When he said this, Subaru Okiya always felt as if a ghostly shadow appeared behind him.
A ghostly figure in black clothes and curly hair.
…
On the way to the destination with a group of children.
Okiya Subaru silently reviewed what happened just now.
...No matter how I think about it, I feel a little suspicious.
"..." But the deadline is right in front of him. If he doesn't seize the weekend as an opportunity, when school starts, he will have no place to find naughty children as tools.
And once the mission fails...
Okiya Subaru flashed Usa's smiling face in his mind, and felt that if something like that really happened, he wouldn't have to write a paper, and it would be more practical to write a suicide note.
However, when I think about it again - the change of topic just now is actually quite natural.
And I am now a graduate student who is approaching the deadline for my thesis and is under great pressure. It is not surprising that such a person can do anything. If you add a "like children" setting, then he will take the initiative to take a few cute children to find them.
The baseball field is actually not that out of the ordinary.
...Even if there are some slight doubts, the people he is facing now are just a group of children who are inexperienced in the world, and they are not adults or detectives with quick thinking. It is not a big problem.
Okiya Subaru was thinking about it, and when he lowered his head, he found that among the five children, the child wearing glasses and a little mixed-race girl were looking up at him again.
The two sides looked at each other, and the little girl looked away coldly, perhaps because she was shy.
The little boy with glasses showed an innocent and innocent smile, and seemed to have a good impression of this big brother who helped them find space.
Okiya Subaru returned the child's smile and continued walking towards the burial ground.
…
Conan did feel that Subaru Okiya was a bit strange.
But there were always a lot of strange people around them - there were some adults who were very warm and friendly to the naughty children in the past. Some of them... did have some problems later, but the other part were indeed just innocent passers-by.
Therefore, at this time, Conan didn't think much about it, but subconsciously paid more attention to Subaru Okiya.
…
Under the leadership of a suspicious adult.
A group of people came to a construction site. This was next door to Watanukiyi's family.
The construction site is a huge rectangle, surrounded by tall iron sheets, which firmly separates the site from the outside world.
Okiya Subaru circled half a circle around the iron wall and came to a gap in the corner.
At the location of the gap, at the turning point of the wall, two pieces of iron sheets perpendicular to each other formed a right angle. Now, this right angle has been collapsed, just enough for people to drill into the construction site.
The three real children curiously approached the gap and looked in. When they saw an open and flat space, they couldn't help but turn into starry eyes: "Wow——! It's great!"
Conan also took a closer look, but his eyes fell on the nearest place - he found that the marks on the gap were very new, and there were some paint chips on it, as if a car accidentally hit it and made a gap.
Okiya Subaru warmly introduced to the five children:
"This construction site was originally going to be used to build some townhouses. But later, I heard that there was a problem with the contract between the builder and the land owner, so the construction had to be put on hold. It has been suspended for half a month now - I heard that it is at least not possible to resume work.
It will take a week. If you really have no place to go, you can come here to play. Of course, if the owner of the land comes, you must remember to apologize properly."
Haibara Ai:"……"
...These kids are already so tough, why is Subaru Okiya still teaching them in this direction?
She glanced at Okiya Subaru slightly suspiciously. Speaking of which, the aura of this person always made her feel uncomfortable... Could it be because he looked like a bad guy with his narrowed eyes?
Haibara Ai's talent radar failed to detect organizational members whose concentration was too low.
While they were analyzing the vague smell, three real children had already happily ran into the construction site.
Ayumi Yoshida noticed that Haibara Ai had not come in, so she ran back to the gap and waved to her: "Xiao Ai, come and play!"
Genta Kojima and Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya also pulled Conan in: "Let's go, let's play and enjoy early while the owner of the construction site is not here yet. When people come, we will have to look for a place again."
Subaru Okiya also used the excuse that "I was too stressed before my thesis was due, and my mind went blank. I just wanted to stay with the cute children to relieve the stress." He did not leave and planned to follow.
——Abducting a naughty child to this construction site is only the first step.
Next, he had to find a way to "inadvertently" let the body see the light of day again.
This gap in the corner is a bit narrow for adults.
Okiya Subaru touched his chin, visually inspected it for a while, and finally looked up at both sides.
Seeing no one around, he quickly climbed over the wall.
After landing, as soon as I stood firm, a reflection flashed in my peripheral vision.
Okiya Subaru was startled and looked over alertly, realizing that what was shining was Conan's glasses.
The little boy saw him looking over and smiled at him with a cute smile.
Okiya Subaru: "..." This child really likes to stare at himself. Could it be...
Is it because both of them wear glasses that Conan feels a sense of intimacy towards him?
...These days, not many people wear glasses in the first grade of elementary school. And children who are different are often easily bullied by other children.
Speaking of which, when we were in the park just now, a baseball flew over, and it was Conan who ran over to pick up the ball. If I remember correctly, in children's baseball games, the outfield is the most unpopular position, and rounding it off is the ball boy.
Conan was a little confused about Subaru Okiya insisting on following them.
While he was observing secretly, his head suddenly sank - Subaru Okiya came over and touched his head encouragingly: "Myopia is normal. It has genetic factors. It's not your fault."
Then he hid his merit and fame and walked away.
Conan: "...Huh?"
…
Although Okiya Subaru followed, he did not join the children's game with the strength and speed of an adult. And there were enough people.
So he found a shady place to sit down, unfolded his computer, and continued typing, managing his time very skillfully.
Haibara Ai, who had witnessed everything, walked over to Conan, and with the experience of someone who had experienced it, he quietly analyzed the reason why Subaru Okiya behaved suspiciously: "——It's so pitiful, he must have been driven crazy by the thesis."
Then she didn't pay much attention to the graduate student with thick dark circles and walked towards Yoshida Ayumi who called her.
Conan: "..."
Is the academic world so scary...
…
When a group of kids start racing against time to play baseball.
Separated by a wall.
The taxi carrying passengers passed by the construction site and slowly stopped on the street in front of Wan Guanyi's family.
Soon, the two guests got out of the car.
Jiang Xia raised his head and looked at the magnificent villa in front of him and the yard that was half the size of a playground. He couldn't help but glance at Masao Koda next to him. He felt that this man who planned to dig up his yard while Watanagi was away was really a very good person.