"Ms. Lin, I'm not feeling well right now. Can I go to the infirmary first?"
Genta stood up, scratched his head, and frowned as he spoke.
Not only Conan, but the entire class screamed in surprise, looking utterly incredulous.
Among these primary school students, an eating contest has unknowingly emerged.
Normally, this competition ends with Genta winning, but today it wasn't Genta but another student.
Conan stared in disbelief at the almost untouched food in Genta's bowl.
Mitsuhiko frowned: "Genta seems to be acting strange these past few days. He's always alone, and he often walks home alone after school."
The change in Genta, who used to always have a smile on his face and talk about eel rice all the time, made the others a little worried.
"Was he bullied by some older student?"
Mitsuhiko's statement was immediately rejected. Genta was taller than Mitsuyu, and even some of the older students were not as tall as him, let alone his physique.
Furthermore, Genta doesn't like bullying others, and he usually just plays with Ayumi and the others, so the chances of him being bullied are very small.
It's good enough that Yuan Tai doesn't bully others; who would bully him for no reason?
Kwang-woo sat in his chair, habitually drinking milk. He had very little recollection of this episode, perhaps due to its length.
"It seems to be related to some of the cases that happened recently."
Guangyou stroked his chin, recalling the robbery that had occurred some time ago.
A while ago, the newspapers reported that a black-haired man was robbing people on the street, specifically targeting the elderly and women.
When Guangyou heard the news, he shook his head. What kind of skill is it to rob the elderly and women? It's an insult to the identity of a robber.
Kobayashi Sumiko, as the homeroom teacher, was also somewhat worried about Genta, and she even went to Genta's house out of concern.
However, what she learned was that as soon as Yuan Tai got home, he crawled back into his room, wrapped himself in a quilt, and shivered.
When Genta returned in the afternoon, he also lowered his head and slumped listlessly on the table.
As soon as the bell rang, Genta was the first to run out of the classroom.
After finishing their meal, the group discussed their options and decided to hide on the road that Yuan Tai would inevitably take home.
We must find out the truth this time.
Even though Genta was careful and deliberately waited a while before leaving the school, he still couldn't escape the watchful eyes of Kōyū and his friends.
"Genta, what's wrong with you? Why have you been acting so sneaky these past few days?"
Conan called out to Genta, who was jogging ahead.
"Genta, were you threatened by someone?"
Seeing the group of people walking towards him, Genta could only nod: "Someone wants to kill me!"
"Kill you? Who would want to kill a child like you?"
Ayumi laughed loudly, "Genta, don't joke around!"
Genta's expression was anything but joking, and he grew somewhat impatient when he saw that Ayumi and Mitsuhiko didn't believe him.
"If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have told you."
After saying that, he turned around and walked away on his own.
Of course, this also made Ayumi and Mitsuhiko realize that Genta might not actually be joking.
After catching up, Ayumi quickly apologized to Genta: "Genta, please continue. I promise I won't laugh at you this time. It was my fault just now."
Yuan Tai stopped, lowered his head, and said with trembling hands, "That day, when I was walking under the culvert by the railway, I kept hearing strange footsteps."
“When I stopped, he stopped too; when I walked, he walked too. I got a little scared, so I just ran. But the sound behind me kept chasing me. I listened carefully and it was definitely not the echo of my footsteps in the culvert.”
Genta's voice was already trembling slightly.
"I've been having a lot of bad luck lately. A couple of days ago I was almost knocked off a pedestrian bridge, and yesterday I was almost hit by a motorcycle. My gut feeling tells me it's definitely not just bad luck!"
"and..."
Just as Yuan Tai was about to say something, a screw landed next to them with a crisp sound.
When Guangyou looked up, he saw that the sign on the department store was already teetering on the verge of collapse.
Seeing this, Kōyū quickly pushed Genta and pulled Ai back a few steps.
A sign with the letter R was smashed just a few steps away from Guangyou.
Guangyou frowned; regardless of anything else, he already harbored a dislike for that robber.
This person only robbed the elderly and women, and even targeted children. This is no longer just about robbing for money; this person has no moral compass whatsoever.
Guangyou said to Genta, "Genta, tell me what happened."
The group walked and talked as they arrived at the fast food restaurant.
Genta hadn't eaten properly for several days, and being able to sit down and eat something in peace relieved his tension considerably.
While eating fries, Genta said, "That day I ran into that robber who only robbed the elderly and women, but I didn't know it at the time. A week after I met him, I saw the notice posted by the police and then I called the police. But I had already forgotten where he was."
"But I've already found the older brother who saw the robber with me."
Seeing that everyone seemed a little confused, Yuan Tai recalled: "It seems that about five days ago, I heard that someone near my house had been robbed again, so I squeezed over to see what was going on. I didn't expect that the older brother was also among the onlookers."
"When I saw it, the blond guy was right next to me, and then I found a policeman nearby."
"However, that older brother said he had never seen me, nor had he seen the robber."
Ai asked, "Then how can you be sure he saw the robber?"
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