Chapter 90

"Teacher, you haven't changed much. By the way, I actually want to ask you something. Regarding the incident you mentioned before, where some students played the confession game in the cafeteria and ended up stuttering, which was very funny, I want to refer to it and make the next comic material. Could you please tell me more details?"

Mr. Inoue immediately agreed with great interest and began to share his experiences.

"Although I couldn't hear it clearly last night because there was a wall between us, it was really funny, hahahaha..."

Then he described the funny scene in vivid detail.

As Xingchuan Heming listened, he soon found himself laughing too. He laughed so hard that he had to cover his stomach with his hands, and tears even came out of the corners of his eyes.

This look of great joy made Mr. Inoue feel more sympathetic, and he felt that Hoshikawa Kazuaki was indeed very compatible with him, and he became more enthusiastic in chatting with him.

Hoshikawa and Ming also took the opportunity to change the direction of the conversation.

"This scene is so interesting. I can laugh so hard just by listening to your description. You must have found it even more interesting when you heard it. What did the other people who were with you at the time think of it?"

Xingchuan and Ming asked casually, and did not specify who they wanted to know, which made Mr. Inoue think that they were simply too interested in the jokes he told, so they asked so many detailed questions.

So Inoue casually described the scene he was in at the time.

"Of course Yousen is not interested in such jokes, but Beidao almost died of laughter! Don't be fooled by his gentle appearance, he actually has a lot of bad ideas in his head, and he can even hear several meanings in a joke..."

Inoue didn't realize what information he had revealed in his words, and Xingchuan and Ming were happy to pretend that they didn't notice it. So soon, they stood in front of Kitajima's dormitory.

Opposite the dormitory, that is, the direction that everyone is facing at this moment, is the place where the joke happened: the cafeteria. And another listener in the story, Shinichi Kitajima, still claims that he was alone last night.

Accompanied by Kenji Hagiwara, Shinichi Kitajima opened the door of his dormitory and the two walked in first. The other teachers of the welfare home and the students who followed them out of curiosity waited in the open space between the dormitory and the cafeteria.

Xingchuan and Ming smiled apologetically at Mr. Inoue who stayed outside, and followed him in. Inoue was left alone outside, feeling uneasy, and he felt as if he had done something wrong, but he didn't know what it was.

The Identification Division officers quickly began searching the room. Kitajima anxiously tried to stop them, repeatedly stressing to Hagiwara Kenji:

"You've already asked me a lot of questions. You should already know that I'm innocent. So why bother searching me? I have a lot of account books here. If they get messed up, it will be very troublesome to clean up."

Hagiwara Kenji said with a smile:

"But there is no other way. We still have to go through the process. After all, Teacher Bei Dao also said on the way that you are usually in good health and have a good work and rest schedule, and you don't have any bad habits. In this case, your mental state today is obviously very bad, which makes it very suspicious. We, the police, also want to find out the truth as soon as possible so that we can clear you of suspicion. Can Teacher Bei Dao cooperate with us?"

Bei Dao couldn't find any reason to stop them, so he had to give way to the police, still insisting:

"I've already said it before. I was alone the whole night and went to bed early. There was no way I could have run out and killed Mr. Sakai."

Hagiwara did not answer, but turned his attention to Kitajima's room, trying to find clues to prove that he was lying.

Xingchuan and Ming just happened to come in at this time. As soon as he entered the door, he heard Beidao emphasizing that he was alone last night. He sneered in his heart, but when he spoke, he was still gentle and casual, and asked doubtfully:

"Why is Kitajima-sensei always alone? Inoue-sensei just said that last night Kitajima-sensei, Arimori-sensei and Inoue-sensei were all together listening to the children's jokes."

"What? Xiaoxing, where did you get this information?"

Hagiwara Kenji looked over in surprise, not expecting Hoshikawa Kazuaki to bring such groundbreaking news. Kitajima Shinichi, who was exposed in front of his face, panicked instantly, looking at Hoshikawa Kazuaki with a wary and angry look.

Hmm? Angry? That's a bit strange. He was the one who lied, so he should feel guilty after being exposed. Why should he be angry? Xingchuan and Mingyi didn't understand why Beidao's attitude towards them was so strange. It couldn't be that he was not convinced that his lies were exposed.

At this moment, Date Kou and others who were walking behind had also arrived at the evidence search scene, so Hoshikawa and Ming collected their thoughts and began to analyze the situation for everyone.

"Towards noon, we heard a joke in the cafeteria that a student had confessed his love to someone when they went to the cafeteria together last night, but failed because of his stammering. That group of students was the only one in the dormitory who went out at nine o'clock in the evening.

The confession took place in the cafeteria. According to what the teachers said before, they were all resting in their rooms at that time. But the strange thing is that the joke caused by the confession was heard by a total of three teachers, and they even discussed it in public at noon.

Yi Dahang, who came in later, quickly followed his train of thought and immediately agreed:

"Yes, I remember that. The one who first mentioned this was the teacher named Inoue."

Xingchuan and Ming nodded, and then a slightly awkward smile appeared on their faces.

"I was actually very interested in that joke and wanted to use it as material for a comic, so I went to ask Mr. Inoue for the details. Then Mr. Inoue told me that when he heard the joke, Mr. Kitajima and Ms. Arimori were right next to him."

He looked at Kitajima Shinichi, whose expression suddenly changed, and said firmly:

"After nine o'clock when the group of students sneaked into the cafeteria, the three of you must have been together. So, where are you?"

He looked confident, and after he stopped smiling, his slightly narrowed eyes had a sharp look, making every word he said seem aggressive. He took a step towards Kitajima Shinichi, exuding an aggressive aura, which made Kitajima Shinichi unconsciously step back and lean against the wall. He looked at Hoshikawa Kazuaki with a look of deep hatred.

Xingchuan Heming ignored his reaction and pointed his finger directly outside the door. Everyone's eyes followed the direction he pointed, passed through the crowd, and saw the side door of the cafeteria.

"In the entire welfare home, the only room from which one could see and hear clearly what was happening in the cafeteria, apart from the study room which was locked at night, was the dormitory where we were now, that belonged to Mr. Bei Dao.

Ms. Arimori and Mr. Inoue's dormitories were too far apart, so it was impossible for them to hear the conversation in the cafeteria.

So at nine o'clock last night, Ms. Arimori and Mr. Inoue must have come to Mr. Kitajima's place."

It was only then that he finally turned around and looked at Kitajima Shinichi with a smile. He was usually gentle, but his tone became uncharacteristically sharp.

"So, what is the secret that Mr. Bei Dao is willing to lie about to hide?"