Ms. Quan, who is male

Before Quan woke up, in the detective agency office.

Before treating Izumi, Yosano Akiko examined his injuries.

"The ribs were broken, the chest collapsed, and most of the blood on the body came from the penetrating wound on the chest. The murderer's technique was skillful and cruel. The position of the knife was just a little off and it could have stabbed through his heart." Yosano Akiko.

He crossed his arms and said, "Although it didn't hit the heart directly, if we had been a minute or two later, he would have died of excessive blood loss."

Everyone in the detective agency looked grave.

"That is to say..."

"This was a murder, just an attempted murder?"

"That's right."

Just at this moment, Kunikida Doppo received a call from Junichiro Tanizaki.

Because the place where Izumi was discovered by Mizuno Chotaro was in an alley not far from a residential building, Junichiro Tanizaki took this opportunity to go to the scene to investigate.

"There was a large amount of the victim's blood stains on the ground. However, no signs of fighting or struggle were found in the alley, nor was any suspicious weapon found. In addition, I asked the surrounding residents and found that the victim was found at 7 a.m.

Between 8:11 and 8:11, they didn’t hear any strange noises.”

Kunikida uniquely captured a detail: "You mean, the victim was found at 8:11?"

"Yes, an aunt who lives on the sixth floor of a residential building told me."

This aunt's son is already in his twenties. He is an unemployed vagrant who spends all day and night. He often hangs out with a group of friends at night and sleeps during the day.

The aunt felt that she could no longer allow her son to behave like this, so she came to her son's room around eight o'clock this morning, scolded him severely, and forced him to go out to find a job.

In order to wake her son up, she directly opened the curtains that blocked the sunlight.

Through the window of his son's room, he could just see part of the alley.

The aunt who opened the curtain happened to see Mizuno Chotaro. At that time, the man was bent over and seemed to be carrying something heavy.

As a resident of the same building, my aunt certainly knew what Chotaro Mizuno did. At that time, she thought he was transporting waste and didn't pay much attention to it.

She even used the other person to stimulate her son: "It's already 8:11, and you're still sleeping! Are you going to pick up garbage like the bad old man who lives in the basement?"

This is probably what happened.

After Kunikida listened alone, he pondered for a moment and said: "So, it is possible that the place where the victim was found is not the scene of the first murder?"

"I thought so at first, but..." Junichiro Tanizaki organized his words and expressed his doubts, "In addition to the fact that after the victim was discovered at the scene, Grandpa Mizuno carried him out of the alley and carried out the murder.

Apart from the movement traces left by calling for help, there are no other moving traces. It’s like..."

"It's like he suddenly appeared in this alley."

"Well..." Kunikida thought for a moment alone, "I understand. You can take photos of the scene and send them to my email. We can ask about these doubts after the victim wakes up."

"yes."

After the conversation, Kunikida Doppo hung up the phone, and then informed other people in the detective agency of the details of Tanizaki Junichiro's on-site investigation.

Except for Ranpo Edogawa, who was still dozing off, everyone gathered together to look at the photos of the scene taken by Junichiro Tanizaki.

After reading it, Yosano Akiko confirmed Tanizaki Junichiro's guess that the place of discovery was not the scene of the first crime, saying: "The victim's artery was injured, and there would be no trace of blood splatter when the murder weapon was pulled out."

"I have a question. If the place of discovery was not the scene of the first crime, how did the criminal move the victim to an alley while avoiding everyone and leaving no traces?"

At this time, Junichiro Tanizaki called again.

And this phone call also made everyone's questions deeper.

Junichiro Tanizaki found the surveillance video of the alley entrance at that time.

The surveillance video was provided by the owner of a convenience store across the street. Hearing that they were investigating a murder, he proactively provided the surveillance video from last night to 8:30 this morning.

I heard from the owner of the convenience store that this street is in a remote area and there are often unscrupulous people wandering around at night. Six months ago, someone broke open the door of the convenience store and stole a lot of things, causing him a lot of losses. After that, he was at the door

Surveillance cameras are installed, with visibility ranging from the entrance of the convenience store to the sidewalk across the road.

The alley where Quan was found happened to be within the surveillance range. However, the light in the alley was dim, and due to the angle, we could only take pictures of the location near the entrance and exit of the alley, but not the scene in the alley.

But that's enough, because the alley is a dead end, and the way in and out of the alley must be through the exit in front of you.

Time was limited, so Junichiro Tanizaki copied the entire night's video and asked his boss to call up the part between 7:00 and 8:11 this morning.

Tanizaki Junichiro scrolled through the progress bar, but did not find any suspicious characters entering or leaving the alley, not even the victim himself.

Everyone was silent for a while after listening.

Tanizaki Naomi asked: "Could it be a person with supernatural powers who committed the crime?"

"It's not impossible... No, I should say, it's very possible. However, supernatural powers are all kinds of weird. According to the information we have now, it's not enough to judge how the prisoner committed the crime." Kunikida Doppo finished and asked

Junichiro Tanizaki quickly came back with the copied video.

"Right now, we just need to wait for the victim to wake up, listen to his testimony, and then conduct further investigation."

However, they never expected that the victim who woke up would lose his memory.

When the other party looked at him with that pure, clean look, like that of an ignorant baby, the hearts of everyone in the detective agency suddenly sank.

When they asked again, they found that the other party didn't even remember where they lived or what their name was.

Yosano Akiko frowned and muttered strangely: "When I checked his wounds before, I didn't find any injuries on his head... Could it be psychogenic total amnesia?"

Naomi Tanizaki asked curiously: "What is this disease..."

Yosano Akiko: "It is amnesia caused entirely by psychological factors. It is usually caused by a certain event. It is selective amnesia. Someone like him who even forgets his own identity is total amnesia. But this kind of amnesia

Most of the effects are on self-integration - that is, the combination of a single individual and multiple levels to form a coordinated and unified self-whole - matters such as one's own identity in society, interpersonal relationships, etc. It does not involve self-integration.

Parts of the problem, such as using chopsticks when eating, driving and other skills, will not be affected."

Tanizaki Naomi nodded: "I see..."

However, due to Izumi's amnesia, it seems that only the people in the detective agency are troubled.

Mizuno Chotaro held Izumi's hand, with tears in his eyes, and said with a choked voice: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, as long as everything is okay..."

Quan Wen gently comforted him: "Yes, so don't be sad, grandpa."

Hearing this call, Mizuno Chotaro was stunned for a moment. The tears that were just spinning in his eyes suddenly rolled out. He sobbed and said, "You haven't called me that since you entered junior high school.

, they all call me 'Hey'."

Quan wiped his tears for him and said with a guilty look on his face: "It's all my fault. I was too ignorant. I'm sorry grandpa."

Everyone in the Detective Agency: "..." Are you "grandchildren" adapting to this quite well?

The crowd was divided into two groups, and siblings Yosano Akiko and Tanizaki gently reminded Mizuno Chotaro that Izumi was a boy.

Mizuno Chotaro was so angry that his eyes widened and he shouted: "What a boy! If it's a boy, why did the doctor change the clothes for Izumi?"

Miss Doctor and Akiko Yosano: "..."

In fact, it was Kunikida Doppo who changed Izumi's clothes just now, and he just used Tanizaki Junichiro's superpower to cover it up. Because Mizuno Chotaro did not let the man approach the infirmary at all, the reason was: "My granddaughter still has her clothes on."

You haven’t put it on yet, what are you doing in there?!”

On the other side, Kunikida Doppo told the amnesiac Izumi that Mizuno Chotaro was not actually his grandfather.

Quan covered his mouth and said in surprise: "Who can mistake their own relatives?"

Kunikida Doppo: "..."

Seeing that the other party had adapted well to the female high school uniform and didn't notice anything wrong with boys wearing skirts, Kunikida Doppo couldn't help but poked his partner standing next to him with his elbow and asked: "What should I do now?"

Dazai Osamu shrugged and said: "What else can be done? You can't 'break up' this pair of 'grandfather and grandson' who depend on each other, right? Besides, I don't know if his lost memory can be restored. If it cannot be restored in a lifetime, Detective

Can the people in the club take care of him for the rest of his life? Why not go with the flow and make mistakes? In this case, Grandpa Mizuno can also have some comfort."

Kunikida Doppo: "...that's true."

That being said, it doesn't mean that they have stopped investigating the matter.

Dazai Osamu stretched out two fingers to pluck at the blood-stained coat that Izumi had taken off.

This was just an ordinary men's yukata, nothing unusual. However, Osamu Dazai found an exquisitely crafted yukata with the word "Peace" embroidered on it.

He pinched it and found that it was not filled with the usual paper, wood chips, etc. that the imperial guard would have, but something in the form of powder.

Dazai Osamu's eyes flashed, he placed the guardian under his nose and sniffed gently.

At this sniff, he discovered that in addition to the smell of blood, there was also a faint and wonderful fragrance on the guard, just like the cold air emitted when the water surface freezes in the winter, which is very refreshing.

This is...black cube incense? And the blend is pretty good.

Nowadays, there are very few people who can play with incense, right? Except for fun, they are basically the descendants of the old school of Chinese. So, do boys of Quan's age belong to the former or the latter...

Osamu Dazai is more inclined to the latter.

Quan always spoke in a gentle voice. When faced with an old man who was a little incoherent due to emotion and even had chaotic logic, he never showed any impatience from the beginning to the end. He was also extremely serious when listening to the other person's words, with a pair of dark and gentle eyes.

His eyes looked at the speaker intently, as if he was the only person in his eyes, showing full respect.

When he heard Chotaro Mizuno complaining about Izumi Mizuno "I won't call him grandpa when he enters junior high school", his first reaction was to admit his mistake and apologize to appease him. He did not argue or argue, and had a gentle temperament.

Even when faced with the dilemma of amnesia, the other party's attitude was quite calm and calm, and his level of acceptance was good.

It can be seen from the details that this is a well-educated child.

A person's temperament, speech and behavior can easily reflect his education and quality.

Especially when the other party is in a state of amnesia, and his memory is almost blank, almost everything he says and does is a subconscious reaction, so the probability of being deceived is very low.

Of course, low probability does not mean absolutely impossible.

Thinking of this, Osamu Dazai calmly turned around and asked Izumi: "These should be useless, can they be handed over to us for inspection?"

Quan nodded and said, "Please feel free to do so, please."

Since Quan has lost his memory and cannot reveal any information related to this case, it seems that there is no use for him to stay in the detective agency.

Mizuno Chotaro thought that in the past, his granddaughter would always go back to catch up on her sleep after finishing the evening shift without eating breakfast. Today, it should be the same as usual, without eating breakfast before returning home.

Izumi couldn't see anything serious now, but he had lost so much blood just now, so he had to eat well to replenish his body. So Mizuno Chotaro led Izumi, solemnly thanked everyone in the detective agency, and then went to

They said goodbye and prepared to take their granddaughter back and cook for him.

When he returned home before, Mizuno Chotaro not only brought Mizuno Izumi's high school uniform, he also brought the gray cloth bag that was very familiar to everyone in the detective agency. The old man got a share of the money that Kunikida Doppo and others left for him.

It was no use. Half a month later, there was even more change in it.

Mizuno Chotaro did not take out the gray cloth bag in front of everyone, but after Izumi closed the door of the detective agency, he quietly placed it at the door - just like Kunikida Doppo and others had done.

After he put down the bag, he said to Quan: "These are all grandpa's money. The money you earned from working and secretly stuffed it under grandpa's pillow, grandpa has saved it for you, don't worry."

Quan was stunned after hearing this, and then said with a smile: "How come we can still tell the difference so clearly? What's 'yours and mine'? You are my grandfather, and the money I earn is yours, right?"

Mizuno Chotaro was even more confident: "Since it is mine, how I arrange it is also my business!"

"Okay, okay, grandpa can arrange whatever he wants." Quan smiled with crooked eyes, holding his hand intimately and going downstairs.

Mizuno Chotaro clapped his hand and said sincerely: "Who doesn't have hardships in life? There are many bad people in this world, and there are also many good people. When others lend a helping hand to us, it is because of their kindness, not their obligation, so we

Don’t take other people’s kindness for granted.”

Quan Wen responded: "I understand, grandpa."

However, he is destined to be unable to be kind to the world because he has become accustomed to being a worse evil person than a bad person.

Even if the memory disappears, those things that can be integrated into the blood and penetrate deep into the bone marrow cannot be eliminated at all.

Disguising himself as harmless and innocent is his subconscious manifestation of coming into a strange environment. It is a mask that cannot be taken off or torn off. Just like breathing, it is something that happens naturally and is what he makes up.

A part of "self".

He actually had reason to suspect that his amnesia was part of his own design.

After all, after Mizuno Chotaro said, "Grandpa saved all the money you earned from working part-time and secretly stuffed it under Grandpa's pillow." He remembered the most important thing...

Sharingan.

And that sentence was obviously the "key" he left for himself.

Izumi looked at the three magatama patterns reflected in Mizuno Chotaro's eyes with almost indifference, and silently thought in his heart: The next step is to take advantage of his "amnesia" to get rid of those enthusiastic detectives.