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"Not at all……"
Kokarasuma muttered in a low voice, but Hatoyama Keiko did not say more on this topic and instead talked about another thing.
"Although Xiaoqing cares about others, he can be a bit blunt sometimes."
Hearing Keiko Hatoyama suddenly talking about boys, Karasuma looked at her with some confusion.
"In Xiaoqing's eyes, Xiao Wuwan, you are also a person who needs protection. Especially this case is not ordinary. The death of the deceased is so strange. I am afraid Xiaoqing has already determined that this incident may not be ordinary. He will not want to involve you.
He is always like this, wanting to take all the blame on himself, and treating everyone around him as someone who needs his protection..."
When Keiko Hatoyama said this, the incident three years ago suddenly emerged in Kogumaru's mind.
That was when she first met the boy, and it was also when the boy witnessed his mother’s tragic death…
Out of some instinctive intuition, Xiao Wuhuan suddenly realized it in his heart.
The idea that "the boy considers everyone around him as someone who must be protected" mentioned by Hatoyama Keiko may have been born at that time...
“I think you know very well in your heart, Xiao Wuhuan, that Xiao Qing allowed you to help with the investigation this morning only because he had other things to investigate. He knew that you would not listen even if he tried to stop you, so he temporarily allowed your little willfulness.
When Xiaoqing finishes his work, he will definitely kick you out of the investigation, Xiaowuwan, especially when Xiaoqing knows that you haven't found anything useful, he will kick you out without hesitation, am I right?"
"Hmm..." Xiao Wuhuan nodded.
She knew too well the temper of the wooden man when he was investigating a case. To say that he was inhuman was an understatement. He was simply "inhumane" like a machine!
She could even imagine the scene where, after she met the boy this afternoon and told him all the information she had found, he would say indifferently, "You are no longer useful," and wave his hand to have two burly detectives ruthlessly drive her away...
"But Xiaoqing is not without weaknesses. Remember what happened on the set half a year ago? Xiaoqing does have extraordinary reasoning abilities, but his knowledge base is not broad enough.
Oftentimes, Xiaoqing might delay the progress of the investigation due to his lack of some useless little knowledge..."
As she said this, Hatoyama Keiko folded the drawing paper of Karasuma with a pouting expression on it and handed it to her.
"Isn't there one for you, Sister Keiko?" Xiao Wuhuan asked after taking the drawing paper.
In the incident on the set half a year ago, it was indeed she who deciphered the message the murderer wanted to convey with the violet flower at the last moment.
But later on, Kougama realized that Keiko Hatoyama also knew that useless little piece of knowledge. Even if she hadn't thought of it at the time, Keiko Hatoyama would point it out in the end.
Similar situations had happened countless times before she came to Japan...
It can be said that Keiko Hatoyama is the boy's "walking knowledge base", making up for the boy's only shortcoming in reasoning those complicated cases.
"That's true, but not for the next two days."
Keiko Hatoyama shook her head slightly and said helplessly.
"The medical team that Grandpa had brought from abroad has arrived. If nothing unexpected happens, I'll probably have to stay in the hospital for the next two days..."
"Eh?!"
Keiko Hatoyama was in poor health. Although Karasuma had never asked about it in detail, he had always been clear about it.
"Stay in hospital?!"
However, when Keiko Hatoyama said she wanted to be hospitalized, she subconsciously shouted out loud.
After all, at least before today, Keiko Hatoyama had never needed to be hospitalized.
This instantly made her worries soar.
"Don't be nervous, it's just some...new tests and treatments."
Keiko Hatoyama raised her hand and gently touched her head, still smiling, and said soothingly:
"It's called hospitalization, but actually it's just that staying in the hospital will make treatment more convenient. After these two days, I'll be able to come out..."
"Well, then this matter..."
"Xiao Qing went out early this morning. I wanted to tell him at noon, but I heard you say he was still investigating, so I couldn't go over and disturb him.
Since the treatment will be this afternoon, I will have to ask you, Karasuma, to do this for me."
"Well, I see."
“At the same time, I hope that you, Xiao Wuwan, can temporarily replace me and help Xiao Qing investigate this case in the next two days.
With Xiaoqing's personality, he will definitely be surprised if you tell him what I just said to you. At this time, Xiao Wuwan, you can take the opportunity to suggest that you go with Xiaoqing to investigate the family situation of classmate Xingzi, and he will not refuse.
Of course, you can't let your guard down because you're investigating a murder case. You must stay close to Xiaoqing at all times and don't run around, okay?"
"Ok!"
"Well, it's almost time now, let's go back to school. If it's any later, Xiaoqing might not be able to find you and leave on her own."
"I know!"
After being enlightened by Keiko Hatoyama, Kokarasuma, who suddenly felt that he had a great responsibility, immediately stood up and left without wasting a moment.
"Once the investigation of the case is completed, I will go to the hospital to see you as soon as possible!"
Kokarasuma is indeed a lively girl.
I don't know why, but even though Sister Keiko said this very seriously, Xiao Wuhuan vaguely felt that there seemed to be something wrong.
Perhaps it was precisely because of this psychological urge that Xiao Wuwan, who had already run more than ten meters away, stopped and suddenly looked back.
Behind him, Keiko Hatoyama was still sitting there with a smile on her face.
A breeze blew, cherry blossom petals fell, and also slightly lifted the pure black kimono on Keiko Hatoyama...
This was a scene that Xiao Wuhuan was already familiar with.
But the abnormality in her heart did not disappear...
But at this moment she didn't think much about it, but smiled happily at Keiko Hatoyama, then turned around and left quickly.
It was not until several years later that she finally grasped the source of this anomaly.
Shirakawa Kiyoshi does care about the people around him, but does that mean Hatoyama Keiko doesn't?
Shirakawa Kiyoshi doesn't want people around him to take risks, but would Hatoyama Keiko be willing to do so?
Sister Huizi actually lied to her that day.
Chapter 626 Should I encourage her?
It was one o'clock in the afternoon of that day when Kougamaru saw the boy again.
The boy came to the high school where Kogumaru was studying in a police car accompanied by several detectives.
Of course, in order to avoid causing too much commotion, the boy did not drive the police car directly to the school gate, but parked it on the roadside not far away and walked into the school with several criminal police officers.
This was also the boy's first time coming to the high school where Kokarasuma was attending.
Although the two have known each other for half a year, the boy is a person who "will never do anything unless it is necessary" and has no concept of "visiting friends" in his mind. Therefore, he will not come unless a murder happens like this time.
When the boy saw Karasuma on a bench in the aisle beside the school playground, she had just finished lunch and was sitting there with her good friend Akina waiting for the boy.
By the way, the boy just came over after lunch, and Karasuma was shocked when he first heard the news.
what? !
You, a ruthless reasoning machine, actually took time to eat while working a case?! I always thought you were the kind of crazy person who would never rest until you solved the case!
Then the boy looked at her like she was an idiot.
Don't be fooled by TV. If you don't eat well to replenish your energy, how can you solve the case? Only a fool would do such a thing.
"Well, the information you collected is that the deceased had been mentally unstable in the days before he was killed, right?"
Sitting together on a bench beside the flower bed, the boy spoke after listening to Kokarasuma's story.
"There is also the rumor that Xingzi has been in contact with students from other schools. We carefully questioned the person who spread the rumor and found that this rumor seems to be false..."
The person who spoke was Akina, who was sitting next to Kokarasuma. She seemed to be a good friend of Kokarasuma's in this high school, and the two had a close relationship.
"Anything else?" the boy nodded slightly and asked again.
He had already made up his mind that after questioning Wai Xiaowuwan and the other two, he would go to the school leaders to ask again.
It’s not that he doesn’t trust these two people. After all, these two female high school students have no corresponding criminal investigation experience. They may inadvertently overlook a lot of hidden information. This is a very normal thing.
The boy had a hunch that this case might not be an ordinary homicide. In order to prevent the situation from getting worse, he had to solve the case as soon as possible.
To this end, he could not miss any possible clues.
The boy did not have the ability to predict the future. This was just an intuition that he passively developed after years of dealing with these cases.
"Still, there's more!"
Xiao Wuhuan immediately spoke loudly, and for some reason, the expression on her face suddenly became a little nervous at this moment.
The boy didn't answer, but just looked at her quietly.
"Yes, these are some of my theories..."
Being looked at like this by the boy, Xiao Wuhuan suddenly felt a little guilty, and the courage he had just gained from shouting suddenly disappeared at this moment.
But at this moment, sister Keiko's previous instructions to her suddenly rang in Xiao Wuhuan's mind again.
[Yes, that's right! I still have to take good care of this wooden man for Sister Keiko! How can I back down like this? ! ]
As he thought this, an inexplicable courage began to burn in Kougamaru's chest.
So, she looked directly into the boy's eyes and repeated to him the reasoning that Keiko Hatoyama had told her before, almost word for word and with complete logic.
This is actually a very simple reasoning. After ruling out the deceased classmate Anzi's poor and withdrawn interpersonal relationships, as well as the rumors that she had contacts with students from other schools, her mental abnormalities before her murder were attributed to her family environment.
At the same time, the truth behind the murder of Kyoko may be hidden in this, which is a priority area of investigation.
Basically, the boy quickly deduced and came to this same conclusion after listening to the information Kokarasuma had gathered.
But what surprised the boy was that Kokarasuma could actually come to such a conclusion.
This is really unexpected. Should we applaud and show encouragement?
"Ah."
The boy thought so in his heart but did not show any obvious expression. He just nodded slightly to show his approval.
"Is that so?" Although it was just a nod, it made the nervous Karasuma excited.
"I thought so too." The boy nodded again, this time giving a clear response.