The crown you shouldn't wear

Chapter 3: Aurum C r o _ _

Cale immediately grabbed the student's collar as he angrily whispered.

"Tell me how to diffuse the bomb you are holding, M."

The student couldn't speak in fear. His eyes were shaking in fear as he clutched his thick coat even tighter. The students who were passing through the gate stopped in their tracks as they started to whisper at each other.

'This is bad.' Alver thought. The scene Cale had created was now starting to attract a crowd.

"Mr. president? What is happening? Why is young lord Cale assaulting a student?"

A red haired woman squeezed through the crowd, she is actually the Vice President of the Student Council committee.

"Rosalyn, please disperse the crowd. Keep them away from Cale. I can't tell you all the details but-!"

"What's wrong, 'M'? Cat got your tongue?"

Rosalyn looked at Cale at that moment. Rosalyn being the Vice President, she also knew about the mysterious mastermind, 'M'. Rosalyn's eyes shook as she gazed at the student ('M') who's being held in the collar by Cale Henituse. 'M' is actually the top secret information of the Student Council and Disciplinary Committee. Rosalyn then understood why Alver is like this.

"I understand, Mr. President."

Rosalyn immediately turned around to disperse the forming crowd. Alver then looked back at Cale who's still angry at the terrified student.

"What's wrong, M? You can't confess?"

When Cale is being like, Alver can't help but be afraid of him for a bit. 'M' is a sensitive matter for Cale Henituse. Little did anyone know, 'M' is the reason Cale's twin had to move away from this country to another, and the reason as to why Cale is serving as the substitute president. Alver patted Cale's shoulder at that moment.

"Dongsaeng we have to move, we have a crowd."

"Tch! I see, even criminal masterminds couldn't speak here."

Cale loosen his grip on the student's collar as he dragged him away from the crowd. When they were away from the crowd, Cale slammed the student on the gate.

"Do you have anything to say to me? 'M'?"

"I-I don't know w-who you're talking about! P-please save me! I don't want to die! P-please!"

The student cried as he pleaded for his life. Cale clicked his tongue. Looks like this student is not 'M', but a victim of 'M'.

"Show me the bomb."

The student opened his thick coat, Cale and Alver saw that the bomb was strapped around the student's body. The bomb (the detonator) has a black liquid vial, a timer, and a screen attack next to it. Cale touched the screen. The screen lit, then it showed something like grid lines with letters and numbers on it but it immediately died. Then the screen lit again, now it only showed something like this:

A

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[Chapter notes for public disclosure:]
[Current time: 7:02 am, 2 mins before the first explosion.]

Alver's brows creased so much as he looked at what's flashing on the screen, while Cale is just calm.

"Cale, do you know that code?"

Cale shrugged his shoulders.

"More or less..."

"A-are we g-going to die?"