I'm in Teresin, dedicated to playing badly

"Trainer Kitahara, you seem to be in a good mood?"

As one of the adults, Tsuna also stayed behind, chatting and tidying up with Shinji Kitahara.

"Of course, it's Chinese New Year after all, and there are so many people. Eclipse and I have never had an experience like this before..."

Shinji Kitahara answered very frankly, with a very obvious smile on his face, and casually reminisced about the time when he and Eclipse were wandering around.

However, what he didn't know was that the moment he answered, the movements of the several horse girls inside the room paused to varying degrees.

It's so late; those who stay to work are mostly the kind of women who have a bit of a nurturing streak. Considering his answer and his satisfied expression...

squeak--

The towel swept across the table, leaving a long scratch; if it had been used any harder, the table might have fallen apart.

Even so, Shinji Kitahara still didn't realize the seriousness of the situation.

It wasn't that he didn't hear the loud noise, but at the same instant the noise started, another sound rang out and attracted his attention.

That was the sound of his phone receiving a message.

Who sent him New Year's greetings?

He thought for a moment, then took out his phone, ready to check and reply.

But after glancing at the screen, and even before cracking the password, just after a quick glance, the satisfied smile on Kitahara Shinji's face vanished instantly.

"...What's wrong, Trainer Kitahara?"

The horsewomen around him noticed his unusual behavior and asked him in a low voice.

Shinji Kitahara remained silent for a moment, took a few deep breaths, then put his phone in his pocket and shook his head.

"It's a little trivial."

"Sorry, I'll leave the finishing touches to you. I need to be alone for a while."

Chapter 206: Unimportant Matters

"Why the hell would anyone go on blind dates during Chinese New Year?!"

Looking at the information displayed on his phone screen, Shinji Kitahara felt a throbbing pain in his head.

In fact, the reason why Shinji Kitahara dared to spend the New Year so carefree was that he thought normal people wouldn't go on blind dates during the New Year, and could at least survive for another ten days or half a month.

But he seemed to have forgotten one thing: those two nasty old women couldn't be understood using normal human thinking.

What's more, this time it was unusually consistent. At the same time, as the bell rang, not only did they send him New Year's greetings, but they also all included blind date notifications.

However, if it were just a blind date invitation, Kitahara Shinji, who was already mentally prepared, could accept it.

The problem is that these two old women not only sent out blind date notices at the exact same time, but also arranged the blind dates on the same day, and even the locations were the same!

If it weren't for the fact that he knew the elderly horse girl at the clothing store had a bad relationship with all the horse girl families, especially the symbolic family, and that they had never had any contact with each other, Kitahara Shinji would have seriously suspected that these two ill-tempered old women had conspired together to mess with him.

Under normal circumstances, if two blind dates conflict, they can simply be arranged to be at different times by discussing it briefly.

But as I said before, if those two old women were normal, they would never have chosen to go on a blind date on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

Yes, it's tomorrow, without even giving him any time to prepare.

As for discussing the possibility of staggering the meeting, Shinji Kitahara is confident that neither of those two old women will back down an inch.

Even if you ask, there's a 99% chance you'll get the answer that the other party should reschedule the blind date, while your own side will absolutely not back down an inch.

"It's difficult..."

After leaving the cleaning lady, Shinji Kitahara sat alone in his small private room, staring at his phone screen with a look of helplessness on his face.

And that's not all the bad news.

At the same time that the blind date suddenly arrived, Shinji Kitahara also discovered that he could not contact Rudolf and Sirius, who had previously agreed to help each other sabotage the blind date.

I don't know if it's because it's too late and they've already gone to sleep, but in any case, I probably can't count on the two of them tomorrow.

What should we do tomorrow? Should we bring our good friend Ms. Grass over to help?

But it didn't seem like it would work. Although he did consider Ms. Cao at first, the problem was that he didn't know many people at that time, so he couldn't find anyone suitable to help.

But now, having met Rudolf and Sirius, who are more suitable as a shield than Lady Grass, he hasn't discussed related matters with Lady Grass since.

Therefore, Ms. Cao is unaware of his situation so far, and has already agreed to go to the New Year's shrine with the others.

If Ms. Cao were to be pulled away at this point, even if she agreed to this sudden request, it would inevitably attract the attention of others, and then what might happen...?

But nobody can say for sure.

How about we call Miss Junchuan? She's also being pressured to get married, so she should understand, and besides, she hasn't decided to go to the shrine with anyone else for the New Year...

Or you could simply feign illness, say you're feeling unwell, find a way to cancel both blind dates, and then reschedule them for different times...

Just then, as Shinji Kitahara was seriously considering how to deal with tomorrow's desperate situation, his phone vibrated again.

Hmm? Did Rudolf and Sirius finally reply?

With this expectation in mind, Shinji Kitahara clicked on the newly received message, but after only a few seconds, the expectation in his eyes completely disappeared, and his brows gradually furrowed.

[Kudou Kazuya: Happy New Year—I really want to say that, but I'm afraid this New Year, especially yours, might not be so joyful.]

[Shinji Kitahara: What happened? Is there any operation from the 'black market' again?]

[Kudou Kazuya: Not yet, but according to some information I've gathered recently, a branch of the 'black market' is recruiting and gathering information, and is expected to launch an operation soon.]

[Kudou Kazuya: Moreover, according to some information I have gathered so far, much of the information they've collected is related to you, and some of their arrangements seem to be aimed at you.]

[Kudou Kazuya: Therefore, I suspect that their main target this time is likely you.]

[Kudou Kazuya: If possible, it's best if you don't leave the academy for now. Let me investigate their arrangements before considering anything else.]

[Shinji Kitahara: Okay, I understand]

After replying to Hisato Kazuya, Kitahara Shinji sighed.

"Why are these hanged men always haunting us...?"

If Shinji Kitahara was still thinking of faking illness and hiding in the academy, after reading Kazuya Hisato's message, there was no way he could stay in the dormitory any longer.

It wasn't that he wanted to die, but those black market members were just too ruthless. They had even gone so far as to have someone drive a tanker truck into a daycare center, so they were capable of doing anything even more outrageous.

He might be safer staying in his dorm, but if the other side were to launch another similar attack, it could potentially affect the children around him, something he simply cannot accept.

We need to find a way to shift the battlefield elsewhere, and ideally, it shouldn't just be about defense. We should try to use this opportunity to turn the tables on them and gather some intelligence...

Shinji Kitahara quickly made a decision and began to work on the plan.

As mentioned earlier, Shinji Kitahara is used to being completely focused when doing things, especially serious ones.

Being fully focused—these four words sound good, and in fact, they have indeed brought many advantages to Shinji Kitahara.

For example, improving his efficiency in learning and handling affairs is an important reason why he has been able to grow to where he is today.

However, the problem is that while his habitual focus improved Shinji Kitahara's learning and work abilities, it also had a small drawback.

That means you can't be distracted and have to think in multiple threads.

Just like when Ms. Kusa used various jobs to distract Shinji Kitahara.

Soon after starting to think about the black market, Shinji Kitahara completely forgot that he had a major ordeal to overcome the next day and devoted himself entirely to thinking about the black market incident.

When he came to his senses, it was almost dawn, and a slight weariness began to creep onto his eyelids, causing him to yawn involuntarily.

"It's already this late..."

Shinji Kitahara glanced at the time on his phone, put aside the rough plan he had drafted, crawled into bed, and gradually closed his eyes.

Just before he closed his eyes, his eyelids twitched.

Strange, has he forgotten something?

He opened his eyes, but closed them again after only a moment, and turned over to cover his head with the blanket.

Forget it, if I can forget about it, it must be something unimportant and not urgent.

Sleeping is the priority now; we can deal with the rest tomorrow when we wake up.

Chapter 207: Come in and Talk

The next day, in the morning.

Shinji Kitahara was woken up by his own cell phone ringing.

I groggily opened my eyes, answered the phone, and heard my senior, Ma Niang's, voice on the other end.

Because he had stayed up all night and had just woken up, Shinji Kitahara was still a little groggy and didn't quite hear what the person on the other end of the phone was saying.

Although he didn't hear the specifics clearly, after a while, Kitahara Shinji roughly understood what the other party meant. It seemed that they were telling him to go out for a while, that someone had been sent to pick him up, and that he shouldn't try to escape or pretend to be sick, etc.

Because of my focus last night, coupled with the grogginess of not being fully awake, although I roughly understood what the other person said, I couldn't recall anything for the time being.

Not only was he not on guard at all, but he was also thinking about the information that Hisadou Kazuya had told him last night, and he thought that he could take this opportunity to go and have a chat with that senior.

She got up without hesitation, told the other horsewomen that she was going to visit a senior, and then went out.

Because he was interrupted by the sound of the bell while explaining last night, the other horse girls naturally assumed that his and Eclipse's reason for not going to the shrine today was that they were going to visit their elders.

So they weren't on guard and easily let him and the eclipse out.

As for doubting blind dates or other things?

Please, this is the first day of the Lunar New Year. No normal person would think of this, right?

Not to mention that most of the girls who have designs on Shinji Kitahara are here, and they are all being closely watched, so there's no need to worry about anyone sneaking away.

As for Kitahara Shinji, his thoughts were still immersed in the information that Hisadou Kazuya had given him the night before. It wasn't until the car started and slowly drove away from Treson Academy that he gradually came back to his senses.

Wait a minute, has he forgotten something very important?

After a moment of contemplation, as memories resurfaced in his mind, Shinji Kitahara's expression gradually calmed down.

Yes, very good, I've sent it.

Normally, even though the situation was urgent, he would at least have one night to struggle a bit, such as pretending to be sick and asking Miss Junchuan for help.

But now, let alone struggling, even the senior Ma Niang is probably wondering why he's being so cooperative today.

"Forget it, let fate decide."

Shinji Kitahara sighed. After all, he was already halfway through the ride, and there was no way to call for backup at this point. He could only try to sabotage the blind date himself.

With this mindset, Shinji Kitahara stopped trying to resist and, without much hope, sent two messages to the Rudolf symbol and the Sirius symbol before closing his eyes to rest.

He set it up.

.......

Time always flies when you're just sitting around doing nothing.

Perhaps because he hadn't slept well the night before, Shinji Kitahara fell asleep almost immediately after closing his eyes. When he opened them again, he found himself in front of a huge, luxuriously decorated hotel.

According to the information he received from the two older women, the two women he was supposed to meet were both here, but neither of them specified the time or place, only telling him to come and wait here first.

Having already given up, Shinji Kitahara was too lazy to struggle any longer. After sighing a few times, he strode toward the hotel entrance.

After entering the hotel, Shinji Kitahara briefly observed his surroundings and noticed that there seemed to be some kind of celebration taking place inside. There were quite a few people coming and going, and most of them were dressed in gorgeous clothes and had a very distinguished air about them.

On the other hand, he had gotten up late and hadn't bothered to tidy up. He was wearing the same clothes he usually wore at the academy, making him look like a chicken that had entered a phoenix's nest, completely out of place.

Even so, the scenario of people being looked down upon and driven away because of their shabby clothes did not occur, which greatly disappointed Shinji Kitahara—after all, that would have been a good excuse to run away.

After observing the situation, and not knowing exactly when the blind date would start, Shinji Kitahara found a corner to sit down, intending to wait for the two older women to give him further information before taking any action.

But not long after he sat down, a familiar voice suddenly rang out beside him.

"Trainer Kitahara?"

Shinji Kitahara paused for a moment, then looked up, slightly surprised, and spoke.

"Guangzuan? Xiao Bei? What are you doing here?"

Appearing before Kitahara Shinji were Satomi Hikari and Kita Genko, whom he hadn't seen for several days. They looked at him with a hint of surprise, as if they hadn't expected to meet him here.

"Xiao Bei and I came with our family. They said there was a banquet, and the adults are all inside. Xiao Bei and I felt stuffy inside, so we wanted to come out for a walk, and that's how we ran into you..."

Satomi Kozumi explained it this way.