60 The Thrill of the Desperado

◎Minions Punch!◎

"You, you, you... stop talking nonsense!"

Chihoko Hanano's ears turned red. Just as she was about to grab Shibata Shoichi's collar to argue with him, she suddenly heard the sound of the stair door opening.

Both of them were startled instantly.

The dormitory manager had just returned from the bathroom when she heard a girl's voice in the corridor.

"Who's in there?"

The dormitory manager opened the door and looked around, but there was no one there.

"What was that... tinnitus again?" The dormitory manager felt alarmed and decided to find time to ask for leave and go to the hospital for a physical examination.

When the corridor door closed again, Chihoko Hanano and Shoichi Shibata, who were hiding in the corner under the stairs, breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

"I asked you to break into the men's dormitory, you must feel guilty..."

Shibata Masami looked at Hanano Chihoko with a hint of gloating in his thick eyebrows and big eyes.

"How dare you say that to me?"

Hanano Chihoko fought back, then recalled what Shibata Masakazu had said and casually stroked her hair. "And what did you mean by that... well, what did you mean?"

"What...what what?" Shibata Masaru's not-so-rich brain was easily fooled by Hanano Chihoko.

Hanano Chihoko: "It's about fishing. I don't think I've ever mentioned that kind of thing to you."

"Oh, you're talking about this, it's so obvious!"

Shibata Masakazu said this with a matter-of-fact expression, reminiscing briefly. "Well...didn't you participate in the 200m race a while ago? I was cheering you on then, too."

"Ah, is that so?" Hanano Chihoko recalled carefully. At that time, she was on the verge of collapse, either dying of pain or about to die of pain. Her mind was confused, and there was only one thought in her heart and eyes, which was to run to the finish line and give an explanation to herself and Furuya Rei. She didn't notice that there was Shoichi Shibata at all.

Seeing Hanano Chiheko's expression, Shibata Masakazu shook his head helplessly, "I knew you couldn't remember, but from the angle I was standing at at the time, I saw it clearly!"

"What did you see?" Hanano Chihoko raised her voice guiltily.

Shibata Masaichi was startled for a moment and quickly covered Hanano Chihoko's mouth, "Shh, keep your voice down, don't you know we are wanted?"

“Mmm… wuwu…”

Hanano Chihoko slapped Shibata Shoichi's hand away and wiped her mouth in disgust. "Why does it smell like a chemical?"

"Is there?" Shibata Masakazu realized it belatedly and raised his hand to smell it, then immediately took it away with disgust. It seemed that he had stayed in the barber shop for too long and his whole body was marinated with the smell.

Shibata Masakazu's face immediately drooped. "You don't know, I went out of school today just to get a haircut, and I happened to run into the barber shop's promotion."

"And then you succumbed to consumerism and dyed your hair blonde?"

Hanano Chihezi looked disdainful and said, "You really can't stand the test..."

Shibata Masakazu also knew that he was wrong, "Well, who said it wasn't, but..."

Shibata Masakazu held up two fingers towards Hanano Chiheko and said, "Two-fold!"

"Hiss..." Hanano Chihoko's eyes widened instantly. The next moment, she silently picked up her phone. "Where's the address? When is the deadline for the event?"

"How dare you say that to me..." Shibata Masakazu immediately made the same contemptuous face as Hanano Chihoko.

After Hanano Chiheko had memorized the place, she satisfiedly put her phone away and said, "You'd be a jerk not to take advantage of a bargain."

Chihoko Hanano righteously defended her double standards, but she couldn't hide the smile that spread across her lips.

"You really do take advantage of every opportunity you have." Shibata Shoichi, unsure of what was going on, agreed. "I remember when you held Furuya Rei in your arms, you not only smiled with joy, but you even... uh, leaned on... no, rubbed against Furuya affectionately."

Hanano Chiheko had just heard what she said and was petrified on the spot, "What?!"

Shibata Masakazu noticed Hanano Chiheko's expression, and his train of thought finally came to his senses. He immediately gave Hanano Chiheko a shove, "Don't worry, the angle I was standing at was quite tricky, so I was the only one who saw it."

That's not the point!

Chihoko Hanano blushed instantly. At that time, she... ahem, although she was indeed a little happy in her mind, as God knows, she really had no impression of this subconscious intimate action!

"So because of this, you think I like... him, right?" Chihoko Hanano pricked up her ears alertly like a frightened rabbit.

Masakazu Shibata saw that Chihoko Hanano was losing her composure but trying to remain calm.

It seems... that the little girl was scared.

Shibata Masami looked at Hanano Chiheko for a moment, then suddenly smiled heartily, "I'm just imagining it, don't take it seriously."

As he spoke, Shibata Masashi took off his ginger sweatshirt and put it on Hanano Chihoko.

"I'm not cold..."

Just as Hanano Chiheko was about to refuse, Shibata Masakazu grabbed her hat and said, "I'm just borrowing it from you temporarily. You can't show it to the dorm manager like that later, can you?"

Hanano Chiheko paused for a moment, then immediately lowered the brim of her hat and said, "Thank you."

"Why are you being so polite to me?" Shibata Masakazu stood up, stretched his long legs, and winked at Hanano Chiheko in a self-proclaimed handsome way: "After all, I am your dearest little brother~"

Tsk, so bad...

Chihoko Hanano's half-moon eyes.

"By the way, why are you hiding from your aunt?" Hanano Chiheko asked puzzledly.

"We're not allowed to dye our hair in the police academy." Shibata Masaichi was visibly depressed when he talked about his troubles. He fiddled with his golden bangs with great care.

"But I've already dyed it, and I want to keep it this color for a few more days before I get caught by the instructor or the dorm manager and report it to the police."

Shibata Masakazu's words were so heartfelt that even Hanano Chihoko was moved. She patted Shibata Masakazu on the shoulder and said with emotion: "It's not easy, kid."

Before he could finish his words, he heard the door suddenly opened. "Oh, I knew there was someone in here!"

The voice of the dormitory manager echoed throughout the corridor. Chihoko Hanano and Shoichi Shibata were startled. Before their brains could react, their bodies had already run up the stairs in tacit understanding.

"Stop right there, you little bastards!"

The dormitory manager is worthy of being a dormitory manager from the police academy. When she usually checks for illegal electrical appliances, she strikes with a clean and sharp strike. At this time, she shows no mercy and immediately chases after him.

Fortunately, both Hanano Chihoko and Shibata Shoichi had a background in sports, and they managed to maintain a relatively static state while chasing and escaping - no one could catch up with the other, and no one could fall behind the other.

"We can't go on like this." Shibata Masakazu thought quickly, "Let's run separately to distract her."

"Ah?" Hanano Chiheko was so busy running that she didn't hear clearly what Shibata Masakazu said. As soon as she slowed down, she was bumped into by Shibata Masakazu who was looking back at the dormitory manager.

Chihoko Hanano was suddenly hit by the force and was caught off guard, and was pushed directly into the corridor on the fifth floor.

Shibata Masakazu knew he had failed, and he didn't have time to say anything to Hanano Chiheko. In a split second, he made up his mind to drag the housekeeper by himself and gestured to Hanano Chiheko, "Run!"

Shibata Masakazu then stepped up the third step and shouted to the people below, "Auntie, come and catch me!"

"You little bastard." No matter how brave and skilled the dormitory manager was, she felt a little exhausted after a while.

When we reached the fifth floor, the dormitory manager held onto the handrail and took a breath, "You... stop right there..."

The sliding door at the entrance of the stairs was swinging back and forth wildly like a fish's tail, and it looked as if it had just been pushed hard by someone.

The dormitory manager's attention was attracted by the door. She rolled her eyes and immediately realized something was wrong.

Looking up at the person upstairs who had obviously disappeared, the dormitory manager pushed open the door and looked around.

In the corridor, groups of police academy students passed by and, upon seeing the "famous" dormitory manager, they all greeted her politely, inadvertently disturbing her sight.

After dealing with the students, the dormitory manager noticed that in the distance there was a thin man in a yellow sweatshirt who had his back to her and was hurried forward.

With many years of experience in "criminal investigation" of searching for illegal electrical appliances, the dormitory manager - the human detector - aunt locked onto the suspect almost instantly.

"The student in yellow clothes."

Chiheko Hanano was startled, and then she noticed the burning gaze behind her. Chiheko Hanano gritted her teeth and made up her mind to go all the way.

run!

Run with joy!!

Run for your life!!!

"Stop!" The aunt immediately became more determined and quickly raised her feet to catch up.

Chihoko Hanano listened to the "thumping" sound of her heartbeat as she ran wildly, and felt that the adrenaline rush was more exciting than exploring the archives at night.

But before Hanano Chiheko could be excited for long, she turned the last corner.

This... is actually a dead end!

"It's over!"

Chihoko Hanano held onto the wall and thought to herself that it was not good. It was a fifth-floor high. If she really jumped down, she would either die or be injured.

If she died like this, she would have no face to live on.

Oh, yes, she really didn’t need to live at that time.

The dorm auntie knew that there was a dead end ahead and could not help but slow down. "Where can you run this time~"

The sound of her aunt's footsteps was like a heavy hammer hitting Hanano Chiheko's heart.

what to do?

what to do! !

Cold sweat broke out on Hanano Chiheko's forehead, and she had no idea how to end this.

"I caught you!" The dormitory manager said sharply, and when she looked around, there was no one in the corner.

【Author’s words】

Dormitory manager: [scared]