Chase The Truth

Chapter 30: Quest for the Suspect

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~Normal POV

7/29 - Friday

It was an ordeal finding information about this kid. It took two whole days to even track down someone who knew him. But not only was Yu able to get a name, he also persuaded someone to give him a photo of the guy. The kid's name turned out to be Mitsuo Kubo, a student who went to a rival school. After studying the picture carefully, and casting his brain back far enough, he finally remembered where he'd seen this guy before. It was on the first day of school. This was that creepy boy he saw hit on Yukiko! Upon jumping back into the tv world today at last, Yu showed off the picture he got.

"That's him alright." Yosuke said, "Definitely the guy on the Midnight Channel! It's settled then, he is the killer... And he's in here now."

"This guy came to our shop before..." Rise said, turning pale.

"The fuck?" Yu asked, worriedly.

Rise nodded. "Was he... spying on me? Oh my god... I really was being targeted..."

"Damn it!" Kanji shouted. "Freaking punk!"

"I've seen him before too..." Chie said.

"I did too," Yu replied. "I couldn't remember at first, but now I got it. Yukiko, this is the guy who hit on you on the first day of school. I was with you both when it happened."

"OH!" Chie shouted, "That's where I've seen him!"

"Ohh yeah!" Yosuke said, "That guy who got served by Yukiko in front of the whole school!"

"Well... that was the first time he talked to her," Chie said, "But I remember he was always following her around."

Yukiko stared at them in confusion. "Um... sorry, who are we talking about?"

"You seriously forgot that," Yu said, quizzically.

"The dude who came right up to you at the school gates and called you Yuki!" Yosuke shouted.

Yukiko blinked in realization. "OH! ...Really?"

"Wait... did he kidnap Yukiko to get back at her for rejecting him?!" Chie asked, fearfully.

"I... didn't really reject him..." Yukiko said, quietly. Even if that wasn't how she viewed it; the point was, the guy clearly took it as a rejection. So nobody argued with her about it.

"He came up to me while I was working and asked, 'Don't the biker gangs bother you?'" Rise said, "Just going on and on about how biker gangs can't do anything unless they're in a pack and stuff... He seems to be the type who just keeps talking whether you like it or not... If that makes sense. I usually treat those people politely so they don't get offended, but I was so tired that I kinda ignored him. Was that why I was kidnapped...?"

Hearing this fact, they all looked at Kanji. "Huh...?" He said, "Wait, I'm not a biker though-" He put a hand to his forehead in realization. "Ugh! That damn special report... So that's why I got dragged into this!"

"You know, I heard he's been saying stuff about that announcer's affair too." Chie said, "Lots of muttering about how women who cheat on their husbands should be executed."

"Sounds like it's all coming together..." Yosuke said.

"Think you can find him now, Rise-chan?" Yu asked.

"I'll give it a try. Just a sec..." Rise stepped back and summoned her Persona. After using her visor for a moment, she spoke again. "Yeah, I found him! He's that way!"