Qian Ye felt that she was not the kind of person to refuse help from friends. He just knew that Oda needed this job to pay for his sins. Moreover, he is also working hard on his side business, so there is no shortage of money for the time being.
But Oda had already mentioned this, and Qianye was not willing to live up to the other party's good intentions, so he promised Oda that "even if he has no money, he can be summoned to fight", and Oda was satisfied. Back to hell.
And Qian Ye is also preparing to leave for the armed detective agency.
As planned, he received Atsushi Nakajima, Kyoka Izumi, and Doppo Kunikida.
Kunikida sat in the passenger seat and gave him the address of the restaurant and gave him directions. Qian Ye was not familiar with Yokohama, so he naturally followed his arrangements.
While he was driving, he couldn't help but look at Izumi Kyoka sitting in the back seat through the rearview mirror.
Quan Jinghua asked directly: "Excuse me, what can I do?"
Qianye shook his head and said as if he mentioned it casually in a chat: "Quanjun looks very young. Are you in school?"
Izumi Kyoka... was a bit unresponsive to the title Izumi-kun. She was used to people calling her by her first name, or Kyoka-chan, but this was the first time she was called by such a formal surname.
Kunikida answered for her: "She is not in school. She is fourteen years old and is old enough to work."
After the war, Japan set fourteen as the minimum age for working. Over time, except for Yokohama, where this rule still exists, other places have raised this age.
Yokohama is the only city that does not limit the working hours of underage workers and does not require guardian consent.
This is also a helpless move. There are too many orphans in this city. The Dragon Head War six years ago also caused countless children to lose their parents and support.
To a certain extent, Yokohama, as a concession city, is an alternative existence in the island country.
"You're fourteen years old..." Qian Ye said, "Don't you have a guardian?"
Kunikida said lightly: "Her parents passed away."
His tone was so calm, as if this kind of thing was so common here that it could be said directly in front of the person involved.
Qian Ye noticed that Quan Jinghua's expression did not change, and seemed to feel that there was no need to keep it a secret, and that telling her would not make her depressed or sad.
Qian Ye: "Then... Mr. Quan is also a person with superpowers?"
Nakajima Atsushi seemed to have found a chance to speak: "Yes, Kyoka-chan has very powerful powers. Although she is young, she is very reliable. I am also grateful to her for taking care of me."
Kunikida said coolly: "Being taken care of by a fourteen-year-old girl is not something worth showing off."
Atsushi Nakajima: "...That's right."
He just wants Mr. Qianye to know that Kyoka-chan is very powerful and not to underestimate him because of her age.
On weekdays, Nakajima Atsushi often works with Izumi Kyoka on tasks. Because they are young, they are often questioned by the client, especially Izumi Kyoka. She looks really too young. Many people at this age are still junior high school students.
Quan Jinghua didn't react at all, but looked out the window quietly.
Qian Ye sighed inwardly. He felt that the Quan couple's daughter was most likely the girl in the back seat of him.
He would specially save a large amount of money for his daughter and hide it, and even worry about his daughter's parents after his death... If they were still alive, this little girl wouldn't be like now, without a smile.
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Qian Ye looked at the small restaurant in front of him. It looked very old. The pillars at the door were rotten and blackened, but the business inside the store was good.
"Don't look at it because it's old. I made a reservation in advance to get the seat." Kunikida said.
Qian Ye believed it: "So that's it. It's an old store with a good reputation. I'm looking forward to it."
The reservation was for a four-seater seat against the wall. After Qianye sat down, he looked at the menu hanging on the wall. The prices were obviously cheaper than those in ordinary stores, so he couldn't help but stare at Kunikida.
Kunikida said with a convincing expression: "I helped the store owner a little before, and he agreed to let me make an appointment."
Qian Ye was dumbfounded: "There's no need to save money for me. I'm not so poor that I can't even afford a decent meal."
Kunikida looked at him with a look that said, "You're still too young." "You will take it back later."
Qian Ye:?
The two minors didn't think much about it. Due to their special experiences, they really thought that they could eat as much as they wanted as long as others treated them.
Because I had thought about what to eat in advance, I called the waiter.
Kyoka Izumi: "A portion of soup tofu."
Qian Ye: I really like tofu.
Atsushi Nakajima: "Let's start with ten bowls of chazuke rice, two bowls of each flavor." This shop has five flavors of chazuke rice.
Qian Ye: Nakajima-kun really likes chazuke rice, so he actually ordered...wait, ten bowls!
Qianye looked at Atsushi Nakajima in disbelief. He saw that he had a flat belly, no flesh on his cheeks, and slender limbs. He didn't look like a big eater in any way.
Kunikida pushed up his glasses as he expected, and said in a pretentious manner: "Calm down, he ate twenty-three bowls of chazuke rice in front of me on the first day we met. I paid for it, and the twenty-three bowls of rice were paid for by me." Three bowls is still at the level where his appetite has not been fully developed after being overly hungry."
In other words, although the prices in this store are indeed more affordable, it does not mean that Qian Ye can save money.
Qian Ye: "..." He quietly approached Kunikida's ear and asked in a low voice at a volume that only they could hear, "What is his superpower?"
Kunikida: "It turns into a white tiger, four times the size of an ordinary tiger."
Qian Ye: "Such a big tiger... the director of that orphanage is really great."
Just a simple tiger is very dangerous to ordinary people, let alone such a large tiger, which is still out of control. In addition, using supernatural powers will consume energy and stamina, and the appetite will increase.
To sum it up...
Qian Ye: "Isn't that Mr. Dean, Mr. Nakajima-kun's father? Or worse... his adoptive father?"
Kunikida was not sure and could not answer. He was not interested in his colleagues' past experiences and naturally had no curiosity. He just said, "Let me ask if I have a chance?"
Qian Ye: "Forget it, you are his senior. If he doesn't want to answer, it will cause trouble."
Qianye and Kunikida ordered eel rice, which is considered the signature dish of this restaurant. Qian Ye is working hard to change his eating style, from Western food to Japanese food, and his staple food from bread to rice. Surprisingly, this process is not particularly difficult.
Maybe it’s because British cuisine has its own system and can be compared to any other country’s cuisine.
There were no special rules about eating, and while the two minors were busy working on their meals, Qianye and Kunikida started chatting.
For example, Qian Ye is more concerned about the city's traffic conditions and some implicit rules. Kunikida can give very detailed answers, just like an encyclopedia of Yokohama.
After writing down the key points in his notebook, Atsushi Nakajima was already heading towards the thirty-first bowl of Ochazuke.
Kunikida doubted whether the other party was going to finish the next twenty years of Ochazuke rice in one go today.
After finishing the eel rice, Qian Ye drank tea and asked as if he suddenly remembered: "By the way, what is the name of the colleague Doppo mentioned before?"
"That kid..." Kunikida showed a sour expression, "Just pretend that he doesn't exist. No, no, no, I still have to tell you, as long as you hear his name, how far away will you be from him."
"Eh? Are you talking about Mr. Dazai?" Atsushi Nakajima felt that Mr. Dazai was the only person who could make Kunikida say such things.
"Mr. Dazai?" A question mark appeared on Qianye's forehead. "His surname is Dazai?"
Kunikida: "Well, his full name is Dazai Osamu. Have you heard of him?"
Even if Qianye had heard of it, Kunikida wouldn't find it strange. Osamu Dazai used to be a cadre of the Port Mafia, and he and the current cadre Nakahara Chuya are known as double blacks, which is a well-known name in the world.
Compared with the name Dazai Osamu, the name of Double Black will be louder. Kunikida had heard of this name a long time ago, but after Dazai personally told him that he was a mafia in the group incident, Kunikida Then I found out that he was one of the two black men.
However, Kunikida investigated later, and strangely, the name Dazai Osamu seemed to be obscured by some dark cloud, and no criminal record of the other party was found. This is abnormal. The Butei Agency has certain authority to connect with the government's intelligence network. Even the Special Agent Core does not have a criminal record against Osamu Dazai.
Kunikida guessed that his criminal record was covered up by some kind of supernatural power. Of course, he didn't care what the details were. People who live in Yokohama and step on the intersection of black and white know better than anyone the truth that curiosity kills the cat.
Qian Ye was in a daze: "Ah, I heard about it...but I didn't expect that he was your colleague."
Oda would not lie to him. If it was something he didn't want to say, the other party wouldn't say a word. Since he took the initiative to say, 'Dazai's criminal record means that he cannot enter the Butei Agency,' it was the truth.
But the other party is indeed a member of the Armed Detective Agency.
