When the head crosses Yokohama

- Spiders are always free.

27.

"It's the spider pattern, and Kurolo Luxilu is using this fire to pay homage to certain people."

While recalling some recent details, Dazai answered Tanizaki Junichiro's question like this.

"To pay homage to a friend?"

Because of the emergency arrest order issued by the government, the people from the detective agency were sitting together discussing the case. When they heard what Dazai said, everyone except Ranpo looked at Dazai.

"Although I don't have much contact with Kuroro Rushiru, I'm already familiar with this person." Dazai tapped the table lightly, and a subtle and crisp sound sounded on the table, "Before I and Chaos Isn’t Mr. Bu investigating the case of the Landmark Building? Kuroro Rusilu himself said that this is a funeral.”

"Use a fire to pay homage to a friend?" Tanizaki Junichiro seemed to be a little puzzled, "Why do you have to use such a cruel method?"

"Probably because... this is what Kuroro said, as always."

Kunikida Doppo, who has been silent since accepting the commission, finally spoke. He pushed his glasses silently, and then spit out an unfamiliar term from his mouth.

"spider--"

"Krollo once seemed to have a group of partners. They formed a small group, code-named Spider." The landmarks of Yokohama do form a spider pattern, and Dazai was right."

Everyone looked at Kunikida again, but Kunikida just pushed his glasses.

"Did you mention it in the bookstore before?" Dazai didn't shy away from it at all, and continued to ask in a jerk.

"Yes, it was vaguely mentioned, but combined with the current case, I have confirmed it."

In the detective agency, Kunikida was the first to come into contact with Kuroro. During that time, he was immersed in the self-blame of the little girl's self-destruction. It was Kuroro who accompanied him to remember the life of the dead little girl.

Kuroro was so sincere, he didn't feel the slightest bit of perfunctory from this person, and Kunikida could even feel the same sadness from the other person.

Kunikida thought they were friends.

So he has always had a special sense of trust in Kuroro, and he always felt that Kuroro, who would show nostalgic eyes in front of him, would not do such an excessive thing.

"Although..." Kunikida didn't say what he said later, but his expression was a bit tangled, "If Kuroro wanted to commemorate his companions, I think he might indeed do such a thing."

"What's the usual way that Kuroro said?" Dazai always focused on the point.

Kunikida shook his head: "I don't know, Kuroro only said that they are a group of people who like to be lively."

The more specific Kurollo did not talk about it.

"Do you like lively people?" Fumbling his chin, Dazai said solemnly and somewhat frivolously, "The so-called usual way is almost such boring principles as unscrupulous, free, and unrestricted—after all, like Ku People like Luo Luo... tsk tsk tsk!"

The more he talked, the more disgusted Dazai's tone became.

"Then if our detective agency really wants to arrest Kuroro this time," Junichiro Tanizaki looked a little worried, "he is already very dangerous, and he helped the detective agency when he was in Sky Casino, if we change hands Would it be ruthless to catch him?"

"No, no, no!" Dazai quickly shook his finger, "Tanizaki, what you should worry about is not this, but how to catch him."

Dazai was right.

"Kurolo helped the detective agency because of a bet, but the fire incident led by him was too serious, and the whole of Yokohama was panicked. The detective agency had to catch such a person."

This is the pressure the Yokohama government put on their detective agency.

If an honor like the Bow of Exorcism is awarded to a non-governmental organization, there is no way for the detective agency to refuse the commission.The opposite of honor is the mission, not to mention the detective agency has a president like Fukuzawa Yukichi, so just like before, they have no way to refuse the case of the five declines of heaven and man.

"If Kuroro is your enemy, everyone needs to be more careful." Dazai reminded everyone in the detective agency like this for the first time.

This commission was different from all previous commissions. It was clear who the prisoner was, and all the detective agency needed to do was to catch this person.

But this is the most difficult thing.

"I heard that Kuroro Rushiru is a pleasure criminal?" Sitting beside Dr. Yosano, he clicked his lips, "Why are there so many perverts appearing in Yokohama recently?"

"Because something big is about to happen."

Ranbu, who had been listening for a long time, finally spoke at this moment, his expression was very cautious.It doesn't look promising.

"Eh? Is it something more serious than this detective agency crisis?"

"Not only the detective agency, but also the city of Yokohama, and even the whole world will fall into chaos."

Because the sealed book appeared.

Powers from all over the world will gather in Yokohama just to snatch the sealed book——by then, what will happen to the city of Yokohama as the center of chaos?

Ranpo's words silenced everyone in the detective agency. After seeing the power of the pages, even they can easily imagine what will happen in the future.

"...Then, what should we do?" Junichiro Tanizaki asked a little tremblingly.

"Anyway, let's settle the matter at hand first!"

Kunikida's sonorous and powerful voice suddenly resounded among the crowd.

Dazai looked at him, while Kunikida looked back calmly, "If you do evil, you will be punished. This is natural law. I will definitely catch Kuroro."

"Kunikida, are you going to catch Kuroro by yourself?"

Dazai saw Kunikida's thoughts at a glance, he shook his head, somewhat disapproving, "This is too dangerous, Kunikida-kun."

"I know, I know it's dangerous, Dazai." Clenching his fists, what Kunikida wanted to say has already surfaced on his face, "But I have to confirm this with my own eyes, if Kuroro commits a crime For such a crime, I will definitely arrest him and bring him to justice!"

On the road to realizing his ideal, Dazai has never been able to defeat Kunikida, so Dazai can only sigh slightly, "Then I will investigate with you, partner."

——Kunikida and Dazai have been partners for many years. The two have worked together to solve many incidents. On this point, Kunikida has no position and no reason to refuse.

"Ok."

Nodding his head, Kunikida finally said so.

After the discussion of the case was over, Kunikida took his pocketbook and left here, his footsteps were a little hurried, and he looked very tired.

After the rebuilding of the detective agency, Kunikida Doppo was responsible for all the complicated matters, large and small. President Fukuzawa usually didn't ask about the specific details of the detective agency, so Kunikida's burden became heavier and heavier.

Sometimes when looking at Kunikida's hurried and tired back, the detective agency staff would worry whether such Kunikida Doppo would be overwhelmed.

"Is Kunikida-senpai alright?"

"It's okay, Kunikida-kun has always been strong." Dazai replied with a smile.

"Not always."

Ranpo studied the glass bead in his hand, and the complex refracted light inside the glass bead was reflected in his pupils, "Kunikida will be the same as this glass bead right now, I don't know when it will break."

Speaking of this, Ranpo thought of the protagonist of this incident again. Although he didn't have as much contact with Kuroro as Dazai, Ranpo obviously didn't like such an opponent very much.

"That Chrollo Rushiru will definitely start from Kunikida."

And from the beginning, Kuroro has done just that.

"Mr. Ranpo, Kunikida-kun is the most serious person I have ever met so far. I believe Kunikida-kun, he is not so easily swayed." When he said this, Dazai's eyes became serious, "And, I won't let that happen either."

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Kuroro's wanted notice has been posted.

In the documents released by the military and police, Kuroro started to be hunted down as the murderer who burned Yokohama, and news of rewards for him was broadcast on TV every day.

Vicious thugs, mysterious black-haired youth, cruel modus operandi... In addition to planning a large-scale arson, they also brutally killed an innocent security guard in the landmark building.

In the rumors about the arsonist, Kuroro was described as such a vicious, heartless and ruthless villain.

Although the truth is not much different.

But Yokohama's legal system is higher than Kuroro's imagination, especially after the case of the Five Decays of Heaven and Man, there are military police patrolling almost everywhere, which brings some inconvenience to Kuroro.

Walking on the street was discovered by people, and then there were batches of people who came to die, and Kuroro was troubled by the constant elimination of these people.

At this moment, the port mafia extended an olive branch to him again.

This time it was his old acquaintance Guangjin Liulang who came to recruit him.

The gentleman old man with a goatee put one hand behind his back, held a gentleman's top hat around his waist with the other, and nodded politely to him.

"Our BOSS said—the port mafia lacks members recently. If you intend to join the port mafia, you can consider letting you directly take over the position of one of the five major cadres."

Since A was murdered by Dostoevsky, his position has been vacated, and no one has taken it up to now.

Kurolo smiled.

He also just learned from Sigma that the port mafia was pried into a corner by the hounds, or in other words, was betrayed from the very beginning—Michizo Tachihara in the black lizard turned out to be a member of the hounds.

Liyuan Michizao had been lurking into the port mafia many years ago, until the hounds were dispatched not long ago. When the port mafia assisted the armed detective agency to escape from the hunt, Liyuan Michizao suddenly turned against the water.

Unexpectedly, the port mafia will also be short of people.

"Thank you for the kindness of your leader," Kurolo laughed, "but I don't need the protection of the port mafia just yet."

Guangjin Liulang looked at the black-haired young man in front of him politely, and did not interrupt Kuroro.

"Don't look at me as weak and weak now, but in order to deal with the detective agency, I have at least found two helpers, so please reply to your boss and say—"

Kuroro said the following words gently:

"—Spiders are always free, so they will never consider joining any organization."