Zongman: Being the leader in the wild world

Fukuzawa Yukichi took a deep breath to calm himself. Being vigilant was a good thing, but he couldn't criticize the child for it. Otherwise, what would he do if he was no longer vigilant next time he encountered danger?

When he calmed down, he asked, "What do you want me to do to believe me?"

Gao Taiming stared at the man in silence for a while, and finally sighed, stood up and said, "Forget it, I'll just believe you."

This made the man stunned for a moment, he asked puzzledly: "Why?"

Gao Taiming did not hide it. He raised his hand and pointed at the knife on his waist and said, "If you want to take me away, there is no need to talk so much nonsense with me."

Fukuzawa Yukichi looked down at the knife at his waist and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I scared you."

Gao Taiming: “…Not bad.”

To be honest, the way he said sorry with an expressionless face didn't look like he was apologizing. Instead, it looked more like he was going to kill him if Gao Taiming didn't accept his apology.

In the end, Gao Taiming followed Fukuzawa Yukichi back to the dormitory of the detective agency members, but what he didn't expect was that there was other people in the man's house, and they looked about the same age as him.

The boy was wearing pajamas and squinting his eyes. As soon as Gao Taiming entered the house, the boy came out of his room. I guess he thought Fukuzawa Yukichi had returned, so he ran out in a hurry.

The boy paused for a moment when he saw Gao Taiming, and then he started to act unreasonably. With tears in his eyes, he said to Fukuzawa Yukichi: "President, don't you want me anymore? How could you bring other people back to spend the night?!"

Seeing him like this, Fukuzawa Yukichi sighed and said, "Ranpo, don't make a fuss. This child has encountered some difficulties. He is just staying temporarily tonight. I will arrange for him to stay somewhere else tomorrow. I am sorry for not telling you in advance."

The boy called Ranpo looked up at the man and asked pitifully, "Does an apology come with a gift?"

Fukuzawa Yukichi: “…Yes.”

Ranpo waved his hands and cheered happily, "Great!"

Gao Taiming didn't understand what they were saying, so he could only stand aside and watch silently, looking so pitiful. Fortunately, Fukuzawa Yukichi had not forgotten him, and turned to him and said in English: "He is Edogawa Ranpo, and I am Fukuzawa Yukichi. I asked you your name before, but you didn't answer. Can you tell me now?"

After being reminded of this, Gao Taiming suddenly remembered that he did not seem to have told his name. He couldn't help but feel a little guilty. He said, "My name is Gao Taiming, my English name is Light, and I'm 12 years old."

This answer obviously made Fukuzawa Yukichi pause for a moment, and he asked uncertainly: "You are only 12 years old?"

Gao Taiming nodded.

...It doesn't look like that at all.

Fukuzawa Yukichi coughed lightly, turned to Edogawa Ranpo and said, "Ranpo, can you lend him your clothes?"

"Sure." Edogawa Ranpo said nonchalantly.

"Thank you." The two also spoke in English, probably so that Gao Taiming could understand. Although he was cynical, he still had the proper manners, so he thanked him.

Moreover, after having Bai Guangying and meeting Chen Sisi and the others, he has changed a lot. At least he is no longer as arrogant as everyone first knew him.

After Gao Taiming came out of the shower, Fukuzawa Yukichi and Edogawa Ranpo were still awake. They were sitting on the sofa. The former looked helpless, while the latter was very angry. They must have had an argument.

In fact, he heard the conversation between the two when he was in the bathroom. Fukuzawa Yukichi wanted him to sleep with Edogawa Ranpo, but Edogawa Ranpo refused. Gao Taiming could understand this. If it were him, he would not be willing to sleep in the same bed with a stranger.

"Actually, I can sleep on the floor." Gao Taiming said.