Chapter 815: Trouble Breaks Out Again

The next morning, as expected, Xiu Jin convened a collective meeting. Then, at the meeting, the fat and big-eared principal announced to the whole school that the third-grade student Saki Konishi had died in an accident, as if his father had died.

It must be said that for the students, this semester was too exciting... For a while, there was a lot of discussion below, and everyone was uneasy.

Fortunately, the principal did some human work and hurriedly announced that in order to appease the students' emotions, the school invited a psychologist to provide psychological counseling for the students.

And naturally, this matter became the mainstream of the class discussion. Duanmu Ai also took the opportunity to join in and got some gossip. Generally speaking, Saki Konishi was a very ordinary student. In everyone's memory, she had never made enemies with anyone. However, a classmate in the same club as her said that he had heard some rumors about Konishi Saki, such as that his father opened a grocery store, but after opening a supermarket on a nearby street, the grocery store's business became increasingly quiet and even on the verge of closing. As the daughter of a grocery store owner, Konishi Saki went to work in that supermarket, and she had many quarrels with her father for this.

It seems that unlike the case of the Phantom Thieves, at least in the school, no one has the motive to attack Konishi Saki.

However, just when Duanmu Ai finished collecting intelligence and was about to retreat, suddenly, a student spoke up.

"Ah, come to think of it, it seems that Senior Konishi also appeared in the TV program I watched last night."

"TV program?"

"Yeah, it was probably late at night? Or was it early in the morning? I was doing my homework at the time, and I don't know when I fell asleep. Then when I woke up, I found that the TV in the room was on, and a person who looked very much like Senior Konishi was running desperately in it, as if hiding from something..."

"Wow, is this a weird story?"

"Are you having a nightmare?"

Hearing this student's words, everyone else showed complicated expressions.

"I clearly remember... Oh, forget it, it might be a dream."

"Don't say it, Senior Konishi just left, it's really unlucky to talk about such things...!"

"……………………"

Although there was only this little content, Duanmu Ai still wrote it down, and then after school, she went straight back to the office. As soon as she opened the door, she saw Lumiel coming to greet her.

"Judge."

"Has the mission been completed?"

"Yes, I have found evidence."

As he spoke, Lumiel took out the recorder and pressed the button.

Soon, several voices came from inside.

"There is no way to recover Madarame, and he will become very different. Can you accept this?"

Soon, a calm voice sounded.

"He devoured not only art, but also many talents. If we don't make a settlement, there is no need to think about the future."

Then, another voice emerged.

"Don't be too stressed."

"Sorry, I just..."

Then a girl's voice sounded.

"No, we just think that if Yusuke doesn't think so, we can't do it. Since you have such a realization, there is nothing to say."

Then a cheerful voice appeared among them.

"Okay, then the Phantom Thieves will go out!"

"Hmm..."

After listening to this, Duanmu Ai recalled.

Three of the voices were Takamaki An, Amamiya Ren, and the last one who was impatient was Sakamoto Ryuji.

So who are the other two voices?

Soon, Lumiel gave an answer.

"One of them is Kitagawa Yusuke, he is the apprentice of the painter Madarame."

"What about the other one?"

"Uh... is it a cat?"

"Cat? Are you talking about General Cat?"

The General Cat that Duanmu Ai mentioned is also a kind of electronic demon. It comes from "Puss in Boots". It looks like a cat, with boots on its legs, a hat, and a rapier. It is considered a relatively powerful electronic demon.

"No, it's just an ordinary cat."

"Ordinary cats can't talk."

"At least in my opinion, it doesn't look like an electronic demon, and it doesn't feel like an electronic demon."

"Hmm..."

After hearing Lumiel's answer, Duanmu Ai pondered for a while.

"Very good, just keep watching them."

"Do you want to stop them?"

"No, this tape will only be useful when Madarame really changes. If Madarame really surrenders or repents suddenly, then this tape will be irrefutable evidence. At that time, we can take action. Besides, I don't care about the life or death of a mere painter..."

"Ding-ling-ling...!"

Just then, the phone rang. Duanmu Ai nodded to Lumiel, then came to the desk and picked up the phone.

"Hello."

Soon, Dot's desperate voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Duanmu, we are in trouble."

"Speak human language."

"We just investigated Konishi Saki and found that she was an eyewitness to another case!"

"Another case? You didn't say that before."

"Because that was not a case that our neighborhood was responsible for. When we brought the information back to the headquarters for investigation, we discovered that the name Konishi Saki had appeared in another murder case a few days ago. The victim in that case was named Yamano Mayumi. The female anchor, Xiaoxi Zaoji, was the first person to discover the body, and she was the one who called the police. And..."

Speaking of this, Dot lowered his voice.

"The victim in that case also died hanging upside down from a telephone pole."

"Isn't this great? Do you have a clue?"

"No!"

Duanmu Ai could feel how desperate Dote's tone was through the microphone.

"We have formed an investigation team with the police officer in charge of the case, but there are no clues yet. There is one suspect, but he had an alibi on the day of the crime. The problem is that the media has captured this incident, maybe In the next two days, the news will be full of serial killings...it makes me dizzy just thinking about it."

"hehe………"

Duanmu Ai just smiled indifferently to this, and it had nothing to do with him anyway.

"Any results on your end?"

"I disappoint you. Xiaoxi has been an ordinary student in school since she was a child, and no one hates her. The only rumor is that she has some conflicts with her father because she works in a nearby supermarket. Other than that, there is nothing useful. clue."

"Hey...Okay then, I'll think of other ways..."

"correct."

Thinking of this, Duanmu Ai immediately thought of the news about his former classmates.

"Someone said that he saw a figure suspected of being Xiaoxi Zaoji on a late-night TV program in the evening or night, on the night she disappeared."

"real?"

Sure enough, upon hearing the news, Dot immediately became energetic.

"Which station?"

"I don't know about that. In fact, he himself was in a daze at the time. He's not sure whether it was a dream or what he really saw. It might be a dream. But there aren't many TV stations now. You can have a family Check it at home.”

After all, mankind is still recovering, and the media has also been destroyed. A TV only has a dozen channels at most, and there are only one or two local TV stations, so it is very convenient to investigate.

"Okay, thank you. I'll go see if there are any clues."

After getting a clue, Dot finally got excited and hung up the phone happily.

Hmm...how should I put it?

Duanmu Ai especially wanted to know what his expression would be like when he saw the Phantom Thieves set out again in a few days.

We'll know then.

Just as Dot said, the next day, the media's news report linked the death of Konishi Saki to the death of the previous anchor Yamano, and even specially broadcast a two-hour special report. Thanks to the pervasive media Duanmu Ai also learned the ins and outs of this incident from TV.

The first is the first victim, Anchor Yamano. She is the host of a TV station and the mistress of a certain congressman. Because of this, the police initially regarded the congressman as the murderer. This logic is very reasonable. The mistress wants to be in power, the congressman refuses to divorce, and the two parties accidentally kill someone during an argument. These are all fixed plots in love murder cases.

But after careful investigation, the police found that the congressman had no time to commit the crime and had a sufficient alibi.

At that time, the person who discovered the body of Yamano anchor and called the police was Konishi Zaoki. There are different opinions in the media as to why she was killed. Some people said that this may be a warning given by the murderer of Yamano anchor. After all, it was Konishi Zaoki. Case......Who knows?

In the next few days, Dot didn't call Duanmu Ai. You can imagine that he must have been very busy. As a result, after finally waiting for the popularity of this serial murder case to subside, another case surfaced.

The famous painter Madarame, who was holding a personal exhibition before, held a press conference and admitted in public how he plagiarized his disciple's paintings and even turned a blind eye to the crime of his disciple's death. It once again caused a huge shock, and soon, this news overshadowed the death of Konishi Saki - the latter was just an ordinary female student after all, how could she compare with the giant figure of a famous painter?

And more importantly, according to the museum staff, they also received a notice letter from the Phantom Thieves...

So soon, everyone started discussing the Phantom Thieves again.

As for Dot...he basically wanted to commit suicide.

"You have to think of a way. If this continues, I will have no choice but to resign."

The voice from Dot on the phone sounded like he was already standing on a chair with his hair hanging three feet high and his braids hanging up at any time.

"Even if you ask me to find a way...it won't be easy to catch these guys..."

Duanmu Ai spread her hands helplessly. Although she had indeed locked onto the members of the Phantom Thieves because of Madarame's incident, the problem was that there was no evidence. Although there is a recording, and Madarame has repented, this is only circumstantial evidence, and it will be useless unless both people get the stolen goods.

However... Duanmu Ai is not completely without ideas.

"You want me to give you an idea, but I have an idea that can get you out of this trouble for a while, and also bring some trouble to the Phantom Thieves."

"What's the idea?"

Hearing this, Dot immediately cheered up, but Duanmu Ai's next words surprised him.

"It's very simple. We can make up a rumor and say that the serial murders are related to the Phantom Thieves."

"What?"

Dotte was shocked.

"Are they related?"

"At present, no, but it doesn't stop us from making up rumors. It only takes a few words to make up a rumor, but it takes a lot of effort to refute it. By that time, these Phantom Thieves probably won't be able to take care of justice."

"But, but... our police can't do this."

"Of course not, but I can. I will spread rumors online. If a reporter asks, you just have to pretend to have nothing to say... You should avoid leaking the news."

"This..."

Faced with Duanmu Ai's suggestion, Dotte was a little embarrassed.

"This can divert the public's attention from you, and it may even paralyze the real murderer. The Phantom Thieves may also be exposed. Isn't it killing three birds with one stone? Besides, neither side is a good person anyway, so what's wrong with a dog biting a dog?"

"Okay, since you said so... then I'll pretend I know nothing."

"Leave it to me."

Hearing Dort let go, Duanmu Ai sneered.

"I'm a professional at making trouble."