Chapter 79 "Why Did You Do That?"

After leaving the electrical appliance store, Fang Li led Sakura Airi out of the Keyaki Mall and finally arrived at the entrance.

"Are you okay?"

Only after arriving here did Fang Li ask Sakura Airi, who was behind him.

"I'm...fine."

Sakura Airi's complexion had not been good since earlier, but now it had finally recovered a little.

In this situation, Sakura Airi finally noticed something.

She noticed that Fang Li was holding her hand.

"~~~~~~~"

Sakura Airi's body stiffened again, and her pretty face turned visibly red.

The look of her brain being flooded with blood can make people worry that she might faint in the next second.

Naturally, Fang Li couldn't have failed to notice this.

So, he calmly let go of Sakura Airi's hand and changed the topic.

"Do you know that store clerk from earlier?"

This topic successfully shifted Sakura Airi's attention.

Her reddened face began to pale again, and she held the hand that Fang Li had just let go of and put it in front of herself. Her mood was a bit low as she said:

"I...I don't know him. I've only been to that store a few times."

In other words, did that clerk developed an inappropriate desire for Sakura Airi, and show it blatantly during their few encounters?

But isn't that too strong of an assumption?

Even if someone was being irrational, they wouldn't have such a strong desire for a female student they had only met a few times.

Moreover, although it might be rude to say, Sakura Airi wasn't particularly eye-catching in this school. There were many cute girls around, and the only thing that distinguished her from the rest of the girls was probably her good figure.

Could it be that the clerk was obsessed with this one point?

But his gaze never fell on Sakura Airi's chest. Instead, he kept staring at her face.

The way he looked was like he wanted to see through someone's mask and look directly at their true face.

What on earth was going on?

Fang Li had suspicions about this.

But judging from the way Sakura Airi's eyes darted around, she probably wouldn't give a detailed explanation, would she?

It seemed like he couldn't continue to ask about this matter any further.

Fang Li stopped paying attention to it and turned his gaze forward.

From this position, he could see the Special Teaching Building perfectly.

Fang Li had no thoughts or feelings about the building, but Sakura Airi lowered her head deeply and remained silent, as if feeling guilty.

After a while, Sakura Airi finally spoke up.

"W...Why didn't Nanaya-san let the shop clerk repair the camera?"

This was probably Sakura Airi's biggest question.

Because...

"Horikita-san also said that maybe the camera is related to the violent incident you were involved in."

In other words, this is how Sakura Airi sees it.

Fang Li wanted to repair the digital camera to find evidence that would prove his innocence.

At the very least, after looking at the photos in the camera, Fang Li could identify the owner of the digital camera and ask the eyewitness who appeared in the Special Teaching Building to provide testimony to prove his innocence.

But just now, Fang Li gave up the opportunity to repair the digital camera.

"Why did you do that?"

Sakura Airi was full of questions and turned to Fang Li for answers.

Fang Li did not look at Sakura Airi and continued to gaze at the Special Teaching Building.

However, Fang Li didn't ignore Sakura Airi's question.

In the face of Sakura Airi's question, Fang Li gave this answer.

"That clerk cannot be trusted. If we give the camera to him for repair, who knows if he will mess around with the insides after he fixes it?"

This sentence made Sakura Airi raise her head, which had been lowered all this while, and stare at Fang Li in amazement.

In other words, Fang Li gave up repairing the digital camera to protect its owner.

"Before the camera malfunctioned, I had a quick look at the pictures inside, even though the images were already very blurry at that time. I could still see that there were many selfies that looked like they belonged to the camera's owner."

Fang Li gave this answer.

"Those pictures, if they fall into the hands of a malicious man, could cause serious harm to the camera's owner."

At least, Fang Li believed that the cute girl's pictures that fell into the clerk's hands would be improperly used.

Who knows what disgusting things that guy would do with a girl's pictures?

Moreover...

"This camera is very likely to be very important to its original owner." Fang Li smiled and said very casually, "I'm not so heartless as to give such an important thing to that kind of person."

Fang Li's words were very clear and entered Sakura Airi's ears one by one.

"Nanaya-san...."

A complex emotion began to emerge in Sakura Airi's voice.

Under the influence of these emotions, Sakura Airi almost subconsciously asked again.

"So, Nanaya-san, don't you want to find the eyewitness to help prove your innocence?"

However, the answer she got was unexpected.

"I never thought of finding that eyewitness."

Fang Li answered without hesitation, causing Sakura Airi's reaction to slow down for a beat.

"Don't...you don't want to find him?"

Sakura Airi looked incredulous.

Isn't that what Fang Li wanted to do by repairing the camera?

But now Fang Li said that he never thought of finding the eyewitness.

Isn't that unbelievable?

But Fang Li really did think so.

The reason was simple.

Fang Li didn't need the eyewitness to help him.

"Anyway, you don't have to worry too much."

Fang Li said to Sakura Airi, echoing what he had said to his classmates before.

"Nanaya-san...."

Sakura Airi could only stare at Fang Li.

After a while, Sakura Airi seemed to have made a decision.

"Actually, I..."

Unfortunately, the words Sakura Airi was about to say were interrupted in the next second.

"Screech!"

Accompanied by the somewhat harsh sound of brakes, a large truck drove up from the road ahead and stopped suddenly in front of the Keyaki Mall.

"Ah!"

Sakura Airi was taken aback and instinctively took a step back with a short cry, but ended up tripping and falling towards the ground due to losing her balance.

"thud!..."

A slight sound could be heard.

But it wasn't the sound of Sakura Airi falling to the ground.

"You're always so scared no matter what time it is."

The voice, tinged with a hint of laughter, caused Sakura Airi to open her eyes reflexively, which had been closed.

In the next moment, Sakura Airi's mind went blank.