I should have noticed those strange things a long time ago.
I should have discovered it from the first day Tokugawa's wound was exposed.
After all, there can be no identical wounds in the world, let alone two people who are so close.
Mariko and Tokugawa.
Scars caused by lemon bombs.
If we follow this logic, then the reason why Tokugawa said "Dazai" is obvious. She confused herself with Isshiki.
And now, Isshiki is sitting in front of me, playing with the decoration on her skirt.
I looked at her solemnly, as if I had never seen her before.
Mariko's caution, Tokugawa's lively personality, and Isshiki's restrained gentleness, all appeared in her at a certain moment.
Click click click——
There's only an hour and a half left.
Above my head, there was no movement at all. I couldn't stand still.
So, I moved my legs a little.
Peng——
Smoke emitted from the gun tip, a sharp pain came from my calf, blood flowed out, and I couldn't help but let out a groan.
"Good boy, don't move."
It was Mariko without the fish tail, standing in the position where Isshiki had just been with a straight and pretty face, but Isshiki had disappeared.
I lowered my head and pretended to obey. However, privately, he was secretly feeling the presence of the pocket watch and preparing to use his thoughts to activate his powers.
However, after feeling it carefully for a long time, I still didn't feel that the pain in my legs had eased. I was just wondering when I heard a crisp sound and my pocket watch fell to the concrete floor.
"Ha!" Mariko let out a weird laugh.
The enemy knows me well!
This thought was like poison, inadvertently eating away at my insides.
To be honest, I started to panic at this point. No matter how much I encouraged myself that I could do it, I still couldn't help but have some negative thoughts.
Time passed by minute by minute, and I was decadent in this silent fear.
Maybe the string was too tight and it finally broke. A crazy idea popped into my head.
I started twisting wildly, and the bullets came as expected, shooting into my body.
I spit out a lot of blood, but at the same time I also got a benefit: the cocoon burst and I slipped out.
Because of the excessive blood loss, I lay on the ground and could hardly get up, but it still felt good to have the fresh air flowing freely through my body.
I raised my head with difficulty and was pleased to see that my pocket watch was still lying on the ground.
Logically speaking, after such a big change, it is very abnormal for it to still be there. But for a person who is already anemic and dedicated to survival, this loophole can be ignored.
I clasped my fingers on the ground, leaving shocking blood marks on the ground.
Finally, I can get the pocket watch just by stretching my fingers!
despair--
The cold metal gun finally touched my head, and I knew that I was about to usher in the end of my life.
"I really don't understand why sir loves to play cat and mouse games so much. He's not a child anymore... Forget it, let me wake him up."
Mariko muttered a string of words that I couldn't understand, and slowly pulled the trigger.
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"Ula——"
Dazai flew down from the hole above his head and kicked Mariko away.
Kunikida and Atsushi also jumped down, one sealed her mouth with tape, and the other bound her hands and feet.
I watched all this with my mouth open, and I always felt that these people seemed to be prepared.
"Thank you, Si Ye-kun~" Dazai playfully touched the top of my head, which made me even more sure that I had been deceived.
Anger arose from his heart, his heart beat faster, and the poison spread faster.
"Oh, I hate that the child can't trap the wolf~"
Those were the last words I heard before I passed out.
The sun was bright, but it was as cold and innocent as the moonlight. It shone unscrupulously and came close to me without my permission.
I was a little impatient from being shaken, and wanted to cover it with my hands, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't move myself at all.
That feeling of powerlessness is like dying, like dreaming, so desperate that you want to cry, but suddenly you find that you can't open your eyes, and there is nowhere to release the tears.
"Ah..." I moved my mouth, but found that I could suddenly make a sound, but the sound was still like a baby crying.
A rough hand wrapped around my hand, like my father, but definitely not my father.
To begin with, I trusted this unknown hand. He was like a god to me, rubbing my fingertips time and time again.
I'm fast asleep.
I just spent a long time in a daze like this. Maybe it wasn't a long time, for others it was just a moment, but I felt very uncomfortable.
"This kind of poison is very overbearing, but it has been resolved now and will gradually get better."
"Dazai, the decision you made this time is too bold! There are too many variables!"
There was no Dazai's voice in the air.
"He seems to be awake..."
The gentle breathing blowing on my forehead felt itchy and reassuring.
Maybe it was the effect of the poison that caused my brain to connect to the wrong tendon. I stretched out my hand with all my strength and grabbed the person's ear.
"Hey!!! It hurts, it hurts!" Dun snarled fiercely.
I was very happy to see him in such pain, so I pressed hard and never let go no matter what.
Should! I told you not to discuss it with me beforehand!
"Hahaha..." I couldn't hold it back and let out a hoarse laugh.
"Good boy!" Kunikida came over with such force that I was so frightened that I immediately shook my head in pain, meaning that I was not fully recovered yet.
Kunikida stopped and I let go of my hand.
I opened my eyes, and there was mist all around, but it still didn't stop me from catching sight of my "cute" colleagues.
I raised my eyebrows, meaning I wanted them to give me an explanation.
"Actually, only Mr. Kunikida and Mr. Dazai knew about this matter at first..." Tanizaki said in a weak voice.
"We originally planned to capture Yoko and Mariko together, but after the first fight, we discovered that Yoko's true strength was so powerful, so we had to temporarily withdraw and look for other plans."
Kunikida took over the conversation.
"And the new strategy is to send an unsuspecting person who doesn't seem to be very capable to attract the enemy's attention... Of course, I didn't know that this would happen."
He should be referring to my injury.
"We originally planned to let you or Tanizaki go, because your abilities can save lives at certain times, and usually they won't attract too much attention from the enemy."
"But gradually, Dazai and I discovered that the enemy seemed to be deliberately approaching you, Watanabe Siye. And you happened to be very interested in the secrets of carrier pigeons, so Dazai and I decided that instead of making a clever arrangement, we decided to It's better to just go with the flow and send you to take the initiative to approach Tokugawa."
Kunikida said no more, because I also knew what happened next.
As for how they avoided Yoko and came to save me, to be honest, I'm not very interested anymore.
"Then what's the purpose of doing this?" I asked hoarsely.
Kunikida was stunned, as if he didn't expect me to ask this question.
"It's a long story." Dazai took his place, his tone rare and solemn.
