"The little girl who showed up near the Metropolitan Police Department?"

In the office, Shirakawa Kiyoshi looked at Mina Okino who was walking towards the window, her brows furrowed slightly.

"Could it be a child who has been illegally trafficked?" He asked suddenly.

In recent years, with the prosperity of Japan's economy, there have been many fewer similar illegal incidents than when he was young, but it is not completely absent.

"This shouldn't be, the child is just a simple family environment with more complicated conditions, probably the kind of parental control that is very strong...... Elite single-parent family bar. ”

"The kid you said came to the Metropolitan Police Department, did she want to ask the police for help?" Bai Heqing continued to ask.

"I don't know much about this......

Pulling up the curtains, Mina Okino turned around and raised her hand to her forehead with a wry smile.

"I've seen the kid twice, but I'm ashamed to say that I didn't find the right opportunity to ask her about it both times......"

"You're not going to be a kid mastering the rhythm, are you?" Shirakawa looked at her quietly.

"Ahaha, even if you guess at this time, you can't say it directly, do you understand, Chief Baihe?"

After revealing this matter, Mina Okino's expression became serious.

"The first time I met that child, I quietly followed her, she went to a nearby elementary school, and occasionally came to the Metropolitan Police Department alone during the school lunch break, and I met her twice before during this time period......"

"That's why you want to come to the Metropolitan Police Department to spend time just to find another chance to meet that little girl?"

Bai Heqing understood what she meant.

"After all, it's boring to talk alone, and I don't know when the next time that kid will come...... There is no way, so I can only use this stupid method to wait slowly. Mina Okino said.

"I see."

After figuring out what was going on, Bai Heqing nodded and didn't ask any more.

"It's really not good to let a little girl wander the street alone, so just do what you want about it, and you can come to my office whenever you want...... Of course, remember to use your new identity. ”

"Huh? To put it so simply, don't you plan to meddle, Chief Shirakawa? Mina Okino asked.

"I don't see anything that I need to meddle in."

got up and went to the water dispenser next to him to pick up a glass of water, and Bai Heqing replied:

"And since it's Mina, you've noticed, so it's fitting for you to deal with it."

"Wow, it's starting to call people again so soon......"

"Of course, having said that, if you need help with anything, you can always come to me."

"Yes~"

“……”

She didn't let Mina Okino wait too long, and at noon one day after she went to Shirakawa Kiyoshi's office to fool around for several days, she met the little girl of mixed race on the edge of the flower bed in the parking lot of the Metropolitan Police Department.

"Good afternoon, quiet girl~"

Like the previous two times, the little girl just sat there by herself, looking up at the Metropolitan Police Department building in front of her.

Mina Okino smiled and walked over to say hello.

The little girl also seemed to remember her voice, and turned her head to look at it when she heard the sound, and there was some doubt in her eyes.

"Sister policeman, are you going for plastic surgery?"

"Huh? Why do you ask? Sitting next to the little girl very familiarly, Mina Okino asked knowingly.

"I always feel that your face seems to be a little different from last time...... the little girl said with a little confusion.

It's normal for little girls to feel like this, after all, the face that Mina Okino used for her new identity is the "new version" of the face she used to meet the little girl before.

After all, the owner of that face is also a criminal police officer of the Metropolitan Police Department, and if he directly uses the same face as others, it is easy to cause some unnecessary trouble.

Of course, it is impossible to tell a little girl such a thing.

"Hmph~ Is there a mistake in your memory of me?"

"Maybe so......"

Unexpectedly, the little girl didn't have any doubts about the somewhat far-fetched reason of Hedge Nomina, she thought about it seriously, and then nodded in approval.

"After all, I've only been in Tokyo for a long time, and I haven't gotten used to seeing East Asian faces...... I'm sorry I just said strange things to the police sister. ”

The little girl apologized earnestly to Mina Okino.

From her words, Mina Okino noticed the piece of information that could be crucial.

I've only been in Tokyo for a long time, and I'm not familiar with the face shape of East Asians...... This little girl, didn't she always live in Europe and the United States before?

"Also, sister, policeman, have you been promoted?"

Just as Mina Okino was pondering, the little girl asked again.

This time, her eyes fell on Mina Okino's police uniform.

"Huh?"

"Because, police sister, the police uniform you are wearing today is very new, and it is also a little different from the police uniform you wore last time, police sister, have you been promoted to the department for meritorious service?"

"Ah, this...... Well, that's right, that's right, for many reasons, I was promoted......"

Facing the little girl's curious gaze, Mina Okino nodded, a little nervous.

Is this girl's observation really what a child of this age should have?

"Also, sister policeman, you didn't wear a badge today......

"Ahh Sister, I'll wear it when I go to work! ”

So, stop staring at these little mistakes!

“……”

"I'm sorry I said something that upset you......"

On the edge of the flower bed, the little girl lowered her head and whispered back.

This little girl looks exactly like a serious and mature little adult, and only when she feels that she has made a mistake will she react like a child.

[There's a kind of cute contrast.] 】

Well, but it's better to coax it at this time.

"The policeman's sister is not upset."

Raising his hand and touching her long silver hair, Mina Okino smiled softly:

"I just didn't expect that your observation skills are so good, and I can't resist it......"

"I'm sorry ......"

"So I don't want you to apologize, not to mention that I'm not angry at all, if I have to say it, I actually feel quite happy in my heart......"

"Happy?" When the little girl heard this, she looked at her suspiciously.

"It's the kind of teasing between friends, it looks like they're angry, but it's actually just a joke between friends......

Saying this, Mina Okino subconsciously asked.

"Think about it, Jing girl, have you and the friends you know have also been in such a situation?"

"Little ...... Partner? ”

As soon as she heard her words, the little girl's face instantly darkened.

【Tooth white! Thunderbolt! 】

Seeing her like this, Mina Okino's heart instantly hung in the air.

This little girl...... Wouldn't you have no friends?

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