Chapter 31: The Theory of the Academic Underachiever's Counterattack

  It's three o'clock in the morning, seeking support now!

  The day after the incident, four people, including Xiaobian Miss, gathered at Lin Xuan's house.

  Although Sosuke initially planned to let Mahiru Kōshi rest in his rented apartment, considering the gender difference and time issue between them, he sent Mahiru Kōshi to Akira Hayami's house instead.

  Most of the time, Lin Xuan's home was empty. Her parents, who worked here, often traveled to various parts of Japan on business trips, so Lin Xuan was often alone at home and would occasionally run to Sosuke's house to wake him up.

  Lin Xuan had no intention of agreeing to Sō's impolite and strange request, but considering the time, she reluctantly agreed to Sō's proposal to stay overnight.

  Of course, she didn't forget to ask why Sosuke would be with Makihara Kiriya together, and the reply time was set for noon tomorrow, which is now.

  Lin Xuan's home is located in a neighborhood about a ten-minute walk from Soshu Apartment, with a mountain behind it and good air quality.

  This two-story apartment has six rooms, excluding one room used as a warehouse, there are still five rooms available for rent. Even if Lin Xiang's parents come back, there is also a place for Mao Yuanjiu to live.

  Now, four people are sitting together in a bedroom near the stairs on the second floor of Lin Xuan's home.

  The red tea in front of everyone was steaming hot and looked like it had just been brewed.

  As the host of the room, Lin Xuan, who had spent a night at his own home with Mao Yuanjiu, repeated yesterday's question.

  "What is the reason why Sosuke brought Miharu out of the house?"

  "Now it should be possible to explain properly, actually..."

  Maoyuan Jiu Shi stretched out her hand, interrupting Sayu's words. At this moment, wearing the outer garment that was tight at the chest for Lin Xiang, Maoyuan Jiu Shi did not let Sayu continue speaking.

  For her, it's impolite for others to say such things.

  She got Lin Xuan's help, so she planned to tell everything from start to finish, telling the two including Haicheng.

  It's already 12:30 after checking the time. Anyway, all four of us have asked for leave from school, so it shouldn't be a problem to skip one day.

  It wasn't until then that Mao Yuanjiu realized this was his first time taking a leave of absence.

  "This must be my fault. Father always thinks of me, but I am ungrateful and go after things that other fathers can't see. If there's anything wrong, most of it is caused by me."

  I told everything about what happened last night and my own thoughts.

  The voice was somewhat stuttering, but there was no lie at all.

  Kawara Yusuke wants to be a detective, it's a bit embarrassing to say so himself, but that's the fact.

  Like others who have dreams, she likes the scene of seeking truth in puzzles.

  Humans are always troubled by countless mysteries and problems, detectives may be a key point in solving these troubles.

  It's not because detectives are great or extremely intelligent, but because they possess the basic elements and abilities to seek truth.

  Following the intermittent clues to find the final enemy or murderer, and through his own analysis drawing conclusions that could change the situation, these things were quite stimulating for Mogami Kujou.

  Being called a great detective is probably the greatest honor for a detective.

  It was because of this that Makihara Nijuro fell in love with reasoning as an act.

  She wanted to be a detective, but in reality this dream was impossible. The future planned by her father decided the path she should take from now on. If she wanted to change that, besides courage, she also needed ability.

  Needs to get the strength recognized by his father.

  "Generally understood, it's just that our president is nosy, and actually ran out at night with a not-so-familiar female classmate and took her away. Do you need any other services? Such as ** and ** and **."

  Hai Cheng did not open his laptop today, but instead spoke out about reality in a slightly sarcastic tone.

  Maybe it's true after all.

  "But Sosuke wouldn't do such things without a reason, did you hear what that idiot Sosuke said, Mougawa?"

  "Don't call me an idiot."

  Compared to Sosuke's refutation, Kojirou's voice was a bit louder.

  She looked at Haicheng and Lin Xuan separately, roughly recounting what Sōsuke had said that night.

  "It only takes one week to get results that will make Father look at me in a new light."

  "Boss, aren't you being too reckless? This is cheating!"

  "I and Haicheng will go to the labor camp to visit you. Tell me, do you like eating bread crumbs or toast?"

  "Don't assume I'll get caught! And earlier, apart from the bread crumbs, weren't they all just bread crumbs too?!"

  Sato placed both hands on the low table, but the red tea was not shaken out.

  Judging from the current situation, it seems that Mōri Kōjin, the father of Mōri Kyūji, has not sent anyone to investigate or reported to the police about his daughter being taken away. It's likely because of his own identity that he allowed such a mistake to happen.

  Mao Yuanjiu said that her father, Mao Yuan Guangren, was a perfectionist, which is why Mao Yuanjiu worked so hard to learn and exercise, earning praise in all aspects.

  Even if it's sneaking out of time to investigate secretly, once discovered, it will be dealt with instantly.

  Kaya no longer wants his daughter to take an uncertain path, so he overindulges her.

  Soyuna's rapidly spinning brain came up with an answer, no, it was an answer she had known all along.

  "Let's put that aside for now. Actually, Makihara-kun doesn't want to become a detective, but rather someone who 'solves cases'."

  The idea of wanting to solve the mystery, and the correct conclusion that came out after thinking about it, may be what Matoba no Kusabi is pursuing.

  When Sosuke explained it that way, Makihara Kaito slightly tilted his head, unsure whether he was in agreement or denial.

  However, she chose to identify with it for the time being, because she indeed liked that feeling of pursuing something others couldn't understand, which didn't bring about truth.

  Kusahara Koji wants to become a 'trouble-solving detective'.

  "So will Cao Yuan classmate draw pictures? For example, drawing comics."

  "What does it mean?"

  "It's just a detective-themed comic strip."

  Kawahara nodded slightly uncertainly.

  "I did study painting, so if I were to draw a comic, it shouldn't be a problem."

  "So I'll write a script and you create a comic based on it?"

  "Huh? Me? Even if I drew it out, there are still many things that can't be confirmed."

  "There is one thing that can be confirmed."

  Sato picked up the red tea and took a sip.

  "The name of the manga is Detective Conan, how's that?"