"Thank you for your hard work!"

"Nishino-san, thank you for your hard work!"

When we came out of the TV station, it was getting dark. Nishino carried his small bag and walked through the passing staff to the outside of the building. He took small and delicate steps and breathed a sigh of relief when he came out.

"Nanasai, slow down." The manager chased out.

"Ah, I'm sorry." Nishino turned around in panic and apologized.

"Nanasai, please talk to the staff or guests occasionally. Don't retreat in a hurry as soon as you finish recording the show."

"But...I said hello."

"That's not the problem..." The agent sighed. Forget it, Nishino has made great progress now, and besides, she has a lot of work recently, so there is no need to put more pressure on her in terms of interpersonal relationships.

She could tell that Nishino, except for the members, had a shyness when communicating with others at work. From the perspective of an agent, she could point it out directly, but this is a personal character that has been formed over a long period of time. In a few simple words

But it has no effect. It needs more practice.

"Agent-san... today's work is over, right?" Nishino raised his eyes and looked at the pedestrians passing by at the intersection. The two girls were holding a cone in one hand and carrying a schoolbag in the other and chatting happily.

The manager followed Nishino's gaze and smiled, "Yes, there is no work for now. Nana Sai, let me treat you to a cone as a reward for your hard work today."

"Eh? But..."

"Let's go, let's go." The manager was only six or seven years older than her, and he usually treated her as a younger sister. At this moment, he held her hand and wanted to go to the other side of the street.

Nishino actually didn't want to eat the cone. Looking at the two high school girls, she just thought of herself and Wu Geng. If the two were not idols, they wouldn't have to care about worldly opinions. They should be hanging around on a certain street now, talking without talking.

Let's laugh at each other's silly remarks.

After taking only two steps, there was a call from Nanxiang, asking her to take Nishino there.

"Is it something important?" Nishino asked.

"Maybe, it sounds quite solemn...it seems like something happened."

Although he knew that it was unlikely that the news of his relationship with Wu Geng would be exposed, Nishino's heart beat faster.

She couldn't help but worry, if that day really came, how would they deal with themselves, and how would others view them?

——

"I have no idea."

Nishino had just returned to the company and heard Wu Geng's words before she even entered the door. She paused, and her manager knocked on the door for her.

In the room, Konano, Nango, and Arisukawa were all there, as well as Gogeng and Shiraishi.

"Imano-san, Nango-san, I brought Nishino here."

Konno signaled her to go out first, and then asked Wu Geng, "You don't know?"

"Well, it all happened when I was in elementary school. Although I can't explain clearly, I don't remember doing such a thing." Her voice was firm.

"Xiao Xiao..."

Nishino couldn't figure out the situation, so he took a step forward and grabbed her clothes.

Arisukawa handed her a magazine and said, "Take a look, your story is also written in it."

The magazine published the official headshots of Nishino, Shiraishi and Gogeng. The two big characters "Bullying" were prominently placed in the middle.

The article first tells how the reporter used various sources to dig up the childhood past of the three members of Nogizaka. Nishino saw in it his experience of being bullied when he participated in club activities in junior high school. Although there are some mistakes and omissions, it is generally correct. And below, he writes about Mai Shiraishi

.

The article is not short, and the main idea is that when Shiraishi was in junior high school, he stood up and spoke out to protect his classmates who were being bullied, but he was bullied instead. His desk, school bag, textbooks and notebooks were scrawled with graffiti, indoor shoes were hidden, and gymnastics uniforms were thrown into the boys' toilet.

, the boys she protected even drew clear boundaries with her because they were afraid of being implicated.

Nishino raised his head and looked at Shiraishi next to him in surprise. He didn't expect her to have such an experience with her stern appearance.

However, what follows is the key point.

The article mentioned that Wu Geng was involved in a campus bullying incident when he was in elementary school. He and an accomplice beat an innocent classmate to the point of fracture, which made the other student unable to stay in school and had to transfer schools in a hurry. Later, he faced the victim

The reporter conducted a long series of written interviews. The reporter visited several elementary school students in the early morning hours. Most people thought that this incident would not happen, and some said they did not know. The fact is that the student did transfer to hospital after being injured.

Got to school.

Nishino squeezed the magazine's hand slightly harder. Is this Xiaoxiao's work?

She couldn't believe that the anger in her heart towards the person who wrote this article might be greater than her rational analysis.

"Nana Sai." Shiraishi called her softly.

"...I'm sorry, I'm fine."

Shiraishi still looked at it with worry. She understood that Nishino and Wu Geng had a very good relationship, and the impact of this incident might be greater than she thought, even if this article was a fabrication.

"This magazine will be released the day after tomorrow. The editorial department sent it in advance," Nanxiang said.

"Why...do such a thing."

"In order to disgust us," Konno said, "Wenchun has always been at odds with Teacher Akimoto."

Back then, Wenchun was stationed and took photos of Akimoto Kang and a member of the Kitty Club, for whom he was a producer, making out in the parking lot. Akimoto Kang was so angry that he hired a violent gang to come and snatch the film. Unexpectedly, the other party kept a roll. The employee was beaten, and Wenchun

The internal affairs were very angry, and a dozen people were specially appointed to investigate the scandal of Akimoto Yasu, and a feud between the two parties was forged.

This is not something that can be discussed with members in person, although relevant information can be found online.

"You don't remember this happening at the fifth watch, right?" Konno asked.

Feeling Nishino's gaze, Wu Geng turned to smile at her, "No," she said, facing Konno, "It's true that the boy was injured and transferred to another school, but I didn't know there was such a thing as bullying.

, and I don’t remember his name. On the contrary, he has been hanging around me for a while and I don’t know what he wants, but I have almost no interaction with him, and we have only spoken a few times.”

"The accomplice mentioned in the article..." Konno didn't finish her words, but she meant something. Oh Geng understood who she was talking about. She didn't like to beat around the bush, so when she was about to answer, Arisukawa spoke first.

"I transferred to another school when I was in junior high school." This means that she didn't know that this happened.

The boy transferred to another school at the end of the fourth grade semester.

Konno rubbed his head. This matter is really difficult to deal with. Wenchun dared to send the sample magazine, which shows that he is very confident and is not afraid of them investigating and collecting evidence. In fact, Konno has contacted someone to go to Wu Geng's hometown to inquire about the situation.

Of course, he didn't hold out much hope.

Nishino, Shiraishi, and then Oh Geng. One is Nishino who was bullied, the other was Shiraishi who helped others but was bullied, and then there was Oh Geng who was the bully and forced the victim to transfer to another school. Let’s not talk about the authenticity for now.

, I’m afraid there will be quite a lot of criticism when the fifth update comes.

Moreover, there is still a follow-up to this incident. Regarding Wu Geng’s accomplice who participated in the bullying, the article labeled the genius beautiful girl writer. The gimmick of the beautiful girl writer has been almost worn out in the past two years. She is a girl writing a book.

They are beautiful girl writers. However, there are only two of them who can be called geniuses.

They are all junior high school students who made their debut last year.

One is Akimoto, the author of "Candy Bullets" whose work has sold more than half a million copies.

One is a supernova in the literary world, Ayushoku Hibiki, whose debut work won the Naoki Prize and Akutagawa Prize last year.

The common features of the two are that, first, they are both run by the editor Fumi Hanai, who has gradually emerged in the industry because of the discovery of the two, and second, they are both protected by the editor and publishing house, except for the official minimum age and gender.

Apart from basic information, not a single photo has been leaked.

Wu Geng and Arisugawa had naturally heard of Ayushoku Hibiki, and his literary talent was so outstanding that many seniors in the literary world were ashamed of themselves. However, he had a weird personality and even punched a reporter who came to interview him at the press conference of the publishing house.

, so reckless.

They were really unsure of how they could connect the girl who only read books quietly in their memory to the literary world.
Chapter completed!