Survive in Azure Files

Someone has already realized it.

Shizuko also took a deep breath and slowly said the man's nickname: "The Smiling Professor."

Bang.

Miao Tianwan clapped his hands excitedly and exclaimed: "Yes! It must have been done by the Smiling Professor!"

Fina took a deep breath and said seriously, "It's the legendary Laughing Professor? That makes perfect sense! Only a villain as powerful as the Laughing Professor could secretly recruit so many loyal followers, right?"

Feng's eyes lit up: "Hmm! The Smiling Professor from the urban legend? I feel like... he is more like the savior of the villains than the Disaster Fox!"

So who is this Professor Niyaniyya?

I was confused and started to look up relevant information on my mobile phone.

"It does sound like the Smiling Professor's style...but what's the motive?" Tsubaki asked doubtfully.

But Shizuko waved her hand nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter what the motive is. It doesn't matter if we investigate after the incident is resolved. In short, the Smiling Professor is indeed the most likely candidate now, right?"

"Well, that's right..."

"And we can't find any flaws!" Shizuko smiled. "Since there is no evidence that he is not the Smiling Professor, then let's just report it directly to the Onmyoji Department!"

As expected of Hyakuya-do's poster girl, Shizuko is a strategist who will do anything to achieve her goals.

As Shizuko said, as long as this incident appears to be entirely the work of the Smiling Professor and cannot be disproven, it doesn't matter what the truth is.

What is important is to be able to use this as an excuse to get the Yin Yang Department to help.

Shizuko stood up happily: "Then I will contact the Onmyoji people now! With the involvement of a notorious wanted criminal this time, I don't believe the Onmyoji can sit still!"

"Wait!"

However, Miao Tianwan also jumped up from his seat and said sternly: "Shizuko, it's not good to cheat like this, right?"

"What do you mean by fraud?" Shizuko tilted her head, looking confused. "Shizuko doesn't understand that kind of talk. If the mastermind caught is not the Smiling Professor, then the intelligence must be wrong. Shizuko is also a victim, right?"

Miao Tianwan was silent for a while, then nodded slowly: "Since you have an idea, I won't say much. It's getting late, and I have something important to do, so I'll leave first."

"Ah, President, please take care!"

Shizuko sent Meow Tenmaru out the door, then came back, breathed a sigh of relief, removed all her disguises, waved her little fists, and said to us through gritted teeth:

"Anyway! Once we have tricked the Onmyoji Department into helping us, we must find the mastermind as soon as possible! Then, I will return all the pressure I have endured to him completely, otherwise I will not give up! I will definitely destroy him to pieces!"

I teased, "Don't you want to act anymore?"

"No...don't worry about these details!"

The poster girl said, "Well, let's leave it at that for today. The president is right. A large-scale battle with the demons late at night will disturb the nearby residents, and everyone is tired today, right?

"It is better to conserve our energy first and wait for the response from the Yin-Yang Department. After we are fully prepared during the day tomorrow, we can officially start the battle. It will still be in time."

At this time, I finally waited until only outsiders were away, and said, "Shizuko, I have something to explain to you and everyone else."

"Eh? Go ahead."

"Tomorrow during the day, I have an appointment with Izuna, the student who is traveling with Chimei Ichizo and dressed as a ninja, so I won't be able to join your action."

I tried to explain my relationship with Izuna as briefly as possible, the fact that Izuna was deceived by her employer, and my intention to obtain information from Izuna about the mastermind behind the incident.

The girls did not raise any questions, but only expressed their concerns about my personal safety. After I promised to contact them immediately if there was any problem, my lovely students no longer had any objections.

Just like that, after saying goodbye to everyone in the training department and the festival management committee, I went back to Xialai alone.

And while I was riding the train, in the Yin Yang Department room.

The girl with narrowed eyes, holding a folding fan, was interested:

"Hahaha~ Chise, Tanuki-san said he found the real murderer?"

Qianshi put away his phone, pondered for a moment, and recited: "The festival was sabotaged, and the Smiling Professor was the mastermind behind it."

"……what?"

The Minister of Yin and Yang, Tiandi Niya, had her easy smile frozen.

Chapter 77 I will never forgive the guy who made my students cry

As usual, the first thing I did when I returned to Xialai was to go straight to Angel 24 convenience store.

My hungry body urgently needs to eat the delicious lunch box that Xiaokong has heated up in the microwave, so that I can get enough energy to restore my vitality!

On the way back, I took the time to contact Baizi and Hoshino, and learned that they had already returned to Abydos at noon and had no intention of staying in Xialai.

I still remember that at that time, I subconsciously pressed my slightly sore lower back and breathed a sigh of relief.

Anyway, since those two aren't here, it's enough to just buy one bento for dinner.

But in order to reward myself after a hard night and a busy day, I decided to spend my ample balance and buy two!

When I walked to the automatic door of the convenience store, I had already thought about how to greet Xiaokong when I saw him later.

But when I entered the store and was about to speak, the words I had prepared were stuck in my throat, and the smile that naturally filled my face gradually disappeared, leaving only solemnity.

Xiao Kong, who was originally staring at his phone, became much more flustered when he realized it was me: "Ah, teacher, good evening..."

I didn't respond with good evening or any other greeting.

Instead, he quickly walked to the counter, trying his best to suppress his anger, and only expressed his infinite tenderness and concern:

"Xiaokong, what happened?"

"Ah... no, that... nothing happened..."

This is a lie. A lie so bad that it cannot be worse.

Looking at Xiaokong's red and swollen eyes, which were obviously from crying, I took a deep breath and tried to maintain my calm on the surface:

"So, Xiaokong, where is the cell phone I gave you?"

"It's just that the battery is out... so, I'll put it away for now..."

The timid working girl subconsciously wanted to hide the keypad phone she was using, and tried to put on a forced smile, but as soon as she opened her mouth, tears flowed out of her light blue eyes and dripped onto the counter.

I quickly took out my handkerchief and wiped away Xiaokong's tears. Xiaokong couldn't hold back any longer and apologized to me in tears:

"I'm... I'm sorry... Teacher... I... I broke the cell phone you gave me... the gift you gave me... I'm sorry... I'm really sorry..."

I was slightly stunned and couldn't help feeling surprised. Is that all?

I thought Xiaokong was bullied by the bad guys nearby...

No, you shouldn't think like that.

I suddenly realized that in my eyes, a broken phone was just a trivial matter, and I could just buy another one. It was not worth Xiaokong being so sad. But that was for me.

As for Xiaokong, who was living in financial difficulty... yes, what's more, Xiaokong had indeed realized that what I said before was just an excuse to make her feel at ease. This second-hand smartphone was just a gift I specially gave her.

Irritability. Anxiety. Self-blame. But also relaxation and relief.

I waited patiently until Xiaokong stopped crying, then I spoke again:

"Actually, I let you find out on purpose."

"……Eh?"

"Because I thought Xiaokong was very cute since the first time we met, and I always wanted to be friends with you. But, Xiaokong has always been wary of me, right?

"That's why I tried every possible means to find an excuse to give you a gift, and I deliberately left a subtle flaw, thinking that if it was a smart kid like Xiaokong, he would definitely fall into the trap I carefully set."

I sighed and pretended to be distressed, "I didn't expect that man proposes, God disposes. My perfect plan for Xiaokong and I to get along well with each other failed at the last step? Damn it, I really can't accept this!"

I smiled and pleaded to Xiaokong who was already stunned: "Anyway, you are lucky this time."

After a long while, the girl suddenly burst into laughter, then blushed and lowered her head, her voice as thin as a mosquito:

"Teacher...you are really...too cunning..."

I finally breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but sigh to myself that I was really tongue-tied and not good at making girls happy.

This time I had to think quickly and even blow myself up to make Xiao Kong feel less sad. I don't know if this will make her feel less favorable towards me and make her more wary of me than before.

But at least, Xiaokong smiled, which was a good result.

"Xiao Kong, can you let me see how the phone broke?"

If the problem is not serious, maybe you can find a place to fix it. You can also just buy a new one, but after all, the first gift is more special, I think.

"Yeah." Xiaokong nodded obediently, took out an almost brand new smartphone from his pocket and handed it to me, still with a bit of grievance in his tone, "I was just browsing the forum, and suddenly the screen went black. The battery was clearly still fully charged... and then I couldn't open it at all..."

I pressed the power button, looked at the phone screen, listened to Xiaokong's narration, pondered for a moment, and asked seriously:

"Xiao Kong, after you got the phone, did you bind your bank card or student ID card?"

"Ah, not yet..."

I nodded. "That's good. In that case, I'll take the phone and ask the store if it can be repaired."

"Oh, yes. I'm sorry to bother you. Teacher, do you want to buy anything today? Let me get it for you!"

After a while, with the kind-hearted Xiaokong’s greeting, I returned to Xialai’s office area with two heated lunch boxes.

I took out the gift I gave to Xiaokong again and looked at the words displayed on the screen with a changing expression.

Should I say it’s a good thing that Xiaokong didn’t have time to see it?

Secretly rejoicing in my heart, I used my mobile phone to dial a number:

"Hello? Ye Zhu, it's me. Sorry to bother you so late. It's nothing important. I just want to ask a question."

Staring at the screen, which threatened to make all personal information in the phone public if I failed to transfer money to a certain bank account number, I asked:

"What is the standard for filing a case of telecommunications extortion? Okay. I understand. Thank you very much."

The answer I got from Ye Zhu was not satisfactory. After all, the amount was not that large.

In short, the current situation is that Xiaokong's mobile phone is infected with a Trojan virus, and the hacker who controlled the virus used personal information as a threat and extorted an amount from the owner of the mobile phone that was just not enough to file a case.

That is to say.

The culprit that made Xiaokong cry... turns out to be here.

After realizing this, I didn't get angry. On the contrary, I felt extremely peaceful.

In this case, there is only one thing that can be done.

"Hello, Ge Yuan." I called the head of the Millennium Engineering Department and got straight to the point, "Can you introduce me to the Truth Department of your school?"

Looks like I have to work overtime tonight.

Chapter 78 A Warm Welcome from the Ministry of Truth

Millennium Institute of Technology at night is different from that during the day.

The campus, which was once filled with discussions on academic issues and dotted with harmless explosions, is now only silent and lonely. But looking out through the glass windows of the corridor, one can see countless scattered high-rise buildings emitting brilliant neon lights, silently prospering.

Is this the scenery Yuuka usually sees after finishing overtime work? I couldn't help but think so.

"Teacher, the Ministry of Truth's club activity room is in front."

The voice beside me brought me back from my distraction. I looked at the beautiful purple-haired girl who had come with me to visit the Ministry of Truth, and said gratefully:

"Ge Yuan, I'm really sorry to bother you so late at night."

The head of Millennium Engineering Department, Shiraishi Utahara, shook her head and said in her slightly ethereal voice: "It's okay, I will be happy if I can help the teacher."

I couldn't help but feel a liking for Utahara. Then, I sorted out the information I knew about the Ministry of Truth.

Affiliated to Millennium, it gathers a large number of geeks in network technology. It is a white hat hacker organization whose purpose is to pursue truth, freedom and knowledge, that is, people who maintain network information security through hacking methods.

At the same time, he is also the main programmer of Xialai's current new security system.

I know the name of the Ministry of Truth because the Engineering Department outsourced some of its work to them, which allowed Xia Lai to have indirect business dealings with them.

According to Ge Yuan's confident boasting when he was explaining to me the specific whereabouts of the funds I sponsored, the hacking technology of the Ministry of Truth can be said to be the best even in the Millennium Institute of Technology, which is full of talented people.

In other words, the people in the Ministry of Truth are most likely the most powerful hacker group I can come into contact with right now.

If we can get their help, it shouldn't be difficult to find the criminal who installed the Trojan virus on Xiaokong's phone. Therefore, the biggest difficulty lies in whether we can convince the people in the Ministry of Truth to help.