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He was in a bad mood, Chui Shi thought.
The next moment, Chi Si's words proved that she wasn't thinking too much.
"Chuishi, someone died in the school city," Akashi Seijuro said sternly.”
"Who died?"
Without thinking, Chuishi asked this question almost instinctively, and then he quickly reacted.
"Wait! Are you talking about openly or secretly? No, you wouldn't be so serious if it was in the dark. Then…is it on the surface? Was School Metropolis finally going to fall?？？”
Akisi Seijurou looked at her speechlessly, then his face darkened.
" It's not clear whether it has collapsed or not, but something major has happened in the school city. My father is actively looking for clues, but he's already dead.”
In the past, no matter how chaotic the school city was, the death of people would always be suppressed. Otherwise, there would not be so many people who regarded the school city as a holy land for espers. However, now that the news had been broadcast openly, the academy that was involved in the murder case could not reach the height it was before the incident no matter how much they tried to make up for it.
This was not prejudice, but purely from the perspective of the student's education. Which parent would be willing to send their child to a school that had a death case?
That was why Chi Si and Chui Shi found it strange. The most important thing for a school like School Metropolis, which hid experiments that could not be seen, was to cover up their bright skin. In a situation like this, if it was not handled well, it could easily cause the school's reputation to plummet. It was equivalent to the ups and downs of the stock market. Once it fell below zero, then...
"The news reported the parts that they tried their best to hide. This only proves one thing. They can't take care of themselves.”
Chui Shi calmly raised this point, then asked,""Chi Si, is there any other news?”
Chi Si looked at her and nodded.”
Chui Shi was not surprised to hear a story about a superpowered man fighting against the underworld.
Putting aside how the school city had fallen out with the mafia, why did the guy wearing a retro black coat and a small vest, who was not tall but had extremely high combat power, and the lv5 esper sent by the school to stop the other party look a little like Mr. Nakagawa who was chasing after him?
Oh no, it should be called Zhongyuan Zhongye!
He didn't know if it was because of his first impression, but Chuishi's first reaction was still to call him Mr. Zhongyuan when he mentioned the guy who almost killed him.
It couldn't be helped, he was so handsome!
Chui Shi was daydreaming in front of Chi Si, so he sat down next to her helplessly.
"Chuishi."
According to the Japanese custom, omitting classmates and honorifics meant that the relationship between the two was very friendly. If they continued to interact, omitting the surname and calling each other by their first name would undoubtedly mean that the relationship between the two was extraordinary.
But now, putting the etiquette rules since ancient times to the back of his mind, the first thing worth paying attention to was that Akisi Seijiro never spoke nonsense.
Chui Shi immediately said seriously," The mafia versus the academic faction. Isn't this a very good opportunity to reap the benefits?”
Akashi Seijuro shook his head." It's not that simple. Father has to worry about the counterattack of the school city before it dies."”
They were not afraid of powerful espers, but at most, they were afraid of them. Strictly speaking, the crystallization of the country's power, the army, always had a hidden part that civilians could not explore. When it came to the real thing, it would not be difficult for the school city to be destroyed overnight, but a group of espers with strength, ability, and madness would be the real problem.
Because they never knew what kind of damage these people would bring to the surrounding area before they were completely eliminated. This was the consequence that the higher-ups could not bear.
Therefore, Akisi Seijiro said a Chinese idiom.
"Fight to the death."
Whether it was his pronunciation or his tone, it was so clear that even a Chinese person would mistake him for a fellow villager.
Chui Shi looked at him in surprise. He didn't expect Chi Si to look at him the same way.
After the confrontation, Chuishi raised his hands and surrendered." I worked for a Chinese restaurant before. The lady boss is from China.”That was when he learned Chinese.
Akisi Seijuuro nodded.”Imperial studies, thick black studies, and other imperial education accompanied him throughout his childhood. He also learned Chinese at that time.
The two of them looked at each other in silence for a while, then consciously looked away and returned to the main topic.
"How many people died?"
Akisi Seijuuro's expression did not change as he gave an even number."Eighty-six."
Chui Shi's heart sank. He pinched his nose and whispered,""Where are the students?"
Since there were so many casualties and it was the school, the students in the school city were probably in a bad situation.
In this aspect, it wasn't as tragic as Chuishi thought.
Akisi Seijiro shook his head." Most of the dead were security guards and private troops from the academy. The students were not disturbed.”
Chui Shi heaved a sigh of relief. The strange feeling in her heart had finally disappeared. But just as she was thinking about this, Chi Si's voice was heard," But one of the Level 5 espers has gone missing, and another student with teleportation ability has been implicated in the battle between the academy and the mafia. His whereabouts are unknown."”
The breath that she had used to blow the stone pine down suddenly came back to her mind. She subconsciously bit her lip and said,""Do you know the reason why the mafia and the academy are going against each other?”
Akisi Seijurou looked at her with an ambiguous expression and was about to shake his head when his phone, which had been turned on after school, suddenly rang. He looked at the word 'father' on the screen and gestured for Chuishi to wait. He picked up his phone and went to the corner of the room to answer the call.
"Father."
The moment the call connected, Chi Si's calm voice reached Chuishi's ears without any hindrance. She looked away in surprise. A conversation between a father and son... She raised her hand to cover her ears to show that she was not eavesdropping on other people's family affairs.
When Chi Si walked over with a serious expression after answering the phone, she was shocked by Chui Shi's current appearance, and her heavy heart was suddenly interrupted.
"Blowing Stone?"
Chui Shi's eyes rolled around and slowly fixed on him. He tilted his head and saw that he had finished the call. He immediately raised his hand.
"I wasn't eavesdropping!"
He politely expressed his innocence.
Chi Si held back the smile on his face and sat down opposite her. He crossed his hands between his legs. His relaxed expression was no longer as nervous as before, but it was also covered with a layer of shadow as he spat out the words.
"I just found out the reason why the mafia would go against the academy.”
Chui Shi also became serious.
" The headquarters of the yokohama port mafia has been destroyed," Akashi Seijiro said." They suspect that it has something to do with Gakuen City."”
"Impossible!" Chui Shi was definitely against it." Ridiculous. Even the mafia wouldn't do such a thing. Shouldn't it be someone who is suspected of doing this? If one were to judge based on who had the ability, the scope was too large!”
"The mafia is crazy."
Chui Shi's pupils contracted.
"To be precise, if we don't take such an attitude, the port mafia has been established for so many years, and there are more enemies than we know. It's hard to guarantee that no one will think that this is an opportunity.”
Akisi Seijuro calmly added the next sentence and explained to Chuishi,"Moreover, there might be some kind of black trade between the port mafia and the school city that we don't know about. Even if we don't know about it, the relationship between espers and espers isn't always peaceful. Both of them were born with extraordinary abilities. The contradiction between them had been born when they knew that there was another similar but different power in the world. They repelled each other and went to war. It had always been the trend of history since ancient times.”
"You're right." Chuishi was frustrated for a while before he hit the nail on the head.""The key is, why did the port mafia choose the school city? What was the reason? The benefits of starting a war between the two sides, the reason why everyone knew about it but did not care?”
Chi Si fell silent and shook her head seriously,""I still need to continue investigating to find the real crux. The reason why I called you over is that I hope you can be more careful.”
"Me?"
"Well, weren't you chased by the port mafia a while ago?”
Chui Shi pointed at himself, his puzzled expression turning into an awkward one as he heard Chi Si's next words.
"You know about it too…"
How could he not know? It was already on TV.
Akisi Seijurou did not look at her and said indifferently,""Although the reporter blurred the figures of the characters in the video with software, I know you, so it's not strange for me to find out that it's you.”
“……”
"Anyway, be careful these days."
Akisi Seijuro stood up. At this time, the sunset outside the house had almost completely disappeared into the city border. There were only a few rays of light left in the distant sky that illuminated the window. He sent Chuishi home with extraordinary grace and let Chuishi see the luxury car that the young master of the aristocratic family rode to and from school.
Not to mention anything else, the cushions were all made of real leather!
After Chuishi got out of the car, he grabbed the top of the car door before the driver closed it and leaned back into the car. A stone appeared in front of Akisi Seijiro almost instantly, causing his expressionless personality to pause for a moment.
Chuishi's curved eyes whispered into his ear,""Thank you for today."
The things that Chi Si said after looking for her had nothing to do with the assassination case. To be precise, after the last call, there should be no more relationship between them. However, there was only one purpose for this meeting, and that was for Chuishi, who was somehow related to the port mafia.
Chi Si was worried about her safety, so she sent her a message to prevent herself from being in danger.
This favor was enough for Shi Ling.
Chuishi stood up and winked at him after he finished whispering. He then apologized to the driver who had closed the car door in embarrassment. After receiving a nonchalant response, he skipped back to his house.
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