Chapter 26: Fake Death to Truly Escape

At noon, some students brought their own lunch, and some went to the student cafeteria to solve it.

Ren Amamiya belongs to the person who goes to the student cafeteria to solve the problem.

A portion of rice and a few simple dishes are considered lunch at noon.

Poor students are also a bit unbearable.

Just sat down, and heard the sound coming from the next seat.

"Kudo's parents seem to have come to school today."

"Yusaku Kudo and Yukiko Kudo?"

"Why are they back?"

Ren Amamiya was a bit surprised and continued to listen.

"What are Kudo's parents doing at school?"

"Didn't he ask for leave and not come to school today?"

"Eh? Is there a connection between Kudo asking for leave and not coming to school and his parents coming to school? It's just a leave of absence; Kudo didn't have his parents come over when he asked for leave in the past."

Ren Amamiya listened carefully, and had some answers in his heart.

"It seems that Kudo, who fainted in the alley on Saturday, woke up later than the police found him and sent him to the hospital."

"Through Kudo's mobile phone in a coma, the hospital contacted the family members, which is why Kudo's parents returned, right?"

"This result is really a surprise."

The situation began to open in different directions.

The return of Kudo's parents will inevitably have a chain reaction.

Kudo's parents should know what happened to their son, and their arrival today is probably already prepared.

It should be a preparation for their son to be away from school for a long time.

"I don't know if that couple intended to take Kudo abroad from the beginning."

"However, I'm afraid there won't be any good ending if he goes abroad."

To obtain protection from abroad, one must inevitably pay a price.

The Great Eagle never does anything without a benefit.

But once the Great Eagle discovers a benefit, Kudo will certainly be gifted the title of "white mouse."

Then, his personal safety can basically be guaranteed.

As for anything else, I’m afraid only safety will remain.

"Hmm, Kudo shouldn't make such an outrageous choice; he should choose to stay."

"However, whether Kudo thinks that way is another matter entirely."

In the original story, Kudo didn't seem to be thinking about realistic problems; he made his decision simply because he didn't want to leave Mouri Ran.

Driven by curiosity, he couldn't help but speed up his eating.

After quickly returning his tray, he walked briskly to the door of the principal's office.

Ren Amamiya rested his hands on the window of the corridor outside the door and looked down, while an eye formed of mist slowly drifted into the principal's office.

There were three people inside in total.

Besides the principal, the other two were Kudo's parents.

The "eye" of the bracelet did not have the function of hearing, but that was no problem.

Ren Amamiya took out his diary directly; the diary's recording function focused on what the eye saw, and that recording function would also capture the sound.

Then he heard.

"...I express my condolences for the encounter of student Kudo."

"???"

The opening line left him nearly stunned.

Why were they offering condolences right from the start?

"My condolences to you both."

"Condolences???"

"Was Kudo beaten to death with a club?"

"That's not realistic."

This situation truly gave Ren Amamiya, who was in control of the facts, a fright.

He gently rubbed his forehead.

Recalling the situation he saw in the alley on Saturday.

He could be certain that Kudo Shinichi was alive at that time; if he had been beaten to death with a club, the subsequent shrinking of his body would not have occurred.

That blow caused unconsciousness, but it definitely wouldn't be fatal.

Without paying attention to the situation inside, Ren Amamiya took out an ordinary 500-yen coin and infused it with spirituality.

"Kudo Shinichi is not dead."

A very simple binary divination, and also a very simple method of divination.

The character side was up, so the answer was "Yes."

To ensure the correctness of the answer, this divination was repeated four more times.

The answer was character-side up all five times, so the answer was clear.

"Faked death."

"Did he have his parents arrange the fact of his death directly? Kudo, you really are ruthless."

"He's killed off his own identity."

"He's going to fight the wine factory to the death; he won't restore his identity as a high school detective until he destroys the wine factory."

Things developing to this point were truly beyond imagination.

Kudo making this choice clearly meant he had already considered the situation he might face abroad; otherwise, he wouldn't have abandoned his past identity to remain in the island nation as a child.

Ren Amamiya admired Kudo's decisiveness.

This was not a choice that could be made with half-hearted resolve.

"We also didn't expect such a thing to happen to Shinichi."

Kudo Yusaku's face showed visible exhaustion.

"..."

Kudo Yukiko's red eyes looked as if they had lost all color.

The principal looked at the couple before him and couldn't find any words of comfort.

He had never experienced the pain of losing a son; those words of comfort were of no use.

"Mr. Kudo."

"Don't worry, Principal, Yukiko and I will adjust our state of mind."

"However, I hope that news of Shinichi's death will not spread in the school for the time being."

"As it should be."

The principal agreed without hesitation.

"I guarantee that not a single student will know about student Kudo's situation."

"But, will the media outside already know?"

"No."

Kudo Yusaku shook his head to deny it, putting the principal's mind at ease.

"I have already discussed Shinichi's matter with the Metropolitan Police Department; we will temporarily conceal the news of Shinichi's death."

"Then I understand."

The principal nodded slightly.

Since Kudo's parents had already talked to the Metropolitan Police Department, there was no need to worry about the school helping to conceal it.

"Then I'll trouble you."

"Yukiko and I will leave first; there are still some things that need to be handled."

After exchanging pleasantries with the principal, the Kudo couple adjusted themselves in the principal's office before leaving.

The couple chose not to linger at the school, but instead chose to leave quickly.

It wasn't until they got into the car that the sad emotions on the couple's faces were brought under some control.

"Phew~ the school side is handled, right?"

"Yes, as long as we leave traces at the school."

"The Public Security side has also finished the transfer; not only were the fingerprints in Shinichi's file transferred to another deceased person, but the DNA records were also altered."

"As for Shinichi's file, it has been placed under Shinichi's new identity."

Kudo Yusaku had even thought about the possibility of someone checking blood types and fingerprints later; this was a complete change of identity.

"However, by doing this, we have lost the possibility of turning back."

This was a choice with no way back.

This was also why Kudo Yusaku only hoped for Shinichi to go abroad to save his life.

No one could know when that organization would be destroyed.

Once this time dragged on indefinitely, the identity of "Kudo Shinichi" could never be restored.

Kudo Yukiko sighed.

"That child is just too stubborn."

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