Linhai University's course registration system.
"Number Four." L bit his thumb. "Have the Academic Affairs Office adjust Light Yagami's electives for the first semester of his master's program.
Agent Four's hesitant voice came through his earpiece. "Mr. L, this course has nothing to do with the Law School. Light Yagami would never choose-"
"He doesn't need to choose it."
L tossed a sugar cube into his mouth.
"Notify him in the Academic Affairs Office's name that his original course has been temporarily canceled because the professor is away on business, and the system has automatically substituted this general elective."
L paused.
"Also, move Language Department freshman Jiang Shiyu's English Listening and Speaking class to the third period on Thursday morning. Schedule it in the same building as the first-year law graduate students' Legal English class, in adjacent classrooms.
"With a ten-minute break between classes, they're bound to meet in the hallway."
"Your intention is to-"
"Increase the frequency of contact."
L crouched on his chair, his knees pressed against his chin.
"Light Yagami's motive for accepting her confession is questionable.
"If he's Kira, Jiang Shiyu is a tool he uses to dilute the profiling model.
"The more frequently a tool is used, the more traces of its operation are exposed."
L tapped his fingers lightly against the desk.
"I want to see whether his behavioral patterns shift when this 'girlfriend' is inserted into his daily routine at high frequency."
Tuesday morning.
Kannazuki opened the university's academic affairs app on his phone to check his schedule for the week, as usual.
His thumb stopped on the screen.
Tuesday afternoon's Comparative Law class had disappeared.
Another course had replaced it, held in Room 401 of the Third Teaching Building-the Language Department's combined lecture room.
Kannazuki opened the course details.
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