And Ayanokouji Kiyohira, of course, insisted it had nothing to do with him.
This was a major event—the assassination of the Prime Minister—and he absolutely could not get involved.
If he showed the slightest hesitation, even if his father was Ayanokouji Tomitsuna, the former prime ministerial candidate, he wouldn't be able to protect him.
This incident indeed had nothing to do with him; no matter how they asked, Ayanokoji claimed complete ignorance.
They couldn't get any information from Ayanokoji, so they could only hang up the phone regretfully, instructing Ayanokouji Kiyohira to be careful, as the culprit might have accomplices.
From their mouths, Ayanokouji Kiyohira also learned the identity of the assassin in this incident.
The suspect was a retired member of the Maritime Self-Defense Force. He used a homemade short-barreled shotgun, which he hid in his arms. He stealthily approached the Prime Minister while he was giving a speech, and before the bodyguards could react, he quickly drew his gun and fired two consecutive shots, hitting the Prime Minister in the chest.
By the time he was subdued and pinned to the ground by the surrounding bodyguards, the Prime Minister had already fallen to the ground…
This gunman was tight-lipped during interrogation; he refused to say anything, only stating that he acted out of dissatisfaction with the current Prime Minister.
Such a motive was, of course, not accepted by the police, and he is currently still being interrogated and investigated.
Ayanokouji Kiyohira didn't know what to say.
Just a few days ago, there was a shooting. Were these bodyguards useless? They had no security at all, allowing the killer to get close to the Prime Minister?
It was said that among these bodyguards was Japan's top female bodyguard, capable of killing in just 0.2 seconds.
She was standing right next to the Prime Minister at the time, yet she showed no reaction when the gunman fired, as if she was scared stiff.
What's going on?
Was her reputation of being able to take on ten people just marketing hype, or was her expertise not in street combat but in undercover investigations?
After hanging up the call from the Sanjikan, Ayanokouji Kiyohira answered the call from his father.
"Kiyohei, do you know the background of this gunman?" As soon as the call connected, he directly asked Ayanokouji Kiyohira.
Ayanokouji Kiyohira, of course, shook his head again, saying no.
He had nothing to do with this matter to begin with, and he certainly didn't want to become a "scapegoat" and get dragged into it.
Ayanokouji Tomitsuna also understood that his son couldn't be involved in this assassination attempt. He asked a few more questions, and only after confirming that Ayanokoji truly knew nothing about it did he relax.
He said in a deep voice, "Very good, Kiyotaka. Since this matter has nothing to do with you, then stay in school and don't come out. I'll handle the police side; you don't need to worry about it. If anyone calls you to ask, you just stick to saying it has nothing to do with you and you don't know anything. Absolutely do not say anything reckless."
"Father, is this incident related to my kidnapping?" Ayanokouji Kiyohira asked deliberately.
"…I'm not sure, but that kind of thing isn't important."
His laughter contained excitement: "But don't worry, I already know who 'Professor' is working for now. I was racking my brain trying to catch his fox tail, but now I have a perfect reason to make my move. He dared to lay a hand on my son; I will definitely make him pay the price!"
After talking with Ayanokouji Kiyohira for a short while, he hurriedly hung up the phone, seemingly having many things to deal with.
Although he wanted to maintain a dignified and cold image in front of Ayanokoji, his words still couldn't hide his excitement and thrill.
In Ayanokoji's memory, this was the second time he had seen his father lose his composure—the first time was when Ayanokouji Kiyohira applied to that Advanced Nurturing High School.
Ayanokouji Kiyohira completely understood his excitement.
Japan has very strict gun control. Why was this gunman able to obtain a gun?
Although it was a homemade shotgun, with his personal ability, did he really have the technical skill to make a gun by himself?
Who provided him with the technology and blueprints?
Who provided the ammunition?
Who were his accomplices?
Who instructed him to act at this time?
There are many suspicious points about this person. He might have come to assassinate the Prime Minister single-handedly out of pure passion, or… someone might have been pulling the strings behind him.
Although it's a conspiracy theory, Ayanokouji Kiyohira instinctively felt that behind this man, there might be a "mastermind" with political motives who provided him with the gun.
This mastermind could be the politician who previously targeted Ayanokouji Kiyohira, or it could be other political parties who deliberately instructed the gunman to act during this sensitive period, with the aim of exploiting the chaos to shift suspicion onto their political rival…
Although the current Prime Minister was not very popular due to failed economic reforms and inefficient governance, he had still managed to unite the country over the years. Now, his death could plunge Japan back into chaos.
Ayanokouji Kiyohira only had to think briefly to understand that the Prime Minister's sudden death offered a lot of room for manipulation. With his death, the political resources he once held became vacant, and many "beneficiaries" were eyeing them greedily.
Even… his father was one of those beneficiaries.
When the President died, no one felt sad; everyone cheered.
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