Sakayanagi Realizes How Weak She Is (Continued)

Therefore, it can be inferred that the other party must have a means of transportation, so we suggest you first check if there are any missing vehicles or go to a car rental company to check.

Finally, there's their destination. Since they're involved in a kidnapping, it's unlikely they'd go to a hotel or similar place openly, and since these people aren't locals, they probably wouldn't go to someone's home either.

Therefore, I suspect they will choose an abandoned warehouse or similar location to commit the crime, places that your police should be more familiar with than we are."

After saying all that in one go, Shuichi Kanda caught his breath.

The police officers on the other end of the phone were completely dumbfounded. Who was this person? How could they deduce so much from such a small clue?

However, now was clearly not the time to pursue these matters. An older but sharp-eyed policeman immediately looked at the officers behind him.

"What are you all standing there for! Get to work!"

Meanwhile, just as Shuichi Kanda predicted, Sakayanagi, Shiranami, and Mitsuhashi were in a van.

However, all three of them had their hands tied behind their backs, and the petite girls were powerless to resist the group of boys.

At this moment, Shiranami and Mitsuhashi were pale, with expressions of despair on their faces, and they even began to sob.

In contrast, although Sakayanagi's expression was also not good, she was able to remain calm, while also being somewhat incredulous, because she really did not expect to encounter such a thing.

Although she knew that Japan society was not very safe, she never imagined it was this unsafe.

Where exactly do you want to take us?

"Yeah, Onijiro, where are we going?"

After hearing Sakayanagi's words, the driver turned around and looked at Onijiro sitting in the second row.

"Idiot, just drive properly. As for where to go, just find a secluded spot nearby, right? There are plenty of places like that around here."

"Oh, I see." The driver nodded quickly upon hearing Onijiro's words.

Hearing what Onijiro said, Sakayanagi was a little dumbfounded.

You don't even know where you're going, what are you going to do?

Now even Shuichi Kanda probably won't be able to find out where they were taken, right?

After all, they could go anywhere.

After answering the driver's question, Onijiro turned to look at Sakayanagi.

"But isn't it too easy to say? How could you fall for it so easily!"

"He's just a bookworm who's made himself stupid from studying all the time. His Student ID says Advanced Nurturing High School, right? Is this the kind of person a student from a prestigious school is? His brain's become rigid, hahaha!"

Upon hearing the other person speak, Sakayanagi forced himself to calm down.

"Do you really understand? This is kidnapping, a real crime, and they even beat the boy who was with us like that."

"Hehe, that's really harsh. We just thought you guys were bored, so we went to great lengths to invite you to come and have some fun."

Onijiro smiled.

"What a pity, we don't have time to waste with you, so could you please drop us off?"

"Don't say that. Watching excellent students fall into depravity is one of our interests."

"Hahahaha!"*n

Sakayanagi's heart sank. She finally understood that these guys were simply impossible to talk to, and judging from their reactions, this wasn't the first time they'd done something like this.

"Hehehe, so you've given up already? I thought you were going to keep trying to trick me into revealing more information."

I've been seen through...

"But be prepared, from now until tonight, we will impart a great deal of knowledge to you."

Upon hearing Onijiro's words, Sakayanagi closed her eyes; she was now at her wit's end.

I never expected to stumble here; it's truly embarrassing.

Sakayanagi knew very well that her body couldn't withstand the torment these people were in. Was she really going to say goodbye to this world?

A dozen minutes later, in a dilapidated dojo, Onijiro and his group escorted Sakayanagi and the others inside.

After casually tossing Sakayanagi and the others onto the dilapidated sofa by the wall, Onijiro looked at his underlings.

"Hey, it's freezing! Hurry up and find something to start a fire."

Hearing what the other person said, Sakayanagi knew that this was probably their last chance to be safe.

Meanwhile, after calling the police, Morishige and the others looked at Shuichi Kanda.

"Morishige, go call Mashima and report the situation. Sudo, a few of us will split up and check the surrounding area for any clues left behind. Whatever the outcome, meet back here in five minutes."

Watching the group leave, Shuichi Kanda nodded to himself, finally managing to get those guys away.

Afterwards, Shuichi Kanda and Sudo and the others walked in different directions, and after passing a corner, Shuichi Kanda immediately took out the Time TV from his Four-Dimensional Pocket.

Character locked: Sakayanagi Arisu; Time locked: One minute ago.

Soon, the image became clear, Shuichi Kanda saw Sakayanagi sitting in the car.

Shuichi Kanda then zoomed out and quickly spotted a car's license plate number. Unfortunately, Shuichi Kanda couldn't tell the police the license plate number directly.

If he had been there, it would have been fine, but he arrived after the prisoner had left.

He, a student, found something that even the police couldn't find. What do you think the police are thinking?

Etc.

Shuichi Kanda suddenly realized that this wasn't such a big deal after all. Who am I? I'm the eldest son of the Kanda Family!

How dare these mere Japan policemen talk nonsense in front of me?

Just as Shuichi Kanda was thinking this, his phone rang.

After taking out his phone and seeing the caller ID, Shuichi Kanda frowned, because the number was not from the school.

It's an unfamiliar number... no, it doesn't seem unfamiliar either, I feel like I've seen it somewhere before.

"Hello?"

With these questions in mind, Shuichi Kanda answered the phone.

"Kanda, I am Kiryuin Miki. I wonder if you still remember me?"

Upon hearing the name, Shuichi Kanda immediately recognized her: Kiryuin Miki —wasn't that Fuka Kiryuin's mother?

He also remembered the phone number that the senior student from the Kiryuin had given him before he left school—wasn't that the number?

"Um, senior's mother, what brings you on the phone at this hour? I probably don't have time to chat right now."

That was indeed the case; he was even prepared to tell the police the car's license plate number.

"I heard you seem to be having some trouble; I think you need some help."

How did you know?

Shuichi Kanda frowned. Was this woman spying on me?

"The Kiryuin Family has some influence in Hokkaido, and they also have connections within the police force."

"I see, "Shuichi Kanda understood what the other person meant.

"In that case, help me locate a car with the license plate number XXXXXX."

She didn't hold back when ordering Shuichi Kanda around. After all, she was now dependent on the Kanda Family, and as the Kanda Family's divine child, it was perfectly reasonable for her to ask him to do something.

"As expected of Kanda, you found the clue so quickly. I will immediately order an investigation. Is there anything else you require?"

Upon hearing what Kiryuin Miki, Shuichi Kanda nodded inwardly; this woman was truly intelligent.

"Let me know once you find it; I'm planning to go check it out myself."

"Yes, I understand."

Upon hearing the other party's reply, Shuichi Kanda hung up the phone and then checked the time.

It has been about twenty minutes since Sakayanagi and the others were kidnapped, and they are probably not in danger yet.

The police could quickly locate the perpetrator using CCTV footage, but Shuichi Kanda wasn't going to just wait for news.

However, there's one downside: while Time TV can lock onto a person, it can't locate them.

Therefore, although Shuichi Kanda could see where Sakayanagi was, he couldn't pinpoint exactly where it was.

However, this is no problem for Shuichi Kanda. Even if he can't find your current location, he can still find you by observing your entire route!

So, Shuichi Kanda turned on the Time TV again, locked the view on Sakayanagi, then zoomed out and sped it up to 32x.

Then, in Shuichi Kanda's view, the car sped across the map at an extremely high speed before stopping in a secluded spot.

The place that took the other party nearly twenty minutes to reach, Shuichi Kanda obtained the complete route map in just over twenty seconds.

To be honest, this place isn't far.

Because those guys hadn't driven very far, even though they'd been driving for a long time, these idiots seemed unfamiliar with the roads, so they were actually only less than two kilometers away from Shuichi Kanda.

If that's the case... Shuichi Kanda curled the corners of his mouth.

Shuichi Kanda put away the Time TV and walked back to where he had been. He had spent about five minutes checking the Time TV and making the phone call.

Sure enough, Shuichi Kanda returned, Sudo and the others also came back.

"Sorry, no clues found."

Sudo's face was grim.

"Don't blame yourself. I just checked the map, and there's a place that might be their hideout. Would you like to come with me to take a look?"

"Certainly!"

Sudo immediately agreed, because he felt that his classmates had been arrested because he had lost the fight.

The other two were somewhat reluctant, as they too had been badly beaten earlier.

"Well, even if we go, it'll be useless. There are so many of them, we can't beat them."

Shuichi Kanda glanced at Morishige, then looked at Onodera: "In that case, Onodera, you two go back to the bus first. Sudo and I will go check on the situation."

"Wait, I'm going too!"

Hearing Onodera's words, Morishige felt somewhat ashamed, after all, the girls had stepped forward.

"No need. Too many people would actually hinder our performance. Besides, Sudo and I are just going to scout ahead; the other side might not even be there."

After calming the group down, Shuichi Kanda led Sudo forward at a jog.

Meanwhile, another group of guests arrived at the place where Sakayanagi and the others were.

"Hey, Onijiro, you've really done something extraordinary." Just as Onijiro and the others were lighting a fire to warm up the place, the dilapidated door opened, and Nagumo walked in with a group of people.

"What? Nagumo? You want to come and have some fun? I've got some good stuff."

Upon hearing Onijiro's words, Sakayanagi looked up and saw the leader of the new group of people who had just entered.

She also recognized the other person's face: Miyabi Nagumo.

"Isn't this the former Student Council President, Senior Nagumo? Did you order them all to do this?"

Nagumo didn't seem surprised to see Sakayanagi, while Onijiro raised an eyebrow.

"Is it someone I know?"

"Well, I guess so." Nagumo, with his hood up and hands in his pockets, took a few steps forward. "Isn't that Sakayanagi- senpai? She looks quite disheveled."

"I'm asking you a question. Did you order them to kidnap us?" Sakayanagi's tone hardened again, seemingly because he had met the mastermind, who was someone he knew.

She felt she was doomed if she fell into the hands of those idiots, since they didn't consider the consequences of their actions. But Nagumo was different; as the Student Council President, he should know his own position, so he probably wouldn't go too far.

In addition, the place was freezing cold, which made Sakayanagi's brain a bit stiff, so she subconsciously questioned Nagumo in a stern tone.

However, instead of an explanation from Nagumo, he received a straight kick that sent Sakayanagi rolling twice on the ground, his hat falling off. At the same time, a sharp pain in his abdomen nearly made Sakayanagi faint.

"Classmate Sakayanagi!"

Ignoring the girl's calls from the side, Nagumo took two steps forward, grabbed Sakayanagi's hair, and half-lifted her up.

"Don't be so arrogant, you idiot. Do you still think you're in school?" Nagumo's face revealed a maniacal smile. "Now that you're in my hands, do you think you can still be so in control?"

However, Sakayanagi was already at a loss for words. She was physically weak, had mental health issues, had just been chilled for a while, and then had been kicked by Nagumo.

Her breathing became rapid, and she was losing consciousness.

Am I going to die? Am I really going to die here?