"Sister policeman, you really want to be curious about this question......

Walking together on the way back to school, the little girl sighed as expected after hearing Mina Okino's inquiry.

It's obviously a little kid who has just entered elementary school, but he always acts like a very big person.

"Well, sister, I'm curious, so please tell me." Mina Okino said with a smile.

For children, most of the time it is effective to follow her fur a little more.

"Actually, I already told the police sister the answer before......"

Sighing again, the little girl suddenly stopped, the two of them had not gone far at the moment, she turned her head and looked at the building of the Metropolitan Police Department not far away.

"I really, just wanted to come and see ...... because I was curious"

“…… Huh? ”

"If I had to add any other reason, it would probably be...... I think my mom seems to care about this place......"

Retracting her gaze, the little girl continued to walk forward, looking down at her toes.

"When I was in the United States, my mother would always collect foreign newspapers on a regular basis, and the newspapers were not in English, so I couldn't read them.

It was only after I quietly copied some of the above words and took them to the school to ask the teacher that I realized that the newspapers were all from Japan.

I asked the teacher about some of the words that appeared very frequently, and they were basically words like police, suspects, cases, and criminals.

That's when I found out that my mother had always paid attention to the police newspaper in Japan, but I didn't know why my mother did this, and I didn't dare to ask her......"

Speaking of this, the little girl paused, shook her head again, and said:

"Actually, it's not completely unaware...... She didn't want to lose those former newspapers herself, but she always wanted to hide them from me and didn't want me to know.

I think the police sister should be able to guess the reason why she can do this, right? ”

Although the little girl was asking Mina Okino, she answered again as soon as her words fell.

"Well, that's right, I just wondered if my father could be someone in that Metropolitan Police building, and I kept thinking about it, so I wanted to come and see it......

I'm sorry, I said some extra words, I hope you don't take it to heart, sister policeman. ”

【Metropolitan Police Department ......】

Hearing the little girl's words, for some reason, Mina Okino's mind flashed Sharon's figure again.

[Just kidding......]

"Jing girl, your mother, she ...... Is it also in Japan now? Shaking off the whimsy in her mind, Mina Okino asked tentatively.

"Nope."

The little girl shook her head and replied.

"Mom, she doesn't really want to come back, and now she lives alone in the United States...... Maybe it's because of us. ”

As she spoke, a somewhat self-deprecating smile suddenly appeared on the little girl's face.

"I always felt like my mom didn't like us very much...... Ah, police sister, I also have a twin brother, but he has not been in good health since he was a child, and he is always in the hospital. ”

"Is that so......"

[Do you hate your own children? 】

Mina Okino frowned slightly, lost in thought.

[No, no matter how much Karasuma says, that kid can't do such a thing to his own children......]

[Am I too careful?] 】

[Thinking about letting her come back quickly all day long, so thinking about it day and night, everything looks like her? ] 】

"Sister Policeman, ...... You"

Noticing the look on Mina Okino's face, who had been contemplative since just now, the little girl looked up at her and suddenly asked:

"Is she curious about my mom?"

"Well, it's a little bit, after all, I'm a mother myself......" Gathering her thoughts, Mina Okino said with a smile.

"That's ......"

Hearing her words, the little girl didn't know what she was thinking, she lowered her head again, and her eyes flickered twice.

The two of them walked on, gradually approaching the elementary school where the little girl studied.

"Sister policeman, can I come and talk to you again in the future?" Breaking the silence, the little girl asked.

"Hmmm! Of course! Mina Okino nodded.

"Thank you, additionally...... No, it's nothing, we'll talk about it later. ”

The little girl seemed to want to say something, but she seemed to have some concerns, so she shook her head and said no more.

"Sister policeman, it's good if you send it here, my school is in front......"

“……”

From that day on, Mina Okino began to meet this somewhat mysterious mixed-race girl often, and of course, they were limited to the Metropolitan Police Department parking lot at noon one day.

Regarding the identity of this little girl, although Mina Okino wanted to ask, the little girl always had concerns and never told her.

Of course, the little girl doesn't have any opinion about Mina Okino, to be precise, she should have an opinion about her own family.

She seems to be worried that Mina Okino will be tempted to investigate after knowing about her family and then fall into unnecessary danger.

is so young and young, but his mind is quite delicate.

It is precisely because of this desire to protect Mina Okino that the little girl is always tight-lipped about her background, and at the same time, she never asks more about Mina Okino.

Even today, the little girl still calls her "police sister".

Of course, the relationship between the two is very good, just like Mina Okino, who has even started teaching the little girl other foreign languages recently.

The reason for this happened was that the little girl told Mina Okino that she wanted to travel all over the world when she grew up, so now she is planning to ask the elders in the family to find a language teacher for her and learn the languages of other countries.

This hits right on what Mina Okino does best.

As one of Europe's most famous archaeologists and porters, Mina Okino is fluent in the languages of the world's major countries.

There is no way, if you want to study the cultural relics of various countries, you must be fully familiar with the history and culture of each country, and the best way to sit down at this point is to directly read and study the ancient books and documents of various countries.

Therefore, learning and mastering the languages of various countries is a necessary prerequisite.

Under the enthusiastic teaching of Mina Okino, the little girl's foreign language skills have steadily increased, and the relationship between the two has gradually changed from a close friend to a teacher and a friend.

"What good things have happened to you lately?"

On another morning, Shirakawa Kiyoshi, who had just finished a high-level police meeting, returned to his office and saw Mina Okino sitting in his office chair with a happy expression on her face, and even humming a song.

"Ah~ It's nothing, I just feel like I have another lovely daughter, and I'm very happy~" Mina Okino replied with a smile.

"Strange thinking."

Shaking his head, Bai Heqing went to the water dispenser next to him and poured himself a glass of water.

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(End of chapter)