[Wen Hao] I worked hard to restore the health of the protagonist group

Dazai came over and put his arm around Shuyi, "Surprise! Do you like everything I arranged for you?"

She lowered her head to look at the boy, and very gently wiped away the tears from Shuyi's eyes, "There's no need to cry even if you don't like it, Xiaoyi-chan~"

Xie Shuyi sniffed, wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes in a panic, met Odasaku's gaze, took the gift, held it in both hands and carefully placed it against his chest.

"I like it. How could I not like it?" He muttered softly.

Even Jie Shuyi himself didn't notice that the smile on his lips was getting bigger and bigger.

Dazai patted his back gently, as if to soothe and comfort him, and said in a gentle, teasing voice, "If you cry again, Odasaku will think I'm bullying you."

It would have been better if he hadn't said this. The moment he finished speaking, Xie Shuyi's tears flowed out like a flood, unable to be controlled any more.

Birthday...?

Birthday...

It has been so long since my last birthday.

It's not that he didn't have expectations, but the death and madness in this life warned him not to covet the life of ordinary people.

I can only buy small cakes of different flavors to comfort the lonely heart.

He never thought about it.

It turns out that I can celebrate my birthday too.

He didn't understand. He should be happy, but why were he shedding tears?

It was not until his heart beat faster and faster and he saw Mr. Dazai's flustered look that Xie Shuyi seemed to understand a little.

Grievance...His current emotion was grievance.

Jie Shuyi, who had seen too much of the fickleness of human nature, also put himself on the side of guilt.

But he forgot that the life of an ordinary person was something he could have had.

He could have stood in the light.

He wanted to suppress the urge to cry. He didn't want such a wonderful birthday celebration to be ruined because of himself, but his tears were completely out of his control.

Jie Shuyi kept wiping his tears with his sleeves until he was embraced by Odasaku, and then the cry that was muffled in his throat became clearer.

There was a hint of smile in Odasaku's eyes, "I cried so much that my snot got all over my clothes."

"No way!" The boy's voice was a little coquettish.

Xie Shuyi buried his face in the uncle's arms. He wanted to hide the embarrassment on his face, but he couldn't help but show his gratitude to everyone in the detective agency.

Odasaku stroked his head, and Jie Shuyi could smell the faint scent of cigarettes on the uncle, and felt more at ease.

He calmed down and pretended to be calm. Even after wiping away his tears, the corners of his eyes and the tip of his nose were still red.

Her hands were nervously pinching the corners of her clothes, and it was obvious that the tears and snot on her face had not been wiped clean. She thanked them with a crying voice, but it was inexplicably cute, "Thank... Thank you."

"Puff--" a muffled sound came from the back of the team.

Xie Shuyi's face turned red almost instantly, and after meeting Naomi's eyes, the latter laughed loudly without any scruples.

"Xiao Shuyi, when did you become so polite and well-behaved?" She couldn't help but pointed at Jie Shuyi's blushing face and asked with a smile.

Tanizaki stood beside her, his face already red from trying not to laugh. At this moment, he almost choked up and said, "Don't bully him."

Having said that, the smile on his face and the laughter that he couldn't hide were particularly clear.

Xie Shuyi's face flushed red, and there was a rare glint of clear stupidity in his black eyes, and he looked more helpless than ever before.

Finally, as if seeking help, he tugged at the corner of Odasaku's clothes, sniffed, and looked up at the uncle.

"Uncle, so you didn't come here because you're mad at me. Did you come here to celebrate my birthday?"

Odasaku looked down at Jie Shuyi. Although it had been less than half a year since they last said goodbye, he could feel that the child had changed a lot from the inside out.

The shell surrounding his soul gradually faded away, and the moment the shackles on his body broke, Jie Shuyi could finally be himself.

Odasaku hugged Jie Shuyi into his arms. This time he used greater strength and was reluctant to let go.

Xie Shuyi also got the answer.

"Yeah. I really, really missed you."

Everyone in the detective agency looked at Jie Shuyi nestling in Odasaku's arms like a child and acting coquettishly. They all looked at each other at the same time, and then they could no longer hide their laughter.

Yosano lifted the hair beside her ears. She was not used to wearing such a fitted long skirt, so she swung the hem of her skirt awkwardly. "Next time, I won't be the one hiding surprises."

Kunikida followed closely behind, nodding his head in a rather affirmative manner, "I'm really not good at acting, I'll let someone else play the role of 'uncle' next time."

Tanizaki waved his hands quickly, "Let me make it clear first, I'm definitely not suitable. The age difference between her and me is also..."

Before he could finish his words, he was knocked to the ground by a heavy punch.

Yosano gave a perfect smile, and then with extremely ladylike movements, she completed perfect critical hits again and again.

Dun walked around the battlefield and moved the wooden stake filled with snacks behind it in front of Jie Shuyi. He took out the candied haws on it and handed it to him like offering a treasure.

"Mr. Dazai said, Xiao Shuyi, you are Chinese. I have collected a lot of delicacies that are only available in your hometown. Although the taste may not be authentic, it must be delicious."

With You Dun taking the lead, the rest of the people also hurriedly presented their gifts as if offering treasures.

Especially Ranpo, who was like a kid queuing for food, extremely active and even openly or secretly squeezed out Atsushi who cut in line.

Xie Shuyi took the gift in a hurry, with a happy smile on his face.

After accepting the gift, she felt that she had to give something in return. After thinking it over, she could only make a sincere promise.

"In the future, if you have someone you really hate, you can hand it over to me. I promise to help you solve all your problems without charging any money. I am a professional."

Fukuzawa Yukichi coughed twice in the corner, and everyone who had been noisy just now fell silent for a moment.

Xie Shuyi was stunned for a moment before he reacted and waved his hands in panic, "That's not what I meant."

I almost forgot that I promised the president that I would never kill anyone.

Fukuzawa Yukichi couldn't hide his smile, "Just be careful about what you do."

Then he also presented the gift he had prepared.

The gift box is not big, but it feels a little heavy in the hand.

The moment Xie Shuyi took it, he had a rough guess.

Seeing the president’s statement, the others continued to cheer.

"Okay, Xiao Yi-chan, if you keep daydreaming, all the delicious food will be eaten by Ranpo."

Dazai put on a pink jacket with a strawberry bear pattern that he had carefully prepared for Jie Shuyi.

Then he nodded vigorously, as if praising his own vision, "It really suits me."

Xie Shuyi turned his head stiffly, "Where is it suitable?"

Dazai spread his hands, "It's obviously a good match. To match your pink coat, I want to decorate the entire detective agency in pink."

Xie Shuyi blinked in confusion, then pointed at the detective agency members who were enjoying the food, "So their clothes are also..."

Dazai raised his head proudly, "Yes! It's me!"

"Why would they be willing to wear it?!"

Dazai raised his head even higher, "Of course they are using your birthday as an excuse to threaten you. Don't look at their awkward expressions, but they must be very happy in their hearts!"

......

Mr. Dazai, are you not going to celebrate tomorrow?

Xie Shuyi was speechless for a long time until Odasaku's hand touched his head.

He turned around and met the uncle's eyes, and the latter was still trying to hold back his laughter.

He heard Odasaku say, "It is indeed very beautiful."

Xie Shuyi shook his head in obvious disbelief, "Uncle, you're not being sincere at all!"

"Hahahaha, stop joking, it's time for the protagonist to blow out the candles and make a wish." Dun had already put candles on the cake and pushed the food cart in front of Jie Shuyi.

The cake is not big, just one layer.

There were cartoon images of everyone in the detective agency drawn on it. They held hands and formed a circle, with Xie Shuyi wrapped in the middle, with both hands raised high.

The numbers "2" and "0" happened to be inserted between Xie Shuyi's two raised hands, which seemed extremely incongruous.

At this time, the lights in the detective agency were turned off, and Jie Shuyi was surrounded by people and walked to the cake.

"Happy birthday to you~Happy birthday to you~" Everyone sang the birthday song, with sincere blessings and smiles on their faces.

Xie Shuyi closed his eyes as everyone sang songs filled with blessings. He lowered his head slightly, crossed his hands, and his expression was more serious than ever before.

My wish is.

Always protect uncle and everyone in the detective agency.