Chapter 28

But today's entry probably doesn't need to be that special.

I can try writing a plain, ordinary diary entry for once and see whether the lottery reward turns out to be much worse.

Suddenly, the "Eye" rippled.

Ren Amamiya shifted his gaze over.

Through the "Eye" he saw a man in a cap gripping a little girl by the neck and walking her into the school.

Because it was the weekend, there wasn't a single person inside the school.

And because it was an elementary school, there wasn't even a guard at his post outside, so anyone could just waltz right in.

"A kidnapping?"

The situation was pretty obvious, really.

Ren Amamiya didn't say anything more; he set down his chopsticks and walked to the public phone booth outside to call the police.

For something like reporting to the police, it's best not to use your own phone—it's too easy to be traced.

【This is 110. How can I help you?】

"I saw a man in a baseball cap grabbing a little girl and walking into an empty school."

【…Please hold on a moment. Are you certain?】

"The location is Erqiao Elementary School. I believe it's a kidnapping. It's the weekend, so the school is empty, and the guard at the gate isn't there either. Given the situation at this time, I don't think there's any possibility other than kidnapping."

【Understood. Thank you very much for the report. We'll send someone over right away.】

"Be careful—he might be carrying some kind of bladed weapon on him."

【Understood. We'll pass that information along.】

After that, Ren Amamiya hung up the phone, went back inside the family restaurant, returned to his seat, and continued with his lunch.

The Metropolitan Police Department immediately contacted Inspector Megure Juzo of the First Investigation Division, who was out on patrol.

"Someone spotted a person grabbing a child and heading toward Erqiao Elementary School?"

Megure Juzo glanced out the car window—the distance to Erqiao Elementary School was very short.

"Sato, kill the siren. We're heading to Erqiao Elementary School. Notify the patrol units near Erqiao Elementary School to come and provide backup immediately."

"Understood."

The female officer driving up front, Sato Miwako, immediately cut the siren and used the radio to relay the information to the surrounding patrol cars.

Back in the family restaurant, Ren Amamiya, still eating his lunch, had a fair amount of faith in the police's abilities.

In the anime "Conan," the police are basically a bunch of sidekicks who play along with the detective, but in reality, the cops who actually graduate from a proper police academy aren't bad at all.

With a crime rate as high as Beika City's, any officers without some real personal ability would've been pushed to the back lines long ago.

"They got there fast."

Sure enough, Ren Amamiya's "Eye" quickly noticed that seven or eight police officers had already begun moving inside the school.

"An elementary school isn't that big. There are only so many places to hide a person, so the search shouldn't be especially difficult."

The "Eye" watched as the officers quickly locked onto the school's storage shed.

Everyone was moving carefully and quietly—five up front, two circling around to the back.

He saw the five at the door kick the storage shed door open in one go and swarm inside in a rush.

In less than three minutes, two officers came out escorting the man in handcuffs, followed by a female officer looking after the little girl, who was crying.

"Mm, when they're not screwing around, the police can be pretty efficient."

Once he'd confirmed the situation, he recalled the "Eye" from over there.

And he'd already thought up what to write in the diary.

"I'll write about how today, in an ordinary act of kindness, I helped the police catch a kidnapper."

A very ordinary, very plain entry—he just didn't know what he might draw this time.

Either way, he might as well treat it as a test.

"After lunch, I'll head home. Today's test is over."

With that thought, he went back to enjoying his lunch.

As for lunch at the Kaguya Sigong residence today, it would have to be delayed, because the Kaguya Sigong residence was receiving several important guests.

The young lady of the Sanzenin family.

The young lady of the Shironomiya family.

Both of these ladies were heavyweights.

And when these two young ladies showed up at Kaguya Kaguya's residence at the same time, that itself was a very big problem.

It was a matter of circles.

So, the moment these two young ladies' moves were laid out in the open, every single person in the Kaguya Sigong household learned of it.

Even Sigong Huang Guang, who was supposed to be the Kaguya Sigong family's settled heir, increased the attention he paid to his youngest sister.

Because there was one thing he was very clear about: once Kaguya suddenly had a few well-connected young ladies standing behind her, Kaguya's position within the Kaguya Sigong family would change completely.

But Sigong Huang Guang had only one question.

"How did Kaguya get in touch with the Sanzenin family?"

Mm, that was a question no one could answer.

At that moment, the three young ladies in the Kaguya Sigong residence were sitting at the same table, with only two maids keeping them company around the room.

"……"

Kaguya Kaguya looked at the photos on the table—she had already lost the chance to refute.

She knew why those photos existed, and she also knew what these two had come for.

"So, Young Lady Sanzenin and Young Lady Shironomiya—what happened to you is the same as what happened to me?"

"No, only my circumstances match yours. Ichigo just came along with me."

"Friends?"

Although I had long known that Sanzenin and Shironomiya were on very good terms, I hadn't expected they were close enough to know each other's secrets.

"So, Young Lady Sanzenin came here to lay her cards on the table with me?"

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