Chapter 74 The Truth

"Hand over anything valuable you have on you." The tall and thin gangster put a gun to Guan Zehexi's head.

He placed his naughty finger on the trigger, and with just a little force or a slight shake of his hand, the bullet would fire.

Suzuki Sonoko was sweating profusely and wanted to shout something, but was stopped by Kudo Shinichi.

Guan Zehexi lowered his head and began to take things out of his body.

But what valuable things does a student have?

In addition to the cell phone, he only took out a chocolate.

"Are you kidding me? You don't want to live anymore?" The gangster knocked the chocolate to the ground and kicked it.

The people around were so angry that they dared not speak.

"Hexi!" Mao Lilan said nervously.

But just when the gangster was about to kick the boy, the boy was probably so frightened that he lost his balance, staggered two steps, and fell to the ground, just avoiding the attack.

"He Xi!"

"Shut up!" some fat gangsters shouted fiercely.

Mao Lilan clenched her fists.

Kudo Shinichi was trying hard to think of a way out of the predicament.

There are three gangsters. If they want to save themselves, the one with the gun standing at the back will have the most difficulty.

If you don't want to distract him, there's nothing you can do.

He turned his head and looked around.

The customers were all squatting with their heads in their hands in fear, including the waiters and the store manager.

Their cell phones were taken away and they had no weapons.

As he was observing, Kudo Shinichi suddenly discovered something strange.

That is, Takajo Chika and Umei Yuki, who were squatting not far away, were relatively safe now, but their reactions were the most exaggerated among everyone.

Cold sweat streamed down his forehead, his face turned pale, and his body was shaking uncontrollably.

Although this is understandable in the current situation, according to Kudo Shinichi, Umei Yuki is a very tough and brave woman, and sometimes she even has a fighting spirit that is reckless.

Even if she was scared, she shouldn't be like this now...

Kudo Shinichi pretended to be scared, fell to the side, covered his mouth, and asked quickly in a low voice: "Ms. Umei, did you find anything?"

Mei Jingxue was stunned for a moment, then quickly lowered her head and whispered, "Shinichi, don't make any unnecessary movements."

"What are you afraid of?" asked Kudo Shinichi.

"..."Meijixue.

Takajo Chikako buried her head even lower.

What are you afraid of?

What else is there to be afraid of, except that Sekizawa Hexi will be angered by the criminals and kill everyone?

But you can't say that.

Before Mei Jingxue could reply, Takajo Chikako said, "Kudo-san, stop asking questions and just squat down."

Kudo Shinichi did not give up and said: "Even if it is just a tiny point, it may help us escape from danger. Please tell me."

Before the two of them could reply, the tall and thin criminal said, "I'll give you three minutes to get the stuff out. Otherwise, hmph."

things?

Kudo Shinichi's eyes suddenly widened.

He seemed to understand.

·

"He Xi, do you still want to escape?"

At Dr. Agasa's house, Kudo Shinichi pulled Sekizawa Kazuki into a room alone and asked him frankly, "The gunshot wound on your face, the sudden transfer, your quick reaction, your attention to criminals like Leo, and the bomber that day... Kazuki, you have been targeted by someone, or an organization, for a long time."

The boy with black hair and black eyes was stunned when he heard this.

After he finished speaking, she finally reacted, lowered her head subconsciously, and denied it: "No..."

"What is that?" Kudo Shinichi grabbed his shoulders and looked at him seriously.

Guan Zehexi shook his head in panic: "I'm just a little unlucky..."

"If there is a problem, you must face it and solve it! Facts cannot disappear just by denying them!"

"It's just bad luck!" He emphasized, "After school, don't go with me, and I won't get you involved..."

Kudo Shinichi laughed angrily: "Do you think I'm asking you the truth now because I'm afraid you'll be involved?"

Sekizawa and Nozomi didn't speak.

His black hair was droopy and his eyelashes were drooping, making him look a little pitiful.

Kudo Shinichi softened his tone: "Tell me! No matter how difficult the puzzle is, there is always a way to solve it. No matter how difficult the problem is, there is always a way to solve it!"

“…”

After a long silence, Guan Zehexi raised his head with a determined light in his eyes.

It was a look that showed a determination to take a step forward, filled with tension and despair.

"I... have been targeted since three years ago."

Kudo Shinichi's pupils shrank slightly: "Three years ago?"

So long ago?

"Why didn't you call the police?" he asked puzzled.

"I called the police, but those people were very cautious and the police didn't find anything... Over time, nothing was done about it."

"Where are your parents? No one is helping you? What is the purpose of those people?"

Guan Zehexi's eyes were dim: "My father and mother, in fact, died a long time ago."

"?!" Kudo Shinichi was shocked: "But the homeroom teacher clearly said..."

"My homeroom teacher also knows about this. She said that outside because she didn't want people to feel sorry for me or talk about me behind my back..."

Guan Zehexi narrated quietly: "Three years ago, my parents went abroad and met with a car accident. They both died. Since then, I have been encountering strange things... but they are all very obscure. Those people seem to be looking for something, but they never touch me openly... I feel that they are just using my life crisis to force my parents to show up."

"For some reason, they don't believe my parents are dead."

Kudo Shinichi's heart was pounding. What kind of life has this family been leading for the past three years?

Being watched all the time, there are crises everywhere...

No wonder he reacted so quickly when faced with the flying football last time!

I guess you are used to all kinds of unexpected events!

It's a miracle that he is still alive today.

"Why did you hide the gunshot wound? He Xi, if the police knew about the gunshot wound, they would definitely not sit idly by!"

Even if those people had done everything perfectly before, the police will definitely investigate if a gunshot wound occurs!

"You know."

"What?"

Sekizawa Kazuki stared at Kudo Shinichi and repeated softly, "You know why, Shinichi."

Meeting those silent eyes, Kudo Shinichi suddenly froze.

Yeah, he should know why.

Those people have been lurking for three years and have spent three years on He Xi. With the recent situation, they must be getting more and more impatient.

If Kazuki called the police...

There is a high probability that they will break the broken jar and kill He Xi directly!

Kazuki Sekizawa is a person who lives on the brink of death.

Every day he is alive is a blessing for him.

A desperate attempt will not save him, but will only push him into the abyss.

Just look at the bomber last time and you will know... Sekizawa and Nozomi are facing a group of enemies that are far beyond the ability of high school students to deal with.

"So... the police are completely unaware of this?" Kudo Shinichi grabbed the boy's shoulders and stared into his eyes. "What about the bomber from last time? Was he targeting you? The police have questioned you, but you still didn't realize the crisis around you?"

The black-haired boy shook his head.

Kudo Shinichi suddenly felt a little disappointed.

He let go of the other person, did not ask for help, and had to cover up the criminal's crime in order to survive.

What is this?

Kudo Shinichi seemed to suddenly understand why Sekisawa Kazuki had this kind of personality.

I don't care about anything, I always watch from the sidelines, I don't participate, I don't communicate, I'm quiet to the point of being apathetic.

Three years ago...he was only 13 years old, right?

At that time, he was already racking his brains to stay alive.

"I'm sorry." Kudo Shinichi said, "I didn't know your situation, but I forced you to say so much."

He wanted the truth and felt that he could help the other person, based on his obsession with the truth and his confidence in his own abilities.

But from Kazuki's perspective...it's just a classmate he just met, and he's asking him about his biggest secret, right?

To put it more seriously, he is risking his life by saying this.

Guan Ze and Xi shook their heads and said, "It's okay."

"I haven't felt cared for like this in a long time."

Kudo Shinichi gritted his teeth and looked determined: "Don't worry, I will help you find the group of people behind! From now on, you just need to be an ordinary high school student!"

"Tell me more details!"

He promised: "I will definitely save you!"

·

The scene of that conversation is still vivid in my mind.

It turns out that the purpose of these people today is that "thing"!

Although they were beating around the bush for some unknown reasons, they first threatened with bombs and now openly rushed into the restaurant and threatened with guns...everything showed that their patience was almost exhausted.

No.

Kudo Shinichi thought that these three people were probably just being used. They were not the ones who really wanted that "thing". They were just pawns that could be discarded after being used.

Now is not the time to think about these things...

Kudo Shinichi asked in a low voice: "Ms. Takajo, you are about the same height as the gangster on the outside, right?"

Takajo Chika was stunned.

"You have been working in this hotel for a long time, so you should know where the criminal can see from his position, right?"

Chika Takajo subconsciously looked at the farthest criminal, and indeed... he seemed to be about the same height as her.

"Yeah...I know it very well." She murmured.

That position...she knew it very well.

Where are the blind spots, where are the places that are easily dazzled by the lights and cannot be seen clearly, where can I spy on her without being seen.

Kudo Shinichi raised his head, his bright and clear eyes were like the rising sun on the horizon.

"Please."

Takajo Chikako lowered her head and looked into the boy's eyes. Suddenly, she felt an unprecedented thrill from the bottom of her heart.

…

"There's nothing left." Guan Zehexi turned out his pockets and showed them to the criminals.

The criminal just sneered and pointed at the clock on the wall: "Two and a half minutes left."

Guan Ze He Xi was silent for a while, then asked: "What exactly do you want?"

The criminal looked down at him, perhaps really thinking that he didn't know, so he glanced at the people around him, leaned over and grabbed his collar, and said, "I want the most expensive and rarest thing!"

"What is that?"

The criminal clenched his fists even tighter: "Yun Zhixing! Do you understand?! Yun Zhixing!"

Cloud Star?

Suzuki Sonoko, who was extremely nervous, felt a little dazed when she heard this name.

Such a familiar name...?

It seems to be the name of a piece of jewelry from an exhibition she had attended before?

"I didn't." Guan Zehexi's thin body trembled a little.

"no?!"

This sentence angered the criminal, and he said viciously: "How can there be no such thing? How can there be no such thing? If there is no such thing, then you can die!"

Having said that, he thrust the gun in front of Sekizawa Kazuki without a care in the world, intending to kill him!

Sekizawa Kazuki turned his head and met the eyes of Kudo Shinichi in the crowd.

He looked at the other person, with a hint of apology and calmness in his black eyes.

It seems to be saying: Sorry, I can't let you fulfill your promise.