Kidnapping

He absolutely did it on purpose!

But Sakayanagi really couldn't say anything?

There was no other way but to get on the bus.

After Sakayanagi got on the bus, Sudo also came over, but the way he looked at Shuichi Kanda was a little strange, because the way he had just wrapped his arms around someone's waist was something that could not be done without strength.

However, he didn't ask any further questions. After all, there shouldn't be anything Kanda couldn't do.

A dozen minutes later, everyone heading to the zoo was on the bus.

The number of participants was surprisingly high, suggesting that not everyone wants to enjoy skiing; rather, many people tend to avoid such potentially dangerous sports.

After less than an hour, the bus arrived at the zoo. To enter the park, all you need to do is show your Student ID.

This must have been arranged by the school long ago.

However, the school did not book the entire zoo, so you can also see many ordinary citizens here.

"Should we go take a look around first? There seem to be quite a few shops selling souvenirs nearby."

It's another Amikura. If it weren't for Amikura, this group would probably be pretty boring.

Then, everyone responded again. Since it was a rare opportunity to come here, Shuichi Kanda also wanted to see what the shops here sold.

"It's so cold in Hokkaido this morning, and it's gotten even colder since we got off the train." Shiina hugged herself, shivering, as she looked at the others who had already started moving around.

"It's probably because of the temperature difference. It's warm inside the car, but cold outside. It'll probably be fine in a little while," Shuichi Kanda said, glancing at Shiina. "Besides, you're not dressed warmly enough."

"Speaking of wearing little, Shuichi, you're wearing very little too. Aren't you cold? And you're not wearing gloves either."

That's right. Despite the freezing weather, Shuichi Kanda wearing a down jacket, just a thick trench coat. That stuff probably doesn't keep you warm at all.

Shiina looked at Shuichi Kanda with a puzzled expression.

"I'm fine." Shuichi Kanda smiled, then reached out and placed his hand on Shiina's face.

"It's so warm."

Shiina held Shuichi Kanda's hand in hers, feeling its warmth.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Shuichi Kanda rubbed Shiina's face and smeared some of the face cream left on his hands onto her face.

Hmm, it's very soft.

"Huh? It doesn't feel so cold anymore."

"I guess you're just used to it."

Shuichi Kanda withdrew his hand and then walked towards a shop.

They strolled around for about ten minutes, seemingly still wanting more, but they didn't forget their main task for the day—to see the penguins.

Shuichi Kanda also bought a souvenir – Shiroi Koibito, a type of chocolate-filled biscuit.

However, this kind of thing would be perfect as a gift for my senior.

The money spent on shopping was earned through points redeemed before leaving school, on a temporary one-to-one basis, but the limit for each person was 100,000 yen.

These cookies are relatively inexpensive; even buying a bunch only cost around ten thousand yuan.

While Shuichi Kanda were shopping, it seemed that Sakayanagi Arisu had run into trouble.

Because her classmate, Morishige, lost her phone.

"They're gone! They're really gone! I forgot to wear gloves today, so I went to a store to buy some after I got off the bus, and now they're gone."

Morishige to panic. This wasn't school; even if someone found his phone, they might not return it. Getting a replacement phone back at school would probably cost a lot of money.

"No, even if we call, no one will answer. Maybe no one has found it yet."

The students in Class C of the fourth group are Shiranami Chihiro and Yoshimoto Hideki, both of whom are not very bright.

As for Sudo and Onodera from Class A, needless to say, they've basically focused all their skill points on physical abilities.

Needless to say, the two from Class D had already taken out their phones.

"Should we inform Kanda- kun? Didn't he say we could contact him if there were any problems?"

Upon hearing what the students in Class D said, Sakayanagi immediately became unhappy, but she didn't show it. Instead, she analyzed the current situation.

"The places we just passed through weren't remote areas. If it really was lost by accident, it must have been somewhere we've been before."

Furthermore, Morishige's phone rings when dialed, so it's impossible that no one heard it."

"But no one answered, and no one hung up either. I'm not lying, you can try if you don't believe me." Yoshimoto Hideki from Class B scratched his head, still thinking that Sakayanagi was doubting that he hadn't actually made the call.

Looking at the other person, Sakayanagi sighed. What an idiot.

"I'm not doubting you. What I mean is, the phone is already in someone's hands, but that person is deliberately not answering the phone."

"And Morishige, after you bought the gloves, when you were putting them on, didn't someone bump into you?"

Morishige paused for a moment, then nodded.

"That's true. Someone did bump into me, but since they apologized quickly, I didn't pursue the matter."

"Your phone must have gone missing around that time."

As Sakayanagi confidently pronounced his verdict, everyone present was stunned for a moment, and then they all understood what Sakayanagi meant.

"You, you mean someone deliberately stole Morishige's phone?"

Sudo felt somewhat confused.

These days, stolen phones don't fetch much money, and most phones are password protected, so it's generally impossible to access the information inside.

In addition, Morishige kept his wallet and cell phone in his outer coat pocket.

There's no reason for a thief to only take the phone and not the wallet.

What exactly is the point of this?

Sudo couldn't understand it.

Not only he couldn't understand it, but Sakayanagi couldn't understand it either. If he really was a thief, he should have stolen the wallet.

Given the way the other party stole Morishige's phone in a single glance, they could definitely take his wallet without Morishige noticing.

So, why?

Sakayanagi couldn't understand it.

But she knew that the person who took her phone did it on purpose, so she didn't need to do anything proactively; she just needed to wait, because the person who took her phone would definitely contact her.

"Let's put this aside for now. I think it won't be long before someone contacts us."

Hearing Sakayanagi's words, the group exchanged bewildered glances. Would they really take the initiative to contact him?

Chapter 372 Kidnapping

None of them doubted Sakayanagi's deduction. After all, in their eyes, although Sakayanagi was not as good as Shuichi Kanda, it was undeniable that Sakayanagi himself was very smart, at least smarter than them.

However, this did not stop them from being dumbfounded, because according to what Sakayanagi had just said, Morishige's phone had been deliberately stolen.

"Morishige, doesn't your phone have a password lock?"

That's right. As long as Morishige's phone has a password lock, the other party cannot call him through Morishige's phone.

"Um, none of the students in Class B have passwords on their phones."

Morishige glanced at Sakagi Ryuu furtively, and only after noticing her calm expression did he give his reply.

Clearly, Sakayanagi knew that Morishige's phone didn't have a password, which is why he came to the conclusion he just made.

Those present felt a chill run down their spines looking at Sakayanagi. Knowing that someone's phone wasn't password protected—wasn't that a twisted level of control?

In reality, Sakayanagi became like this because she was tricked by Shuichi Kanda through Kamuro. After all, he was her classmate for a year, and the kind of student who provided her with a lot of convenience, and then suddenly he jumped out and said, "Actually, I am Shuichi Kanda's person."

That feeling is something only those who have experienced it truly understand; I, for Sakayanagi, never want to experience it a second time.

Therefore, she now has a good understanding of the various situations of the students in the class, in order to prevent such a thing from happening again.

However, while her behavior might seem understandable to the students in Class B, it appeared somewhat bizarre to students in other classes.

However, since their own people haven't said anything, others naturally won't chime in either.

Meanwhile, a boy who looked like a delinquent arrived at an abandoned warehouse. In the center of the warehouse, a fire was burning, and a group of delinquents were warming themselves around the fire.

"Hey, got it! That guy didn't even notice!"

The delinquent took his phone out of his pocket and handed it to a guy sitting around the fire.

"Ah, as expected of you, Onijiro, you're really something."

The guy was wearing a hood so you couldn't see his face, but his voice sounded like a teenager's.

As he spoke, he took the phone and began operating it skillfully, as if he were very familiar with it.

What's next?

"Hmm, don't rush, let me see." The hooded boy smiled as he manipulated his phone.

"I see." Then, he looked up, revealing a bright smile. "Hey everyone, wanna go skiing?"

"Ski?"

"Don't joke around, skiing is very expensive, we can't afford to ski."

"That's right! With that money, you might as well find a few college girls to have some fun with. These days, women will do anything for money, hahaha!"

"Toshiya is right, I haven't tasted a woman's touch for several days."

Looking at this group of vulgar fellows, the hooded boy didn't seem angry at all; he just smiled and spoke.

"Don't worry, I was just kidding. Didn't you guys say you wanted women? Well, there are plenty of nice women at the ski resort today."

The hooded boy looked up, and in the firelight, his face was clearly visible: Miyabi Nagumo, the former Student Council President of Advanced Nurturing High School.

Nagumo looked at the second-year list displayed on his phone by OAA and a sinister smile appeared on his face.

"By the way, Nagumo, what should we do with this phone?"

"This?" Nagumo closed the phone and tossed it over. "Give it back. There's a tracking device inside; otherwise, we'll have to destroy it."

"Give it back? There's no such thing as returning something I took."

The delinquent who stole the phone, Onijiro, took the phone and said with a displeased expression.

"Hehe, whatever you want."

Having spent nearly half a year with these guys, Nagumo knew their character, so he only offered suggestions.

As Onijiro looked at his phone, he narrowed his eyes. Speaking of the phone, he thought of the students who were with that idiot boy, especially the girl with the beret.

Although she was very thin and used crutches, she had a very cute face, which was exactly her type.

Thinking of this, a wicked smile crept onto his lips.

Perhaps, this phone can be used to do something.

"Nagumo, when do we set off?"

"Let's have lunch first, it'll be soon anyway."

"I'll go get rid of this phone. I'll contact you later." Onijiro waved the phone in his hand, then called a few people and left the abandoned warehouse.

Nagumo didn't pay much attention to Onijiro's actions; these poor bastards were probably planning to sell their phones for money.

Let them be. Nagumo wouldn't care about such a small amount of money. Although he was forced to leave Advanced Nurturing High School, his family still had some assets.

After Onijiro and the others left, one of the underlings immediately approached. "Brother Onijiro, where are we going?"

"Don't ask so many questions, just follow me obediently. I saw a few nice women while I was getting this."

As he said this, the image of Sakayanagi resurfaced in Onijiro's mind. What a spoiled young lady he wanted to play with.

Now none of them had any objections. From Nagumo, they learned that these people were students on a school trip to Hokkaido.

They were well aware of Onijiro's thoughts: so what if it was kidnapping? So what if it was abduction? To guys like them with a bleak future, what did that matter?

A few minutes later, Onijiro and his friends returned to the zoo area.

"Wow, naked uckys! These guys are still here."

Then, Onijiro took out his phone and sent a text message to the number that had been calling that phone.

If you want your phone back, come to XX.