𝓒𝓱𝓸𝓲𝓬𝓮 {𝙲𝚑𝚞𝚞𝚢𝚊𝚡𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚛}

Chapter 20

I was typing on my computer. Everyone else was talking, but I was too focused.

Finch pecked my finger.

I looked at him and he motioned to everyone else.

I realized they were talking about Atsushi getting abducted.

"That'd be child's play." Kunikida finished his sentence.

Looks like season 1 will be over soon..

"We should help him!" Junichiro said.

"Why's that? He got abducted because of his bounty as a weretiger. Seems like a personal matter to me." Ranpo licked his ice cream and faced us. "We're not his foster family and he didn't join the Agency for protection."

"But, Atsushi is one of our own now.."

"Ranpo is right." Kunikida said.

Alright, I'll spare our time and knock some sense into Ranpo.

I got up while Kunikida was talking and pushed past him. I stood in front of Ranpo's desk.

Kunikida gave me a confused look, "L/n, what are you doing-"

Everyone froze whenever I slapped Ranpo clean across the face.

Ranpo looked at me with wide eyes. He had dropped his ice cream.

"Sorry, about that Ranpo. Hope you don't hate me later." I said.

"L/n?! What the hell is wrong with you?!" Kunikida shouted. He was about to grab my arm.

"Nope." I put a finger in front of Kunikida. "Shut up." I looked at Ranpo. "Ranpo, this is Atsushi we're talking about right now. Our co-worker, our friend. You seriously are not going to help? I thought you were the smartest in the Agency, you're sure as hell not showing that right now. Let's say Yosano was abducted." I gestured to Yosano, "Would you save her?"

Everyone was quiet.

"Well?"

No one spoke.

"My point proven. You would. Now let's say you were stolen, Ranpo." I looked at everyone else with a hand on my hip, "Would you save him?"

Everyone nodded.

"Thought so. Now, are we gonna save Atsushi or not?"

"I agree with L/n." Fukuzawa walked inside the office. "Our newest member has been abducted and she seems to be the only one, besides Junichiro who wants to take action on this situation."

Finch flew to Ranpo's desk and landed on it.

"We take action." Fukuzawa continued, "Kunikida."

"Yes sir." He said.

"I'm giving you 3 hours."

~No One's Pov:~
Dazai yawned. His arms were chained to a wall.

"It's about time." Dazai said.

There were footsteps.

"Plotting as usual, are we?" Someone said.

"I know that voice." Dazai said with an overwhelmed face.

"This sure is a wonderful sight. Rivals a billion dollar masterpiece. Right, Dazai?" Chuuya asked.

"Creepy.." Dazai said. "So frightening."

Chuuya walked down the stairs, "I like your reaction." He stopped in front of Dazai, "It makes me want to strangle you."

"Still the same old Chuuya."

"Huh?! What's that supposed to mean?!"

"I always had a question I wanted to ask, where exactly do you get all those tacky hats?"

"Say what you want, you old snake. I bet you're still obsessing over suicide, aren't ya?"

"Yup."

"Aw, doesn't even make it fun whenever you don't even admit it. Now you're just a pathetic prisoner, makes you cry, doesn't it?" "You might have been able to fool Akutagawa, but you can't fool me." He grabbed the back of Dazai's head. "I am your former partner, so out with it. What's your play here?"

"To be caught and killed. So far, I have succeeded."

"That just isn't like you. If that were the case, I would've killed you a long time ago." Chuuya let go of him and faced his back to him.

"Whatever you say. By the way, why are you down here anyway?"

"To pay you back. You used to give me a hard time. You toyed with me. But now," He kicked the chains holding Dazai and they fell off the wall. "I can give you my gratitude for all of that with interest." He took off his coat, "I wanna fight you, Dazai. I wanna crush you and the sceme you've been plotting."

"Chuuya.."

"Huh?"

Dazai snapped his fingers and the chains fell off his wrists.

"So you could've escaped anytime." Chuuya smirked.

"You really thought you could stop me?" Dazai showed him the lockpick.

Chuuya chuckled. "I'm rather liking these turn of events!" He charged at Dazai.

~Y/n's Pov:~
Everyone was looking for evidence. Apparently my slap I gave to Ranpo didn't convince him to help.

At least I managed to convince everyone else. Besides, he ends up helping eventually.

There were phones ringing everywhere.

I sighed. "Finch, give me a water."

"What will water do?" He asked.

"I'm trying to keep you occupied-"

"I found it!" Kunikida showed me a photo.

~Time Skip~
Me, Yosano, Ranpo, Kunikida, Kenji, and Fukuzawa were in the meeting room.

We were discussing everything we knew. Junichiro had called and said that the men were dead.

Now, Fukuzawa was trying to convince Ranpo to help.

"Ranpo, if you help I'll give you-"

"What? Another smack in the face from Y/n? No thanks."

"I'll give you... Praise."

Ranpo slowly opened his eyes and looked at Fukuzawa.

"Well, why didn't you say so in the first place?!" Ranpo smiled and put his hat on.

~Time Skip~
Ranpo had told us Atsushi was on a boat to leave out of the country.

Fukuzawa had thrown a pair of keys to Kunikida.

"We're counting on you." Fukuzawa told him.

Kunikida nodded and ran out of the meeting room.

I wish them luck.