I have bound two systems.

After the previous series of preparations, the devil in her heart whispered in her ear and told her a possibility.

But she tried desperately to deny it. She did not agree with such speculation and was determined not to think further in that direction.

If that was really the case, then what was the point of her previous distress and depression?

What about her recent feeling of eagerness and joy, thinking that she has found true love?

It won’t be like that…

There is absolutely no way it could be like that...

However, no matter how unwilling Isshi Isamu is to face reality, once the gears of truth start turning, they will not stop easily.

The plot on the TV screen continues to advance.

Isshi Iroha saw that Chisato Suzumiya, who was already officially married, still gently stroked her photo with her hand every night.

Zhong Mei Meili's pregnancy was also a lie. Every once in a while, she would stuff some stuffing under her shirt to create the illusion that her belly was getting bigger.

And when the plot progressed to the day when Isshiki Caiyu felt the most guilty, her pretty and lovely face suddenly lost its color!

She saw that Zhongmei Beili had tied a prop blood bag on his thigh in advance.

She saw that when she wasn't paying attention, Chisato Suzumiya deliberately poured some water on the stairs to make them more slippery.

Then, everything happened as it should.

She accidentally slipped, causing her sister-in-law to lose a lot of blood. She went to the hospital and had a miscarriage.

She was slapped hard by her father who was also kept in the dark, and her mother burst into tears because of this.

The three members of this family were truly sad and distressed, and distraught over this incident.

However, the instigator, Chisato Suzumiya, after comforting them with false feelings, turned around and transferred a large sum of money to the unethical doctor when she was alone.

"vomit--!"

Isshi Caiyu suddenly felt nauseous. She covered her mouth, her body leaned forward limply, and she knelt on the ground.

That’s it, that’s how it is, I have been deceived all along.

I was deceived by my brother who usually behaved too gentle and harmless, and his wife who seemed so gentle and skillful!

Isshi Caiyu clenched her fists and slammed them hard on the ground, her movements full of emotional loss of control.

When she looked up again, the plot on the TV screen continued to the conversation between Chisato Suzumiya and the unethical doctor.

At this time, Chisato Suzumiya was asking him about the matter of cutting his wrists.

Because of this scene, Isshiki Caiyu suddenly remembered something and covered her mouth with her hands again. The feeling of nausea made her stomach shrink continuously, but in her dream, she didn't vomit anything.

The plot continues to move forward.

She saw the wonderful acting of Concacaf.

She saw Chisato Suzumiya approaching patiently step by step.

She saw herself and her parents as clowns, being fooled by them, letting their emotions be manipulated by them, and reacting in funny and pathetic ways.

All of this is like a carefully planned stage play, and the only person who can decide how the play will proceed from beginning to end is that one person.

Ridiculous, too ridiculous.

I actually felt guilty and sad. I was actually played around by him like that. I actually approached him actively and even fell in love with him and gave him my body.

“Hehe…hehehe…”

Isshi Caiyu went from being unable to accept it at first to being mentally numb. The corners of her mouth slightly curled up and she let out an ambiguous and extremely creepy laugh.

Her beautiful brown pupils had long lost their luster, replaced by a chaos and emptiness, like a pool of stagnant water with undercurrents surging inside.

The truth continues to unfold.

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Chapter 243: Installing Cameras in Person

Today is the third day.

It was also the third day that Isshiki Caiyu took leave.

A familiar situation occurred again, and Shizuka Hiratsuka, who had a strong sense of responsibility as a teacher, could not help but pay attention.

Her classes finished early that afternoon, so she drove directly out of school and visited Isshiki's house again.

Mrs. Isshiki entertained her with great concern, just like last time.

Without further ado, Hiratsuka Shizuka asked directly,

"Mrs. Isshiki, may I ask how Iroha is doing now?"

Before deciding to pay the visit, Shizuka Hiratsuka had already called Mrs. Isshiki in advance to inform her. She also had a general understanding of Isshiki Iroha's situation in the past few days, so there was no need to repeat it at this moment.

Mrs. Isshiki sighed.

"It's still the same. She suddenly doesn't want to go to school and spends most of her time hiding in her room. Her father and I don't know if she's worried or if she's encountered something, but she doesn't tell us. She just forces a smile and tells us not to worry. But when she's like this, it's impossible to stop us from worrying, right?"

Half answering and half confiding, Mrs. Isshiki told the truth about her daughter's situation.

In fact, compared to the previous time, the condition displayed by Isshiki Iroha this time is much better.

At least apart from not wanting to go to school and locking herself in the room, she was relatively normal in other aspects. Although she didn't talk much, she could still communicate with her parents in a simple way.

Instead of being like last time, as if he had encountered an unspeakable bad incident and suffered extreme psychological trauma, he often curled up in the corner of the bed alone, with a terrified expression, and suddenly burst into tears from time to time.

Hiratsuka Shizuka pondered for a moment and looked upstairs.

"Look at the bright side. Caiyu can comfort Madam and tell her not to worry. This actually shows that the situation may not be as bad as we thought. After all, it means that she still has the energy to care about the people and things around her."

Mrs. Isshiki also looked upstairs.

"maybe."

Hiratsuka Shizuka withdrew her gaze, but the information she obtained from Iroha's mother was still insufficient, not specific enough and too one-sided.

She wanted to help her lovely student, so the best way was to contact her face to face.

I still have to do it like last time, go upstairs to her room and communicate with her face to face.

But before that, there are a few small questions to ask.

"Has Caiyu eaten well these days?"

Mrs. Isshiki nodded.

"Well, she eats three meals a day normally, but she doesn't eat much each time."

"After all, it's understandable that she has something on her mind. So, has Caiyu asked you for anything in particular recently?"

"It seems that she didn't make any special request, but she did ask me for money on the morning of the second day after I took leave."

"Did you ask for money once?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka concentrated instantly. Her woman's sixth sense told her that this seemingly ordinary action might be related to Isshiki Iroha's abnormal behavior.

"Yes."

As if infected by Hiratsuka Shizuka's suddenly sharp gaze, Mrs. Isshiki's already very upright sitting posture became even more standard.

She straightened her back, recalled the details of that day, and continued,

"This is actually normal. In our family, Caiyu can always ask us for more pocket money if she doesn't have enough. And the reason she asked for money that day was also legitimate. She wanted to buy books."

"Buying books?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka raised her eyebrows. This was an answer that surprised her quite a bit.

"Well, I don't know the general idea, but I was a little worried about Caiyu going out alone, so I suggested going out with her and I would pay for any books she wanted to buy. She didn't say anything about this proposal, but just nodded and agreed."

"What happens after that?"

"We went to a nearby bookstore together. Caiyu bought several books and then we went straight home. After that, she locked herself in her room, just as I told you on the phone before."

"What book did she buy?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka realized that this was the crux of the problem.

"Do you remember?"

"I paid special attention to this at the time and remember it very clearly."

Mrs. Isshiki raised her right hand with a wedding ring on it, and raised a finger when she said the name of a book.

"The Six Codes, the Japanese Criminal Code, the General Principles of Civil Law, the Unlawful Acts Law, and the Criminal Records."

When she finished saying the title of the book, Mrs. Isshiki stretched out all five fingers.

Even someone with a congenitally underdeveloped brain could easily and directly see what the five books she mentioned had in common.

Mrs. Isshiki continued,

"I've never noticed that the child is interested in these complicated books before. In the past, the books she read most were magazines about fashion trends. But to some extent, this is a good thing."

“Ah…yeah.”

After Shizuka Hiratsuka responded reluctantly, she picked up the coffee on the coffee table and took a sip.

After Mrs. Isshiki said the names of these books, her expression didn't change much and remained the same as before.

Shizuka Hiratsuka could understand this. After all, this was a child she had brought up, so it was only natural that she would not think in a bad direction.

She felt that it would be better not to tell the lady some of the things she was thinking now, so as to avoid making her already worried mood even more uneasy.

I hope that Caiyu is just interested in the law, and it's not as bad as I think.

Then there is the last question that Shizuka Hiratsuka is slightly concerned about.

Although the possibility is very small, after all, Japanese society is so chaotic now. Is it possible that the ultimate reason why Caiyu is like this is really because she was entangled by some pervert?

So I still have to confirm.

"Mrs. Isshiki, have you seen any strange people appearing around your home during this period?"

"weirdo?"

"Yes... For example, someone who wanders around your house from time to time and behaves suspiciously."

"kindness……"

Mrs. Isshiki thought for a while.

"No, the security in our area is quite good. Even in the middle of the night, there are police officers patrolling the roads, so there shouldn't be any suspicious people like you mentioned, but..."

"but?"

"It probably started last Sunday. I did notice some things around my home that I hadn't seen before. But they had nothing to do with people. They were crows."

"Some crows?"

Once again, Shizuka Hiratsuka received an answer she had not expected.

"Well, I can clearly feel that there seem to be more crows around here in the past few days. Maybe it's because some people in the area have started to break the rules and litter their garbage outside of garbage collection days, which has allowed the crows to find a place to eat."

Mrs. Isshiki was busy speculating on her own.

"Oh, by the way, when my husband came home yesterday, he found a crow had built a nest under the eaves of my roof."

This was completely irrelevant, but Shizuka Hiratsuka still simply expressed her congratulations.

After all, when crows build nests at home, it implies that some good luck is coming.

She stood up and spoke to Mrs. Isshiki.

"If you don't mind, I'd like to go talk to Iroha."

"Of course I don't mind. Thank you for taking such trouble. It's almost time for dinner, so please stay and have dinner with us later."

"Please don't be so polite. It's my turn to be on duty today. I have to go back to school to be on duty later."

After politely declining Mrs. Isshiki's kindness, Shizuka Hiratsuka walked up to the second floor with ease, came to the door of Isshiki Caiyu's room, and knocked on the door.

"Mother?"

"It's me, your respected Hiratsuka-sensei."

Isshi Iroha's voice didn't sound as listless as expected, so Hiratsuka Shizuka made a little joke.

"...Please wait a moment."