The lonely Hikigaya Hachiman wants to become the king of mystery novels

"Okay, don't talk about these deviant things. Since you are here today, you might as well have a good time. There will be a bonfire dance later. Teacher, I won't be a light bulb for you two here. "

Hiratsuka Shizuka ended the topic related to soft rice, then waved to the two of them and left.

"Teacher Hiratsuka, you are really a very free and unrestrained person."

Looking at the figure wearing a white lab coat fading away, Yukino sighed with emotion.

"Why, am I making you feel less free and unrestrained when I'm by your side?"

Hikigaya Hachiman switched to the Gosei form again.

"No, it's better to say that before I met you, Hachiman, I never knew what the words freedom and chic meant. It was you who made me understand."

Yukino ignored Hachiman's argument, but replied with a very affectionate sentence.

"Well... By the way Yukino, do you know what Mr. Hiratsuka's family background is like? She can't afford an Aston Martin with the salary of a teacher, right?"

Hachiman changed the topic to something he had been curious about for a long time.

"I don't know much about this matter. I only heard a few words from my mother and sister. It seems that Mr. Hiratsuka's family is engaged in some business that is not easy to explain."

Yukino tried to remember.

"It's hard to explain clearly? Wait, isn't it...a violent group?"

"I didn't say that, but it's very possible."

"But if that's the case, then everything makes sense..."

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Hikigaya Hachiman recalled some of his previous analyses:

Mr. Hiratsuka's family is very rich, of course. How can a violent group have no money?

Teacher Hiratsuka has a very good personal relationship with the Yukinoshita family, which makes sense. If she was just an ordinary teacher, how could she have caught the attention of the Yukinoshita family?

Moreover, as the Yukinoshita family is a pure white enterprise, there are certain dirty things that they cannot do by themselves. So will they seek help from the Hiratsuka-sensei family at this time?

As for the last point, Hikigaya Hachiman never saw Mr. Hiratsuka at the end-of-year party in Chiba Prefecture, which can be easily explained.After all, this party is a gathering of political and business people. Even if Teacher Hiratsuka has a good relationship with the Yukinoshita family, as a member of the mafia family, she will not participate in such an event.

"Don't worry about other people's secrets, Hachiman. Since Hiratsuka-sensei chose the path of teaching, she must have the belief in teaching and educating people. This has nothing to do with her origin."

Yukinoshita Yukino said that in her mind, Shizuka Hiratsuka will always be a responsible and good teacher.

"I don't care, I'm just curious. Although I don't approve of some of the violent gang's practices, they are a legitimate organization after all, so what can I say."

"By the way, didn't Teacher Hiratsuka say there was a bonfire dance tonight? Let's go and have a look. You may not believe it, but I used to dance this kind of dance with myself when I was in junior high school."

It's hard to look back on the past, but Hikigaya Hachiman likes to think about it.

The two came to the vicinity of the bonfire, and some of the successfully matched pairs began to spin in circles with a little shyness.

"You haven't eaten yet tonight, so you don't need to do too many movements. Just turn around slowly."

Yukinoshita Yukino warned softly.

So, Hikigaya Hachiman put his right hand under Yukino's shoulder blade, and held Yukino's right hand with his left hand, and the two of them joined the dancing crowd.

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The next day, October 29, was also the day when the second academic ability test of the school year began.

Hikigaya Hachiman entered the examination room with a glowing face because he relaxed all night yesterday and went to bed early.He looked around at the students in the classroom. Most of them were in a state of withering heads and drooping brains. He noticed that they stayed up until late last night and were still reviewing. After all, most students had too little review time for this exam. .

"Ha--good morning, Hikigaya-san, you look very energetic."

The speaker was Kamiki-san, and his position in the examination room was right behind Hikigaya Hachiman.

"How about you, Shenmu-san. Did you stay up late studying last night?"

"I studied for a while, and the rest of the time was spent writing a manuscript to be published in the newspaper later. Haha——"

Classmate Shenmu couldn't help but yawned again.

Hikigaya Hachiman thought that he could no longer communicate with the people in this classroom, otherwise he would be trapped by the infection even if he was not sleepy.

The two days of exams passed by in a hurry.For students, spending a whole day in exams is undoubtedly faster than spending a whole day in class.

Since the papers used in the academic ability test are Chiba City's unified examination papers, their difficulty is slightly lower than the short tests organized by Sobu High School on weekdays. This made Hikigaya Hachiman feel extremely inflated after the exam. He felt that he should have played his best form since the beginning of high school.

When Hachiman came to the Service Club with this inflated mentality, he found that many classmates from the previous class had come back here to express their gratitude to Yukinoshita Yukino.

"Your status in the hearts of these classmates is really getting higher and higher."

After seeing off the last student who came to express his gratitude, Hikigaya Hachiman couldn't help but sigh.

"But that's not enough... if you want to become president next year."

Yukino replied with some dissatisfaction.

"I'm going to criticize you, Yukinoshita-san. You can set a long-term goal of becoming the president, but don't always care about it while you are working hard for it."

Hikigaya Hachiman moved a chair and sat across from Yukino.

"Even if you say so... I just don't want to lose to Miura-san. You also know that she has been working very hard recently."

Yukino looked into Hachiman's eyes and said firmly.

"Okay, let me put it another way, don't blame me for being nagging. Let me ask Yukinoshita-san, suppose, please note that it is a hypothesis, that you lose the election in September next year, what will you do? Please don't say that you will not lose this If so, you only need to check the past information and you will know that the probability of the student union secretary becoming president is extremely high."

"...Then admit defeat openly. There is no shame in it. But Hikigaya-kun, you should have more confidence in me."

"I will always trust your determination and ability, Yukinoshita-san. But what I want to say is not that, but why are you doing something, whether it is a study meeting or a report letter that is about to be completed?"

"Of course it's for the sake of the students. At least, everyone's academic performance is really improving, isn't it?"

"You are right, Yukino. Everyone's grades are improving. If your report letter is effective, future classmates will no longer have to suffer from forced recruitment. These are practical things you have done for everyone, but, This has nothing to do with whether you can be elected president in the end. In other words, the process of working hard for this goal has already achieved great results, so why should you care so much about the results?"

Hikigaya Hachiman certainly admits that everything Yukino does is good for her classmates, but if she takes the goal of becoming a general too seriously and ends up not choosing it, it will affect her determination to continue doing these things.

"...I think I understand what you mean, Hikigaya-kun. Every time we have this kind of discussion, you always manage to convince me."

Yukino Yukino said.

"It's not that I convinced you, but that you figured it out yourself, Yukino. I think this is also one of your original intentions in establishing the service department. Do good deeds and don't worry about the future. Although it sounds a bit idealistic, I am I really believe in this."

Hikigaya Hachiman returned to his seat and opened his laptop again.

Chapter 180 The mayor of Chiba asks for an audience

On the Saturday after the exam, Hikigaya Hachiman received a special invitation, not from a company or magazine, but from the Chiba City Hall (Government) Office.

"So... they said so many clichés in the email, but in the end they just mean: the mayor wants to see me. Is that right?"

Hikigaya Hachiman confirmed to his assistant Sakamachi Konjiro on the phone.

"Yes, Mr. Hachiman. It's just that their words were very sincere, and they asked you to set a time. I think this is probably what the mayor himself meant, because the email sent by the mayor's office must go through He reviewed it himself.”

Sakamachi analyzed.

"So, maybe this is a more personal meeting? Rather than a formal meeting held by the government for taking photos and publishing news?"

Hikigaya Hachiman hates meetings that are purely for the sake of formality. Moreover, with his current status and influence, he can refuse any invitations from the first-level level of Tori City.

"It's not certain, but I guess it is. I have read some news reports. The current mayor of Chiba majored in literature-related majors in college, and has continued his love for literature to this day. Of course, his He is definitely still a politician at his core, and this cannot be changed.”

Sakamachi once again acted as Hachiman's database.

"What do you think of this, Sakamachi? Do I want to meet him?"

Hachiman was unconvinced, so he asked Sakamachi to give him some advice.

"My opinion is that you might as well meet the mayor. After all, they have such a low profile. Moreover, as a Chiba local, it wouldn't be a bad thing if you could have a certain personal relationship with the mayor. .”

"Well... you're right, it's just a chat, it's no big deal. Then you can reply to the office at... Monday afternoon at 03:30, so it won't take up your weekend time."

Hikigaya Hachiman arranged.But in this case, he would have to skip the club activities on Monday.

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"Tsk, tsk, tsk, those who know say this is a report letter, but those who don't know think it is the graduation thesis of a sociology student from some university."

November [-]st, Sunday, Hikigaya Hachiman was reading the report letter that Yukino gave him titled "Report on the long-standing coercive behavior and its harm at the Sobu High Sports Festival".

It has to be said that Hikigaya Hachiman cannot find anything wrong with this report letter, both in terms of the logical rigor and the comprehensiveness of the evidence.

"But there is a problem, Yukino. Your conclusions and appeals are too late. Those people on the Board of Education will not read carefully word for word like me, so you'd better make your attitude completely clear on the first page. It’s better, it can be understood as a data-saving version of all your content.”

Hikigaya Hachiman returned the report to Yukino and suggested.

"Is there such a thing? Then I'll add a page to the front."

Yukino accepted Hachiman's suggestion without any question.

"In this way, everything is ready. Let's wait and see how the adults on the Chiba City Board of Education will deal with this matter."

Hikigaya Hachiman stretched himself. He was really looking forward to the next development of the situation.

"Hachiman, do you think they will really take my report seriously? The more I write, the more and more unsure I feel. I am always afraid that I will be the only one in the end who is full of confidence but will be ignored by no one." ending."

At this time, Yukino was curled up on the sofa, her legs in black leggings were tightly pressed together, and her small toes were shaking restlessly.

"You can rest assured that even if those people in the Education Committee see the thickness of this report letter, they dare not not take it seriously. What they fear most is that serious people like you, if they can report it to the city today, maybe tomorrow We will report it directly to the Chiba Prefectural Board of Education, and there is no way they will let this matter reach the top."

Hikigaya Hachiman comforted him very confidently.

"Is that so? Huh, Hachiman, you still said that you have no interest in politics. I see that you are clearly aware of the twists and turns here."

Yukino said teasingly.

"What does this have to do with politics... A municipal education committee cannot reach the level of politics. By the way, let me tell you something really related to politics. On Monday afternoon, I have to meet with the mayor. Yes, the service department needs to ask for leave first."

Hikigaya Hachiman said somewhat mysteriously.

"Meet the mayor tomorrow? Why is it so sudden?"

Yukino asked looking a little flustered.

"It's not a formal meeting. I'm a celebrity in Chiba, so the local person in charge wants to get to know me. It's as simple as that."

There is no need to discuss this matter too much. Hachiman still cares more about Yukino's letter of report.

"Coming back to this matter, Yukino, you have to be prepared, whether it is action or psychology. Because you are reporting under a real name, the Education Committee will not be involved in the preliminary mediation stage or the formal investigation stage. Afterwards, they will contact you, interview you and cooperate with them in investigating and collecting evidence.”

"During the above-mentioned period, I can't use my identity to do anything for you, so you can only rely on yourself. What I can do for you is to protect you from the school after this matter is over. Any targeting.”

Hikigaya Hachiman warned in a motherly manner.He didn't show any support or opposition to this matter, but he didn't expect Yukino to actually go to this point.

"Yes, Hachiman, I will. Since I started planning this matter, I have been thinking about everything I might experience. Although it is difficult, I have also found a few classmates and seniors who are willing to speak in front of me. He told the Board of Education how he was injured."

"I know that after the report is submitted, the school will put a lot of pressure on me. But as long as the education committee can hear the truth told by the students themselves, they cannot turn a deaf ear. Sobu High School is a public school , it is impossible to ignore the officials of the Board of Education anyway..."

Yukinoshita Yukino kept talking as if to cheer herself up.After all, she was just a student, and she was about to be on the opposite side of a huge school, so how could she not be nervous?

Seeing Yukino's appearance, Hachiman said nothing. He just stretched out his hands, pulled Yukino into his arms and hugged her tightly. This was much more useful than talking.

However, Hachiman would not inquire about the specific time of Yukino's action. He didn't even know when Yukino was going to deliver the report letter.

The next day, early Monday morning, a huge envelope appeared in the mailbox of the Municipal Board of Education office located inside the Chiba Government Office, Chuo-ku, Chiba City.

The staff on duty opened the envelope and took out a dozen thickly bound materials of unknown content, as well as a small USB flash drive.He put the USB flash drive aside, casually opened the material and started reading it, intending to use it as a morning newspaper for fun.

In less than 5 minutes, the "morning paper" and the USB flash drive were stuffed back into the envelope and delivered to the desk of the head of the Education Committee.

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One of the few benevolences Sobu High School has left to its students is that they never announce the results of exams before the weekend, so that everyone who has finished the exam can at least have a weekend to sort out their mood. .

However, for Hikigaya Hachiman, this is nothing. Anyway, there will be no problem with his performance, and it will be the same this time.He didn't need to squeeze into the crowd at the front of the grade list like other students to find out where he was from among the three hundred names. He only needed to glance at the top few names in the first row.

837. Yukinoshita Yukino [-] points

828. Hayama Hayato [-] points

823. Hikigaya Hachiman [-] points

Sure enough, Hikigaya achieved his best results since entering high school, both in terms of ranking and points.

Moreover, looking at the order of the top three, Hikigaya Hachiman had an inexplicable feeling of fate.

When the surrounding students saw Hikigaya, they also congratulated him one after another.In fact, many of these classmates have never communicated with Hikigaya at all, but through this method, they can feel that they have become closer to this great writer of the same age.

"Hikigaya-san, your grades have improved significantly this time. Congratulations!"

It was Hayama Hayato, and his performance improved as much as Hachiman's.