Investigation Begins

Before entering the school, Duanmu Ai had already singled out Takami Anne as her target for investigation. The reason was simple—the Suzui Shiho who had allegedly been bullied by a teacher and jumped to her death was Takami Anne's good friend, giving her ample motive.

Moreover, according to the rumors circulating around campus, before Suzui Shiho jumped to her death, Takami Anne had always been rumored to be romantically involved with that teacher. However, based on the information passed around among the students, whenever Takami Anne met that teacher at school, she always kept her distance with an icy attitude. Many people believed they simply didn't want their relationship exposed at school.

But when Suzui Shiho's situation was taken into account, it was entirely possible that the teacher had taken Suzui Shiho hostage and forced Takami Anne to associate with him. Although Anne had been unwilling, with her best friend in the other party's hands, she could only agree.

From that perspective, Takami Anne had a strong motive and was highly suspicious.

After several days of investigation, Duanmu Ai became even more certain of her theory. From what she had observed, Takami Anne was now very close to two people: Sakamoto Ryuji and Amamiya Ren.

Sakamoto Ryuji had been Takami Anne's classmate in middle school, but their relationship went beyond that. According to the rumors, Sakamoto Ryuji had once gotten into a heated argument with that teacher and had been kicked out of the club by him.

Amamiya Ren, meanwhile, was a transfer student. In theory, he had little interaction with that teacher—but everyone knew that Amamiya Ren had previously been accused of threatening and assaulting a teacher, and was about to be forced to withdraw from school at the Board of Directors meeting. The person who had driven all