After becoming a chaotic daughter

Fukuzawa Yukichi and Mori Ogai were once very close [allies].

That was about four years ago. At that time, the detective agency was still in the stage of preparation. Because of someone's introduction, he and Mori Ogai became "partners" for a short period of time. Conceive] and assist each other.

"Daytime" belongs to the Supernatural Secret Service Division.

"Night" belongs to the underground mafia.

"Twilight" belongs to the Armed Detective Agency.

Let these three forces maintain a delicate balance, restrict each other and provide help to each other, and jointly maintain the order of the city.

But shortly after the establishment of the detective agency, the two of them finally broke out irreconcilable conflicts on a certain matter because of their disagreement, and then parted ways.Fukuzawa Yukichi returned to the detective agency with Ranpo and Yosano, and Mori Ogai also returned to the underworld and continued to be his underground doctor.

Since then, the intersection between the two has been almost non-existent. Fukuzawa Yukichi was surprised when he heard that Mori Ogai became the leader of the port mafia a few months ago, but after careful consideration, it seems not surprising. After all, Mori Ogai is "that" kind of man.

The last time they met seemed to be two years ago. They passed each other in the chaotic neighborhood, and the only conversation they had was "Mr. Fukuzawa" and "Doctor Mori", nothing more, as the saying goes "Time flies", "Things are different", the allies who gave each other their backs a few years ago, when they meet again now, they never expected such a scene——

One was in handcuffs at the bureau.

One is leading his granddaughter outside the interrogation room.

Mori Ogai: "..."

Fukuzawa Yukichi: "..."

Fukuzawa Yukichi covered his face and sighed, couldn't bear to look straight at him, his inner thoughts swelled for a long time, and then he said cautiously: "Doctor Mori, you..."

He was halfway through the sentence, and he couldn't continue, and he didn't know what to continue. After all, Fukuzawa Yukichi himself is not good at words. Let him chat with his friend who got into a mess when we saw each other for many years It was really embarrassing for him to say two sentences.

At the other end of the long table, a black-haired man in a white coat had a calm smile on his face. He put his hands on the table calmly, fingers crossed, and the silver handcuffs unabashedly showed its abrupt presence.

"It's been a long time, Your Excellency Fukuzawa." The man tilted his head slightly to one side, "I never thought you would have such a lovely granddaughter, it's really unpredictable."

——"What! Alice doesn't want to eat this, let's go eat cake~!" Behind Fukuzawa Yukichi, came the fresh and pretty voice of a little girl like a rose.

Fukuzawa Yukichi put down his hands, and replied with an unchanged expression: "I think you should have already investigated what happened."

—— "I bought this for Nanako! It's not for you! If you don't eat it, go away!" The boy shouted unhappily from behind the silver-haired man.

"I'm just kidding, how could I, an unemployed underground doctor like me, know about the information of the people connected with the dignified armed detective agency?" Mori Ogai said in a leisurely tone.

——"Who said I won't eat it!...Huh! The adults are really annoying! They said that I want to eat cakes with Nanako by myself! Don't follow me!" said the little girl's voice.

"There is no need to tell such meaningless lies about underground doctors at this time." Fukuzawa Yukichi said, "This child is just an ordinary child, there is no need for 'you' to go to war, and there is no need to do such unnecessary things Tried it."

——"Dad...the straw can't go in." Another little girl with a flat tone spoke up, speaking at a slow pace, reminiscent of a little snail moving slowly on a leaf.

"It's just 'personal interest', I don't think we can use the word 'test' yet." Sen Ou's smile on the outside remained unchanged.

—— "The tip of your straw is broken. I don't like to drink this. I'll use the extra straw for you!" The lively and charming little girl rushed to say.

Fukuzawa Yukichi: "..."

"Doctor Sen."

"What are you doing?"

"Could Alice be quieter, please?"

Fukuzawa Yukichi asked so, but Mori Ogai, who was sitting across the table, just smiled, continued to smile, and smiled silently. amiable" feeling.

Fukuzawa Yukichi: "..."

He was strangely silent for a while, feeling as if he understood something.

But he "can't understand".

Therefore, Fukuzawa Yukichi, with a serious and majestic face that can frighten away evil spirits, also raised his head as firmly as Mount Tai, looked at Mori Ogai at the same level, and put on a "nothing" I don't understand", as if waiting for the other party's answer.

After a while, Mori Ogai said slowly, "Alice-chan~"

Fukuzawa Yukichi heard the little girl behind him answering impatiently: "What are you doing!"

"I want to talk about something, can you be quiet for a while?" Mori Ogai asked in a discussing tone.

The little girl uttered a modal particle angrily, and then said: "I know, I know, it's true!" After she said this loudly, she immediately whispered to Nanako in a small voice: "Look! Rintaro It really is the most annoying!"

Answering the words very naturally, Fukuzawa Yukichi was a little unclear for a while whether his guess just now was wrong, but his face did not show the slightest hesitation or wavering expression, but he was going to continue talking with Mori Ogai. Talk about "please don't stalk or abduct my kids".

—— "Then you are 'things follow the master'." The voice of the young man behind him said.

——"You're the one who 'things follow the figure'!" The little girl who had just calmed down immediately exploded.

Fukuzawa Yukichi: "... Random steps! You are also quiet."

"Oh."

The young man responded obediently, and immediately calmed down. The interrogation room was suddenly quieter. Fukuzawa Yukichi was relieved, and was about to continue talking when he heard the rustling sound again, which was very slight. It might be ignored if you don't pay attention, but when the noisy voices of Ranbu and Alice quieted down, the thin voice was immediately highlighted.

It is indeed a very light and small movement, but it is like another small thorn stuck in the hand, which makes it impossible for people to completely ignore it. The more you want not to pay attention to it, the straw in your ear and the occasional The swallowing sound became more and more obvious.

Fukuzawa Yukichi frowned and endured for a moment, then turned his head slowly and unhurriedly, and looked at the row of seats behind him against the wall.

Ranpo, Nanako, Alice.

The three "children" were sitting side by side, Nanako in the middle was holding a box of milk in her hand, and was sucking small sips on the straw. Unwavering black eyes stared at him without moving.

Fukuzawa Yukichi: "..."

Nanako: "Suck... Suck... Suck... Gudong... Suck..."

Fukuzawa Yukichi turned his head back calmly.

*******

Under the dubious look of the Aoki Police Department, Mori Ogai, who was proved "innocent", left the Yokohama Nishi Ward Police Station safely, and brought with him his beloved "daughter" left by his non-existent "deceased wife" Alice.

"Even if you love your daughter, you should be careful." Although the president of the detective agency guarantees, the Aoki police department who is still very suspicious of the other party frowned and said seriously to Mori Ogai, "There must be a relationship between a father and a daughter." Pay attention to the distance, otherwise, when the child grows up, he may lack vigilance towards the opposite sex, which is not good for the child to establish a gender concept. In addition, about the little girl on the side of the road..."

Mori Ogai, who received some "moral and law-abiding citizen education", led Alice away. His back looked like a middle-aged decadent uncle with no ambitions and no prospects. Nanako stood at the gate of the police station, watching his back as he left , and looked at Ranpo who was talking to the president and Kunikida, she remembered the few words she had heard in the inquiry room just now, raised her short hand, and tugged at Ranbu hem.

"dad."

"Huh?" Luanbu looked down at her.

Nanako tugged at him, thought for a while, and said, "...work hard."

Luanbu: "... Ang?"

"Otherwise, I will be expelled, and then I will become an uncle like that." She raised her short hand and pointed to the outside of the police station.

Ranbu followed her soft fingers, and then saw the back of "middle-aged decadent uncle" Mori Ogai who was trying to coax Alice.

He subconsciously substituted himself into Mori Ogai, and then substituted Nanako into Alice. He imagined that 20 years later he would become an unemployed middle-aged man who had no money to buy a little yellow duck doll for Nanako. He shook his whole body like a cat, then immediately shook his head vigorously, shaking the terrible scene out of his extremely clever mind, and then said firmly to Nanako:

"Dad will never be fired, nor will he become such a good-for-nothing uncle!"

Nanako: "...Oh."

There was no expression of doubt on the expressionless little face, but no expression of belief either.

As a very willful famous detective and also as a very willful father, Ranpo arbitrarily defined Nanako's reaction as "the most powerful father who believes in her unconditionally". After all, how could he become such a good famous detective? "Useless uncle", even in another 20 years, he will definitely only become a powerful "uncle" like his father or the president.

In his mind, he completely forgot about the fact that Mori Ogai was still the "new leader of the port mafia". He took Nanako's little hand and prepared to take her back to the detective agency.

"The next time you encounter such a strange person, you should call the police immediately, do you understand?"

"understood."

"Don't talk to strangers either!"

"Ah."

"I don't care if someone you know suddenly becomes weird."

"Oh."

He led Nanako out of the police station, then walked towards the street on the left, and within a few steps, he was grabbed by Nanako's little hand.He stopped in his tracks, and when he lowered his head, he saw Nanako looking up at him with her small face, pointing her soft fingers behind her, and said slowly, "...Dad, the detective agency is over there."

Ranbu turned his head and saw the president who was standing outside the police station, raised his hand and was about to stop him, and Kunikida, who was holding a notebook behind the president, with a tangled expression on his face that hesitated to speak.

Ranbu: "...Oh."

He immediately ran back with Nanako in his arms, and stopped beside the president.

"...Okay, let's go back." Fukuzawa Yukichi said without any change in expression, while speaking, he sighed silently in his heart.

"President—can you take a taxi back?" Ranpo asked after him, "It's a long way to walk back to the detective agency from here."

"It's just a 15-minute walk." Fukuzawa Yukichi replied calmly but could not refuse, "Ranbu, you are too lack of exercise, don't always rely on vehicles to travel."

Ranbu muttered and complained unwillingly, walked about ten meters away, and said again: "President! Nanako can't walk anymore!"

Fukuzawa Yukichi: "..."

Kunikida: "..."

Nanako, who was suddenly "unable to walk", was carrying a small schoolbag, with a big question mark on her head.

Fukuzawa Yukichi, who was walking in the front, stopped. He felt a dull pain in his forehead, but he still turned around, looked down at Nanako who was holding Ranpo's hand, and Nanako expressed expressionlessly. After staring at each other for a while, he finally raised his hand to hold his forehead,

"Kunikida, go to the side of the road and hail a taxi."

"……Yes."

One minute later, Ranpo happily hugged Nanako who "can't walk anymore" and climbed into the spacious and comfortable taxi.

It's great to have a daughter.

Ranbu thought happily in his heart that he no longer had to walk.