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After hanging up the phone in a gloomy mood, Shinichi Kudo experienced his father's "stubborn" character for the first time.
He had worn his lips out talking, but Yusaku Kudo remained skeptical.
When Yusaku asked indirect questions, it seemed he was afraid of undermining his son's self-confidence. He clearly harbored the thought that his son might have been deceived by a con artist.
This made Shinichi very tired, and he eventually stopped trying to convince him.
In fact, Shinichi had only called to leverage his father's connections. It was entirely thanks to Yusaku Kudo that the Kudo family was able to squeeze into the investigation circle with their influence.
Don't doubt it—Yusaku Kudo's network was vast.
Maybe he didn't hold substantial political power, but his circle of friends allowed him to be a guest in most of the powerful households in Japan.
Forget it, Shinichi thought. If Dad doesn't want to come back, then he doesn't have to.
The "Four Great Families" were still quite disciplined and did not exclude Shinichi. They had even shared some information with him. They allowed Shinichi to enter the investigation with them, although his priority clearance was much lower.
Shinichi was content with that. As long as he could get in, it was fine.
Speaking of which, several powerful families were frantically searching for "Extraordinary Seeds."
Can I also…
"Hey! This is Sobu High? The quality is too poor! If I had known it was this bad, I might as well have changed the exchange program into a remedial guidance class!"
The harsh, arrogant voice immediately attracted the attention of many people.
Shinichi was stunned.
Whose child is so rude?
Oh. It's a student from that Advanced Nurturing High School…
Is anyone willing to be a dog?
Normal people should all have some integrity. But Sae Chabashira didn't care about that.
She was a coward. Or rather, her priorities were different from those of ordinary people.
The weather today was a little gloomy. The cool breeze blew the smoke from the cigarette lit by this teacher, who currently had zero professional ethics.
She stood on the rooftop.
Looking down from above, she could clearly see the provocative and domineering behavior of her student.
Yes. That was her deliberate guidance.
Before leaving, she had offered one million Private Points as a special exam reward.
The condition: The more excessive the student's behavior, the better. As long as they didn't maim or kill anyone, the rewards would be effectively exchanged. Depending on the situation, the reward could even be increased beyond one million.
Private Points.
This was the unique economic system of the Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School. One point was equivalent to one yen. One million points allowed a student to live extravagantly for a long time.
And the reason why she made such a corrupt plan…
"Sae-chan! Really, why did you run so far away!"
A pretentiously sweet voice interrupted Sae Chabashira's thoughts.
It was Chie Hoshinomiya. She claimed to be Sae's best friend, though their relationship was far more complex.
"It's a little bit strange…"
Chie walked to Sae's side curiously and looked down at the courtyard that was causing quite a commotion.
"Is Sae-chan's class always this violent? It wasn't like this before. Do you have any clues, Sae-chan?"
Of course I do.
Sae Chabashira, a slim female teacher with long legs clad in black stockings, looked very attractive. However, her personality was terrible.
As mentioned, this teacher had no ethics.
That was why the Suzuki Family had found her.
Her mother was a distant relative of the Suzuki family, though she had taken her father's surname. The Suzuki executives had approached her with only one request: Test the Yukinoshita family.
The intentional cover-up by the "Four Great Families" regarding the supernatural event had eventually let some people see the clues.
After all, Sonoko Suzuki was Ran Mouri's best friend and had a lot of contact with Shinichi Kudo. Information leaked.
The Suzuki family might not understand exactly what the Four Great Families were hiding, but they understood that those families were the type of people who would not get up early without gain.
Among the Four Great Families, the Yukinoshita clan was the easiest to bully. It was as easy to step on them as it was to step on cotton.
So, Yukino Yukinoshita became their target.
However, a direct attack would obviously break the unspoken rules of the upper class. Therefore, they would not go too far; at most, they would test the waters.
And who better to do the dirty work than Sae Chabashira, a teacher who ostensibly had nothing to do with the Suzuki family?
Sae accepted quickly.
As a teacher desperate to get her defective Class D promoted to Class A, she would climb any ladder handed down by a massive conglomerate like the Suzuki financial group.
Being a dog?
What's wrong with being a dog… especially a dog for the leading chaebol in Japan?
Some people wanted to do it but never got the chance.
"Clue? You should know that Class D is full of defective products. It is normal for them to find trouble everywhere," Sae replied coldly.
No.
Not normal at all.
Kiyotaka Ayanokouji watched Haruki Yamauchi's operation with cold, dead eyes.
One million points, just to cause a little trouble for Sobu High…
When has that woman ever been so generous?
The gloomy sky was no match for the dark expressions of the Sobu High students watching the scene.
They were angry. This was natural. It would be strange not to be angry when someone rode on your neck and humiliated you.
Especially when Haruki Yamauchi felt that simple verbal attacks were not strong enough and kicked over the school's trash can.
This was a full-blown provocation.
That woman is absolutely hiding something.
Ayanokouji scanned the area.
He soon spotted a "Takamine" (High Flower)—a beautiful girl who was frowning silently with a look of disgust on her face. She didn't hesitate at all and walked straight toward the troublemaker, Yamauchi.
Ayanokouji was at least 60% sure.
Chabashira-sensei's target was probably this girl, Yukino Yukinoshita, who looked a lot like Suzune Horikita.
However… he noticed that Yukino's method of handling the situation was different. It wasn't perfect, but it wasn't bad either. In this respect, she was different from Horikita.
After that, for several days in a row, Yamauchi continued his campaign. He would either make trouble or shout provocations.
In just a few days, everyone in Sobu High hated him. Even the top leaders of Sobu High couldn't help but doubt the arrangement.
Is this the right way to communicate and cooperate? Is a top university built with government funding really just like this?
However, Ayanokouji accidentally discovered a discrepancy.
After a few days of trouble, Haruki Yamauchi inexplicably calmed down.
Does he not want the one million points?
Even if Yamauchi didn't want them, Ayanokouji wanted them.
As the only successful experiment to come out of the White Room, Kiyotaka Ayanokouji was a man-made genius. Strategy, vision, scheming, skills—he possessed the best of everything.
So, after he learned of the troublesome task set by Sae Chabashira, he had immediately positioned himself to "protect" Yamauchi. He intended to wait until the task was accomplished before stepping out to steal the rewards.
But now?
Ayanokouji decided to follow Yamauchi to see why this greedy person could resist the temptation of a huge sum of one million points.
And more importantly… Why did that woman, Sae Chabashira, do something so underhanded that differed from her usual style?
If possible…
Can I use this opportunity to get rid of the man behind me—that emotionless Minister father of mine?
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