Tsukishiro: Who Says I Don't Have Proof? (Continued)

Kouenji was utterly disdainful of Nagumo's actions, even feeling that his long-held belief that this guy had some ability was an insult to him, and that he was too narrow-minded.

In this country, the upper class is the upper class, and the lower class is the lower class.

Talent alone is not enough to achieve upward social mobility; besides, Nagumo's abilities are insufficient to support his entry into high society.

Luck, keen eye, and skill—all are indispensable!

That's right, luck is the most important factor in achieving upward social mobility.

In Kouenji's view, Nagumo didn't have that luck, while the guy next to him who hadn't said a word was actually quite lucky.

"Kouenji, I'm giving you one last chance. If you swear you won't do anything for the last two days, or you voluntarily withdraw from the exam, I won't report you to the school."

Nagumo has already appeased Nakaoka. As long as Nakaoka insists that Kouenji injured him, he can get 20 million points after returning to school.

Because Nakaoka's girlfriend is a student from another class and is not on Nagumo's rescue list.

For the sake of his girlfriend, Nakaoka gritted his teeth and agreed.

Meanwhile, upon hearing Nagumo's words, Kouenji opened his eyes, which had been closed for rest, and looked at him with a half-smile, not even bothering to say a word to him.

Less than twenty minutes after the watch on Nakaoka's wrist rang, school staff arrived at the scene.

This unusual speed made Nagumo feel a little strange. Could it be that school staff were nearby?

But no matter what, there are way too many people here!

Moreover, Tsukishiro, the Acting Chairman, actually came in person. What's going on?

Nagumo sensed something was wrong.

What happened here?

Upon arriving at the scene, Tsukishiro quickly grasped the situation after taking a look around.

"My, my leg! Kouenji, it was that guy Kouenji who did it!" Nakaoka was lying on the ground, immediately complained to Tsukishiro after the staff arrived.

Upon hearing Nakaoka's words, Tsukishiro glanced at him, then turned to look at Kouenji.

"Kouenji, is there anything you want to say?"

"Of course, it wasn't my fault that his leg was broken. After all, if I were the one who did it, I wouldn't have been so gentle."

"Then can you state your opinion?" Tsukishiro glanced at Nakaoka, then turned to look at Kouenji over there. "After all, someone has corrected you, so I have to follow the rules."

"No problem."

Kouenji readily recounted what had just happened, from the third-year students surrounding him and preventing him from taking the exam to Nagumo kicking Nakaoka's leg and breaking it.

"I see."

Tsukishiro nodded, his face expressionless, leaving those present unable to guess his thoughts.

"Nagumo, do you have anything to say in your rebuttal?"

Upon hearing Tsukishiro's words, Nagumo took a step forward.

"First, I need to apologize to Kouenji, because in order to stop Kouenji, I did use some improper means, such as having people block his way."

"However, it's true that Nakaoka was accidentally injured by Kouenji. I'm not lying about that."

Truth and falsehood intertwined, falsehood and truth blurred.

Nagumo knew that it wouldn't make sense for such a large group of people to gather here, so he directly admitted to using sheer numbers to block Kouenji from obtaining points.

This minor conflict is nothing, after all, when the exam started, Tsukishiro had already said that physical conflicts within a certain range were allowed on the island.

Then, it was explained that Kouenji, in a fit of rage, injured Nakaoka, which sounded very credible.

After all, although the story sounds disgusting, it is within the rules set by Tsukishiro.

However, the fact that Kouenji injured Nakaoka has already violated the rules.

After receiving the accounts from both students, Tsukishiro then asked the two homeroom teachers of Class 3-A and Class 2-A.

What do the two teachers think?

Faced with this situation, the homeroom teacher of Class 3-A was somewhat conflicted.

In fact, after Kouenji finished speaking, he had already guessed the truth of the matter.

He knew his students well, and he knew exactly what kind of person Nagumo was. There was only one truth before him: what Kouenji said was true.

However, if Nagumo is eliminated here, then Class 3-A will definitely be demoted, and he will also be affected.

So he was wondering whether to help Nagumo, since although Nagumo seemed to have the victory in his grasp, neither side actually had any evidence.

Therefore Kouenji, convicting Kouenji would be extremely difficult; at most, he could be placed under investigation temporarily, and his exams could be terminated early...

As a seasoned veteran of the workforce, the homeroom teacher of Class 3-A immediately saw through Nagumo's desires.

But Tsukishiro's behavior today was very strange.

According to Nagumo and Kouenji, the incident between them had only lasted for about ten minutes, but Tsukishiro had contacted him an hour earlier, asking him to prepare to come here.

Otherwise, how could it have taken him only ten minutes to get here from the location of the project he was in charge of?

More than ten minutes had passed, and the watch hadn't even rung its third alarm yet.

Therefore, the homeroom teacher of Class 3-A made up her mind immediately.

"I've only just arrived here, so I don't know the situation yet. Let's leave everything to Acting Chairman Tsukishiro to decide."

He abandoned Nagumo without hesitation.

A low rating can be made up for, but if you choose the wrong side here, things might not end so well.

Hearing his homeroom teacher's words, Nagumo narrowed his eyes. The students in Class 3-A present were also somewhat shaken, because in their impression, he was very biased towards Nagumo, but his words just now seemed to be an attempt to sever ties.

"What's Chabashira-sensei's opinion?"

"I trust my student. Although Kouenji is usually unreliable, I don't think he's the type to go to such lengths."

Chabashira readily expressed his support for Kouenji, the homeroom teacher of Class 3-A.

"So, does anyone here have anything to say?"

In response to Tsukishiro's question, the students present, especially those from Class 3-A, immediately responded to Nagumo.

"It was Kouenji who used excessive force against Nakaoka; he is the culprit!"

"That's right!"

"Don't even think about shirking responsibility!"

As Class 3-A began to criticize Kouenji, students from Class 3-B, led by Mikoki, also joined the movement.

After a while, Tsukishiro raised his hand to stop them.

"It seems the outcome is quite obvious."

"Please wait a moment, I have something to say."

Kiriyama, the former leader of Class A who had been suppressed by Nagumo for three years, stepped forward.

Upon seeing Kiriyama step forward, Nagumo immediately gave him a threatening look.

Kiriyama, as if he hadn't seen anything, walked straight past and stood in front of Tsukishiro.

"I can testify that what Kouenji said is true. Nakaoka's leg was deliberately broken by Nagumo, who then framed Kouenji."

When everyone was supporting Nagumo, Kiriyama stood up Nagumo disagreed with him.

Do you know what you're saying?

Nagumo stared coldly at Kiriyama.

"Of course I know, Nagumo. Don't think you can really control everything."

The sudden conflict between Nagumo and Kiriyama has left the third-year students confused. What's going on?

"Kiriyama -kun, what evidence do you have to support your claim?"

Tsukishiro looked at Kiriyama and asked.

Speaking of this, Kiriyama's expression turned somewhat unpleasant, because he hadn't recorded a clear image of Nagumo breaking Nakaoka's shin.

To be precise, he did capture it, but due to the angle, he didn't capture the entire scene.

Taking the tablet from Kiriyama, I saw a group of third-grade students surrounding Kouenji and starting to physically assault him. They eventually collapsed from exhaustion, forming a circle around Kouenji.

Then Nagumo walked towards Kouenji, and after pausing briefly, Nakaoka screamed in agony.

However, Nagumo's leg movement was blocked by another guy kneeling on top of him.

Nagumo's attack was so sudden that Kiriyama was caught off guard and did not capture the most direct evidence.

Although this video is obviously suspicious, it's somewhat of a stretch to use it as the most direct evidence.

Tsukishiro shook his head.

"This doesn't prove Nakaoka Nakaoka's leg was broken by Nagumo. It's also possible that he only felt the pain after Nagumo walked up to him."

After watching it, Tsukishiro immediately deleted the video.

Seeing this, Nagumo grinned. It seemed that the Acting Chairman was still on his side.

Kiriyama was also incredulous; how the hell was this supposed to work?!

At the same time, she felt a little regretful that she had so easily handed over something so important to Tsukishiro.

Tsukishiro's actions naturally caught the attention of Chabashira and the homeroom teacher of Class 3-A.

Chabashira's expression remained unchanged, while the other one had a broad smile on his face.

"It seems you've lost completely, Kiriyama."

Kiriyama's face was grim, but begging for mercy now would be far too embarrassing.

"Don't be too happy yet, Nagumo. You'll be punished for treating your subordinates like this."

"Hehe, you don't need to worry about that." Nagumo looked down at Kiriyama with the air of a victor.

Meanwhile, Tsukishiro, having witnessed this scene, slowly spoke up.

"In that case, I, in my capacity as Acting Chairman, hereby announce... you are expelled, Miyabi Nagumo."

Tsukishiro's words immediately froze Nagumo's smile on his face. Not only him, but even Kiriyama opposite him was dumbfounded, and the other dozen or so third-year students were also very confused.

What... what's going on? Shouldn't Nagumo have won?

"Um, Acting Chairman, what exactly is going on? Didn't Kiriyama's evidence fail to prove that Nagumo did it? In that case, according to normal procedure, shouldn't Nagumo, Kouenji, and everyone present be taken back for investigation?"

The homeroom teacher of Class 3-A was also shocked and confused by this sudden reversal of events.

"Indeed, the information provided by Kiriyama cannot prove that Nagumo broke Nakaoka's leg, but I have never said that Nagumo was innocent, have I?"

"In that case, please provide evidence, Acting Chairman. This school shouldn't be able to expel a student so easily, especially since I am the Student Council President."

Nagumo turned his head and looked at Tsukishiro with a gloomy expression, waiting for the other party's reply.

"Of course, I'll still fulfill your request."

As he spoke, Tsukishiro took out his phone, pulled up the evidence he had, and then turned the screen towards Nagumo.

This evidence clearly shows the scene of Nagumo kicking Nakaoka's shin.

Even Nagumo's expression at the time was captured clearly in the film.

"No, impossible!" Upon seeing this, Nagumo immediately lost his composure, because he had already thoroughly searched the area when he surrounded Kouenji, and there was no way that an outsider could be present.

Moreover, judging from the angle in the video, it was almost filmed directly from his side.

To guard against Kiriyama, Nagumo deliberately positioned himself in a blind spot, with students blocking his view from the distance, making it impossible to capture his kicking motion on camera.

From the perspective of that video, only a high angle could clearly capture such a video.

Was someone taking this picture from inside the tree?

Impossible. This generation has been thoroughly checked; there's no way it could be an outsider.

So there are cameras in the trees?

Nagumo immediately looked around, but saw nothing.

"This is fake, this is a video you created!"

As he spoke, Nagumo reached out to snatch the phone from Tsukishiro's hand, wanting to find evidence from it.