Chapter 161: Intelligence Gathering
"Okay, okay, I know. I promise you that I will come back on time. β
Seeing that the girl's voice attracted more and more attention from the people around me, I quickly touched the top of her head covered by silky hair and comforted her softly.
"Hmph, that's pretty much it." The girl nodded with satisfaction, "Shirou must remember that if you dare to violate the school order, even if Fujimura-sensei is merciful and let you go, I will punish you......"
"For example...... You and I are never allowed to sleep with Shirou tonight, or anything like that! The girl said, smiling teasingly at me.
"Spare me, forget this." I can only smile bitterly.
Separated from Artoria for the time being, I walked over to Ichisei as if nothing had happened.
"Hi Yisei, the weather is nice today." I reached out and patted him on the shoulder, laughing.
"Hey...... Don't use so much force, you'll almost fall apart. In the past few days, in order to sort out the materials for you, I have been working all night. Issei reached out and brushed my arm, frowning slightly.
Despite a pair of glasses, a pair of dark circles were clearly visible on his face.
ββ¦β¦ Is it so hard-working? I couldn't help but widen my eyes in surprise, "I just wanted to ask you to help gather some information by the way, but I didn't expect you to work all night......"
"Hmm...... There's no way, Wei Gong has been helping the student council countless times. Speaking of which, the student council really owes you a lot. Issei pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose and smiled heartily at me, "It's the first request in the history of the Emiya, and as the student council president, I'm naturally going to spare no effort to help." β
Listening to Issei's unpretentious words, I felt a wave of guilt welling up in my heart.
If I had known he was so serious, I don't think I would have left it to him.
"Thank you! I will always remember your kindness. I bowed deeply to Issei in front of me and said with great sincerity.
"Wei Gong, don't do this. We're friends, and it's only natural that I'll help you. Issei hurriedly waved his hand at me and said, "Besides, there is not much time left until class, so don't talk about this now." Go to the student council room, and I'll show you the information I've collected. β
"yes, okay." I nodded.
So, Issei and I approached the student union room and closed the door.
"Look at the Wei Palace, this is the valuable result I got after asking all the guests who came to Liudong Temple to burn incense in the past two days."
Yicheng raised his hand and pointed to several thick notebooks neatly stacked on the table, and said to me.
"Are there so many?" I couldn't help but have a big head.
These notebooks, just by looking at the thickness, are very remarkable.
Picking up the first notebook, the heavy feeling made my heart twitch.
It's so heavyββ! Isn't this kind of thing a quantity that takes several years to watch......?
And when I opened it with the thoughts that came up in my heart, I saw that the content in the notes was all-encompassing:
Newspaper clippings, interviews, dictations, and flyers......
All kinds of information are available.
Even the small bakery in front of the Xindu department store has a detailed timetable and a crowd density survey report for its special products every Sunday......
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I felt the sweat running down my head......
"What's the matter, Emiya, your expression seems to be tired, no problem, right?"
Perhaps seeing that my expression was a little strange, Issei stepped forward and asked with concern.
I said...... Ichisei ah, you don't need to investigate everything so clearly......" I reluctantly closed my notebook and turned to him.
"Uh...... Because I don't know what type of information you want, so I simply collected all the information I could think of. Issei pushed his glasses a little confused, "Although the number is indeed a little more, I can guarantee that what Emiya wants is in it!" β
"That being said, I can't finish watching it!" I sighed heavily, "Besides, with such a complicated message, even if there is really valuable content in it, I'm afraid I will miss it in a dazzle......"
"Residence...... Is that actually the case? Issei's eyes widened in surprise, and then the next moment he lowered his head a little depressed, "I'm sorry, but I finally caused you trouble for the palace." I'll go back and collect again......"
As he spoke, he reached out to take back a few notes.
"Ah...... It doesn't have to be like that. It will take some time, but as you said, what I want is definitely in it, so just take your time. Seeing Ichisei's move, I quickly bent down and hugged the notebook.
For the sake of a few notes, this guy can stay up all night for several days, and if you ask him to continue to do it, I'm afraid that something unpredictable will really happen......
"Understood, then in order to cooperate with your actions, I will explain to the teacher in the name of the student council, and say that you have become one of the students randomly selected by the Education Department for this interview, and you will not be able to study the course today." Kazunari nodded at me and walked towards the door of the student council room.
"Thank you, Issei." I'm grateful.
The Education Department's inspection is indeed today, and it is also a matter of randomly selecting students for interviews, but the relevant students have been identified this morning.
Now, the list of personnel is in Yisei's hands, and he is planning to report it to the teachers.
Just add my name to it, and I can spend the whole day in the student council room looking through these notes without worrying about missing class to attract the attention of the teacher and Artoria.
"It's a small thing." Issei waved his arms at me behind my back, walked out of the student council room, and closed the door.
"Whew...... Then it's time to start working hard! I looked at the thick notebooks in front of me, and shrugged my shoulders with a wry smile, "Artoria, don't let me worry so much about you next time......"
Shaking my head, I was intently immersed in it.
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As I tirelessly flipped through and explored, time flew by minute by minute.
"Goo-"
When I felt a little hungry, I looked up at the wall clock and realized that it was already 12 o'clock at noon!
"Actually...... Have you unconsciously passed the morning? β
Looking at the half-read note in my hand, I frowned.
If this continues, even if it's time for school, I am afraid that I will not be able to find the information I want.
"No matter...... Fill your stomach first. β
Distraught, I buckled up my notebook and threw it back on the table, opened the door to the student council room and walked out.
Originally, Artoria and I had prepared a bento box for me and Artoria in the morning, but now that I am in this situation, I have to go to the school store to buy a bread and eat it by myself.