Chapter 58
Riverside, police, corpses, and Edogawa Ranpo.
What a classic crime scene! The police officer looked at the little girl next to Edogawa Ranpo, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.
Edogawa Ranpo, hands on his hips, said nonchalantly, "Don't worry, Ranpo-sama's daughter isn't afraid of this kind of thing at all."
Xiao Luo went to check and found something!
Mr. Ranpo's daughter? The police officer was filled with respect and took a step back to let the little one into the crime scene.
Xiao Luo went inside, observed, and then pondered wisely.
Then, under the expectant gaze of the police, she spoke: "Dad,"
Edogawa Ranpo tried to stop him, but it was too late.
"The deceased refused to cooperate and wouldn't say a word to Xiao Luo."
Police: ...The deceased...refused to cooperate?
Xiaolu examined the area around the body. Her detective outfit, identical to Edogawa Ranpo's, fluttered in the river breeze. She deduced, "Xiaolu discovered that the deceased was probably alive before he died. If nothing unexpected happens, this should be an accident."
Edogawa Ranpo opened his mouth, then closed it again, and after a long while, he finally spoke in shock: "There... there's more?"
“Yes, Daddy, yes!” The little girl took out a magnifying glass and continued to examine the wound. “Look at the wound on the mouth. The deceased was probably killed with a weapon, so it must have been an accident. It’s very likely that the murderer did it. We should start with people we know. Daddy, let the deceased notify the family.”
Instruct the deceased to... notify the family.
Edogawa Ranpo's breath hitched, his lips trembling as he looked at the little girl, struggling to pull her back.
Never mind, you should come back. Come back, child, come back.
Xiao Luo didn't understand why her father had suddenly dragged her back. The child struggled wildly, but when her gaze fell on the river, her eyes lit up. "Dad, look, there's another corpse!"
The surrounding police officers were shocked: "What! Quickly, retrieve it!"
Three minutes later
Looking at the familiar man in the trench coat and bandages, the police hesitated before glancing at the Edogawa father and daughter.
Edogawa Ranpo remained unmoved; he simply didn't care. As always, Koro didn't recognize Dazai Osamu at all.
“Dad,” Xiao Luo’s eyes lit up when she saw Dazai Osamu, and she said, “I’ve discovered something strange. There are two male victims. One of the victims is a man, and coincidentally, the other victim is also a man.”
"..."
Dazai Osamu slowly raised his head and looked at the little girl who had her back to him. Her body, which was entangled in the fishing net, slowly stood up, and he raised his hand to press down on the little girl's shoulder.
"Dad! The deceased is moving! Quickly, let the deceased... identify the murderer... Dazai-nii, when did you die?"
Xiao Luo's excited voice stopped abruptly as she turned around. The child, with a blank expression, finished speaking and asked weakly.
Dazai Osamu gave a chilling smile. "Little girl, it's been a long time."
Looking at Dazai Osamu's ghostly appearance, Xiao Luo suddenly remembered something and excitedly urged, "Dazai-nii, why did you die?! Were you killed by ice cream like Xiao Luo? Let's go find the chicken and get revenge, okay?"
Dazai Osamu spent a long time watching the elusive little girl, who had kept him awake for several days. He finally found traces of her existence through subtle clues, and today the memories suddenly resurfaced.
He deftly broke free from the fishing net, grabbed Xiao Luo, and walked to the side, not forgetting to greet Edogawa Ranpo before leaving.
Edogawa Ranpo immediately nodded. Little Lo really had no talent for solving cases; let her go play with Dazai Osamu instead.
Dazai Osamu grabbed Koiro and led her toward the tree, asking with inquisitive curiosity, "What exactly are you?"
"Huh?" The little girl seemed not to have heard clearly, looked up at Dazai Osamu's face, and uttered a questioning interjection.
"Oh, it's nothing. I was just asking if Xiao Luo was killed by the ice cream? How big was the ice cream? Did she kill it all by herself?"
Dazai Osamu had no intention of getting the answer from the little girl; he casually mentioned it and immediately changed the subject.
“That’s right!” Xiao Luo was furious when the ice cream murder incident was mentioned. The child said angrily, “That wicked villain poisoned the ice cream that Uncle Oda Sakunosuke gave Xiao Luo. What a wicked chicken! Dazai-nii, let’s kill the chicken and eat it!”
Dazai Osamu's movement of putting down the little girl suddenly froze. He was curious about Xiao Luo's origins and existence, and his inquiry was mixed with curiosity and uncontrollable restlessness.
He never expected to hear a familiar name from Xiao Luo.
"...Oda Sakunosuke?"
"That's right, that's right!" Little Luo didn't notice Dazai Osamu's strange behavior at all. The child stomped her feet anxiously. "Uncle Odasaku took Little Luo to the amusement park, but Little Luo got killed by an ice cream. Dazai-nii, can you help Little Luo get revenge? Let's eat all the chickens!"
Suddenly, her arm was grabbed tightly. Xiao Luo met a pair of blank eyes, filled with sorrow and helplessness. Dazai Osamu's face, already pale from being in the water, turned even paler. He spoke in a trembling voice, "Xiao Luo, tell me clearly. Tell me everything."
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