How did you do it?

“Miss Eguchi, how are you going to conduct this… investigation?” Sounding a little unsure how to tackle the situation at hand, the principal of this school, a stout old man that was possibly in his late 50’s, had his forehead currently lined with sweat as he stood before us.

We’re already in his office and Eguchi-sensei had just finished explaining the reason for our visit to this school. From what I observed since we arrived, he’s got taken in for a surprise. Hence, his rather suspicious reaction.

However, instead of picking up that he’s hiding something, I could somehow attribute that to his fear of Hayashi-sensei. She’s the owner. She could decide whether to allow him to continue in his position.

And so, the notion that someone might intentionally hide from her was a little too over the top. Nonetheless, the possibility still exists.

I guess Hayashi-sensei was just trying to be very careful after Nobuo’s incident. I cannot fault her for that.