Chapter 72

Kenji Hagiwara, who had just saved someone, felt very embarrassed at this moment.

He had clearly intended to stop the bullying of minors, so he used a few punches and two kicks to knock the bully to the ground. However, after the beating, he discovered that the bullies themselves were also minors of about 17 or 18 years old.

It would have been fine if I had just done it because I was in a hurry to save people, but now that the bully has stopped, I can't just fight violence against a few minors.

After all, I am a policeman, so I certainly can't do such a shameless thing. Even if Xiao Zhenping, who was just suspended for violent law enforcement, was here, he would never take the initiative to attack a minor.

But if I were to teach him verbally, I really don't have the time right now since Xiaozhi is still waiting outside.

Just as he was thinking, his phone suddenly rang with an incoming email. Hagiwara Kenji was stunned for a moment, glanced at the hooligans lying on the ground, and after making sure they wouldn't suddenly run away, he took out his phone to check.

Then, his expression gradually became strange.

Kagino Satoshi said that he was fine and would go back to the car to rest, which made Hagiwara Kenji feel relieved. But he actually arranged a lot of tasks for Hagiwara Kenji!

Educate the little thug, take good care of the child who was abused, take him to see a doctor, give him a good meal, and send him home?

Is this really something a thirteen-year-old child like Kagino Satoshi could say?

And why does this routine of comforting her, inviting her to dinner and then sending her home, sound so much like the way I usually treat girls?

Kenji Hagiwara looked at the child he had saved. He was about the same age as Satoshi, skinny and small, and looked a bit malnourished. The wound on his forehead was still bleeding, and his eyes were red but he stubbornly refused to let the tears flow down. When he looked at him, he looked like he was looking at a hero who had finally fulfilled his expectations and came to save him.

Kenji Hagiwara must admit that no one would remain indifferent facing a child's purely expectant gaze.

So he, who was known as a social expert, squatted in front of the child, stretched out his hand, showed his most kind smile, and said softly:

"Don't be afraid. Brother has already defeated the bad guys! Let's go treat your wounds, okay?"

It was two hours later when Kenji Hagiwara finally completed a series of tasks, including educating the gangster, comforting the injured child, taking the child to see a doctor and have meals, and finally sending him back to school.

When he got back to the car, he immediately went to check on Kagamino Satoshi. He finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Kagamino Satoshi was indeed fine.

Then, his curiosity as a social expert was also aroused.

"Xiaozhi, when we were on the road just now, we were so far away from the abandoned factory, how did you know that Xiaoxing was in danger?"

Kenji Hagiwara tilted his head and asked Satoshi Kagamino who was standing next to him.

"...Xiaoxing?"

Kagino Satoshi lay silently in the passenger seat, turned his head and repeated hesitantly. However, he was wondering in his heart, did the other self actually tell Hagiwara Kenji the nickname "Xiaoxing" so early?

Looking back at myself at that time, I really liked this big brother who saved me from danger.

"Ah, yes, that's the child who was in danger today."

As Hagiwara Kenji explained this, he looked at Kagino Satoshi's face, which was much more silent than usual, and couldn't help wondering:

"Why, you don't know him? Then how did you suddenly realize that he was in danger today? Aren't you monitoring his situation through the Internet?"

Kenji Hagiwara originally thought that Satoshi Kagino had used a similar method to monitor the whereabouts of the bomber last time and discovered the bullying incident far away in the abandoned factory.

Although it is hard to understand why Satoshi Kagino would monitor a long-abandoned factory, there seems to be no other explanation.

But judging from Kagino Satoshi's current reaction, could it be that I guessed wrong?

Kagino Satoshi was stunned by the question.

He didn't expect that the strange feeling he had towards his other self at that time would turn out to be that he had been monitoring the other person through the Internet in the eyes of Kenji Hagiwara.

Moreover, if explained this way, it does seem to make sense?

After all, according to the original personality of Kagino Satoshi, he is capable of doing such a thing.

Kagino Satoshi nodded in agreement with Hagiwara Kenji's guess, and then said:

"I don't want anything to happen to him."

Although this explanation is simple, it is also a reasonable explanation for why one would monitor a person.

Upon hearing this, Hagiwara Kenji looked worriedly at Kagino Satoshi, who had suddenly become much quieter since his return.

Watching someone's every move because you're worried they might be in danger sounds dangerous.

However, for Satoshi Kagamine now, the mentality of relying on one's special skills to do whatever one wants on the edge of the law is more worrying.

Kenji Hagiwara sighed again, thinking that it was too much to ask of him at the age of 23 to worry about his child's education.

Although Xiaozhi is an absolute genius in some aspects, his strong desire for control is indeed a very troublesome character, which can actually be seen as a big flaw in his interactions with others.

Kenji Hagiwara knew very well that it was difficult for a child like him who was very confident in his abilities to admit his shortcomings, and it was even more difficult to get him to correct certain bad habits.

But who made me accept him as my friend? In addition, I and my childhood friend decided to keep an eye on Kagano Satoshi to prevent him from going astray because he relied too much on his computer skills to solve problems and became too extreme or self-centered.

Now it’s just a matter of adding one more clause of respecting other people’s privacy.

However, before Hagiwara Kenji could open his mouth to give him advice, Kagino Satoshi interrupted his thoughts.

"Brother Yanji, I want to ask you to do me a favor."

This time, Hagiwara Kenji was really surprised. This little genius who likes to solve problems by himself would actually take the initiative to ask for his help? He quickly asked:

"How can I help you? Are you in trouble?"

Satoshi Kagino still had the same gloomy and depressed expression as before. Although he was facing the direction of Kenji Hagiwara, his eyes were not focused. Instead, he was thinking about something.

"The child named Hoshikawa Kazuaki is from the orphanage on the hill. I would like to ask Brother Kenji for help, um..."

Oops, I still can’t put it into words.

Kagamino Satoshi felt that asking a friend to take care of him when he was young was too embarrassing. Even though he had prepared himself mentally, Kagamino Satoshi still couldn't say it smoothly.

However, Hagiwara Kenji's miraculous ability to understand unexpectedly connected to the correct circuit of thought, and he continued along the lines of Kagano Satoshi:

"You want me to help take care of Xiaoxing, is that what you mean?"

Although he didn't know how Hagiwara Kenji guessed it from, Kagino Satoshi still breathed a sigh of relief and nodded quickly.

"Yes! That's it!"

Hagiwara Kenji blinked his amorous drooping eyes and answered cheerfully:

"Sure, no problem. I also like Xiaoxing and want to be friends with her. It seems that Xiaozhi really cares about Xiaoxing. We must be good friends."

He changed the subject:

"In that case, why didn't Xiaozhi want to show up just now?"

His purple eyes were filled with wisdom. He looked at Kagano Satoshi's suddenly stiff expression and asked seriously:

"If you are friends, you are only separated by a wall, and you care about each other, so why didn't you want to meet him just now?"

Kagino Tomo smiled bitterly in his heart. He knew that Hagiwara Kenji would definitely find this problem.

But there was nothing he could do about it. The current "Kagino Satoshi" could not meet "Hoshikawa Kazuaki". When he returned to the main storyline, he would immediately face the situation where the two of them would meet.

He still doesn't know what it feels like to face himself.

The unintentional look of sadness and confusion on Kagamino Satoshi's face caught the eyes of Hagiwara Kenji, who began to quickly analyze the possible grudges between the two boys.

They both came from a children's welfare home and were both very familiar with the terrain of the village. And seeing how Xiaozhi obviously cared about Xiaoxing but also deliberately avoided him, it was not difficult to guess that something unpleasant must have happened between them, and Xiaozhi was obviously the one who felt guilty.

It’s no wonder that Xiaozhi cares so much about Xiaoxing’s condition and even asks me to take care of Xiaoxing. I’m sure Xiaozhi must be very regretful in his heart.

They were obviously good friends, maybe even childhood friends, but now they couldn't even see each other. This made Hagiwara Kenji feel sad for them.

He placed his hand on Kagino Satoshi's shoulder and patted him, as if trying to pass on some kind of strength to him. When he spoke again, his tone was extremely patient, with a hint of persuasion:

"Xiaozhi, did you have a quarrel with your friends?"

Seeing Kagamino Satoshi looking at him in confusion, Hagiwara Kenji continued:

“Even between good friends, sometimes there are bound to be bumps and bruises. When you encounter some situations where you don’t understand each other, there may even be misunderstandings. But you have to know that these are all very normal things.

Just like between Yanji and Jinpei, sometimes they have conflicts and even fight when they get anxious. But as long as they talk things out afterwards, they can still be good friends. "

Satoshi Kagino's eyes gradually widened, and he looked at Kenji Hagiwara with an expression full of disbelief.

He thought he already understood what Kenji Hagiwara meant by what he said.

Is he trying to reconcile? Whom? Kagamino Satoshi and Hoshikawa Kazuaki?

Seeing that Kagamino Satoshi did respond to his words, Hagiwara Kenji tried even harder to persuade him:

"It is normal for friends to have misunderstandings and conflicts, but after something happens, we cannot escape, but actively find out the problem and apologize. Even if we cannot get the other party's forgiveness immediately, we must try our best to make amends. If two people are really good friends, I believe that one day, you will reconcile."

Kagino Tomo was so shocked looking at Hagiwara Kenji who looked so sincere that he was completely speechless.

According to Kagino Satoshi's memory, there was indeed a very bloody past between him and "Hoshikawa Kazuaki".

So, although something seemed wrong in the process, how did Kenji Hagihara come to the correct conclusion?

And now I have got Satoshi Kagamino's ID card. According to Satoshi Kagamino's way of thinking, I am not good at arranging the script.

So even after two hours in the car, Satoshi Kagino was unable to come up with a complete story that Hoshikawa and Akira could come up with in just two minutes.

However, the idea provided by Kenji Hagihara can just solve my current dilemma!

After returning to the main storyline, you can completely follow this idea to solve the upcoming task of "confronting yourself".

As expected of the social expert Kenji Hagiwara! He solved his problem with just a simple thought?

Kagino Satoshi felt that he already knew what to do next.

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