Chapter 5: Rekindled Hope

The moment Akane finished speaking, the Countermeasures Committee's activity room fell into silence.

Not to mention Lin En, even her companions seemed to have not expected Qian Xiang to have such a big reaction.

"After all, aren't all the problems in Abydos solved by us? I'm surprised that everyone told the teacher about this without objection. Have you forgotten the adults who pretended to help Abydos when it needed it the most, which led to this situation?"

Just when Lynn was thinking about how to answer Qianxiang, the rest of the people in Abydos spoke first.

"You can't say that about the teacher, Akane. I think the teacher is an adult who can be trusted."

Hearing Shirako's words, Nonami nodded seriously.

"Well, if you say that, the teacher might be sad, right?"

"But Akane-chan, after all, the teacher is an adult who helped us, isn't he? Besides, I don't think this matter is something that the teacher can hide, right?"

Seeing that even Hoshino, who was usually the calmest, spoke out to refute her, Akane couldn't help but show a look of surprise.

"Why are you all speaking up for him? Anyway...I can't accept it!"

She looked around at everyone with a complicated expression, and after her gaze rested on Lin En for a moment, she turned around and rushed out of the activity room.

"I'll go see her."

Seeing this, Nonami, who cared about her classmates, immediately followed Akane out of the activity room.

"Why is this happening..."

Looking at the activity room that suddenly became empty, Ayane lowered her head sadly.

"At a time like this, shouldn't we all work together to solve the problem?"

At this moment, she seemed to remember something and quickly turned to look at Lin En.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Lin En... Qianxiang's personality is a little weird, and it has caused you trouble... But no matter what, I hope you won't blame her. After all, she is also..."

In response to Ayane's slightly apologetic words, Lin En just chuckled and shook his head.

"Of course not. After all, I am an outsider, and the child is very wary of outsiders because of the debt. This situation is inevitable. However, I am also very touched that you are willing to speak up for me."

As Lin En said this, he glanced at the open door of the activity room and spoke to the people present.

"And in my opinion, instead of explaining to me, what you need to do now is to comfort the child, right? It won't be too late to explain the debt situation to me later. For now, you should just spend more time with her."

After hearing Lin En's somewhat unexpected answer, Bai Zi hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't help but ask.

"Teacher, have you decided to save Abydos from the moment you came here? But... why? We really don't want to trouble you..."

"Does this need a reason?"

Lin En interrupted Bai Zi and stood up and walked in front of the three of them.

"Because I'm a teacher, and as a teacher, how can I sit back and do nothing about the safety of my students? Besides..."

As Lin En said this, he subconsciously reached out and touched the head of the white boy in front of him.

"Who wouldn't like cute and clever students like you?"

In fact, the moment Lin En's words came out of his mouth, he suddenly reacted.

This is Abydos, not the familiar Gehenna, nor the black market where Arius's team was. It is undoubtedly very rude to do such a thing and say such words to a student I met for the first time.

Just when Lin En was awkwardly thinking about what to do next, Hoshino Takanashi couldn't help but smile.

"Teacher, you are really good at sweet talk... But, I don't hate you, uncle."

"I didn't expect the teacher to be willing to help us to the end..."

Not only Hoshino, but even Ayane beside him couldn't help but reveal a slightly moved expression.

"Then please give me more guidance in the future, teacher!"

After bowing nearly ninety degrees to Lin En, Ayane, somewhat excited, stretched out her hand again, wanting to shake hands with Lin En.

Seeing this, Lin En quickly prepared to withdraw his hand that was still on Bai Zi's head.

But just as he was about to make a move, Bai Zi had already stretched out his hands and grabbed Lin En's hand that was pressing on her head.

After trying a little harder and finding that he couldn't break free, Lin En had no choice but to stretch out his other hand with a slightly wry smile and hold Ayane's hand that was extended to him.

Although the scene was somewhat strange, seeing the genuine relaxation and hopeful smiles on Shirako and Ayane's faces, Hoshino Takanashi couldn't help but smile.

"Hmm... Since the teacher is going to interfere from the beginning, there's nothing much to say. And seeing that the teacher is so popular among the juniors, I can feel relieved now."

At this moment, Abydos, which had been dead silent, seemed to have rekindled hope.

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"What? The main force of the Iron Helm was almost completely defeated? And they were captured by the Federal Student Union?"

After hearing the report from his subordinate, the director of Caesar Group who was sitting in the office suddenly clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction.

"What a bunch of trash... It turns out that this is the limit of what these low-ranking hooligans can do. In this case, we can only use students to deal with students."

Just as he picked up the phone to make a call, a calm voice came into his ears.

"You look like you're in trouble, sir."

The moment he heard this voice, Director Caesar couldn't help but reveal a bit of awe.

"No, Mr. Blacksuit. Our plan just encountered a small setback."

When Director Caesar answered, a figure in a suit slowly walked out from the shadows of the room.

"Now, your opponent is not only 'Abydos', but also the 'teacher'. Such a plan of coercion through violence will no longer work. Because he has a stronger power than you... Do you understand, Mr. Director?"

"…What does Mr. Black Suit mean?"

"Of course, we use adult methods and operate within the rules. However, there is a possibility that the teacher will break all the rules."

After hearing the other party's words, Director Caesar hesitated for a moment and finally spoke.

"You have a point, but it is necessary to let the convenience house try it out."

"That's true... It would be great if they could get that teacher to perform the same 'miracle' again and provide more data."

Seeing that the other party did not object to his proposal, Director Caesar nodded slightly and dialed the phone.

The moment the call was connected, a slightly stern voice came from the other end of the line.

"Hello, this is Convenience House 68, which can solve any problem."

"I have a mission and want to entrust the convenience house."

Chapter 6: An Unintentional Result

As night fell, Lynn's first day in Abydos was coming to an end.

"That should be it..."

In the somewhat dark countermeasures committee room, Ayane, with some uncertainty, transferred a picture to Lynn's tablet computer using the fluorescent light emitted by the screen.

"After all, I haven't been here for nearly a month, and there are too many things to consider during this period, so..."

"It's okay, that's enough."

Looking at the number and the hand-drawn picture on the screen, Lin En smiled and nodded.

"In fact, you actually still remember the number and general appearance of the other party's vehicle."

"If it happens once a month, I'll remember it anyway..."

After adjusting her glasses with a wry smile, Ayane still asked with some concern.

"By the way, teacher, are you really okay? Although it's embarrassing to say this, we have no information about what kind of person the other party is, except for his name... It might be very dangerous..."

"No problem. I'm just going to investigate this money transport truck and the Caesars Group it belongs to."

Faced with Lin En who looked like he didn't care, Ayane couldn't help but speak.

"Why does the teacher have to do this..."

"Hmm? These are just some very normal means."

As Lin En said this, he opened the door of the activity room and smiled mysteriously.

"A trap set by adults must be solved with adult means."

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"Ah... I'm so tired... Although today is not as lively as the past few days, there are still quite a lot of people."

On the night street, Akane Kuromi walked out of a ramen restaurant yawning.

You know, if you eat at a ramen restaurant, you can't be so tired. So the answer is very obvious. In order to reduce Abydos's debt problem, she is working in this ramen restaurant.

"Really? If I had known earlier, I should have let Senior take care of those guys from the Iron Helmets this morning... Anyway, what's going on with that teacher?"

As Akane talked to herself, she couldn't help but think of the scene she saw in the morning.

"He doesn't even have an aura, but he rushes straight into the enemy camp without fear of death. But he does look very strong..."

Recalling the other party's behavior in the Countermeasures Committee Activity Room, Akane couldn't help but mutter softly.

"He... should be a little different from those adults..."

Akane said this while dragging her slightly tired body towards the Abydos school building area.

However, at this moment, she did not notice the figures in the shadows on both sides of the road who were ready to move.

"Did you see that? If I remember correctly, that guy is a member of the Abydos Countermeasures Committee, right?"

Hearing the question from his colleague beside him, the little leader of the Iron Helmet Regiment wearing an iron helmet nodded slightly.

"Yes, I saw it, and I still remember her appearance."

"How about it, do you want to start now?"

Hearing this, the Iron Helmet leader frowned slightly.

"Wait a minute... Let's first find out if there are any other accomplices around her. If we fail this time, I'm afraid we won't have the money to attack Abydos, and we won't be able to continue to get funds from Caesar."

At this moment, the voice of a companion came from the communicator inside the helmet.

"Boss, we have confirmed through harassment that the other four are still in their school. But... we didn't find the guy on the motorcycle."

"That's enough. Let's gather our strength to capture this guy and leave immediately. Even the guy on the motorcycle will not be able to react so quickly."

"understand!"

Just as the trap set by the Iron Helmets gradually closed in on Akane, Akane finally realized that something was wrong.

"Why is there no one on the street? Logically, there should be some citizens walking around at this time..."

Before she could finish her words, dozens of Iron Helmets wearing iron helmets emerged from the shadows around her and surrounded her.

"Come on, little ones!"

“Wuuuuuuuu?! What’s going on?!”

After rolling into the shelter, Akane immediately realized the situation and angrily pulled the bolt of the rifle in her hand.

"Damned Iron Helmets, are you planning to attack me because I'm alone? I'll teach you a lesson!"

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"Um... Alona, ​​are you sure that car passed by here?"

After slowly parking the motorcycle beside a road, Lynn took out his tablet and asked the other party.

"That's right. According to the surveillance video I just retrieved from the Federal Student Union, the armored car went directly in this direction after leaving Abydos!"

"Tsk... This direction seems to be the black market..."

Looking at the floor plan of the Abydos Autonomous Region on the tablet, Lin En couldn't help but frowned slightly.

While Lin En was thinking, Alona's slightly surprised words came into his ears.

"However, when Teacher Lin En asked me if I could do this, I was still a little surprised. I didn't expect that Teacher Lin En had this side."

"It's the way adults do things, to use all the resources you have to achieve your goals. The reason I asked you, Alona, ​​to bypass the Federal Student Union is because I don't want my dictatorship to cause them headaches."

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