Keiro could very well guess why Jenden Pardo was here to see her. She had mentally prepared herself for this.
Pardo: "I can't believe you ruined my presentation, Moncee told me everything. I did not believe you were that kind of person."
Keiro: "I did not think it was your presentation..."
Pardo: "It was his presentation, but it was supposed to be an intro to mine. Moncee was kind enough to let me start the intro too, and do you know how the judges laughed at me, you even added the Gangham style as bgm, are you crazy?"
Keiro gulped. She had included that and some funny GIFs in the presentation. It was meant for Moncee though. Moncee that monster, he knew it was messed up, how could he do this to Pardo.
Pardo: "Even if your actions were not directed against me, I think it is despicable of you to ruin other people's hard work. Thanks to you, I lost my chance for a scholarship! I just wanted to say this to you, let's not meet again."
Keiro watched Pardo go away. So much for her prince charming...
Keiro went into the clubroom and Shimlee and Rusa who had been secretly listening at the door made her sit down and brought her some water.Keiro sat some time in silence.Shimlee felt sorry for her and wanted to change the mood.
Shimlee: "Cheer up Keiro! Is it true that they opened a new cake shop near our school? How about we go and check it out?"
Keiro: "I guess we could do that." Keiro knew that she had a weakness for cake. It was a long time since she had one. Why are human beings so simple?
Rusa: "Yeah. I heard they have this special half moon cake which is really popular."
Keiro looked at Shimlee.
Keiro: "I think I suddenly lost my appetite."
Shimlee: "Me too."
Keiro sat back in her chair and thought again about what Pardo had told her.
Keiro: "I will mess up Moncee's school life I swear."
Shimlee: "I am afraid it won't be that easy."
Keiro: "Why? You think I can't bring that guy down? I am sure he did it on purpose to get at me. He saw Pardo and me lunching together that day."
Shimlee: "He has a whole battalion now, you know."
Keiro: "What do you mean?"
Shimlee: "For a long time the Moncee fan club existed as an internet forum, but now they have become an official club at our school."
Keiro: "Wait how is that possible? I thought fan clubs were banned..."
Shimlee: "They got permission after they claimed that they just grill chicken together. They call themselves the MFC, Moldi Fried Chicken, but they are the Moncee Fan Club in disguise."
Rusa: "Oh my God."
Keiro: "What the hell...."
Shimlee: "You still intend to fight that guy?"
Keiro: "I think he went too far. Shouldn't be surprising for a guy who fights gangsters. He actually made Pardo lose his scholarship, that's going too far."
Rusa: "I think we should concentrate on our Nobel prize ghost right now..."
Shimlee: "Rusa has a point."
Keiro: "Okay we'll steal(cough)... I mean 'borrow' Fury's phone and take a look."
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Keiro went over to Han Marsha and whispered her request in the later's ear.
Marsha raised an eyebrow.
Marsha: "Say that again."
Keiro: "I need Fury's phone password. Ten chicken wings."
Marsha: "You gotta be kidding me ..Do you think I store stuff like people's phone passwords with me?"
Keiro: "Twenty chicken wings."
Han Marsha smiled, took her phone, and opened a document in it.
Marsha: "It's his mother's birthday.7121959"
Keiro then went to find Roju, who was sitting outside the physics lab in the corridor, jotting done stuff in his notebook. He was banned from experimenting in the labs on his own. Keiro felt sorry for him and contemplated whether she should really be using him. But friends exist to be used after all.
Keiro: "Roju, do me a favor and ask Fury to clear your doubts after the first hour in the afternoon, will you?"
Roju: "But Mr. Fury had never been able to clear my doubts before."
Keiro: "Just ask him something simple, pretend that you do not know the answer, and keep him occupied."
Roju: "Something simple? Then I'll ask him doubts about superstring theory."
Was that a simple topic? Keiro had never heard of it?
Keiro: "Yes ask him that."
After the first hour, Roju and Keiro made their way to the teacher's office. Roju approached Mr. Furoy.
Roju: "I have some doubts Mr.Furoy."
Mr.Furoy gulped. Roju lead him away just in time for Keiro to pick up the physics teacher's phone which he had thankfully left on the table in his nervousness.
Was she training to be an investigative journalist or a professional thief? This was so wrong. There was no one else in the office room and Keiro held her breath as she typed in the password that Marsha had given her. There was silence all around and Keiro could hear her heartbeat.
Just when she had unlocked Fury's phone, she heard someone coming to the office. Keiro quickly turned to hide the phone behind her and saw President Moncee entering the room with some papers. When he spotted her he came up to her.
Moncee: "Long time no see!"
Keiro gave him a fake smile.
Moncee: "I thought you would come find me and wish me good afternoon in that new style of yours or has Pardo not paid you a visit yet?"
Keiro wondered why she had to meet him now of all times. She still held Fury's phone behind her. If she said that now was not a good time to talk, Moncee would be curious as to what she was doing.
Keiro: "President, I think you know it without me telling it to you...that what you did is totally despicable... So why don't you get lost?"
Moncee's face changed for a second.
Moncee: "Aren't you slightly curious as to why I did it to Pardo?"
Keiro: "I really want you to get lost right now...."
Get lost before Fury comes or all my effort would go down the drain!
Moncee no longer kept his smile.
Moncee: "You're determined to hate me, I feel sorry for you."
He kept the papers he had brought on some teacher's desk before walking out.
Keiro made sure he had gone and quickly went through Fury's call logs of the morning. She saved the number into her own phone and placed Fury's phone from where she had got it. After getting out she went straight into the lab and signaled to Roju who then released Mr.Furoy and the later looked quite relieved.
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*****GHOST CLUB*****'
******5 PM********
When they reached the club room that evening, Shimlee revealed to Keiro the new phone of the Ghost Club, which Roju had invented. Its calls could not be traced back even by intelligence agencies. This sort of thing was a piece of cake for Roju.
Keiro: "You are the greatest Roju!" Keiro shook his hands.
Roju was happy to be praised and Shimlee smiled at the scene. Sometimes Keiro forgot that she had to protect Roju from evil. It was ironic that most often it was because of Keiro that Roju did something illegal.
Keiro wasted no time and dialed the number which had been saved as Leveon Ron in Fury's phone. Soon the phone was answered.
Keiro: "Hello, is this the number of Leveon Ron, brother of Prof.Leveon?"
L.Ron: "Yes."
Keiro: "I'm the niece of Mr.Furoy, your brother's old friend.I heard the professor was an old friend of my uncle and wanted to know why he wouldn't go to prof.Leveon's funeral."
L.Ron: "It can't be helped, it is an old story. I have heard my brother recount it a countless number of times. He and Mr.Furoy used to work together on a thesis but Lee published it first and got all the credit. That's how their friendship fell apart, but my brother always wanted to make amends. He wanted to publish the theory he developed from it under both their names, but it was too late. His last wish was to work together with Mr.Furoy on this new theory."
Keiro: "Does Mr.Furoy know about this?"
L.Ron: "I don't think so. He refused to even talk to him."
Keiro: "How about I give you his address, you can post the research material to him, maybe Mr.Furoy, I mean uncle, will change his mind after going through it."
L.Ron: "I guess I could do it. It was my brother's wish after all."
Keiro gave him the address and hung up.
That went better than she expected although if Fury found out he would be furious. Thank God that the phone could not be traced back.
Roju: "Hey Keiro, did you order fried chicken or something?"
Keiro: "Why?"
Roju: "There is a group of girls outside looking for you. They said they were the Moldi fried chicken and they want you outside right now."