Chapter 48

Ayanokoji. He must not let them discover Sakura! This was the only thought in Yuan Yuyuan's mind right now. He had to keep this suspected sole witness under his own control. Thinking of this, Yuan Yuyuan greeted them loudly. "Yo! Isn't that Suzune and Ayanokoji? What are you two doing here?" Yuan Yuyuan glanced at Sakura from the corner of his eye; she was shy and was hurriedly running toward the stairs on the other side. Horikita Suzune raised an eyebrow. She had truly never seen Yuan Yuyuan, who was always unflappable, act like this, which made her feel a bit strange. "Why are you shouting so loudly? And why are you here?" "Because the Special Building is always empty. Don't look at me like that; I'm actually someone who is very afraid of being alone. It's all because some sister-complex guy was afraid others would say the Student Council isn't doing its job, so he sent me here to investigate if any clues were left behind. Is Suzune here for that too? It really is... a fated meeting across a thousand miles!" Yuan Yuyuan deliberately babbled on for a long stretch, buying time for Comrade Sakura to escape the scene. "I am here for that, yes... but why do you seem exceptionally talkative today?" "Ah? It's nothing. Didn't I say? Because I'm very afraid of being by myself, so I naturally feel a sense of closeness when I see you two." Seeing that Sakura had finally left, Yuan Yuyuan finally felt relieved enough to converse with Horikita Suzune. By the way, was this guy even mimicking Manabu Horikita with that "it is indeed..." sentence structure? "So, Suzune, did you find any clues?" "No, I just arrived as well." Horikita Suzune didn't probe further. After all, the two of them didn't know each other well enough, and perhaps Yuan Yuyuan just had this strange weakness.

First Semester : Chapter 45 Chapter 42 The Achilles' Heel of Class D "I see. But since Ayanokoji has stepped in, I believe Class D will surely be able to overcome this difficulty safely." Just arrived, that's good. Yuan Yuyuan felt relieved the moment he heard she had just arrived; he had thought they were specifically looking for Sakura. It seemed they couldn't confirm if Sakura was a witness either; at most, they were just clutching at straws. As for Ayanokoji, who had been cued, he remained silent. Thanks to Yuan Yuyuan, his rebuttals regarding this matter were no longer trusted by Horikita Suzune, who would just say that what Yuan Yuyuan said was indeed correct. Ayanokoji knew he had to find an opportunity to turn this situation around. Before that, he had to endure whatever Yuan Yuyuan said. The more he defended himself, the more Yuan Yuyuan would reveal about him. "Oh my, Ayanokoji-kun seems to dislike me. It's no wonder, though; the feeling of having past events buried deep in one's heart dug up must be very unpleasant. Ayanokoji-kun must be very troubled right now. School bullying is truly terrifying. Fortunately, I am... a partner of justice!" Yuan Yuyuan had no self-awareness that he was the source of the other party's trouble, acting righteously as if he wanted to help Ayanokoji, but his next words left the two people in front of him speechless. "Ah, then I'll be going first. I won't disturb you two as you work hard for your companion." As Yuan Yuyuan left the scene, he didn't forget to wipe his dry eyes. "Wuwuwu, so touching." "What on earth did this guy come here for?" Horikita Suzune looked at his departing back with some confusion. Could it be that Yuan Yuyuan really just came to go through the motions? But it didn't make sense to say Yuan Yuyuan had any purpose here, so she simply turned her attention back to finding clues.

Walking out of the Special Building, Yuan Yuyuan began to sort out the whole situation. Horikita Suzune thought Sakura was a witness, and since the latter happened to be taking selfies in the Special Building just now, Sakura might have actually seen what happened to Sudo. Thinking about it, she must have revealed some flaw that Horikita Suzune noticed. Yuan Yuyuan thought it over and felt he should let Kushida pay more attention to Sakura; he couldn't let his cash cow be stolen by others. Wait... Class D's class points were 407, minus the 250 points he had already taken... He suddenly lost interest in this matter. After all, working for a capitalist still meant getting a salary; if he took too much, Class D would just be working for nothing. The class points they earned through hard work would only end up filling his pockets, and their chances of promoting to Class A were basically non-existent. In this way, the only two uses of class points for Class D were infinitely close to zero. Even Yuan Yuyuan, who came from a capitalist background, felt he was bullying honest people. Mainly, he was afraid that Class D would just give up if they felt that no matter how hard they worked, they wouldn't have any money to spend. It seemed he had to set his sights on other classes; he couldn't just keep shearing the same sheep. So, he still had to handle this matter. Yuan Yuyuan carefully considered whether he could gain benefits for Class C from this incident.

But how could he go up and take a cut? It was easy to resolve such small tricks, but turning defense into offense was not simple. After all, the three people from Class C were truly bleeding from head injuries. Unless there was evidence that Class C had deliberately provoked Sudo into acting, and then Sudo committed suicide to prove his innocence, blowing the whole thing up—in that case, the school would definitely punish Class C severely under pressure. Everything was ready, except for Sudo's suicide... How could that possibly happen! Wait, bleeding from head injuries? Just as Yuan Yuyuan was preparing to pull back for now, he suddenly thought of this point... Hoshinomiya would be useful here. Yuan Yuyuan arrived at the Infirmary and found Hoshinomiya enthusiastically binge-watching a show. He knocked on the door. "Hoshinomiya-sensei." "Ah!" Hoshinomiya had just reached out to turn off the TV, but seeing that the visitor was Yuan Yuyuan, she pulled her hand back. "Oh, it's Yuyuan. You scared me. Does the teacher have anything to do for you?" Yuan Yuyuan closed the door, sat opposite Hoshinomiya, and asked, "I just wanted to know if those people from Class C have been to the Infirmary." "They have, let me check..." Hoshinomiya rummaged through her messy desk. "Found it. Here, these are their reports." Yuan Yuyuan took them and looked. As he expected, the times didn't match up at all. Hoshinomiya looked at the evil smile on Yuan Yuyuan's face and asked in confusion, "Is there a problem?" "The problem is huge. The conflict occurred after the club activities ended on Friday. Logically, the first thing they should have done after getting injured was to come to the Infirmary, but they didn't come until the evening. The time in between is crucial." Yuan Yuyuan chose not to hide it; after all, he wanted to help Class C this time, which didn't conflict with Hoshinomiya's goal. Hoshinomiya had a vague guess in her heart, but she didn't intend to say it. As a teacher, wouldn't it be embarrassing if she guessed wrong! "You mean... what do you mean?" "Think carefully. Although Sudo is a delinquent, would he really dare to beat someone like this? Beating someone until their face is bruised is one thing, but bleeding from the head? Not to mention whether he has that ability, even if he did, he wouldn't have the guts. Besides, using violence would make him lose the chance to become a regular player, which he dreams of. Why bother?" That was the logic, but a brainless creature like Sudo probably wouldn't think that much. So these were all guesses by Yuan Yuyuan, but as long as this conjecture could be verified, he could reap significant benefits. At times like this, Yuan Yuyuan wasn't afraid of trouble. "So, Class C deliberately provoked Sudo into acting, and then Class C beat them up like this?" Seeing that things seemed to be about the same as what she thought, Hoshinomiya hurriedly stated her own guess. Otherwise, if Yuan Yuyuan figured it out and she hadn't, wouldn't that be even more embarrassing! Yuan Yu...