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#124 What Should I Do?
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2024-11-12 07:02:11"Fujita!"
Kenji called out when he saw Kyoko walking alone—without Akiko—along the sidewalk that would lead her to the station. Kenji still had some time to follow her, as his work hadn’t returned to its usual pace yet.
“Oh.” Kyoko stopped walking.
“There was a man who took Akiko away.” Kyoko smirked, guessing what Kenji wanted to know.
“Took her? Kidnapped her?” Kenji had already reached for his phone, ready to do whatever was needed to find Akiko. Kenji’s worst fear was that Masaki had discovered where Akiko was.
“Oh my god! What a dark conclusion!” Kyoko shook her head, not believing that Kenji had just jumped to the conclusion of kidnapping with the word "took." She had been half-joking earlier, but now things had taken a very dark turn.
“Then what do you mean by 'took'? Don’t joke with me!” Kenji barked.
“I’m not sure if I want t
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