Since the small movements between the boy and Kokarsuma have always been covered by the table, the Muraki couple sitting opposite them are unaware of it.

After the boy let go of Karasuma's hand, he looked at Mr. Muraki and asked:

"Mr. Muraki, I learned from Kyoko's classmates at school that during the vacation after graduating from junior high school, one of Kyoko's junior high school classmates seemed to have jumped off a building to commit suicide because she couldn't bear her long-term bullying, is there such a thing?"

"Whew!"

As soon as the boy's words fell, Mrs. Muraki, who had been crying in a low voice, cried even louder at this time.

"Officer Shira, Officer Shirakawa, don't talk nonsense......"

And Mr. Muraki's reaction, although it was not so intense, also showed an obvious nervous look, and he hurriedly smiled:

"That classmate, that classmate, she committed suicide by jumping off the building by herself, this is her own problem, and it has nothing to do with our apricots...... The words outside that jumped off the building after being bullied by apricots are all rumors, and they are all false, and they can't be taken seriously......"

When the boy heard this, his face suddenly showed a kind smile that was quite sunny and like a big brother next door, and his voice was extremely gentle.

"Please rest assured that the police have always acted on the basis of solid evidence, and naturally they will not casually listen to unfounded rumors."

The boy's reaction directly made the little Karasuma sitting next to him look stupid.

No, it turns out that you are a wooden man with such an expression like a normal human?

It's nice to laugh, so why don't you smile more?

"In other words, Kyoko-san did have a junior high school classmate who committed suicide by jumping off a building before, right?" Not paying attention to Karasuma's inner turmoil at this time, the boy then asked.

Mr. Muraki did not directly deny the suicide by jumping off the building, but immediately dissociated the relationship between the incident and his daughter.

That means that this matter does exist, and judging by this person's reaction, although he said that it had nothing to do with his daughter, in fact, most of the rumors about this matter outside are probably true......

Of course, despite that, the boy had no intention of intervening in this "suddenly extra case".

After all, school bullying is a very difficult school problem to deal with in any country in the world because of its various particularities.

The children involved are all children who are "favored" by the law, the school only wants to make a big deal out of it for the sake of the school's reputation, the parents of the bully will try to minimize the impact of the incident in order to protect their children, and the local officials do not want to cause more trouble for their own future......

Under the influence of these factors, many school bullying incidents are difficult to be dealt with fairly.

Not to mention that the boy is now encountering a situation where both the former bully and the bullied have been killed one after another, even if he wants to investigate, there is no way to find out.

"This, this, there is indeed such a thing......"

Although Mr. Muraki's words were a little evasive, he didn't lie about this matter in the end, maybe he also knew that even if he lied, this kind of thing was useless, and the boy could find out as long as he looked back.

"But Officer Shirakawa, this matter really has nothing to do with Apricot......"

"Mr. Muraki, tell me about the classmate who committed suicide by jumping off the building."

Instead of wasting words with him in these meaningless places, the boy asked very directly, and his tone hardened.

That was the second thing he wanted to ask about this time.

This morning, when he learned from Kokasuma's good friend Akina-san, that the deceased Kyoko-san, had bullied a classmate to the point of suicide when he was in junior high school, he already had a similar guess in his heart.

Apricot classmates are obviously killed, if it's just the kind of bullying in the general sense, maybe it won't bring disaster to itself, but if they have driven the other party to the point of suicide, and they haven't been dealt with relatively fairly, then the possibility of the family of the bullied seeking revenge and revenge on the bully in private will soar rapidly.

And in the temptation of just two sentences, the boy was even more sure of this.

The deceased this time, Apricot-san, may have really forced one of his classmates to a dead end.

"Yes, yes......"

Under the invisible oppression of the boy, Mr. Muraki nodded again and again, stumbling about the girl who committed suicide by jumping off the building.

That being said, he doesn't seem to know much about it either.

A few months ago, one day, a man with a black and white figure in his arms ran to their door and cried loudly, saying that his daughter had been killed by their daughter.

This movement attracted a lot of onlookers in the neighborhood at that time, and some people even called the police to call the police, and the police took the man away, and then the news came out that it turned out that the man's daughter committed suicide by jumping off the building that day, and it is said that the reason for the suicide was because of the long-term bullying of their daughter, and finally the mental breakdown did this......

Although this incident has spread widely, one thing that cannot be changed is that the man's daughter did commit suicide by jumping off the building herself.

As for the rumors that he has been bullied for a long time, because the school and the students who know about it do not cooperate actively or passively, it is really difficult for the police to collect specific relevant evidence, and there is no way to conduct further investigations, and the case is only closed in a hasty manner by suicide......

"That's all I've ever known......"

Getting up and sending the three boys in the direction of the door, Mr. Muraki smiled on the side:

"Officer Baihe, this matter has nothing to do with Apricot She, those are all deliberately made by that man who wants to blackmail us for money, you must prove our innocence, you can't listen to those false rumors outside......"

"Mr. Muraki, as I have already said, the police will only act on the basis of specific evidence, and naturally they will not casually listen to unfounded rumors."

"Haha, I know, I know, especially Officer Baihe, you, are young and promising, and you are a fair and good police officer at first glance......"

Walking to the door, Mr. Muraki hurriedly stepped forward and opened the door.

At this time, he was standing with his back to the door, holding the doorknob with one hand, and looking at the boy with the other in a "please" posture, and the smile on his face could even be said to be a little flattering.

"Then, Officer White River walks slowly."

And the boy smiled at him again.

"Thank you."

With that, the boy walked out.

Since the door was not wide, and Mr. Muraki was still standing halfway sideways, the boy inevitably walked close to him as he walked past him.

[Huh? 】

It was at this moment that the boy suddenly smelled a strange and pungent smell faintly coming from Mr. Muraki's body.

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(End of chapter)