Real teaching, hypocritical gray life

Unfortunately, although both sides had a wonderful cooperation, will things really go so smoothly?

Just when everyone was still pondering the large amount of data and information, the lights in the entire room suddenly went out. Although they could feel that the cruise ship was sailing, the lights on the ship had gone out.

The whole space around us became quiet, and we could even hear people in other rooms wondering about this matter. Because we had drawn the curtains before the discussion, the room was completely dark.

At this time, Ichinose tentatively reached out his hand and slowly held my arm, as if seeking a sense of inner security.

"what happened?"

"Not sure..."

After we waited in the dark for five minutes without knowing what was going on, the lights in the room came on again, and then the radio started talking.

It was 8:55 p.m., and the announcement was supposed to be five minutes before the end of the one-hour discussion. The school would order the group to disband and return to their dormitories within five minutes.

However, just when the scheduled broadcast was halfway through, it was interrupted by another voice.

[There is a sudden failure of the power equipment on the cruise ship. The staff is currently checking it. Please do not worry. In addition, an emergency notice is issued. Due to the personnel extraction on the ship, this exam will be postponed. After the broadcast, please return to your respective rooms immediately, and do not answer questions to the school within half an hour thereafter. Violators will be deducted a large number of points. If the power equipment on the cruise ship is supplied normally during this period, the exam will proceed as usual. The free answer time is postponed to 9:30 to 10:00, and the school's answer acceptance time is postponed to 10:00 to 10:30. Finally, the detailed results of the exam will still be notified to all students by email at 11:30 that night. The results of the monkey group and the cow group that have already finished the exam will not be affected. If the power supply is abnormal during this period, there will be another broadcast reminder, or students will wait for notification in the room. Play the notice again...]

[The announcement is over. Please ask the corresponding class teachers to remind the students in each class in time and ensure that all students return to their seats. Now all students are requested to return to their dormitories immediately and avoid communicating with students from other classes.]

"..."

"I didn't expect there would actually be a malfunction. I thought the power outage in the afternoon was just an accident."

"Will we not be able to safely return to Tokyo Bay on this cruise ship?"

"Don't be silly. How is this possible? The power of this cruise ship is not provided by electricity. At most, the cabin cannot be used, but there is also a steering gear room for manual steering. And there is an emergency power supply on the cruise ship." Machida explained as if he knew a lot about cruise ships.

"I see... But Yukimura-san's cover-up just now was really clever."

"Ah, yes, it was originally a good plan."

"hateful!"

Hearing everyone's ridicule, Yukimura pounded the table unwillingly.

There are a few of these that I cannot confirm are true.

"You will keep your promise, right? Machida-san, promise me that none of you will betray me and that you will win Result One together."

"Well, of course. You'll know whether it's true or not in thirty minutes. Let's go."

Following Machida's order, the three members of Class A were the first to leave the room.

"Please, everyone in Class C, just be patient for an hour."

Manabe and the others nodded politely and left the room. Yukimura Hamaguchi and Karuizawa also left the room after giving us instructions.

In the end, only Ayanokouji and Ichinose were left, and - I, with Ichinose holding my arm tightly.

Chapter 106 It’s unfair that I’m the only one who has to explain every time

"The implementation of this operational plan was truly a success, Ayanokouji-san."

Ichinose was congratulating Ayanokouji.

After the emergency notice sounded, the members of the Rabbit Group left the room one after another, and the only ones left were Ichinose, Ayanokouji, and me.

"Success or something...Hasn't our plan been completely seen through by Ichinose? The result can only be a complete failure, and a miserable failure at that."

"How can you say that? Didn't we cooperate very well just now?"

Facing Ayanokouji who declared defeat, Ichinose expressed the joy of victory, which made me feel a little confused.

Yes, at least I had to look confused at this moment. So I tilted my head, but they ignored me.

"...Did Ichinose see it at that time?"

After receiving such an answer, Ayanokouji stared at Ichinose in silence for a while. At this moment, I seemed to see the exciting collision of ideas between geniuses.

However, Ayanokouji might be called a genius, but Ichinose definitely cannot. At least for now, she still has too many shortcomings.

"I have carefully observed the emails from the mobile phone of that unknown person."

"Since when?"

"Well, should I say from the beginning? I explained at the discussion meeting just now that I had considered replacing the phone, so I naturally looked for a way to make up for the defect. I checked with Mr. Hoshinomiya, and she said that as long as I paid the points, I could immediately unlock it."

"..."

"Can I ask who came up with this cell phone swap operation?"

Ichinose was not bothered by Ayanokouji's silence, but asked a question. When Ayanokouji heard this question, his peripheral vision immediately turned to me. This was his way of asking me if I had acted in a way that exposed his identity.

"It should be Horikita-san. After all, it seems that she contributed to the previous exams." I responded directly with words and tilted my head.

"Of course it's Horikita."

"Can Horikita-san take care of the situation here while taking care of the Dragon Team's exams? Then Horikita-san is really a powerful ally."

"Aren't you angry? We had an agreement before, and I just did something deceitful as ordered..."

"Same here, we were planning to fight on our own, but we didn't expect our methods to be exactly the same...By the way, when did Ayanokouji-san discover it?"

"What are you referring to?"

"You have already discovered that our battle plan is the same as yours?"

"...after Luo showed his phone."

"Well, is there any connection between these two?"

"Remember when Ichinose's phone rang before the exam started?"

"You mean the alarm I set for my break?"

"When Luo returned the phone to Ichinose, you put it in your right pocket, and Ichinose never changed the position of the phone afterwards. However, when you entered the email display, your first reaction was to put your hand in your left pocket, ready to go. Based on this, I guessed that you might have two phones with different identity information."

"You can make such a judgment based on just these details..." Ichinose said, while turning out the items in his left and right pockets. As Ayanokouji said, they were two mobile phones. "So Ayanokouji-san has a strong ability to observe. He even noticed something like this."

"It was just a fluke."

"As the saying goes, luck is part of strength... If I hadn't called you in time, how would you have solved it?"

"Then this operation will inevitably fail. After all, Horikita didn't tell me what we should do if such an accident occurs."

"Oh, that's really bold, to implement the plan so rashly... Or was it part of your plan to show the private emails to me?"

"It's impossible to plan everything in advance for the situation just now. I just wanted to give it a try and hope to get Ichinose's help. After all, Horikita-san thinks highly of you."

"It's hard to believe this is just a coincidence..."

"But this is the truth. If Ichinose doesn't believe it, then I have nothing to say..."

"Huh, you're so cunning. How come you're just like Luo Jun by answering in such an ambiguous way?"

"Wait, I shouldn't have done anything like this." My answer pointer has always been specific. Although there may be deviations occasionally, that is also abnormal.

However, Ichinose, whose innocence I expected to be confirmed by others, did not respond to me.

"Anyway, if this is the case, the person who will be given preferential treatment will be in Class A, but it's unclear who that person is."

"Hmm... Regarding the affiliation information of the beneficiary——"

"If you trust me, please rest assured that I won't reveal myself. And even if I tell others, my specific identity won't be revealed, right?"

"At least I don't want others to confirm their identities through previous discussions after learning this useful information."

"I'll do it."

"......If you can say that, Horikita will be relieved if she hears it."

"Haha, Ayanokouji-san might be unexpectedly good. The conversation you just had with me was just something you came up with at the last minute, right?"

"I think most people can thank you afterwards... Then I will go back to my room as requested. If I am too late, I might be punished."

After saying that, Ayanokouji nodded to us and left the room. Looking out from the open door, we could see some students passing by in the corridor.

"In that case, let's go too."

"Hmm... more on that later. What on earth were Ichinose and Ayanokouji talking about just now?"

I stood up with Ichinose and asked, pretending to be confused.

"Hey, Luo Jun doesn't know?"

Ichinose's expression looked a little malicious.

"...Do I look like someone who could make those kinds of profound statements?"

"Yes, and it's not ordinary."

As she spoke, Ichinose closed the distance between her body and me, and her eyes were filled with an inexplicable hope, as if she was expecting me to reveal the truth about the world in the next moment.

“…I see.”

"Well, after all, didn't Luo Jun see everything?"

"Then it seems that the perspective I chose as a spectator was not appropriate."

"..."

In order to prove my hypocritical innocence, I chose to look directly into Ichinose's eyes, and I could even see my own reflection in her pupils. When I wanted to observe more carefully, Ichinose turned his head away in panic.

"Well, let me explain," Ichinose took a deep breath and calmed down. "Didn't I just check the phone with the preferential treatment certificate? There is indeed no problem with the private email, but there is a problem with the email sent by the school."

"The method used by Class D is exactly the same as what we want to do. The email notification of the preferential status just now did not belong to the Rabbit Team but to the Horse Team. Ayanokouji and his team replaced the dual SIM cards and installed Ayanokouji's SIM card in the Horse Team's preferential cell phone, while Ayanokouji's cell phone was Yukimura's. In addition, Yukimura should have another cell phone on him."

"But being able to know the identity of the favored person and exchange phones with the two anti-phones does require the help of the class members who can coordinate. In other words, it was Horikita who came up with this method after all..." Ichinose paused and thought carefully after analyzing it, "Anyway, Oku should be able to understand it now."

"It's clear now, I guess."

"It's not fair that I have to explain myself every time..."

"What does it mean?"

"nothing."

Ichinose shook her head. Because I couldn't understand the reason, I decided to go back to the dormitory as requested, but Ichinose suddenly grabbed me.

"Well, Luo also has to promise me not to use the information that the favored students of the horse group are in Class D to do anything."

"..."

"Is it not possible?" Ichinose grabbed my sleeve and looked a little flustered.

"Of course. The rabbit group exam alone has confused me, so I don't have time to take care of the other groups' exams. And even if I know that the favored horse group member is in Class D, that's all. It's also a question whether I can identify him correctly."

"Yeah. Then it's time for us to go back. I think we can finish the fight with the Rabbit Clan after half an hour."

"Is Ichinose so sure that they will betray me at the first opportunity?"

"Not necessarily. If Class C didn't do anything on their phones, then it's hard to say whether they would betray us. But if Class C hides the identity of the leader, then there's a high chance that Class A will betray us."

"Any particular reason?"

"Because Morishige-san is different from Machida and Takemoto-san. He belongs to Sakayanagi-san's faction, so he probably won't obey Katsuragi-san's orders obediently. Also, regardless of whether his betrayal can bring benefits, he can benefit from it in all aspects."

"I thought the two factions would put aside their hostility to some extent during the special exam..."

"It will be very difficult to unite the two groups of students unless the leaders come forward to mediate. Moreover, Sakayanagi-san took a sick leave and did not attend the exam."

I said a simple goodbye to Ichinose on the third floor landing. The corridor was empty at this time, without any sound of students.

"You are really slow, Luo." As soon as I entered the room, I heard Okabe complaining to me.

"Because it's the last exam, the content of the discussion has become a little more complicated."

"I remember you were in the same group with Class Leader Ichinose, right? How is it going?"

"From what Ichinose said, someone will definitely betray us, but we won't be the victim."

"It sounds like it's going really smoothly... That's great. I want to win without doing anything."

“I have made contributions.”

"We all know your strength, as long as you don't hold us back, that's fine."

"..."

This group of people is really cruel.

"By the way, how did the exams go for you three?"

"Nothing happened to the Tiger Group. I think the favored ones will remain silent until the exam is over. And Shiratori and Okabe haven't done anything yet. They haven't even realized that the Monkey Group's exam is over... Wait, we were still talking about this yesterday and the day before yesterday. Didn't you listen at all?"