238. Hold your heads high
In the end, the Jade Dragon Flag competition ended with such an absurd and hasty ending.
After the closing ceremony, the tournament team issued a vague official announcement, presumably stating that Fukuoka Okishima High School was suspected of cheating, had its results cancelled and punished, and the people involved were also under investigation, but there were no detailed details.
At the same time, the organizers also claimed that the cheating accident had no impact on the normal operation of the competition, and expressed their gratitude for the successful conclusion of this year's Jade Dragon Flag Competition.
Later, Miyamoto Aki told Makoto Kyushu that this accident was a huge operational scandal for the Jade Dragon Flag competition team, and it was easy to be led by the media's public opinion. So the organizers decided not to release the details of the accident, so vague and perfunctory. The fact that Ember Academy was able to win the championship was also a product of the organizers' decision to make mistakes.
That night, Makoto Kyushu and Minami Kazuki were released.
Although Kyushu Makoto had illegal invasion of private houses and excessive self-defense, considering that it was Maoming Kenta and others who were at fault first, and Kyushu Makoto was still a minor, coupled with Miyamoto Aki, an influential "young sword saint" who vouched for him, the police did not embarrass him.
Kyushu Makoto originally thought so, until he left the police station when he received a call from a Qing palace police officer.
[Are you out of prison, Makoto Kyushu? The girl's speech was as flat as ever, and she couldn't tell whether she was indifferent or tired.
"Haha, I didn't go to jail either?" Kyushu Makoto smiled embarrassedly: "I was just taken to the detention center to ask something." β
[Alas] The Qing Palace officer sighed with an obvious headache: [You guy is really troublemaker, do you have to visit the detention center first wherever you travel? γ
"No, don't blame me for this!" Kyushu Cheng held his breath and was also very aggrieved: "Someone pries in the window in the middle of the night to kill me, can I swallow my anger?" β
[I also learned about the case, this is really not a problem, you are quite unlucky. The Qing palace officer sighed lightly again, and teased weakly:
[And no matter which offender meets you, it's all quite unlucky.] γ
"Then why did the Qing Palace officer take the initiative to contact me?" Makoto Kyushu asked again, "Aren't you usually busy?" β
[I contacted the Fukuoka Prefectural Police Agency and asked them to release you. Qing Gong Officer said:
[I'm just checking how efficient they are.] γ
"So that's the case" Makoto Kyushu was surprised and shocked: "I'm really sorry, I'm sorry to trouble you again!" β
No wonder when he was arrested and taken to the police station, the police were aggressive towards him at first, and they were all vicious. But when he was released, the attitude of the police flattered him like a welcome lady, and when he said a word and bowed, Kyushu Makoto thought that he had entered a five-star high-end club.
It seems that he came out of the police station so early not only thanks to Miyamoto Qiu's influence, but also thanks to the Qing Palace police officer who helped to communicate with him - no, it should be said that the Qing Palace police officer is the biggest hero.
[As I said, I am your cage. The Qing court police officer once again emphasized:
[At least for now, no one but me has the power to detain you.] γ
"Total. Thank you anyway. A little sweat appeared on Kyushu Cheng's forehead, but the other party did him a great favor, which is irrefutable.
After confirming that Makoto Kyushu had been released, the Qing Palace officer hung up the phone and said that he was going to continue his work.
Makoto Kyushu was taken back to the hotel by Mr. Shibukawa, who was sitting anxiously at the door of the police station, to reunite with his classmates.
At this time, it was dinner time, and the male and female students all gathered together, planning to go out and have a good meal.
The thrilling tournament is finally over, all the competitors are doing well, and the men's team team has won the championship, so they have to celebrate tonight.
"Classmates, I'm back." Makoto Kyushu walked up to him and greeted, "How was the result of the game?" β
"Senpai!" Hearing the familiar voice, Mizuhashi Hideki immediately smiled and greeted him anxiously:
"Where did you go before? I can't find you, I'm still worried... The seniors are in danger! β
"I'm fine, I'm worried about you." Makoto Kyushu patted Hideki Mizuhashi on the shoulderβbut the other seemed to prefer to touch her head.
In order not to affect the joy of the students' winning the crown, Mr. Shibukawa did not tell them about Makoto Kyushu's detention.
When Mr. Shibukawa received a notice from the police to pick up people from the detention center, he also lied to his classmates that Makoto Kyushu was lost outside, and his mobile phone happened to be out of battery, so he asked the teacher to pick up people.
The students naturally didn't believe that a "superman" like Makoto Kyushu would get lost, but they didn't plan to dig deeper. After all, Makoto Kyushu helped them keep watch all night yesterday, so he should have fallen asleep in an unfamiliar corner.
"Hey, Kyushu senior!" Shigetaro triumphantly came up and immediately reported the good news and invited credit:
"We've won the championship of the Jade Dragon Banner Competition!"
"Oh, Champion?!" Makoto Kyushu heard what Mr. Shibukawa said on the way back, but of course he had to pretend not to know at this time, and deliberately acted surprised:
"Isn't that the number one in the country? You guys are amazing! β
"Well, it's not enough to be the first in the country. This championship is in my hands, and I still feel too weak to do it. The minister of kendo took out the jade dragon pennant and showed it to Kyushu Cheng:
"A lot of ace teams were attacked before the game, and Fukuoka Okishima High School, which was about to beat us in the final, was disqualified for cheating, and we became champions in a vague way."
The other boys also shrugged their shoulders and sighed, showing their helplessness.
Obviously they got the Jade Dragon Flag, but they were not happy at all, but it was as if they had received a hot potato.
Speaking from their hearts, Xiu Ember Academy is not qualified to get this Jade Dragon Banner at all, and they don't have this strength at all.
Even when they came to the stage to accept the award today, there was only sparse applause from the audience. Many viewers were not convinced by this, and some professional judges and reporters even used "Why? The questioning eyes glared at them, making everyone want to find a crack in the ground to get into.
However, when the organizers personally delivered the championship flag and medals to them, the joy in everyone's hearts overshadowed the shame, and they did not hesitate to accept the honor.
"On the bright side, even though there is a lot of luck in this championship, it is not all about luck. If you don't have the hard power, you can't win the championship. Kyushu Cheng smiled lightly and comforted:
"This is what you deserve, even if others look down on you again, I hope you can hold your heads high and face up to the honor you have worked so hard for."
"But I think that this championship is largely due to the credit of Kyushu students." The kendo minister said seriously:
"In today's men's team final, there are only three teams that did not have any personnel losses, and one of them is our Ember Academy. It was all thanks to the protection and help of our Kyushu classmates that we were able to complete the race safely. β
"That's right, otherwise I really wouldn't have imagined the consequences of missing one of my teammates." Another boy also exhaled:
"Whether it's super striker Shigetaro or our oldest minister, whichever one is missing, we will only have one round today."
"Ah, not so much. I'm also very happy to win the championship with my seniors! Motaro also grinned and laughed: "And Kyushu senior, you really worked hard last night." No one but my mother would ever keep a vigil for me. β
"You mean Kyushu-san is your male mother?" A girl joked.
"What does it mean to be a male mother? Senpai. No kidding! Motaro was a little annoyed and hurriedly tried to refute, but accidentally bit his tongue, causing everyone to laugh one after another.
"Anyway, why are you still standing here chatting, aren't we going out to eat?" Suddenly, a girl's stomach rumbled, and she hurriedly complained to relieve the embarrassment:
"Hurry up, if you slow down, there may be no place!"
"Oh! Okay, let's go eat Fukuoka's authentic eel rice together! "And Fukuoka roast beef!" "Sushi! Don't forget to promise me a luxury sushi boat! The boys were also interested, and immediately began to coax:
"Today the minister is in for a treat!"
"I and our club may not have enough funds!" The kendo minister was a little panicked.
"Then the minister will pay out of his own pocket! Let's go! β
Without waiting for the minister to object, several of the boys set him up, and everyone walked towards the restaurant in laughter.
"Everybody's happy." Kyushu Cheng put his hands in his pockets, showed a pleased smile, and silently followed behind.
"Well, thanks to the seniors~" Mizuhashi Hideki walked up to him in small steps, tilted his head slightly towards him, and smiled sweetly.
(End of chapter)