Sayu, who was wearing uniform with a gloomy face, walked out of the opened door and closed the door behind him.

"Can I take a step to talk? Iwanami-san." She glanced at everyone outside and asked softly, her expression a bit hesitant to speak.

Hearing this, Yusuke's eyes became solemn and he said "Hello".

The two came to the stairs some distance away from the crowd.

"What just happened inside?" Kato Yusuke asked.

Sayu let out a sigh of relief and responded: "There are girls in the class whose sportswear is missing."

"Gone?"

"Um……"

"Have you searched carefully?"

"Yeah, there is……"

"Didn't she forget it herself?"

Sayu shook his head slightly, "According to the person involved, the sports bag used to hold clothes is still there, but the sports clothes inside are missing."

Kato Yusuke frowned deeply and was about to say something.

At this time——

Click, click, click!

"Boys!"

The girl's stern questioning came from the direction of the classroom.

"Hand over the prisoner—!"

The boys' voices followed closely.

"--Aha?"

"Prisoner?"

"what are you guys saying?"

"Stop pretending! It's definitely among you! Who took Meijia's sportswear? If you don't admit it, we will call the teacher over!"

"Sports clothes...?"

"The girls' sportswear is missing?"

"Even if that's the case, why do you think we are the culprits?"

Seeing that everyone was about to quarrel, Yusuke and Sayu didn't bother to talk anymore and walked back immediately.

"We don't know exactly what happened, so please stop arguing."

"Are you trying to protect the prisoner? Monitor," said an impatient girl.

As if being aroused by this incident, the other girls in the class looked at the boys angrily, their faces full of distrust.

"So--"

Kato Yusuke stared at the girl and asked in a calm tone: "Let's not say whether this thing was done by a classmate in our class. Even if it was, would he come out on his own if you made such a fuss?

?”

His voice was not loud, but it reached everyone's ears clearly.

"Even so-!" The girl tried to retort, but was interrupted by him.

"Anyway, it's better to calm down first. If this matter is really done by someone in our class, it won't be too late to discuss the outcome then, right?"

Kato Yusuke's eyes swept over all the girls one by one, and stayed for a moment on the girl surrounded by tears on her face.

"Is this acceptable to you? Classmate Meijia."

When he suddenly asked me, the girl named Mika looked very uneasy, but she nodded slightly and whispered: "I believe Iwanami-san."

…

After consultation, the girls unanimously requested that the boys' personal belongings be inspected.

Because Meijia's sports bag has always been placed in the cabinet at the back of the classroom and has never been taken out of the classroom, and there are always people in the classroom, so it is difficult for outsiders to take away this personal belongings without being noticed.

thing.

It is precisely based on this speculation that the boys in Class 3 have become the biggest suspects.

Although the boys were a little unhappy about this, after seeing the crying Meijia, they could not say anything to refuse, and finally nodded in agreement with the plan.

For the sake of fairness, boys and girls each sent a representative.

On the boys' side, it's Kato Yusuke, and on the girls' side, it's Sayu.

All the tables and chairs in the classroom were pushed to both sides of the wall, leaving only an empty table in the center for easy inspection of items waiting for later.

The remaining boys and girls stood in two distinct directions, like armies facing each other.

In order not to affect the physical education class that was waiting for them, the boys were also very cooperative. They took the initiative to take out their sports bags and walked forward in order of their student numbers for inspection.

First up is the first boy.

With a helpless look on his face, Taniguchi faced everyone's gaze, took the lead in placing his sports bag on the table, and then waited quietly.

Kato Yusuke unzipped it, opened his pocket, and looked through the contents.

Forehead protectors, wrist protectors, knee pads, basketball shoes, men's sportswear...

They are basically basketball-related items, and there is nothing unusual among them.

Kato Yusuke returned the backpack to its original owner.

Sayu shook his head at the girl, indicating that there was no problem.

The boys relaxed slightly, but the girls still had a straight face.

The second, the third, the fourth...

Everything was going on in an orderly manner, and no one took the initiative to speak during this period. Only the sound of opening and closing metal zippers continued to sound.

Soon, it was the boy's turn to be the last one.

The girls' eyes couldn't help but become sharp, and their eyes focused on the sports backpack in his hand, as if trying to break through the obstruction to see the items inside clearly.

It can be seen that the boy is obviously a little nervous.

His eyes were looking around aimlessly, there was a slight cold sweat on his forehead, his throat would make swallowing movements from time to time, and the movements of his hands and feet seemed a little stiff...

Everything seemed to indicate that his behavior was suspicious, and he almost had the words "I have a problem" carved on his forehead.

The boy walked closer, his fingers tightly holding the shoulder strap of his sports backpack, but he refused to hand it over.

Seeing his reaction, the impetuous girl from before couldn't help but urge: "Hurry up! What are you hesitating about?"

The unkind tone made the boy shudder, as if he was frightened. Instead, he took a few steps back holding his sports bag and shaking his head.

At this time, even the other boys who had their personal belongings checked looked over in surprise.

The sweat on the boy's forehead became even worse, the pupils in his eyes shrank uncertainly, and his gaze fell on his feet as if he had nowhere to rest, without saying a word.

The atmosphere in the classroom began to surge.
Chapter completed!