Truth is everywhere within range

"Huh? It's rare for Ogasawara-kun to bring a friend over today."

As soon as I walked into the convenience store, I saw a young woman wearing a Lawson clerk uniform standing behind the cashier.

"Hello, we are exorcists."

Qiao Qiao showed his ID.

"Ah, are you investigating the trouble Ogasawara-kun has encountered recently?"

The female clerk seemed to have heard Ogasawara Kazuma mention it and understood quickly.

"That old man, according to Ogasawara-kun's description, should be Mr. Ochiai, right?"

"teacher?"

Since in the Japanese language, the title teacher, that is, "sir" has many references, such as doctors, lawyers, teachers, politicians, etc., they can all be called "sir", so Qiao Qiao asked a question.

"Well, he is a teacher who runs a private school nearby. He seems to be unmarried. He lives alone in a high-end apartment. He should be very profitable."

Female clerk, Saeki replied.

"But he passed away from cancer about five days ago, and I heard the store manager mention it."

"Has he passed away?"

Qiao Qiao thought.

"Is this Ochiai-sensei familiar with you, Ogasawara-san, or anyone in the store?"

He asked Miss Saeki again.

"I have only worked in the store for two years. When Mr. Ochiai was in good health, he often came to the store to buy cigarettes. According to the store manager, Mr. Ochiai spent more time around here than in this convenience store. It’s been a long time, probably more than thirty years.”

Miss Saeki thought for a moment and then answered.

"More than thirty years? Have you always been running a private school?"

"Well, it was just a cram school at first. Later, when there were more students, it turned into a private school."

In reply, Miss Saeki put her fingers on her lips, which seemed to be her habitual movement when thinking.

"But in recent years, Mr. Ochiai's students have decreased a lot. This year there seem to be only two or three."

"How is this Mr. Ochiai?"

Qiao Qiao asked again.

"Well, it doesn't feel easy to get close, right, Ogasawara-kun."

Miss Saeki glanced at Ogasawara Kazuma.

"Well, maybe it's the feeling of a teacher in me. It always makes people feel very serious and majestic."

"Is that so?"

Qiao Qiao wrote down these descriptions in his notebook.

"Can I ask where Ochiai-sensei's private school is?"

"Well, it's right over here."

Miss Saeki pointed to an area on Qiaoqiao's mobile phone map.

"The name seems to be Ochiai Juku, so it's easy to find."

Qiao Qiao glanced over there.

"Um?"

Isn't this the place where Xingchuan Yuyan takes tutoring?

Spirits are attracted to each other.

Qiao Qiao is convinced of this.

"Qiao Sang, I really didn't expect that we would meet here, haha."

Xingchuan Yuyan sighed with emotion, his face a little ugly.

He glanced at Asano Ariko aside.

"Ariko is here too."

"Brother Yongcheng, I didn't expect that you would also have to take tutoring."

Ariko Asano looked at the cram school curiously.

After all, she has never been there.

"So this is a commission to remove spirits?"

Hoshikawa Goyan looked at Ogasawara Kazuma behind Qiao Qiao.

"This donor, you must be haunted by the dead, right?"

He muttered something.

Hearing Hoshikawa Goyan's words, Ogasawara Kazuma was suddenly shocked.

He naturally knew Hoshikawa Gogo, a spiritual exterminator who often appeared in magazines. At this moment, when he said this, Ogasawara Kazuma almost knelt down and hugged Hoshikawa Gogo's thigh and shouted, Master, save me.

"But it doesn't matter. Qiao Sang is a very powerful spiritual master. Since he takes action, he will definitely be able to solve the problem."

No matter how bad it is, the person who asked the question can be solved.

Xingchuan Yuyan didn't say much.

"Stop talking, I still have to go to class. Qiao Sang, why are conic sections so difficult?"

He said to Qiao Qiao like a spoiled child.

"Actually, there are skills in the exam. You don't get points only by getting the answers. If you encounter problems, first list some formulas that you can write. Maybe you can also get some step points. I'm sorry."

Qiao Qiao noticed his gaffe.

Now is not the time to teach others.

The three of them came to the teacher's office of this cram school.

Compared to private schools, this is a more formal training class with dedicated teachers for each subject, and the curriculum is more professional.

"Ochiai-sensei? His private school is on the second floor of the building next door. I'm not very familiar with this teacher, but I heard some students mention that Ochiai-sensei is the 'ghost teacher'."

"Don't look at Mr. Ochiai like that. He graduated from Tokyo University back then. I heard he has a beautiful girlfriend, but I don't know why he is alone now and still stays here teaching."

"That's right, Mr. Ochiai is famous for being strict. It is said that several students quit because they couldn't stand the high-pressure teaching."

"But the students taught by Ochiai-sensei are pretty good, right? I heard him say when I was drinking last time that there are several from Tokyo University. Even the young scholar who is very popular recently seems to be his student."

"That was just bragging after he drank too much. Ah, it seems not very good to comment on the deceased like this, but after the results are released every year, not many students come to thank him."

"I've just been here for a while, so I don't know for sure, but Mr. Ochiai always seems to be very serious. I didn't dare to talk to him when I saw him in the nearby public cafeteria."

"Ochiai? Hey, let me tell you, he is actually just self-satisfied. If he uses such harsh methods to teach students, no one will thank him. He said that as long as he wants to pass the exam, it completely goes against the principles of education. law."

"The last remaining students of Mr. Ochiai? They have transferred to us. If you want to investigate, you can wait until this class is over and I will take you to find them."

After asking several cram school teachers and chatting with his last student, Qiao Qiao roughly sketched out the appearance of this Ochiai teacher.

He likes to drink, smoke, has thin hair, and is unkempt. Although he graduated from Tokyo University, he did not work in a company, but opened a private school. He is very serious both in class and on weekdays, and has extremely strict requirements for students. Of course, he does not Know what the student's grades are.

However, according to students, Mr. Ochiai’s private school has only one condition for accepting students, and that is that they think they can pass the exam.

It seems that he is a teacher who pays more attention to willpower than practical conditions.

"Now that we know about Mr. Ogasai's situation, let's go to your home, Ogasawara-san, to see what's going on?"

It was already afternoon. Qiao Qiao closed his notebook and seemed to have grasped some information.

The three of them came to Ogasawara Kazuma's simple rental house.

On the table, there are still unfinished test papers.

"So, Ogasawara-san."

Qiao Qiao glanced around and pointed at the test papers.

"Please study."