Tokyo: The Player Behind the Scenes.

Chapter 18, Section 18: Regular Classes

Dongshan Du was anxiously waiting for the possible school closure notice, tossing and turning all night, checking his phone every few minutes.

As a result, the so-called notice of school suspension was not received by dawn, and I woke up looking like I hadn't slept well.

"Brother! Classes weren't suspended!" Dongshan Du had even planned out his schedule for today!

Where's your school suspension notice?!

Higashiyama Shin calmly placed the breakfast on the table and stared straight at him.

"Why don't you get a good night's sleep? If classes are suspended, go play; if they're not, continue going to school. No matter how long you wait, the outcome won't change."

Dongshan pouted and said, "Oh well, never mind, I'm so sleepy, I need some coffee."

"Go for it yourself."

"Brother, I made it taste bad, please, please." Dongshan twisted and turned.

Dongshan Shen got goosebumps and almost kicked him away. Where did he learn such a strange way of acting cute?

It's more like a younger sister being affectionate, but if your younger brother is being affectionate and you don't hit him, you're practically a model of "brotherly virtue."

Taking a deep breath, I realized he was no ordinary person; I shouldn't bother arguing with him.

I glanced at the time; there was still plenty of time.

"Sit down, finish eating before you make a drink." Higashiyama Shin pointed to the chair.

Upon hearing this, Dongshan immediately sat down obediently and began to eat heartily.

After finishing his meal, Shinichi Higashiyama made himself a honey latte using the coffee machine: "If you're having coffee, do you still want the juice from today's bento?"

"Yes!" Higashiyama Doku is sharing his lunchbox with someone, so he doesn't mind having too much.

As they were leaving, Higashiyama Shin reminded them, "Remember to bring an umbrella; it's not sunny May anymore."

Higashiyama Doku casually grabbed a folding umbrella from the entryway and put it in his bag, glancing at Higashiyama Shin's long-handled black umbrella: "It's such a hassle to carry this kind of umbrella; you have to put it in a special place."

Higashiyama Shin ignored him, opened the door and walked out.

As the two stepped out of the elevator, they happened to see Captain Sakamoto and Natsuki Otsuka handing over their duties.

"You guys are going to school today?" Sakamoto seemed a little surprised to see them.

"Uncle Sakamoto, what nonsense are you talking about? Higashiyama and the others are students at Komagome Academy. They started school yesterday. Are you sure you're not mistaken?" Otsuka complained.

Sakamoto nodded thoughtfully: "Then I might have remembered wrong. But you guys should be careful at school."

"What dangers could there be at school?" Otsuka asked nonchalantly, noticing that Sakamoto was acting strangely today.

Sakamoto smiled and didn't continue the topic, instead moving on to handing over the tasks at hand.

After the two brothers greeted each other and walked away, Higashiyama Dotsuke asked, "It seems like Uncle Sakamoto also knows what happened at our school. Has it already made the news?"

"Didn't someone say he used to be a criminal investigator? It's not surprising that he knows a little more."

"Oh, that's right."

Dongshan just wants to get back to school as soon as possible and see if the police are still there.

Sure enough, when they arrived at the school, the road leading to the old teaching building had been blocked off. School guards and teachers blocked off key points, giving students no chance to escape. In the distance, they could see police cars parked inside and police officers moving around.

"Brother, don't worry about me, let me take another look." Dongshan Du's previously listless spirits instantly perked up. He found a few familiar faces, gathered around outside, pointed and whispered about the situation inside, and began to speculate wildly.

As a witness to the events, no one knew the whole story better than Shin Higashiyama, and it was also recorded in "Soul Swap." He arrived at the high school campus with his umbrella, changed his shoes, and placed the umbrella on the rack.

"If you're curious, you can wander around, but don't go too far. Be sure to come back inside the umbrella as soon as possible. The school's yang energy is very strong during the day, which will take a toll on you. Also, I might need you to do something for me later."

Thank you, thank you, Brother Dongshan.

Shin Higashiyama didn't say much, nor did he warn him not to scare people. Given Ueda's personality, it would be good enough if others didn't frighten him.

Even before entering the classroom, one could sense its unusual quietness, a stark contrast to the other classes.

Sure enough, after taking a few more steps to the door and glancing around, Ikeda, like a giant, stood with his hands on the podium, his muscular body leaning forward, his already fierce face even more taut, putting unprecedented psychological pressure on the students, who all sat upright and were all good students.

Higashiyama Shin sat down in his seat, and Chiba Shion paused her self-study, picked up her pen and gently tapped Higashiyama Shin's back, showing no psychological pressure whatsoever because of Ikeda's appearance.

"Something big happened at school last night." Chiba skipped the preamble, not saying anything like, "Have you noticed anything strange about the school?"

If Higashiyama Shin can't even handle this, she won't consider him her only friend.

"People have died, and most likely more than one, and it's related to the Seven Clans." Higashiyama Shin replied casually, cutting out some information.

Chiba Shion remained expressionless and nodded slightly: "It seems you also noticed the brooches and badges on those police officers' collars."

Badge? What badge?

Even his foolish brother could guess that someone might be dead, so why would he need to look at the badge?

“Only people from the First Investigation Division would wear that brooch badge. I even saw the head of the First Investigation Division, who has appeared on television before,” Chiba Shion said, explaining her reasoning. “The fact that the head of the First Investigation Division personally came into the case indicates that this is a serious criminal case.”

"You said it's related to the Seven People. Does Higashiyama Doku know anything about it?" Chiba Shion knew some things about Higashiyama Doku.

"Yes, last night, the seven of them held a test of courage for the newcomers at the old teaching building."

Chiba Shion's lips curled into a mocking smile. She had always loathed these delinquent groups and never bothered to hide her attitude towards them.

"He deserved to die, didn't he?" Higashiyama Shin finished her sentence.

Chiba greeted the morning sun with a faint smile: "Humans have the chance to correct their mistakes, but beasts don't."

"Their pure malice may have unknowingly destroyed the future of countless people."

“I don’t like meddling in other people’s business, and there’s not much I can do, but I’m happy to see them get what they deserve as soon as possible.”

The reason why Shinichi Higashiyama and Shion Chiba get along well is precisely because of their similar personalities.

"Then, may they be good people in their next life." Higashiyama Shin opened his thermos and took a sip of the fragrant tea.

It's eight o'clock.

Everyone who could make it has arrived.

Dongshan glanced around; everything seemed fine. But wait!

How old are you? Nobi Tomoyoshi.

Looking at his fierce expression, Dongshan even suspected that this person was born with a bad luck constitution.

The leader of the group, Koizumi, is already dead, and the remaining two are probably terrified. They certainly won't be interested in causing him any more trouble for the time being.

Today we're also going to elect class officers. If the class representative is a strong-willed person, a little reminder might help him avoid being targeted by the 80s again.

So, where did this little culprit come from?
(End of this chapter)