Okino Mina left the Metropolitan Police Department and walked towards the parking lot. In her subconscious glance, she once again saw the little mixed-race girl sitting on the edge of the flower bed.
"ah……"
[The child appears again...]
She has long blond hair and a typical white appearance. She is still sitting in the same position beside the flower bed a few days ago. The mixed-race little girl Okino Mina had met once before was sitting there.
Just like last time, the little girl who called herself "Jing" still raised her head and stared blankly at the Metropolitan Police Building in front of her with a somewhat "three-no" expression.
Okino Mina suddenly wanted to go over and say hello.
But as soon as she took two steps, she realized that the disguise on her body was different from before, so she went back to the bathroom of the Metropolitan Police Department, quickly changed the disguise mask on her face and took off the badge on her chest. Back to the flower bed in the parking lot.
The little girl was still sitting there, looking at the Metropolitan Police Building in the distance, motionless.
"Little sister, we meet again~"
Waving her hands, Okino Mina walked over with a smile and sat directly next to the little girl.
Hearing the sound, the little girl looked back, turned to look at Okino Mina, thought for a while, and then said: "Are you the police sister from before?"
Okino Mina changed back to the face of the policeman who disguised herself last time.
The little girl said, then looked at Okino Mina's empty chest, and said as if she was concerned:
"Police sister, in Japan, it is not allowed for police officers not to wear their own badges when wearing police uniforms."
"I know, I know~ Aren't you off work now? Sister, I always wear it when I go to work..."
Unexpectedly, a child could understand this. Okino Mina smiled and revealed the matter.
There was nothing she could do. She was disguised as another detective today. If she wore a badge, she would definitely be exposed.
"That's it..."
The little girl looked at her quietly, as if she believed her words.
"Take your job seriously, sister police officer."
【Wow! Was I being taught a lesson by a little girl? 】
"Don't worry, sister, I've always been very reliable when it's important... Speaking of which, Girl Jing, did you come here alone today?"
Okino Mina quickly changed the topic. In order to make herself feel closer, she deliberately gave the little girl a nickname.
"Well, I came here on my own." The little girl nodded without any change in expression on her face. It seemed that she didn't object to Okino Mina calling her that.
"Didn't you tell your family this time?" Okino Mina asked.
Of course, she already knew from the last time that the little girl sneaked out by herself during the school lunch break.
"No, if they knew, they wouldn't let me out."
The little girl replied, while looking at Okino Mina.
"It's because you are a police officer, sister, that I told you."
This little girl is very smart. Although she is not cognitively as good as an adult, she is already extraordinary compared to children of the same age.
From her last words, Okino Mina once again came to this conclusion.
The little girl knew very well how dangerous it was to tell strangers, "I ran away by myself without telling my family."
The little girl judged that she was a policeman and someone she could trust, so she told her the truth.
I remember it was the same last time. When the little girl answered her question, she first confirmed the name and police number on her badge at that time.
"What a smart kid~"
Smiling and touching the little girl's head, Okino Mina said: "I always feel like you, Jing girl, live in a very hard family..."
"Well, it's really hard."
Without specifically moving her hand away, the little girl lowered her head upon hearing the sound, and black emotions flashed across her eyes.
"Why do you want to come to the Metropolitan Police Department?" Okino Mina asked, keenly sensing her emotional changes.
"I just wanted to come and take a look."
Hearing her words, the little girl looked up again and looked at the Metropolitan Police Building in front of her.
Her answer was exactly the same as last time. It was obvious that she was not telling the truth this time.
But unlike last time, she was not in a hurry to leave this time. Instead, she looked at Okino Mina and suddenly asked:
"Police sister, do you already have a child?"
"Huh? Why do you ask that suddenly?" Her question surprised Okino Mina.
"It's about the feeling, because women who have had children feel different from women who have not."
The little girl looked directly into her eyes and replied seriously:
"Just like police sister, your actions towards me just now and the tone of your words were very much like a mother who is still raising a child.
If my guess is correct, police sister, you should have children about the same age as me or younger than me in your family, right? "
Completely correct.
"You kid... are really smart."
The little girl once again surprised Okino Mina a little.
"Your parents should be very happy to have such a smart child like you..."
"are you happy……"
However, after hearing her words, the little girl suddenly fell silent. She lowered her head again, and after thinking for a long time, she looked at Okino Mina again and asked:
"Police sister, can you tell me what kind of person your husband is?"
"Um...my husband?"
Vaguely guessing the question that the little girl really wanted to ask, Okino Mina thought about it and replied seriously:
"From my point of view, my husband is naturally the best person in the world, not just for me, but also for our children... Of course, my husband passed away two years ago."
As she said that, Okino Mina's smile turned a little sad.
Hearing her words, the little girl's "Three Nothings" face showed a look of surprise and guilt for the first time.
"I'm sorry, I asked a question I shouldn't have asked." She apologized immediately.
"It doesn't matter. It's all in the past. There's nothing we can't say."
Taking the opportunity to touch her long silver hair, Okino Mina asked with a smile:
"So? Girl Jing, what do you want to do by asking me this?"
"I……"
The little girl lowered her head again, suddenly stumbling when speaking.
Okino Mina noticed that this smart little girl should not be used to revealing her heart to others. The reason is that every time this little girl wants to say something from her heart, she always lowers her head subconsciously and avoids her sight. .
"I, I actually..."
Without urging her, Okino Mina waited patiently for the little girl to speak.
"I actually want to know..."
"What kind of existence is a father like..."
The little girl intertwined her fingers and sounded a little lonely.
"Because... I haven't seen my father since I was a child, and my mother... will never tell us this."
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(End of chapter)
