Chapter 81

Having made up his mind, Conan was about to hold Mouri Ran's hand and go to the collection room together, but suddenly he noticed that Kagino Tomomasa was staring at him with burning eyes.

The mocking look in Kagamino Tomo's eyes just now immediately appeared in his mind, as well as the sentence "So you have a crush on your sister Xiaolan?"

Conan wanted to pull Ran Mouri's hand but suddenly he couldn't lift it.

After struggling for a second, Conan thought to himself, it's okay to have a crush on her, no one else will take it seriously except Kagino Satoshi.

So he decisively cast a provocative look in the direction of Kagino Satoshi, then took Mao Lilan's hand and said sweetly:

"Sister Xiaolan, let's go to the collection room and take a look."

Satoshi Kagino stood by the door with his arms folded, leaning against the wall, and rolled his eyes in the direction Conan left.

On the surface, he seemed to have no interest in either, but he had already discussed it with Xingchuan and Ming in his consciousness.

Kagano Satoshi: Kenji went to see Ms. Arimori to find out what happened. Officer Date took Kogoro Mori away, and he will probably also find out what happened with Ms. Reika. That brat Conan went to your place, and this is the situation now. So, what are your plans?

Hoshikawa Kazuaki: That's great. Let them separate and investigate on their own, and the results will be more comprehensive. We just need to cooperate with them and help guide them when needed.

Kagino Satoshi: But what about those rumors? You have contributed so much to the welfare home, but they slander you so much. Do you really not care at all?

Hoshikawa Kazuaki: Hasn't someone already checked this out? And do you really think I care about that? To put it bluntly, it's not really me who's paying for anything. There's no need to feel bad about myself because of the past of the fake account.

Kagino Satoshi: ...It sounds like my previous emotional excitement was just causing trouble for myself.

Hoshikawa Kazuaki: You were upset because of this. Your emotions were so volatile just now that I could feel them.

Satoshi Kagino: Who do you think I am doing this for?

Hoshikawa Kazuaki: Don't worry, I have already arranged the script. Just follow my plan, and I guarantee that the police and detectives will get to the bottom of the matter. And reputation is actually a small matter. You still have to cooperate with me and play the reunion scene well. You have performed very well before.

Satoshi Kagino unilaterally ended the conscious call, pursed his lips, and continued walking towards Kenji Hagiwara.

Kagino Satoshi clearly remembered that when they first came in, Ms. Arimori was still yawning and looking sleepy in the face of Kogoro Mori's great hospitality. Now, she no longer looked tired at all.

Kenji Hagiwara was indeed a social expert who was known for focusing all his insight skills on dealing with women. In just a short while, he got Ms. Arimori to open up and answer almost every question he asked.

"You mean Nagata Ryo? Hmm, the name sounds familiar. It seems like there was such a person before, but I'm not sure. At least I've been working here for three years, and during this time, whether it's the welfare home staff or the foster children, there is definitely no such person."

When Satoshi Kagino walked over, he heard the fashionably dressed Ms. Arimori say this.

Hagiwara Kenji immediately asked:

"Since there was no such person during your time here, why do you feel familiar with this name? Did you hear about it from other people here?"

Ms. Arimori reached out and touched her long, wavy hair, rubbed her forehead imperceptibly, and continued:

"It's probably the same reason. If it's someone that other colleagues occasionally mention, everyone will think they're familiar. But if you really talk about what the other person mentioned, I guess few people will remember it so clearly.

In short, if you just want to find out about this person, it would be better to ask the old employees of the welfare home. Or you can ask the old director, but if you really want to go, the deputy director may not let you in. "

Kagino Satoshi suddenly interrupted at this time:

"What happened to the dean? We want to see her. What does it have to do with Mr. Ishikawa?"

Ms. Arimori turned her head to look at Kagamino Satoshi, then smiled knowingly:

"Are you also a child from this orphanage? As expected, every child who has lived here likes the old director so much. But if you want to see her, you have to get the consent of Vice Director Ishikawa.

After all, the old director's health is not very good. In recent years, he has not been in charge of any affairs of the welfare home, and has left all the matters to the deputy director. In addition, he accidentally caught a cold yesterday, and he is probably taking medicine and resting now. "

As she spoke, Ms. Arimori covered her mouth with her hand and yawned slightly. She looked really tired.

Hagiwara Kenji immediately said with sympathy:

"Did Ms. Arimori not sleep well last night? Did you work overtime last night, so you are so tired today? I didn't expect the work at the welfare home to be so complicated. It's really hard work, Ms. Arimori."

Ms. Arimori paused in her yawning motion, her eyes moved slightly, and she quickly put her hand down, adjusted her expression to make herself look more energetic, and then said in a deliberately emphatic tone:

"I didn't have much overtime. I went to bed early yesterday."

As if to prove that she had a good rest, she deliberately made an exaggerated face at Hagiwara Kenji, and then the two of them burst into laughter.

Kagino Satoshi secretly curled his lips. Now, not only Kenji, but even he himself could see that Ms. Arimori was lying. And her expression when she lied was too fake, which was completely different from that of Hoshikawa and Akira.

But the second-year graduate students are really treated differently.

Normally, if I slept late and refused to admit it, my second brother would catch me and nag me for a long time. But now it was this beautiful young lady, and not only did my second brother not expose me, he even laughed with her.

Fortunately, Kenji Hagiwara still remembered his mission, and after having a good laugh, he took the opportunity to bring up what had happened before.

"Oh, there is one more thing. I may need your help, ma'am."

Ms. Arimori suppressed her smile and looked at Hagiwara Kenji with interest:

"What is it? Tell me."

"We were all invited by Hoshikawa and Akira to come to the orphanage for a party. But for some reason, I've noticed that since we got here, both the deputy director Ishikawa and the children in the orphanage have treated Hoshikawa and Akira very strangely.

So I thought, a charming and intelligent lady like Ms. Arimori would know what's going on, right? "

While Hagiwara Kenji was speaking, his purple eyes did not blink, and his melancholy drooping eyes looked at the person in front of him affectionately, as if the person he was looking at was the most beautiful goddess in his heart.

Kagino Satoshi secretly curled his lips. Brother Kenji would make this expression to every woman. He had seen it thousands of times and was almost sick of it.

However, Ms. Arimori, who was flattered, obviously did not think so.

She was very pleased with Hagiwara Kenji's appreciation of her, so she curled her lips in satisfaction, looked at Hagiwara Kenji with a meaningful look, and then said leisurely:

“Although Xingchuan and Ming had already left the welfare home when I came to work, I still know some inside information about this issue.

You may have heard that Hoshikawa Kazuaki was actually raised in an orphanage. Most of the faculty and staff here and many of the children younger than him know him.

Everyone originally thought that with his talent for painting, he could become famous earlier, and then promote the welfare home among celebrities and attract sponsorship and donations.

But who would have thought that after graduating from junior high school, he would stubbornly go straight to high school, and for the sake of his good reputation as a high school cartoonist, he simply cut off ties with the welfare home and even refused to come back.

The financial situation of the welfare home was already tight. Other children who wanted to go to junior high school had to save money on their meal expenses, but he went to take the high school entrance exam without saying a word.

You know, according to regulations, the welfare home must provide tuition and miscellaneous expenses for any child who is admitted to high school. But if they support him to go to high school, what about the other children?

Therefore, almost all the children younger than him resented him. The teachers and employees who watched him grow up were also very disappointed with him.

Although I don’t know why he suddenly came back this time, who would like someone like him? "

Listening to Ms. Arimori's seemingly well-reasoned explanation, Hagiwara Kenji and Kagano Tomokazu were dumbfounded. They had thought of countless possibilities for why Hoshikawa and Akira were being targeted by the enemy, but they had never expected such an absurd reason.

"Just because Xiaoxing got into high school through his own hard work, such vicious rumors are spread? How could you treat him like this?"

Kagamino Tomo was so angry that his whole face was distorted and his voice was trembling. Just as he was about to point at Ms. Arimori in front of him, Hagiwara Kenji grabbed his arm.

Hagiwara Kenji was extremely strong, and Kagino Satoshi was gripped by his iron-like hands, which hurt him so much that he hissed and was about to ask questions when Hagiwara Kenji glared at him fiercely, and he swallowed back the words he wanted to say.

Although Kenji Hagiwara took the initiative to stop Kagamino Satoshi's irrational behavior in a hurry, when he turned around and looked at Ms. Arimori, his expression was definitely not good.

He no longer had the gentle smile he had before, his expression was extremely serious, and his originally gentle drooping eyes now added a hint of majesty to him.

"The Japanese Constitution stipulates that education is the right of the people. Hoshikawa Kazuaki wanted to go to school and receive education, and he was admitted to high school through his own efforts. The welfare home should not deprive him of his legitimate rights for any reason.

What's more, Hoshikawa and Akira have been working part-time since they were in high school, and they don't need any more financial assistance from the welfare home. The claim that it will affect other children's schooling is a complete distortion of the facts.

He had been busy working part-time, so he had no time to come back, and it was ridiculous for him to want to sever ties with the welfare home.

I don't know why such a rumor spread, but I will definitely investigate this matter. I also ask Ms. Arimori not to believe such rumors in the future, and not to take the initiative to say such irresponsible words. "

Ms. Arimori didn't expect that Hagiwara Kenji would turn hostile so suddenly, and for a moment she even showed a bit of fear.

She looked at the two men's suppressed anger in their eyes and couldn't help but take a step back, muttering:

"I... I just heard others say that. Everyone said that because Xingchuan and Ming insisted on going to high school, the welfare home had to pay for his education and the development of his comics career, so his living standard could not be improved."

The two of them were startled at the same time and looked at each other. Just as Kagamino Tomo was about to speak, Hagiwara Kenji quickly covered his mouth.

Hagiwara Kenji first apologized to Ms. Arimori for his previous inappropriate remarks, then he lowered his eyes and coaxed her to smile again. After Ms. Arimori promised that she would not tell anyone about their conversation, the two smiled and said goodbye.

As soon as Ms. Arimori left, Kagino Satoshi said hurriedly:

"That's not right, Yan'er. Xiaoxing has always been self-sufficient since he started drawing comics. When has he ever used the welfare home's money? And he has been donating to the welfare home. With so much royalties, the welfare home can't just ignore it, right? Why does it sound like Ms. Yousen has never received Xiaoxing's donations?"

Hagiwara Kenji narrowed his eyes and said thoughtfully:

"Maybe this is the reason why the entire welfare home has such a strange attitude. It seems we have to investigate further. Where did Xiaoxing's donations in the past few years go?"

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