The Law Is the Baseline of Morality / The Calm Before the Storm

Then, Shuichi Kanda also took two steps back and stood next to Kinoshita, and the two men walked towards the wounded.

As expected of professional staff, they determined within minutes that Kinoshita was not in mortal danger, and Komiya only had some fractures. Although they were serious, she would be fine as long as she went back for treatment.

This made Komiya secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

"You can continue waiting here for the rescuers. We still have work to do, so we'll head back now."

Shuichi Kanda nodded. The other person hadn't even brought a stretcher, so it seemed that Mashima had called them over to check on the situation.

A few minutes later, Ayanokoji and Ike returned with Shinohara, along with Nanase, who had just gone out to chase the mysterious man.

"The staff just checked on Kinoshita's condition. Although he is still unconscious, he is not in life-threatening danger."

This conclusion relieved Ayanokoji, especially Shinohara, who collapsed to the ground after relaxing.

Meanwhile, Shuichi Kanda also received the latest information from Ayanokoji.

Around 8 PM last night, Komiya and his friends encountered a group of first-grade students, a group of one boy and three girls.

However, because it was very dark, I couldn't see the other person's face clearly.

However, there was another significant discovery: when Kinoshita, Shinohara seemed to see other people.

However, due to the urgency of the situation, she couldn't be sure if it was really a person.

A few minutes later, more people arrived.

"Excuse me... what happened?"

The one who asked the question was a boy.

Based on the information obtained from the OAA Shuichi Kanda easily identified the other party's identity.

All four are first-year students: Mitsui Ayumi from Class A, Dogami Mitsuko from Class B, Tsubaki Sakurako from Class C, and Makita Takashige from Class D.

This is consistent with Shinohara's previous testimony; it was a group of one man and three women.

However, the other party didn't seem to be the type to approach Komiya and the others silently and then attack them.

"There was a slight problem; a student fell down the steep slope and was seriously injured."

While answering the question, Shuichi Kanda glanced at the other person, hoping to find some clue on their face.

The first-year students exchanged a glance and then explained the situation.

"We set up camp nearby, and then we heard an alarm blaring, and someone shouting something... We came here after it got a little light, just to check the situation as best we could."

I see. It must have been after Shuichi Kanda and the others arrived here.

Another ten minutes or so passed before the school's personnel finally arrived. However, this time, they were not strangers, but familiar faces to the second-year students present.

The homeroom teacher of Class 2-A, Chabashira Sae, and the homeroom teacher of Class D, Kazuma Sakagami.

"There's no time to lose, please explain the current situation."

Sakagami- sensei approached Komiya, who was lying on the ground, and Kinoshita, and said that the staff who had arrived with the two homeroom teachers seemed to be gathering in this direction to investigate the scene.

"It seems Komiya and Kinoshita won't be able to participate in the subsequent exams."

Sakagami immediately drew a conclusion.

However, he wasn't worried, because five groups had already withdrawn from the exam, so even if Komiya and his group withdrew now, they would at most not receive a reward.

"Of course. Shinohara seems to have been frightened as well. Could you please take her back with you, teacher?"

Shuichi Kanda looked at the Chabashira.

"That depends on Shinohara's intentions. By the way, we got here using Komiya and Kinoshita's GPS. Komiya's alarm went off at 4:56:24 AM, and Kinoshita's alarm went off seven seconds later. At that time, the only GPS response that overlapped was Shinohara's."

Shuichi Kanda nodded, then looked at Chabashira-sensei: "Is it possible to find out who had a GPS signal that wasn't on the map at that time?"

"You suspect that someone deliberately damaged the watch and then attacked Komiya and the others?"

"That possibility cannot be ruled out."

Although Shuichi Kanda could use the Time TV to directly identify the culprit, the presence of surveillance cameras on an island without any prior monitoring was highly suspicious.

Therefore, Shuichi Kanda plans to persuade the school to investigate this matter.

"I understand, I'll go back and check."

At the same time, Shuichi Kanda also learned that after Komiya and the others had their accident, they were the first to arrive at the scene, followed by the first-year students who had just passed by.

In other words, the first-graders were not the murderers.

Afterwards, school staff assembled a stretcher and carried Komiya and Kinoshita onto it.

Only Shinohara remained, still somewhat shaken.

"In that case, we'll be leaving now. Sudo, please take care of Ike."

There was no danger on Shinohara's side, and Shuichi Kanda had no objection whether she wanted to go or stay.

Moreover, there are others here who care about the other person even more than Shuichi Kanda.

"Yes, I will."

Shuichi Kanda, Nanase, and Ayanokoji then headed towards their previous campsite.

"By the way, Nanase, did you see who that person was?"

Shuichi Kanda's words made Nanase's expression stiffen slightly.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know."

Seeing Nanase's stammering, Shuichi Kanda was speechless. This child couldn't even lie properly; she was really naive.

Chapter 314 Law is the Bottom Line of Morality

Chapter 315 The Storm Is Brewing

After lunch, the second-year representatives gathered together to discuss the outcome of the upcoming exam.

"That's the situation. Komiya and Kinoshita are currently seriously injured and have to withdraw from the exam. Shinohara, who was in the same group as them, also chose to withdraw from the exam not long ago."

Shinohara probably felt that she was the one who caused their injuries, so she decided to withdraw from the exams to take care of them, even though there was no risk of them dropping out of school.

It's fair to say that Chi is a little pitiful; it's uncertain whether his love life will be successful.

Since most people were taking exams, many were unaware of the current situation, so Shuichi Kanda morning.

After hearing about this, most of the students expressed concern and anger. Although Komiya and Kinoshita were not students in their class, they were still second-year students.

Their being attacked and injured inevitably evoked a sense of shared hatred and indignation among the second-year students.

"Kanda, what do you plan to do?"

Hirata looked at Shuichi Kanda, his expression serious, perhaps he had thought of something.

"Well, first of all, to prevent a repeat of what happened to Komiya's group, I hope that everyone will act between dawn and dusk from now on, and try to avoid going to dangerous places."

"But if students miss the designated location repeatedly, they will inevitably feel anxious."

This question has also been raised by others.

"That's no problem. Komiya and his group have completely withdrawn from the exam. You can tell by looking at the rankings; they're now sixth from the bottom."

This exam was a trial for most students. At first, they were mostly working hard because they didn't want to be expelled.

However, now that the bottom five or even the bottom six are completely determined, most ordinary students who don't want to compete for a top ranking will probably choose to withdraw from the exam immediately.

Students who did not choose to withdraw from the exam will also be relieved of their fear of being expelled.

Therefore, once this fact is made public, students who are not vying for the top spots will generally not take the risk.

"Besides that, I have something to give you."

As he spoke, Shuichi Kanda took out his tablet and brought up the data on it, including the schedule for the start of this trip.

In fact, Shuichi Kanda called them over mainly to share this schedule, since although their tablets could receive notifications from the school, students couldn't contact each other.

If you want to transfer files, you can only use the tablet's Bluetooth function face-to-face, which is not very convenient.

"This is the schedule for this exam. I'm sharing it with you now. With this, students should find it much easier to plan their routes."

Perhaps because Shuichi Kanda had done so many outrageous things, none of the group was surprised when he pulled out his itinerary; instead, they thought this was just Shuichi Kanda's usual travel routine.

Of course, it's also possible that someone has already given them a heads-up.

After distributing the schedules to representatives from each class, Shuichi Kanda continued.

"For the upcoming exams, I hope that students from each class who are traveling the same route will travel together, ensuring that each group consists of at least five to six people."

"Do you suspect that person will attack the students again?"

"That's right." Shuichi Kanda nodded. "Although we've decided not to take any action tonight, we still have to be wary of the other side being a tough nut to crack."

What Yagami that ruthless Yagami strikes during the day?

There are no surveillance cameras on this island. If the number of people traveling together is too small, they could be picked off one by one.

Before figuring out Yagami's purpose, Shuichi Kanda didn't want his students to continue taking risks.

"Yes, we'll pass on this message, but what about the first and third years..."

Ichinose is still so kind; her words left Shuichi Kanda somewhat silent.

"If you encounter this, give them a gentle reminder; whether they listen or not is their business."

After discussing some details, Ryuen's voice came through the Intercom.

"So what are we going to do about this? You're not just going to let it go like this, are you?"

"Of course, although the other party is cunning and did not wear a watch that would reveal their position during the operation, this could actually be a weakness."

Shuichi Kanda originally planned to do the opposite: simply check whose GPS was missing on the island at that time.

Unfortunately, even if the watch is forcibly removed from the wrist, only the scoring function will be damaged; the GPS function will remain intact.

Moreover, based on the GPS signals at the time, apart from the few who dropped out of school, the GPS signals for the others were all on the island, so this method can be said to have failed.

But that's alright. Since the watch has been taken off, it should naturally be put back on. We can get a general idea by checking the list of people who changed their watches today.

As for the other party deliberately not changing the watch, that's even easier to investigate.

Because if students haven't given up on the exam, they either have to participate in the project or go to a designated location to obtain basic points.

Therefore, all we need to do is check the other party's scores; we just need to find those who neither received any points nor participated in the project.

A student neither arrived at the designated location as required, nor participated in the assignments to earn points, nor withdrew from the exam.

This behavior itself is highly suspicious. After all, there are four designated locations each day. If you're not participating in the project, you should at least arrive at one of them, right?

Although many third-year students gave up on getting points, they were going to sign up for the project to pave the way for Nagumo, so this screening method also applies to them.

Taking all the above conditions into account, it is possible to narrow down the range of suspects.

"So, do you have a goal?"

"Yes, the school contacted me this afternoon. Two people changed their watches today. One was Yagami Takuya from Class 1-B, who changed his watch around 12:30 pm, and the other was Utsunomiya Riku from Class 1-C, who changed his watch around 11:40 am."

As for the others, there wasn't anyone who neither scored any points nor participated in the project in a single day.

Shuichi Kanda told them the conclusion directly.

"You've narrowed down the suspects to just two people so quickly?" Sakayanagi Arisu's voice came through the Intercom. "As expected of you, Kanda."

Actually, there's Shuichi Kanda didn't mention: Utsunomiya had participated in the assignment that morning, so it's quite obvious that the culprit this time is Yagami Takuya.

Unfortunately, even though all the inferences point to this guy, the school can't do anything to him because there's no concrete evidence.

But what's even more regrettable is that conflicts between students don't require evidence.

In fact, to others, it's entirely possible that this was done by school staff, since they don't need to wear watches with GPS tracking.

However, students are unwilling to consider that direction unless it comes to that point, because if the school administration were to do it, it would be far too unfair.

"After midnight today, we can use GPS to track the students' locations. I hope that the second grade can be divided into several groups to monitor them."

"No problem. If necessary, I will mobilize students from Class 1-D."

Ryuen was the first to respond, since it was someone from their class who was involved, and Ryuen was very proactive in handling the matter.

"In that case, I'll leave Yagami Takuya to you."

Subsequently, Shuichi Kanda arranged for Hirata to lead a group to monitor Utsunomiya Riku.