Chapter 60: Riddler, get out of the police academy!

Under the scorching sun, after a high-intensity physical training session, the roar of Instructor Onizuka still seemed to echo in their ears. The young police academy students sat exhausted on the sidelines of the training field to rest.

Date Wataru unscrewed the bottle of mineral water and gulped down several mouthfuls, then wiped his sweat with a towel, revealing his usual hearty smile. He patted Furuya Rei's shoulder forcefully beside him:

"Phew, finally over. Hey, Furuya, you were in good shape today! Interested in sparring with me during the boxing training session later?"

Ida Ko sent an invitation to a friendly match.

Rei Furuya was slightly out of breath, his golden hair damp with sweat, gleaming brightly in the sunlight. Even during his break, his expression remained serious and focused, his posture ramrod straight. He nodded, his eyes filled with unwavering fighting spirit.

"No problem, squad leader, I'm always ready."

Rei Furuya accepts the challenge.

Immediately, the scene was filled with enthusiasm and energy, and a positive atmosphere permeated the air.

However, outside this harmonious scene, Kenji Hagiwara and Jinpei Matsuda, standing a little further away, had their gazes wandering between Rei Furuya and Wataru Date, before finally converging in a complex and overlapping manner.

They exchanged a knowing glance.

"I really didn't expect this..." Kenji Hagiwara lowered his voice, gently nudging Jinpei Matsuda beside him with his elbow, and sighed softly in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Those two are actually the first among us to find a partner." What an unexpected turn of events.

He could only picture the class monitor's hearty laughter and Furuya Rei's serious face, and he couldn't reconcile them with the word "romance."

Matsuda Jinpei clicked his tongue and squeezed out a sentence through gritted teeth: "Tsk, the class president is one thing, but even the blond bastard..." He recalled his experience over the weekend, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

"And you, Hagi! Aren't you usually the most popular girl? How come those two got to find girlfriends first? You're so pathetic!"

Matsuda Jinpei immediately showed a disappointed expression. He had thought that the most popular guy among them would be the first to find a girlfriend, Hagiwara Kenji.

It's a shame that Kenji Hagiwara attended so many social events; sigh, his childhood friend is such a disappointment.

Hagihara Kenji:? ! !

How could this car reach me?

...They actually managed to get to me.

Kenji Hagiwara was left speechless by Jinpei Matsuda's sudden accusation. He explained, "Jinpei, you don't understand. My friendships with girls are all purely platonic!"

Although he is very popular with girls, Kenji Hagiwara is not a player. His popularity is not what it seems. Although it may seem unbelievable, Kenji Hagiwara's friendships with the girls are quite pure.

For this reason, coupled with his excellent interpersonal skills, Kenji Hagiwara is actually quite popular among men, especially single men—probably because he has brought together quite a few couples.

"...Pure friendship? All of them?" Not even a single girl who could potentially develop into a romantic relationship? This was something Matsuda Jinpei hadn't expected.

Matsuda Jinpei remained silent for a while, his eyes filled with a tangible sense of disapproval of Hagiwara Kenji, which made Hagiwara Kenji involuntarily begin to doubt his own existence.

Haha, it seems a bit unbelievable. I don't know why, but girls who initially had romantic feelings for him would unconsciously change their attitude and treat him as a friend or even a best friend after spending a lot of time with him.

Why is this? Kenji Hagiwara, a friend of women and single young people, himself felt confused.

Like Matsuda Jinpei, he silently shifted his gaze to Furuya Rei and Date Wataru, who were still full of fighting spirit and had agreed to compete, showing no signs of having found a partner.

Kenji Hagiwara lamented: We really lost!

After ending his conversation with Furuya Rei, Date Wataru finally realized the strange, overly focused stares from Hagiwara Kenji and Matsuda Jinpei.

"Huh? What's wrong with you two?" He looked over with a puzzled expression, his signature hearty smile on his face. "You've been looking strange since just now."

"No, it's nothing." / "It's nothing, class monitor."

Matsuda Jinpei and Hagiwara Kenji spoke almost simultaneously, their tone and expression instantly returning to normal.

One spoke casually, the other with his usual lighthearted smile, and they tacitly brushed off the topic.

However, this brief exchange caused Rei Furuya to frown slightly. The subtle difference in the glances between Kenji Hagiwara and Jinpei Matsuda as they looked at him and Wataru Date did not escape Rei Furuya's keen eyes.

The pleasant night almost made Furuya Rei completely forget that he had previously played Matsuda Jinpei, and even if he did remember, he probably couldn't understand why they both cast complicated glances at the class president.

Rei Furuya subtly cast a probing glance at Kagemitsu Morofushi, his eyes silently asking, "Hiro, do you know what's going on?"

Morofushi Kagemitsu received the questioning signal from his childhood friend. He blinked his slightly upturned cat eyes, looked at the nonchalant Hagiwara Kenji and Matsuda Jinpei, and then at the puzzled class president and Furuya Rei. His blue eyes were filled with pure bewilderment.

He gently shook his head, giving Furuya Rei an equally confused and innocent look: 'I don't know either, Zero.' Perhaps it's a cryptic misunderstanding between Matsuda Jinpei and Hagiwara Kenji, childhood friends?

What the hell? Furuya Rei and Morofushi Kagemitsu were both full of question marks.

Date Wataru was easygoing by nature. Seeing Hagiwara Kenji and Matsuda Jinpei return to normal, he felt a little confused, but he didn't intend to delve into it.

He waved his hand and his deep voice broke the brief silence: "If there's nothing else, hurry up and go. You'll be late for training if you dawdle any longer."

The combat training class is indoors, and there is still some distance to travel from the outdoor training ground to the indoor area.

"Yes, yes, yes~" Kenji Hagiwara followed with a drawn-out tone, and Jinpei Matsuda also started walking.

Only Furuya Rei and Morofushi Kagemitsu remained, looking somewhat confused, but they quickly caught up with the group.

...

Morofushi Kagemitsu's confusion didn't last long, because that evening, Hagiwara Kenji took the initiative to find him.

The night after training was not quiet in the police academy dormitory. The sounds of laughter and chatter could be faintly heard from the rooms, as well as the cries of pain and groans of someone being pressed down to apply medicine to reduce bruising. During the combat training class, no one held back.

Kenji Hagiwara deftly avoided various obstacles in the corridor, accurately reached the door of Hiromitsu Morofushi's dormitory, and gently knocked on the door.

"Please come in."

The door was pushed open, and Kenji Hagiwara peeked in, slipping in with his usual lighthearted smile. He then closed the door behind him.

"Hey, Morofushi, did I disturb you?" Despite saying that, Hagiwara Ken and the other person had already naturally sat down in the chair opposite Morofushi Kagemitsu, looking like they were about to share a major secret.

Morofushi Kagemitsu had just finished showering and was reading at his desk while waiting for his hair to dry naturally. When he saw that the person who came was Hagiwara Kenji, he immediately smiled gently. When he heard that Hagiwara Kenji was going to tell him a secret, he immediately closed his book.

He had a feeling that what Kenji Hagiwara was going to say was related to the strange thing that had happened between him and Jinpei Matsuda that morning.

"Of course not, Hagiwara. Is there something you need?"

Kenji Hagiwara didn't beat around the bush; he lowered his voice and went straight to the point: "I said... do you know that Furuya seems to be in a relationship?"

As he said this, his eyes were fixed on Morofushi Kagemitsu's face, not wanting to miss any change in his expression.

Kojinpei wouldn't tell him what he actually saw over the weekend, only vaguely describing how he fell in love with someone at first sight and quickly found a girlfriend.

When asked again, he simply shook his head slowly with a complex expression, marveling at how Furuya Rei's love life was so different from before. This made Hagiwara Kenji's heart itch with curiosity; he was practically dying of curiosity.

Damn it, he only cares about igniting people's curiosity but doesn't care about extinguishing it. What's the difference between this and flirting without ever marrying them? There was no other way for Kenji Hagiwara to directly ask Rei Furuya, so he had to take a roundabout approach and try to find out from Hiromitsu Morofushi.

The question came suddenly, but Morofushi Kagemitsu's expression remained unchanged. He didn't answer Hagiwara Kenji's question immediately, but simply tilted his head and looked at Hagiwara Kenji with his calm eyes.

A realization dawned on Zhu Fujingguang; it turned out that the two of them had been arguing about this matter all morning.

After a brief silence, under Kenji Hagiwara's expectant gaze, Hiromitsu Morofushi spoke slowly and deliberately, his voice as gentle as ever.

"Yes, I know."

But I'm also very certain.

But he immediately followed up with, "How did you know?"

Kenji Hagiwara's eyes immediately lit up, revealing a smug expression: "I knew it! I knew you knew!"

If any of them might know anything about Furuya Rei's love life, the most likely person to be is Morofushi Kagemitsu, given their childhood friendship.

"It was Kojinpei who saw it."

Kenji Hagiwara cheerfully revealed the answer: "He said he saw Furuya fall in love at first sight, and he was like a completely different person... Hmm, not very Furuya at all."

He was about to ask Furuya Rei about the specific details of the person he fell in love with at first sight, but before he could even open his mouth, he was stopped by Morofushi Kagemitsu's question.

Morobuchi Kagemitsu was the first to ask.

"Matsuda saw it..." He nodded thoughtfully.

Love at first sight? Morofushi Kagemitsu knew immediately that Furuya Rei and Nekono Ikuya were up to their old tricks again.

He was also curious about what kind of tricks the two of them were up to, so he asked, "Did Matsuda say what the person he saw looked like? Male or female? Long hair or short hair? What was the scene like?"

Eh—Eh?

Kenji Hagiwara was stunned. He looked at the curious expression on Kagemitsu Morofushi's face and blinked blankly—it was completely upside down! Morofushi was asking the very questions he wanted to ask! What was going on?

Kenji Hagiwara was shocked.

Hagihara Kenji was at a loss.

Ken Hagiwara was completely baffled.

He was puzzled: "Huh? Little Zhufu, shouldn't you know? Why are you asking me instead?"

Could it be that Xiao Zhufu didn't actually know and was just bluffing him? But what's there to bluff about?

Morofushi Kagemitsu affirmed again with an air of self-assurance, "Yes, I know. But—"

His expression gradually became inscrutable: "You don't understand, Hagiwara, this matter is very complicated."

Who knows which Nekono Ikuya figure Matsuda Jinpei drew that day?

Morofushi Kagemitsu: Those who understand, understand; those who don't, it's hard to explain. I'll give you a look and you'll figure it out yourself.

Oh, the phone's ringing. Bye-bye!

Push—smack! The door slammed shut.

Hagihara Kenji:? ? ?

He blinked, confused, and asked again: ? ? ?

How can all the hidden ones be?

So Kenji Hagiwara walked into the dorm with a question mark in his mind, only to be pushed out with a bunch of question marks in his mind—the question marks didn't decrease but increased!

Looking at the bright moon, Kenji Hagiwara felt isolated from the world: ...

Damn it, riddle teller, get out of the police academy!

Morofushi Hiromitsu, who had hurriedly pushed Hagiwara Kenji away, answered Nekono Ikuya's call: "Hello?"