After Ishizaki Daichi and Komiya Yogo exchanged a glance, they didn't know how to answer this question. Ryuen hadn't considered this scenario, leaving them somewhat at a loss.
Standing to the side, Sakura Airi looked at the black-haired girl in front with an intimidating aura, feeling a bit envious in her heart. If it were herself, she absolutely couldn't do something like this.
Hearing Horikita Suzune's questioning, a smile appeared at the corner of Chabashira Sae's mouth. She glanced at Sakagami Kazuma across from her, whose expression had already become very unpleasant.
Class D's class leader, Ibuki Mio, was also somewhat shocked. After submitting the video, she thought she could end the matter right away, but she never expected Class C to have another move, one that directly pointed to the core of the lie.
Damn Ryuen, why didn't you consider this point!
"Well, my questioning phase ends here. Thank you."
After making her final move, Horikita Suzune calmly returned to her seat.
"What? Are the members of Class D not planning to continue their rebuttal?"
Horikita Suzuya stood up from his seat, looking at the silent Class D members, then turned to Horikita Suzune seated and asked, "How did you obtain this video?"
Faced with her brother's sudden inquiry, Horikita Suzune became somewhat nervous but still maintained her composure and answered, "I discovered it during my investigation after negotiating with the convenience store clerk. The time was after the fight incident. If there's any dispute, we can bring the clerk for confrontation."
This video was a new operational approach Horikita Suzune thought of after being inspired by Hashima Hikaru.
Sudo had always insisted that he didn't hit them so hard, that it was impossible to cause such severe injuries.
And since the Special Teaching Building didn't have security cameras, any explanation without evidence became a mystery that couldn't be trusted.
But the absence of cameras at the Special Teaching Building didn't mean other places didn't have them. Since Sudo didn't hit them hard, the injuries on Ishizaki Daichi and Komiya Yogo must have been obtained elsewhere.
This led Horikita Suzune to consider a possibility, so she began to search and investigate along the path from the Special Teaching Building to the Student Council.
Coincidentally, not far from the Special Teaching Building, there was a convenience store with a camera at its entrance. So the black-haired girl negotiated with the store clerk, wanting to retrieve the surveillance video.
Although the clerk refused her, saying it didn't comply with the rules, after the incident where Hashima Hikaru came to sell the hidden rules, Horikita Suzune understood that in this school, private points superseded all rules; it was just a matter of negotiation.
After communication, Horikita Suzune proposed a deal to the clerk, who retrieved the surveillance footage for fifteen thousand points. The girl then discovered this footage and recorded it on her phone on the spot.
This directly became the winning hand, becoming concrete evidence that they were lying. Before submitting this evidence, Horikita Suzune deliberately asked if all their injuries were from Sudo.
Combined with the video footage, the logical chain was complete, and they had no way to deny it.
"I see, then I understand."
Horikita Suzuya nodded and, after withdrawing his gaze from his sister, looked seriously at the Class D students and said,
"This video evidence can prove that the injuries on your bodies are not all from Sudo, which means you lied in your accusation."
"What I just said still stands. If you can't continue to rebut, then I'll make today's decision."
"Wait," Sakagami Kazuma, as the homeroom teacher, urgently called out, "Even if it can be proven that not all the injuries on their bodies are from Sudo, but he did hit people, didn't he?"
"On this point, since the school has established the review mechanism for adjudicating conflicts between students, it's to ensure fairness."
Horikita Suzuya's gaze swept across everyone, saying loudly, "And to ensure fairness, every review initiated must be based on the truth."
"Your accusation states that due to Sudo's violent behavior, two students suffered serious injuries. This is a malicious accusation that could lead to his expulsion. If it's true, he would have to leave this school now."
"But now that it's proven your accusation contains falsehoods, everything must be overturned and redone."
Horikita Suzuya pushed his glasses and continued, "Do you have any other questions, Teacher Sakagami?"
"..."
After being righteously confronted by Horikita Suzuya, Sakagami Kazuma's face flushed red and then turned pale. He was very clear about the school's rules; the high-sounding clauses actually had room for manipulation. What's more important is whether you can present evidence openly; even if you're lying, as long as the other party doesn't expose it, you can still make a judgment, and vice versa.
"Well, regarding today's hearing, I'll announce the result."
The man's gaze swept across everyone's faces, saying in a voice clear to all, "In the violent incident where first-year Class C's Sudo was accused of assaulting first-year Class D's Ishizaki and Komiya, due to the presence of lies in the accusation itself, I declare this accusation void. Sudo does not need to face any punishment."
"Great!" The red-haired boy was immediately delighted, and Hirata Yosuke sitting nearby also breathed a sigh of relief.
Horikita Suzune continued to look at Horikita Suzuya, waiting to hear what punishment would be for Class D.
"As for Ishizaki Daichi and Komiya Yogo who initiated this accusation, because you lied in your accusation, violating the school's regulations, I impose a one-week suspension on you, effective immediately!"
"If you have questions about the penalty, you're welcome to come to the Student Council anytime for inquiry. I'll be waiting to give you an explanation."
"Well, today's hearing is concluded. Meeting adjourned."