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"So...the victims' families pressured the Metropolitan Police Department to cover it up because they were afraid of losing face for their families, right?"

Xu Ming said in a slightly hoarse voice.

"That's right~ that's how wealthy families do it."

Karen was beaming; she was practically humming a little tune.

"This is truly an incredible secret..."

Xu Ming gave a wry smile.

After a while, Xu Ming asked a seemingly unrelated question.

"Dr. Karen, what do you think of Chairman Huang Lu?"

"President Huang Lu? Oh, you mean the chairman's daughter, Huang Lu Meisaya? She's a very diligent girl, what's up?"

Karen looked at him, somewhat puzzled.

Xu Ming's eyes flashed, and he answered nonchalantly:

"It's nothing. President Huang Lu just led us on a tour of the academy. I was just curious, so I asked casually."

By the way, isn't there a student named Tachibana Kaori in Class D of the first year of high school?

"Huh? How do you know about this child?"

Karen looked at Xu Ming with some suspicion, as if trying to see through his secret.

"Of course I have my own methods."

Xu Ming gave a vague answer.

"Forget it, I'm not interested in your secrets."

Karen waved her hand dismissively.

"I remember that child. She wasn't in very good health, so she often came to the infirmary. I was quite familiar with her."

However, she had already died a month before the fire, reportedly by suicide.

Xu Ming was startled, and his eyes sharpened.

The clues, which were originally like scattered puzzle pieces, began to slowly come together, restoring the original form in Xu Ming's mind.

"It's getting late, Dr. Karen, you can continue with your work. I'll be going now."

As Xu Ming spoke, he stood up and prepared to leave.

However, as he reached the door of the infirmary, Karen seemed to remember something and suddenly spoke:

"Oh, right, there's something I almost forgot to tell you..."

At night, especially after midnight, if you hear any strange noises in the hallway, it's best not to run out to investigate out of curiosity.

Xu Ming suddenly turned around.

Karen remained seated in the armchair, legs crossed, one hand supporting her cheek, head tilted, looking at him with a meaningful expression.

Chapter 247 The Deduced Truth

"Does this academy hold other secrets?"

Xu Ming immediately asked.

"Who knows? Anyway, the school rules state that curfew is after 9 p.m., and no one is allowed to loiter in the hallways."

Karen piqued Xu Ming's curiosity, but he was unwilling to say more.

Seeing Xu Ming frown and look slightly annoyed, Karen's lips curled into a pleased smile.

This sadistic woman with a terrible temper did it on purpose!

She deliberately piqued his curiosity, but only told him half of what she knew, just to see his frustrated expression.

Xu Ming shook his head, pushed open the door, and walked out of the infirmary.

After leaving the infirmary, Xu Ming began to wander around the entire faculty and staff building.

This building appears to be a converted old church school building. Its structure is somewhat complex, with one floor divided into three parts by two corridors, plus some hidden alleys, making each floor look like a maze.

The most troublesome thing is that the structure of each floor seems to have been modified to some extent, and they are all quite different.

After memorizing the general route, Xu Ming returned to his room, leaned against the bed, and began to think seriously.

He has already grasped many clues about the 'Class 1D' subplot, and combined with the original work, he has basically figured out the cause of the incident.

This story begins with the former homeroom teacher of Class D in the first year of high school, a guy named Hayama Hideo.

Despite having a name as noble and righteous as a protagonist, this guy is actually a street thug who didn't even graduate from high school and has a terrible character.

Choosing such a name is simply a sign of malice from a certain type of fungus.

People like her are not qualified to be teachers at a prestigious girls' school like Liyuan.

But she had a good older brother who married into the Huang family, who controlled the most shares in Liyuan, and became the chairman of Liyuan.

Under his arrangement, Hayama Hideo became the homeroom teacher of Class 1D in the first year of high school.

As a result, this guy didn't change his ways and even extended his evil clutches to the naive young ladies in Class D.

This guy not only used all the students in Class 1D of the first year of high school as tools to vent his lust, but he also secretly took them to places like the bar street to earn money in the form of 'assistance'.

He's the worst of the worst, the ultimate scumbag.

As everyone knows, Liyuan Academy only admits rich and beautiful young ladies, and Class D of the first year of high school is no exception.

Due to their upbringing and social experience, these young ladies, when faced with such a situation, do not immediately think of calling the police, but rather of concealing it, simply to avoid bringing shame upon their families.

This is probably why the daughters of elite girls' schools are more likely to become the mistress of the house. (laughs~)

In the end, the girls in Class D of the first year of high school not only did not reveal the secret, but also collectively and voluntarily helped Hayama Hideo to keep it a secret.

This is practically a classic case of Stockholm syndrome.

However, in a class of thirty-odd people, there are always one or two who are stubborn and unwilling to be controlled by him.

This person is Tachibana Kaori, a close friend of Misaya Kiko.

At first, she was unwilling to compromise, but under the coercion of Hayama Hideo and all the students in Class 1-D, she ultimately could not escape their clutches.

Unexpectedly, the first time Hayama Hideo forcibly took her out to earn money, it resulted in a death.

Even more unexpectedly, Tachibana Kaori actually wanted to give birth to the child in order to expose Hayama Hideo and make Class D's scandal public.

In order to prevent the scandal from being exposed, the students of Class D joined forces with Hideo Hayama to put pressure on Kaori Tachibana, and relentlessly ostracized and persecuted her.

Finally, Kaori Tachibana couldn't bear the pressure and committed suicide.

After learning the news, her friend Misaya Hiiro secretly investigated and uncovered the truth behind it.

However, she did not choose to call the police.

Because she knew that even if she called the police, with the power of the families behind these students, they would just have to start over in a different place.

Therefore, Huang Lu Meisaya chose to retaliate in kind.

Her first task was to gather everyone in Class 1-D of the first year of high school, which was easy; for example, she could simply convey the orders of the slave owner, Hayama Hideo.

Then, she would prepare gasoline and other fuels in advance in a corner of the classroom, and make them drink or eat food or water containing sleeping pills... As the eldest daughter of the Huang Lu family, the largest shareholder of Liyuan Girls' Academy, Huang Lu Meisha had a million ways to drug them.

After the group of 'murderers' fell into a coma, seal the doors and windows, and take the opportunity to place the evidence of the entire class's assistance in the transaction on the most conspicuous podium, taking fireproof measures.

Next... all it takes is a small match to watch them writhe in agony amidst the flames of revenge...

As a child of a powerful family, Misaya Huanglu knew very well that these families would definitely choose to cover up scandals and put pressure on the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department in order to save face for their families.

Sure enough, she made the right bet.

She achieved her revenge, but became a lawless outlaw.

All of this is because of the 'glory' of the large family.

However, even after learning the truth, Xu Ming did not intend to do anything.

Firstly, this is merely his speculation and lacks strong evidence.

Secondly, he is an exorcist, not a police officer or other law enforcement personnel.

After all, he's not the kind of meddlesome anime protagonist.

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As the sun gradually set, Liyuan Girls' Academy slowly became deserted.

As time passed, the windows that had been lit up gradually dimmed.

In the end, the entire Liyuan Garden was shrouded in darkness, with only the streetlights on both sides of the road emitting a dim light.

Women's dormitory, 3rd floor.

A door opened gently, and Shiori Hagami peeked out cautiously.

The corridor was quiet, and no one was moving.

She glanced back at Matsugawa Chiharu, who was fast asleep on the bed, gritted her teeth, pushed open the door, and walked out, heading towards the end of the corridor.

A dim corridor lamp was lit every so often, casting her long shadow.

Soon, Shiori Hagiya tiptoed to the public restroom at the end of the corridor, pushed open the door, and went inside.

There was only one light in the bathroom, which was dim and occasionally emitted a hissing sound of poor contact and flickered from time to time.

Tick ​​tock!

I don't know which faucet wasn't turned off properly, but the continuous dripping sound was particularly loud.

Rows of mirrors were placed on the wall in front of the sink. The dim light shone on them, creating bizarre and surreal images.

Seeing this scene, which resembled something out of a horror movie, Shiori Hagamiya pursed her lips tightly and unconsciously clenched her fists until her knuckles turned white.

She took a deep breath, walked to the sink, and took out the candles, matches, and fruit knife she had prepared beforehand from her pocket.

Then he struck a match, lit the candle, and placed it in front of the mirror.

The dim lighting and candlelight intertwined, reflecting an even more eerie glow in the mirror, as if the entire bathroom space had been slightly distorted.

Chapter 248 Voluntarily Jumping into the Pit