The Rogue, Genius, Chaebol's Daughter is a Baby Master Detective! - Chapter 9

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A delinquent, a genius, and a wealthy heiress—they’re all baby detectives!
Chapter 9
O Ha-ru felt the weight of every child’s stare and tensed. Strangely, no text appeared above her classmates the way it did with adults.
‘Does it only show above grown-ups?’
“Starting today, we have a new friend joining Sae-ssak Class—O Ha-ru. Since Ha-ru isn’t familiar with kindergarten yet, I’m sure you’ll all help her out, won’t you?”
“Yes!”
The kindergarten children answered in unison.
‘This many friends at once—it’s a first for me!’
“Ha-ru, would you like to tell us about yourself?”
“Hi! I’m O Ha-ru! Nice to meet you all!”
“Then Ha-ru, sit next to Si-u!”
A boy sat in the seat the teacher pointed to. The moment Ha-ru saw her desk-mate’s face, her mouth fell open.
Pale skin, glossy black hair that shimmered in the light.
‘What a pretty friend! I want to get close to him!’
“Si-u, hello? I’m O Ha-ru!”
Her desk-mate didn’t even turn his head.
‘Did Ha-ru just get ignored?’
Just as she was scratching her cheek and about to sit down, Ha-ru tumbled forward. A boy sitting behind her grinned with a mischievous glint in his eye.
“Ho-jun! I told you not to play tricks like that!”
“It wasn’t me, teacher!”
Kim Ho-jun puffed out his cheeks and adopted a defiant expression.
“I saw it with my own eyes.”
Kim Ho-jun sighed and scoffed, their eyes locked in a silent battle of wills.
“It was an accident, I’m sorry.”
Ha-ru brushed the dust from her knees, straightened her chair, and sat down.
“It’s fine.”
Kim Ho-jun faltered, taken aback by her plucky response—not a tear in sight.
“You’re not going to cry?”
“Why would I cry?”
Kim Ho-jun’s expression darkened when he met Ha-ru’s sharp, unflinching gaze. He pressed his lips together in displeasure.
But Kim Ho-jun’s pranks didn’t stop there.
He yanked her hair, knocked down her blocks, and tripped her feet.
Ha-ru was supposed to investigate the Sae-ssak Class teacher, but Ho-jun’s constant harassment made it impossible. Could he be an accomplice of the villain?
‘Or has he figured out who I really am?’
Ha-ru’s large eyes gleamed with sharp suspicion. In that instant, Ho-jun blocked her path.
“Why are you wearing gloves?”
“That’s…”
Before Ha-ru could answer, Kim Ho-jun seized her hesitant arm and ripped off the gloves. Ha-ru’s hands flew behind her back in alarm.
“Give them back!”
“It’s warm out. Why would you wear gloves when it’s not even cold? Do you have scars? Let me see your hands.”
Kim Ho-jun gripped her arm tenaciously and shook it. His grip was so strong she couldn’t break free.
‘What happens if the light comes out right here?’
Ha-ru turned desperately to her desk-mate.
“Si-u, help me!”
Han Si-u watched Ha-ru being bullied without saying a word. Now his gaze turned to her, perfectly blank.
“Why should I?”
“He keeps bothering me!”
“What’s that got to do with me?”
Kim Ho-jun’s grip tightened as a smug smile spread across his face.
“Open your hand.”
Ha-ru cried out.
“Teacher, help me please!”
The Sae-ssak Class teacher rushed over when she spotted Ha-ru.
“Ho-jun, you can’t just take your friend’s gloves like that. Give them back right now.”
Kim Ho-jun glared at Ha-ru and hurled the gloves to the floor. The Sae-ssak Class teacher picked them up and slipped them back onto Ha-ru’s hands.
“Thank you.”
Ha-ru bowed politely and looked up at the Sae-ssak Class teacher.
“Is there something you wanted to say?”
★ Nurungji Candy ★
Time Remaining: 20 Minutes
Ha-ru silently reached out her hand toward the Sae-ssak Class Teacher.
“Ha-ru needs to go to the Bathroom, okay?”
“Huh? The Bathroom?”
“I’m scared Ho-jun will bother me again. Can’t you come with me, Teacher?”
Ha-ru grasped the Teacher’s hand and made it all the way to the Bathroom entrance.
“Teacher, close your eyes and wait here, okay?”
“Close my eyes? Teacher will just wait outside.”
“No, it’s embarrassing! Hurry up!”
“All right. I understand.”
“Don’t you dare open your eyes, okay?”
The moment the Teacher closed her eyes, Ha-ru quickly slipped off her Gloves and grasped the Kindergarten Teacher’s hand.
“Hm?”
At the puzzled sound, Ha-ru emphasized again.
“Don’t open your eyes, no matter what!”
[Ha-ru’s Case Notebook]
☞Investigate the Teacher
In that instant, her vision spun.
A dark room with a computer screen glowing on.
‘A job site?’
“Damn it. There’s nowhere that’ll hire me, even if I want to quit.”
Her vision warped, and the scene shifted.
“Si-u shows no unusual activity today. I think we can stop the surveillance now. Could I transfer to a different department? Do you know how many years I’ve been doing this? I really can’t take it anymore. You said at first it would only be one month of undercover work.”
‘Si-u? Wasn’t my desk partner’s name Si-u…?’
Ha-ru shook her dizzy head and opened her eyes.
The Candy really worked!
This time there was no nosebleed, and nothing hurt anywhere.
At the same moment, the Teacher’s eyes flew open. Ha-ru flinched in surprise.
“Ha-ru. Why did you hold Teacher’s hand instead of using the Bathroom?”
“I didn’t feel like going anymore.”
The Teacher offered a hollow smile.
“All right then. Shall we head back to the classroom?”
“Yes, I’d like that!”
‘I found out the Teacher’s secret!’
Ha-ru pressed down on her racing heart and forced herself to act as normal as always. Holding the hand of an evil Teacher frightened her, but she gritted her teeth and pushed through.
Ha-ru pictured the red Candy in Gomi Bear’s belly.
Disguise! Secret observation! These were things only villains would do!
If the Teacher really was a villain, she’d have to give her the red Candy!
Back in the classroom, Ha-ru spotted Si-u quietly stacking blocks by himself.
“What’s that got to do with me?”
Ha-ru puffed out her cheeks indignantly.
‘Ha-ru asked for help, but Han Si-u is mean, so mean!’
Ha-ru glanced at Si-u again.
Just like in Detective Dodo where the culprit secretly tails the detective, the evil Teacher was watching Si-u.
‘But Si-u is still mean!’
Ha-ru’s cheeks quivered.
Still… Detective Dodo even helped the bad Crow Squadron.
Pondering, Ha-ru muttered Detective Dodo’s most famous line.
“Catching criminals is for justice, not for revenge!”
Ha-ru clenched both fists tight.
“Okay. Ha-ru will protect him! Because Ha-ru is a detective!”
At that moment, Kim Ho-jun butted in.
“Protect? You can’t even protect your Gloves!”
Ha-ru crossed her arms and looked Kim Ho-jun up and down. Caught off guard by her unexpected composure, Ho-jun stammered.
“W-what?”
“Listen. A shrimp like you isn’t worth my time.”
“W-what? Shrimp?”
“Yeah! You don’t know what a shrimp is? It’s a tiny little fish, like an anchovy.”
With her gloved hand firmly protected in her crossed arms, Ha-ru turned her head sharply to look at Si-u.
“Can I build blocks with you?”
“No.”
“Ha-ru’s really good at blocks. Mom said she’s a genius.”
“All moms say that.”
“I know. But Ha-ru really is a genius!”
“Idiot.”
Huff!
At Si-u’s blunt remark, Ha-ru’s cheeks puffed out again.
“So… did your mom ever call you a genius too?”
“No.”
His expressionless face finally looked at Ha-ru.
“I don’t have a mom.”
Ha-ru’s mouth clamped shut. Si-u returned to stacking blocks without a care, while Ha-ru hesitated before placing a gloved hand on his shoulder.
“It’s okay. I didn’t have a dad either. But now I have three people. So maybe your mom will show up one day too!”
Si-u stared at Ha-ru silently, then brushed her hand off his shoulder.
“Stop bothering me.”
Ha-ru’s eyes narrowed into triangles before softening back to their usual round, gentle shape.
Sigh.
Ha-ru let out a small breath and spoke.
“It’s fine if you don’t want to play with me. But at least remember this one thing.”
As Ha-ru moved closer to Si-u, he quietly scooted his chair away. Undeterred, she crept after him and whispered conspiratorially.
“You have to be careful of the teacher.”
Ha-ru cupped her hands around her mouth in a grave expression.
“The teacher has a secret.”
“What secret, you say?”
Yelp!
At the voice that came from right behind her, Ha-ru jumped. The Sae-ssak Class Teacher stood with her hands on her hips, looking down at Ha-ru.
Ha-ru’s eyes, squeezed tight together, darted about wildly.
‘D-did I get caught!’

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