Ke Xue: Shinichi and I are childhood friends.

Chapter 1362 The Secret of Two People

Yuya whispered a few words in Shiho Miyano's ear, and the latter looked at him with surprise, then nodded to indicate that she understood.

Then, taking advantage of the fact that the others weren't paying attention, Yu also sneaked out of the library.

Murata Takumi said regretfully, "Although it's a pity, we will still go back and tell the students that the storage room used to hide the time capsules was demolished because it was too old, and the time capsules are gone with it."

Yanagimachi Gaku suggested, "Since we're already like this, how about we all try to recall what we put in the time capsule before, and then share our thoughts?"

Seiko Ichihashi smiled and said, "That's a good idea, well, although I'm a little embarrassed."

The three agreed, and Murata Takumi said to Kobayashi Sumiko, "Then the three of us will go back to the classroom for the class reunion."

After saying that, the three turned to leave.

Just then, Shiho Miyano looked at Sumiko Kobayashi and said, "I feel like it's a bit of a shame."

"Hmm? You mean a time capsule?" Sumiko Kobayashi asked with a smile.

Shiho Miyano shook her head: "It's a pity that the time capsule is gone, but this computer has been in use for so many years, so why was the storage room dismantled just because it was too old?"

Kobayashi Touko: "Well, there's nothing we can do about it. The storage room is really old and leaks badly. If the things in the storage room get soaked and ruined by the rain, it will be even worse."

Shiho Miyano sighed, "That's true."

She raised her hand and casually pressed a few keys on the keyboard: "Unlike computers, even if they get old, the position of the keyboard keys won't change, so you can keep using them, right?"

Sumiko Kobayashi smiled and nodded: "Yes."

The conversation between the two seemed casual, but to one person it was like a thunderclap.

The man turned around in shock, staring intently at the keyboard, until his companion called his name, at which point he snapped out of his daze and followed.

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Some time later, in front of the breeding house.

A little black dog rushed over, clutching a shovel tightly in his hand, but he was at a loss when he saw the lonely breeding shed leaning against the wall.

"Where is it? Damn it, where am I supposed to find it?"

Just as I was about to throw caution to the wind and throw a shovel at something, a voice suddenly rang in my ears.

"Waited for so long."

Xiao Hei froze on the spot. He turned around and was shocked to see Yuya, Shiho Miyano, Curaçao, Sumiko Kobayashi, and others standing behind him.

The person who spoke was truly Yuya.

Yuya saw Kuro turn around and smiled slightly: "Are you here to find the time capsule? Mr. Yanagimachi Gaku, the firefighter."

As Yuya finished speaking, as if sensing a summons, the sun peeked out from behind the clouds, illuminating Kuro's appearance.

Who else could it be but Gaku Yanagimachi?

Yanagimachi Yue looked somewhat embarrassed, forcing a smile as he said, "Ah, well... I suddenly remembered a possible location where the time capsule might be buried, so..."

Yu tilted her head, feigning confusion, and asked, "Oh? Is that so? Then why did you hinder everyone's search for the time capsule?"

Yanagimachi's face stiffened: "I...I don't know what you're talking about..."

Yuya, with one hand in his pocket, said slowly, "But you really did get in everyone's way, preparing so many wrong signals."

Yanagimachi Gaku was still stubbornly insisting, "I don't understand what you're saying..."

Yuya said, "Alright, then I'll explain."

"First is the third code: Don't go to draw. Because the school forbids students from going to the rooftop, you wrote the kana く (gu) on the doorknob leading to the rooftop. But actually, there is also a く next to the 7 o'clock on the clock in the art room—because the pronunciation of 'don't go' is very similar to the pronunciation of 197. If you interpret it as 19:07, you can get the same answer."

"Then the fourth code, 'Doctor, don't lie,' is also written in kana こ (shi) on the back of the weighing scale."

"As for the first code that allowed people to see Monet, you saw the kana よ(yo) in the principal's office, but our group went to the principal's office first, and I didn't see that kana on the wall at that time."

Upon hearing this, Yanamachi Gaku's expression visibly changed; he had not expected this at all.

Yuya continued, "In other words, someone left false answers at all the locations that can be contacted through the code. As long as one of our groups finds one of the pseudonyms at the location related to the code, we can logically deduce and find the remaining pseudonyms."

"As for why you didn't write down the last alias for the 89th amulet, it's because it's unnecessary. As long as you collect the first four aliases, you can combine them to form the answer 'storage room'."

"Then, once everyone knows that the storage room was demolished ten years ago, they will give up looking for the time capsule, and your goal will be achieved."

"However, there's only one place where you failed to write a false answer the first time you separated, and that's attacking the plane. The location associated with that code is the socket high up in the chapel, but if you climbed that high to write it the first time, it would definitely attract the attention of others."

So during the second search, you used your status as a firefighter to easily get a ladder and climb up. As for what pseudonym was written on it, wasn't that up to you?

After saying this, Yanagimachi Gaku seemed to have lost all his strength and suddenly lowered his head.

Seeing this, Yuya knew he wasn't going to continue arguing, so she said, "Ultimately, there's a prerequisite for forging a code: you have to know that Ms. Miyano Akemi, who's staying behind, won't be attending the class reunion..."

Although she will indeed not attend, because Akemi Miyano has temporarily disappeared from this world.

But Yanagimachi Gaku obviously wouldn't know about this. The body was burned beyond recognition, and the police still haven't been able to identify it.

How did Yanamachi Gaku know that?

There is only one answer.

"You're the one in charge of mailing postcards to everyone, so you must know, right?"

Yanagimachi Gaku sighed: "After I sent the postcard, Akemi didn't reply to me, so I went to her apartment to look for her, only to find that she hadn't been home for a long time."

Sumiko Kobayashi was puzzled: "But why are you getting in everyone's way?"

Yanamachi Gaku's expression suddenly turned to fear: "Because I'm terrified, because the fire in the music room was caused by me and the neighborhood kids sneaking into the school to play with fireworks, and I'm afraid she'll tell everyone!"

Sumiko Kobayashi was very surprised: "Is this true?"

Yanagimachi Gaku covered his face and knelt on the ground: "I ran away after Akemi happened to come to the school and saw me. I guess the fire in the music room was caused by my failure to handle the fireworks properly."

"So I think the time capsule might contain information about what happened back then... An active-duty firefighter was once an arsonist. If that were exposed, my life would be over!"