Tokyoites don't have martial virtue

Teacher Jiang Niao turned her head away, remained silent for a moment, and then couldn't help but retort, "Just because you have the ability doesn't mean you have to do it, does it?"

"Then don't be a teacher!" Kyushu Seiya rebuked without hesitation: "If you don't care about your students and are unwilling to give them your heart, then what's the point of being a teacher?"

"..." Teacher Jiangniao didn't dare to retort.

"Koizumi's worries have been resolved; I'll leave Mikazuki in your care now, and I'll keep an eye on your progress." Kyushu Makoto counted on three fingers, summarizing:

"The strangest one is Fujii-kun. He doesn't seem to be telling the truth, does he?"

"The excuse of not sleeping well before the exam is too far-fetched." Teacher Jiangniao shook his head and said, "I used to stay up late to prepare for exams, but I didn't go from being a top student to failing."

“But he’s unwilling to talk about it, and there’s nothing we can do to help him.” Kyushu Makoto shook his head.

That's all for today, I'll take my leave now.

"

......

When Kyushu Makoto arrived at the PR shop, it wasn't open yet. Two male escorts were lazily sitting in the staff break room, chatting idly.

"Oh, you're here so early, Xiaochun!" a male escort greeted him.

While Kyushu Makoto was changing his clothes, the two male escorts continued their conversation:

"Speaking of which, I've had a feeling that things aren't quite peaceful in Kamurocho lately."

"There are more street crimes now, and even high school students..."

"Oh, things are really not peaceful here. I heard there's a similar situation in Shibuya."

These chat logs naturally reached Kyushu Makoto's ears.

After changing his clothes, he asked the two of them, "Has anything happened recently?"

Knowing that Kyushu Makoto was a philanderer, the two male escorts decided not to hide anything from him.

“I heard from my friends who live here that the number of ‘foolish squads’ has started to increase again recently.”

Since ancient times, Wano Country has been home to various underworld forces. The "underworld" that is widely referred to in modern times actually only refers to "violent groups".

In addition, there are "Deya" who engage in illegal trading, "Xiangju Shi" who are mainly street performers, "Botu" who run casinos, and "Yu Lian Dui" who are gangsters who commit violent crimes.

In the modern Wano Country, the term "gurentai" has also come to refer to juvenile delinquents who are not bound by moral constraints, serving as a reserve force for "violent gangs."

"What do you mean by saying the number of Foolish Legion members has increased?" Kyushu Makoto was still a little confused.

“You know, those delinquent teenagers!” a gigolo sighed, stroking his chin.

"I've heard there have been a lot of reports of juvenile delinquency here lately, including theft, robbery, and fraud... Honestly, the national education these days is terrible!"

Another male escort said, "I heard from a friend in the underworld that there's more to these cases than meets the eye."

"Inside information?" Kyushu Makoto frowned, his expression grave.

"I heard that recently some people have been looking for high school students on the street to help out, probably with errands or delivering packages, and they're promising them good pay," the male escort continued.

"After the commission is completed, that person will jump out and say that the package actually contains contraband and that you should report him to the police."

"Then the high school students would be blackmailed by him. Those who couldn't pay the blackmail would be forced to do 'jobs' to pay off the debt, which meant they would be forced to commit crimes."

The host's words made Kyushu Makoto fall into deep thought, and then he asked in return, "Actually, these high school students don't need to be afraid, right? 'Unknowingly committing a crime' can be dealt with much more leniently. Besides, if they are still minors, what can they do even if they report it to the police?"

"Brother Chun, most high school students don't know as much as you. If I were sixteen or seventeen, I would have been completely terrified by something like this!" Another gigolo sighed, rubbing his forehead.

"Moreover, I've heard that these extortionists are organized, and there must be professionals behind them advising them."

"Was this an organized and premeditated crime?" Kyushu Makoto's brows furrowed deeply.

"This is a very serious situation. Haven't the police been dispatched to investigate?"

"Ha~ You overestimate the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department!" The host immediately burst into laughter, bending over backward.

"If those tax-paying good-for-nothings were even slightly useful, we wouldn't have needed a foreign tourist to subdue the perpetrator of the Akihabara massacre, would we?"

“That’s true…” Kyushu Makoto nodded in agreement.

If the two former owners of this body could communicate, the first thing they would likely agree on would be the view that "the Tokyo police are useless."

Because the police in Wano Country always leave people with the impression of being "too incompetent," many people would rather spend money to hire a private investigator than trust the police.

Makoto Kyushu was bothered by the "Foolish Company" his colleagues talked about, but he had no intention of getting involved. This matter likely involved Tokyo's underworld, and he wasn't arrogant enough to think he could stand against the entire criminal underworld on his own.

"..."

The next day at lunchtime, while everyone was eating on the rooftop, Tang Zegui solemnly said:

"I saw Fujii-kun in Shibuya after school yesterday, and I felt a little uneasy about her."

"What's wrong?" Kyushu Makoto asked, puzzled.

"He was wearing a hoodie, acting suspiciously, and it seemed like he was being called into an alley by a group of thugs..." Tang Zegui looked worried. "I was a little scared, so I didn't go up to greet him."

"Thank you." Kyushu Makoto nodded and continued eating. "I'll go tell Ms. Jiangniao and ask her to handle it."

68. The Disaster of Haruo Fujii

Do you suspect that Fujii-kun was blackmailed and became a juvenile delinquent?

In the office after school, Ms. Jiang Niao rested her chin on her hands, looking incredulous: "While your concerns aren't entirely unfounded, isn't this a bit too far-fetched?"

She paused, then continued, "Maybe it's just like he said, that he didn't sleep well before the exam?"

"But you yourself said that a mere 'not sleeping well' won't turn someone from a top student into a failing student, will it?" Kyushu Makoto put his hands on the table and retorted.

"Do you start to feel annoyed when you hear 'juvenile delinquency,' which is why you want to decline?"

“Hmm…” Teacher Jiang Niao turned her face away as if she had been seen through, and whispered, “But in the end, this is just speculation, right? There is no evidence to prove that he was involved in juvenile delinquency.”

Kyushu Makoto shook his head and continued to refute, "I specifically went to the brass band he belongs to and asked around. His classmates also said that he has been frequently absent recently and even warned that his regular spot would be revoked... This can't be a coincidence, can it?"

"..." Teacher Jiang Niao lowered his head guiltily, completely speechless like a child being disciplined.

"You're free after school today, right, Jiangniao?" Kyushu Makoto snapped his fingers and asked.

"Um... I left work at the normal time today." Teacher Jiang Niao nodded guiltily.

"Then come with me," Kyushu Makoto instructed.

......

......

Fujii Haruo never imagined that he, who had always been honest, law-abiding, and obedient, would fall into such a desperate situation.

That day, he met a man at the Shibuya subway station who claimed to be a staff member of a "matchmaking and courier service company." The man handed him a package and said that he would be paid 5,000 yen if he could deliver it to a resident's house 15 minutes away. He also paid him a 2,000 yen deposit in advance.

Earning 5,000 yen for delivering a package in just fifteen minutes was a very generous reward for him. Coupled with the other party's urgent attitude, as if it were a matter of life and death, the kind-hearted Fujii Haruo agreed.

But after he put the package into the delivery box at the destination, the staff member in the postman's uniform came over with several thugs and surrounded him, grinning as they showed him several photos they had secretly taken of him delivering packages and collecting money.

"The package you delivered contained illegal drugs. If the police find it, you'll definitely be expelled from school and spend your life in jail!"

The "staff member" spoke to him with a grin, making him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

Later, Fujii Haruo learned that these people deliberately targeted him because he had the appearance of a "good student."

Terrified and with his mind blank, Fujii Haruo had no choice but to comply with the group's demands and keep paying them "hush money."

First, he handed over all his saved pocket money to them, then he was forced to ask his family for money, until finally... the group demanded more and more hush money, so they directly encouraged Fujii Haruo to "earn money" himself.

Today was no different. As soon as he got out of school, he received a message from that group, asking him to go to the alley in Shibuya to commit a crime.

The bustling world was irrelevant to him; he changed into an inconspicuous gray hoodie, as gray as his heart.

"You'd better get this many today," the leading man in the suit said, holding up three fingers. "If you don't want the police and the school to know what you've really been up to, you'd better do it."

“I…I understand…” Fujii Haruo nodded reluctantly, his eyes looking like they were dead.

So he went out onto the street and began looking for his first target.

Shibuya is one of Tokyo's three sub-centers and is also known as the "town of young people," with astronomical daily foot traffic.

The group told him to target passersby who didn't speak Japanese, were carrying large bags, and looked like foreign tourists.

These people are usually very wealthy, and even if they are robbed or stolen from, they have difficulty communicating with the police. Furthermore, they are subject to visa time restrictions and cannot stay in the area for too long, so the cases are likely to be dropped.

Fujii Haruo targeted a middle-aged tourist carrying a bunch of shopping bags. When she wasn't looking, he rushed up to her, bumped into her, and took the opportunity to steal her wallet.

After clumsily completing all of this, Fujii Haruo felt his breathing become painful, and his heart was being burned by the cursed fire.

He was horrified to discover that he was gradually becoming numb to this behavior.

Meanwhile, not far away, under the statue of Hachiko, the loyal dog, Kyushu Makoto borrowed Etori-sensei's phone to take pictures of everything.

"Hey~ Your latest phone is really good, it can capture such clear footage even from this distance~" Kyushu Makoto checked the video and praised Etori-sensei next to him.

"Um... thank you for the compliment?" Teacher Jiang Niao gave an awkward, muffled laugh.

"Looks like my guess was right, Fujii-kun is in trouble." Kyushu Makoto transferred the video to his phone and then ordered, "Let's follow him."

"Huh? I want one too?" Teacher Jiangniao pointed to herself in surprise.

"Otherwise what?" Kyushu Makoto gave her an impatient look. "You're his homeroom teacher, right? Is it appropriate for me to go alone?"

Teacher Jiang Niao's lips twitched, and he could only silently follow.