Haga Kyosuke had originally planned to head straight to his father's grave after talking with Shitara Renki. But now, the atmosphere of their conversation had grown a little tense, leaving him unsure how to wrap things up.
Just then, an accident happened. He simply used helping the students as an excuse and took the opportunity to leave.
Besides, the tall man who had been standing by the roadside waiting for a ride had reacted far too strangely.
Haga Kyosuke had spent some time in the Entertainment Circle, so he was quite sensitive to that paparazzi-like air—though strictly speaking, that man was different from a Paparazzi. He had neither taken photos nor made recordings, but his behavior was just as much like stalking, making it hard not to feel that he had some ulterior motive.
Under normal circumstances, Haga Kyosuke might not have connected it to himself.
But recently, he had clearly realized that the serial Murder Case he had planned had drawn the attention of certain people. If that previous series of cases had truly all come from the hints of some Island Owner...
"Among those cases, not only ordinary celebrities but even important figures from multinational conglomerates became victims. For a force like that, whether they were following someone or being followed themselves, neither seemed particularly strange..."
Reason told him that if he left now, someone would very likely keep an eye on him.
In that case, he might as well stay by Jiang Xia's side for the time being. With a Detective and police around, the other party presumably would not dare act too brazenly. Once they relaxed their surveillance, he could take the opportunity to do what he wanted.
As he thought, Haga Kyosuke started the car, took the two high school girls and the elementary school