefully for a few sentences before he remembered who the voice belonged to.

"Is this Ranpo Edogawa?" She said in a slightly forced voice, "This is Sky Casino, and I'm Sigma, the manager of Sky Casino."

The visitor took the initiative to reveal his identity. Luanbu put down the plate and stared at the remaining donut on the table.

It was a strawberry donut, topped with icing and colorful candy chips.

"Hello? Mr. Ranpo?"

The person on the other end of the line emphasized this, and Luanbu finally said, "Hmm?" He held the phone between his cheeks, ready to use his free hands to put the donuts on the plate.

But while he was changing hands, someone took the target away quickly. His narrowed eyes widened with disbelief.

"Whoever gets it first gets it!" The girl with long golden hair was wearing an exquisite dress and had an arrogant and domineering personality.

The man who had been watching the chaos for a long time was very angry, so he ignored the sound on the other end of the phone and rushed to grab it.

The noises over there became chaotic, and if you listened carefully you could hear some arguments between children. Although Sigma conveyed the information, he looked worried.

Did he really hear it clearly?

The call was hung up. Sigma wiped the sweat from his forehead and raised his head: "Do you want to call again?"

The man in the sand-colored windbreaker was playing with a pistol. He smiled and held out his hand: "Thank you for your hard work, Sigma-kun. Ranbu knows how to do it."

There were only two people in the huge monitoring room. Sigma frowned, his eyes involuntarily staring at every move in the monitoring room.

Fortunately, there was no problem with the goods.

Dazai Osamu wandered around again, then slowly put the copied USB drive into his pocket: "Okay - then the rest is... hmm, meeting me is a secret."

Sigma swallowed his saliva. Although he was a little dissatisfied with the casual coming and going of this guy, he did not investigate further.

He didn't know why Dazai copied the layout of the Sky Casino, as the top priority should be to ensure the safety of the theater.

Is it really as Dazai Osamu said, that as long as there is random walking there, there will be no problem?

"You annoying bastard!" the black-haired young man in detective clothes said angrily, "I was here first. It's obvious that people with special powers don't need to eat. It's just that the old man has a bad taste!"

Fukuzawa Yukichi, the president of the Armed Detective Agency, held his forehead with one hand. It was rare for him not to be wearing a kimono, but a gray and black suit for formal occasions.

After listening to Ranpo's accusation, Fukuzawa Yukichi sighed at first, and then began to comfort him with ease. On the other side of him, Mori Ogai smiled and looked as if he didn't care.

"It's been a long time since I last saw you, Mr. Fukuzawa."

"It's been a long time since I last saw Dr. Mori."

Although they were not as familiar as friends, they knew each other well, and they were also very clear about the reason why the other party was here.

There were constant probing between the two men, and although they were both sitting, neither of them gave in during the conversation.

Ignoring the two people's random steps of testing each other, I was allowed to eat one more small piece of cake, and chose to sneak away after eating and drinking my fill.

The patrol officers were familiar with him, after all, he had appeared frequently in these few short days.

There are many places to visit, and it is easy to get lost if you are not careful. I scrambled around, looking for an inconspicuous corner, but as soon as I took a step, I heard a shout from behind.

"Where are you going?" Yoseno Akiko called out to the sneaky person in front of her, "Where are you going?"

Luanbu stood up straight and pretended to stroll around: "Really, there are too many roads here."

Yosano Akiko, who was wearing a formal dress, smiled but said nothing, while Miyazawa Kenji, who was standing behind her, shook his head in agreement: "Yes, Mr. Ranpo, the roads here are too complicated."

The two people who didn't know the way were taken back to the lounge by Akiko Yosano. With the arrival of these people, the originally solemn atmosphere began to become lively again.

"Ranpo?" Kunikida Dopo stood up and reported the current situation. "There are no problems with Dunna at the moment, so we should be able to proceed as planned."

"Yeah." Ranpo nodded and sat down on the vacant sofa. "Where's Dazai?"

Speaking of Dazai Osamu, Kunikida Dopo frowned again: "There is still no news about him. Really, he disappeared without a word."

Although it was a condemnation, there was obvious worry in his words. Although Dazai Osamu was unreliable and often lost contact in the past, this situation had never occurred before.

Especially at this critical moment, we must not allow any accidents to happen...

If it were before, Ranpo would probably answer "He went to jail", but now that Dazai Osamu is missing, he really doesn't know.

But the phone call just now gave him some clues, and that guy probably had his own discoveries.

At 9:50 pm, most people had already returned to their homes to rest. However, there were also brightly lit floors where the exciting nightlife had just begun.

In the unpatrolled corridor, a cloud of gray smoke rose up and cigarette butts with sparks flickered on and off.

"What's wrong, Liyuan?" Guangjin Liulang saw the person in front of him suddenly turn around, so he subconsciously put out the cigarette.

Tachihara Michizo looked back, then shook his head: "Nothing, Mr. Hirotsu, if there's nothing else, I'll go back to the leader first."

He just heard the sound of slight knocking on the iron pipe. Although it was irregular, because of his ability to control iron, Tachihara Michizo was particularly concerned about the movement.

The window was locked, but it was no problem for Daozhi Yuandaozo. He used a clever trick to push the window open, and at a glance he saw a person hanging next to the window.

The sand-colored cloak was blown up by the wind, and the man held on to the protrusion outside the building with his hands and feet, which was very strenuous.

"What... are you doing?" Tachihara Michizo stuck his head out, with mixed feelings.

The detective from the detective agency was climbing up from the bottom in a dangerous manner. This was the fifth floor, and if he fell without any protection, he would not be able to get up.

So he carefully stretched out his hand and stepped onto the windowsill, ready to catch the person at any time.

When their eyes met, Ranpo took a deep breath and reached out with one hand. Tachihara Michizo's eyes widened with a look of nervousness, but when he reacted, he was already hanging outside the window with one hand holding the person.

Luanbu considerately closed the window and then made an upward gesture.

Inexplicably becoming a tool, Li Yuandaozao held the man with one hand and climbed the wall with the other. Fortunately, the steps were not heavy, but it was a bit troublesome to avoid those cameras.

After successfully climbing to the top of the building, he remembered that the top two floors were not open to the public. With a puzzled look on his face, Tachihara Michizou remembered to ask the reason: "What are we going to do?"

The question changed from "what are you going to do" to "what are we going to do". Luanbu nodded with satisfaction, then squinted his eyes to look for it.

The rooftop was flat and had a large helipad. There was no one guarding it because they didn't expect anyone to climb the wall to get to the rooftop.

But again, there was no light on the roof. It was a little dark around us, and the wind was strong.

The people around him looked around as if they were looking for something. Although Tachihara Michizo didn't understand, he followed their lead and started looking.

Soon, a flash of light attracted Luanbu's attention. He straightened up and quickly realized something was wrong. But before he could say anything, there was nothing under his feet.

"Hey!" Tachihara Michizo reacted quickly and stretched out his hand to grab the person who was falling.

But in the same way, after a flash of light, he also felt his feet go empty. But soon, he curled up and landed fairly steadily.

Instead of falling down as expected, Tachihara Dozo looked up and found himself still on the top floor, but moved to a corner.

He suddenly felt his scalp tingling, and a white figure appeared in his field of vision. The person first laughed strangely, and then his white cloak fluttered high, and the whole person disappeared just like that.

Tachihara Michizo was still holding up his outstretched hand. He realized with a headache that the detective from the detective agency seemed to have been kidnapped right under his nose!

He was first troubled about how to explain that the relationship between the Port Mafia and the Armed Detective Agency was not good. If he told them the truth, those people might not believe him.

This is such a difficult matter. If I had known, I would not have mixed it up. Tachihara Michizo shook his head hard, but he took the last step and planned to tell the detective agency.

Although he didn't want to be "wrongly accused", he couldn't let the detective get killed. As far as he knew, Edogawa Ranpo's ability was not a combat type, and he was just an ordinary person.

But just as I made up my mind, the phone in my pocket rang, as if it had calculated the time.

"Captain?" Tachihara Michi said in a strange voice, but his eyes became a little more serious after hearing it, "...I understand."

The night wind continued, and no one mentioned what happened on the rooftop.

After a brief feeling of weightlessness, Luanbu quickly reacted. But soon, the discomfort of his body flipping over and over again made him frown.

After who knows how many times of rapid teleportation, he finally stood firmly on the ground.

It was still dark in front of him, and he had no idea where he was. He only knew that the dizziness made him almost vomit.

Someone walked out from the darkness, and the first thing that came into view was the black felt hat.

"I've heard of it, Ranbu-kun."