Chapter 57 Back View
Time quickly came to evening and then gradually stepped into night.

Shimizumi carried a black shopping bag and walked a distance away from the shopping mall with Sakurai Haruka.

Not far away, you can see brightly lit high-rise buildings and the return tram station.

Once there, today's date would be over and the two of them would part ways.

Realizing this, Sakurai Haruka felt a little reluctant and gradually slowed down her pace. After Shimizu noticed this, she also slowed down her pace.
Along the way, you can see the headlights and street lights of cars passing by, and among these lights, you can see the constantly rotating red warning lights.

There was a police car parked in the parking lot of the 24-hour supermarket.

Qingshuijian originally thought that the supermarket had been robbed, so out of curiosity he looked over there a few more times, but he found a familiar person among the people at the scene.

Kikuchi Megumi?!

Qingshuijian was extremely shocked. He didn't expect that his former desk mate would appear here.

Because she was not wearing the white beret she wore in the past, I didn’t recognize her at first glance. But the person who was accompanied by the policewoman and kept his head down was indeed Kikuchi Megumi.

Her expression at the moment was so gloomy that it was totally inconsistent with her usual style. She even looked a little scared.

"It's this little girl!"

A rude voice came from about five meters away from Kikuchi Megumi, near a police car in the parking lot.

There was a middle-aged man at the scene who looked drunk and had a red face. Two male police officers comforted him by saying "Don't be angry, don't be angry, calm down first", but he still pointed in the direction of Kikuchi Megumi.

Seeing this, Kikuchi Kei shrank back in fear.

If you pretend not to see it at a time like this, you will definitely feel guilty afterwards.

"Haruka, let's stop here for today."

"Eh? But..."

Sakurai Haruka wanted to say something, but Shimizu had already let go of her hand and gently pushed her into the ticket gate.

"It might rain tonight, so we should go back early."

Sakurai Haruka looked at him reluctantly and asked, "But aren't you going back with me? Your home is in this direction, too, right?"

The guardrail at the ticket gate slowly closed, separating Sakurai Haruka and Shimizu Ken.

Qing Shuijian was standing outside, smiling and shaking his head: "Don't worry, my home is not far from here, I'm going to run back, just in time to exercise."

He used his eyes to convey "Don't worry" to the uneasy Sakurai Haruka.

"Haruka, after the sports meet next week, I have something for you."

"Thing? What is it?"

"I can't tell you now."

Qing Shuijian smiled and waved, then turned and left the station. Since he was going to give her a gift, he had to make it a surprise, so he naturally couldn't tell her now.

……

After parting with Sakurai Haruka, Shimizu returned to the station exit and came to the supermarket parking lot across the street.

Kikuchi Megumi, several police officers, and the uncle were still there.

"Are you ok?"

Shimizu Ken walked up to Kikuchi Kei and expressed his concern.

Kikuchi Hui shuddered at first, and when she raised her face, she looked uneasy. However, when she found out that the person coming was Shimizu Ken, she looked relieved and called softly, "Shimizu-san..."

After Shimizu revealed that he was a classmate of Kikuchi Kei, the policewoman explained the whole story to him and asked Shimizu: "Can you please take her home?"

The current atmosphere made it difficult for Qing Shuijian to refuse.

After learning that Kikuchi Megumi lived in the nearby Setagaya Ward, he helped her push her bicycle along the provincial road towards Setagaya.

Kikuchi Kei was about three meters away from him, following slowly behind.

"Have you calmed down a bit?"

Shimizu spoke to Kikuchi Kei over his shoulder. He glanced sideways and saw that Kikuchi Kei was still looking down.

"Um……"

Judging from her appearance, she should have cheered herself up a bit, but her voice was still a little low... "I didn't expect there would be such a misunderstanding in the world."

The policewoman said that Kikuchi Megumi was looking for her hat that was blown away by the wind, and when she was searching under the car, she was mistaken for a car thief.

It is said that the middle-aged man's angry shouting even reached the supermarket, and the staff immediately called the police.

This is the truth of the incident.

"So did you find the hat?"

Kikuchi Kei was slightly stunned by Shimizu Ken's question. She raised her head and looked at Shimizu Ken strangely.

It was natural to react like this because Shimizu asked a nonsense question.

Kikuchi Megumi was not wearing a hat on her head and was not holding anything in her hands. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that.

Perhaps Kikuchi Kei thought that Shimizu Ken was teasing her, so she stopped in a huff.

"Is that hat important to you?"

"..."

Kikuchi Kei did not answer.

When she was in school, she wore that white beret almost every day. Thanks to this, Shimizu's vision would always be blocked by the beret during class.

"If it's so important, don't lose it next time."

Kikuchi Kei was a little confused by Shimizu Ken's words. She blinked and a hint of confusion flashed across her face.

However, Shimizumi's next move completely stunned her.

He took out a hat from the black shopping bag from the shopping mall and gently put it on Kikuchi Kei's head.

The hat was the white beret she was familiar with.

"……what?"

Kikuchi Kei was a beat slow to react and looked stunned.

"Why... is it here with you?"

"I happened to see it at the lost and found center at the station entrance when I was leaving the station just now. If I want to thank someone, I should thank the girl who helped me find it."

Just now, after seeing off Sakurai Haruka, Shimizu saw a girl handing in a familiar white beret to the lost and found center when she was leaving the station.

When Qing Shuijian heard the other party's description that the person who fell was a girl with short brown hair and a sweet and quiet appearance, but the other party was riding his bicycle too fast and couldn't catch up with her, he guessed roughly.

So, he asked Hoshinomiya Mitsuki for the class photo taken when they first entered school. After confirming with her that he was a classmate of Kikuchi Megumi, he brought it back for her.

"If you lose it again next time, you may not be able to find it again."

After saying this, Qingshuijian continued pushing his bicycle forward.

At this moment, he was startled to feel something jumping onto his back, and Kikuchi Kei's two arms were wrapped around Shimizu's neck from behind.

"Thank you, Shimizu-san!"

Kikuchi Megumi hugged Shimizu tightly, showing no sign of letting go.

"Hey, come down quickly, this is dangerous."

After all, Shimizu was still pushing the bicycle, and even though he was knocked off balance by Kikuchi Megumi, he still managed to keep his balance and did not fall to the ground.

At this time, Qingshui saw a figure on the opposite side of the lane. He looked over, but his sight was blocked by the car and he couldn't see clearly.

When the taillights of the car left his sight, a figure running quickly as if escaping appeared in Qingshuijian's eyes.

At the moment, he could only see a skirt that looked like a school uniform and long, smooth black hair.

The man quickly disappeared into the depths of the straight street, and his eyes didn't have time to catch up with the figure.

A name vaguely emerged in Qingshuijian's mind.

Amamiya Iori.

I always feel that the back figure looks like her...

(End of this chapter)