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"It's great to meet you here today, Atsushi!" Kise Ryota looked at Nakajima Atsushi with tears in his eyes while eating, "I almost thought I was going to starve to death."

"You are a public figure anyway, so pay attention to your image." Atsushi Nakajima handed him a glass of juice helplessly, "It's you, it's okay to eat like this? It's not you who often say Does your sister want you to go on a diet?"

"It's okay..." Kise Ryota waved his hand, "Recently, for the national competition, we are all doing special training in hell."

On the side, Osamu Dazai showed a subtle expression on his face, "Ah, speaking of it, there is such a thing. Speaking of which, these high school students, are they going to prepare the IH or the Winter Cup now?"

Forget it, it's a national competition anyway, so be it.

Dazai couldn't help but sigh.

"Ah, by the way, there is something that I wanted to tell you, Aton, after I was in school. Now that I met you here, I will tell you now." Ryota Kise After eating the salmon and ham sandwich in the bag, he continued, "Ah Dun, you work in the detective agency, right? There has been a weird rumor in the school recently, if possible... can I trouble you to find out what happened?" something?"

"The strange talk in school recently?" Nakajima Atsushi was also taken aback, "Is this the case?" He said, raising his voice directly, "Naomi, Yin, can you come over?"

The two brothers and sisters on the other side turned their heads at the same time. The Tanizaki brothers and sisters are okay, but the eyes of Akutagawa Ryunosuke startled Kise Ryota who had seen him several times.

"What's wrong?" Tanizaki Naomi asked first with a smile.

"It's talking about strange stories on campus." Atsushi Nakajima explained, "Have you heard of it recently?"

"Yes!" Tanizaki Naomi laughed first, "But because it is mainly passed on among girls, so you don't know, Atsu-kun."

"I still know the ordinary campus strange stories, basically every school has the kind of seven campus strange stories." Atsushi Nakajima denied.

"It's not that kind of traditional strange talk, it's a new one that appeared recently." Tanizaki Naomi waved her hand and said, "There are three of them."

"Huh? There are three?" Kise Ryota on the side let out a surprised voice.

Atsushi Nakajima touched his forehead with his hand, coughed and said, "Anyway, Kose, please tell me first, aren't you going to send out a commission?"

"Ah..." Kise Ryota straightened his sitting posture and said, "Actually, there have been strange rumors in the school recently that after the club activities are over, there will be strange sounds from the gymnasium."

"Ah, I know this, the mysterious voice of the gymnasium." Tanizaki Naomi nodded and said, "There are three new rumors that have been circulating recently, one of which is this, and the other two are the ghost on the rooftop and the one who just confesses. A cherry blossom tree that will surely succeed."

"Hey, the ghost on the roof?" The stupid boy Kise Ryota, who has no targets at all and only has basketball in his mind, didn't pay attention to the last rumor at all, but looked curiously at Tanizaki Naomi, "The roof Are there really ghosts here?"

"I don't know, I think it's just someone's prank?" Tanizaki Naomi said with a smile, "After all, there must be no such thing as ghosts."

Except for the Tanizaki brothers and sisters and Kise Ryota, the eyes of the others all shifted in unison.

"The last rumor is the one that spreads the most among girls. After all, it is the legendary cherry blossom tree that as long as you confess, you will be successful." Tanizaki Naomi smiled and looked at Akutagawa Gin, who also nodded.

"But there are a lot of cherry blossom trees in our school, right? There is no one tree that grows particularly tall or strange. Who knows which tree will confess to the success?" Kise Ryota said to the girls. He was not interested in the rumor at all, but felt that the rumor was a bit inexplicable.

"Although it is true to say so, for girls, such rumors are very romantic." Tanizaki Naomi said with a smile, "But if Kise-kun would bring it up, it is really the first rumor, right? Gymnasium the sound of."

"That's right, there have been rumors about the gymnasium recently. In addition to our basketball team, our school also uses the gymnasium for volleyball and badminton." Kise Ryo said seriously, "Although our school's basketball team has always been They are very famous, but these two associations are also frequent visitors to national competitions, so the keys to these three gymnasiums have always been in our own hands."

"Because we are all preparing for the national competition, we usually train late and then lock the door and leave." Kise Ryo said seriously, "Theoretically, we are the last ones to leave the gym every day, but I don’t know why, but there are such rumors, and it even has the meaning of becoming one of the strange stories on campus.”

"Because of this matter, we are very troubled now. Supervisor Takeuchi didn't even let us train too late, and drove us back after dusk." Kise Ryota was also very strange when he said this, no I understand why my coach is so cautious, and what I don't understand is that Mitsuhiro Hayakawa, the head of the basketball department who is obviously too enthusiastic, actually obeys the orders of the supervisor obediently.

The other Yokohama locals immediately realized that their supervising coach probably thought that some abnormal activities were going on near the school, so they all went home early.Although schools should always be kept away from dangerous areas, even Portafia usually avoids such places, but if there are really some people who can't think about it and insist on doing something, it's not good.

As soon as the old Yokohama locals heard about such things, they would naturally take the most self-protecting action. Except for the accident of Supervisor Takeuchi, the other students had heard of similar things to some extent, and knew that it was the best way to do what the supervisor said. safe.

"I think this will seriously affect our progress, so I would like to ask you to investigate what is going on with the rumors about this gymnasium!" Kise Ryota looked serious, and posed a handsome pose smoothly, "Of course, I will also participate in the investigation."

"It's okay to investigate, it's okay." At this moment, Osamu Dazai suddenly said, "Don't worry, it's just a prank by the students in the school." After all, it is impossible for the current Portafia to spend time on these small In terms of work, it was hard to get on the big ship of the Suzuki chaebol. How could Mr. Mori have the thought to go to the school to do such a thing?Although he was very upset about the middle-aged uncle who was about to go bald, Osamu Dazai was sure that this guy really had a love for the city of Yokohama, so he would never allow his subordinates to mess around in such an important place, I will never allow other people to do such nonsense.

Since it is impossible to be the most troublesome object, other people seem to be indifferent, and judging from Dazai Osamu's personal judgment, this incident is probably a prank, and such a prank can be dealt with by a few young people. It's just a matter of training their abilities. If they can't handle such a simple matter well, it's really better for them not to be detectives.

Hearing Dazai Osamu's words, Nakajima Atsushi immediately breathed a sigh of relief, he turned his head to look at Kise Ryota, smiled and said, "Okay, I'll take over your commission."

"That's really great." Kise Ryota said happily, "When are we going to act? I'll get the key!"

"Okay, okay, I see." Nakajima Atsushi nodded helplessly, he looked at Akutagawa Yin and Tanizaki Naomi beside him, and finally set a time, "Then make a quick decision, we will deal with it on Monday This matter."

"Oh!" Kise Ryota almost cheered, "Let's catch all those pretenders!"

Naomi Tanizaki glanced at her worried brother with a smile, "If Onisan thinks this is not good, why don't you come along?"

"Well, I'll go too!" Although she knew that she was good at physical skills, but she was also a person with supernatural abilities, so no matter what Xixue said, she could still come in handy.And that's the school my sister attends!Wouldn't it be too bad if my sister encountered something dangerous when she was in school?Tanizaki Junichiro said seriously.

"There will only be two classes next Monday afternoon, and we can come together after school." Akutagawa Ryunosuke also said seriously, obviously he was worried about his sister and decided to participate in the investigation together.

"Great!" Kise Ryo said happily, "In this way, the rumors about the gymnasium will definitely be broken soon!"

That's right, so when will this next Monday come?Osamu Dazai yawned out of boredom, and suddenly felt that he might as well go out for a walk with Yukichi Tomomi and the others.

However, the passage of time was quite smooth this time, and the next day came to Monday.

Osamu Dazai looked at the pile of reports piled up in front of him, and made a voice of refusing to work, "Hey, I have been resting for so long, why do I continue to work? Why don't I just leave these things to this slug? !"

"Dazai!" Kunikida Doppo and Nakahara Chuya's foreheads burst out with blue veins at the same time.

On the other hand, Atsushi Nakajima, who went to school as usual, met Ryota Kise at the school. He, Akutagawa Gin and Naomi Tanizaki went to study the new strange stories that appeared in the school. Since Mr. Dazai would say such things, Most of the incidents were caused by the students in the school, let alone rumors, as long as the source is found, the next incident will become very clear.

"Hey, are you looking for the source of the rumors?" Kise Ryota, who had expected to see Atsushi Nakajima and the others visiting the school at night, was immediately disappointed.

"Of course, besides, it's something that spread among the students, isn't it? Then as long as you find the person who spread the rumor first, you will know whether it is a rumor or a real thing." Atsushi Nakajima smiled and comforted him.

"Okay, Aton, what you said makes sense." Kise Ryota scratched his head, indicating that I understood.

Investigating the source of the rumors is not troublesome, but complicated. Just ask one by one, "There is still a strange sound coming from the gymnasium after the club activities." Who told you this rumor, you will naturally get the result Come.

And compared to the boys group whose speed is a bit slow, the girl group Naomi Tanizaki and Gin Akutagawa on the other side are much faster. After all, it is rumored that this kind of thing spreads faster among girls than among boys. Much faster.

In less than a day, the two of them had already pinpointed the source of the rumor.

When school was over in the afternoon, a group of people gathered at the school gate.

"The news I got here, the source of the rumors came from Tomohisa Tanaka, who was in class C of the third year, and the people who took the initiative to help him spread the news were divided into three classes of different grades in the school. The most peculiar Yes, they are not all in the same club." Tanizaki Naomi said first.

"What I found was another matter." Akutagawa Yin pointed up and said, "Because such rumors are generally lacking in factual foundation, and our school's sports club is very strong, so the people in the volleyball club Feeling that such a thing is not credible, someone organized a field investigation. After the volleyball team finished their work, some people secretly hid nearby and did not leave, and then they really heard a strange sound coming from the gymnasium. the sound of."

"It is precisely because of this matter that the supervisors of the three clubs forbid club activities to continue until too late." Only then did Akutagawa Yin say the result.

"What is the strange voice?" Atsushi Nakajima was more concerned about this question, while Ryota Kise who was beside him couldn't help swallowing.

"According to the person in the volleyball club, it's similar to the sound caused by the friction of something, and there are some human voices mixed in, which sounds very depressing." Akutagawa Gin said.

Atsushi Nakajima turned his head to Tanizaki Naomi on the other side, "Naomi, is there anyone from the volleyball club among those who helped spread the rumors?"

"Hee hee, yes, not only the volleyball club, but also the basketball club and badminton club." Tanizaki Naomi said with a smile.

"Then things are very simple. This is a premeditated rumor-making incident." Akutagawa Ryunosuke who came early said so.

"Huh?" Kise Ryota was a little puzzled, "What are they making such rumors for? Is it just to prevent the three clubs from winning the championship?"

"Yes, I'm sorry, I didn't come too late, did I?" In the distance, a young man ran over out of breath, it was Junichiro Tanizaki.

"No, brother-sama—" Tanizaki Naomi immediately went over and hugged the boy's shoulder affectionately.

"Then what are we going to do next?" Kise Ryota was still not used to the awkward look of the brother and sister around him, so he couldn't help asking a very realistic question.

"Just ask, Naomi, do you know who is the person in the basketball club who took the initiative to help spread the news?" Atsushi Nakajima turned to look at Naomi Tanizaki.

"I know..." Tanizaki Naomi nodded with a smile, "I'm still very confident in my memory."

"Then come with me." Kise Ryota said immediately, "I'll take you to the gymnasium."

I had already told the minister in advance that he was going to investigate the rumors, so when Ryota Kise didn't show up in the gym in time today, the minister was not surprised, but later saw his head on the other side of the gym Appearing by the window, and seeing the other party waving towards him, he was suddenly at a loss for words.

"Kise-kun, what the hell are you doing, didn't you tell you to investigate the origin of the rumors? Why are you still here?" The head of the basketball club, Hayakawa Mitsuhiro, is a hot-blooded boy who speaks very fast, and often fails because of his fast speech. As a result, the already somewhat ambiguous voice directly became more ambiguous.

"No, no, Minister, it's actually like this." Huang Lailiang briefly described the situation they investigated today, and finally said, "Minister, please ask these people to come out, we just asked, Why spread such news."

"So I know that." Mitsuyo Hayakawa raised his fist as he spoke, veins sprouting from his fist, and he spoke faster, "Those guys are talking nonsense, right? Just go and pull them out!"

After Mitsuhiro Hayakawa finished speaking, he ran to the ministry aggressively and called out several people.

"Well, since we all know each other, can you please tell us why you spread such false rumors?" Kise Ryo looked very handsome when he spoke too seriously.

The students who were called out looked at me and looked at you, and they didn't speak for a while, but the minister behind them couldn't help but chattered again, "Look at the good deeds you have done. The national competition is about to start, and you actually You can still come up with such a prank to delay everyone's practice! It's unforgivable!"

After being sprayed like this by his minister, some of the students couldn't bear to tell the truth.

"Dolrs? What is this?" Several people suddenly became curious, but Ryunosuke Akutagawa showed some understanding.

"I know about this organization." He said, taking out his mobile phone to show everyone, "This is it."

"Virtual network community?" Looking at this thing that mainly exists in the form of a forum, several other people were a little dazed.

"Well, dolrs is mainly a community that exists in the form of an online forum, but now I heard that they have taken actions in Tokyo." A student said weakly, "We also think it's very interesting, and, we As a result of the school, the club is too strong, and the main members are always those few, and we can't count as a replacement for a face like ours, so I want to create some small campus rumors, come..."

"Idiot!" Hayakawa was full of anger, "Just because of such a thing, the precious practice time of our club students is wasted!"

At this point, Kise Ryota stood on the side of his minister, "Yes, you have gone too far, you must apologize!"

Several people pressed these students to find Supervisor Takeuchi. After explaining the matter clearly, the supervisor's approach was also very straightforward, asking them to quit the department directly.

As for Atsushi Nakajima, who solved the incident, they were on their way home. Atsushi Nakajima couldn't help asking curiously, "Akutagawa, how did you get along? This doesn't seem very reliable, and it's very crude From the online community?"

"This is an entrusted mission in Tokyo." Akutagawa Ryunosuke said calmly, "The dolrs community was originally just an ordinary online virtual community, but recently in the Ikebukuro area of ​​Tokyo, someone organized this community in reality campaign, and it had quite a huge impact.”

"Ikebukuro area? Speaking of which, when we go to Tokyo, it seems that we often go to places like Bunkyo District, and we haven't been to the real bustling neighborhoods there." Nakajima Atsushi couldn't help sticking out his tongue.

"That's right, Ikebukuro is indeed very prosperous, but that's not what I want to talk about next. Because there was an incident of the Monochromatic Gang in Ikebukuro last year, the crime prevention department of the Metropolitan Police Department sent us a letter." , I hope the detective agency can pay attention to the situation in Ikebukuro." Ryunosuke Akutagawa nodded and said, "I will accept this commission, and I have been investigating suspicious people in the Ikebukuro area recently."

Most of them who worked in the detective agency knew about the one-color gang incident that happened last year. Only the Tanizaki brothers and sisters who came here not long ago, Atsushi Nakajima explained it to them in a low voice. Nod clearly.

"But it's a bit scary that organizations that are mainly students can do something like this." Tanizaki Junichiro sighed, didn't you expect Tokyo to be so chaotic?

"Then brother, did you find it?" Akutagawa Yin was curious about another thing.

Akutagawa Ryunosuke's face immediately turned dark, "I found a lot of suspicious people."

"A lot?" A group of people were a little surprised.

"That's right..." Back at the Armed Detective Agency, Akutagawa Ryunosuke simply took them to the meeting room. Seeing them walking towards the meeting room, several other people in the office also followed curiously.

"First of all, this person." Akutagawa Ryunosuke directly took out a stack of photos from Rashomon's mouth and stuck them to the whiteboard one by one with a magnet. Activities in the Shinjuku area, it is speculated that this person was behind the incident of the one-color gang a year ago. Then there is this person, Masaomi Kida, the core figure of the one-color gang incident last year, and the former Yellow Turban Bandit who has been disbanded Next is this man named Shizuo Heiwajima, who is often seen in the recent incidents in Ikebukuro, but because his nature is said to be very simple, he is easy to be used by others, and he is rude and irritable. A person with the supernatural ability of "Infinite Strength".And this Celty, who is said to be a headless horseman..."

"Wow, Tokyo is so scary, there are so many weird guys." Seeing the characters that Akutagawa Ryunosuke almost covered the entire whiteboard, Osamu Dazai, who came in from the door, couldn't help but whistled. His actions and words were seriously inconsistent.

"I feel that as long as this group of people is still in Ikebukuro, there will be no peace there." Akutagawa Ryunosuke finally came to a conclusion.

"Indeed, that's true." Atsushi Nakajima looked at the whiteboard in amazement.