My fiancée Yukino

Upon closer inspection, both Luo Bai and Yukino recognized each other as Sakurajima Mai, the woman they had met earlier that day to discuss the contract.

Hachiman Hikigaya and Yui Yuigahama recognized him at this moment, and both of them showed surprised expressions.

Yui Yuigahama exclaimed excitedly, "Ah, it's Mai Sakurajima-senpai!"

Seeing the four people approaching, Mai Sakurajima smiled and nodded, then looked at Luo Bai and Yukino and said, "It seems I've arrived a little early."

Luo Bai went to open the door and asked, "Senior, are you done with your work? How did it go?"

"It went very smoothly."

Entering the Service Club, Mai Sakurajima happily said, "The contract is fine too. They even agreed to my condition of prioritizing my studies. They'll try their best to find me programs or film contracts during my holidays. They also helped me terminate my financial contract with my mother. I've already signed the contract."

Hearing Mai Sakurajima's words, Yui Yuigahama looked at Luo Bai and Yukino curiously: "Do you know Sakurajima-senpai?"

Hachiman Hikigaya suddenly realized, "I see. Luo Bai, you asked me about Sakurajima-senpai earlier. Was it a request?"

"It can indeed be considered a request, but it was a chance encounter, so it can't really be considered a request from the Service Department," Luo Bai said with a smile. "In any case, the matter has been resolved smoothly."

"That's right, it's all been resolved."

Mai Sakurajima nodded, then took a piece of paper from her pocket and handed it to Yukino, saying, "Here, my application to join the club."

Yukino took it, glanced at it, and said, "Yes, I received it. Welcome to the team, Sakurajima-senpai."

"Ugh!!!"

Yui Yuigahama moved closer to Yukino, looked at Mai Sakurajima's name on the club application form, and said in shock, "Sakurajima-senpai is joining the Service Club too? But aren't you an actress?"

Hachiman Hikigaya then said, "Didn't you hear what my senior just said? From now on, academics will be the priority, which means you'll be coming to school more often."

Mai Sakurajima smiled and nodded: "That's right, that's exactly it. Nice to meet you both, juniors. I'm Mai Sakurajima from Class 3-A."

Yui Yuigahama and Hachiman Hikigaya quickly introduced themselves.

After a while, Yukino brewed some tea, and everyone started chatting in the Service Club.

Mai Sakurajima didn't reveal the details of the previous request, and Luo Bai and Yukino also chose to keep it a secret, as it involved quite a lot of information.

Mai Sakurajima happily said, "In the coming year, although I will not give up my career in the entertainment industry, I will focus on my studies and strive to get into a key university after graduation, so as to cultivate my abilities in all aspects."

Volume 1: Chapter 69 A New Commission, A Series of Defamatory Letters? (2/2)

During the contract negotiations that morning, Mai Sakurajima stated her demands directly.

The other party briefly inquired about Mai Sakurajima's academic performance and then agreed to this request, which wasn't really a requirement.

After all, if the artists under your management are graduates of prestigious universities, it will greatly boost their popularity. In fact, it can even broaden their career scope a few years later. Why not?

Upon hearing Mai Sakurajima's decision, Yui Yuigahama happily exclaimed, "So that means Sakurajima-senpai will be spending a lot of time in the Service Club from now on? That's fantastic! I've always loved the dramas you've acted in! It's just that you don't come to school very often, so I haven't had a chance to get your autograph!"

Mai Sakurajima smiled and said, "Do you still want an autograph now?"

"May I?"

After Mai Sakurajima nodded, Yui Yuigahama excitedly opened her schoolbag and rummaged through it, then said somewhat awkwardly, "Ah, there's not a good place to sign my name."

Luo Bai took out his homework from his schoolbag and said with a smile, "No rush, we'll see each other often in the future anyway."

"Yes, that's true!"

Yui Yuigahama nodded, then shamelessly took out her phone and looked at Mai Sakurajima, asking, "Senpai, can we exchange contact information? Don't worry, I won't bother you!"

"sure."

Mai Sakurajima did not refuse and happily exchanged contact information with Yui Yuigahama.

After these few minutes of interaction, Mai Sakurajima had developed a strong liking for Yui Yuigahama, her junior.

After the exchange, Yui Yuigahama smiled happily as she looked at the new name of Mai Sakurajima on her phone.

Just then, her phone vibrated; she had received a message.

Upon opening it, Yui Yuigahama's smile vanished instantly, and she couldn't help but frown.

Seeing Yui's expression, Yukino asked, "Yui-san, what's wrong?"

"Emm~~ I received a rather strange text message."

After carefully reading the text message again, Yui Yuigahama looked at Luo Bai and Hachiman Hikigaya and asked, "Luo Bai-kun, Hachiman, did you receive any text messages?"

Luo Bai and Hachiman Hikigaya exchanged a glance and shook their heads in unison.

"No."

Looking at Yui Yuigahama's phone, Luo Bai asked, "What kind of text message was it? It only asked me and Hikigaya, is it about our class?"

Yui Yuigahama nodded: "Yeah, it's something related to our class, which is kind of strange."

Just as I was about to show it to everyone, there was a knock on the door of the Service Department.

Looking at the gate, Luo Bai said, "Please come in."

The door was opened, and Hayato Hayama walked in.

"Hello, sorry to bother you." Hayama Hayato walked in, smiling as he said, "This is the Service Club, right? I heard from Hiratsuka-sensei that you can come over if you have any problems... Ah? You are, Sakurajima Mai-senpai from the third year?"

Hayama Hayato was quite surprised to see that, in addition to the Service Club members, even Sakurajima Mai, who usually doesn't come to school, was here.

Mai Sakurajima didn't recognize Hayato Hayama, so she nodded and then ignored him.

Although she has a good personality, she doesn't say much to people she doesn't know or don't want to know.

Looking at Hayato Hayama, Luo Bai said, "Let's not waste time with small talk. Hayama, you've come here because you have a request?"

"Ah, yes, I received some strange text messages."

Nodding, Hayama Hayato took out his phone and showed it to everyone.

Upon seeing it, Yui Yuigahama exclaimed in surprise, "Ah, I received it too!"

The contents of the text messages on the phone surprised everyone who saw them.

[Hubu is a petty thug from the Inage Ward who picks fights with students from West High School at the arcade.]

Yamato is a scumbag who cheats on his wife with three women.

[Ooka used brutal tactics to cripple the opposing school's ace player.]

After reading this, Luo Bai blinked and looked at Hachiman Hikigaya beside him: "Tobe, Yamato, and this Ooka, are they in our class?"

"..."

Hachiman Hikigaya shook his head, stroked his chin, and said, "I don't know, is that right?"

Yuigahama Yui puffed out her cheeks and looked at the two of them, saying, "You guys, these three are all my classmates! How come you don't even recognize your own classmates?"

“Because we’re really not that close,” Luo Bai said, shrugging. “I don’t know everyone, and I don’t have that much time. But the contents of these text messages are really explosive, big revelations.”

Hayato Hayama said awkwardly, "Well, I don't think these things are true. I know all three of them very well, and they wouldn't do something like this. But after these rumors spread in the class, the atmosphere became really bad."

Luo Bai nodded, vaguely recalling some of the plot details.

"So, you want us to find the culprit who sent these messages? That's pretty simple, just check the email address that sent them. If things go smoothly, we can have results within half an hour."

Yui Yuigahama's eyes widened, and she asked curiously, "How do you check? How do you check? Is it a hacker?"

“It’s not that exaggerated.” Luo Bai shook his head and looked at Yukino, saying, “The Yukino family knows people at the news agency. Asking them to investigate this kind of defamation case shouldn’t be a problem. If that doesn’t work, we can file a report with the police and get them involved. These kinds of online defamation cases are a big problem these days, and they need to be handled properly.”

Seeing that Luo Bai was exaggerating, Hayama Hayato spoke up to help, "Um, I don't want to find the culprit, I just want to find a way to resolve this matter. Could you please help me?"

Luo Bai narrowed his eyes slightly, glanced at Luo Bai twice, and then looked at Yukino, who had not spoken.

"Yukino, what do you think?"

Picking up her thermos and taking a sip of jujube tea, Yukino slowly said, "My opinion is the same as Luo Bai's. If the news is false and all rumors, then finding the culprit is the most direct and effective method. Otherwise, it's condoning the culprit, and if it happens once, it will happen again, and it might escalate further. Simply sending defamatory letters without signing or showing one's face is a very insidious approach, and we must catch them."

"That's right, Yukino and I agree."

Nodding, Luo Bai looked at Hayama Hayato and said, "Hayama, if you want us to find the culprit, then we can help, which would also help purify the school environment. But if it's just about suppressing the negative impact first, then forget it. Even if we have a way, we don't want to go through the trouble of taking a roundabout route."

Seeing Luo Bai and Yukino's unyielding stance, Hayama Hayato felt somewhat troubled, but still said to the two of them, "Well, I still hope we don't go too far. Just let them know they made a mistake. Regarding the request, I hope you'll reconsider. I'll come back tomorrow. Thank you for your help."

After saying that, Hayato Hayama left the Service Department.

As the doors of the Service Department closed,

Luo Bai whistled, picked up a pen, and started doing his homework. Yukino did the same.

Yui Yuigahama, Hachiman Hikigaya, and Mai Sakurajima looked at them with suspicion.

Volume 1: Chapter 70 Not Participating (1/2)

Yui Yuigahama asked, puzzled, "Are we really not going to help Hayama-kun?"

Luo Bai quickly solved a problem and calmly said, "That guy wasn't even trying to solve the problem, isn't that obvious?"

Yukino nodded in agreement: "That's right, we've already offered the best solution, which is to find the culprit who sent these messages, but Hayama says he just wants to restore the atmosphere in the class. Yui-san, didn't you notice something was off?"

"Um...but," Yui Yuigahama said hesitantly, "that's just Hayama's personality, he probably doesn't want things to escalate."

At this moment, Mai Sakurajima said, "To be honest, I don't really understand why Hayama-kun wouldn't let us find the culprit. The person who posted this kind of content really needs to be found and taught a lesson, no matter who it is."

As an actress, Mai Sakurajima is often slandered online with all sorts of unfounded accusations, and she is well aware of this kind of thing.

Luo Bai nodded in agreement: "That's right, finding the murderer is definitely the most correct and appropriate method, no matter what. But Ye Shan refused this suggestion, so can I reasonably suspect that he knows some information about the murderer?"

"Huh? Really?"

Yui Yuigahama's eyes widened in disbelief as she said, "But, but if Hayama-kun might know who the culprit is, then why would he oppose this method?"

Hachiman Hikigaya, who was standing to the side, stroked his chin and suddenly thought of something.

"Could it be a workplace visit?"

Yui Yuigahama suddenly realized: "Ah! That's it! The three people in the text messages are all friends of Hayama-kun, but the workplace visit is in groups of three, and they are four boys! Could these text messages be because of the grouping for the workplace visit?"

Mai Sakurajima frowned slightly, pondering as she said, "So that means the murderer is one of the three people mentioned in the text message?"

Hachiman Hikigaya nodded: "It's a reasonable deduction. The murderer likely wanted to implicate the other two by deliberately smearing himself, putting himself in the spotlight, and clearing himself of suspicion. But how exactly do we find the murderer?"

"Hachiman, aren't you mistaken about something?"

Looking at Hachiman Hikigaya, Luo Bai said helplessly, "When did we agree to help Hayama with this?"

"Ah, yes."

Hachiman Hikigaya snapped out of his reverie and realized that he had unconsciously started thinking about solutions to the problem, so he shook his head.

"Even Hayama himself hasn't thought about finding the culprit, so why should I worry about it?"

After glancing at Luo Bai and then at Hachiman Hikigaya, Yui Yuigahama had no choice but to ask Yukino for help.

"Yukino, are we really not going to help?"

Holding a pen, Yukino read an English article while saying, "Since the client doesn't agree with our proposed solution, there's really no need for us to get involved. Although our Service Club is a club that helps people, we also have our own bottom line. If someone is doing bad things, but the client wants to condone it, then we have a reason to refuse."

After Yukino finished speaking, Luo Bai added, "Moreover, if the matter really started because of a workplace visit, then things might be more complicated than we imagine. If it doesn't concern you, don't try to find out too much. Just focus on your own affairs."

After hearing what the two said, Yui Yuigahama knew that this made sense, but she still didn't want to just leave it unattended.

"Then, is it okay if I investigate it myself?"

“Sure, just don’t do it in the name of the Service Club.” While working on her homework, Luo Bai said bluntly, “Although I know you won’t listen, Yuihama, I still hope you’ll just watch from the sidelines. I’ve always wanted to see Hayama, that nice guy, get his comeuppance. His self-righteous kindness will only end up hurting himself.”

Mai Sakurajima asked curiously, "Junior Luo Bai, do you and the other person not get along?"

"It's not that we have a bad relationship, it's just that we've known each other for a while, and I really can't stand his utterly oblivious personality. Hayama Hayato's personality seems like that of a kind and easy-going person, but when faced with problems, he can't do anything and just tries to smooth things over, like right now."

Luo Bai knew very well that Hayama Hayato was an excellent person, but he was too naive to understand the wickedness of human nature and treated everyone around him with kindness, just as he had since childhood.

Luo Bai had told him this before, but this guy hadn't listened at all and remained the same. In the end, he was just too self-righteous.

Yui Yuigahama frowned and said, "But Hayama-san is really a good person. He's kind to everyone and very popular."

“That’s because this is a school.” Luo Bai said calmly without looking up. “There might not be much of a problem with someone like him in a school, but high school students are much more mature and have more diverse thoughts. Many things are not as simple as they seem on the surface. Someone like Ye Shan is only good because the people around him are less capable than him. Otherwise, he would be used as a pawn sooner or later.”

Yukino agreed: "That's right, kindness isn't wrong, but blind kindness isn't a good thing. We should think things through more carefully."

"Ugh...you guys are exaggerating too much, aren't you?"

Yui Yuigahama was a little unwilling, and looked at Hachiman Hikigaya with expectant eyes, "Then, Hachiman, how about we investigate it ourselves secretly and see what the specific situation is?"