and if the description also hinted at the role of Ment, then he is most likely some kind of slacker.

Larisa, they were definitely killing mafia members, because the description of the killer is "dean," and the military commissar apparently couldn't have committed the murder on the first day; I was wrong about that. And by the way, why could Ment have been a nerd? A nerd wouldn't get drunk, and if he did, he would be hungover for a couple of days.

I think that Ment is most likely a nerd because it is said that he was drinking with them for the first time in his life, and since this was his first time, it blew his mind in the morning, and he also behaved very provocatively, and those around him did not expect this from him. Also, pay attention to how they tried to dissuade the dean: expensive cognac, technology. That is, we can conclude that this student was very important to the others so that they could pass the session.
This is my opinion.))

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And has anyone figured out who Alexeagle is? From the first part of the newspaper, I initially thought he was the class monitor, but then I started to have vague doubts...