"Of course, don't you tell Xiaoqing that I told you these words?" Keiko Hatoyama, who was sitting opposite, said with a smile again.

"Huh? Why? Hearing this, Kokarasuma asked suspiciously.

"Because...... A certain little sister who has been frowning just now, isn't she always thinking of helping a little? ”

"No, no! Sister Keiko! ”

was teased by Keiko Hatoyama like this, and Xiao Karasuma suddenly blushed, and hurriedly waved his hand and said:

"These are all analyzed by Sister Keiko! Just、Even if you want to help or something...... I can't say I came up with them myself! ”

"Ah~ I just can't, it's not that I don't want to~ In this way, Kokarasuma is really still~"

"Wow! Sister Keiko, you laugh at me! You laugh at me! I, I ......"

"Okay, I'm just joking with you, look at you, tears are about to come out......"

Seeing that Karasuma's eyes were almost red, Keiko Hatoyama stopped it in time, and at the same time pulled out the drawing paper on the easel, got up and walked towards her on the bench opposite.

"Really, didn't you investigate all these things yourself? I'm just helping you sort out this information, how did it all become mine in your mouth? ”

Sitting next to Kokarasuma, Keiko Hatoyama raised her hand to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes for Kokarasuma, and her voice was gentle.

"Because, these were originally thought of by Sister Keiko, but I didn't even think of ......," Karasuma replied in a serious tone.

"It's all very simple reasoning, and I've only seen it a lot before, so I can notice it before you do.

Even if you don't have me, you can still notice the details when you sit down and think quietly for a while, won't you? ”

"Not really......

Karasuma muttered in a low voice, but Keiko Hatoyama didn't say much more on the topic and moved on to something else.

"Although Xiaoqing also cares about people, sometimes he will be more blunt in doing things."

Hearing Keiko Hatoyama suddenly talk about the boy, Kokarasuma looked at her with some confusion.

"In Xiaoqing's eyes, Xiao Karasuma, you are also a person who needs to be protected, especially the case that happened this time is not ordinary, the death of the deceased is so weird, I am afraid that Xiaoqing has already decided in his heart that this incident may not be ordinary, and he will not want to involve you as well.

He is always like this, he wants to carry everything on himself, and everyone around him is regarded as an object that needs to be protected......"

When Keiko Hatoyama said this, the incident three years ago suddenly appeared in Kokarasuma's mind.

That was the first time she saw the boy, and it was also when the boy saw his mother's tragic death......

Out of some instinctive intuition, Kokarasuma suddenly realized in his heart.

Keiko Hatoyama's idea that "boys include everyone around them as the object of protection" may have been born from that time......

"I think you know very well in your own heart, Xiaoqing, he will allow you to help investigate in the morning, but it is only because he has other things that need to be investigated, and he knows that even if he stops you now, he will not listen, so he temporarily allowed your little willfulness.

When Xiaoqing is done with his side of the matter, he will definitely kick you out of the investigation, especially when Xiaoqing knows that you haven't investigated anything useful, then he will not hesitate to kick you out, am I right? ”

"Hmm......" Karasuma nodded.

She knows too well the temper of that wooden man when he was investigating the case, and it is light to say that he is not close to people, it is simply "dehumanizing" like a machine!

She could even imagine the scene where when she met with the boy this afternoon and told the boy all the information he had investigated, he said with a cold face, "You are useless", while waving his hand to let the two strong men and criminal policemen ruthlessly drive her away......

"But ah, Xiaoqing is not without weaknesses, do you remember the incident on the set half a year ago? Xiaoqing does have an unusual ability in reasoning, but his knowledge base is not wide enough.

In many cases, Xiao Qing may delay the investigation of the case because of a lack of some useless knowledge......"

With that, Keiko Hatoyama folded the paper in her hand with a small expression of the little Karasuma in her hand and handed it to her.

"Isn't there still Sister Keiko?" Accepting the drawing paper, Karasuma asked rhetorically.

The incident on the set half a year ago was indeed that she cracked the message that the murderer wanted to convey with that violet flower at the last moment.

But Kokarsuma later knew that that useless little knowledge Keiko Hatoyama also knew, even if she didn't expect it at the time, in the end Keiko Hatoyama would open her mouth to point this out.

Something like this happened countless times before she even came to Japan......

It can be said that Keiko Hatoyama is the boy's "walking knowledge base", making up for the boy's only shortcoming in reasoning about those complex cases.

"That's what I said, but not for two days."

Keiko Hatoyama shook her head lightly and said helplessly.

"Grandpa, the medical team he brought from abroad has arrived, and if nothing else, I may be in the hospital for the next two days......"

"Huh?!"

Keiko Hatoyama's health is not good, although Kokarasuma has never asked in detail, but it has always been clear.

"Hospitalization?!"

However, when Keiko Hatoyama said the sentence that she was going to be "hospitalized", she still made her subconsciously shout.

After all, at least until today, Keiko Hatoyama had never needed to be "hospitalized".

This made her worry soar in an instant.

"Don't be nervous, just go and accept some ...... New tests and treatments only. ”

Keiko Hatoyama raised her hand and gently touched her head, still smiling, and said comfortingly:

"It's said that it's hospitalization, but in fact, it's just that living in the hospital will be more convenient for treatment, and after these two days, it will come out......"

"That's, that's ......"

"Xiaoqing went out early this morning, I originally wanted to tell him at noon, but I heard you say that he is still investigating, so I can't bother him like this.

Since the time of receiving treatment is this afternoon, I can only ask you to do this for you. ”

"yes, I see."

"At the same time, in the past two days, I also hope that Xiao Karasuma can temporarily replace me and help Xiao Qing investigate this case.

With Xiaoqing's character, if you tell him what I just said to you, he will definitely be surprised, and at this time, Xiao Karasuma, if you take the opportunity to propose that you go with Xiaoqing to investigate the situation at that apricot classmate's family, he will not refuse.

Of course, you can't be careless because of this, what you want to investigate this time is a homicide case after all, you have to follow Xiaoqing at all times, don't run around, you know? ”

"Hmm!"

"Okay, it's almost time now, go back to school, if it's too late, maybe Xiaoqing won't find your person and leave by himself."

"I know!"

was enlightened by Keiko Hatoyama, and Xiao Karasuma, who suddenly felt that he had a heavy responsibility, immediately got up to leave, and did not delay for a moment.

"When the investigation of the case is completed, I will go to the hospital to see you as soon as possible!"

Kokarsuma is indeed an energetic girl.

I don't know why, although Sister Keiko said this very seriously, Kokarsuma vaguely felt that there seemed to be something wrong with this.

Perhaps it was precisely because of this psychology that Xiao Karasuma, who had already run out of more than ten meters away in a smoke, stopped again and suddenly looked back.

Behind her, Keiko Hatoyama, who was still sitting there with a smile on her face.

The breeze blew and the cherry blossom petals fell, slightly stirring the pure black kimono on Keiko Hatoyama......

This is a picture that Karasuma is already familiar with.

But the abnormality in her heart has not disappeared......

But at this moment, she didn't think much about it, but smiled happily at Keiko Hatoyama, and then turned around and left quickly.

It wasn't until years later that she finally caught the source of the anomaly.

Shirakawa Kiyoshi really cares about the people around him, isn't Keiko Hatoyama?

Shirakawa Qing doesn't want the people around him to be in danger, is Keiko Hatoyama willing?

Sister Keiko actually lied to her that day.

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