Chapter 84: Solving the Case

"Why should Yukino come over?"

Shido asked in confusion. He really didn't know the purpose of this, so the moment Kurumi hung up the phone, he couldn't help but ask.

"The reason is very simple: Because she is my friend!"

Kurumi explained with a smile.

"Just what in the world is this!?"

Shido looked at her and gave a wry smile.

"To put it simply, she is from a wealthy family with excellent academic performance, so she is also in danger of being victimized. If we have her come over, we can protect her!"

Kurumi spoke her thoughts softly.

"I see..."

Shido nodded in understanding. Indeed, since those wealthy families would suffer, it meant that Yukino Yukinoshita was not 100% safe, especially when she was not living with her family now, but living alone. With her coming over to his place, they could ensure her safety for the time being.

"Furthermore, Yukino is of similar family background to these people, maybe they know each other. Even if they don't know each other, there may be some clues. Also, you mentioned that she was in the Service Club, right? We can count this as a request…"

Kurumi smiled confidently. Although she was very beautiful, she was not weak. Even if she couldn't solve the problem with violence, she always had her brains.

"It's amazing, Kurumi..."

Shido smiled in relief, and then patted Kurumi's head.

But he was pushed away the next second, and she frowned:

"You are treating me like a child!"

"No, my honey..."

Shido replied casually, and then swept Kurumi's hair. Her hair was quite soft and felt very comfortable.

"Is this smoothing?"

Kurumi still felt a little weird, but this time, she didn't resist too much, maybe she liked others teasing her like this!

After a while, Yukino finally came. She was a little surprised that Shido's house was not very big, and it was not a problem to have four or five people, but it was definitely not enough to accommodate all of his girlfriends.

"Ding dong~"

"Coming..."

Kurumi ran out and brought Yukino in, only to see her wearing a light blue long dress and holding a fruit basket in her hand.

"Pardon me for the intrusion..."

Yukino politely put down the fruit basket.

"You don't have to be so formal..."

Shido was a little embarrassed, but Yukino was like this sometimes, a little bit too serious.

"It's normal to do this. By the way! Where are the others?"

Yukino looked around curiously, and found that there were only two people in the room: Shido and Kurumi. The other girls didn't seem to be there.

"They're not here today..."

Shido replied casually. He didn't know how to explain it, so he simply didn't explain anything.

"I see."

Yukino didn't probe anymore. She thought that those girls lived in different places, and Shido would visit them on his own schedule…

Why does it feel a bit like the ancient imperial treatment?

"What's the matter? Calling me over in such a hurry..."

Yukino looked at the two and asked.

Shido and Kurumi looked at each other, nodded at the same time, and decided to tell the matter directly.

"Yukino, you are the President of the Service Club, right? I have a request..."

Kurumi asked Yukino softly.

"What is your request?"

Yukino asked softly. She usually had a sharp tongue, but now she was gentle. Sure enough, cats were the best tool for people to understand each other.

"Recently..."

Shido told Yukino about the murder case, but since she already knew about it, she wasn't surprised by it. So, he shared some thoughts and their intention to intervene in this matter.

"You want to investigate the case?"

Yukino frowned. This was not something that ordinary people should interfere with, but Shido was everything but normal, so it made sense.

"That's right."

Shido nodded affirmatively.

"Don't your superpowers work?"

Yukino asked curiously. Knowing what supernatural abilities Shido possessed, her first thought was to use the superpowers to get the answer directly.

"Unfortunately, they don't work for this case. I don't know the details, so I can't do much."

Shido shook his head helplessly.

"Is that so..."

Yukino nodded in understanding. Yes, if it could be solved so easily, they wouldn't have called her here in the first place.

"She...knows that you have powers?"

Kurumi asked curiously.

"Well, a little bit!"

Shido replied casually.

"Is that so..."

Kurumi glanced at the two of them. Knowing such a secret matter, the relationship between the two seemed to be not that simple! She must be careful about this girl.

She just made a friend who also liked cats, but why...why did it become like this?

"You asked me to help investigate the case? Sorry, I may not be able to help you much..."

Yukino said modestly. She had always been a very confident girl, but in the face of such a serious incident, she had no idea either.

"It's okay, we just want to ask you something..."

Shido smiled and shook his head.

"What's the matter? Don't worry, I also hope to find the murderer as soon as possible!"

Yukino said lightly. She also instinctively had some fear and disgust for such a murderer, but she didn't show it.

"First of all, do you know these girls?"

Shido asked softly.

"Shino Yamamoto, Nonaka Wakana, Tabata Tomoko...I don't know them very well, maybe I had met a few of them in the balls."

Yukino responded earnestly.

"What about this one?"

Kurumi took out another photo.

"Suzuki-san? Did something happen to her too?"

Yukino asked with clenched fists.

"Well, it happened last night."

Shido smiled wryly and nodded. It seemed Yukino also knew this girl! In his impression, Yukino had no friends, so what could her relationship with this girl be like?

"I know this girl. We chatted a couple of times, and it was also at the ball. At that time, a wild cat suddenly appeared, so we chatted!"

Yukino said in dismay.

"I see..."

Shido nodded in understanding. As expected, only cat people could befriend Yukino!

"Then do you know anything about this girl?"

Shido asked in a deep voice, wanting to know some clues that others didn't know.

"I don't know, after all, it was a few years ago, and I didn't talk to her too much..."

Yukino sighed.

"I see."

Shido couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

"But I heard that her grades in school are not very good. In order to be admitted to the veterinary department of a famous university, she has to work harder."

Yukino said while recalling.

"That doesn't seem like useful information..."

Kurumi shook her legs, and she seemed to be agitated inside.

"No! It's still useful. So she didn't do well in her studies?"

Shido asked in a targeted manner.

"Yes, that's right, she can't get full marks on even one subject..."

Yukino nodded affirmatively.

"That counts as not doing well?"

Shido scratched his hair. Asian parents, especially the rich ones, sure had high standards for their kids. Without a perfect score in one subject, they would consider their kids a failure. Basically, they treated a "B" as an "F".

"Are veterinarians' exams difficult?"

Kurumi asked curiously.

"The pet industry has been more profitable in recent years, and there are more people who want to take the exam, so it is now a difficult subject to take."

Yukino nodded affirmatively. She also wanted to take the exam, so she had researched the information extensively.

"Is that so..."

Kurumi gave a wry smile. She wanted to take the test as well!

"Suzuki-san invited a lot of tutors to teach her, but her grades have been maintained at an average level, so I considered them not very good..."

Yukino explained softly. She didn't have any contempt for others, but she felt bad for Suzuki that she couldn't improve her grade despite the fact that she hired excellent private tutors to help. You know, Yukino was able to get full marks on her exams without any tutors!

"Private Tutors!"

Kurumi suddenly shouted.

"What's wrong?"

Shido was taken aback and looked at Kurumi with a frown.

"It must be a tutor! Why are the victims all daughters from wealthy families? Because they can afford to hire tutors!"

Kurumi excitedly explained her thoughts, and she felt that she was very close to the truth.

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