Iruma-san wants to win the Akutagawa Prize

"Yes, I'll leave Xiaomu tonight. With Xiaomu here, mother will be more restrained."

Wakaba Mutsu looked at the smiling Toyokawa Shoko and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Xiao Mu, are you really unwilling to tell me about Nagasaki-san's situation? Actually, I'm very worried about Nagasaki-san—"

On the way home, Shoko Toyokawa asked about Wakaba Mutsu again.

At this time, the corners of Ruoye Mu's mouth had inevitably risen to a terrifying degree.

"I don't know, but Su Shi shouldn't be sick."

Wakaba Mutsu responded to Toyokawa Shoko.

【Jeong-yeon 言。】

In just a moment, Toyokawa Shoko realized that Wakaba Mutsu had lied to her.

Realizing this, Shoko Toyokawa turned her head and looked at the gray wall beside the road. Her nose felt a little sour. She couldn't understand why Wakaba Mu would lie to her.

So I felt full of grievances.

At the end of the grievance, there is still a situation where Ruoye Mu's help is needed at this moment no matter what.

Shoko Toyokawa felt a bitter emotion.

She was a little overwhelmed.

So subconsciously she thought of Iruma Hibiki.

【Hurry back and contact Xiang. 】

Thinking of this, Shoko Toyokawa quickened her pace.

"Xiang."

Just when they were about to reach home, Wakaba Mutsu suddenly called out to Toyokawa Shoko.

"Mu?"

When Toyokawa Shoko turned around, she saw Wakaba Mutsu slightly avoiding her sight.

"Sushi, we should go find Xiang."

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After a moment of silence, Toyokawa Shoko subconsciously asked back:

"How did Mu know?"

"Hibiki told me."

……

After a deeper silence, Toyokawa Shoko took the initiative to change the subject:

"Mu, shall we go in first?"

Then she took Ruoye Mu into her home.

"Xiang."

"Don't worry, Mu, I won't tell anyone about Mu snitching."

Toyokawa Shoko said to Wakaba Mutsu with a smile.

"Speaking of which, Mu, do you think I'd hide it because I'm angry about finding out? I wouldn't. Although I did tell Mu that I was a little worried about the relationship between Nagasaki Suyo and Hibiki, it's not like that."

Toyokawa Shoko responded to Wakaba Mutsu with a smile.

"Great."

Then, as expected, Ruoye Mu smiled with relief.

Her worries and embarrassment naturally disappeared.

"Speaking of which, why did Hibiki and Mutsu say that?"

"Because I was worried about Su Shi, but Su Shi didn't reply to me, so I went to ask Xiang."

"That's it..."

"Xiao Mu asked and then told me?"

Shoko Toyokawa's questioning continued.

At this moment, Wakaba Mu was like a prisoner who had found a safe place and became extremely frank.

"Well, Xiang, you probably don't intend to hide the matter from Su Shi."

She said so.

In fact, she had no basis for such an answer.

But Wakaba Mutsu thought that this was the answer he should give to Toyokawa Shoko at this moment.

Bonus 3: Triangle Chuhua's Prisoner's Dilemma

"Chuhua, put your cell phone and communication tools here."

Toyokawa Shoko handed a small gray basket in front of Triangle Chuhua. The incandescent lamp above the narrow room made everything inside the room too bright. At this moment, she and Chuhua were standing on both sides of a dark brown wooden table.

Shoko Toyokawa's identity is a police officer.

Sanjiao Chuhua's identity is [criminal].

The victim was Hibiki Iruma.

"Xiangzi, how's Xiang doing?"

Sanjiao Chuhua had obvious worry on his face as he placed his phone in the basket.

"Where are Mana and Haru? Where are they?"

While handing over his communication equipment, Sanjiao Chuhua showed excessive anxiety.

And Toyokawa Shoko sighed in front of Sankaku Hatsuka.

"Xiang is out of danger, but he's still in a coma. The doctor said his recent behavior has been a bit excessive, and if he doesn't recuperate, his body will collapse. This incident is just the last straw that broke the camel's back. Of course, this doesn't mean that the nature of this incident is any less serious."

"But without Su Shi, Hong Xia, or me knowing anything, someone did something a little too extreme, didn't they?"

Toyokawa Shoko stared at the Sanjiao Chuhua in front of her, without directly pointing out the suspicion of the person in front of her.

Mana Junda and Mutsu Wakaba, who were isolated on the other side, were a bit stubborn and could not get the information out no matter what they did, so naturally the only breakthrough point was Hatsuka Mikado's side.

"Himagi is okay, that's great."

After learning about Iruma Hibiki's situation, Sankaku Hatsuka relaxed and put on a confident smile.

Of course, such an expression could not deceive Toyokawa Shoko.

"Chu Hua, you know the tacit understanding and rules we've maintained for so many years. If you confess and report your accomplices now, then at least we can give you a lighter punishment."

"Xiangzi, you mean... are you suspecting that I did something excessive to Xiang? How could I possibly do that..."

Sanjiao Chuhua almost cried when she saw Toyokawa Shoko.

“We grew up together…”

"We only spent some time together when we were young. If you still cared about our friendship, you shouldn't have come to steal my husband more than ten years later."

Toyokawa Shoko sneered at Sankaku Hatsuka.

"Anyway, the current situation is very serious. Su Shi, Hong Xia, and I have decided to take the current situation seriously. Don't play the emotional card, Chu Hua, it's useless. By the way, next door to you, Mana and Mu have already confessed. If you are willing to be honest and confess everything now, you still have a chance. Otherwise, you know what will happen to you."

Toyokawa Shoko slapped her notebook in front of Sankaku Hatsuka, looking confident.

Anyway——

This incident is definitely related to the person in front of me.

Shoko Toyokawa realized this matter a long time ago, but she didn't expect that the people in front of her would go so far.

"I have nothing to say, Xiangzi. I've been busy practicing with the band lately, and meeting Xiang is in accordance with the rules we set between us. I haven't done anything wrong, and there's no way I could have made Xiang faint!"

Sanjiao Chuhua retorted somewhat excitedly.

His face was full of innocence.

"Really?"

Naturally, Toyokawa Shoko would not be moved by Sankaku Hatsuka's expression.

"Then Chuhua, can you tell me about your and the others' entire schedule from March 3th to the 27st of next month? By the way, I expected you to put up a stubborn resistance."

dong dong dong-

At this moment, there was a knock on the door of the room.

"Xiangzi."

Just then, the voice of Shiina Riki was heard from outside the door.

"what's up?"

"Mu confessed."

"I see."

Toyokawa Shoko responded, then stood up and picked up the basket where Chuhua placed her cell phone.

"Chuhua, I don't want you to keep it a secret from me at this time. We can discuss other things, but the matter of Xiang... you should think about it carefully. I hope you have made a decision by the time I come back."

With the sound of the door locking with a click, Shoko Toyokawa left the small interrogation room.

In the interrogation room, Sanjiao Chuhua could no longer maintain her composure in an instant. In just a few minutes, she was sweating profusely.

Although she and Junda Mana had discussed this before—

[If discovered, then three principles must be followed——]

Don't run away.

[Not recognized.]

[I will not surrender myself.]

However, there were too many unexpected events in this operation. First, he bumped into Ruoye Mu in the middle of the operation, so he had no choice but to drag Ruoye Mu into the game.

Furthermore, they had not expected that before the action, Toyokawa Shoko and the others would go so far with Iruma Hibiki.

They definitely had no intention of hurting Hibiki Iruma.

She had resorted to this desperate measure simply because she and Junda Mana had been feeling a little neglected recently and were feeling uneasy.

Unexpectedly, the situation became so serious that even Hibiki Iruma was hurt.

If Mana and Mutsu confess, I'll tell the truth too.

Sanjiao Chuhua thought with a little despair.

She actually...

It might be said that he is the culprit of this incident.

And she was happiest when she was with Iruma Hibiki. It took 5 hours for the two of them to get Wakaba Mutsu's 15 minutes, and finally it was her accomplice Junda Mana's 2 hours.

「And it hurt Hibiki... me...」

"Chuhua, have you thought about it?"

Shoko Toyokawa brought Mana Junda and Mutsu Wakaba back to the room, staring closely at the three-dimensional Hatsuka in front of them.

"Xiangzi, I——" Ling'meng first,

Sankaku Hatsuka's acting skills as an idol finally collapsed at this moment. Her facial expression management was completely out of control. Then she looked at Junda Mana and Wakaba Mutsu behind Toyokawa Shoko, especially Junda Mana. She showed a hint of disbelief and anger towards Junda Mana.

after all--

She was instigated by Junda Mana to do this!

Although she had sex 12 times, Junda Mana had sex as well, at least 4 times. But no matter how you look at it, it was too much to betray her directly at this time.

"I confess, but I was instigated by Mana!"

"Chuhua, you betrayed me!"

At this moment, Junda Mana, who was standing aside, finally showed a look of collapse.