Almost all members of the Armed Detective Society meeting room were present.

Kunikida stood in front of the whiteboard, report in hand.

"Currently, an unknown criminal organization has released a warning of a large-scale urban bomb attack and slander against the detective agency."

Yosano Akiko interrupted him, "I know the situation at the detective agency is not good. You should focus on telling us the details of the bomb attack."

Kunikida nodded and placed the documents on the table.

"This is the commission letter left by the criminal at the scene. Let me read it. Sincerely, I congratulate your company on its prosperous business. Inadvertently, a large-capacity bomb was placed somewhere in Yokohama City. Therefore, I implore you to find the bomb and dismantle it as soon as possible for the sake of the city government. That's why I'm giving you this commission. The deadline is before sunset. Please bear with me. Sincerely, Apostle of Cang."

"He is really polite." Xie Shuyi complained silently while eating potato chips.

After a moment of strange silence.

Fukuzawa Yukichi asked, "Are there any criminals who fit the description of the Apostle of Blue?"

Kunikida shook his head, "It's not clear yet."

Yosano Akiko spoke up, "Is their tactic to spread the scandal of the incompetent detective agency's failure to defuse the bomb at the same time as the explosion?"

She leaned back in her chair and continued with the second half of her sentence, "The bulletproof detective agency is powerless to fight back against this practice."

Assistant to the president Fukuzawa Yukichi spoke quietly from behind, "Colleagues in the administrative department have also been looking for possible locations since yesterday, but there are too many candidate locations."

Miyazawa Kenji raised his hand and asked, "Question. Haven't you contacted Mr. Ranpo yet?"

The assistant replied, "The Kyushu case seems to be going smoothly. We have arranged that they will contact him once they catch the criminal."

Xie Shuyi tilted his head, "But in terms of time, it should be too late."

The silence for a moment clearly confirmed this answer.

If we have to wait for Ranpo, it would be too passive.

Fukuzawa Yukichi asked, "Did you get any additional information from the driver last time?"

Kunikida replied, "He said he knew nothing about the bomb. He wouldn't dare blow up all of Yokohama."

Fukuzawa Yukichi nodded, his voice suddenly became much louder, and his eyes opened.

"Listen up."

"This incident is a vicious defamation attack on the Armed Detective Agency. There are two targets for the search. Find the attacker, the Apostle of Blue, and defuse the bomb. And the bomb has a time limit. If we fail to find the bomb and cause casualties, we have no right to call ourselves a detective agency."

"We must realize that in this battle, we are gambling on the survival and dignity of the Armed Detective Agency."

After that, everyone stood up.

A battle where dignity and survival are at stake...

Xie Shuyi then stood up. He and the president looked at each other. As their eyes met, the former smiled.

It's so interesting.

And at this moment, in the coffee shop downstairs, Dazai Osamu was flirting with a beautiful lady.

"Is this really okay? Isn't the office already busy because of the bomb incident? Lord Kunikida seems to be busy too." Sasaki sat there a little stiffly, with her hair hanging naturally. The girl was wearing a white dress, and her beautiful face was pleasing to the eye just by looking at it.

Dazai sat opposite her, holding a cup of coffee in his hand, wearing a vest and windbreaker as usual, his body leaning back slightly, with bandages clearly visible under his rolled-up sleeves.

"Kunikida-kun is a workaholic. After all, he spends two hours every day before going to bed, re-confirming the contents of his notes and adding new content."

When Xie Shuyi pushed the door open, he heard Mr. Dazai's voice. He couldn't help but pause for a second, turned his head, and saw Mr. Kunikida's frowning eyebrows.

Ah~ I’m going to be beaten~

Xie Shuyi smiled evilly, greeted the store manager quietly, and said quietly, "I want that little cake again."

While he was talking, Kunikida and Atsushi had already walked behind Mr. Dazai.

Dazai Osamu is still talking, "How many worker ants are there in your head..."

Before he could finish his words, he was hit hard on the head by a fist.

Dazai Osamu collapsed on the sofa, his body still twitching.

"Why are you here, Kunikida-kun?"

Xie Shuyi turned a deaf ear to what was happening outside the window. With sparkling eyes, he stared at the freshly made strawberry cake. He ignored the fork and dove into the cream with his mouth.

"Ah~ Enjoy~"

When he walked over to the group with the small cake, Mr. Dazai had already been beaten up.

Mr. Kunikida was scolding him, "In such an emergency, why didn't you go to the meeting? What's the point of having a fashionable afternoon date?"

Xie Shuyi paused while eating the cake, and moved closer to Dun. "What's the point of this?"

Dazai Osamu sat up suddenly after hearing this. He moved closer to Kunikida and said, "Are you jealous of my fashionable date?"

Kunikida answered very firmly, "I'm not jealous!"

The tone was so fast that it was no different from trying to cover up something.

Xie Shuyi and Dun said at the same time, "You must be envious."

Dazai Osamu pretended to be serious, "She was a victim who almost died at the hands of a criminal. Protecting her and helping her alleviate her psychological trauma is an important and urgent detective job."

Kunikida frowned and said seriously, "Will you have a chance to appear if you walk around in light and vulgar clothes? Besides, she is so beautiful, she must have a boyfriend."

Dazai Osamu smiled, raised his head slightly, and said with pride, "I asked her, and she said she broke up with her boyfriend not long ago."

Dazai Osamu deliberately tilted his head and said to Kunikida, "So, Kunikida-kun, you still have a chance."

Xie Shuyi: "Wow. The duel between the two is so intense."

Dun: "Wow, so exciting."

The two looked at each other, and at the same time reduced their presence and continued to eat melons.

Kunikida crossed his legs, folded his arms, and looked very serious, "Listen, Dazai. The reason I came here is to explain the situation to you who didn't come to the meeting this morning."

Dazai Osamu felt bored after hearing this, "I know the situation."

As soon as the conversation got to the point, Dazai Osamu lost his energy and softened instantly, "The purpose of the Aoki Apostle who set the bomb was to destroy the detective agency."

A sudden girl interrupted their conversation.

Sasaki Nobuko said sweetly, "That..."

"Is it okay to tell these things to an outsider like me?"

Xie Shuyi raised his head, glanced at her, and then looked away, with a hint of annoyance in his eyes.

If Mr. Dazai hadn't said that keeping this woman would be useful, he would have hung her up and tortured her severely. She clearly had big problems, so why was Mr. Dazai so kind to her?

Dun's face was filled with black lines as he silently complained, "This is definitely not good."

Xie Shuyi's eyes lit up instantly, and he grabbed Dun's shoulders and said, "Then why don't we assassinate her secretly?"

Dun:......

Dazai Osamu had already said with a smile, "Miss Sasaki is a related person, it's okay~"

Xie Shuyi instantly fell on the table like a deflated balloon. Even the strawberry cake in front of him no longer smelled good.

"Mr. Dazai is not really in love..." Dark clouds hung over his head and he kept muttering to himself.

Damai! Damai!

Xie Shuyi slammed the table and stood up with great momentum. Under Dun's frightened gaze, he stared at Sasaki Nobuko for a few seconds with burning eyes, then pushed the door open and walked out first, holding the unfinished cake.

Dazai Osamu heard the voice and turned around curiously, "Eh? Where are you going, Xiaoyi-chan?"

Dun looked at him and shrugged, "I don't know."

Dazai Osamu was silent for a few seconds, but soon recovered, turned around, and continued to look at Sasaki Nobuko with a smile.

"By the way, Ms. Sasaki, I think what you teach in college is..."

After leaving the coffee shop, Xie Shuyi went straight to Taguchi Rokuzo. Sometimes, hackers' network information can make it easier to find out the truth.

Pushing open the rusty iron door, we walked into the secret underground space. The huge water tank still appeared in front of us, but the tropical fish that had been swimming in it not long ago were nowhere to be seen.

It was quiet inside, as if his owner had left.

"Hiding from me? Why?" Xie Shuyi leaned on the stair railing, frowned, and soon found the boy hiding in the darkness.

Rokuzo Taguchi stepped out from the shadows.

"Why come here?"

Xie Shuyi said without hesitation, "I am interested in the affairs of King Cang. Your father died because of him, so you should know the reason for the incident. I want to hear what you have to say."

Taguchi Rokuzo pursed his lips, the smile on his lips was so forced, "I don't want to talk to you about this topic."

Xie Shuyi tilted his head, "Then let me tell you. Do you think it's right or wrong?"

"Since you are so curious, you should go ask Yan Jing and the others. Looking for me is just a waste of time." Taguchi Rokuzo refused again.

If Xie Shuyi still couldn't see the resistance in his eyes, he would be a fool. Although he didn't get any answer, his reaction was enough for Xie Shuyi to guess something.

"So the Apostle of Blue is indeed related to the Blue King, and you are indeed related to this case. If nothing unexpected happens, the person behind this is targeting Mr. Kunikida. Things are really getting more and more interesting."

Taguchi Rokuzo returned to the computer. Jie Shuyi stayed beside him. Looking at the empty fish tank, he couldn't help but ask a question.

"Where are the tropical fish inside? You didn't eat them, did you?"

Unfortunately, his inquiry received no answer.

The sound of his fingertips tapping on the keyboard responded to him.

But suddenly, Taguchi Rokuzo stopped moving.

Xie Shuyi couldn't help but retract his gaze, "What's wrong?"

Taguchi Rokuzo did not answer him, but quickly dialed the phone.

"Hey, Glasses, are you free now?"

When Xie Shuyi heard the first sentence, he secretly put his ear close to it.

"Rokuzo? What's wrong?"

"It seems someone recently moved a communicator into the old Wehrmacht facility."

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