[Taizhong] Pick a flower that blooms in my heart and give it to you

07

“…………”

Is that person you like me?

Zhongyuan Zhong also stood motionless on the spot, as if transformed into a cold sculpture, allowing Osamu Dazai to hold his wrist tightly.

Going to the third week, experiencing two deaths... At this moment, the question that started everything is finally unavoidable.

Although the development has been within his expectation so far, and he can even self-deprecatingly praise himself, "Being able to hide this from Dazai Osamu has broken the record in the many years they have known each other", Nakahara also subconsciously moved. Mopping his lips, he was silent for a while, but he found that even if Osamu Dazai poked him directly and asked him, he still didn't know how to react.

He really wanted to answer this question with a vicious mocking "None of your business" as they did in all previous quarrels, and then shook his hands away from Osamu Dazai, turned his head and walked away.Osamu Dazai has never surpassed him in terms of physical fitness, and it is easy to break free—even if the wrist bones are tightly grasped, for him, as long as he wants, there is no restraint that he cannot break free.

Why on earth should I stay here, tormented by this embarrassment?Zhongyuan Zhong also thought to himself.Bad luck enough, must there be another straw that breaks the camel's back?

He thought so, but just before he was about to put his thoughts into action, he raised his eyelids and inadvertently looked at Osamu Dazai, which made him startled involuntarily, and missed the opportunity to withdraw. Zhi's slightly pursed lips are now a little pale because of running in the cold port in the deep winter all afternoon; and those peach blossom eyes that always unconsciously bend a little smile at the corners of the eyes are gentle The deep iris color makes Osamu Dazai invincible in all romantic affairs, and he is uniquely gifted with the ability to create a focused and affectionate atmosphere, which will always make those little fools who are being coaxed feel that this man is special only to himself.

In the past, Zhongyuan also saw those men and women who were always coaxed away by Osamu Dazai with a few words, and always felt very disdainful. He felt that they were too disappointing. How could he believe the words of that bastard green mackerel, sinister bandage and smiling face?It may be that there are too many mutterings behind the scenes, and the heavens can't see it, causing the feng shui to turn around, and now it's his turn to eat this retribution.

In the silence, Osamu Dazai saw that Zhongya frowned slightly and then suddenly fell into silence. His eyes did not move at all, he was only silent for a second or two, and then suddenly said: "... I guessed that Zhongya is actually not The time when I got the ability of 'unable to make a sound', but suffered from flower vomit disease was very early. I guessed it almost before leaving the apartment. But Zhong also insisted on refusing to say, maybe because Zhong didn't want to let People know the identity of the other party or some other boring reasons...so I didn't open my mouth to expose Zhongye."

Zhong Yuanzhong also slightly raised the corner of his mouth as if mocking himself, as if to say okay, he should have known earlier.

Osamu Dazai continued to look at him and said: "But these reasons are not worth mentioning in front of the interests of the mafia. The port mafia encountered this kind of thing, and it is obviously related to it. I am the only one who can quickly resolve this matter. With Zhongye's character, even if he is reluctant, he will definitely tell me all the information, but Zhongya does not."

"So," Dazai Osamu unconsciously increased the strength in his hands, "Chuyou, why don't you tell me the whole truth?"

Nakahara Chuya: "..."

There is nothing to say in the Central Plains.

Whether the tongue is dexterous or not is the real chapter at this moment.He really wanted to imitate Osamu Dazai's usual quick and natural nonsense, raising his brows cynically and nonchalantly dismissing the incident.But it is destined that he is not a person with that kind of personality, and he probably won't be able to compete with the master Dazai Osamu here in this aspect for the rest of his life. He replied dryly: "...Maybe it's because I don't want to talk to you as a betrayer."

It was meaningless to cover up, so he simply stopped hiding it and let the petals fall from his mouth one by one.Osamu Dazai stared fixedly at those petals, and tilted his head slightly after a few seconds.

"Oh...don't want to talk to me." Dazai Osamu slowly repeated these words in his mouth, "I hate me so much that I don't even want to say a word, but you can take me out of the underground torture chamber with me." Let go, you can join hands with me to fight against difficult enemies, can you continue to give me your life and use filth?"

For a moment, Nakahara Chuya's eyes flickered slightly, and his pupils shrank suddenly as if being pricked by a thin needle.He froze for a few seconds, and then slowly said, "That's work, right? There's also orders from the boss. I've always been serious about my work, and it's not like you don't know that."

After finishing this rotten excuse, he regretted it, because the next moment he saw Osamu Dazai showing a familiar expression of caring and foolish, Dazai didn't bother to say anything before this reason that he couldn't even convince himself. Staring at him quietly, he conveyed the meaning of "what gave Chuya the courage to despise my IQ" silently.

Nakahara Chuya was speechless, the two looked at each other and were silent for a moment, finally, Nakahara Chuya, who was already having a hard time facing Dazai Osamu, was forced into a real rage by his persecuting eyes , gritted his teeth secretly, and spoke unbearably: "So we have nothing else to do now, we have to stay here—"

But he couldn't finish the sentence. Losing his voice has many inconveniences, one of which is that his words are always easy to be ignored when both sides speak at the same time.Maybe it was intentional not to let Nakahara Nakaya continue to escape, maybe it was the tacit understanding between the two of them that was at work, Dazai Osamu didn't know what the past was recalled in the silence, he opened his mouth almost at the same time as Nakahara Nakaya, and suddenly opened his mouth and said in a low voice : "I suddenly realized that maybe I have been misunderstanding something for so many years."

Misunderstand?what?Zhong Yuanzhong also looked over suspiciously.

Seeing his eyes, Osamu Dazai moved his fingers slightly and then finally withdrew his strength. He let go of his hand, put it back into the pocket of his suit pants, and took a step back to bring the two of them back to a distance where they could talk normally. The invisible pressure also dissipated.

Osamu Dazai put his hands in his pockets, tilted his head to look at Chuya Nakahara, but after the last nonsensical remark, he mentioned another irrelevant thing: "So, does Chuya still remember that in that year? Birthday... when we turned 17, what did I give you?"

17 years old?

Nakahara also recalled that period of time. The 17-year-old was the time when the boy was most able to fly like dogs. He seemed to have endless energy and endless troubles. At that time, not to mention the enemy, even his own people would be shocked when they saw them appear. It’s a headache—because being reliable means being reliable, and having strong ability means being strong. It’s just that young people are too unstable, and they always use “interesting” or “boring” as the standard when they do anything. What they found interesting at the time often needed other people Eyes numbly mourning the cost of another dead weekend.

As for the birthday gift, of course there is this link. Even though the relationship is always very stiff, the two of them have never fallen behind in this aspect. They first met at the age of 15, and then at the age of 16, 17, even after Osamu Dazai After leaving the Mafia, the two of them would always receive a gift without their names marked on their birthdays—but they don’t know if it’s a serious gift or not, and it all depends on the mood on the day they bought the gift.

17 years old... It was five years ago, who still remembers what birthday gift was given?But Zhong Yuanzhong also always felt that this word was mentioned recently, and he frowned and thought for a while before he remembered it. The two of them seemed to have mentioned it when they bickered on the way here.It was he who was accusing Osamu Dazai of "eating grass by the side of the nest", and he caught a date with a little girl in the organization on the shopping street, before his 17th birthday.

With the clues, it will be much smoother to follow the vine to recall. Nakahara also remembered that Dazai Osamu gave him an exquisite gift box on that birthday. The dark diagonal stripe ribbon was tied with an elegant and beautiful knot, and the dark green shading The corner of the box is imprinted with an expensive logo that is familiar to the world. It just so happens that he ran into the counter where Osamu Dazai opened the door for the little girl and the two of them came out together, so Nakahara Chu also took it for granted that his gift was probably just a joke. The remaining leftovers were immediately greasy and crooked, and they were thrown aside without being disassembled at all. I plan to wait until I have time to talk about it.

As a result, something unexpected happened later. He threw the birthday present in the corner of the cabinet in the old apartment and never remembered it again.

Zhong Yuanzhong also frowned, remembering the birthday gift that he had forgotten until now, whether it was round or flat, and suddenly felt guilty for no reason.

Osamu Dazai is familiar with all the micro-expressions of Nakahara Chuya, and it is clear at a glance that something went wrong in that year. I am afraid that this grumpy black hat stand has not been disassembled at all.However, if you think about Nakahara Nakaya who just met him, you can probably guess the truth from that counter. Osamu Dazai looked up at the ceiling with complicated eyes, his shoulders that had been tense all the time relaxed, and he lowered and lightly He let out a long breath.

"I thought..." He murmured something in a low voice, Zhong Yuanzhong didn't hear clearly, but his heart beat heavily, some kind of intuition flashed through his heart quickly, but before he could catch it At this vague clue, the phone suddenly rang! ! ! !

"Jingle bell—"

It is the oldest ringtone, without any fancy, but extremely penetrating. It comes from the number used by Nakahara Chuya for work. Generally, when it rings after get off work, it means that something important has happened.Nakahara Chuya's attention quickly shifted to the sudden ringtone, he took out his phone and looked down at the screen.

It's Guangjin.

Apparently Osamu Dazai is also well aware of the fact that phone calls at such times are usually of no good. After the two exchanged glances, Chuya Nakahara answered the phone. Hirotsu Yanagi didn't know what happened to Chuya Nakahara this time, but He called this time to report on behalf of Akutagawa, the captain of the armed forces who led their black lizards, so what he said was very concise:

"The representative of the partner who came to discuss business died in the hotel."

Nakahara Chuya: "What did you say?!"

Another unexpected thing, Zhongya Nakahara was shocked and forgot the fact that he lost his voice now, and blurted out subconsciously, a large number of blood-red petals fell from his mouth, and there was a shower of petals mixed with shock and anger; Osamu Dazai vaguely heard A voice frowned, keenly grasping the key point.

He put his hand on Chuya's shoulder to signal him to calm down, and with the other hand he took the phone, and instead of Zhongya, he said, "Good evening, Hirotsu, it's me."

The other end of the phone was silent for seven or eight seconds—Osamu Dazai could understand the shock of hearing the voice of his own betrayer in this direct call to Nakahara Chuya, so he waited considerately. Wait, give Guangjin Liulang time to digest.

Guangjin Liulang: "...Mr.?"

"Well, it's me." Osamu Dazai said, "The incident happened so suddenly, it would be a waste of time to explain it. Chuya can't speak now, so you can just tell him directly, and I will turn on the speakerphone."

"What happened?" Guangjin Liulang is worthy of being an old man who has been the leader for two times, and quickly recovered his calm. "If you are present, even if it is a former cadre, I am afraid that it is not in line with the rules for me to say it directly."

"Oh, I don't want to either—" Dazai Osamu dragged his voice to complain, but soon changed his voice and regained his seriousness, "—but now is probably not the time to say such things, Chuya also lost The incident of losing the voice and the death of the representative party, these two incidents are inseparable, we need to know what happened as soon as possible, Guangjin."

As his voice fell, Zhong Yuanzhong also stretched out his fingers, and quickly tapped a series of crisp sounds beside the microphone according to a certain pattern. It is an emergency contact password that is changed once a month. Members who are inconvenient to speak can pass it on in an emergency. News, quick replacement of the rules can maximize the protection against being impersonated.

Although Hirotsu Yanagi fully believed that as long as Osamu Dazai was willing, he could get the password for this month, but based on his understanding of this person, Osamu Dazai probably would not be so boring, not to mention that the situation was indeed urgent, so the old man went to After confirming the correctness of this string of passwords and confirming that Nakahara Chuya also agreed to the content of Osamu Dazai's presence in the password, he began to report the specific situation.

Nakahara Chuya and Osamu Dazai had just met in the afternoon, and not long ago they had just sent people to the representative party on the car to the hotel where they were staying. They were found dead in their suite 10 minutes ago.The representative himself, the bodyguards who followed him in the house at all times, and even the members of the lower-level Black Lizard who were in charge of the guard at the door all died. People discovered it immediately, and it was only after a sharp-nosed hotel service staff passed through the safe passage and smelled blood coming from the upper floor.

Strictly speaking, the task that Black Lizard was responsible for this time only included the delivery time in the afternoon, so Ryunosuke Akutagawa did not go to the hotel with him.And the black lizards at the door were just sent by the mafia to show their respect and to show their friendship as landlords. After a while, they left without incident... If the incident happened after that, Then, according to the usual division of labor within the mafia, it is difficult to explain the fact that the partner died on his own territory. The person in charge of this matter should be Ozaki Koye’s unit, not Akutagawa Ryunosuke’s black man. Lizard, then it should be Ozaki Momiji's secretary instead of Hirotsu Yanagi who contacted Nakahara Chuya now.

But the Black Lizard man also died, and the nature of the matter was different.That's why Akutagawa Ryunosuke was standing at the scene full of blood, with an unpleasant smell of being provoked and offended all over his body, the black beast huddled in the corner of his coat, ready to jump out at any time and bite one or two people to pay for this incident.

Chuya Nakahara listened to the whole process, frowned tightly, and said silently to Osamu Dazai: "It's so strange."

"Of course it's strange." Osamu Dazai said, "If it is said that you want to kill that fat, wretched uncle and splash you with dirty water, so as to stir up rifts and conflicts between you and your business partners, then you shouldn't be together Kill. What is this picture? When the other party was angry and questioned, didn’t they just give you a reason to quibble—look, did we also die so many people?”

"Maybe the other side thinks the same way," Nakahara said, "Maybe they know us well enough, and they also know that the partner has worked with us for many years and has a deep understanding of us, so they know that we won't make that kind of blame Thick things, so do the opposite, deliberately leave a clue.”

"Of course, what Chuya said is also possible." Osamu Dazai slightly narrowed his eyes.This incident also seemed to be beyond his expectation. Osamu Dazai was silent for a few seconds, and then he spoke again to the speakerphone, "I have something that I am more concerned about."

Guangjin Liulang: "What?"

"Go and check the dead bodyguards and compare the photos. It's best to take photos and send them to Chuya." Osamu Dazai said, "It's not easy to kill so many people quietly, compared to the other party who is a top-notch person Assassin, I'm more inclined to be an insider."

Guangjin Liulang suddenly realized: "You mean, there are corpses that are likely to be transferred."

This kind of thing happened not on the territory of my own home, but within the sphere of influence of the port mafia. If such a bad incident happens, the port mafia, as the first suspect, will definitely focus on the dead representative of the partner , while possibly ignoring less important bodyguards.If one of those bodyguards is a "ghost", after killing someone, he only needs to find another corpse that is about the same size as himself, and the traces of his murder can be covered up to a great extent.

Nakahara was also aware of this problem, and he tapped the microphone again, signaling to investigate in the direction Dazai Osamu said.

"I understand." Guangjin Liulang, who had received instructions from his superior, said respectfully, "I'll let someone investigate."

With a click, the phone hung up.

However, after hanging up, Osamu Dazai did not return the phone to its owner, but directly dialed another phone. His subordinates!

"it's me."

I saw Osamu Dazai cleared his throat, lightly pressed his hand on his throat, and subtly lowered his voice, and then when the other end of the phone was picked up and Osamu Dazai spoke, a gentle voice with a smile had already occurred After the change, the tone, habits and degree of hoarseness are almost the same as those of Zhongya in the Central Plains! !

"Are there any brothers who are patrolling the port in the afternoon who haven't changed their shift? Order two teams of trustworthy people, don't make a fuss, don't change shifts, continue patrolling, and if you see a familiar face from the partner you met in the afternoon returning to the port, don't talk nonsense with him, Sound the alarm directly, treat them with the highest level of danger, and arrest people."

Nakahara was also dumbfounded, he had no idea when Dazai Osamu learned this unorthodox skill! His scalp was numb listening to the voice that was exactly the same as his own, and even some small habits of speaking from Dazai Osamu's mouth Speaking of which, listening to the level of familiarity, I can hardly imagine what Osamu Dazai has done with his voice before, and how many scapegoats he has been accused of.

No wonder others always know some little secrets about him! ! !

"That's Chuya's own good thing, right? Don't frame me." Osamu Dazai hung up the phone, caught a glimpse of Nakahara Chuya's expression, and snorted softly, "I never used your voice as a prank. Changing the voice is something I learned two years ago when I was bored, and it has no use for me, it’s just my usual pastime.”

Zhong Yuan also had an expression on his face that only a ghost would believe.

"It's fine if you don't believe it." Osamu Dazai shrugged.

"Get out. Believe me, I'm an idiot." Nakahara said angrily, "What kind of nonsense order did you give my subordinates?"

The smile on the corner of Dazai Osamu's mouth faded slightly.

"Chuya told me that there is an insider in the mafia. The reason why I follow Zhong today is to investigate this matter." After a while, Osamu Dazai said lightly, "Zhongya is very sure that there is such a thing.

alone, but I didn't find it.Who do you think is going to be wrong between the two of us? "

Zhong Yuanzhong didn't speak either.But he pursed his lips tightly, apparently very sure of his information.

"Look." Osamu Dazai spread his hands, "Although I don't know why Chuuya is so sure of the existence of such a person, but after working together for so many years, I don't doubt Chuuya's ability to work... But I am also very sure that there is currently no insider in the mafia, which means that our two judgments are contradictory."

Osamu Dazai crossed his open hands, and said with a smile: "It's very strange, this may be the first time since the two of us have known each other that this level of disagreement has occurred."

Zhong Yuanzhong didn't bother to pay attention to his nonsense, quickly found out the key point from his words, frowned and said: "So you think, maybe neither of us made a mistake."

"That's right~" Osamu Dazai withdrew his hand, "To be precise, maybe Chuya's information is accurate, but there is a slight deviation... because the flexibility of the information's operability is the same as Chuya's. more likely."

"Continue to think about it in this way, plus some other bits and pieces of information, for example, those partners have their own problems, and for example, the port that Chuya mentioned to me before may be attacked... Then it is natural. Thinking about it, the person in question is not actually in the port mafia, but in the representatives of the partners who visited this time.”

"Huh? Among those people?" Central Plains is also the most annoyed by these twists and turns, and his head gets dizzy when he hears it, "But they are the culprits this time..."

He suddenly stopped in the middle of speaking, his eyes widened slightly, realizing a certain possibility.

"That's right," Osamu Dazai said slowly, "There is no rule that only one opponent is allowed. Right?"

“…………”

After a long time, the top Mafia cadre gritted his teeth and said, "...they joined forces."

"It should be like that. It's a temporary partner with a very plastic friendship, the kind that can be turned if you say you can turn your face." Osamu Dazai said, "One of them should be your business partner who has cooperated for many years, and the other... um, this kind of insidious and cunning The feeling reminds me of a troublesome person. If the other party is really the person I think, then I am afraid that your unlucky partner is deceived, thinking that the other party is no one to use, and you have to rely on yourself , set up a series of plans to greatly weaken the power of the mafia, and the other side is responsible for seducing Mr. Kaisen and...containing you. But I don’t know why, maybe there is a mistake in the plan, they think your unlucky partner There is no use value, so I turned my face."

Zhongyuan Zhong also understood half of it.

Why didn't anything happen in the first play; the port attack happened in the second play, and the flowering time was brought forward.So much so that for the purpose of the third week, he directly chose Dazai, which disrupted the plan even more, so that the other party had to choose to kill the partner to confuse the public, and simply started in advance.

The so-called "mistake" was his own reaction.

In other words, everything I dealt with in the first episode is the original script of the other party. If I guess correctly, the moment I die is the signal for the real plan to start.

In the distance, a sudden loud alarm bell could be heard outside, alarming all the mafia members in this area.Osamu Dazai and Nakahara also turned their heads at the same time, knowing that the prey had been caught.Thinking of the culprit who made him what he is now, Nakahara Chuya frowned and immediately wanted to go out. Osamu Dazai followed behind him, and when the two left the house, he said suddenly: "I think in this incident, Chuya actually knows more than any of us. Although I guess they started ahead of time to confuse the public and to focus our attention on the hotel to attack the port, but there are still some things that don't make sense. And... whatever Whether you know there is an insider or the attack at the port, or even your attitude towards haysickness, is very strange."

Zhongyuan Zhongye paused.

"If Chuya got sick with flower vomit, I thought that I would definitely carry it by myself and would not choose to join hands with me at the first time." Osamu Dazai said softly, "But when you came to see me... it was actually a little bit pleasant .”

"This sentence is the truth." After two seconds of silence, he added in a low voice.

"..."

Nakahara didn't look back either, so Osamu Dazai couldn't see his expression.He only saw that Chuuya's footsteps stopped, and then he suddenly pulled his wrist, thinking that he was walking slowly, speeding up his steps towards the location indicated by the alarm.

It seems that he wants to solve this matter as soon as possible.

When they arrived quickly, they thought that those subordinates alone could not subdue these people who were still mixed with dangerous supernatural powers, but when they arrived, they found that everything had been done, and all the arrested people He knelt on the ground obediently, and the person standing beside him was Akiko Yosano.

Seeing Dazai Osamu's surprised look, she shrugged with Yosano Akiko: "I saw a dangerous guy before boarding the plane, here." The female doctor raised her chin and tapped lightly on one of those people, "Familiar Is it? An international first-class wanted criminal with a dangerous ability similar to a series of explosions... I was worried and followed up to see what happened, but I didn't expect to follow all the way to the port."

Osamu Dazai raised his eyebrows: "That's really a coincidence. Thank you for your hard work~"

Yosano Akiko: "It's easy to say."

Zhong Yuanzhong also raised his eyebrows a little, but when he thought of what happened in the second week, he put it down clearly, and finally understood why he failed to meet this female doctor last time, but now the matter is about to be resolved, and the encounter It's no use here.Among the kneeling people, he immediately saw the fat man whom he had met once before he died.

It's just that he didn't know if it was him, the pain caused his eyesight last time, and he always felt that this person was not as fat as the last time he saw it....There seems to be an indescribable difference.

Zhong Yuanzhong also tilted his head, looking around with some doubts.

At this moment, the unbelievable and helpless, familiar and terrifying pain once again swept into the heart without warning, Zhongya Zhongya didn't even make a sound this time, and his eyes went black.

"Then, the person Chuya was talking about should be you, right? Although Chuya who can't speak is very interesting...but let's forget about the sickness." Osamu Dazai walked up to the man, and stretched out his hand on the man's shoulder Lightly patted, Disqualification in the World activated, "Then, this is forbidden~"

The man on the ground raised his head slowly, the flesh on his face was pouting ridiculously, but his eyes were calm and indifferent, almost making people shiver in this cold winter month.

"Ah...it's really you." The man said, "I thought it was a subordinate who was ineffective. Fortunately, I came here."

"сюрприз (a surprise)." He raised the corner of his mouth and said politely, "Dazai-kun."

No time to think about what kind of ugly and tasteless human face mask it is, and the reunion with the old enemy, Dazai Osamu's only reaction is to turn around suddenly: "Yosano—"

Yosano Akiko had already noticed something was wrong, and she put one hand on Nakahara Chuya's shoulder, but before she could, the expensive fabric of the suit slipped from the female doctor's hand, and Nakahara Nakaya fell down silently uncontrollably.

Osamu Dazai wanted to rush over, but his heart skipped a beat when he saw the scene where Nakahara Nakaya fell down. His eyes froze for a moment, as if countless fragments were squeezed in.

Dostoevsky lowered his eyes slightly, and said to the person on the other end of the wireless headset without any emotion: "Obviously he didn't know that I was involved in this matter from the beginning, so it's a little late to be on guard." .Even if this is the case, it caused us so much trouble, and our plan to kill Mori Ogai went bankrupt, and we only killed one Chuya Nakahara... Tsk. Check back, where did the news come from? Where did it leak."

Taking advantage of the chaos, Dostoevsky, who had given new orders to his subordinates, tore off the ugly mask and left lightly.

……

Osamu Dazai recovered from the countless trivial fragments, and walked slowly to the side of the fallen Nakahara Chuya with an extraordinary silence.

Kneeling with Yosano Akiko next to Nakahara Nakaya, a thin layer of sweat on her forehead showed that she had indeed tried her best: "...it's flower vomit disease, the virus resides in the heart, if it takes a little longer, I may be able to solve it ,but……"

Osamu Dazai stopped beside Chuya as if he didn't hear it, and stared at Chuya silently.

The flower spitting disease seems to regard the heart and flesh and blood of Zhongye Zhongye as soil. A flower dripped bloody from the position of Zhongye Zhongye's heart, and grew wildly. On the top of the thorny branch, a flower bloomed. Blood stained red is still the true color of this flower.

And Zhongyuan Zhong also closed his eyes as if he just fell into a deep sleep, and he didn't see any pain, only his brows were slightly frowned.

Osamu Dazai squatted down, hugged his knees with his hands, and looked at the dead Nakahara Chuya as if he was just in a daze.

He found the scene very familiar.

It seems that this is not the first time he has received the blood-red flower that Zhongyuan Zhongye gave him.

TBC