MTLNOVEL Chapter 250: Wealth
Honda Tetsuya nodded, and if he were to sprint from the New Teaching Building to the Old Teaching Building at full speed, it would only take a few minutes. If Honda Tetsuya could call for help as soon as he discovered something unusual, Liu Xing and the others should be able to arrive at the scene in time.
However, Liu Xing knew that this was just a fantasy, because Morimoto Academy really wanted to kill Honda Tetsuya and would not let him send out a warning.
So, Liu Xing had already written off Honda Tetsuya as a dead man, but Liu Xing still hoped that Honda Tetsuya could provide some useful information before he died.
Speaking of information, Liu Xing remembered his main quest and seriously asked Honda Tetsuya, "Teacher Honda, I have a question for you. Can you help me look up a student’s file? Her name is Higashi Meizi."
Honda Tetsuya stroked his chin, looking somewhat troubled, and said, "This is a bit difficult. After all, Morimoto Academy has been established for decades, and each class has at least 500-600 students, so there are tens of thousands of student files here. If you only give me a name, I really won’t be able to find it, it’s like looking for a needle in a haystack."
Liu Xing nodded and continued, "That’s understandable, but the Higashi Meizi I’m talking about is a female student who jumped to her death from the Old Teaching Building a few years ago. If we search for her, Teacher Honda, you should be able to find her file, right?"
As soon as Liu Xing finished speaking, KP Fangs let out a sinister laugh and said, "Liu Xing, how did you know about Higashi Meizi? I think Watanabe Ryuusei shouldn’t know about Higashi Meizi’s existence. If you can’t give me a suitable answer, you’ll have to accept the penalty of being kicked out of the game!"
Liu Xing’s eyebrows furrowed, realizing that he had made a mistake. He had forgotten that Watanabe Ryuusei was not supposed to know about Higashi Meizi’s existence, so he had technically broken the game’s rules.
However, Liu Xing did not give up and tried to talk his way out of it, saying, "KP, this is the will of the great universe. The appearance of the world mission has led the great King Hastur in Yellow Robes to tell me about Higashi Meizi and ask me to investigate her situation. So, although I, Watanabe Ryuusei, don’t know who Higashi Meizi is, I must investigate her situation!"
Liu Xing’s ridiculous excuse left KP Fangs speechless, and in the end, KP Fangs reluctantly accepted Liu Xing’s explanation, as the world mission was supposed to have some privileges."Alright, that will narrow down the search range," Honda Tetsuya said. "Morimoto Academy stores the files of students who died during their school days in a room on the third floor, but the key to the Archives Room is only held by the head of the archives department. If we search on the computer, we can only get some basic information. But tell me, Ryuusei, how did you think of looking up Higashi Meizi’s file?"
Liu Xing smiled and made up a reason, saying, "Uh, it’s because I have a friend who knew Higashi Meizi’s family and heard some things about her. She thinks Higashi Meizi didn’t commit suicide but was murdered, so she wants me to investigate Higashi Meizi’s file and see what really happened."
Honda Tetsuya nodded and patted his chest, saying, "Leave it to me. Although it might be difficult, I can still find a way to get the key to that room. But when the time comes, I can only take a few photos for you, and it’s definitely impossible to take out the file itself."
Liu Xing nodded, feeling that having photos would be enough.
After chatting with Honda Tetsuya for a while, Liu Xing and the others decided to leave the Archives Room.
As they left the Archives Room, Ming Hanxing led the way, pretending that they had just finished their business there. After all, there were still many police officers and school leaders at the Old Teaching Building, pointing and discussing the scene of Suzuki Ryu’s death.
At this time, a young man wearing a leather jacket, looking like a delinquent, blocked Liu Xing and the others.
"Hello, I’m Police Officer Oko Hayato, in charge of Suzuki Ryu’s suicide case. Can I ask you some questions?" the young man said with a smile.
Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, not expecting this delinquent-looking young man to be a police officer. But it seemed that he was an important NPC in this module, or he wouldn’t have stopped them.
As the current leader, Ming Hanxing naturally stepped forward, smiling and saying, "Of course, Officer. But I’m a new teacher who just joined Morimoto Academy, so I might not be able to provide much help in some areas."
Oko Hayato smiled and shook his head, looking somewhat helpless, and said, "To be honest, you can see that I’m also a rookie police officer who just graduated. This is my first case, and my superior thinks it’s a typical suicide case and doesn’t want to investigate further. But based on my analysis, Suzuki Ryu’s death is impossible to be a suicide."
Oko Hayato pointed to the Old Teaching Building and said, "You see the distance between the Old Teaching Building and that big tree? It’s at least 30 feet (10 meters) away. That means if Suzuki Ryu really wanted to commit suicide, it’s impossible for him to jump from the top floor of the Old Teaching Building and land on that tree branch, unless Suzuki Ryu was a long-jump athlete who wanted to make one last jump and surpass human limits before dying!"
Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, just as Oko Hayato said. According to theory, it was impossible for Suzuki Ryu to jump that far and land on the tree branch, as the distance exceeded human limits. Liu Xing didn’t remember wrongly, the current human long-jump record was around 29 feet (9 meters).
And Suzuki Ryu was definitely not a world-class athlete, so it was clearly impossible for him to jump that far. Moreover, would someone who wanted to commit suicide choose to sprint and jump from the building?...
So, Suzuki Ryu’s death method was the same as Jin Ziyuan’s, appearing to be a suicide, but in reality, it couldn’t withstand scrutiny.
"Even so, those damn leaders still think it’s a suicide case, and I currently have no way to deal with it, so I can only conduct a secret investigation myself. That’s why I need your support and help," OkoHayato said seriously.
Liu Xing nodded and said, "Of course, police officer, we will definitely do our best to assist you in the investigation. After all, this is our school, and we don’t want to become... we don’t want to become the next mysterious suicide victim. So, if you need anything, just let us know, and we’ll do our best to help."
Liu Xing’s words made OkoHayato smile, and he said happily, "That’s great, I believe that with your help, I’ll be able to find the real culprit soon. Now, let’s exchange phone numbers, and we’ll contact each other by phone later. I can’t stay at your school for too long, anyway."
After saying goodbye to OkoHayato, Liu Xing and the others returned to their classroom.
Because another bizarre suicide case had occurred, the students of Morimoto Academy had lost interest in attending classes and were discussing whether Suzuki Ryu’s death was a suicide or not. The entire teaching building had become a bustling marketplace, with everyone chattering nonstop.
When they returned to their seats, NobiNobita, the head of the Worshipers of the Yellow Sect’s intelligence department, approached Liu Xing and said, "Master, I just ran into Suzuki Ryu’s classmate when I came back, and I asked him about Suzuki Ryu’s recent situation. I got a lot of useful information."
"Firstly, Suzuki Ryu saw the Red-Clothed Female Ghost in the Old Teaching Building, and after hearing about Jin Ziyuan’s suicide the next day, he started to become mentally unstable. He told his friends that he had a premonition that he would also die in the Old Teaching Building, but his friends thought he was just being superstitious. They even mentioned that the Old Teaching Building had never had a male student commit suicide before, but it’s clear that this has become a flag, and Suzuki Ryu has become the first person in Morimoto Academy’s history to do so..."
"However, Suzuki Ryu became more and more nervous over time, and even the slightest wind could scare him half to death. His friends and teachers advised him to go home and rest, but Suzuki Ryu claimed that he had dreamed of the Red-Clothed Female Ghost, who told him that he had to come to school, or else he would definitely die. The Red-Clothed Female Ghost also told Suzuki Ryu to find something, but he didn’t say what it was."
"Finally, yesterday after school, Suzuki Ryu told his friends that everything was over, and he could finally be free. He then laughed and ran out of the classroom, leaving his friends bewildered. They chased after him but couldn’t find him, and didn’t expect him to ultimately choose suicide."
After listening to NobiNobita’s account, Liu Xing fell into deep thought. It was clear that the Red-Clothed Female Ghost’s "killing" process had been revealed. First, the ghost would find its prey, then appear at the location where the prey was about to "commit suicide." Next, it would give the prey a dream, telling them to find something, although Liu Xing suspected that the thing didn’t exist. Finally, the ghost would control the prey, leading them to death...
However, this Red-Clothed Female Ghost should also have some limitations, such as being unable to leave the Old Teaching Building area and needing the prey to appear in the Old Teaching Building area before it could take action.
Thinking of this, Liu Xing said to NobiNobita, "Nobita, do you know where Suzuki Ryu’s home is? I want to go talk to his parents after school."
NobiNobita nodded and smiled, saying, "That’s easy, I’ll ask Suzuki Ryu’s friends after class."
Liu Xing nodded and turned to Minamoto Shizuka, saying, "Shizuka, you’ll go and preach to Ling Ishikawa and Ming Hanxing after class. I think the success rate of preaching to them is already 100%."
Liu Xing let Shizuka take charge of preaching because Liu Xing... didn’t have any relevant experience. If they got stuck while preaching to Ling Ishikawa and Ming Hanxing, it would be embarrassing...
Minamoto Shizuka nodded and smiled, saying, "No problem, Master, I’ll go preach to them after class. You can wait for my good news."
After arranging the preaching mission, Liu Xing also gave HonekawaSuneo an important mission. "Suneo, you have many friends in school, so this mission is most suitable for you. After class, you’ll contact your friends and spread the news about the truth behind Jin Ziyuan and Suzuki Ryu’s deaths, revealing the doubts about these two so-called suicide cases. Try to link them to our previous Yueshihao incident and mobilize the entire student body to pressure the school. If possible, we’ll even launch a boycott, making a big fuss to force the school to make concessions and restart the investigation to reveal the truth."
HonekawaSuneo smiled and said seriously, "This is right up my alley, I’ll spend some money to hire some online commentators to post related discussion threads on 2ce, and then contact my friends to organize a boycott. At most, it’ll take an hour, and the school’s authorities will know what it means to face the power of the masses."
HonekawaSuneo took out his mobile phone and started operating it.
After class, Minamoto Shizuka went to preach to Ling Ishikawa, while HonekawaSuneo took his good friend GoudaGian to contact friends and prepare for the boycott.
Liu Xing sat in his seat, looking at the dark clouds gathering in the distance.
It’s going to rain.
Half an hour later, a heavy downpour began.
Although the sound of raindrops hitting the windows was very loud, it was still no match for the protest cries of Morimoto Academy’s students. The entire teaching building was erupting with regular, angry roars.
"We want the truth!"
"We don’t want to become the next Jin Ziyuan!"
"We don’t want to become the next Suzuki Ryu!"
The chants were almost making the teaching building tremble, and even if all the teachers came out, they couldn’t suppress the students’ growing anger.
"Indeed, people power is great."
As the instigator, Liu Xing was now sitting comfortably, waiting for the school’s response.
After more than half an hour of noise, Morimoto Academy’s leaders realized that things had already gone beyond their control and could only reluctantly announce through the school broadcast that Morimoto Academy would be temporarily closed for three days to investigate, with further notices to be given after three days.
Looking at the jubilant students, Liu Xing stood up and called his followers to go home after class.
Of course, Liu Xing had gained two new followers this time.
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