Chapter 57

The next day was November 2, five days before Kenji Hagiwara was killed in the bomb disposal operation.

According to the agreement, Satoshi Kagamino had already prepaid part of the purchase price of the surveillance camera last night. He just had to pick it up today and pay the balance in person, and the transaction was completed.

Satoshi Kagino found a set of loose clothes that he seldom wore to cover his body, and put on a mask and a duckbill cap to conceal his identity.

He looked in the mirror.

Very good, after disguising myself like this, even I can’t recognize myself.

Kagino Satoshi narrowed his eyes proudly.

He was imitating the hood vest. If he didn't want to be recognized and thus ruin his future life, he might as well not reveal any features.

For both Satoshi Kagamino and Hoshikawa Kazuaki, this was the first time in their lives that they had made such a private transaction that could not be made public, so Satoshi Kagamino actually felt a little excited.

He endured till the afternoon impatiently, and then left home an hour earlier than the trading time. When he passed by the apartment gate, the security guard in the guard room looked at him several times because of his slightly strange attire.

When Satoshi Kagino saw this scene, the corners of his mouth beneath his mask couldn't help but curl up proudly.

It seems that I did a really good job in disguising myself. Not only did I successfully hide my identity, but I also gave off a bit of a bad-guy vibe.

Even the security guard couldn't help but pay more attention to me a few times. He must have thought I was a dangerous person, right?

I am really handsome!

Kagino Satoshi puffed out his chest expressionlessly, feeling extremely proud.

The security guard watched him leave, shaking his head in his heart:

Young people nowadays dress up like people with colds when they play cosplay. If I hadn't recognized him as a small business owner who just moved in yesterday, I would have almost asked him if I should send him to the community clinic.

Along the way, Satoshi Kagino paid special attention to the telephone booths on the nearby streets.

According to the original plot, the bomber will call the police from a nearby phone booth and tell them the specific method of bomb disposal. However, the police secretly mobilized manpower to arrest him, so the bomber immediately ran away, but was hit by a passing car when he rushed out of the road and died on the spot.

This scene happened to be witnessed by his accomplice, who then detonated the bomb.

What Kagano Satoshi has to do is to successfully prevent the criminal from detonating the bomb without revealing his purpose, and guide the police to successfully capture the criminal. To achieve this goal, the surveillance cameras ordered today are indispensable.

The agreed place for the transaction was an electronics mall. Not only was it too conspicuous to carry so many cameras on one's body, so he had to disguise it by buying other things, but Kagino Satoshi also needed to find a reasonable reason to go out so that he could take the cameras back.

After all, he still has to act in the comics forum, and it would be terrible if readers found out about his plan.

As a hacker who is still in the middle stage and wants to try everything new, it seems reasonable for him to install cameras inside and outside the room to prevent theft after moving into a new house.

Therefore, Satoshi Kagamino decided to buy one or two regular cameras in the normal way just to make it look good.

The transaction went smoothly, and it seemed to be no different from a normal purchase. This made Kagino Satoshi, who had originally thought there would be some thrilling and exciting scenes, a little disappointed.

However, the seller looked at him with a slightly strange look, as if he was looking at an ignorant teenager who had gone astray.

This made Kagino Satoshi feel very confused. He was clearly dressed like a typical villain, so why did the other party still look at him like an ignorant child?

There was a distinct boyish voice in his voice. Although his face could not be seen clearly due to the mask, Kagino Satoshi was still tall and slender like a teenager, and he wondered in confusion.

The camera was in a large locked storage box. Kagamino Satoshi carried the box with great effort, and on the way back he once again looked around carefully.

There is no way, because in the second frame of the comic, he describes how to successfully install the camera in a position where he can take a picture of the bomber. And it is precisely because there are so many such positions that he bought so many cameras.

Now that you have purchased the camera, you will immediately start installing it, and bad things could happen at any time.

In fact, according to the original idea of ​​Kagino Satoshi, the content of the second frame was to directly film the bomber installing the bomb and then hand it over to the police for them to arrest him in advance. However, this method of once and for all was directly rejected by the comic book.

For the comic book, all the efforts of Kagino Satoshi at this time, although the mission goal is to rescue Hagiwara Kenji, the significance of this mission is to serve the interpretation of the new manga. Successful rescue under the threat of a bomb explosion can be a wonderful story in the new manga, but allowing the bomber to be arrested in advance is not acceptable.

Although Satoshi Kagino is the protagonist of this rescue story, he has no influence on the decision of the comic book. He can only give up the best location to take pictures of the bomb installation process and work around other possible locations.

The location where one of the bombers made the call in a phone booth and the location where another witnessed his accomplice being hit and killed by a car were both part of Kagino's plan.

But if he wanted to install the camera successfully, he had to wait until after dark, when no one would notice what he was doing. So Kagino decided to wait by the roadside until it was dark.

However, accidents often happen before things begin.

Just as Kagino Satoshi was sitting on the roadside holding his suitcase and waiting leisurely, an extremely handsome motorcycle suddenly rushed out from the turning. Under the illumination of the setting sun, the body of the motorcycle seemed to be covered with fine starlight, and the smooth lines and lightning-like speed all told of the wild and passionate beauty.

Kagino Satoshi's eyes lit up instantly.

The owner of the car slightly bent his body while flying, as if he could control this steel beast with just a lift of his hand. Seeing his movements, Kagano Satoshi immediately showed an envious look.

So handsome!

It really deserves to be called men's romance!

When this rescue mission is over, I want to buy a motorcycle like this!

However, as Kagino Satoshi watched, his expression quickly changed.

No, why is this motorcycle coming towards me? I appreciate it, but I don't want to have such close contact with it!

It's about to hit me! Help!

Kagino Satoshi finally couldn't sit still anymore and picked up the box to dodge to the side. At the same time, the young motorcycle owner also looked flustered and tried to avoid Kagino Satoshi in a panic.

Unfortunately, there was a stone in the open space in front of the motorcycle. When the motorcycle was about to avoid Kagano Satoshi, the front wheel hit the stone and was bounced up by the stone. The motorcycle tilted and rushed towards Kagano Satoshi.

Kagino Satoshi was so frightened that his body went limp, and he wished he had springs under his feet so he could jump out immediately. However, his physical condition was completely unable to keep up with the speed of his thoughts, and he could only watch helplessly as the motorcycle rushed towards him at an angle.

Just when his whole body was about to stiffen, a hand suddenly reached out from the side, grabbed his shoulder and pulled him hard, actually pulling him out of the range of the motorcycle at the critical moment.

Satoshi Kagino only felt a sharp pain in his shoulder, which made him unable to help but scream "Ah", but he quickly held it back after he reacted.

However, at the same time, the motorcycle owner behind him also let out a scream, and his motorcycle finally could no longer maintain balance and fell to the ground.

Fortunately, another person quickly grabbed the reckless motorcyclist from the side and prevented him from being thrown out.

However, Kagino Satoshi no longer had the energy to pay attention to what was happening behind him. He was almost dying from the pain in his shoulder.

The injury was naturally caused by a clothes hanger that fell behind him when he was renting a house yesterday. A big bump appeared at that time, but there was no bleeding, so Kagino Satoshi didn't care.

He didn't expect that the kind-hearted person who just stretched out his hand to help him would actually hold this shoulder, which made Kagino Tomo worse off and he couldn't help it.

Although Kagino Satoshi's eyes were red from the pain, he still bit his lips to endure the pain, letting his tears roll in his eye sockets but refusing to fall out.

Perhaps because Kagino Satoshi looked too pitiful, the person who had just grabbed him put his hand on his shoulder again, but this time the force was much lighter, and then asked:

"Little brother, I'm sorry I hurt you just now. Did you hurt your shoulder before?"

It's a very gentle and patient male voice, and just by hearing the voice one can't help but feel that the person speaking must be a super gentle and handsome guy.

However, Kagino Tomota was so shocked that he almost jumped up after hearing the voice. He turned around abruptly and looked at the kind-hearted person who had just rescued him.

How could it be him? Kenji Hagiwara!

"Hagi... um... ha, hello!"

Kagino Satoshi almost called out the other person's name on the spot, but fortunately, although his body was slow to react, his mind was very quick, and he quickly changed his words before the syllables were uttered. To those who didn't know, it really sounded like a greeting.

As expected, Hagiwara Kenji didn't notice the unusual sound he made earlier, and thought it was just a sound he made unconsciously because his shoulder hurt so much. He also gave Kagano Satoshi a brilliant wink in response, and then asked with some concern:

"How does your shoulder feel now?"

Kagino Satoshi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was now extremely grateful to the self who had decided to wear a mask. If it weren't for this mask, he was afraid that with his poor expression control in this 13-year-old body, Hagiwara Kenji would have already seen through his flaws.

After calming himself down, Kagino Satoshi finally managed to hold back his tears. He sniffed happily, tilted his eyes at Hagiwara Kenji, and said:

"I'm fine. Thanks for saving me. Um, what's your name?"

Kagino Satoshi had not intended to have any contact with Hagiwara Kenji before the rescue. But since he bumped into him today, he might as well get to know him. Anyway, if he just tried it out, it wouldn't affect his future plans.

Kenji Hagiwara glanced with a bit of worry at the shoulder that Kagano Satoshi had been covering with his other hand. Just by looking at the fact that he didn't dare to use any strength on the injured arm, one could tell that he definitely didn't look like he was okay.

He couldn't help but feel a little helpless. It was fine if this child dressed coldly, but was his personality so strong? But this was not the time to force himself!

However, as strangers who have just met, it is naturally inconvenient for me to directly interfere with the other party. But if we exchange names and become familiar with each other, then some things will be easier to say.

So Hagiwara Kenji said in full cooperation:

"My name is Kenji Hagiwara, you can just call me Kenji-nii. Then in exchange, can you tell me your name too, little brother?"

Kagino Satoshi suddenly felt that something was wrong. He felt that Hagiwara Kenji's attitude at this time was a little different from what he expected.

However, Hagiwara Kenji was still waiting for his answer. Staring at him intently with those familiar lavender eyes, Kagamino Satoshi didn't have time to think about the strange feeling that flashed through his mind.

"My name is Kagino Satoshi, you can just call me Xiaozhi, Kenji."

Kagino Satoshi answered obediently, calling him "Kenji-brother" so smoothly that there was no sense of incongruity at all.

Kenji Hagiwara couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Kenji Hagiwara, who has always been successful in all kinds of interpersonal relationships, was called "brother" in a well-behaved tone by a cool boy who was dressed so fashionably. He found it funny and couldn't help but think that this child was so cute!

Kagino Satoshi was stunned by Hagiwara Kenji's laughter. I'm just introducing myself. Is my name that funny? He stared at Hagiwara Kenji with his eyes wide open in anger, pretending to be fierce, just like a cute little cat whose fur stood up when being touched on the head.

Hagiwara Kenji laughed even harder.

"Hagi, what are you doing? Are you okay?"

A slightly impatient voice interrupted Kenji Hagiwara, and also brought Satoshi Kagino back to his senses, and he looked over curiously.

The person who spoke was the man who had just saved the motorcycle owner in an instant. He had fluffy black curly hair, pale skin, a cold expression, and black eyes that looked at Hagiwara Kenji with a hint of disdain.

He walked over to the two of them and stood still. His eyes swept over the place where Hagihara Kenji had been holding Kagamino Satoshi's shoulders. He frowned slightly and spoke:

"Injured?"

At this time, the motorcycle owner who had just been rescued also limped over, constantly thanking them. After hearing that someone was injured, he said without thinking:

"I'm sorry you got hurt. Please let me pay for your medical expenses!"

At this moment, Satoshi Kagino no longer had the heart to envy the motorcycle owner. He stared straight at the man who walked up to Kenji Hagiwara, and a guess was about to come out in his mind.

Seeing Kagino Satoshi's curious look, Hagiwara Kenji smiled and introduced:

"This is my colleague Matsuda Jinpei. We are both police officers." He glanced at Kagamino Satoshi's injured shoulder and said, "Xiaozhi, can we take you to the hospital? Children are growing up. If they are injured and not treated properly, they will have sequelae in the future."

At this time, Kagino Satoshi finally remembered what was wrong. He looked at Hagiwara Kenji in shock, his smile was clearly a smile to deceive a child, and his heart was full of disbelief.

I have disguised myself so badly that I can't even recognize myself. How do you know I am a child?

The author has something to say:

Xiaozhi: What's wrong with my disguise? How can I not look like a bad guy? Why are you all laughing at me?