"Here we come." I opened the door, took two steps instead of three, and collapsed on the tatami.
"Change your clothes, Siye-kun! You smell like corpse now! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhlas I just washed!"" Dazai dug his hands into claws, looking like he was so mad that he was incoherent.
"Ahhhhhhh, Sinai! I don't care, I'm so tired!" I was finally able to let myself go.
"Ahhhhhhhh!" Dazai continued to freak out.
Until Oda came belatedly, picked us up and threw us both on the armchair in the living room.
"Ah, yes, I almost forgot about the real thing." Dazai smacked his palms and suddenly realized.
He took out a photo with the pungent smell of ink from his close pocket and handed it to me.
I took it and took a closer look. It was an abandoned building with a huge gas tank inside.
"There is poisonous gas inside," Oda held his hand. "The content inside can kill ordinary people within a few miles of it instantly when released."
"Regarding this matter, I believe Mafia will give feedback soon after investigation." As Dazai was talking, my phone vibrated several times.
I took out my phone and saw the message sent to me.
"There are still some clues to be found...it seems there is more than what you said," I nodded, "What should I do? It sounds quite serious."
"I don't have any ideas at the moment. Just follow Mafia and the boat will be straight when it reaches the bridge." Dazai blinked and I noticed that he had a new bandage on the side of his face. "I mainly want to remind you to pay attention to safety."
"Okay, then I'll go back first. The leader called me." I stood up, put on my hat and put my hands in my pockets.
But before I could take a step, Oda stopped me.
"Wait a minute," he said, "I boiled an egg for you to eat on the way."
I paused, turned my head, pulled down my scarf and showed a bright smile: "Being respectful is worse than obeying orders."
…
The egg was held in my chest, which was especially warm in the cold night.
My health improved a lot after drinking a cup of Dazai's special milk tea, and I felt like I was back at the headquarters in a short while, without any fatigue in my body.
After climbing a few floors, I pushed open Mori Ogai's office door without saying hello.
Alice was sitting on the ground obediently, playing with a paintbrush. Mori Ogai stared at her, his face as cold as ice.
"leader."
Mori Ogai raised a hand.
"Chuuya and Akutagawa are missing." He closed his eyes and said.
"Which hospital did he disappear from?" I almost certainly asked.
Mori Ogai nodded: "In addition, I have a few points to add to the information sent to you by the investigators."
"First, the government official responsible for the disposal of the abandoned hospital is a director named Anda Kuanggao. He once published novels in Yue Ge and became an important contracted writer."
Mori Ogai raised a second finger: "Second, in about a month, he will organize a demolition ceremony for the old site, and hundreds of people will return."
I frowned.
"Third, dozens of these hundreds of people have participated in and succeeded in impeaching him from power."
Mori Ogai said nothing and stared at me with sharp eyes.
"I know the writer Adachi Kangao," I couldn't help but tremble in my voice when I read the name. "His pen name is Yiyi, and he was my favorite writer."
"Given the current situation, you must choose between your best friend and your idol." Mori Ogai was slightly unhappy.
I smiled bitterly: "This is a multiple-choice question, and there is only one answer."
"Is there no way we can locate him now?" I asked.
"It's a pity. With so much information, Mafia has already damaged a team."
"...And one cadre and one core member?"
Mori Ogai glanced at me helplessly, as if looking at an ignorant child.
"In that case, where are the two of them?" I asked.
When I asked this question, I suddenly remembered that Akutagawa's mission was to investigate the abandoned hospital.
"Akutagawa lost contact less than an hour after arriving at the hospital, and there was no news from Chuuya who was closest to him after he entered the area." Mori Ogai waved to Alice, who ignored him, " As for that team...no comment."
"Then let me go." Urgent words came out.
For some reason, Mori Ogai in front of him looked sad and relieved after hearing these words.
"Hongye should be waiting for you in her tea room," he said, "Don't talk about it, otherwise she will be worried."
"Don't worry." I nodded, understanding that I had accepted this task.
After going down one floor, the second room on the left is Hongye's tea room.
I knocked on the door, and the next second the golden Yasha opened the door for me and welcomed me in.
It was rare for Hongye not to comb her hair, but she still covered one eye as a trademark.
As if she didn't see me entering the room, she smiled slightly and kept making tea in her hands.
I sat next to her naturally, picked up the tea in front of me, and took a sip.
The tea is warm and tastes just right.
I don’t know if it’s because the water temperature is like this, or because she’s already soaked it and has been waiting for me for a long time.
"What kind of tea is this?" I felt a fresh fragrance coming from my mouth.
"I cultivated it myself, and I haven't given it a name yet," Hongye said leisurely, "How about you give it one?"
"Me? I can't give names."
Hongye chuckled, like a cunning cat: "Neither can I. You wouldn't give such a complicated task to a lady, would you?"
Seeing me dumbfounded, she finally managed to cover her mouth with her long sleeves and snicker.
"We'll give you a name when you come back." She finally spared me.
I agreed.
Because I know that Sister Hongye didn’t choose this name for me.
Perhaps she had already chosen this name.
She just wants me back, that's all
…
I still took my money and left.
Before leaving, I texted Dazai and asked him to take care of the meat I just bought.
I followed the map's instructions and approached the abandoned building step by step.
When I walked into the hospital door just two steps away, I was shocked for no reason.
I took out my pocket watch and put a light blue protective cover on my body, and then I finally calmed down and went in.
One step, two steps, three steps...
In this way, I walked up the stairs of the hospital step by step without any accidents.
It wasn't until I reached a huge liquefied gas tank that I stopped.
"It's you." I put a hand on its cold body and spoke softly, as if I was talking to an old friend with a lot of grudges.
Strangely enough, the moment I saw it, even though I didn't find anything, my heart still calmed down.
I made a decision.
I'm not leaving, I'm staying here.
Either something happens to me, or the other person comes out.
This is where the grudge lies. You must understand that my patience has long been exhausted in these two years of white feathers flying.
