A young love story that started with exorcism

"Has the murderer been caught?"

"No, the surveillance footage at the scene didn't show the true face of the murderer, but it seems that the cabinet is involved. The cabinet is also in trouble now. Fujiwara Chika also went home early because of family matters."

After hearing such exciting news, Takahashi Takumi just wanted to take out some peanuts and sunflower seeds, eat them and see how this drama would unfold.

Initially, Takahashi Takumi thought it might be some extremist who accidentally gained superpowers and took revenge on society, but he never expected it to be so deeply involved. He felt the need to pay close attention to this huge scandal; it was so bizarre, and if he dug deeper, there might be even bigger scandals.

At this time, Yotsuya Miko was so scared that her face turned pale. This world was too crazy. Her young mind could hardly bear the invasion of these dark news. The cabinet of a country was actually involved in such a domestic super explosion!

Chapter 205 Opinions from All Sides

If things are really as Kaguya Shinomiya said, once the news is known to the public, all members of this cabinet will have to step down. Moreover, a political scandal of this level will undoubtedly severely damage the government's credibility. If things go wrong, it may trigger public marches, demonstrations and protests, or even more intense confrontations.

Takahashi Takumi suddenly looked at Shinomiya Kaguya and asked curiously, "Is it really okay to tell this kind of inside information?"

"It doesn't matter. There are more than one or two scandals involving the cabinet." Shinomiya Kaguya waved her hand nonchalantly and continued:

"It's impossible for an ordinary person to blow up Tokyo Tower. There must be some power that is difficult for ordinary people to understand. There are rumors in the school that there are people with super powers in your service club, so I think it's appropriate to tell you about it. Don't you want to know, Takahashi-kun?"

Sure enough, any normal person would think that Tokyo Tower being blown up was incredibly outrageous. But how did the rumor of a psychic in the Service Club originate? Even though it's true, we can't let outsiders know!

But how did this rumor come about?

"Don't look at me, I've never shown off to others." When Kasumigaoka Utaha saw Takahashi Takumi looking at her, she quickly waved her hands and shook her head to indicate that it was not her who told the story.

Yukinoshita Yukino also shook her head and said, "You know, you are the only ones I have. I barely talk to other people. It can't be me."

Now only Yotsuya Miko was left, and Miko blushed and said, "Actually, I heard it occasionally. We were running too fast on the playground, and the track and field club spread the rumor that we were superhumans, and then we became superpowered people."

After hearing Jianzi's explanation, Takahashi Takumi finally felt relieved. It turned out that it was just because he ran too fast and someone exaggerated it. He and his people were not exposed.

Shinomiya Kaguya disagreed. She stared at Takahashi Takumi and said, "Is it just running fast? I heard you all broke the world record. And last time I fell from the building, Takahashi caught me in an instant. I didn't think much of it at the time, but after all, it was only the third floor. How could he have done that so easily without super powers?"

Oops, she still noticed it.

Looking at Kaguya Shinomiya's shining eyes, Takahashi Takumi sighed helplessly. There was nothing he could do. The powerful commander was so popular, but he could only avoid talking about Kaguya Shinomiya's problems.

"Shinomiya-san, do you think the last falling incident and the bombing of Tokyo Tower are related?"

The reason for the last fall has not been told to Kaguya Shinomiya, so Kaguya Shinomiya still doesn't know who attacked her.

"I don't know, so I want to hear Takahashi-kun's opinion."

Takahashi Takumi had no choice but to temporarily avoid the issue on the grounds that there was not enough information to make a judgment.

However, Shinomiya Kaguya's words made the three girls next to him glare at Takumi Takahashi, obviously wanting to take the opportunity to come over and talk to Takumi Takahashi.

Fortunately, Takumi Takahashi didn't seem to have any intention of revealing the truth to her. As the president of the student council, Kaguya Shinomiya had a lot of work to deal with and couldn't stay in the Service Club for a long time.

When Kaguya Shinomiya reluctantly left the Service Club, Kasumigaoka Utaha looked a bit complicated. She was about to ask why they didn't tell Kaguya Shinomiya about the cause of the fall, but she swallowed the words back. If she told Kaguya Shinomiya and she joined them, it would be difficult to deal with. She didn't want to have another opponent.

The three girls in the service club all began to practice their Nen abilities silently. They looked like they were stimulated. It made sense. The day before yesterday, they fought against the cursed spirits at Totsuki Academy, and today they saw the Tokyo Tower being blown up. The scope of these strange events was getting wider and wider.

The whole of Tokyo is in a panic now. Some people are afraid that the buildings where they work or the apartments where they sleep will be bombed; some people angrily criticize the government for covering up the truth; and some people take advantage of the situation to fish in troubled waters.

Thinking that more people will be in danger in the future, they must grow up as quickly as possible to save more people.

Takahashi Takumi looked at them with satisfaction, then happily took out his mobile phone to check out the comments of the stupid netizens online.

This incident was so serious that the online comments were quite serious, but most of them were asking the authorities to give the real number of casualties and urging the government to step up rescue efforts. Of course, there were also some special remarks.

For example, one popular comment read: "They said there were zero casualties, so why don't you believe the official announcement? Does that make you seem smart?"

Under this comment, all netizens lashed out: "There are so many videos online showing people screaming and wailing, are you fucking blind?"

"It's definitely a water army, let's make money together"

"Officials say the nuclear wastewater from Island F is harmless, so why don't you drink it?"

"Haha, your comment does make me look smarter."

"There will be another official announcement tonight, I hope you will continue to believe it."

"Official lackey? There will be an official press conference tonight, just watch carefully."

……

After browsing the Internet, Takumi Takahashi was surprised to find that among all the videos, none of the surveillance videos inside the Tokyo Tower recorded the time before the explosion.

Normally, the video editing and release will start from a few seconds before the explosion, but why do all the internal surveillance start editing after the explosion? It looks awkward.

Do you not want to edit in the surveillance footage before the explosion, or is there no surveillance footage before the explosion at all?

Based on what Kaguya Shinomiya said, "The on-site surveillance did not capture the murderer's true face at all," doesn't it follow that there was no surveillance for a period of time before the Tokyo Tower explosion?

Did someone delete the surveillance footage from this period later, or was it hacked by the murderer in advance?

If the killer hacked the surveillance cameras, Takahashi Takumi couldn't help but think of the hidden EH chat group. Previous encounters with it showed it could access surveillance cameras from anywhere at will, so it's not impossible it hacked the internal surveillance of Tokyo Tower. Furthermore, it's adept at manipulating people and possesses mysterious abilities. Could it have instructed the chat group members to blow up Tokyo Tower?

Of course, the curse masters' methods can also cut off communications, and hacking surveillance is not a problem. It is not impossible for them to do this.

As for the Curse Spirit, it seems that it also has this ability, but isn't it unnecessary for the Curse Spirit to blow up the Tokyo Tower?

After some research and reflection, I still couldn't come up with a definitive answer. This was a major matter, and I'd probably have to send someone from the Jujutsu High School to investigate. I'd just ask Gojo-sensei and find out.

Takahashi Takumi suddenly thought it would be a good idea to find some time to visit the Tokyo Metropolitan School of Jutsu. It would be a good opportunity to visit Mr. Gojo and also visit Junpei Yoshino and Shibata.

Chapter 206: Shooting in front of the camera

"This is the Asahi Shimbun. This is the Metropolitan Police Department's press conference regarding the Tokyo Tower bombing. The lobby director is here, and the press conference is about to begin."

A senior police officer wearing glasses and with a big belly appeared on the podium of the press conference. He looked around at the people below, suddenly stood up and bowed 90 degrees, and returned to the podium to speak three seconds later.

"Ahem, regarding the destruction of Tokyo Tower, this is a terrorist attack unprecedented in our country. We will certainly impose the most severe punishment, and we express our deepest condolences. However, our island nation is one of the safest in the world, so please do not panic. Our police are fully investigating and will absolutely not allow such an incident to happen again.

......"

After a righteous and official-sounding speech, the reporters below couldn't wait to start asking questions.

"Lobby Officer, the Tokyo Tower bombing clearly resulted in a significant number of casualties. Why did the initial news releases and official announcements all assert that there were no casualties? Was this specifically mandated by the government to help the perpetrators cover up their crimes?"

"No, that's not the case. We initially requested to withhold the figures because we didn't have the exact casualty figures. This was caused by the communication staff's unclear explanation. We have already fired him. The exact casualty figures will be announced once they are confirmed."

Such an answer was naturally unsatisfactory. The people in the audience were in an uproar. They had never expected that such a thing could be blamed on a small communications worker and the person himself could be cleared of all blame. It was really shameless.

However, the lobby above didn't care about that and directly called on the next reporter to ask questions, but this reporter's question was more pointed:

"Tokyo Tower is a sturdy steel structure. Experts have calculated that to achieve the desired effect of blowing it apart would require a massive amount of high-energy explosives, placed in strategic locations according to professional calculations. With such stringent requirements, weren't there any anomalies before? The murderer is still at large. How do you explain this?"

"Our police are fully investigating this, but progress is slow because all the surveillance footage from the half hour before the explosion was hacked. We are also investigating the important clues we have and believe we'll soon be able to identify the culprit. However, this will take some time. We apologize!"

After that, the hall on the stage stood up and bowed 90 degrees again, this time for a full ten seconds. Looking at this standard right-angle bow, it was so sincere that it was hard to find fault with it.

Yet, despite his impeccable bow, his words could be summed up simply as "I don't know." The audience wasn't buying it at all. "What major clue?" It was just a child's trick! Some people were so angry their faces flushed red, and they took off their shoes and threw them onto the stage.

Suddenly, a young man wearing a T-shirt with a dolphin pattern jumped up, pulled out a gun, pointed it at the police officer's head and shouted, "Tell me, are you covering up the real culprit behind this? Why are you doing this? Tell me the truth, or you will die."

The police officer in the lobby was also startled by the sudden situation, but when he saw the young man's hand trembling slightly while holding the pistol, he realized that this was a young man full of blood and blood, just showing off his strength for a while. He immediately said in a deep voice:

"I don't understand what you're saying. I advise you not to get too excited. I understand your feelings, but doing this will only intensify the conflict."

“Who said there’s no point?”

The young gunman was clearly enraged, and immediately shouted into the microphone: "Not a single word these people say is true. This country has long been dominated by parasites and monopolized. We are nothing but livestock kept in captivity.

Let me start today. We must use blood to cleanse these termites. We must make these self-righteous maggots pay the price. We are not livestock!

Bang! The young gunman's hands were shaking, but his heart was as hard as iron. He fired without hesitation, directly blowing the lobby police officer in the head.

Then blood covered the ground. Such a shocking scene made the people in the audience believe that a shooting had suddenly happened in front of them.

Just when everyone was terrified and pale, the explosion-proof personnel who heard the noise outside began to surround them. The young gunman looked at them, raised the corners of his mouth, and sneered. He suddenly raised his hand to his forehead and shot himself before being arrested.

……

This farce was being broadcast to thousands of households through the camera, and on a beach somewhere, the fake Geto Suguru and several cursed spirits were gathered together watching the small TV in front of them. These cursed spirits were really Hanamiya and the group of special cursed spirits from Kazantou.

"Who did such a big thing? Will it affect our plans?"

"Don't worry, the other party's goal has nothing to do with the world of curses, and I am paying attention. Just sit back and watch this big show of humans. It's not too late to take action if necessary."

"Yes, human beings' negative emotions are becoming more intense, which is exactly what I want."

……

Takumi Takahashi, who was having dinner at home, was also watching this scene in front of the TV. The sudden change made Takumi Takahashi confused.

This kind of thing wouldn't warrant shooting a spokesperson, and he even committed suicide. What was his purpose? Was he deliberately trying to urge the public to shoot officials?

No matter what, it's impossible for anyone to follow suit and imitate him, right?

When Takumi Takahashi thought about it carefully, he suddenly found that the dolphin pattern on the clothes of the young gunman on TV looked familiar, so he quickly took out his mobile phone and clicked on the comments he saw in the service department in the afternoon. He looked for the avatars of the accounts that were clamoring to kill all the officials, but none of them had this pattern.

Then I found the account that said: "Official lackey? There will be an official press conference tonight, just watch it carefully." Sure enough, the avatar of this account is the same as the pattern printed on the Young Guns T-shirt.

However, just having the same avatar pattern doesn't seem to mean anything. However, after a while, Takahashi Takumi discovered that the avatars of some accounts had been changed to the same dolphin pattern as the one printed on the Young Guns T-shirt, and this seemed to have become a trend, with more than half of the accounts changing to this dolphin pattern.

Could it be that someone would really dare to follow the trend and assassinate an official? Takahashi Takumi had to admit that this was indeed a possibility.

It was as if the young gunman's gunshot ignited the long-suppressed emotions in those people's hearts, and it could be seen on the Internet that they were quickly gathering together based on this emotion and urgently needed an excuse to vent. Following their leader and shooting officials like him seemed to be a good choice.

But all this seemed to be developing too quickly, as if an invisible hand was rapidly advancing according to a set script.

Chapter 207 Food Poisoning

When he arrived at school the next day, Takahashi Takumi clearly felt that the faces of his classmates around him showed expressions of excitement and nervousness, and each of them looked indignant.

It seemed the shooting at the press conference last night had a profound impact on them. After all, two lives were lost on a live broadcast. Furthermore, the students' whispers all expressed admiration for the young gunman, believing he had sacrificed himself to expose the government conspiracy. They were particularly curious about his final act of forcing the lobby director to reveal the truth, and they speculated about what that truth might be.

Some speculated that the Tokyo Tower bombing was a political conspiracy between political parties; some speculated that it was a conspiracy by a consortium behind the scenes to eliminate humanity; others speculated that the explosion on Tokyo Tower was actually the aftermath of a battle between superpowered individuals, a government purge of rebellious mutants, and that the truth was that the government was using ordinary people for human experiments as part of its mutant program...

Almost everyone speculated that the island government would take the blame, but everyone agreed that the young gunman was a contemporary hero who exposed the darkness.

Although they are not sure what the young gunman is going to reveal, this does not prevent them from using their imagination to perfectly help the young gunman find various objects of revelation.

However, most of the male students have resurrected middle school students' souls, and they just fantasize about becoming heroes who fight against crime.

At noon, after a hearty meal, Takahashi Takumi looked at the three beautiful girls in front of him, each holding a cup of water, as if they were about to start practicing their Nen abilities. He quickly took out a paper-drawing skill card, one of the six styles, and handed it to them. In their surprised eyes, he introduced:

"The skill contained in this skill card is called Paper Drawing, which allows you to predict your opponent's attack path in advance and dodge accordingly. This skill is a perfect match with yesterday's shaving, truly allowing you to attack and defend."

After the three women broke their skill cards, their faces lit up with excitement, eager to try them out immediately. Takahashi Takumi was naturally asked to act as an enemy and attack them, testing the effectiveness of the paper painting.

As a result, when Takahashi Takumi extended a gentleman's helping hand to them, after a fight, they were able to dodge Takahashi Takumi's attacks cleverly and calmly from the beginning. However, as Takahashi Takumi's attack speed increased and the attack angles became more and more tricky, in the end three small buttocks of different shapes were hit with crisp popping sounds, which made them retreat to their seats with blushing faces, and Takahashi Takumi stopped with satisfaction.

Yukinoshita Yukino sat down, holding a cup overflowing with water, and began to talk about what happened last night.

"Do you think the young gunman last night was possibly being manipulated? I always feel like what he said was a bit strange, like someone was using him to pass on messages."

Yotsuya Miko also held the cup in her hand, and saw the leaves on the water surface of the cup constantly vibrating and spinning. Hearing Yukinoshita Yukino's guess, she said a little surprised:

"Really? I think the young gunman was very natural, but the most touching thing is that his hand holding the gun was still shaking. He was obviously very scared, but he was able to stand up. This kind of spirit is very admirable. I saw that many people online were moved by his action."

In the TV footage at the time, one could clearly see the young gunman's hand shaking as he gripped the pistol. Yukinoshita Yukino couldn't refute this, and at this moment, Kasumigaoka Utaha took out her notebook and began writing furiously, saying softly with a smile on her face:

A young man who stumbles upon the truth behind a terrifying conspiracy. Facing an invincible enemy, knowing his fate is certain, he willingly accepts death for the sake of the people of the world. To bring some clarity to the world, he unexpectedly commits suicide in front of the camera.

Perfect, what a perfect supporting role!"

After hearing these words, a flash of inspiration came to Yukinoshita Yukino's mind, which made her suddenly understand why she felt uncomfortable with the young gunman.

"It's acting. This young gunman is like an actor acting with a script."

Hearing her say this, Takahashi Takumi couldn't help but nod in agreement, but who was the director and screenwriter behind this?

If someone could write such a script, it would not be done on a whim. If the shooting was linked to the Tokyo Tower bombing, it might be that he just wanted to escalate the situation, make the fire burn more fiercely, make the stage bigger, and finally have the protagonist make a brilliant appearance. Could it be that some victim who had been persecuted wanted to take revenge in this way?

However, without more information, further speculation is useless.

After school that afternoon, Kaguya Shinomiya returned to the Service Club, this time accompanied by her little follower, Hayasaka Ai. Seeing her serious expression, Yukinoshita Yukino couldn't help but ask, "President Shinomiya, what's the matter?"

Shinomiya Kaguya nodded and said:

"Secretary Fujiwara Chika went home early yesterday and didn't come to school today. When Hayasaka visited her home, she found that her family members were sick and she was at home taking care of them. And there was also this pattern in her house."

As he said that, he asked Hayasaka Ai to come over. Hayasaka Ai took out a mobile phone, clicked on the photo inside and handed it to Takahashi Takumi.

Takahashi Takumi picked up his phone and saw a photo showing a large dolphin painted on the front door of Fujiwara Chika's house. This dolphin pattern was exactly the same as the one on the young gunman's clothes last night. This made Takahashi Takumi curious and asked:

"What's wrong with Secretary Fujiwara's family? Has anyone figured out who drew this graffiti?"