I'm a Pokémon Master from School City (by mistake)

It happened twice; even a child could guess.

"Other clues?" Chiyo asked again.

“No clues.” Hei Zi shook his head and said, “The victim can’t remember the exact location where the robbery was committed, so there are no clues at all.”

"Right now, all we have is speculation about the killer's abilities; nothing else."

Chapter 55 is a bit difficult, but not many.

Tokiwa Typhoon Disciplinary Committee Branch.

"Would Misaka-senpai like tea, coffee, or juice?"

A girl from Tokiwadai stood respectfully beside Chiyo, her face filled with admiration, and asked.

"I...can you give me a glass of plain water, um, just add some goji berries in it?"

Chiyo said, holding the case files in one hand.

It has to be said that although she didn't want to be reincarnated as the Misaka Sisters, sometimes the identity of being the Misaka Sisters, which is closely related to Misaka Mikoto, was indeed quite useful.

She was well aware that the girls in the Tokiwa Typhoon Disciplinary Committee admired her and were willing to listen to her, not because of her own abilities, but because of Misaka Mikoto. It was these girls' positive feelings towards Mikoto, perhaps tinged with unspoken emotions, which they transferred onto herself because they couldn't have direct contact with Mikoto.

In every sense, I am a substitute for emotional transfer.

There are advantages, such as being able to issue orders freely now without having to slowly accumulate seniority or run into obstacles everywhere. The Tokiwadai Disciplinary Committee is happy to help me.

There are also disadvantages.

Emotions can be depleted.

But substitutes will face comparison, and if one is mediocre and useless, one will inevitably suffer the backlash of such emotions.

Chiyo herself could guess what she would face then.

Disdain, slander, cyberbullying, Yu Yu syndrome.

Well, although it's a bit outrageous, there are countless similar examples from my past life.

The same applies to this life. Wasn't the girl who drew his eyebrows also driven by love turned to hate and led to revenge?

However, Chiyo was still very confident, even though she was neither Misaka Mikoto nor a Level 5.

But she has her own strengths and abilities, which have helped her build a reputation that belongs to her.

"This thing is really poorly made," Chiyo complained as she looked at the transcript.

"Hehehehe..." Kuroko chuckled awkwardly from the side.

She should be considered an anomaly in Tokiwadai; she is from Tokiwadai, but still belongs to the 177th Disciplinary Committee Branch.

Chiyo was going to take over the investigation of this mysterious robbery, so he came along under the guise of assisting her.

Although it felt like her assistance wasn't really for the sake of the job.

"This..." Although Kuroko wasn't from the Tokiwadai Disciplinary Committee branch, this statement wasn't solely prepared by the Tokiwadai Disciplinary Committee members; it was a collaborative effort from various disciplinary committee branches. Because there were many victims spread out over a wide area, in addition to Tokiwadai, other branches, including the 177th Disciplinary Committee branch, had also interviewed the victims in this case.

Therefore, they also deserve some credit for this transcript.

"It was done by Branch 177." Chiyo turned to Kuroko and the others' page, read it carefully, and said, "Although it's better than the other branches' work, the questions they asked were a bit..."

Chiyo is not good at criticizing, but she can say that the 177th Disciplinary Committee branch has done a good job after her first lesson, and is the best among the worst.

But this statement still...

"vague."

"Can you spot the problem, Big Sister?" Kuroko tried to change the subject.

“I can’t tell.” Chiyo patted the not-too-thick record and said, “There are a total of 27 victims so far. The robbery can be described as a high-intensity operation. The statements taken can be said to provide no valuable clues other than where they live and where they go to school.”

If you really want to know what you can tell, you can probably tell that people who do this can be divided into two categories. One category is just going through the motions and doesn't care at all. They just need to give some notes to show that they have completed their task.

One type is those who want to do a serious job but have absolutely no experience. Their written records are several pages long, but they are rubbish, full of rambling and repetitive statements. It seems that when they were asked questions, they simply wrote down whatever the person said without any distillation or refinement.

The last type of situation is similar to that of the 177 Discipline Inspection Committee branch. They should have some conditions and roughly know how to take a statement, but the problem is that the person involved cannot describe it clearly, so their memory is quite vague and there are many contradictions.

"How about this?" Chiyo had a plan, but this time she decided to take the time to train these people properly.

"Kuroko, Yuriko."

The girl who had just brought the water paused for a moment, then said happily, "What do you need, Misaka-senpai?! Yuriko will do her best!"

Chiyo sized up the girl in front of her, who had brown hair, wore glasses, and had freckles on her cheeks.

The members of the Tokiwa Typhoon Disciplinary Committee are either out on patrol or unable to come due to Ministry of Culture events, so now only this one girl is left to guard the area.

“Now mark all the victims’ residences and schools on the map, and then link these two points together.”

Chiyo gave the order, arms crossed.

"Huh?" Kuroko asked, not quite understanding why they were doing this. "What are you trying to do?"

"Let's do it first," Chiyo said. "Then I'll tell you when it's finished."

Although the two didn't understand, they didn't hesitate to start doing it since it was Chiyo's order.

Chiyo then reread the notes. Although these notes were difficult to explain, they were not entirely without value.

For example, regarding the items stolen from the victims, although each record is slightly different and some are rather general, almost every record does not omit this part.

While carefully reviewing these documents again, Chiyo suddenly noticed a particular feature.

'money?'

Chiyo frowned slightly.

Although Academy City is technologically advanced, it does not have a highly developed mobile payment system like in the previous life. The payment methods here are still card swiping or cash payment, and the proportion of cash payment is quite high.

It's not a problem for students living independently here to carry some money.

However, upon reviewing the transcript again, Chiyo discovered a problem.

According to the statements provided, the amount of cash robbed from these students ranged from approximately 13,000 to 36,000 yen.

Even taking the median, it would still be around 20,000 yen.

This sum of money is not a small amount, but it's not too much either. It's something that students in Academy City can afford to spend, but spending it will definitely hurt their wallets.

Chiyo felt as if she had grasped something important.

She quickly retrieved the statements with relatively clear amounts of cash stolen and placed them on the table in chronological order.

"What's wrong?" Kuroko noticed Chiyo's movements and stopped what she was doing to ask curiously.

"I have a slight guess," Chiyo said, stroking her chin. "I'm not entirely sure."

There are about ten statements that clearly record how much cash they were robbed of. Well... not all of them are very clear, but at least there is a number.

Arranged according to the time mentioned in the transcripts, after removing a few, the remaining transcripts are basically arranged from few to many based on the time elapsed.

The most recent robbery resulted in the largest amount of cash loss for the victims.

this...

Why did you bring so much money?

Chiyo suddenly thought of a possibility.

Illegal transactions, double-crossing!

Chapter Fifty-Six Investigation

Double-crossing?!

Chiyo frowned slightly.

This is not impossible.

To further prove her conjecture, Chiyo quickly presented all the information about everyone.

'The victims' abilities are all in the LV0-LV2 range, and wallets were among all the lost items.' Chiyo carefully examined the people's information, thinking to herself.

This range of victims is relatively normal; if someone is highly capable, they should be able to protect themselves.

It's normal to have a wallet.

Based on these two clues, it's not entirely accurate.

"Kuroko," Chiyo said, "Let's go investigate."

"An investigation?" Kuroko asked excitedly, "What are we going to investigate?"

"Students! And their teachers."

Chiyo, holding the documents, arranged them according to their distance and said, "Some things need to be verified."

"You have to remember that having a conversation isn't just about asking a couple of random questions."

Although the transcripts from the 177th branch were already considered the best among the worst, they were still not enough.

So there are some things you have to do yourself.

XXX middle school.

Reception room.

"Hello." Chiyo pointed to her armband and said, "I am a member of the Tokiwa Typhoon Disciplinary Committee. I am here to ask you about your students."

Chiyo took out a girl's file and placed it on the table, saying, "Is she your student?"

Sitting opposite Chiyo was a thin male teacher who looked like he had kidney deficiency.

Wearing glasses, the heavy dark circles under his eyes made him look like he'd gone overboard with... well, you know.

He picked up the file, glanced at it, and said, "Yes, may I ask what she did wrong?"

"Oh~" Chiyo tried to force a smile, but after struggling for a while, she couldn't manage it, so she simply gave up and shook her head, saying, "She was robbed three days ago, so we're here to find out what happened."

"I see." The male teacher breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Go ahead and ask."

“Okay.” Chiyo nodded and glanced at Kuroko, saying, “Kuroko, have you finished writing the beginning? If you have, start memorizing.”

"Ah~" Kuroko was clearly taken aback, sensing that something was wrong. Why not just ask the student directly?

Instead, she asked the teacher, but she didn't ask at that moment, and quickly said, "It's already finished."

Have your students recently discussed anything related to "Phantom Master" or "ability enhancement"?

Chiyo withdrew her gaze and asked directly.

"This?" The teacher was clearly taken aback by Chiyo's question.

“It’s alright,” Chiyo said. “Just tell me directly: have any of your students recently discussed using anything to enhance their abilities? And have any of your students shown a significant improvement in their abilities recently?”

"Um..."

The teacher wasn't very happy with Chiyo's attitude, but although the Disciplinary Committee was a student self-governing organization, it was also the main force in maintaining order in Academy City.

It is equivalent to a local police station in the outside world, and also has the right to investigate and summon.

The teacher could only think for a moment and say, "'Imagine Master'... Well, I have indeed heard some students mention it recently. I have also told the students who often talk about this to listen attentively in class and practice, to improve their abilities through their own efforts, and not to pin their hopes on such an ethereal thing. And recently, there has indeed been one student whose abilities have improved quite significantly."

"However, it has nothing to do with this girl. Although her abilities have always been low, she is a very obedient and well-behaved student. I haven't seen her talking about these things with anyone recently."

Chiyo looked at Kuroko's notes, tapped them, and said, "Note: Teacher, recently some students have been talking about 'Phantom Mage,' but the victim did not talk about the incident. Some students' abilities have indeed improved significantly."

Chiyo tapped the notebook and said, "You don't need to memorize so much; learn to refine your knowledge."

"I'd like to ask about this student's family situation." Chiyo then asked, "What do the parents do? What is their income? How much money do they send to the child each month for living expenses? The child's ability level is LV1. How much subsidy does the school give them each month?"

"Well..." The teacher's lips twitched slightly as she said, "This is a student's privacy..."

"Hmm." Chiyo thought for a moment, not wanting to make things difficult, and changed her answer: "How has this child been spending lately? Has she been making any extravagant purchases or comparing herself to her classmates?"

"No," the teacher replied, shaking her head.

"And her friends?" Chiyo continued, "How many friends does she have in class?"

The teacher thought for a moment and said, "I think there are three."

“Okay,” Chiyo said. “Could you call them all over? I’d like to talk to them.”

"Also, sign and put your fingerprint on this."