Facing Horikita Suzune's question, which was more than just a hint, and even had the words "You are a traitor" plastered on his face, Kushida Kikyo's expression did not break down at all.
"Because I have a very good relationship with Kinoshita. During the break, I was a little worried and went to say hello... I didn't expect that she would cry and tell me this."
"If this matter continues to be dragged on, it will be too late until the school intervenes. So I thought... if we can reconcile privately, it may be the best result for everyone."
It's a seamless lie.
Horikita Suzune felt nauseated.
But she knew that it was pointless to argue with Kushida now.
The key is the "victim".
That Kinoshita is lying on the hospital bed, playing the role of the bullied.
Horikita Suzune ignored Kushida and planned to chat with Kinoshita.
Just then.
The door of the health room was pushed open from the outside.
All conversations came to an abrupt end.
Horikita Suzune, Kushida Kikyo, Chabashira Sae, and even Kinoshita on the hospital bed, all eyes instinctively turned to the door.
A slender figure walked in without any scruples.
He had his hands in his trouser pockets, and under his slightly messy long hair was a face full of arrogance.
Ryuen Kakeru.
He walked in like no one else, as if this was not the school health room but his own back garden.
"Oh, I didn't expect Kinoshita to be injured so badly. Are you okay?"
Ryuen Kakeru walked to the hospital bed in a swagger. Although his tone was expressing condolences, there was no trace of sincerity.
He didn't even bend down to take a look at Kinoshita's purple calves, but still kept his hands in his pockets.
"Long, Ryuen... classmate..."
Seeing this man appear, Kinoshita's body on the hospital bed trembled violently.
Her eyes wandered, not daring to look into Ryuen's aggressive eyes.
Horikita Suzune was keenly aware of the strangeness of this moment.
That kind of fear... isn't directed at the murderer who "kicked" him, but at the leader of his class?
"Kinoshita..."
Horikita Suzune took a step forward, trying to get past Ryuen and talk directly to the person involved.
She needs to find out whether the so-called "kick injury" was Kinoshita's lie or a script planned by this man.
However.
Before she could get closer, a tall figure moved sideways and stood between her and Kinoshita.
"Hey, Suzune."
Ryuen Kakeru turned his head sideways, with an extremely uncomfortable smile on his slightly arrogant face.
"What do you want to do? Continue to threaten my team members in front of me?"
"Intimidation?"
Horikita Suzune frowned and had to stop and looked up at the scoundrel, "I just want to confirm the facts. Since you said she was a victim, isn't it the fastest way to confront her face to face?"
"Facts? Aren't the facts right there?"
Ryuen Kakeru raised his chin slightly and pointed to the bruised and swollen calf on the hospital bed, "Did she cause such a serious injury by herself?"
"Suzune, you are the abuser who does whatever it takes to win, right?"
"Stop joking!"
Horikita Suzune Faced with such slander, she did not back down, "I didn't do that kind of thing. No matter how you distort it, if you haven't done it, you haven't done it."
"Ha! You have such a tough mouth."
Ryuen Kakeru sneered, turned around, and spread his hands as if to show evidence.
"Kinoshita's motor skills are among the best among all Class C girls. You should know this very well. In that kind of head-to-head confrontation Matoba, if it is a normal competition, can you guarantee that you will beat her?"
"And what about after hurting her?"
"The ranking you could have obtained is gone, and the opponents who could have hindered you have disappeared. Who is the only beneficiary of this series of results? Isn't it you, Suzune."
"The motives and results all point to you. What else do you have to quibble with?"
"This is complete nonsense..."
"Kinoshita."
Ryuen Kakeru didn't give Horikita Suzune a chance to refute. He suddenly turned to look at the girl on the hospital bed.
"Tell her what happened."
Kinoshita was shocked when he was named.
Under the gaze of Ryuen, she looked like a trembling quail.
She knew that if she didn't tell the established script now, what kind of end would be waiting for her.
"At that time... I heard..."
"Horikita whispered...'I will never let you win'... then... then my calf was stepped on..."
"You...!"
Horikita Suzune looked at Kinoshita in disbelief.
Shameless.
So shameless.
Not only were the injuries faked, but such unfounded words were also fabricated.
Look at the girl who was on the track not long ago and still got up even if she fell.
At this moment, she was telling lies to frame herself. Horikita Suzune just felt sick in her stomach.
"Did you hear that? Suzune."
Ryuen Kakeru turned around and said, "You even have a 'declaration of crime'. As a perpetrator, you can still question the victim here so calmly. Has your conscience been eaten by a dog? Ah?"
"I think... you are the one who really has no conscience."
The air in the health care room was extremely tight.
"Um... can everyone calm down for a while?"
Kushida Kikyo, who had been standing nearby, finally spoke.
She pretended to be in a dilemma and wanted to mediate the conflict, and walked between the two of them, trying to calm the tense atmosphere.
"Ryuen, Horikita is definitely not the kind of person who would maliciously hurt others... There must be some misunderstanding here."
"Stop pretending to be the peacemaker."
Ryuen Kakeru didn't even look at her, "I'm tired of hearing this kind of nonsense. There are no misunderstandings here, only perpetrators and victims."
"Then... what do you want?"
Kushida was not angry either, and still maintained his gentle appearance, but there seemed to be a hint of a good show shining under his eyes.
"It's very simple."
Ryuen Kakeru crossed his arms and looked at Horikita Suzune's pale face.
"Now that things have happened, Kinoshita's leg is also injured. This is a real loss. If you want to calm down this matter and if you want me not to bring this matter to the public... then show your sincerity."
"That is... compensation."
The moment those two words were spoken, Horikita Suzune's heart sank suddenly.
The fox finally showed his tail.
The so-called defense of justice is nothing but a pretense.
"I absolutely disagree."
Horikita Suzune refused categorically, "If I give the so-called compensation, it would be equivalent to admitting a crime I have not committed. This is not just a matter of compensation, it is a matter of principle."
"Oh, Horikita... Is it okay to listen to Ryuen's conditions first?"
Kushida whispered to the side, "After all, if it really gets too big, it won't be good for Class D either..."
"You are still sensible, Kikyo."
Ryuen Kakeru whistled, then raised a finger and waved it in front of Horikita Suzune.
"One million."