Chapter 146: Trolley Problem
Thomas Schindler nearly fainted.
Scandal, huge scandal, scandal after scandal—those were the words that occupied his mind.
First, his DNA family genealogy data was leaked, and then his talented adopted son committed suicide... He dared not imagine how the media would criticize him tomorrow, saying that he had a killer gene, that he was super masculine, that he oppressed his adopted son... Although what they said was indeed true.
Schindler's company's stock had already been falling, and once the news of his adopted son's suicide spread, it was unknown how much lower it would fall.
However, there may still be a chance to salvage it...
"Block the news immediately!"
Thomas Hind slammed the table and roared.
"It's too late..."
The reporter was on the verge of tears: "I don't know why that surveillance video was leaked, and now the internet is full of news about the young master committing suicide..."
Thomas Schindler gritted his teeth.
It doesn't take much thinking to figure out who uploaded the video to the Internet.
Hiroki Sawada!!
"Where's the body?" Thomas asked grimly.
"...The body wasn't found." The reporter lowered his head. "After jumping, Master Hongshu's figure seemed to have vanished into thin air. He hasn't appeared in any other surveillance footage since."
Thomas Schindler's face was gloomy and uncertain.
Finally, he sat down on the stool dejectedly and let out a breath.
The reporter observed his expression, not daring to breathe.
"Report it to the police," Thomas said.
Reporter: “Ah, ah?”
"I say, report it to the police," Thomas Schindler said calmly. "Report it missing."
"Leave professional matters to professionals - since Hiroki is missing, let the police help."
The reporter touched his head.
"Uh, why don't we report it? Won't the news say..."
"Idiot!" Thomas cursed, "We've completely lost the initiative!"
"Now, if we report the case directly and let the police handle it, we can still have a little dignity!"
“Yes, yes!”
The reporter hurriedly took out his cell phone and prepared to call the police.
"Wait!" Thomas Schindler suddenly spoke again, stopping the reporter's actions.
The reporter looked up blankly and saw a gloomy middle-aged man sneering on the sofa.
"Remember to tell the police... focus on the woman who visited Hiroki yesterday."
He said slowly, "They said they were acting suspiciously. Shortly after their conversation with Hiroki, Hiroki disappeared."
"Do you understand?"
The reporter nodded.
"Yes," he said, "as you command."
…
Amusement park.
The sun is shining brightly.
"How is it!" Lin Xi took the cold drink and put it against Huihara Ai's face, giving the little girl a chill.
"...It's okay." Haibara Ai replied slowly.
She smoothed the hair on her head that had been messed up by the strong wind, and took the cold drink handed to her by Lin Xi: "It's just a roller coaster, I don't feel anything."
Lin Xi suppressed a laugh: "But when Xiao Ai came down just now, she was so dizzy that she couldn't find her way... Ouch, okay, I must have seen it wrong!"
After being glared at by Huiyuan Ai, Lin Xi immediately became obedient: "Our little Ai is the best. There's no such thing as weightlessness or fear of heights."
Huiyuan snorted sadly: "I just think it's childish. Only a childish adult like Sister Lin would queue for so long just to play this..."
This guy is the one who has the most fun and feels the most comfortable among them.
You can tell she really loves roller coasters.
Just now in the sky, everyone else was screaming, but the four of them—
Haibara Ai had a blank expression on her face, just holding on tightly to the safety shoulder pole with both hands; Hiroki was excited and giggling; Sugishima Jun'e calmly grabbed her hair to prevent it from flying around; and as for Lin Xi...
Lin Xi is practicing the "Spreading Wings of the Great Peng".
The wind blew her bangs up, the girl opened her arms, a big smile appeared on her face, and her honey-colored eyes were filled with bright light.
It felt like a free bird catching the wind.
Huiyuan Ai recalled her expression on the roller coaster and came to the conclusion again:
Sister Lin really loves to play this kind of exciting things.
Lin Xi clasped her hands together and looked at Xiao Ai eagerly: "Thank you, Xiao Ai, for accompanying a childish adult like me to ride the roller coaster... There's also a bungee jumping machine over there, would you be interested, Xiao Ai?"
Huiyuan Ai turned her face away, took a sip of her drink, and said slowly after a while: "Then I'll accompany you to play that again... Hey, don't pinch my face!"
"I'm sorry, Ai, my hand moved on its own~"
"Ah, Sister Lin always says this..."
Lin Xi smiled and pinched Xiao Ai's face, of course, using the gentlest strength——
But she quickly reached out and put on Ai's cat-ear hood.
She felt someone was watching her. That gaze, filled with obvious malice, was glued to her the moment it appeared, staring at her continuously and constantly.
Lin Xi's mouth corners slightly raised.
This level of malice is like a drizzle, which only makes people feel sick when it falls on their bodies, but it is not enough to hurt her.
But I really don't want Ai to be noticed by such a disgusting guy - even if it's just the attention attracted by me.
"Ai, do you want some ice cream?" Lin Xi cleverly blocked the man's gaze, preventing him from seeing Huibara Ai's face, and asked with a smile.
"Huh? Aren't you going to the bungee jumping machine?" Haibara Ai rubbed her face that was ravaged by the devil's claws and asked in confusion.
"No." Lin Xi said happily, "I suddenly remembered the skirt I was wearing. It would be terrible if someone saw under my skirt. How about we go get something to eat and play teacup with Junzhi and Hiroki?"
Huiyuan Ai: ...
That's something more childish than bungee jumping and roller coasters.
"...Okay." She tugged at Lin Xi's clothes and took the initiative to say, "I'll go buy it. I'll ask Sister Sugishima and Brother Hiroki what flavors they want. What about you? What flavors do you want? I'll buy a different flavor this time."
This way, Lin Xi can have two flavors.
Lin Xi was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "No need, just matcha."
"I seem to like matcha recently."
"Okay." Huiyuan Ai nodded, "Then wait for me here. Don't let me turn around and you run away again."
"Okay, got it~ My Lord, I'm Xiao Ai~" Lin Xi responded with a smile, with the ending tone rising.
Haibara snorted, ignored her, and walked towards Sugishima Jun'e and Sawada Hiroki who were throwing darts and gesturing at the ring not far away.
She walked closer and heard their conversation:
Hiroki Sawada: "How many of these balloon darts can you hit? The first prize is a teddy bear..."
"Well, as long as the boss doesn't play tricks with the props, I can hit it." Sugishima Jun'e shook the dart in her hand. "What prize do you want?"
"Let me ask Ai." Hiroki Sawada noticed Huibara Ai approaching and waved to her, "Ai! Come on, what prize do you want?"
"First prize is a teddy bear plush, second prize is a cat keychain, and third prize is a hamster refrigerator magnet... Which one do you like? If you like them all, take them all!"
Haibara Ai silently glanced at the boss who had been watching them and whose expression became increasingly unfriendly because of hearing their arrogant conversation. She reached out and pulled her hood, burying her face deeper.
"...I'm fine with either." Huiyuan Ai said vaguely, "But Sister Lin will probably like the full scholarship."
"I came to ask what flavor of ice cream you guys wanted."
Hiroki Sawada and June Sugishima exchanged a glance, and the little boy was the first to say, "Full scholarship? Great! I love full scholarships! As for the ice cream... raspberry flavor, please!"
Sugishima Jun'e smiled gently and said, "As for me, the original flavor is fine."
Ai Haibara stretched out her hand and gave them an OK sign.
Sugishima Jun'e glanced at their boss, who was staring at them, and whispered to Sawada Hiroki, "The weight of the dart is wrong."
"The tail is too light and unbalanced, so it's easy to lose control and let it fly to another position."
"Ah." Sawada Hiroki cooperated and whispered a little: "It's okay, Jun'e, just go ahead and vote. I can help you..."
"No need." Sugishima Jun'e smiled confidently. "Although throwing has become more difficult, as long as all these factors are taken into account, and then... find the feel for it, and stand at the right angle..."
The dart in her hand flew out and hit the target steadily.
Right in the heart.
The electronic screen next to it paused for a moment, then faithfully announced the result of the ten rings.
"What an amazing little girl..."
Someone in the crowd sighed.
The boss curled his lips and said a little unhappy: "Ten chances, if you hit the ten rings five times, you will get the first prize, three times you will get the second prize, and two times you will get the third prize."
"You go on."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Sugishima Jun'e pick up the dart from the wooden tray and throw it at the circular target.
Ten rings. Ten rings.
Ten rings.
Still ten rings.
The boss's expression gradually froze.
Finally, Sugishima Jun'e finished throwing all the darts on the wooden tray, breathed a sigh of relief, and asked the boss with a smile:
"Boss, ten times ten rings means one first prize, one second prize, and one third prize."
"Is everything all right?"
Ten darts, all ten rings. The tail feathers of the darts were still trembling in the air.
Onlookers:!
“—Amazing!”
"I've seen several people throw their shots before, but they didn't even touch the edge of the target!"
"This little girl is really amazing. She actually managed to hit all the shots at once..."
Under Sugishima Jun'e's polite smile and the gazes of many eyes, the boss muttered a few words reluctantly but still took out the prize.
"Yes. Here you go."
The boss handed the prize to Sugishima Jun'e and said sadly, "I bought this bear last year and put it here. No one has been able to get it for the whole year."
"This is the only one in stock—you won't be coming back, will you?"
Hiroki Sawada suppressed his laughter and said, "Probably not."
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Huibara Ai coming over with an ice cream, and he quickly held the teddy bear he had just received and stuck close to Huibara Ai: "Little Ai!"
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