"Sir Baihe, I feel like you've been having more meetings during this period. Are you busy lately?"
Looking at Shirakawa Kiyo who looked slightly tired, Okino Mina asked.
"It's nothing. It's just that the president of a company was killed some time ago. The media is putting pressure on the police and taking the opportunity to hype the traffic."
By the way, he also poured a glass of water for Okino Mina, Shirakawa Kiyoshi replied casually.
"You weren't responsible for the case?"
"After all, it's not the old Baihe Police Department. In many cases, unless it's a case with a relatively serious impact, the department usually won't let me handle it."
"Oh~ I understand! It's similar to idol baggage!"
"I don't think so. Although the public may prefer to see me handle those cases, if I do it casually, it will always give people the wrong impression that the Metropolitan Police Department is incompetent except for me. impression……"
Speaking of this, Bai Heqing suddenly paused.
"Of course, this is not entirely a misunderstanding..."
As a senior member of the police, he knows best that the overall quality of police officers in the police industry has been on a downward trend over the years.
I don’t know which link caused the problem. The older generation of police officers can tolerate it, but the new generation of young police officers are incompetent.
A person who obviously performed fairly well in the police academy, but once he officially joins the job, his smart little head is like running out of blood, and he can do all kinds of brain-busting tricks at the crime scene. , simply outrageous.
Of course, that doesn’t mean that there are absolutely nothing to watch among the new generation of police officers.
Among them, Bai Heqing actually found several outstanding young police officers some time ago.
For example, Hattori Heizo and Odagiri Toshiro, Shirakawa Kiyoshi looked at their results in the police academy, coupled with their performance in the past year after joining the army, and found that they were potential talents, and was specially chosen by him. Order the objects that need "key attention".
These outstanding talents must be cultivated as soon as possible, otherwise the police will really have big problems in the future...
"By the way, Mina, how is the little girl you told me about some time ago doing now?"
Pressing his eyebrows, he suddenly remembered this matter. Bai Heqing looked at Okino Mina and asked.
At that time, he said that Okino Mina should resolve the matter by herself, but he never asked about it again.
"Hmph, don't worry, our relationship is very good now~"
"Really..." After hearing her words, Bai He counted his head and stopped asking any more questions.
"Ah, by the way, Shirakawa."
Suddenly remembering the little girl's life experience that she had always cared about, Okino Mina suddenly said:
"That little girl, her father..."
"Chief Inspector Baihe, it's me."
At this moment, there was a knock on the door of Bai Heqing's office, and a voice came from outside the door.
Raising his hand to signal Okino Mina to wait a moment, Shirakawa Kiyo said:
"Please come in."
The person who opened the door and came in was a male policeman with a big beard, who looked younger than Bai Heqing and was close to forty years old.
Even so, the rank on the badge of this male police officer is two less than the one on Shirakawa's chest, which also means that his position in the Metropolitan Police Department is one level lower than Shirakawa's.
This person's surname is Baima, and his police title is Police Officer.
"White horse police officer? What's the matter?" Looking at him, Bai Heqing asked.
This person was also present when the top brass of the Metropolitan Police Department were meeting just now.
The Hakuba police officer just came in and noticed Okino Mina behind Shirakawa Kiyo. He was stunned for a moment, but he immediately returned to normal, looked at Shirakawa Kiyo, and said:
"Director Hatoyama Police asked me to inform you that there has been progress in the previous case and you need to go there again..."
"good."
Without saying anything else, Shirakawa Kiyoshi looked back at Okino Mina.
"I'll go over first, and you can talk to me later."
"Um."
After saying that, Bai Heqing followed the white horse police officer and left the office.
Okino Mina blinked her eyes the whole time, witnessing this scene.
"I'm really busy..." She muttered quietly.
[Well, it’s the same thing if we wait until later...]
【Is your father in the Metropolitan Police...】
Okino Mina narrowed her eyes slightly.
"..."
"Police sister."
At noon, the little girl appeared again next to the flower bed in the parking lot of the Metropolitan Police Department.
She held the crepe Okino Mina bought her in both hands, with a somewhat troubled look on her face.
"What's wrong?" Okino Mina asked doubtfully, also holding a crepe in her hand.
"I...want to ask you a favor."
"Well, okay, let's talk."
Without hesitation at all, and without even asking what the specific matter was, Okino Mina agreed.
She may be born with a little talent as a tool...
Her reaction stunned the little girl who was still struggling.
"It's tomorrow..." After hesitating, she slowly said: "I hope police sister you can come pick me up from school..."
"Ah~ this is it. I thought it would be some kind of trouble... Huh?"
Suddenly stunned, Okino Mina asked doubtfully: "Wait, girl Jing, didn't I remember you told me that your family would arrange for someone to pick you up from school every day?"
What can I do in this situation?
Okino Mina did not say these words directly, but the meaning was already expressed.
"Well, that's it." The little girl lowered her head after hearing the sound and replied in a low voice: "But I told my grandfather today that I hope to go to school and go home alone, and ask him not to arrange for anyone to pick me up again. …”
"Your grandfather... agreed?"
"Well, because I said it many times, my grandfather agreed...but it was only allowed for one day...So, tomorrow, I will go home from school by myself..."
The little girl never raised her head to look at Okino Mina. She kept her head lowered and spoke in a low voice. She once again made the original request.
"Police sister, if possible, I hope you can pick me up tomorrow. Even if I go back later tomorrow, it's okay..."
Of course, because the little girl always lowered her head and spoke in a low voice when speaking her innermost thoughts, Okino Mina did not have any doubts. She just thought that the little girl was a little shy about actively inviting her. .
"Okay! No problem!" Okino Mina agreed.
It was rare for the little girl to take the initiative to invite her. How could she have the heart to refuse?
Then let's leave it to that guy Shirakawa to pick up Yoko from kindergarten tomorrow!
"Well, thank you...I'm sorry."
Seeing Okino Mina agree, the little girl also breathed a sigh of relief. She apologized quietly in a voice that only she could hear.
At this time, Okino Mina still didn't know that all of this was a little trap thrown by the little girl. She still underestimated this girl's keenness and intelligence.
She will get off school tomorrow, and it is true that those black bodyguards will not come to pick her up again, but that is not entirely because of what she said to her grandfather, the main reason is because the person picking her up has changed.
Her mother returned to Japan.
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(End of chapter)
