After breaking up, my ex asked me to win her back

When Kagura Hikaru informed Ai Cheng Hua Lian and Ruzaki Mami about the "Criminal Roundup Operation", both women simultaneously requested to accompany him.

He naturally agreed.

Since it was a roundup, having one or two more people wouldn't change anything, he simply instructed them not to show themselves before the success of the plan, to prevent the target from noticing.

Previously, when Kagura Hikaru and those three blackmailers first met, he was recognized, so he couldn't guarantee that the appearance of the two women wouldn't make them overthink.

But there are always unexpected events, and at noon, Ruzaki Mami suddenly reported that the blackmailers had contacted her again demanding money.

After discussing with Ayakoji Chiyoko, Kagura Hikaru decided to change the plan temporarily, using Ruzaki Mami as bait to proceed with the arrest earlier than planned.

At 12:50 PM, Ruzaki Mami waited at the secluded garbage incineration plant and met the target three men.

"Hey, lady, hand over the money, and then you can leave!" said the leader in a harsh tone.

Ruzaki Mami showed a fearful expression and, as usual, took out the prepared banknotes and handed them over to them.

Just as they were taking the money, several burly men suddenly rushed out from behind nearby obstacles, effectively blocking the path.

The blackmailing trio, seeing Ayakoji Chiyoko walk out from behind and Ruzaki Mami, who took the opportunity to run into the crowd of Discipline Committee members, suddenly changed their expression.

"You little brat! You actually snitched to the Disciplinary Committee!!"

"We're in trouble, big brother, this is a dead end."

"Let's see if we can fight our way out!"

Ayakoji Chiyoko coldly said, "Takayama Kenta, Tachibana Kanichi, Koyama Rikiya, I advise you not to get any funny ideas. Return the photos and the money you took from Ruzaki Mami, and I might consider being lenient."

"Ptui!" Takayama Kenta spat, glaring fiercely at Ruzaki Mami hiding among the crowd, "Even if we get caught today, that photo will be released, you just wait!"

"Oh? So you have accomplices." Ayakoji Chiyoko's gaze flickered.

Since all three involved in the blackmail were here, and they believed there was still a chance for retaliation despite knowing they would be restrained, there must be an accomplice helping from the outside.

Takayama Kenta, realizing he had misspoken, stammered in his retort: "I, I mean, we set up a timed send! If it's not canceled within 24 hours, that photo will be posted online for everyone to see!"

"It's too late to fix this now."

Kagura Hikaru, also among the Discipline Committee members, spoke up.

[Damn, nowhere to run now....]

[You've gained through mind-reading: Motorcycling +1]

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Suddenly cornered by the Discipline Committee members, Takayama Kenta and the others were tense, their minds exceptionally active.

Kagura Hikaru took the opportunity to read their minds, confirming the location of the photo backup, as well as the identity of that accomplice.

The rest was to find the evidence.....

"What are you all doing here?"

Suddenly, a voice came from the rear.

Everyone turned to look and saw a man in a suit and glasses, a teacher, standing there with a surprised expression.

Kagura Hikaru and Ayakoji Chiyoko involuntarily widened their eyes, while Ruzaki Mami, standing next to Ai Cheng Hua Lian, exclaimed in surprise, "Teacher Sato, what are you doing here?!"

"That's my line, Student Ruzaki...."

The language teacher named Sato Seiji looked puzzled as he surveyed them: "With so many of you gathered at the garbage plant, you wouldn't be fighting, would you?"

"We....." Ayakoji Chiyoko began, then, sensing something, abruptly turned to look back, his eyes wide with anger.

Just then, Takayama Kenta and the other two, previously trapped in the dead-end, were climbing the incinerator, attempting to scale the back wall of the garbage plant.

"Hey, what are you doing, get down!!" bellowed the vice-president, a giant of a man, charging forward with the force of a wall-breaking momentum.

Unfortunately, it was a step too late, and the last person also scaled the wall and disappeared from view.

Kagura Hikaru made a great effort to read their direction with his ability, vaguely saw an unclear image, and after a moment's thought, turned to ask, "Where does the area behind the wall lead?"

"It should be outside the school." Ayakoji Chiyoko directed the other Discipline Committee members to follow and said with an ugly expression.

The school's garbage plant was built in the most secluded spot, which is also the edge of the school.

From this point, one would naturally end up outside the school.

Knowing it was beyond retrieval, Kagura Hikaru turned around and walked back.

"Where are you going?" Ayakoji Chiyoko asked, tilting her head.

"I'm going to investigate something on my own. Let me know if there's any progress on your end."

With that, Kagura Hikaru left alone.

Before leaving, he glanced at Teacher Sato, who looked puzzled as he tried to understand the situation from Ai Cheng Hua Lian and Ruzaki Mami, perplexed by the current state of affairs with even a hint of guilt for having done something wrong.

Reality is not a detective novel; there aren't that many twists and mysteries.

In a situation where the truth was already confirmed, the only thing left to do was evidence, evidence, evidence.

In a modern legal society, you couldn't accuse anyone without evidence.

This evidence could now only be obtained from those escapee seniors, but first, they needed to be found.

Kagura Hikaru didn't look back; he quickly returned to the classroom and took out paper and pencil, precisely sketching the image he had seen through mind-reading onto the draft paper—it was a building, an old factory.

Ignoring his classmates' astonishment, Kagura Hikaru grabbed his backpack and guitar and left school early that day.

Meanwhile, the Japanese language teacher, Sato Seiji, also learned the full story from Ruzaki Mami.

At this point, there seemed no need for secrecy anymore.

"Why didn't you tell me about the photos?" Sato Seiji whispered, "I understand as a student you can't handle this situation, but why not even give me a chance to help? Don't you trust me?"

"Of course not!" said Ruzaki Mami guiltily, "I just didn't want to worry you, Teacher Sato....."

"You..... eh."

Sato Seiji shook his head and turned to Ai Cheng Hua Lian with a rueful smile, "I'm sorry, Student Ai Cheng, for making you see such a spectacle."

"No, it's okay, I understand." Ai Cheng Hua Lian waved her hand, her expression unsure.

Seeing Ayakoji Chiyoko approaching them, Sato Seiji also turned to her and apologized, "I'm sorry, my timing was not good when I arrived, perhaps I intruded."

Ayakoji Chiyoko did not respond, her gaze deep as she stared at him.

Standing where Sato Seiji had been, one could clearly see the process of those three students escaping, yet he never spoke up to alert anyone.

Was this because his attention wasn't on them at the time, or was it because.....

Tsk, dealing with students might have been manageable, but targeting a teacher became immediately problematic.

The Disciplinary Committee was ultimately just an organization that limited students; it had no authority over adults.

Now, all they could hope for was that the Discipline Committee member who had just chased after them would catch someone and extract some information from their mouths.

Unfortunately, this last wish too was unfulfilled, as the returning Discipline Committee members shook their heads at Ayakoji Chiyoko.

"Is that so....."

Ayakoji Chiyoko nodded pensively, her gaze following Teacher Sato, who was walking away with Ruzaki Mami, and said to her subordinates, "Check into Sato Seiji's background, but keep it subtle."

"Understood, President."

In the end, Ayakoji Chiyoko still suspected Sato Seiji had issues.

Even though he appeared oblivious, and even took the initiative to apologize and thank her and Ai Cheng Hua Lian for not spreading the secret relationship between the two, something felt off.

As the daughter of an actress, Ayakoji Chiyoko noticed some deliberate traces, which made her more cautious.

And Ai Cheng Hua Lian obviously didn't understand anything and began to waver uncertainly.

The timing of Sato Seiji's arrival was too coincidental to be mere chance, but his excuses left no loopholes for her to grasp.

Yet as he was about to take Ruzaki Mami away, she still insisted on following them, determined not to leave after school.

If Sato Seiji really was problematic, allowing her friend to be alone with him could be dangerous.

Lately, those senior delinquents had stopped coming to school.

The Discipline Committee followed up at their registered home addresses and found their families, who informed them they couldn't find their children, saying they had called on the day they ran away to say they were going to stay at a friend's house for a few days, and then they never saw them again nor disclosed where this so-called friend lived.

Just when the Discipline Committee members were at a loss, Ruzaki Mami received another blackmail message.