I'm on the scramble

Her words seemed to have dealt a heavy mental blow to the autistic young man, who immediately fell to his knees in desolation, and seemed to be having a hard time getting up again.

Contrary to the slovenly hairstyle, the young man is dressed very delicately. He wears a custom-made white suit on his upper body, revealing a silk shirt with a scarf on his chest and a black waistcoat. He wears satin breeches and low-heeled boots underneath. Wearing a cloak as pure as the night, the appearance shows a kind of gothic retro and gorgeous.

If it weren't for his bangs being too long, the inherently high profile of a Westerner would undoubtedly be a handsome appearance with a dignified appearance.

"Why... why do you always treat me like this, Miss..."

The black-haired young man, who was frustrated and bent forward, complained so aggrievedly that it made people feel that he was about to shed tears every minute.

It is common for Ah Li to beat people to tears, but the tears of the man who cried before the beating made her stunned.

"Uh, what did I do to you..."

——She still doesn't know who you are!

But the black-haired young man was already immersed in his sad thoughts and couldn't extricate himself.He took out a red rose from his chest that was the same as what the little raccoon had just given her, and while complaining, he crushed the petals and tore them off.The rose petals were scattered on the ground, just like the red silk that had been torn into small pieces, carrying his blood-red resentment.

"It's been like that since the reasoning competition six years ago: when we met for the first time, I was angry for no reason, and I bumped into the shoulder of my passerby very roughly, without turning my head to look at it."

"For the sake of the same venue, I mustered up the courage to ask you for directions, but you think my voice is low and I can't speak the point."

"I even cursed that the horse-style braided hair hanging on the shoulders of my generation was a 'death hairstyle' in Japanese animation."

"Also...you still say things like 'your bow hair accessory is so cute' to a mature and sensible man like me! It's rude to judge a man cute! Western gentlemen with bows can also use it!"

The young man babbled for a while, and the more he talked, the more excited he became, and finally raised his head, revealing the bloodshot eyes in the gap between the hair: "Karl who wants to take my generation away - obviously my generation is only Call Karl a friend!!"

As a result, the young man who spoke the whole process couldn't help but feel dry mouthed, but A Li had been selflessly stroking Carl Mao Mao in his arms during the process, and she, who was defiant when she had a little raccoon, casually stabbed the young man in the chest : "It's too long to listen."

Too long not to listen.

Too long to listen—

The black-haired youth suddenly lost his fighting power and fell to the ground.

"Too much... really too much..."

He was about to cry, and felt that the world suddenly became extremely lonely at this moment.

"Not only has the appearance not changed, but even the cruel heart is exactly the same as it was six years ago. As expected of the special girl who always stands beside Mr. Ranpo, both of them have the same unfeeling traits... It's too much , we obviously have secretly prepared for this day for many years, and even took the cargo ship 'combination' across the ocean, but in the end..."

Now Ah Li finally caught some special meaning from his stinky and long thoughts, raised his eyes in surprise and said, "Are you a stowaway?"

"No! Why can you only hear the bad points!"

The young man was finally driven mad by her, and in order to free himself from the long torment she gave him, he shouted his name loudly: "My name is Edgar Allan Poe! I am an American detective! I am also an intellectual. The giant is the one who was defeated by Mr. Ranpo in the international reasoning competition six years ago, and has been regretting that humiliation day and night alone since then!"

After such a lecture, Ah Li really found some impression in his head.His eyes stared straight at his pale chin for a long time, and finally he was merged with the face that cried and begged her not to snatch the little raccoon in his mind.

"Ah..." Ah Li suddenly realized, "You are that crybaby back then!"

No wonder I didn't recognize him all the time, it turned out that he changed his hairstyle.Back then, he had long hair that hung on one side and was tied up with a hair accessory, and his face looked more refreshing and delicate, and he was definitely not as gloomy and sick as he is now.

"Yes, I am the one who cries... No, no, please don't call me weak and weird names!" Poe was almost driven away by her words, and shouted again at the top of his voice, but this sentence seemed After spending his whole life of courage, his whole body was visibly wilted again, squatting like a small self-closing mushroom.

"Anyway, miss, you don't pay attention to anyone except Mr. Ranpo, you have been wandering around Mr. Ranpo, so scared that I dare not approach..."

All in all, the complaints of the young man named Edgar Allan Poe finally made Ah Li understand what was going on. She hugged the little raccoon and walked over, causing him to stumble back a few steps in fright.

In the end, she couldn't escape Ah Li's attack. She hugged the little raccoon and passed it forward. The animal's soft and healed pads immediately pressed against his cheek, making him wake up.

"Well... don't worry about so many details. Don't mention anything else. I've always said the truth. I think your bow is cute, but it's not a joke. So, it's Poe, right? You What do you want me to do?"

In the current posture, Poe was looking up at her from the bottom up, only to see his bangs slipped slightly, revealing one of his haggard eyes with thick dark circles.

The black-haired young man murmured in a volume that only he could hear: "In the end, I actually heard what my generation said... What an upright woman, she has no intention of repenting at all..."

"I said, today I seem to see some guys who dare to say bad things about me in front of me. Usually, these people are beaten by me until they cry and swear they won't dare again." Ah Li pinched Carl's cheek Little Claw suddenly and lightly interrupted his words.

Poe's shoulders trembled, and he dared not say any more.

So I just watched him gradually change his expression, straightened his clothes a little and got up from the ground, as if he had strengthened his will, and went all out.

"I understand that if you want to invite Mr. Ranpo to participate in the duel, it is the quickest way to choose to start with you."

He took out the same pink envelope from his suit and raised it in the air.For a moment, he seemed to have the desire to slap the letter on the girl's face fiercely, but at the moment he swung the invitation letter down, his body reacted with incomparable honesty that was contrary to his heart. Holding a pink envelope in his hand, he bowed down and handed it to the other party.

"Miss, please accept my invitation—"

Ah Li only felt a gust of wind mixed with aroma blowing across her face in front of her, and in the blink of an eye, she saw the black-haired young man posing in front of her in such a reserved, polite and useless posture.

To be honest, he definitely wanted to throw out the letter just like Westerners throwing gloves at their opponents to show a duel—but abruptly ended up delivering a 'love letter' to a woman in the middle.

There are already many passers-by around who have focused their attention on this place.

"Invitation? What invitation?"

Ah Li was actually not in the mood at all, but he still took the letter in his hand with a dazed expression.

When it comes to the way of proposing the challenge, Poe undoubtedly wants to implement it in a cooler way, but he... isn't he afraid that this girl who doesn't play cards in an orderly manner will just ignore him and leave.Besides, according to the education he had received, he couldn't act disrespectfully towards a woman, so he simply chose a safer method.

Thinking of this, Poe felt a little sad in his heart. In the way of exchanging letters, he handed out the letter and hugged the little raccoon Carl who had returned to his arms, rubbing against him to keep warm.

"It's an invitation from the 'reasoning game'. If you want to get information about the 'combination', please come to me at the address left in the letter in three days." Edgar Allan Poe said in a low voice, "I will definitely write something for you. 'The book of a lifetime'!"

Finally, he mustered up the courage again to issue a manifesto.

"At that time... please be sure to call Mr. Ranpo to come together! This is my chance to avenge my shame on him. I will return all the shame I have received in the past to him, and let Mr. Ranpo know who is really him." The opponent in fate!"

After speaking, he picked up the little raccoon and ran, looking back at A Li from time to time while running, as if reminding her that she must come to the appointment.

Ah Li, who watched him leave, glanced at the letter in his hand, and muttered, "If you let him dove, this person will definitely cry... Oops, I feel like I want to read it."

The bad taste in her heart came up inexplicably, the man just now seemed to easily arouse the desire in her heart that she wanted to bully.

Although he didn't find Kenji on this trip, he didn't find anything overall.When he returned to the detective agency, Ah Li found that there was a mess inside.He casually grabs Kunikida who is passing by and asks, he tells Ari that Atsushi and the others are back, but the situation is not optimistic.

They came back with serious injuries.

"What, Jinghua is missing?" Ah Li was surprised when he heard the news.

Kunikida nodded solemnly at her: "Atsushi and Tanizaki met a combination of supernatural beings on the street, and rescued Kenji and a group of innocent passers-by in her supernatural space. I just didn't expect that people from the port mafia He actually took the opportunity to ambush Jinghua who rushed over to meet Dun..."

"Because we implanted a chip in Jinghua's mobile phone in advance, we found that her mobile phone was activated again maliciously. When I arrived at the scene, Dun was already in a state of serious injuries, and there were signs of violent fighting around... But, there were people at the scene. It is very strange that the cadres of the port mafia also fell to the ground."

Ah Li pondered for a while, and then understood: "It should be the people from the 'combination' who messed up the game. Taking advantage of the fact that the two sides picked up heads during the battle... No, it is also possible that they knocked down both sides at the same time. .”

"We picked up all the cadres of Dun and Hong Kong and Hei. They are currently undergoing emergency treatment in the infirmary, and Dr. Yosano is watching." Kunikida said.

Ah Li breathed a sigh of relief, and arranged for Kunikida to say, "Leave this matter to Dazai. The matter of Kyoka also needs to be followed up. We can't just let her go outside alone like this."

Kunikida nodded, apparently also had the same intention.

Then Ah Li returned to his seat, thinking about the next countermeasures.

Luanbu, who was playing a game, glanced at her distractedly at this moment, and suddenly noticed that something was wrong with her.

"Where did you get the flowers in your hand?"

A Li was stunned, and found that he was talking about the red roses he received in his hand, so he turned his head and showed him the pink letter together: "What do you mean? A guy named Poe gave it to me." of."

Anyway, they were all flowers bought by the other party, so there is nothing wrong with saying that they were rounded off as gifts from him.

Ah Li didn't realize that his narration would turn the matter into a bad situation.

The expression of chaotic steps was visible to the naked eye in her words, and she was running in an uncomfortable direction. He threw away the palm phone in his hand, and saw the pivot of the heavy-duty office chair turning, bringing his body to the in front of Ah Li, and then naturally opened his hands to her.

"give me!"

Anyway, it was for him to read, so Ah Li simply gave him the pink letter, but Luan Bu would not let go of the rose, and insisted on snatching it from her hand.

"Be careful not to be pricked, roses have thorns on them."

Ah Li stared at his hand nervously, and was relieved when he saw that Ranbu was not injured. He sat back in his chair and turned around, while recounting how he met Edgar Allan Poe at the station and the conversation he had with him. again.

"That guy seemed to be very familiar with me from the moment he came up, and he dared to tell me how I treated him before... He said a lot of unclear things that even I found troublesome, but the people around him The little raccoon is still very cute. That letter should be the invitation letter from him."

Ah Li, who talked to himself, didn't get the desired reaction. He turned his chair half a circle to face the detective next to him, and discovered a miraculous thing.

He actually took out the pair of black-rimmed glasses from his clothes, put them on, and flipped through the letter quickly.

——It’s just reading a letter, as for using [Super Reasoning]? ?

"Ha, ha, ha, interesting." After reading the content, the famous detective suddenly laughed three times without any cadence, and then casually threw the letter on the table.

"This is not an invitation letter. Since it is a 'challenge letter' for Lord Ranpo, then the real detective should go and have a look."

"...Huh?" Ah Li blinked, not preventing him from being able to see through something from his current expression.

How does it feel, he seems to be serious.