The chat group admin really knows when to take action.

After learning of everyone's purpose, Mayaka Ibara told them that there was no club publication for the Classics Department in the library.

Another wasted trip.

After realizing he had made a wasted trip, Oreki Houtarou immediately put on a mask of pain.

Just then, Jiang Nan smiled and pretended to have thought of something before speaking.

"I suddenly remembered, I think I've seen the Classics Club's journal somewhere before."

Looking at Jiang Nan's smiling face, Oreki Houtarou knew that the guy was deliberately keeping quiet, wanting to make him come all this way for nothing and waste his energy.

"Where where?"

Chitanda Eru jumped up excitedly.

"Where exactly is it? Maybe I've remembered it wrong!"

Chitanda Eru's eyes shone brightly; she was a vibrant young girl, quite unlike the listless Oreki Houtarou.

"It's alright, it's alright. There are no leads yet, let's go take a look."

At this moment, Houtarou Oreki stood up.

"You must know, right? The event is almost over."

As dusk approached, it was already twilight.

Jiang Nan spoke with a smile on his face.

"Oreki, you are as smart as ever. If you put in a little more effort, you will definitely be able to face an even more wonderful life."

Houtarou Oreki shook his head, looking gloomy.

"That would be too troublesome."

Chitanda Eru looked at Oreki Houtarou with curiosity.

"Is Oreki-kun very smart?"

"Of course, his grades are outstanding. His brain can sort out a lot of things. It would be a shame if he didn't become a detective."

Jiang Nan spoke calmly, stating a very normal fact.

Chitanda Eru's eyes gleamed.

Ibara Mayaka nodded.

"That's true, but Oreki has never surpassed you, Kang Nan, in any aspect. You're a complete freak."

Jiang Nan wore a pleasant smile.

"I feel embarrassed when you say that to me."

Houtarou Oreki looked at Nan, whose face showed no sign of embarrassment whatsoever.

He felt his bleak life was slipping away from him.

Next, Jiang Nan led Chitanda Eru and Oreki Houtarou to the location where the Classics Club's publications were stored.

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……

The group walked slowly down the corridor.

Houtarou Oreki looked at a room in front of him.

"It seems to be a biology preparation classroom."

"The original Classics Club was located here. After it was abolished, it became the Biology Preparation Room. I saw it in some student council records. If no one touches the Classics Club's journal, it should still be here."

"That's it, that's it."

At this moment, the other members of the Service Club left, and only Jiang Nan came here with Oreki Houtarou and Chitanda Eru.

Walking down the corridor, Jiang Nan seemed to spot a sensor.

"What a boring little trick."

Houtarou Oreki also noticed this sensor.

It seems something unpleasant is happening in the biology preparation classroom.

Or rather, it's something that can't be discovered by others.

I knocked on the biology classroom door, and it took about half a minute for the door to open.

A third-grade student scratched his head sheepishly.

"Sorry, the door was locked from the inside, and it took a little time to find the key."

This was a lie, but Jiang Nan did not expose it.

Chitanda Eru stepped forward and explained why everyone had come.

The third-year student immediately became anxious when he heard that the classroom was to be inspected, because he had hidden something in the classroom that he didn't want anyone to find out.

Houtarou Oreki and Nan Kang simultaneously noticed something.

Jiang Nan smiled but didn't say anything.

Houtarou Oreki carefully observed the classroom. The fan was on and all the windows were open, clearly for ventilation.

In other words, something might leave an odor in the room, requiring ventilation.

They want to leave their scent at school but don't want anyone to notice.

Houtarou Oreki quickly realized what it was: smoke.

It's not that smoking is forbidden, it's just that this third-year student has rather strict family rules.

If his parents knew he smoked, they would probably give him a good talking-to and even cut off his allowance.

Houtarou Oreki spoke up after thinking about this.

"I heard that the Classics Club's journal is kept here, so I'd like to trouble you to deliver it to the Classics Club if you see it, and we won't go in."

"Okay, okay, no problem."

After doing all that, Oreki Houtarou turned and left, as did Jiang Nan.

Chitanda Eru was left standing there completely bewildered, as if everyone else knew but she didn't.

Chapter 318, The Drummer

Chitanda Eru felt rejected.

The two of them seemed to know everything, keeping themselves completely in the dark.

She became a drummer.

As Jiang Nan walked down the corridor, he waved to the two of them.

"The matter has been resolved, so I'll be leaving now."

Houtarou Oreki nodded.

"OK, bye."

After a busy day, I can finally go home and relax.

It's impossible to keep up with the intense competition of a young, energy-saving teenager who's just giving up.

Chitanda Eru still knew nothing.

"What exactly happened? You all seem to think the problem has been solved and the journal has been found."

"Yes, it has been found."

Jiang Nan was preparing to leave.

Chitanda Eru seemed to have discovered something, and she suddenly spoke with a gleam in her eyes.

"I would like to know."

Jiang Nan found those curious eyes amusing, so he revealed the answer.

The detectors outside the corridor are there to detect when someone arrives.

The door is locked from the inside to prevent someone from suddenly breaking in.

The windows were open, the fan was on, and there was a faint smell of deodorant.

All of this indicates that the senior student was smoking in the room.

When everyone suggested going inside to look around, the senior student refused without hesitation, because he was afraid of finding smoke inside.

When Houtarou Oreki mentioned the old publications of the Classics Club, the senior's hand unconsciously clenched, clearly indicating that he knew something.

However, the two of them tacitly refrained from exposing his lie, simply telling him to send over the Classics Club's journal later.

After Chitanda Eru understood, Jiang Nan left.

The next day, the Classics Department's journal was indeed placed on their desks.

And the commission has now come to a complete end.

Without the commission, the Service Department returned to its usual routine.

Jiang Nan was bored, so he opened the chat group.

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Chat group.

[Group Owner Jiang Nan]: "What is everyone doing?"

[Xiao Yan]: "Eat, sleep, cultivate."

[Lu Mingfei]: "Eating, sleeping, going to school."

Minato Namikaze: "Eat, sleep, work."