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After finishing her opening remarks, the girl with short hair, Tachibana, the student council secretary, simply nodded in acknowledgment.

"I didn't expect the student council president to come all this way for a dispute of this scale. It's really strange, usually it's just Tachibana who comes."

"Due to my busy schedule, there are some issues that I haven't participated in, but in principle, it would be better if I attended. Besides, the school has entrusted me with the responsibilities of student council affairs."

"Moreover, this incident involves all four first-grade classes, so I think it would be better if I went there in person."

"So, the student council president doesn't think that what happened all day was just a coincidence?"

The teacher of Class 1-A, Chabashira, gave a meaningful smile, but Horikita Manabu showed no sign of wavering. He knew Chabashira Sae's confidence, after all, based on all the evidence collected so far, Class 1-A was definitely the victim in this incident, and therefore naturally carried a bit of the arrogance of a victorious nation.

In stark contrast to Chabashira Sae, the homeroom teachers of the other three classes were the ones who looked more relaxed. Hoshinomiya Chie, on the other hand, had gloomy expressions and kept tapping their fingers lightly on the table.

"The first matter is about the fight within Class C of the first year."

"Normally, this is an internal matter of Class C in the first year, and the other three classes are not qualified to listen in. However, considering that the parties involved in the incident are closely related to the incident that occurred that day and involved the other three classes, we will temporarily allow three people to listen in, but they are not allowed to speak."

Horikita Manabu sat in the main seat and looked around. He had been in the position of student council president for more than a year. Even now, when he was confronting the class advisors, his momentum had not weakened at all. He firmly held the atmosphere and the power of speech in his hands.

“Long Yuanxiang from Class C, Grade 1 reported that his classmate Shi Renyu had committed acts of violence against him.”

"Yuya Tokito countered that Ryuen Sho had fought with Albert Yamada, a student in Class 1-D, and that Ryuen Sho was framing him."

After briefly introducing the basic situation, Akane Tachibana began the meeting seriously:

"—Based on the above circumstances, we hope to find out which side's claim is true."

The two parties involved, Long Yuanxiang and Shi Renyu, were quickly called to the conference room. Long Yuanxiang had a bandage on his head, his left hand was hanging limply in front of his chest, and his face was covered with medical gauze, looking quite serious. Shi Renyu, on the other hand, looked indignant, clenching his fists and glaring at the other party with gritted teeth.

“My classmate Long Yuanxiang said that you personally called him to the grove behind the infirmary, where he was unilaterally provoked and beaten by you. Is this true?”

“Long Yuan is lying. I never beat him up.”

Yuya Tokito immediately denied it.

"Then, classmate Shi, can you tell the truth?"

Faced with the student council's questioning, Tokito Yuya was speechless for a moment. After all, he couldn't really tell the truth that he had asked Yamada to beat up Ryuen Sho, because if he did, he would be accused of instigation.

While Yuya Tokito hesitated, Ryuen Sho spoke first, explaining:

"I have kept all the chat logs here, from when he invited me to go out to the grove alone."

Akane Tachibana took the phone from Ryuen Sho and projected the image onto the big screen. Judging from the time and the account, it was indeed Tokito Yuya who took the initiative to ask Ryuen Sho out alone.

"I did invite him out, but it was just to scare Long Yuan. Besides, how could I possibly beat Long Yuan up like this?"

Yuya Tokito quickly explained.

"I was caught off guard and you ambushed me. Before I could react, I was pinned to the ground."

Long Yuanxiang laughed mockingly:

"What's wrong? Weren't you having a great time fighting back then?"

"you shut up!"

Shi Renyu glared fiercely at Long Yuanxiang. Knowing he could no longer hide it, he simply confessed everything:

“I did have the intention to beat up Ryuen, but it wasn’t me who did it. It was Yamada from Class D who did it. He was the one who caused all the injuries on Ryuen. Doesn’t your school have surveillance cameras everywhere? It shouldn’t be difficult to investigate Yamada’s behavior that day.”

"He must have gone to that grove of trees that day too."

Horikita Manabu nodded and said:

“We naturally questioned Yamada from Class D, but his testimony was that he only went there to take selfies that day and did not participate in the fight in your Class C.”

"Selfie?"

"Would a normal person go there?"

Yuya Tokito couldn't catch his breath; he stared dumbfounded at Manabu Horikita.

"Where's the evidence?"

"Yamada often shares his workout photos on his personal social media platform. Because he is afraid that it will have a bad influence if girls see them, he often takes selfies in the woods."

Even Majima Satoshi, the homeroom teacher of Class D, couldn't help but chime in. Since the other person's words did indeed involve students from their class, Horikita Manabu didn't stop him from speaking.

Yamada's persona of liking to take selfies and upload gym photos was built up starting with the Sakura Airi incident, and Horikita Manabu was well aware that this was Kitagawa Ryo's doing.

After all, what kind of coincidence is it to run into the crime scene twice in less than a month?

"Then, this is a photo that Yamada accidentally took while taking a selfie."

Horikita Manabu projected three photos onto the screen, clearly showing Tokito Yuya riding on top of Ryuen Sho. One photo showed him slapping Ryuen Sho's face, and the other showed him grabbing his collar. Judging from his ferocious expression and the two's posture, Tokito Yuya did indeed seem to be committing violence against Ryuen Sho.

How did the students at the time interpret these photos?

"...I have a video of Ryuen and Yamada fighting."

The homeroom teachers of all four classes, along with the two student council members, all looked up with interest, but Tokito Yuya quickly added angrily:

"It's just lost."

Ryuuen Sho seemed to find Tokito Yuya's words very amusing. He laughed loudly twice and pointed at Tokito Yuya, shouting:

"Then I could also say that I have conclusive evidence, but I accidentally—lost it?"

“Ryuen, please calm down. We are only listening to what Shiren has to say. Please refrain from interrupting.”

After reprimanding Ryuen Sho, Horikita Manabu turned to Class C's homeroom teacher, Sakagami Kazuma, and asked:

"You are the homeroom teacher of Class C. Based on your understanding of these two people, which version of events is closer to the truth?"

Kazuma Sakagami took a deep breath. Although as the homeroom teacher he knew very well that if Yuya Tokito was successfully framed and expelled, Class C would lose a full 300 points, he had already chosen Sho Ryuen as the leader of Class C, and all he could do now was support his choice.

“Shi Ren was usually very irritable, and Long Yuan was also impulsive. The two often had conflicts.”

With Tokito Yuya at a disadvantage, these seemingly fair words undoubtedly made him lose all hope of turning the tables. He stared intently at the homeroom teacher, not understanding why the other party would be so biased towards Ryuuen Sho.

Long Yuanxiang tore off the gauze from his cheek, revealing a broken skin, and then pointed to his fractured left arm.

No matter how much Yuya Tokito tries to deny it, the wound is simply too convincing as evidence.

Moreover, the existence of various pieces of evidence, especially the photos, has driven him to a dead end.

The only piece of evidence that Yuya Tokito is now relying on—the memory card from the camera that recorded the entire fight between Ryuen Sho and Yamada—has also disappeared.

Over the past two days, Yuya Tokito carefully recalled the entire day's events, going through them second by second. He eventually discovered that the only two moments when the camera left his hands and even his field of vision were when he handed it over to Yamada at the beginning and when he was knocked down on his way back to the dormitory.

He had even found out that the person who knocked him down was Takuya Yagami from Class 1-B, but both of them denied ever touching Yuya Tokito's camera. Without any evidence, Yuya Tokito could only be filled with impotent rage.

Tokito Yuya vaguely guessed that he had been set up, but he couldn't be sure who it was. Even now, standing on the edge of dropping out of school, he deeply felt the powerlessness of his lack of ability.

Seeing Yuya Tokito's ashen face, completely devoid of his usual radiance, Class 1-C's homeroom teacher, Kazuma Sakagami, shook his head helplessly.

Perhaps from Long Yuanxiang's perspective, this was a blow to those in the class who had different ideas, a means to establish authority, and he was the victor.

However, for Class C as a whole, this was a deal that was a complete win, not even a zero-sum game.

Now, all we can hope for is that Long Yuanxiang, after eliminating those with differing opinions within the class, will be able to better lead Class 1-C.

Kazuma Sakagami slowly closed his eyes.

He heard Horikita Manabu announce the final results:

"Based on the existing evidence, it is inferred that Shi Renyu also committed serious acts of violence against Long Yuanxiang. So, Long Yuanxiang, are you willing to forgive Shi Renyu? This may reduce the punishment for him."

"I do not forgive this, and I request that the school severely punish this person."

Long Yuanxiang grinned, his lips forming a sharp arc.

"Ok."

"According to school rules, any act of violence against classmates, teachers, or other school staff at Tokyo Advanced Educational High School will be adjudicated based on three factors: subjective intent, objective circumstances, and the extent of the victim's injuries."

"Therefore, although this period of time is very short, thank you for your hard work."

Horikita's cold voice took away the last bit of strength from Tokito Yuya.

"After school, you will need to submit your withdrawal application, and you will need to be accompanied by a guardian. The homeroom teacher of Class 1-C will contact you after the meeting, but you may still be involved in subsequent events, so please wait outside for a while."

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[Class C, Grade 1, class points reduced by 300]

Kitagawa Ryo made this judgment in his mind after watching the absent-minded Tokito Yuya stagger out of the conference room.

According to his calculations, Class C of Grade 1 should be able to save about 500 class points by the end of this month. If we remove 300 points, then only 200 points will be left.

The biggest disadvantage of Class D in the first year is that in the first month, the overall quality of Class D will directly deduct all of the initial class points of one thousand. This is something that Kitagawa Ryo cannot stop, although he did not intend to stop it at the beginning.

If nothing unexpected happens, Class D will fall behind Classes A, B, and C by approximately 1,000, 700, and 400 points respectively in the first month.

Therefore, the first step is to bring all four classes back to the same starting line.

Kitagawa Ryo glanced at Yamauchi Haruki and Ike Kanji, who were trembling not far away. The two seemed to see their own fate reflected in Tokito Yuya, who had just left in a sorry state, and kept wiping the sweat from their foreheads.

"Next up should be the incident involving Class A and Class D in the first year."

Horikita Suzune whispered a reminder to Kitagawa Ryo. As a member of the student council, although she did not directly participate in this meeting, she was familiar with the general process.

"You were the one who did what happened in Class C, weren't you?"

Horikita Suzune poked Kitagawa Ryo in the back with her pen. The two were currently hiding in the corner of the conference room corridor. Kitagawa Ryo was squatting below, and Horikita Suzune pressed her head on Kitagawa Ryo's head, peeking into the conference room.

"It's a win-win situation, but from the tone of your voice, Lingyin, it sounds like I'm committing a heinous crime."

"Tch, what win-win? It's more like losing twice."

Horikita Suzune's delicate chin was resting on Kitagawa Ryo's head. She rubbed her head against Kitagawa Ryo's head in dissatisfaction and said:

"Class C of the first year had its class points deducted, and two students from Class D of the first year were expelled for dragging the class down. In the end, they would only vent their resentment on Class A, who reported them, and Class C, who exposed their tricks."

"Lingyin answered a little less."

Kitagawa Ryo looked at Yamauchi Haruki and Ike Kanji, who had been summoned and entered the conference room, and said, chin in hand:

"From the perspectives of Haruki Yamauchi and Kanji Ike, there is a mystery that cannot be solved."

"So who exactly faked their injuries, and why did they do it?"

"This person is the one who caused the most harm to the two of them. Of course, if they were smart and didn't do anything like extortion, they would have been fine."

Horikita Suzune squatted down, somewhat speechless. She lowered her head and rested it on Kitagawa Ryo's shoulder, whispering in his ear:

Is Liang introducing himself?

"No way."

"I've never met those two idiots."

Kitagawa Ryo replied with a smile:

"Actually, when everyone knows about a breakthrough point..."

"That's the best bait."

【Please enter the meeting room, Class 1-A students: Katsuragi Kohei, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, Kushida Kikyo, and Koenji Rokusuke.】

Look, they've all been caught!

Chapter 54: It was all Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's doing!

Inside the student council meeting room, the atmosphere was even more tense than before. Perhaps it was because as many as six students had been summoned, and even the air felt crowded. The students were breathing heavily, as if they were fighting over something.

"Then, please repeat what you just said, Yamauchi from Class 1-D. What did you and Ike Kanji see and hear when you arrived at the infirmary?"

Student council president Horikita Manabu nodded in acknowledgment.

"When Ichi and I arrived at the infirmary, we clearly heard the voice of Koenji from Class 1-A, and there was another girl whose name I didn't know. The two of them were discussing something like a transaction."

Under this high-pressure atmosphere, Haruki Yamauchi, sweating profusely, stammered as he explained:

"And at that time, Ike also saw it, saw Koenji's back."

Kanji Ike nodded in affirmation of Haruki Yamauchi's statement:

"There are very few blonds in the school. Although Hashimoto from Class A also has blond hair, his physique is very different from Koenji's. I couldn't possibly be mistaken."

He did see the tall, blond figure through the window of the infirmary.

"Then, because the two of us discovered this illicit transaction, we were subsequently found out and knocked unconscious by Rokusuke Koenji."

Logically speaking, there was nothing wrong with Ike and Yamauchi's statements, although they sounded a bit like something out of "Detective Conan".