Chapter 120
When Kenji Hagiwara received the call from Saiki Usui, he was quite confused: "Why are you suddenly going to Hawaii?"
"I caught a thief, and the thief wanted to thank me by inviting me on a trip."
Kenji Hagiwara was wary: "He's so grateful to you just for catching a thief? Is this person reliable?"
Given Xiao Shenliu's image in the eyes of outsiders, how could such a good thing happen? Could it be that some illegal foreign organization has taken a liking to Xiao Shenliu and wants to take advantage of the situation first, trick him into going abroad, and then do other things later?
And the next time he sees Kofumi Ryu, Kofumi Ryu might already be some kind of yakuza cadre...
Kenji Hagiwara's imagination ran wild, and he even couldn't help but say, "Fukami, don't trust people too easily!"
Bo Yezhai: "...Second-year graduate student, wake up."
Kenji Hagiwara snapped out of his daze and felt somewhat embarrassed after realizing what he had just said.
Although Matsuda Jinpei constantly complained that he had a bias towards Samikawa Shinryu, Hagiwara Kenji knew that he didn't really have any bias at all, and he knew better than anyone how dangerous Samikawa Shinryu was.
Putting aside everything else, just the fact that Sugawa Shinryu had already infiltrated illegal organizations while still in police academy is something that would have been exposed long ago, even if there were any filters attached.
He always tried to protect Hanchuan Shenliu, not only because he believed in Hanchuan Shenliu, but more so because he wanted Hanchuan Shenliu to have a better experience on the side of light, so that Hanchuan Shenliu would not suffer too much harm and fall completely into darkness.
In addition, Han Chuan Shenliu seems to easily attract strange people, and he is worried that too much contact with those people might have a negative impact on Han Chuan Shenliu. His overprotective behavior makes it seem as if he has a filter on him...
It's one thing for others, like Matsuda Jinpei who complains all the time, and Hagiwara Kenji who's too lazy to explain, but if Samikawa Shinryu also misunderstands that he has a filter, that would be troublesome, because he remembers that Samikawa Shinryu used to like testing him for a while, just because he didn't want him to have a strange filter!
Kenji Hagiwara took a deep breath and began to explain to himself, "Sorry, I just think this sounds like a scam."
"It wasn't a scam. It was a friend of Jiuzhongjun. The apartment that was broken into was the one his mother bought before she got married. It seems to have some sentimental value."
Oh, that sounds much more plausible.
Those young masters' friends certainly don't seem short of money. Treating someone to an overseas trip as a simple thank you seems perfectly normal...
Kenji Hagiwara breathed a sigh of relief: "Then go ahead, you still have your vacation time anyway."
He was already having a miserable New Year as an orphan. He went out to play with his friends, but he didn't have a good time and ended up working overtime for no reason... Going to Hawaii shouldn't cause any more trouble. The American police will take care of things then. Even if Xiao Shenliu wanted to help, the American police probably wouldn't allow it.
Ah, speaking of this, when Xiao Shenliu goes out, he doesn't have any familiar people with him. If he is misunderstood again, who will vouch for him?
Just as Hagiwara Kenji was worrying, he heard Usui Saiki ask, "Do you want to come along?"
"...Huh? Me?"
"Aren't you on vacation too?"
Kenji Hagiwara felt it wasn't appropriate: "It's a holiday... but someone invited me to go alone, and I—"
Usoya Saiki calmly replied, "I can bring a few more people."
Kenji Hagiwara: "??? The other person is so considerate?"
"Well, because I said it would be boring for me to go alone, he told me to bring a friend along."
Hagihara Kenji: "…………"
I was a little tempted to think that the other party's attitude was a bit obsequious, but considering Han Chuan Shenliu's demeanor, I felt I could understand. Besides, for wealthy people, the difference between one or two people really isn't that significant.
Since his friend had already put it this way, it would be a bit disrespectful to refuse, so Kenji Hagiwara changed his approach: "Based on our combined vacation time, it should be fine within a week... Should I ask Jinpei? He could try to switch shifts with someone, and with his annual leave, he should be able to come out too."
As for the class monitor, he's currently on vacation with his girlfriend and probably won't want to go to Hawaii again, so let's just forget about it.
"Can."
The system expressed satisfaction with the fact that Kenji Hagiwara and Jinpei Matsuda had gone along: [That's right, what's the point of going to Hawaii alone? It's better to have these important figures with you.]
Usakabe Saiki couldn't help but say, "Is it possible that I'm just going on vacation? I've never had a proper vacation since I came into this world! Things always seem to go wrong! I'm human too, I just want to relax!"
"...You don't seem like you want to go on vacation. If you don't go next door to check on things and just pretend you didn't find anything, you can have a nice vacation at home, right?"
Usakata Saiki sighed: [What can I do? I'm just too curious. And the suspicion level is practically shoved in my face, it would be such a waste not to pick it up… But going to Hawaii will be fine; it'll be safer away from Japan.]
system:【……】
Is it possible that if you go to Hawaii, you might also encounter a situation where you feel it's a waste not to collect suspicious items?
Matsuda Jinpei readily agreed, so the group quickly packed their bags and prepared to head to Hawaii.
With limited vacation time and the police being quite efficient, the plan was agreed upon on the first day, and on the second day, Kenji Hagiwara's sister drove them to the airport.
Hagiwara's older sister is a woman with a strong heart. Although she was suspicious of Usuiba Saiki after seeing him, she probably trusted her brother's judgment and was very restrained in her suspicion. She quickly regained her smile and said, "You must be my new friend, Kanakawa Shinryu, right? I'm his older sister, Hagiwara Chisato. Just call me Chisato-nee."
Usaku Saiki addressed his friend's older sister politely: "Sister Chisato."
Hagiwara Chisato chuckled and replied, "Yeah~"
Matsuda Jinpei looked at Hagiwara's older sister with admiration—no wonder she's Hagi's older sister, being called "older sister" by Kagawa Shinryu is something she accepts so calmly... He'd heard from Hagi that Kagawa Shinryu's classmates still couldn't get used to him using honorifics with them even by graduation...
Chisato Hagiwara is also a police officer, and a traffic cop at that. However, he couldn't use a police car or motorcycle to take everyone to the airport, so he drove Kenji Hagiwara's car there and drove it back after dropping them off.
She had heard about Han Chuan Shenliu's tendency to cause accidents, so she was quite tense on the way, worried that something unexpected might happen, causing everyone to rush off to solve the case and miss their flight.
But perhaps because Usakabe Saiki's desire for a vacation was too strong, nothing unexpected happened along the way, and the group arrived at the airport safely.
"Great!" Matsuda Jinpei breathed a sigh of relief. "Chisato-nee is truly a lucky goddess."
Hagiwara Chisato laughed heartily twice: "No, you guys were exaggerating before. Besides, how could someone have an accident-prone constitution—"
No sooner had the words left his mouth than a scream was heard.
"Help! Someone's dead!!!"
Hagiwara Chisoo: "…………"
Usakabe Saiki: "Ah, I just heard that yesterday."
Matsuda Jinpei sighed speechlessly: "...In the end, something still happened...For some reason, I feel a sense of relief, as if my heart, which had been hanging in suspense, has finally settled down."
Kenji Hagiwara sighed, "Anyway, there's still some time before boarding, let's go take a look."
The murder occurred in the parking lot restroom. When they arrived, a crowd had already gathered around.
"Make way, make way, we are police officers..."
Kenji Hagiwara, a detective from the First Investigative Division with relevant expertise, took his police ID and tried to go inside to check on the situation.
Usakabe Saiki wanted to go with them, but Matsuda Jinpei suddenly grabbed her shoulder and pressed her to the spot: "Don't move, stay here. Senso-nee, you keep an eye on him. Hagi and I will go check on him first."
Although Hagiwara Chisato was cheerful and outgoing, she was still Japanese after all. She was quite surprised by Matsuda Jinpei's rude and even discriminatory behavior, and felt it was rather impolite: "Huh? This..."
After giving his instructions, Matsuda Jinpei didn't wait for Hagiwara Chisato's response and rushed out after Hagiwara Kenji.
Hagiwara Chisoo: "…………"
She turned to look at Usakata Saiki, apologizing with an apologetic smile on behalf of the two immature boys: "I'm so sorry, Hanchuan-kun."
“It’s okay, I’m used to it,” said Usakata Saiki. “They didn’t take me with them before.”
Hagiwara Chisato was already feeling incredibly awkward. She knew that Hagiwara Shinryu's demeanor was probably a reason for misunderstandings, but she was being isolated!
Usakabe Saiki knew the concerns of those two people, and besides, he didn't really want to join in the fun. He had already decided that this time he just wanted to have a good vacation and relax. These bits and pieces of doubt were like 10-yen coins; even if they were scattered all over the ground, he wouldn't bother to bend down and pick them up.
Standing and waiting would be too foolish. Usui even considered finding a place to sit and slowly wait for Hagiwara Kenji and the others to solve the case, or hand it over to the police who would arrive later.
He asked, "Can I go back to the car and wait?"
Hagiwara Chisoo: "…………"
No, it's their problem that those two guys didn't take you, but as a police officer, how can you be so indifferent to a murder case like this?!
Even a traffic cop like her would love to go in and help solve the case, so why is this guy not only uninterested, but also acting like nothing happened and wanting to leave the scene to rest?
Does she really have absolutely no sense of justice?! How could her brother make friends with someone like that?!
Oh no... Could I have misjudged him?!
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Extra chapter tonight.
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Sister: All this talk about a "prone-to-accident constitution" is just a coincidence—
Someone's dead!
elder sister:……
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Thin Leaf: These bits of doubt are like 10-yen coins—too lazy to bend down and pick them up. I'm going on vacation!
(Because of the excessive slacking off, it received suspicion.)
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