Yokohama Cuisine Event Book

"There's no one in the house! They're all fine, I've already taken them away!!"

Amidst the strong tinnitus, Oda Sakunosuke heard someone yelling at him.It sounded very anxious, and the owner of the voice seemed to be approaching him quickly, gradually becoming clear from blur.And when he was finally able to realize the meaning in the words, the voice was like the sound of heaven.

He suddenly looked up at the man.

It was a boy wearing a hat.The wind while running blew the shirt close to his body, outlining an overly slender figure and curves—no, not a boy, but a girl.

And almost at the same moment, he also saw the ominous flash in the tall building in the distance——

It's a sniper!

I don't know why the ability didn't warn, but if he was a person who only relied on the ability to act, he might have died thousands of times.The stagnation that filled the limbs disappeared miraculously, Oda Sakunosuke kicked to the ground suddenly, flew forward, pressed the girl running towards him into his arms, and rolled on the spot protecting the back of her head, almost Narrowly dodges a menacing bullet and ducks behind a van on the side of the road, out of sight from the sniper's angle.

The girl's hat fell off, and the hair under her hands was silky and cold, with a faint smell of medicine.Her little head moved restlessly—it was normal to be nervous, but this was not the time for her to move freely.

Oda Sakunosuke slightly increased the strength of his subordinates to stop the restless girl.

Gan Cha: Ugh, I can't see it.

Oda tensed up, his back pressed against the car, and with his other hand, he adjusted the rear view mirror to a position where the building could be reflected.

At the place he remembered, the figure was shaking slightly, but it did not disappear.

— The sniper didn't leave.

But it is impossible to hide here all the time, who knows if the next bullet will be aimed at the fuel tank of the car.Thinking of the explosion again, Oda Sakunosuke's heart tightened for a moment.

Even without a gun, there is still a way.Although he has only been here twice, he already knows the surrounding terrain by heart. As long as he finds the right opportunity and goes under the viaduct into the alley leading to the ancient book street, he can stay out of the sight of snipers.

Even if the snipers wanted to pursue it, the place would soon be blocked by the police and firefighters who came for the explosion and fire.It is even more difficult to chase them in a detour, and all the other party can do is give up.

"Miss Hai Laoze!"

——and the girl next to her even had bodyguards.Oda Sakunosuke looked at the three strong men in black who surrounded them and guarded them, their bulging waists, and the guns in their hands.

Whether it is the number of people or the equipment, they are superior, even if they meet on a narrow road, there is no need to worry too much.

But, Hai Laoze...?

The girl in his arms struggled twice, and he subconsciously relaxed his arms, and the girl raised her head up as if emerging from the water, staring at him with those slightly ordinary brown eyes that were completely different from what he had imagined.

He remembered very clearly that the girl named Hai Lao Ze Gancha had romantic eyes the same color as vine flowers.But the eyes are exactly the same, and it is the kind of sight that seems to be able to penetrate people.

Soon, the girl showed a somewhat puzzled and relaxed expression, took a step back, and distanced herself slightly from him.

Gancha's cheek finally left the man's chest that he had been clinging to just now.So hard, she complained in her heart, what is this guy made of?Not sure if the color of his eyebrows had faded, Gan Cha touched the end of his eyebrows worriedly, and glanced at the other party's black striped shirt—fortunately, he was wearing a dark color.

Her ears were still aching from the rapid and powerful heartbeat.She rubbed it twice, and said to Sakunosuke Oda, "Let's talk as we walk."

"...That's it."

"It's really appreciated."

Oda Sakunosuke said in a flat tone.

At this time, they had come to a safe place, and they were walking on the bustling street with the bodyguards following them every step of the way and the astonished sight of passers-by.And Gancha has told him everything as concisely as possible, and also contacted Nakiri Zongwei who arrived at the house, and showed him the situation of the shop owner and the children.

"Um……"

For the obvious badness in the red-haired man's words, Gancha feels good, even a little gloating.

But she glanced at the other party secretly, and whispered: "I'm sorry for lying to you last night. I thought I could make it in time... Are you not sad now?"

Oda Sakunosuke almost smiled at this childish question.His tone softened: "But why? You can just say it."

You don't have to do it alone and at your own risk.

"Because it's the plan of the port mafia boss."

The girl said confidently: "The only person we can trust is you at the center of the conspiracy. But at that time there were still people around you."

"He can be trusted." Oda Sakunosuke replied without thinking.

"You must have your reasons for saying that."

Gan Cha said earnestly: "But there are reasons why I must conceal it. He is a high-level mafia leader, right? There is no way to hide everything from the leader."

Otherwise, how did the news of her involvement in this matter leak out?

"Even if he will help you, it's not a good way to tell you the matter. If there is any change, all the information I collected before will be invalidated. I'm not sure what will happen then."

She sighed: "It's better for me to act on my own, find a chance to steal people away, and then explain to you."

Oda Sakunosuke nodded, expressing his understanding.

Seeing the fluctuating river of light on his body gradually stabilized and lengthened, Gan Cha finally felt relieved.She smiled and said, "Now you know everything. You don't think your family members died at Mimic's hands, so you ran to take revenge?"

She squinted her eyes and suggested viciously, "If you want to take revenge, it's more appropriate to find the leader of the gangsters in Hong Kong."

"That's right."

The red-haired man agreed in a steady voice.

"...Are you serious?"

Gan Cha raised his head in shock: "That's a joke—don't take it too seriously!"

Oda Sakunosuke was a little surprised.He didn't think about it, he didn't think so.

——Or, is this the place where you should insert|introduce complaints?No way, he is really not good at this kind of thing.

"Anyway."

The girl covered her forehead: "The matter of the witness protection plan can only be handled after Mimic's matter is over. Before that, you'd better hide first. My parents had an apartment a long time ago that was still vacant. Anyone who knows Not much, why don't you go live for a while?"

She took out an old key from her wide trousers pocket, pulled his sleeve, made him bend down a little, then tiptoed to her ear, and whispered the address to him.

Oda Sakunosuke did not take the key.

Looking at the childish face of the girl who was close at hand, he felt a little hesitation in his heart.

The girl's attitude was so confident and determined, as if it was just a trivial matter.But he knew it wasn't like that.

So, does he really want to unreasonably put his affairs on these weak shoulders?

—what can he do?

However, he was not good at words, but he blurted out a question that seemed to be very ignorant: "Why do you help me?"

——What qualifications does he have to accept this kindness?

The big eyes rolled around agilely.

The girl wasn't angry, but announced triumphantly: "Of course I'm interested in your ability, and I want to poach you!"

"Our detective agency still lacks a strong fighting faction, I think you are very suitable. After the dust settles, do you want to come to work with us?"

"Really, that's really an honor."

The red-haired man replied calmly, but felt a little helpless in his heart.

Even he could see that the girl wasn't telling the truth - or not telling the whole story.After all, when she didn't know anything about him, she had already wandered around there for the sake of the shopkeeper and the children.

"Yes."

The girl was still tugging at his sleeve, smiling: "Do you know? Nine years ago, you helped the president and Ranpo—the silver-haired man who asked you for information in the underground detention center of the city police, do you still remember?" ?”

She reminded: "Curry—by the way, you like curry too much, don't you?"

But even if he didn't need the keyword, he remembered it immediately.

"It's him."

Oda Sakunosuke was in a daze: "Your guardian is him."

He thought of the young killer who had nothing in his heart back then, and the few vivid emotions that he rarely felt.That silver-haired man is a martial arts master who sticks to justice, but in order to save someone, he does not hesitate to violate his principles and make deals with criminals.

At that time, he was still doing murder work, and he never wanted neither a boss nor a companion, so he rarely felt a little envious of that person's subordinates.

And that feeling still exists today.

The girl in front of him is kind to him.If she asked him to join a certain organization, he would not refuse.But if the leader of that organization was a former silver-haired samurai, then even if it wasn't her request—

Sakunosuke Oda obediently took the key from the girl.

He changed the subject: "And what about Mimic?"

"Are you still worried about this?" The girl squinted at him and asked back with unclear words.

"The matter has been referred to that friend of mine," he replied.

The girl hummed and accepted his explanation.

"Since the leader of the Hong Kong gangsters took this matter to the Secret Service, he must find a way to solve it."

Gan Cha said: "Even if he can't force you to take action, he still has a backup plan - Gravity Envoy, Zhongya of the Central Plains."

"Central Plains Central?"

Oda Sakunosuke was taken aback.I heard that this cadre is going to be away from work and unable to return, but judging from the meaning of her words, isn't that the case?

Presumably the leader deliberately concealed this matter.He holds the oracle of silver in his hand, maybe he will take that to Chuya of the Central Plains and ask him to fight, so that the leader's plan will be destroyed.

But then again, his silver oracle was issued to find Ango, and may not have the authority to use it for other things.The person in charge of Mimic is Dazai.With Dazai's ability, he doesn't even need any paperwork if he wants to get Nakahara, who is his partner, to make a move.

...The leader is indeed quite afraid of Dazai.

Gan Cha nodded: "In my opinion, he has a greater chance of winning than you. After all, his ability is to manipulate gravity. As long as he accidentally gets close to him, even Gide has no way to escape."

"But in your case, the abilities will cancel each other out. You also need to compete with him in fighting and shooting—"

She analyzed it very methodically, but her eyes seemed to have penetrated the bustling street scene and landed somewhere in the void.

It was an extremely complicated look.I don't know if it was due to the change of color, but there was a gloomy and broken light in the girl's eyes.

—and this kind of light happened to be very familiar to him.It was aroused, some painful determination, and at the moment when he thought the children were dead, his eyes were probably filled with the same thing if he had a mirror in front of him.

The determination to kill will leave a deep imprint on the soul, which will take a long time to heal, and will be exposed when caught off guard, becoming a visible wound.

And this girl, she still doesn't have the ability to hide the wound as if nothing had happened.She couldn't even ignore this pain - she felt guilty for her killing intent.

That murderous intent, that guilt—for whom?

He suddenly noticed something weird that had been overlooked before.So many things can be known only by investigation - Gide's ability, his ability, the plan of the leader... Is it possible?

Once I thought of this, more thoughts came one after another.

"what happened?"

Oda Sakunosuke stopped in his tracks.

"You met Gide. What did he do?"

In the crowd of people passing by on the street, he stared at the girl and asked, "Why does a child like you have such—a murderer's eyes?"

The girl opened her eyes wide in horror.Then, as if avoiding, he turned his face to the other side—the other side away from him.

"what are you talking about!"

Her voice was somewhat embarrassed: "Why should I kill people?"

"That's why I'm surprised, too."

Oda Sakunosuke said calmly, "You don't want to do that."

The tone of the inquiry was so steady, the girl couldn't help turning her face slightly, glanced at him, and frowned: "Why are you asking me this?"

why?

He actually didn't understand either.

Because she took a huge risk to save people who had nothing to do with her?Because she had been an orphan like his adopted children?

Or is it because he understands the harm to the soul of killing, and he doesn't want to see that girl's eyes stained with that color, so he persistently wants to know the reason?

He still remembered the day before yesterday when he saw her for the first time.Even looking at others rudely, it can't make people feel the slightest resentment.That look is like an elf in the forest who is curious about humans.

His silence seemed to give the girl enough leverage to fight back.

She stared at him and asked, "Then tell me first, why don't you kill people?"

"Because I want to be a novelist."

Oda Sakunosuke replied.

Even Dazai and Ango were shocked by the fact that he had only said it to Gide until now, and even Dazai and Ango had never heard it before.

But since he wants to find out the secrets of the other party, it is only natural that he should tell his own first.

"Writing a novel is about describing human beings. People who take lives are not qualified to do such things-I think so. So I gave up killing."

His candor seemed to scare the girl.She looked at him in astonishment, her eyes fluctuating.

After a long time, she hesitated and said in a low voice: "Gide came to me because of a misunderstanding. If I was taken away by them, my guardian will definitely fight them like you."

"I don't know what's going to happen then. 20+ well-trained soldiers, and a strong commander... I don't want to put that guy in a little danger. He's had enough."

"And I had that condition. So I figured, it's up to me—"

This is something she tried to hide from the president.I didn't expect to say it to this person so easily at this time.

"But you don't really want to see anyone die."

That's why she rescued the shopkeeper and the children, and himself.

For a child with such a soft heart, seeing the former hero who is determined to die, I don't know how sad it must be.But she was powerless against Gide, and even thought of killing him in order to protect her family.

In the past 23 years of his life, Oda Sakunosuke has heard many reasons to kill.He has seen organizations that waved the banner of righteousness to slaughter wantonly, and he has also seen villains who killed people just for pleasure.

Once, his own reasons were money and revenge.But now he may also be able to say another reason——

After a short silence, Oda Sakunosuke sighed, showing a little apologetic expression: "I'm sorry, I may have to do something against your will."

And, maybe two more.

He put the key back into the girl's palm.

"what are you going to do?"

The girl froze for a moment, then immediately grabbed his hand.

The girl's fingers were slender, soft, and only slightly callused. No matter how you looked at them, she was not a hand capable of killing someone, but she dared to say that she would use someone who even the Mafia was afraid of as her opponent.

And it was also this kind of little girl who rescued someone who was important to him from the conspiracy of the mafia leader, and even wanted to rescue him along with her.

However, he was afraid that he would disappoint such a wish.

He knew more about the Mafia than she did.Although the leaders of this generation like to manage organizations with the knowledge of economics, running an organization is still different from business behavior in the final analysis.

For ordinary businessmen, at the moment when losses have already occurred, it is the best choice to continue walking regardless of sunk costs.However, the Mafia will not easily let go of those who cause them losses and violate their dignity.The simplest is to issue a kill warrant against that person and his relatives and friends.

Will the chief do it?

Just look at his willingness to arrange a sniper attack on her to understand how determined Mori Ogai is to push him into the battlefield.Even if he gets the protection of the Supernatural Secret Service in the future, he who destroys the leader's plan and betrays the Mafia may still not be removed from the hunting list.

He can escape, but the shopkeeper is different from the children.It's like there is always a time bomb in their lives, and they can't live in hiding for the rest of their lives.It is too easy to hurt them, even without any effective combat force, as long as a small accident is arranged, that effect can be achieved.

A nudge could send him back to hell, and he wouldn't even be able to take revenge.Huge achievements only require a small price, and even a leader who emphasizes rationality will not begrudge this little effort.

And the girl who helped them is very likely to be in the same dangerous situation.Even if she has a strong protector, she cannot always guard her side.

Perhaps she would be more than willing to try to solve the problem again.But she shouldn't have to bear these—these were originally his responsibilities.

The only solution he could think of was to end it all by himself.

And if he died fighting Mimic, the kids would have been kept safe.

——Ah, I finally threw the burden on her. As an adult, I am really ashamed.

"you you--"

Gan Cha was so startled that he was almost speechless.After a while, she gritted her teeth and squeezed out a sentence: "You idiot!"

And the person on the other side smiled lightly: "I remember that you seem to be able to see the future."

"Will I come back alive?"

The girl stared at him tightly, her eyes almost filled with tears.

"It seems that the situation is not very good." Oda Sakunosuke shook his head, "They will leave you alone—sorry."

"it's not like that--"

Gan Cha held his hand tightly, "I, I'm not sure—"

Mitsukawa representing Sakunosuke Oda began to fluctuate violently again.The outcome between him and Gide is like five or five—"But don't go! Don't you already stop killing people? Is there any reason why you must go?!"

"Though no vengeance is necessary,"

Oda Sakunosuke looked at her calmly, "But I also want to do something to protect someone."

Killing for protection—it was wonderful, like a sugar shell over the pain he was used to.

With a little effort, he easily broke away from the girl's hand, smiled at her, turned and left.

But there was one more thing to do before going to Gide.

—he might never come back.Then, those words must be told to Dazai.

After that it rained, pouring down the motes of dust that glistened in the sun.

The girl in men's clothing is walking down the road by the sea in despair.

Walking is more like moving your legs mechanically along a long, straight road.In fact she was too tired to move a finger.

But want to go home.Want to shrink into the bed, be patted on the head by the president, want to talk to Ranpo.

"What have I done..."

She self-righteously put herself in the position of protector, thinking that she had made the best arrangements for everyone.The president doesn't need to compromise with the leader of the mafia, and Oda Sakunosuke and his family can be safe and sound.

But isn't she, hasn't she done anything well?

Whether it is more indifferent to watch the self-destruction of a person with a will to die, or it is more cruel to let a person with hope go to death, she can no longer compare, anyway, it is what she did.

She laughed at herself, and leaned down on the railing dejectedly.

The rusty water droplets immediately soaked the sleeves of the white shirt, and the damp and cold feeling spread from the skin of the arms to the heart.

The gray blue sea stretches as far as the eye can see.