【Taizhong】Longtime Companion

I didn't speak to him.

Close the door, as if to isolate yourself from the commotion just now.After the shooting incident, the banquet fell into chaos. We took advantage of the turmoil to escape from the rooftop and found the vehicle we prepared in advance. Speed ​​back to the safehouse.The moment he closed the door, he sat on the ground and looked at me in a daze. I stood beside him. At this moment, it seemed that only silence could express our emotions.

What he said is not necessarily true.I try to comfort him.

He looked at me steadily.

lie.He said.you are lying.

I was lying, but I couldn't think of a better way to comfort him.That person is dead, and if we want more information, we can only ask the local mafia.Since they dared to use the medicine in Chuya, they were ready to fight against Yokohama. How could they go straight to the local stronghold without support and only two people?

what to do.He looks at me.

This seems to be the first time that Nakahara Chuya has shown me his powerlessness and fear so clearly. He was not so desperate when he lost his five senses before, but now he seems to be taken out.He stood in the porch and clenched his fists.I knew he was scared, and synesthesia informed me of his violent ups and downs.I wanted to say something, but I couldn't.

This can be regarded as the biggest bad news in the world for Sentry. Zhong Yuanzhong is also a person with very strong self-esteem. When I put myself in his shoes, I can feel his pain and unwillingness.If, as that person said, the loss of the five senses caused by drugs is irreversible, then what should Zhongyuan Zhong do?Living with your guide all the time in synesthesia?

I know him, and if that's the end, he might as well be dead.

I urgently contacted the Yokohama side. The research has been carried out by dedicated personnel, and they were silent for a long time after hearing my report.In fact, I felt something was wrong at the beginning, because at first the researchers thought that the efficacy of the drug was 15 days, but now the 15 days are almost here, and the situation in Zhongyuan Zhongya has not improved at all, it is not like 15 days can be recovered. .Mori Ogai asked me what I thought, and I said that it doesn't matter what I think, what matters is what Nakahara also thinks.

Is he going to negotiate with the other party?Mori Ogai asked.

He will definitely go, and it would be great if it can be solved by armed violence, as long as there is such a thing as an antidote.I said.

What if it doesn't exist?For example, there is no so-called antidote once and for all for a drug that has only a short-term effect?Mori Ogai thought for a moment.Which ending do you think is more acceptable to Zhong Yuanzhong, between long-term medication and long-term dependence on the guide?

Neither will be accepted.I'm telling the truth.

Mori Ogai sighed.I'll call more people, let them think of a way, and give you an answer as soon as possible. You try to stabilize his emotions and don't let him be impulsive.

I took the phone and glanced at Nakahara Chuya who was standing on the balcony in a daze, and said it was difficult, but okay.

Are you trying to laugh at me?he ask me.

He sat cross-legged on the balcony, drinking a can of stout from a nearby supermarket, which wasn't his taste, but he couldn't expect anything else right now.The night is very good, and you can see the stars dotted on the black sky when you look up.He was hatless, with his head bowed.

I didn't mean to laugh at you.I sat down and opened a can of stout too.

Are you happy then?If things don't work out, I'll live my whole life like a piece of shit, dependent on a guide, and without that guide, I'll die hard...

do not talk.I interrupt him.

Oh yes, you are not happy, are you?He looked at me mockingly, speaking faster and faster.You have to be tied up by me. Although there may be another guide to help me when I go back, at least you have to be tied up by me for now.You hate me too, don't you Dazai?Do you get nauseous when you improvise?Aren't you happy to see me like a liability?Oh you won't have any rivals anymore, because I'm a piece of trash who can't live without others...

Enough, you calm down.I cut him off loudly.

He's starting to get agitated, and I know his manic period is approaching.I wanted to send him a psychological hint, but the synaesthesia allowed him to predict my actions. He jumped up, grabbed my collar, and pressed me against the balcony railing, causing my back to hurt.Don't fucking send me psychological hints!he yelled.

You need to calm down.I keep looking at him.

His eyes seemed to be trembling, ice blue, with anxiety and helplessness.I didn't hint, just touched his forehead with my hand.My spiritual tentacles reached into his spiritual system, and simply smoothed the crimson flame that was about to burn on the eve of mania. He closed his eyes, and the spiritual tentacles connected. I slowly sorted out his emotions. He is too painful and belongs to the Central Plains Chuya's world almost began to collapse in those few seconds.

There will be a solution.I said.It may take a little while.

Are you sympathizing with me?He said.

Want to hear the truth?I asked.He calmed down, and let go of the hand holding my collar, his shoulders were still trembling slightly.

Ok.

No, and won't.I answer.

The phone call from Yokohama came in the middle of the night.

While I understand jet lag, late night calls are always unpleasant.Zhong Yuanzhong also slept very deeply, which is why I turned off the synaesthesia on purpose, so that I can ensure that he cannot hear the call.The voices of the researchers were tired at the other end. I know they are also working hard, and overtime research is not an easy task.I said is there any way?

I don't think there is any one-and-done drug that can restore the five senses.the researchers said.At that time, the medicine that entered Zhongya's body paralyzed the nervous system of the sentinel. After research and discussion, we all believed that the solution was to do the opposite. Stimulating the mental system might help the five senses recover.

How exciting?I asked, in fact, during these temporary unions, I slightly stimulated his spiritual department, but it didn't work.

The reason lies in the temporary combination.the researchers said.You are not the final combination, so your stimulation of Zhongye’s spiritual system in the Central Plains is still on the surface and cannot produce substantial effects. In fact, I have a bold guess that the guide of the final combination can stimulate and repair the paralysis and damage in the Central Plains. nervous system, if he had a guide to the final union...

It's just a guess, isn't it?I interrupt him.

Yes, conjecture.Researchers tell the truth.It is very risky, and such a thing is also a test of the ability of the guide. It is not an easy task to stimulate and repair the mental system damaged by drugs. Only very good guides who are familiar with sentinel abilities and experienced can do it, he added. , How could such a guide be willing to take the risk to have a spiritual union with a sentinel who might lose his five senses forever?Besides, there are not many such guides in the port...

Did Mori Ogai teach you these words?I laughed.

Yes, but what I said was the truth.In this case, we don't need to lie to you.

Did Mori Ogai think that I would never agree, so he sent you to lobby symbolically?

Yes, we both thought you wouldn't agree, so just trying to suggest.The leader has already offered a price to find an excellent guide. If there is no effective medicine, the guide hired by the leader will combine with Mr. Zhongyuan, although I think it is really difficult to find qualified candidates.

I see.I answer him.

Will Mr. Dazai tell Mr. Nakahara?he asked again.

No, I won't tell him for now.

I added.Life is always full of surprises.

TBC