Chapter 9

This was the only time in so many years that Kitakami Yoru had summoned his pitiful courage.

But it was used to prove his innocence in a hurry.

"Do you still want to quibble?" Kasumigaoka Utaha hesitated for a moment, then let out a cold laugh.

She said again: "It seems that you hid it in advance, that's why you are so fearless?"

"You... why can't it be..."

"It's... that..."

Facing Kasumigaoka Utaha's questioning, Kitakami Yoru stammered and wanted to defend himself, but his tongue seemed to be tied.

While gesturing in a panic, he racked his brains to recall and think.

Originally, Kitakami Yoru had already thought about what to say.

But when he was nervous, he forgot it again at this critical moment.

He just couldn't grasp the point of what he wanted to say in his mind and couldn't say it.

"Hayasaka, what do you think?" Shijo Kaguya frowned slightly and asked Hayasaka Ai beside her secretly.

"Well..."

"Kaguya-sama, in short, using probability, there is always a small probability that he is not the criminal who stole the stockings and panties."

"However, it doesn't matter if no evidence is found."

"There is always a way to pry open a person's mouth."

Hayasaka Ai supported her chin with her hand and pondered for a few seconds before replying.

To be gentle, you can use a lie detector; to be not gentle...

Various psychotropic drugs, torture, all are possible.

Hayasaka Ai thought silently in her heart.

However, she thought the culprit should be Kitakami Yoru, and it wouldn't be wrong.

It's normal not to find physical evidence; it can be hidden anywhere, or burned with fire after use, and it will directly vanish into thin air.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute."

Suddenly, Hiratsuka Shizuka, smoking a cigarette, squeezed in from the side.

She stood between Kitakami Yoru and Kasumigaoka Utaha, separating the two.

"Phew~ Kasumigaoka Utaha, don't push too hard, let him say what he has to say first."

Hiratsuka Shizuka exhaled a smoke ring and said to Kasumigaoka Utaha.

Kitakami Yoru saw this scene, nodded excitedly, constantly stimulating himself with pain, and took a deep breath to calm himself down.

"Fine, let's see what else you want to quibble about."

Kasumigaoka Utaha glanced at this disgusting dead fat nerd and took a step back.

"And you, don't be anxious, take it slow." Hiratsuka Shizuka sighed in her heart.

Seeing Kitakami Yoru like this, she really couldn't bear it; he couldn't even speak clearly, so she came up to stop it.

"Thank you, teacher, I... I'm ready." Kitakami Yoru nodded heavily, looking at Hiratsuka Shizuka, a trace of gratitude surging in his heart.

At least Hiratsuka Shizuka was willing to create time for him and give him a chance to defend himself, instead of being aggressive from the start.

Unlike Kirisu Mafuyu, who treated him like that.

"What do you want to say?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka extinguished the cigarette in her hand, asked Kitakami Yoru, and then spoke on her own:

"Do you want to say, why must the criminal be you?"

"Could it not be another boy who felt this was a good opportunity, suspected it wouldn't be on his head, so boldly implemented the plan, and anyway, you are the scapegoat?"

"Could it not be stolen by a girl who is jealous of you? Stolen by a girl who hates you? Wants to make you uncomfortable, wants to take revenge on you?"

As the voice fell, Kitakami Yoru widened his eyes excitedly, almost biting his tongue.

Hiratsuka Shizuka said most of what he wanted to say in his heart.

"Yes, yes, yes, Hiratsuka-sensei, these are what I wanted to say!"

"Can't these guesses be used for suspicion?"

"You know yourself that there are many girls in the school who are jealous of you, many boys who like you, and some people are buying your stockings and panties at a high price. Aren't these motives for others to commit the crime?"

Kitakami Yoru raised his head and bravely took the initiative to look at Kasumigaoka Utaha!

Facing Kitakami Yoru's firm gaze, Kasumigaoka Utaha hesitated for a moment and took a light breath.

She began to ponder what Kitakami Yoru said.

Indeed, what Kitakami Yoru said made some sense.

In private, some people are buying her stockings and panties at a super high price; she also knows this.

There are also some girls, especially those from the Pure Academy, who are unhappy with her and occasionally come to find trouble with her.

"However, this doesn't clear your suspicion." Kasumigaoka Utaha looked into Kitakami Yoru's eyes, her tone loosening a little.

But, it was still tough.

Shijo Kaguya turned her head and looked at Hayasaka Ai, communicating with her eyes tacitly.

Shijo Kaguya didn't care who stole Kasumigaoka Utaha's stockings and panties.

She only cared who the culprit was, and whether they took photos of her or did anything else to her.

Kitakami Yoru's words made Kasumigaoka Utaha and Shijo Kaguya waver a little.

However, the circle of people outside couldn't sit still.

Because Kitakami Yoru shifted the conflict to them!

"Hey, you disgusting dead fat nerd, what are you saying? Kasumigaoka-upperclassman has always been my idol; who would be jealous and take revenge on her!"

"Fatty, you peeked at Kasumigaoka-san's thighs in heat before, and now you're pretending to be ignorant and acting like a hypocrite, right?"

"Buying stockings and panties at a high price in private, how come I don't know?"

"Kasumigaoka-upperclassman, don't be fooled by this dead fat nerd pig; he must have thought of his rhetoric and response, and predicted your prediction's prediction!"

"I think his reaction of not knowing and being innocent just now was all acted out, pretended; he is the best at acting!"

"He must have hidden the physical evidence, thinking that you have no evidence, senpai, and can't do anything to him!"

The boys and girls watching the show were filled with righteous indignation, constantly saying things attacking Kitakami Yoru, as well as various guesses of their own.

Also, compared to the people around them, Kitakami Yoru looked more like a criminal.

No one would believe the criminal's rhetoric either.

"I think we should call the police and let the Metropolitan Police Department come." Kirisu Mafuyu said somewhat distressed.

"No, calling the police is a last resort." Hiratsuka Shizuka shook her head and glanced at Kitakami Yoru.

For this kind of incident, the Metropolitan Police Department might not be able to do anything at all.

They would just deal with it perfunctorily, and it involved a chaebol young lady like Shijo Kaguya.

Even if the criminal wasn't Kitakami Yoru, he would probably be treated as a scapegoat by the Metropolitan Police Department, or leave a file with a lifelong stain on Kitakami Yoru.

Once a stain is left, being expelled from school is a small matter, and he won't even be able to find a job in the future.

Then Kitakami Yoru's whole life would really be ruined.

Provided that the criminal really isn't Kitakami Yoru.

Perhaps it was Kitakami Yoru's sincerity earlier that moved Hiratsuka Shizuka.

On the side, Kitakami Yoru stood silently in front of his tent.

While keeping an eye on Kasumigaoka Utaha, he listened to the conversation between the two teachers.

When he heard that Kirisu Mafuyu still insisted on calling the police, he couldn't help but be terrified.

And hearing Hiratsuka Shizuka fight for him, he felt a thick gratitude toward Hiratsuka Shizuka in his heart.

Except for his parents, it seemed no one had ever sincerely thought for him.

"This..."

Kirisu Mafuyu opened her mouth, moved her gaze from Hiratsuka Shizuka, and looked at Kitakami Yoru.

Subsequently, she took a step forward and came to Kitakami Yoru.

Without concealing the disgust in her eyes, her expression and tone were very cold as she forced him:

"Kitakami Yoru-kun, if you really stole Kasumigaoka Utaha-san's things, please hand them over."

Kirisu Mafuyu felt that if Kitakami Yoru wasn't the criminal, why was he afraid of the Metropolitan Police Department?

Wouldn't it be better to let the Metropolitan Police Department come and handle it?

Only criminals would be afraid of the Metropolitan Police Department and want to muddle through, right?