Ayanokouji Kiyohira enjoyed a night of tenderness and arrived at the classroom refreshed the next day.
After yesterday's questioning, his classmates all knew Ayanokoji's attitude, and they were all sensible enough not to disturb him again.
Ayanokoji was happy with this. In the card room separated from the classroom by a wall, he and Kurume Kurumi engaged in some light gambling while chatting casually and discussing the Ryōran Festival.
She even specifically asked about Ayanokoji's preferences, asking him what style of maid uniform he liked so that the shop owner would have a direction when making the clothes.
Ayanokoji didn't want to casually expose his fetishes and used ambiguous words to play tai chi with Kurume.
But Kurume didn't fall for Ayanokoji's tricks and directly asked him questions like whether he preferred black or white stockings, or over-the-knee socks.
Just as the two were bickering, suddenly, someone's phone vibrated in the card room. He picked up his phone, glanced at it, and his face instantly changed dramatically, as if he couldn't believe what he saw, and he rubbed his eyes fiercely.
One after another, other people's phones also vibrated.
Some received calls, some received text messages, and some received notifications… They all received the same news.
Their reactions were completely consistent when they heard the news. Everyone's gaze simultaneously turned to Ayanokoji, their eyes filled with shock and confusion, seemingly unable to accept reality.
Ayanokoji was very sensitive to surveillance and naturally noticed their gazes, furrowing his brow slightly.
What was wrong with all of them? Why were they all looking at him, as if they had suddenly discovered he was a long-hidden murderer…
At this moment, Ayanokouji Kiyohira's phone also vibrated, and a push notification from Twitter appeared on his homepage.
His expression gradually became solemn. He understood why these people were looking at him.
—The Prime Minister was suddenly shot during a street speech and had lost vital signs on the way to the hospital.
The Prime Minister was shot? And in Japan?
Was this really not an April Fool's joke? Or had he arrived at some kind of singularity?
"Ayanokoji…"
Someone couldn't help but call out Ayanokoji's name. Before he could continue, Ayanokouji Kiyohira stood up decisively and walked out of the classroom without even a word to Kurume.
"…What happened?" Kurume Kurumi looked bewildered. She was still out of the loop and didn't know why Ayanokoji had suddenly stood up and left.
Until she also opened her phone.
"Eh, eh, eh…!? The Prime Minister was assassinated!?" She cried out in disbelief.
—Japan's current Prime Minister was shot by a gunman during a street speech and is currently in critical condition, being rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment.
This was not a lie, not a joke, but something that had just happened today, in the present continuous tense.
This incident caused an uproar all over the world.
Everyone was stunned, unable to believe it was true, but the live video and the Prime Minister lying on the ground couldn't be faked.
Within ten minutes of the incident, this news was topped on Twitter, Facebook, and all social media platforms.
And the name "Ayanokoji Kiyotaka" was also prominently displayed on the trending topics list—a few days ago, there had just been a shooting, and the victim, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, was the son of a politician.
In gun-controlled Japan, two shootings suddenly occurred, and the victims' characteristics were strikingly similar, making it impossible not to link the two incidents.
He was pushed into the eye of the storm.
Fortunately, Ayanokoji wasn't using his real name; otherwise, his name would be on the trending topics list right now.
Even so, Ayanokouji Kiyohira's phone was still bombarded with calls as soon as he stepped out of the classroom.
The police chief, the Sanjikan of the Metropolitan Police Department, his father… Everyone who knew the inside story called him immediately.
Gun control in Japan is very strict, with fewer than ten shooting incidents occurring in a year. A few days ago, Ayanokouji Kiyohira was just kidnapped, so of course, they immediately asked Ayanokouji Kiyohira if he knew any inside information.
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