Chapter 129: Raising a Child from Scratch (Part I)

1

“…… You repeat? ”

The half-haired officer put down the cup of Coke in his hand and showed a sore tooth expression.

In the noisy fast food restaurant, the table in the corner suddenly fell silent. Even the curly-haired man next to him, who had been sitting casually in a plastic chair, sat up with a frown and pushed his sunglasses up.

Both of them looked at the man opposite, carefully munching on the hamburger.

“……？”

The boy was stunned and tried to swallow what was in his mouth. He didn't understand what he said, but hesitated to repeat, "I said...... I haven't sat on it? ”

"Xiao Zhenping, there doesn't seem to be anything around the rice flower, don't you be a noble kindergarten for school buses to pick up and drop off, right?" Kenji Hagiwara looked at the man next to him, his fingers tapping suggestively on the cloth.

Needless to imply that Matsuda Jinhei had found a problem, he casually picked a french fries and threw it in his mouth, his voice a little slurred because of eating, "Have you ever been to kindergarten?" ”

"Change the question......," the half-haired officer thought for a moment and asked, "Have you ever been to school?" All. ”

As they expected, the man across from them shook his head.

As early as when the other party said that he came here with an ornament in exchange for a ticket, Kenji Hagiwara was a little suspicious, he pushed the box of snacks in front of him in front of the other party, and said tentatively, "Then your parents are quite strict." ”

"Hmm." After taking another bite of the hamburger, the boy with different eyes lowered his eyes and whispered, "I don't have parents......?" ”

Kenji Hagiwara's face distorted for another moment, and under the table, his friend wearing sunglasses next to him stepped on him without hesitation.

Desperately inhaling to endure the pain in the instep of his foot, he clenched the hamburger in his hand, and put on a reluctant smile under the puzzled gaze of the person opposite: "...... And now that, uh. ”

He originally wanted to change the affectionate name, but when he said this, he realized that he didn't know the other party's name at all, so he could only forcibly omit this link.

"Do you live with the older generation of your family?"

The shoe on the instep of the foot finally moved away, and the eyes of the two stayed on the boy's face for a moment, and they simultaneously noticed another problem.

Whether it was the death of a loved one or something else, no matter what he answered, his expression did not change at all, and not even the corners of his mouth moved up a single pixel.

It's like the things you ask have nothing to do with him, it's like a little stuffy gourd. Hagiwara ken diabdominal slander.

"No, it's my adoptive father." After taking a sip of Coke, he frowned because of the bubble-filled taste, and when he replied, the boy did not make eye contact with the two policemen opposite, "My parents died very early, and my husband adopted me." ”

Adopted by a man who sounds rich, he was locked up in a villa since he was a child, and he was not allowed to go out, and he also asked a boy to have long hair.

Kenji Hagiwara: "......"

Connecting all the clues he had gotten, he held his forehead, his face even darker than just now, and he could almost drip water.

"Did he do anything to you?"

“…… What? Sensing that the atmosphere was not right, Ikekawa looked up and saw the gloomy faces of the two policemen.

Kenji Hagiwara took a deep breath and reached out to press Matsuda Jinpei, who was already about to stand up next to him.

Calm, calm down.

He said to himself and the young tame in his heart.

"It's just ......" He didn't have to think about it to know that the children who had been locked up in the villa for more than ten years would not know anything about normal physiology, he thought for a long time, but he couldn't find a suitable adjective for half a day, "It's physical contact beyond the safe range." ”

Matsuda Jinpei glanced at the man next to him, and he forced the fries in his mouth into a cigarette posture, "Are you sure he understands what a safe range is?" ”

"Uh......" The question was asked to the point, and Kenji Hagiwara struggled for a long time, "That's it...... How do you usually get along? ”

"See you once every three days." After thinking about it, the boy pinned the strands of hair that had slipped to the side of his face behind his ears, "Generally in the study, sir, he ......"

The unfinished words were stuck in his throat, and when he saw the black car parked slowly on the side of the road outside, his pupils constricted, and he subconsciously pinched the napple underneath.

"It's time for me to go back."

He said, as soon as he stood up, he felt the light dim, and Matsuda Jinpei, who was sitting by the window, reached out and neatly closed the curtains.

"Wait." He frowned, feeling that the car was very uncomfortable.

Always believing in his own directness, he directly carried the teenager who was about to leave to the back door of the fast food restaurant.

"Strange, the place we were sitting in just now can't be seen from the outside, right? How did that guy know you were here. "I really don't have a good impression of the 'adoptive father' in the other party's mouth, so Kenji Hagiwara simply refers to 'that guy'.

"Because of this." The young man picked up the necklace around his neck without any expression, and pointed to the position inside the pendant, "There is a locator here." ”

“……？”

The two opened their mouths, one took off his sunglasses, and the other pressed his forehead, and didn't say anything for a while.

The two of them have been police officers for so long, and they have seen me from victims to bombers, and among so many people, this kid in front of them can definitely be ranked in the top three of the 'most abnormal' list.

However, this difference from ordinary people's thinking comes from the experience of being imprisoned for more than ten years, which makes people unable to get angry, and can only have a silent heart attack.

Kenji Hagiwara took a deep breath and showed three hundred percent patience, "You ran away from home, why don't you throw away the locator." ”

He was ready to hear answers like 'I don't know if I could take it off' and 'I can't' take it off, but the teenager standing at the back door looked at them for a moment and said, "Because I don't have a place to go." ”

He still had an iced cola in his hand, and the water outside the cup flowed down and moistened in the palm of his hand.

Heterochromatic eyes looked detached and indifferent in places with little light, he thought for a moment and added, "I can't go to the police station, it's useless to ask for help from the police, and I don't have anything to prove my identity and use to stay in a hotel, ah yes...... There is no money yet. ”

"It makes no difference whether you're taken to the police station and then taken back by them, or you're taken back through a locator."

With a 'click' sound, Matsuda Jinpei pried open the pendant and pulled the locator out of it.

It's a very rare style, at least he can be sure that it won't be circulated on the market, this kind of power locator is rarely used by the police, and the only thing he can get is ...... Some routes that will never be legal.

Things suddenly got hard to do.

He gestured to his young tame that the adoptive father in the other party's mouth was definitely not a legal citizen.

And judging by what I just said...... I'm afraid even the police have him there.

If an ordinary policeman heard this, he would probably only think that he was joking with a runaway child, but the two were sharp enough to fully capture the seriousness in each other's tones, and they had already hidden their fears well.

Kenji Hagiwara took off the thick trench coat on his body and covered the other party, "Then let's go." ”

Behind him, Matsuda Jinpei threw the pendant in his hand into the lost and found office in the fast food restaurant.

During the action, he saw that someone had already got out of the black car, a middle-aged man who looked to be in his thirties and forties, with a British face.

“…… Walk? A thick coat suddenly covered his body, and the young man looked up at the two of them hesitantly.

"Since you don't have anywhere to go, let's go back with us first." Kenji Hagiwara smiled and rubbed his hair, "But the two of us definitely won't be able to provide high-end food and accommodation." Want to come with us? ”

"Are you going to take me to the police station later?" The boy asked.

"Well, I'd like to think about it...... Of course, as a police officer, I have to send you to the police station for the record, but today Xiao Jinping and I can not be a police officer first. His expression was relaxed, as if he didn't know how much trouble he would cause to bring such a person back, "Let's be a kidnapper first, how about the little master, are you going to be kidnapped by us and taken to the apartment?" ”

Matsuda Jinpei stepped on him again.

“…… Good. After looking at them for a long time, the young man bit his lower lip and nodded seriously, "I'm going." ”

"Let's go!" Holding the other party's shoulders, Kenji Hagiwara smiled and pointed outside, "Xiao Jinping is going to drive, and we are waiting for you in the 'old place' outside." ”

"Got it." The curly-haired man put one hand in his pocket, waved his hand, and walked towards the front entrance.

"By the way, I haven't asked." Pushing open the back door of the fast food restaurant, Kenji Hagiwara turned his head and looked at the teenager behind him, "What's your name?" ”

The sunlight that was blocked by the thick door poured down, illuminating the man's forehead in a golden color that was close to transparency.

The sunlight outside was very different from that in the villa, there was no quiet and cold glare of the eyes, but it was as free and vibrant as everything outside the villa, and it danced lightly on the half-long-haired man.

“…… Ikekawa. The boy looked at him for a long time, and his voice was a little hoarse when he spoke, "Ikekawa Na." ”

"Na Ikekawa." Kenji Hagiwara bent his eyes, and while repeating the name, he noticed the familiar vehicle coming, and he reached out and pulled the other party from the dark room to the sunny outside, "Let's go." ”

2

"I'll live with you for the next few days, Xiao Jinping~" Walking into the apartment, Kenji Hagiwara stretched and put down the shopping bag in his hand, "After all, the two of us will definitely work overtime." ”

When one of them goes, at least the other person will be left in the house. After all, according to the common sense of Ikekawa Nai's life, if a person is at home, it is estimated that he will not even be able to eat.

The two of them are busy with work, usually either have a meal in the cafeteria or go to an izakaya after work, and now there is a growing child at home, and they rarely go to the supermarket to buy some goods.

Ikekawa Na sat on the sofa when they left, and when they came back, the other was still sitting in the same position, and they didn't move much.

It looks very different from the impression that high school students are always energetic.

"No, have a snack first." Taking out a pack of biscuits from the shopping bag and throwing it over, Kenji Hagiwara put the ingredients in the refrigerator, and by the way, threw the daily necessities he had just taken back to his house in the living room, "It's too late today, I'm going to wronged you to eat fast food from a convenience store." ”

"It's okay." The young man who originally wanted to thank him changed his words because of the other party's second half of the sentence, he tore open the biscuits, and the smell of chocolate soon came from the plastic packaging.

It is a cookie filled with chocolate, and it is just the size that you can eat. He ate two, put the plastic bag down, and got up to help the other man in the kitchen.

All he had to prepare was some quick food, and there was nothing he needed to do, so the two simply rushed him to get the dishes.

"It's finally ready." Placing the last box of hot instant fried chicken on the table, Kenji Hagiwara took out two bottles of cold beer from the refrigerator and tossed one of them to his friend who was already sitting down at the coffee table, "Do you want juice?" ”

The young man, who had been reticent, shook his head.

He was staring at the quick pork chop rice in front of him, scooping up the rice and sniffing before eating.

Looking at the other party's upright sitting posture, Kenji Hagiwara realized the same tooth ache when he heard the other party eat hamburgers with a knife and fork.

Sitting and eating with him, even I couldn't help but straighten my back.

The three of them didn't talk much when they ate, and quickly settled the dinner, Hagiwara Kenji asked Ikekawa Na to take a bath, and took out the hair dryer by the way, "Fortunately, I brought a hair dryer, and it must be troublesome for him to blow his long hair by himself, so please leave it to you, Xiao Jinping?" ”

"Long-winded." Taking the things handed by the other party, Matsuda Jinpei cleaned up the table and lowered his voice amid the sound of water coming from the bathroom, "Have you figured out what to do?" ”

“…… Honestly, no. Kenji Hagiwara subconsciously glanced in the direction of the bathroom, "Judging from the information in his words, I'm afraid that this matter is deeper than imagined, and if he is sent to the police station, it may not take a few days." ”

"The whole thing was hidden from the top guys, right?" The man with black curly hair didn't look very good, and he threw the bento box into the garbage bag.

"It's not a way to talk to the police station, although I don't have any problem with letting him live here all the time, but he can't go out like this, and his life at home every day is not exactly the same as his previous life?" Kenji Hagiwara echoed, "At this age, you really have to go to school and play with children of the same age." It's just ......"

Thinking of the other party's reading in the room in the afternoon, as well as the content of the conversation with himself, he sighed, "According to his current knowledge reserve, he shouldn't need to go to high school." But it's a shame not to have a high school life. ”

Looking at it now, Ikekawa Na is indeed the same as he said at the time, "there is nowhere to go" except to be taken back.

Everything that can prove his identity is pressed on his adoptive father, but according to the attitude of those people towards him, he may be a black family.

Heterochromatic eyes and long hair are not easy to disguise, and the other party's appearance is not the type that can be covered up casually, and it is impossible for a good-looking teenager with outstanding temperament to walk on the street without being noticed.

As long as he walks outside, he may be found by his adoptive father, and it is not difficult to see the other party's desire to control from the fact that he has placed a locator in the pendant.

If he wants to be safe, he can't leave the house and go anywhere there are other people. Obviously left the villa, but still lived the exact same life as before.

How do you say that...... Kenji Hagiwara sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose.

When he drove back to the apartment building from the fast food restaurant at noon, he saw the young man lying by the car window looking outside, his eyes shining at all the scenery, and he thought about taking him out to see it during the few days off.

I didn't think that in the end, all I could do was watch a movie or play a game cassette in my apartment.

“…… Let's not talk about it yet. Hearing the sound of water in the bathroom stopping, he scratched his head and went to clean up the kitchen.

Matsuda Jinhei sat on the sofa, holding a clean towel from the locker in his hand, and said loudly towards the kitchen, "Hagi, bring the kitchen stool." ”

"Got it—"

Kenji Hagiwara's response overlapped with the sound of the bathroom door being opened, and as he watched the boy in his pajamas come out, he poked his head out of the kitchen and greeted the other party, "I wiped my hair from Kojinpei in the past, Nana?" ”

“…… Sorry, but please don't call me that. Akakawa, who walked out of the bathroom door, paused and walked towards Matsuda Jinpei, who was in the other party's mouth.

"Okay, what about Xiao Nai?" Feeling that it was a little strange to call the surname, the half-long-haired officer quickly changed his name.

But this name is really strange, if it's called 'Nana', it's like a girl's name, but it's not called overlapping, and there's always a strange sense of vacancy, like I didn't finish the name properly, and I took it out in a hurry and used it.

No longer dwelling on this issue, Kenji Hagiwara saw that there was still unfinished milk in the kitchen, and was about to ask the other party if he wanted to warm a glass of milk before going to bed, when he saw the man standing at the door of the bathroom walking towards the living room.

Seeing Matsuda Jinping sitting on the sofa, his expression seemed to be a little resistant, but his undulating wooden face still didn't show any obvious emotion.

Before the kitchen man could take out the small bench, he had already stepped forward, knelt on the carpet between the other's legs with skillful movements, and looked up waiting for the other to 'wipe his hair' as he had said.

Looking at the other party's exceptionally smooth set of movements, Kenji Hagiwara opened his mouth and took a deep breath before he didn't hammer the door next to him.

Matsuda Jinhei as a party: ......

The boy knelt on the carpet in front of him, looked up at himself, and watched the movement just now, if it wasn't for the fact that he wanted to wipe his head, he might have habitually pillowed his face on his lap.

There is no need to ask who taught this set of skillful movements.

He clenched the towel in his hand, and now he wanted to find the adoptive father, and then punch the other man twice in the face.

The man gritted his teeth, endured and endured before he suppressed the surging fire and pulled the other party directly from the carpet.

Hagiwara Kenji quickly placed a small bench where he was kneeling just now, and then placed the person on the small bench.

Suddenly changing from a kneeling posture to a normal posture of sitting on a small bench with her hands on her knees, Ikekawa was stunned, and there were only four big words on her face: 'confused' and 'restrained'.

The man behind him put a towel over his head and wiped it, then took out a hair dryer and blew it violently, wiping the words 'confused' and 'restrained' on his face into a capital 'messy'.

The wet hair became fluffy, and the last few strands were dried out, Matsuda Jinpei looked at the young man in pajamas with messy hair on top of his head, and nodded, "It's much more pleasing to the eye." ”

It doesn't look like a young master in a birdcage as much as before.

"Alright, let's go to sleep." He pressed the other man's head, stood up and yawned and walked to the bathroom.

(End of chapter)