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📂 A forgotten case. A missing child. And a past that refuses to stay buried...
Kunikida Doppo prides himself on order, logic, and efficiency-so when he's tasked with sorting through old, unsolved case files, he expects nothing more than routine work. That is, until one file catches his eye. A case long abandoned. A name he's never heard before... and yet somehow feels far too familiar.
Shūji Tsushima.
A boy who disappeared without a trace at the age of 10. No body. No ransom. No suspects. Just silence. 12 years of it. 🕰️
Last seen on a bridge.
A fall? A jump? Or something far worse...? 🌉
Was it suicide? A kidnapping? Or something no one ever considered? And then there's his family-wealthy, influential... and far too quiet about the whole thing. Suspiciously so. 🕶️
What begins as a simple review quickly turns into something far more complicated when Dazai insists on joining the investigation, or rather... inserts himself into it. As usual. 😒 But this time, something is off. Dazai is distant, evasive, his usual jokes masking something deeper, something unreadable. He barely helps, often dodging questions or steering conversations away entirely... yet somehow, they always end up exactly where they need to be. 👀
Together, they retrace the steps of a case everyone else has long since forgotten. They visit old locations, dig through fading memories, and interview witnesses who would rather keep the past buried, including the Port Mafia's boss, Mori Ōgai. 🩸 Each answer only raises more questions. Each clue feels like a piece of a puzzle that doesn't want to be solved.
And the deeper Kunikida digs, the more unsettling the truth becomes.
Because this isn't just a disappearance.
It's a story that was hidden on purpose.
Who was Shūji Tsushima, really?
Why did he vanish without a trace?
And why does it feel like Dazai knows more than he's letting on...?
🔍 The past is calling. The truth is waiting.
All you have to do is read.