Chapter 26
Faking Death, Escaping for Real

It was lunchtime, and some students brought their own lunch, while others went to the school cafeteria.

Amaya Ren was among those who went to the cafeteria.

A plate of rice and a few simple dishes made up his lunch.

Being a poor student was tough.

Just as he sat down, he heard a conversation from the table next to him.

“It seems like Kudo's parents came to the school today.”

“Kudo Yusaku and Kudo Yukiko?”

“Why did they come back?”

Amaya Ren was a little surprised and continued to listen.

“What did Kudo's parents come to school for?”

“Didn't he call in sick and skip school today?”

“Huh? Kudo called in sick and skipped school, and his parents came to school? It's just an absence, Kudo didn't ask his parents to come before.”

Amaya Ren listened carefully and had some answers in mind.

“It seems like Kudo, who fainted in the alley on Saturday, woke up later than the police found him and took him to the hospital.”

“The hospital contacted his family through Kudo's unconscious phone, which led to Kudo's parents' return?”

“This result is quite unexpected.”

The situation began to unfold in different directions.

The return of Kudo's parents was bound to trigger a chain reaction.

Kudo's parents must have known what happened to their son, and their arrival today probably meant they had already made up their minds.

They should be making preparations for their son's long absence from school.

“I wonder if that couple planned to take Kudo out of the country from the start.”

“However, going abroad might not have a good ending.”

To receive protection abroad, they would inevitably have to pay a price.

The Great Eagle never did anything without benefit.

But once the Great Eagle realized the benefits, Kudo would be guaranteed the title of "Guinea Pig."

Then, his personal safety would be basically guaranteed.

As for other things, they would probably only be safe.

“Well, Kudo shouldn't make such a ridiculous choice, he should choose to stay.”

“But whether Kudo thinks so is another matter.”

In the original story, Kudo didn't seem to think about practical issues, he just made the decision because he didn't want to leave Mauri Ran.

Driven by curiosity, he couldn't help but speed up his eating.

He quickly put his plate back and hurried to the door of the principal's office.

Amaya Ren placed his hands on the window of the corridor outside the door and looked down, a misty eye slowly floated into the principal's office.

There were three people inside.

Besides the principal, the other two were Kudo's parents.

The "eye" of the bracelet didn't have the function of hearing, but that was fine.

Amaya Ren directly took out his diary, its recording function was based on what his eyes saw, and the recording function would also record the sound.

Then he heard.

“……I offer my condolences for Kudo-san’s unfortunate circumstances.”

“????”

That opening line almost made him dumbfounded.

Why did they start with condolences?

“Please accept our condolences.”

“Condolences????”

“Kudo got whacked with a bat and died?”

“That’s unrealistic.”

This situation truly startled Amaya Ren, who knew the situation.

He gently rubbed his forehead.

He recalled what he had seen in the alley on Saturday.

He was sure Kudo Shinichi was alive at that time. If he had been killed with a bat, he wouldn't have shrunk afterward.

That blow knocked him unconscious, but it definitely wouldn't kill him.

Ignoring the situation inside, Amaya Ren directly took out a regular 500-yen coin and infused it with his spirit.

“Kudo Shinichi is not dead.”

A very simple two-line divination, also a very simple method of divination.

The characters were facing up, so the answer was "yes".

To ensure the accuracy of the answer, this divination was repeated four times.

Five times the answer was characters facing up, so the answer was clear.

“Fake death.”

“Did he arrange his own death directly with his parents? Kudo, you are so ruthless.”

“This is killing off his identity.”

“He’s going to fight the Gin organization to the death, he won't return to his high school detective identity until the Gin organization is destroyed.”

Things had developed to a point beyond imagination.

Kudo made this choice, clearly considering the situation he might face if he went abroad, otherwise he wouldn't have abandoned his past identity and stayed in Japan as a child.

Amaya Ren admired Kudo's decisiveness.

This wasn't a choice that someone with half-hearted determination could make.

“We never expected something like this to happen to Shinichi.”

Visible fatigue could be seen on Kudo Yusaku's face.

“……”

Kudo Yukiko's red eyes were as if all the colors had been lost.

The principal looked at the couple in front of him, unable to say any comforting words.

He hadn't experienced the pain of losing a son, those comforting words wouldn't be of any use.

“Mr. Kudo.”

“Don't worry, Principal, Yukiko and I will adjust our mood.”

“However, I hope that the news of Shinichi's death won't spread in the school.”

“Of course.”

The principal didn't hesitate to agree.

“I guarantee that no student will know about Kudo-san's situation.”

“But what about the media outside?”

“No.”

Kudo Yusaku shook his head and denied it, putting the principal at ease.

“I've already discussed with the Metropolitan Police Department about Shinichi's situation, and we'll temporarily conceal the news of his death.”

“I understand.”

The principal nodded slightly.

Since Kudo's parents had already talked to the Metropolitan Police Department, it would be perfectly fine for the school to help conceal the matter.

“Then we will leave it to you.”

“Yukiko and I will leave first, we still have some things to deal with.”

After a brief exchange with the principal, Kudo's wife and husband adjusted their mood in the principal's office before leaving.

The couple didn't linger in the school, choosing to leave quickly.

It wasn't until they got into the car that the couple's sadness subsided slightly.

“Whew, we've dealt with the school, haven't we?”

“Yeah, just leave a trace at the school.”

“The Public Safety Department has already prepared the transfer, not only transferring the fingerprints in Shinichi's file and the other deceased, but also altering the DNA records.”

“As for Shinichi's file, it was placed under Shinichi's new identity.”

Kudo Yusaku had even considered the possibility that Shinichi might be compared with blood types and fingerprints in the future, this was completely changing his identity.

“However, doing so means losing the possibility of turning back.”

This was a choice with no turning back.

That's why Kudo Yusaku only hoped Shinichi would go abroad for his safety.

No one could know when that organization would be destroyed.

Once this time dragged on indefinitely, the identity of "Kudo Shinichi" would never be able to be restored.

Kudo Yukiko sighed.

“That child is just too stubborn.”

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