The False Protagonist and the True Demon King[Comprehensive]

"Is there really someone in that place who can redeem our souls?" Andre Gide's eyes were cold, and his voice was filled with a terrible emptiness.

"That's right." Fyodor put his index finger in front of his lips, with a gentle smile in his eyes, like a very kind young man.

"Trust the information of the rat of the dead house, the salvation you want can only be found in Yokohama."

Andre Gide nodded, "I see."

Watching his back disappear, the devil raised the corners of his mouth slightly, showing an expression of watching the show.

"So, let me see how good this scene is going to be."

……

Shen Xi didn't care about this matter at all, what would happen if the person concerned found out, when Oda Sakunosuke asked him, he also said it out neatly, without the slightest attempt to hide it.

If you die in the future, you will die in this year.

It's so straightforward, so... merciless.

Osamu Dazai put the wine glass on the bar counter, staring at the glass silently, not knowing what he was thinking.

"So...is that so?" Oda Sakunosuke thought about it for a while, "Knowing the news of his death from someone else's mouth is really a very novel experience."

"who is it?"

Shen Xi didn't answer, so Osamu Dazai asked again.

"Who is the murderer?"

"I do not know."

Shen Xi replied, "I only know the fact of Oda Sakunosuke's death, but I don't know why he died and who the murderer is, because, Dazai, I met you four years later."

"Back then, there was no longer Odasaku."

This name only exists in your memory and in your words, but this person cannot be found in this world.

"Don't be so nervous Dazai, I won't die so easily." Oda Sakunosuke said: "My dream has not been realized yet, I will try my best to live until I realize my dream."

Shen Xi put the empty glass back on the bar and asked the bartender to refill it. When the bartender left with the glass, Shen Xi turned to Oda Sakunosuke.

"What is your aspiration?"

"To be a novelist, you don't need a gun, you just need to write."

"Do you want to consider becoming a part-time teacher?" Shen Xi immediately began to introduce her job to him, "It's still very interesting to see the compositions written by students when teaching Chinese, and maybe you can find good inspiration."

"Really?" Odasaku began to think.

Osamu Dazai sighed helplessly, "Let me tell you, have you forgotten that Odasaku is still a mafia?"

"So?" Shen Xi took the orange juice handed to him by the bartender, "Why can't the mafia be a teacher? It's just a job, if it doesn't suit you, change it, that's what I did."

"Then the boss who hired you must be very troublesome." Osamu Dazai seemed to be apologetic for the stranger, "Oh, the newly hired person looks so reliable and good-looking, how could he fail after working for two days?" ran away?"

Shen Xi watched his performance, "But in fact, they usually fire me. My last job was a high school teacher. Because I scared the students by jumping from a tall building, I was fired for disturbing order."

"It's a matter of course." Oda Sakunosuke looked at him, "After all, other jobs are not Hong Kong gangsters, and they will ignore suicide."

Dazai Osamu glanced at Oda Sakunosuke, "I feel that Oda Sakuno is complaining about me."

"Have it?"

The two people present tacitly changed the previous topic.

After drinking the distilled wine in the glass, Oda made a look, the rain had stopped, he waved to the two, "I'll go first."

"Okay." Osamu Dazai raised his hand in response, "Be careful on the road."

The store became quiet again, and Osamu Dazai looked at Shen Xi, "Tell me about the matter before."

"What?" Shen Xi looked out of state.

"The death of Odasaku."

Shen Xi shook her head, "I don't know, you told me everything I know, and you didn't tell me much about Odasaku."

"You must know that even if I only tell you something, you can deduce it through these things, right?" Osamu Dazai looked at the ice in the glass, "After all, you know me so well."

You can see what I'm hiding, or what I want you to know, and you can pretend not to know.

This person was scarier than he had imagined, but it was normal, after all, he was a friend he knew well in the future.

Since the last time this person asked him to shoot and kill himself with full of hope, Osamu Dazai understood the reason why they knew each other well, because they were essentially the same kind of people.

Death may not be the goal, but it is the process that cannot be ignored.

They are all people who are free from this world.

It was also because he saw this clearly, so he began to try to accept this person and get along with him like a friend.

Then he discovered that this person sees very clearly, no matter what it is, he can always see the deepest things, and even find the key point through a little thing, but he never reveals it.

Shen Xi looked at him, "Oh."

Looking at Shen Xi helplessly, Osamu Dazai wanted to say something, but at this moment, the communication on his body rang, and Osamu Dazai had no choice but to end the conversation with Shen Xi and answer the phone.

"Hey?"

The person opposite didn't know what to say, but Osamu Dazai frowned at this moment.

"What did you say? The meeting of the five major cadres? If I remember correctly, it's not time for the meeting yet."

"Okay, I see, I'll hurry back now."

After hanging up the phone, Osamu Dazai paid for the drink directly with the bartender. Of course, he also paid for Shen Xi's juice.

"I need to go back to Hong Kong and Hei for something, and I will come to you later."

Shen Xi watched him leave, and looked at the bartender after a while, "Can you continue?"

The bar smiled gently, "Yes, Mr. Dazai has already paid you in advance."

"That's it." Shen Xi knocked on the table, "Then let's drink until the end."

……

In the conference room, Osamu Dazai sat in his own seat. He was a little curious about the sudden meeting of the five major cadres. To be honest, such a sudden cadre meeting is really quite rare in Hong Kong and Heilongjiang.

"This meeting is actually because there is a mission to go abroad, and because the level is not low, a cadre is needed to go." Mori Ogai looked at everyone with a smile, "So, does anyone want to go to Europe for a business trip?"

When he heard that he was on a business trip, Osamu Dazai immediately raised his hand, "I, I, I, I want to play!"

"Except Dazai-kun." Mori Ogai filled in the rest of the words very unkindly.

Osamu Dazai puffed up his face, "Why?"

"Because Dazai-kun still has a mission to complete." Mori Ogai said, "Dazai-kun can't go anywhere until that gentleman is settled."

Hongye laughed, "Are you talking about the gentleman who is crazily pursuing Dazai-kun?"

"Crazy pursuit..." Osamu Dazai sighed helplessly, "I knew the rumors would become like this."

"Is not it?"

"Of course not." Osamu Dazai leaned on the table, "Okay, don't talk about me, you should discuss who is going on a business trip."

Even though he said this, Osamu Dazai still had some doubts. Why did he need a cadre to go on a business trip?How important is the meeting?Also, have they had any deals recently that are important enough to require cadres to go forward?

But no matter how many doubts Osamu Dazai had, the candidate for the business trip was finally selected.

It was his partner Chuya Nakahara who ended up on a business trip to Europe.

"Finally able to get rid of you bastard, it's so beautiful that people can't believe it." Zhong Yuanyong also sighed.

Osamu Dazai stood beside him with a smile, "Did Chu also go on a business trip to get rid of me? I know, I will report your thoughts to the boss truthfully."

"Don't misinterpret my meaning!" Zhong Yuan snorted coldly, "Don't be too arrogant, Dazai, if you were not a cadre, you would have been beaten into a scum."

"It's a pity that there are many people who want to do this, but they can't do it." Dazai Osamu stepped on the corridor with his hands behind his back, "By the way, Chuya, what task did the boss give you?"

Zhong Yuan also shook his head, "Boss told me, I can't tell you."

"Huh? Why?"

"I don't know." Although Nakahara Chuya was a little strange, he always followed the orders of the boss meticulously.

The boss is always right, and the mistakes are also because of the bastard Osamu Dazai.

Osamu Dazai shrugged his shoulders. Anyway, he didn't have much interest, so he didn't say anything. It was so wonderful not to see this dark little man for two months.

……

After waiting for a long time before Osamu Dazai came back, Shen Xi looked at the sky outside, and it was already evening, because it was autumn, so the sky darkened very early, and the number of people in the bar began to increase.

Sitting here alone is quite boring, Shen Xi wonders why Dazai has something important to go back in such a hurry.

Five major cadre meetings?what is that?

Come see for yourself.

It is actually not difficult to enter the Ganghei building without disturbing anyone, just like last time, no one noticed when he walked into Dazai's office, and Hong Konghei still don't know how he got there.

Only this time, Osamu Dazai's office was empty and there was no one there, and Dazai was not here.

Pushing open the door and going out, the corridor was quiet, the pale light shone on the corridor, it looked lonely and cold, Shen Xi walked along the corridor.

He didn't care if someone found him or what it would lead to.

The sky was getting late, the street lights were already on, and the stars and the moon were gradually visible in the sky. Shen Xi glanced through the window, and then continued to move forward. Where is Dazai?

"Have things been arranged?"

"no problem."

The previous sentence was said by Mori Ogai, why is the voice of the latter sentence so familiar?

The door is ajar, as if waiting for someone to eavesdrop. Dazai once said that some superiors always feel that they are quite safe in their own territory, so they don't take security measures, but Shen Xi doesn't feel that the Ougai is like this.

So he did it on purpose?

Let someone walk by on purpose and overhear him talking to someone?

Shen Xi leaned over and took a look. Mori Ogai was indeed talking to someone, and this person was... Fyodor.

Osamu Dazai called Fyodor a sewer rat, who hid in the dark and smelly water and looked at the world. This is indeed a very vivid metaphor. He can be found no matter what happens, and it is really hard to avoid. plague god.

In fact, Shen Xi didn't hide himself, both Mori Ogai and Fyodor noticed the moment he walked to the door.

Fyodor narrowed his eyes slightly, "Oh, who is this?"

Even though he was under the pale incandescent light, this person still looked quite dark, especially his black clothes directly increased his danger level.

who is thisA new member of Hong Kong and Black?

Mori Ogai didn't seem surprised, he just raised his eyebrows when he saw him, "Does this gentleman regard the Hong Kong Black Headquarters as his home? Come and leave whenever you want?"

"Sorry." Shen Xi apologized bluntly, "But what deal do you have with him?"

"I can't tell you that."

Shen Xi stared at Fyodor in the video, "To be honest, I thought about killing you if I saw you again."

Fyodor narrowed his eyes, was this sentence addressed to him?See you again?Do they know each other?

Do not know it.

"It's a pity, it's just a video, I can't see you in person."

The devil smiled not obviously, and then turned off the communication directly. This person was very hostile to him, although he didn't know where the hostility came from.

Seeing the disappearance of the demon, Shen Xi apologized to Mori Ogai again before leaving, but he stopped at the door.

"Actually, I don't want to care about what you do. After all, it's none of my business, but my bottom line is Osamu Dazai."

Shen Xi's voice was very low, and the low tone combined with his voice was particularly gloomy. This person was not as cold as he saw last time, maybe it was because of a change of clothes.

This guy seems to need more attention.

"Dazai went home, do you want me to give you the address?" Mori Ogai asked him with a smile.

"Okay." Shen Xi responded, "Thank you very much."

"you are welcome."

Ogai Mori wrote Osamu Dazai's address on a piece of paper and handed it to him, and he frowned slightly after Shen Xi's left.

This seems to be an uncontrollable accident, how to deal with it?

He could feel that this person was bound to influence Osamu Dazai.

The address given by Mori Ogai is not very far away, but it needs to go through the pier. Shen Xi looked at the route marked on it. Although the handwriting was scribbled, it was quite clear.

At this time, it was getting late, and no one wanted to stay outside at nine o'clock in the evening in autumn. Shen Xi was walking alone under the streetlight. Suddenly, he stopped and turned his head to look towards the pier. A group of people were walking from the pier. come out.

This group of people is very strange. They wear large black cloaks that cover their entire body, and the number of them is not small.

Who are these people?

Staring at them for three seconds, Shen Xi lowered his head to look at the note in his hand. The route on it was clearly marked but there were several turns. Although Shen Xi was not familiar with Yokohama, he and Dazai had been here for so long anyway. Not even the road nearby can not be recognized.

So... Actually, there is no need to detour, it's just that Mori Ogai needs him to detour.

Why?In order for him to see these people?

……

Osamu Dazai stood on the pier, and the rain began to patter again. He held up his umbrella and looked at the boats on the pier, but in fact, no one would come over on this autumn rainy day.

In the photo found in the tomb of Oda Tsukuru, if you turn it back, you will find a string of codes in the blank space on the back, which is a code that Osamu Dazai is quite familiar with, because it was invented by himself, and it means:

Back to where we started.

This place is where Mimic smuggled into Yokohama. It was through here that they entered Yokohama and started all their activities.

Including raiding the warehouse of the Port Mafia, taking away Ango Sakaguchi, and forcing Oda Sakunosuke to die with them for the salvation of death.

Are there any flaws in the book?Chief Farmer once said that even torn pages have the same function as a book, but this is just paper after all, so will there be some traces of Shen Xi's existence left behind.

The ring was one, and the other was the photo.

The black corner of the clothes above does not belong to any of the three of them, Osamu Dazai thought, that should be Shen Xi.

"Young man, what are you doing here on a rainy day?" An old man from the pier came over, and after a while he frowned, "Oh? Have I seen you before?"

"Really?" Osamu Dazai said with a smile, "Maybe it's my public face."

The old man shook his head, "No, no, I still remember, it was also this season, it was raining heavily, and it was very cold, there was a man standing here with an umbrella, I went up and asked, is it really you?"

Osamu Dazai narrowed his eyes slightly, and then he said with embarrassment: "Oh, I didn't expect you to remember, old man."

"Then has your lover been found?" the old man asked him, "When you told me that you lost your lover, did you find him?"

"I found it." Osamu Dazai had a smile in his eyes, "I'm so lucky, after four years, I still found him."

The old man finally smiled in relief, "That's good."

The traces of Shen Xi are erased from the pages of the book, but if things that have nothing to do with Shen Xi will be preserved, Osamu Dazai's memory is washed away by the pages of the book, but a stranger who does not know who Shen Xi is can retain the memory.

"Young man, it would be great if you could find your lover back. Back then when you stood here, I thought you would seek death. I stared here for a long time."

In fact, even if Shen Xi didn't leave, he would still seek death.

Sending off the old man, Osamu Dazai continued to stand here thinking about the meaning of the handwriting on the photo. Didn't he mean this at the very beginning?

But this is an ordinary pier, and Osamu Dazai hardly sees anything special enough.

In fact, it is quite interesting. At this time, he has to guess his own way of thinking and what he will do, which is like doing a new and detailed understanding of himself.

What does he usually do here?

Nothing but suicide.

Oh suicide...

Throwing the umbrella on the ground, throwing the jacket on the umbrella, Osamu Dazai jumped over the railing and jumped into the water with a plop, as if the sound was cut off.

The underwater is very dark, at least Osamu Dazai can hardly see much light, through the faint light, Osamu Dazai is looking for the bottom of the water.

When he saw the thing at the bottom of the water, Osamu Dazai was finally sure that he was right.

"Boy? Boy!"

The old man didn't expect that when he was about to leave, he turned his head and saw that the child jumped into the water directly. Could it be that he was too sad to seek death because he didn't find his lover?

Silly boy.

"Ahem, I'm fine." Osamu Dazai emerged from the water, then climbed over the railing.

"I just dropped something, go down and get it." Osamu Dazai climbed back to the shore with a smile on his face.

The old man seemed very disapproving, "What makes you insist on jumping off to get it back? It's dangerous."

"It's very important." Osamu Dazai said with a smile, "It's okay, I'm really fine."

The old man left while muttering that he did not understand the thoughts of young people nowadays.

What Osamu Dazai took out from the bottom of the water was a waterproof box with fixed steel cables on it. Four years later, although it was a little damaged, the box was still quite intact.

Opening the box, Osamu Dazai took out a piece of debris from inside.

Yes, fragments of pages.

"it is as expected."

When he saw that page, Osamu Dazai wondered why he was so reckless and buried the page in the mud, what would happen if he was found, and the story on it was obviously incomplete.

What makes the book work is a complete story, which needs to have a beginning and an end, a cause and an effect, but that page basically only erases the traces of Shen Xi.

What a risky move.

If the separation of the pages from the book still works, does splitting the pages into several have the same effect?

Osamu Dazai made a bold attempt. He divided the story into two pages, and divided one of the pages into several parts, which were hidden in different places, and one of the pages was placed in the most obvious place.

But in fact, even if someone wrote on the first page, it would not change the matter in the slightest.

Even the original written story is not sure, how to stop it?

Fortunately, he succeeded.

At this moment, the phone rang, and Osamu Dazai took out his cell phone, and the caller ID on it was Mr. Ranpo's name.

"Hello? Mr. Ranpo?"

"Dazai, I heard you returned to Neon?"

"That's right." Osamu Dazai put the fragment of the book back into his arms, "I'll come back to find Shen Xi."

Edogawa opened his eyes randomly, "You came back to find Shen Xi? What do you mean? Is Shen Xi separated from you?"

"Not really." Osamu Dazai picked up the coat and umbrella on the ground, "I'll get him back soon."

"Well," Edogawa Ranpo thought for a while, "Anyway, you are still on vacation, since this is the case, you must protect yourself. I saw your arrest warrants everywhere on Yokohama Street."

"It's okay." Osamu Dazai said with a smile, "No one can catch me if I try to escape."

Edogawa Ranpo sighed, "Well, something happened to the detective agency recently, so I can't help you, you can only rely on yourself, Dazai, get back what you want!"

"Yes." Osamu Dazai replied, "I will get it back."

Will.

About Shen Xi's traces, everything about Shen Xi's existence, will definitely be found back in its original form.

The author has something to say: I saw someone asking where Oda Saku didn't die, so everyone will know when I introduce it!