Ke Xue: Shinichi and I are childhood friends.

Chapter 1361 Strange Code

After a fruitless search, the group returned to the front of the breeding house and gathered again.

After exchanging information, they discovered that they had searched almost all the places mentioned in the code, but apart from the "yo" that Yuya and the others found, no one else had found anything.

Sumiko Kobayashi suggested showing the code to the other classmates so they could help find it, but this was met with a tactful objection from Takumi Murata and his two classmates.

“Let’s try to find it again,” Seiko Ichihashi said with a forced smile.

Yanagimachi Yue nodded repeatedly: "Yes, I just remembered some clues too."

Murata Takumi nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, I feel like we'll figure out the meaning of the code very soon."

Seeing this, Kobayashi Sumiko didn't say anything more.

Yuya, however, found the three people's attitudes increasingly suspicious.

The three little ones got tired of running and decided to stay with Curaçao to continue feeding the rabbits, while the others continued their search.

Yanagimachi Yue said he had thought of a clue, so he led everyone back toward the principal's office.

On the way, Yuya asked Kobayashi Sumiko if she had any news about Monet's forgeries.

Before setting off, Kobayashi Sumiko made a special call to the principal and teacher, only to be told that the painting was at his home, but there was nothing on it.

Murata Takumi said regretfully, "It seems we guessed wrong."

Yanagimachi Takeru said thoughtfully, "If it weren't in the painting..."

Seiko Ichihashi suddenly realized: "Is it on the wall?"

Yanagimachi Gakuichi lowered his palm: "Possibly."

When everyone arrived at the principal's office, Ichihashi Seiko eagerly lifted the painting and found a katakana character on the wall: よ(yo).

Yuuya narrowed his eyes. Something was wrong. When he examined the painting, he hadn't seen any writing on the wall. Could it be...?

Murata Takumi and Miyano Shiho also looked at Yuya in surprise.

Yu shook his head at them, signaling them to be quiet.

The two looked puzzled, but didn't say anything more.

Having found the first code, the rest followed naturally.

Yanagi-machi led everyone to the chapel.

He stroked his chin and said, "When you talk about attacking a plane, you think of the English word 'hijack' (meaning to hijack a vehicle, especially an airplane), which can also be pronounced as 'high jack' (meaning to hold someone hostage), and 'jack' also means electrical outlet."

His gaze fell on the clock above the altar: "Speaking of high-mounted sockets, the one that comes to mind is this clock in the chapel."

Yanamachi Gaku took the initiative to bring a ladder, climbed up, and sure enough, found the second kana, う (u), near the socket.

Sumiko Kobayashi said excitedly, "In that case, does each code word represent a katakana? If we find five katakana, we should be able to decipher the code, right?"

Yanagimachi Takeru nodded with a smile: "That should be correct."

Yu didn't say anything, she just watched him perform quietly.

The third code is: Don't go painting.

The group arrived at the art room, but after searching around, they found nothing.

Only Yuya's gaze drifted almost imperceptibly to a very old clock on the cabinet.

At that moment, Murata Takumi suddenly remembered something: "Speaking of places where we can't paint, I remember we were forbidden from painting on the rooftop, right?"

Seiko Ichihashi and Gaku Yanagimachi also remembered this incident. It seemed that a classmate went to the rooftop to draw, but the drawing board was blown away by the wind, and the classmate almost fell off the building. As a result, the teacher forbade them from drawing on the rooftop.

So the group went to the rooftop and soon found the third kana, ぐ (gu), on the doorknob leading to the rooftop.

Perhaps because students were always forbidden from going up to the rooftop, this pseudonym has been preserved quite well even after so many years.

Everyone got excited when they found three fake names in a row.

Murata Takumi said, "Next is the fourth round, Doctor, don't lie... Where does that refer to?"

Seiko Ichihashi looked slightly embarrassed: "I roughly know where it is."

Led by Ichihashi Seiko, the group arrived at the infirmary.

As soon as she entered the room, she crawled under the bed.

Murata Takumi, seeing this, asked in surprise, "Ichihashi, what are you doing?"

Ichihashi Seiko didn't answer, but searched under the bed for a while, and soon heard her joyful voice: "Got it, the fourth kana, し (shi)."

Murata asked, puzzled, "How did you know that?"

Seiko Ichihashi smiled sheepishly: "Think about it, don't students often lie and say they're not feeling well, then lie down on the beds in the infirmary to rest, when they actually want to skip class?"

Murata Takumi and Yanagimachi Gaku looked enlightened; it seemed they had used the same excuse before.

At the same time, Yu also found the same pseudonym on the back of the scale.

It seems that Akemi Miyano's use of "lying" has two meanings: one is lying about being sick, and the other is lying about weight. After all, many students, especially girls, are quite concerned about their weight.

Yanagimachi Takeru said with a smile, "We've collected four kana now, and when put together, they form..."

Seiko Ichihashi continued, "It means a storage room."

Murata Takumi said, "In that case, we don't need to decipher the last code. Let's go straight to the storage room and find the time capsule!"

"Yes."

Just as everyone was about to set off, Kobayashi Sumiko suddenly said, "But I remember that storage room is no longer there."

"Huh?" Murata and the other two looked at Kobayashi Sumiko in surprise.

Sumiko Kobayashi led everyone to the library, where they used the computers to look up information about the school. Sure enough, they discovered that the storage room had been demolished and converted into a toilet ten years ago because it was too dilapidated.

"Huh? No way?" Murata and the other two were astonished, their faces filled with disappointment. "Then our time capsule is gone too?"

Yu glanced at them; the three of them seemed less regretful and more relieved.

Kobayashi Sumiko sighed regretfully: "I'm afraid that's the case."

Shiho Miyano suddenly felt disappointed and grabbed Yuya's hand with a wronged expression.

Yu squeezed her hand to comfort her, while stroking his chin thoughtfully. Finding the code outside had been too easy.

In fact, Yu also realized that they had been led by the nose by Yanagimachi Gaku.

However, as we all know, every part of a code is important, and it is rare for a code to be completely deciphered if only one part is missing.

It is very likely that they did not fully decipher the code at all.

Or rather, there's something wrong with how the code is interpreted.

At this moment, Rumi Wakasa asked Sumiko Kobayashi curiously, "There are computers in the office, why did you come all the way to this library?"

Sumiko Kobayashi explained, "Because other computers require a password to access school information, but this computer can access it without a password."

“I see,” Wakasa Rumi said with a sudden realization. She looked at the old computer and remarked, “But this computer looks quite old.”

Sumiko Kobayashi smiled and nodded: "Yes, it was brand new when I was a library committee member."

As he spoke, he casually tapped a few keys on the keyboard, then sat up straight and said, "I used to sit here like this, organizing books. I always feel so nostalgic!"

Yuya was recalling the coded paper in his mind. He felt something was strange about why the coded message was written in that way.

Hearing the sound of typing on a keyboard, I subconsciously turned my head to take a look.

That one glance was all it took for him to realize something, and he murmured, "So that's how it is."

Shiho Miyano, who was standing next to Yuya, lit up when she heard this: "Do you know something?"

Yuya smiled slightly: "Want to know?"

Shiho Miyano nodded repeatedly.

Yu also leaned closer: "I've deciphered the code. If you want to know the answer, just give me a kiss."

Shiho Miyano's ears turned red, and she glared at him. How could she kiss him with so many people around?

But she really wanted to find the time capsule and find out what message her sister had left for her, so she carefully peeked at the others and, seeing that their attention was not on her, tiptoed slightly.

"Pop!"

Shiho Miyano immediately stood up straight, pretending nothing had happened, but her ears were actually bright red.

She whispered, "Okay, can you tell me now?"

Yuu lowered his voice: "Don't rush, we'll sneak over later, find the time capsule, and take away Akemi's message beforehand."

Shiho Miyano obediently nodded.