Lost Lord Ranbu

In the chief's office on the top floor of the port mafia headquarters, everyone in the room has their own thoughts.

Edogawa Conan only felt that he was an outsider who had been coerced, and was out of tune with the atmosphere. Even Edogawa Ranpo, who looked similarly young, was more adaptable to the environment than him.In addition, Conan also thinks that he is very redundant, no one takes care of him, and it is best not to have anyone take care of him.

However, his inner prayer was clearly not fulfilled.

Finally, after the topic of the child's future growth came to an end, the man sitting on the main seat cast his gaze over.

"Conan-kun...or Kudo-kun."

The expression on the face of the leader of the port mafia was like a mask carefully carved by a craftsman, and the corners of his mouth were curved with a bit of coldness.

"Originally, we should do our best as a landlord to let the distinguished guests enjoy the night view of Yokohama, but Ranpo-kun's unexpected situation made me very worried, so I invited the children to come with me in a hurry..." The man in the high position slightly After a pause, he intertwined his white-gloved hands, "Well, let's just say, welcome to the Port Mafia."

Is this a threat?

This is a threat.

Conan was dripping with cold sweat, and his nerves tensed up.

Knowing his true identity, and bringing the Boys Detective Team and Dr. A Li, what could the other party mean?Isn't this already obvious.

Conan suddenly thought of another related person. Because he didn't want to have anything to do with the black forces, Haibara Ai said he was sick and didn't come to Yokohama this time, and stayed at home alone.

If it turns out that she—

"Are you worried about the lady?"

"...!"

Conan was surprised.

Mori Ogai accurately grasped the weakness of elementary school student detectives: "Ms. Miyano is the informant mentioned by Ranpo-kun, and she is also a scientific research talent. She must be carefully protected. I have sent trusted subordinates to pick her up." Yes, it will take some time on the road, Kudo-kun will be able to meet his companions soon."

What about protection, isn't it just a form of hostage?

Conan's headache was even worse.

Undoubtedly, the mafia leader took the initiative from the beginning, while the detective was losing ground.This has nothing to do with scheming, but an inevitable result based on the unequal experience and status of the two parties.

"If there is no doubt, let's get straight to the point." Mori Ogai did not shy away from the presence of the dissident ace and Fukuzawa Yukichi who did not belong to the port mafia, and said directly to Conan, "Kudo-kun, as an aptx - Victims of 4869, you should know more about this drug, right? Apart from Ranbu-kun, there is also an ace subordinate who has abnormalities in his body. Not unified."

Conan was silent for a moment, and replied: "When you take this medicine, or the corresponding special antidote, it will usually be accompanied by a high fever."

Kenshu, who was sent away by Ranpo before, showed this symptom, but before his body became smaller, he was taken away by the port mafia.

Conan looked at the young Ranpo who had no symptoms of fever at all, and couldn't help feeling complicated, and added very rigorously: "Mr. Ranpo looks fine, but I don't know if this side effect varies from person to person, and we have to wait for the details." Come check it out."

Then probably not.

Mori Ogai stared at Conan thoughtfully.

Zhong Yuanzhong couldn't help but clicked his tongue, and his disgust towards the black organization increased a bit.

In his opinion, they caught the assailant at the location that Mr. Ranpo had notified in advance, and it was a certainty that Mr. Ranpo would be persecuted by the black organization.Now some victims of drugs have come forward to speak out, and most likely it is the ghost of the black organization.

"Boss, please issue an order." The cadre who is at the peak of the port mafia's force value stepped forward and asked for orders, "I will destroy the enemies of the port mafia for you, smash their plots, and bring the antidote back to cure the chaos. Mr. Step."

"Don't be impatient, Chuya-kun, there are still many doubts about this matter." Mori Ogai pressed his palm down to appease his cadres, "Maybe the culprit who caused Ranpo-kun to become like this is someone else. "

"What?" Zhong Yuan was also stunned.

If it's not the Black Clothes Organization, then who else could have played tricks to make people smaller?

Zhong Yuanzhong also wondered if Mr. Ranpo made himself like this?Although Mr. Ranpo had a criminal record in the past, it is not so that he does not leave any information, which is completely confusing.

For this attack, Mr. Ranpo has a corresponding plan, but is taking drugs with unknown effects also in his plan?Trying to take the risk by oneself, this kind of death behavior that does not cherish life and is exactly the same as Osamu Dazai is really infuriating!

As if seeing the pent-up anger in Nakahara Chuya's heart, Mori Ogai laughed: "I don't think this is Ranpo-kun's choice, there is no benefit in becoming like this."

After all, before Ranpo made an agreement with himself, if he solved the matter of the black organization, he could go to play detective games.Fukuzawa Yukichi will appear here, obviously it has something to do with Ranpo, maybe Ranpo has unilaterally entangled him again.

only……

Mori Ogai was a little strange.

Whether it is Fukuzawa Yukichi or Ranpo, they are not easy to get close to.Needless to say, Fukuzawa Yukichi is a loner and never likes to walk with others, while Ranpo looks easy to get along with, but in fact he has an extremely indifferent personality and is only keen on things he is interested in.

These two people have never met each other before, so how could they hook up suddenly?

Mori Ogai has a sense of crisis, but he is still very confident that Ranpo cannot do without himself. After all, he has a bond with Ranpo for more than ten years, and the relationship with Ranpo is both a teacher and a friend. Of course, he is clear about the behavioral logic of Chaos.

Fukuzawa Yukichi wants to take Ranpo away?

impossible.

Ranpo is already the cornerstone of the port mafia, with intertwined roots, and from here upwards is the whole picture of the port mafia like a towering giant tree.Unless all the branches are cut off and the soil is dug deep down, the whole cornerstone wrapped in the root system can be shoveled out.

Therefore, the facts are exactly the opposite of what Fukuzawa Yukichi thought.

Dusk is the boundary between night and day, blurring the two.

The establishment of the detective agency was not Fukuzawa Yukichi who led Ranpo to the bright side, but Ranpo dragged him into the gray area, and he took a perfunctory step outward, ready to retreat at any time.

After all, Ranpo did not want to become a detective out of a sense of social justice or ethics. Once he had the idea of ​​"very troublesome", he would not want to pay attention to it at all.

Mori Ogai couldn't be more aware of this, so he boldly let Ranpo "stand on his own".

The nature of random walking and following one's inclinations cannot be changed. Darkness cannot blacken him, and light cannot make him learn to look at the world with ordinary people's concepts.This willful trait gave Mori Ogai a headache for a while, but after thinking about it, the innocent and pure Ranpo is much better than the black mud Osamu Dazai.

However, now is not the time to think about this.

"Dazai-kun hasn't come back yet." Mori Ogai said, "Half a month ago, he went to investigate the Italian Mafia Vongola, and the battle for the ring was over long ago, but Dazai-kun disappeared, and there was no news during the mission."

Zhong Yuanzhong was also surprised: "He was arrested?"

"You know Dazai-kun's character, this is not the first time." Mori Ogai answered irrelevantly.

There is also a bad feeling in the Central Plains.

Every time Dazai was caught, he did it on purpose, for example, to go to the enemy organization to steal information, and even worked as an undercover agent. After two weeks, he got a prestigious position in the enemy organization.After his goal is achieved, it's Nakahara Chuya's turn to scoop up people. Although Nakahara Chuya admits that the method of defeating from the inside is very quick and effective, he has been very tired of wiping Dazai Osamu's ass over the years.

This time seems to be no different from the previous development. Hearing what the leader said, Chuya Zhongya immediately thought that he was going to save people again.

"Mr. Ranpo is important, anyway, with his ability, he won't die for a while, at most he will be tortured, just to learn a lesson." Nakahara also felt that Dazai was a little in the way, and it was useless at critical moments , Let him fend for himself in Vengley.

Seeing that he had misplaced the emphasis, Mori Ogai shook his head, thinking that he really couldn't talk around the bush with Nakaya-kun.

It's not that Nakahara Chuya's mind is not bright, it's just that he is a straightforward person, and his own strength is enough to break his wits, so he doesn't care about conspiracy and tricks.

It is really enviable to be able to live so straightforwardly and unrestrainedly.

Mori Owai sighed in his heart.

"About Ranbu-kun, I probably already have some clues. The props that can change people's age are not just drugs, but another thing." The leader has more information than others, "Italian Mafia Bo The special weapon owned by the Vino family—the ten-year bazooka."

Fukuzawa Yukichi raised his head when he heard the words. He thought of the explosion sound when Ranpo had an accident, and the pink smoke that accompanied the explosion.

Mori Ogai connected the fragmentary clues together, and analyzed slowly: "The information reported before Dazai-kun disappeared mentioned that the ten-year bazooka can exchange the hit person with himself at the node ten years later, and the time limit is 5 minutes."

The medicine of the Black Organization is to shrink the body, but the mind remains the same as it was before the shrinkage, so Conan was ignored in the eyes of this group of insiders. He is not an innocent child, but He is an adult who has been involved in power disputes and has the ability to handle affairs independently.

And the smaller Ranbu--

He is a real eight-year-old pupil.

This is not a matter of his body becoming bigger or smaller. Luanbu has really traveled through the time axis. Even though his mind is still bright and his eyes are very unique, he is still just an ignorant child.

"I'm afraid Ranpo-kun had an accident because of this." Mori Ogai sighed sincerely, it was really not the time for Ranpo to have an accident, and it has exceeded their original plan.

"Issues related to the time axis have always been mysterious. We have not conducted research on this aspect. The specific content involves their family's secrets, which need to be investigated separately. Why did the replacement occur around 20 years ago, and why did the time exceed 5 minutes? Who would do that?"

Everyone turned their attention to the young Luanbu, but the boy played cards indifferently, as if the big shots in the room were discussing something that had nothing to do with him.

Everyone's expressions became a little indescribable.

Mori Ogai would be happy to see Ranpo playing by himself.

He continued: "After the battle for Vongola's ring ended, Mr. Dazai lost contact with us. At the same time, Vongola's future leader of the ten generations, Sawada Tsunayoshi, and his tutor and guardian were also missing. In addition, the Vongola forces withdrew from Japan collectively, and did not search for the missing Judaimu."

What Mori Ogai said inside and out means that Dazai may have betrayed the port mafia and conspired with Peng Lie to harm Ranpo.

From Mori Ogai's point of view, Dazai's escape and rebellion are very likely to be true, but it is open to question if he entraps Luanpo. It can only be said that he and Pengelie have "cooperation".Ranpo never offended Dazai, and even helped him do a lot of things and said a lot of good things, unless Dazai really stopped being a human being, he would put Ranpo to death if he was so bad.

However, this does not prevent Mori Ogai from pouring dirty water on Dazai who is not there in front of other people. He has long since needed Dazai, a troublemaker, and it is like a time bomb by his side. It is best to clean it up as soon as possible.It's just that due to the presence of Ranpo, Mori Ogai will never mention anything that does not match the facts, otherwise it is very likely that Ranpo, who can see through everything, will unconsciously embarrass him to the point of losing face.

Now Mori Ogai is laying the groundwork for abandoning Dazai in the early stage of public opinion, and without naming names, he said that Dazai was the culprit who entrapped Ranpo, and it all depends on others' understanding.

"...Did Dazai cause Ranpo-san to become like this?" Nakahara Chuya frowned, unwilling to believe this possibility.If that's the case, what a stupid thing Dazai did!

Mori Ogai smiled noncommittally, but did not say clearly.

"--Fool."

The immature child's voice suddenly sounded, not polite at all.

Zhongyuan Zhong also looked at the young child without contempt in his eyes.

Ranbu's mind is trustworthy, and it seems that Zhongyuan Zhong, who has been scolded, is also at a loss, and begins to reflect on himself, or the leader, whether these adults have made a mistake.

"Did you do it on purpose?"

Deliberately pretending to be a fool, talking in front of himself, saying things that are completely inconsistent with the facts.

Ranpo looked at them in confusion.

I didn't have an accident while taking medicine, but was suddenly exchanged 20 years later. Isn't this kind of thing obvious at a glance?After discussing for so long, I only figured out this point, so why not ask him directly?Could it be that there is something else they don't know?As for the man named Dazai, he was obviously sent to ten years later. He said that he was captured and escaped. Isn't Mr. Mori lying?

Well, it really is strange that I don't understand adults very well.

"You guys are so interesting." Ranpo said sincerely.

Mori Ogai, who understood what he meant, froze.

It seems that it is not only the Ranpo Lord 20 years later who is tearing down the stage, but the little Ranpo 20 years ago is also very difficult to deal with.