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"Whoa! This thing is going--"

There was a burst of beeping and exclamation, which was a completely unfamiliar boy's voice, coming from the neighboring empty house.

After a while, the boy finally answered the call in a frivolous manner, and his lowered voice came intermittently.

"call--"

Luanbu, who was awakened, was furious, and shouted louder than the other side.

"You're so loud, we're falling asleep!"

"Ah! I, I'm sorry! Very, very..." The other party apologized repeatedly, and amidst the muffled complaints, his voice immediately became so low that it was almost inaudible.

Zhilizi was in a daze, and asked softly, "A newcomer to the detective agency?"

Ranbu squinted his eyes unhappily, with a look of getting up angry on his face, "Not yet."

Not yet, but in the future.

This is the detective's prophecy.

"Oh. Special?"

"Chiriko, you asked me to complete the last requirement, and then I can get the "Must Fulfill My Wish Card". The requirement is to find the tiger and drive out the beast—" Luanbu pressed her over, resting her jaw on her heart, motionless , pouting his cheeks aggrievedly, his long and narrow eyes slightly opened, exuding a fresh green brilliance, and still feeling drowsy. He complained to her with his eyes: his neck and shoulders are super uncomfortable now!

Sure enough, a stiff neck.

"I'll warm you up later."

Chiriko pressed very lightly, looking for the part that Ranbu felt the most sore.

She only uses her fingertips to touch slowly and lightly, so as not to stagger like a gopher being hit by her, making a sound of howling.

The random step looks slender, but the whole person is actually not light at all.

It's really soft, it's easy to hug, and soft flesh is more likely to leave marks - Zhi Lizi then noticed that there were two extremely shallow indentations on Ranbu's neck near the collarbone, so shallow that they almost disappeared , extremely difficult to recognize.If it is the cheek, the outside of the arm or other places, it may be the trace of pressing something for a long time.Chiriko traced the shape with her fingers, and it was not easy to press anything in this position.

"I don't want it to be too hot, Chiriko."

Ranpo responded to the topic of hot compresses, and continued, "—that, that is "Tiger", who was determined by the Ability Division to be a wanted target of vermin, and who was jointly offered a reward of 70 billion by the "Group". "

Zhi Lizi received the information from the random step, and sorted it out at a leisurely pace: she will be in the dormitory of the detective agency, obviously because of "Tiger".

To find the tiger and drive away the beast, it is up to her to think of a way, and her thoughts should be the same yesterday and now:

First of all, there must be a random step, and it takes less than five seconds to find where the tiger is;

There is another Poe. The novels written by Poe are reasoning games for Ranpo, which can be used as a safe haven, and can also be the most useful and effective cage for dealing with supernatural beings.In Youpo's novel, the danger of the tiger hunters facing the beast will be significantly reduced, and the problem will be solved by directly photographing the beast into the novel world where the use of supernatural powers is prohibited.

The key information about the combination undoubtedly comes from Poe.

Therefore, the timeline she lost yesterday should be the last "exchange", please find the tiger in random steps, complete the random steps and use the wish card immediately—she borrowed novels from Poe, and Poe mentioned a reward of 70 billion— She came here by car with Luanbu, leaned on Luanbu and fell asleep in the car, and lost her memory after waking up because of Dazai's version of Meng Po Tang.

The problem is, Zhilizi is puzzled, "70 billion?"

70 billion yen, about 6.6 million dollars converted into US dollars, not as expensive as the face-to-face gift at Po Auction... Just this, the combination needs to jointly fund and offer a reward?

In Po, which ranks third in the combination, the amount of money to buy green ore alone can easily reward the tiger 6 times alone.

"U.S. dollar." Ranpo added.

With the correct unit, Zhi Lizi was suddenly relieved.

This number is enough to overturn the situation, and it is a genuine "golden apple".Tottori Prefecture, whose GDP ranks at the bottom, remembers a piece of data she read in previous years, which was about 161.5 billion U.S. dollars, which was 2.3 times the bounty. 70 billion yen, less than the total amount of her investment failures over the years. At $70 billion, she is far behind.A huge bounty will naturally lead to a steady stream of disputes and troubles.In Greek mythology, the golden apple was the cause of the famous Trojan War.

A priceless bounty object is also a vermin wanted by the Ability Division.

He is not yet a newcomer to the detective agency, but the person who proposed to let Tiger join the detective agency—Chiriko faintly heard Dazai Osamu's whining from downstairs.

"Ah, I'm hungry—"

Luanbu shouted unceremoniously to the next door: "As an apology for waking me up, you can buy me breakfast! I want two red bean mochi bread, balloon milk pudding, Jianghuqian sushi. The sushi is in front of the station." That one, that one is more delicious, and the freshly squeezed one is the best, so you have to hurry up!"

"...that...sorry, I don't have any money."

"Then you can advance your future salary." Ranbu said it as a matter of course.

"But, but I haven't found a job yet, and I don't even know how to find it, whether I can find it—" Suddenly interrupted by the next door, the super smooth order without pause caused his stomach to growl, Atsushi Nakajima held back The suffocated stomach reacted, "Ah! My savior said he was dying, and asked me to save him immediately!"

"Isn't that just right? My breakfast is more important!"

"..."

Atsushi Nakajima was speechless.

Saving people is more important than eating, this is common sense, right?

A few days ago, he was abandoned by the orphanage. When he had nowhere to go, he suddenly felt that he was being chased by a tiger and was exhausted to escape.

I was tired, hungry and sleepy last night, and my consciousness gradually blurred.When I woke up this morning, I was not in the wild, but had a shelter from the wind and rain, and a warm quilt—someone rescued him!

Atsushi Nakajima is very grateful to the savior who has never met, whose name and appearance are unknown.

Although his savior was weird, before saying "he is dying, save him", he calmly chatted with him for half a minute, as if he was not in a hurry at all.

The grace of saving lives should be repaid by springs.Of course Atsushi Nakajima is going, and he will run as fast as he can.

However, the world outside the orphanage... seems to be different from what he knew from books, TV, and the dean: breakfast is more important than saving lives.

The person next door who was accidentally woken up by him was so righteous that this should be the case, which made Atsushi Nakajima doubt his own worldview, and he was the one who made the mistake.

"Although I can't hold on any longer, but if Ranbu-sang said so, there is nothing I can do." The savior who urged him to go downstairs to save others echoed in this way.

?

Atsushi Nakajima was stunned for a moment.

Sure enough, "breakfast is more important."

What kind of ferocious tiger is this? It is clearly a very well-behaved cat.

Chiriko looked at the busy white-haired boy.

The boy was wearing a white T-shirt and shorts, and his casually cut hairstyle looked very fashionable, and the completion of fashion really depended on his face.

Standing on one side, the young man skillfully peeled, sliced, and then cut the cucumbers into uniform filaments. The set of movements was as smooth as flowing water. Undoubtedly, his cooking skills had been practiced a lot on weekdays.Accurate, without procrastination, without wasting an iota.

On the table in the middle of the dormitory, there was a large pot of rice poured with sushi vinegar.

The boy's name is Atsushi Nakajima.

Atsushi Nakajima would be busy in the kitchen, and since he couldn't afford to pay for breakfast, he would borrow money from Osamu Dazai, whom he rescued from an iron bucket.

Dazai Osamu's wallet was washed away when it entered the water the day before yesterday, and even if it hadn't been washed away, it would only be a few layers of leather cloth that was clean and empty.

Osamu Dazai, who was empty-sleeved, said that he had a brilliant idea. Let’s start the fire directly in the dormitory. Rice, fruits, vegetables, and fish are all ready-made, and pots and pans don’t cost money. He suggested that Atsushi Nakajima directly use cooking skills and labor It's paid for his meal. Atsushi Nakajima is welcome to eat with an open stomach. He will be full at once, and make up for the portion he has been hungry for a few days.

Of course, it is impossible for Osamu Dazai to prepare ingredients, let alone Chaopo.

The one I used was Kunikida's dormitory.

The refrigerator is well stocked with fresh and frozen ingredients, the utensils are polished and everything is neatly organized.

Osamu Dazai picked up a twig at random, and opened the lock openly, at the same speed as a normal key. He slipped in with Atsushi Nakajima, who didn't notice anything unusual, and asked him to use it casually.

Zhi Lizi gave Luanbu hot compresses, which slightly relieved the pain of Luanbu's muscle tension due to poor sleeping posture. By the way, he used a towel to wipe his face for Luanbu who had been lying still for the whole process, and was coquettish and painful when he moved. Only then did he know——At that time , Atsushi Nakajima has prepared most of the ingredients.

"Is this really okay?" she asked.

Osamu Dazai tasted the steaming coffee that Atsushi Nakajima had just brewed, and replied with a smile, "It's okay, it's okay, Kunikida can't do anything to you and Ranpo-san."

"no……"

"Besides, Ranpo-san said that sushi must be freshly made to be delicious. Even if Dun Jun turned into a tiger and rushed all the way back with a food box in his mouth, he would not be able to retain the freshly made deliciousness. Bread and pudding are Ranpo-san likes it, and the sushi is specially ordered for you, Chiriko—you and Ranpo-san's little wish, Kunikida will be happy to fulfill it. Atsushi-kun's craftsmanship looks pretty good."

"...You say that, if it's a random step, it sounds natural. In my words, it feels like a fox pretending to be a tiger, bullying others."

"This is Ranpo-san's reliable proof." Osamu Dazai couldn't finish his words.

Not just a reliable detective, but a reliable majesty.

It makes people dare not to take responsibility, to disobey, and to tolerate everything that is chaotic.

including her.

"Of course, I'm the most reliable detective in the world!"

Zhi Lizi went back with the prepared sushi, and walked randomly in the order he liked, instructing her to pick them up in order and hand them to him to eat.

Chewing the soft rice in disorder, his face was puffy, and his proud voice was a little vague.

"However, it's not that you pretend to be my majesty. Kunikida has his own set of principles, and it is absolutely unworkable to pretend to be majestic. But I don't mind you doing this at all. I have a lot that I can lend you, and you can use it as you like. oh!"