For the time being, Fangzheng had no clue about Sonasaki Shiin and Hojo Saduko. For now, if Hojo Tetsuhei didn't return, he couldn't intervene at all. As for Sonasaki Shiin, unless she took the initiative to bring it up, Fangzheng couldn't directly say anything. Fangzheng didn't have a good solution for this, so he could only let nature take its course for the time being.
Not to mention, he had another thing to do.
That was, the upcoming Miroku Festival.
As an annual festival of Hinakami Zawa, the Miroku Festival was a very lively event. Every year on this day, people would gather here to watch the dance performed by the miko, and then release the torn cotton from the ceremony into the river.
As a horror world, this festival was naturally associated with murders. Rumor had it that on the day of the Miroku Festival every year, one person would die and one person would go missing. Hmm … Fortunately, there were no bespectacled Shinigami students here, or else it would only be a matter of time before the case was solved.
As a school teacher, Fangzheng naturally had to participate. He was in charge of some heavy physical labor, but Fangzheng didn't mind. On the contrary, this was a good way for him to close the gap between him and the villagers. After all, considering what he was going to do next, it was good to increase his reputation with the villagers as soon as possible.
With the Zerg's reconstructed body, Fangzheng beautifully and perfectly played the role of someone who wasn't afraid of hardship or tiredness. He learned from Lei Feng and didn't waver from doing good deeds. Not only did he successfully complete the tasks he was in charge of, he even helped others do a lot of work. Coupled with Fangzheng's charm and his way of doing things, the villagers praised this young man who just came to the village. It could be said that Fangzheng also took this opportunity to increase his reputation.
Finally, it was the eve of the Miroku Festival ….
"That's all for today. Thank you for your hard work."
Fangzheng clapped his hands, looked at the completed booth, and turned to look at the side. There, the members of Keiichi Maehara School's Life Department were also sweating, but everyone had a satisfied expression on their faces. No matter what, the sense of accomplishment brought by everyone working together was irreplaceable.
"As usual, everyone's drinks will be on me today. Keiichi, you'll be in charge of buying them. If anyone wants to drink, feel free to mention it. Oh right, I want coffee."
As he spoke, Fangzheng took out his wallet and threw it over. Keichi smiled as he caught the wallet and waved at Fangzheng.
"Teacher is indeed generous, then I won't stand on ceremony! Everyone, what would you like to drink? "
"I want orange juice!"
"I want to drink coke!"
"Please bring me a can of black tea!"
Soon, Gui Yi and the others left the venue to buy drinks. At this moment, Fangzheng saw a man and a woman walk into the shrine and walk towards them. The man was about 30 years old and was wearing a singlet and shorts. He held a camera in his hand and looked like a photographer. The woman, on the other hand, was wearing a green coat and had long blonde hair. She looked very gentle and virtuous.
Seeing these two people, Fangzheng suddenly narrowed his eyes.
There was no other reason, because the woman who appeared in front of him at this moment was the world's final and most evil enemy — — Takeno Sanmari.
"Ah, it's really lively."
The man dressed as a photographer walked over and raised his camera, took a picture of everyone, then raised his hand to greet them. The woman next to him also nodded at Fangzheng and the others.
"Good afternoon."
"Ah, it's Mr. Fu Zhu and Miss Takeno, hello."
Seeing the two of them appeared, Meiyin, who was next to Fangzheng, also hurriedly stood up and greeted them. Seeing Fangzheng, both of them looked over curiously. Then Fu Zhu said.
"You must be the rumored new teacher. My name is Fu Zhu, I'm a freelance photographer from Tokyo. This is Miss Takeno Sanmari, a nurse in the clinic. "
"Hello, nice to meet you, my name is Fangzheng."
At this moment, Fangzheng also nodded to the two and greeted them. Then, he quietly glanced at the woman.
She was the biggest boss of the cicada world, Takeno Sanmari.
Fangzheng knew that the entire cicada world was divided into two story lines. One of the story lines was that the protagonists suffered from "Hinakami Syndrome" and went on a rampage, killing unparalleled. And the protagonist of the hidden story line was this woman in front of him. Her adoptive father, Takano 123, once discovered the existence of "Hinakami Syndrome", but due to various reasons, her grandfather's research was stopped, and he eventually died of depression. And Takeno Sanmari vowed to fulfill her grandfather's last wish and continue to study this disease.
According to Takano 1, 2, 3's inference, "Nakamizawa Syndrome" was a disease caused by a parasite infecting the human brain. It would secretly affect human emotions, and most importantly, there was a leader called "Queen" among the parasites. All parasite infected people couldn't be too far away from the Queen, or else they would get sick. This is also one of the reasons why the residents of Hinakami Syndrome rarely leave their hometown. Not only that, once the Queen infected person dies, the other patients will go crazy within 48 hours.
In the story, in order to prove to others that her adoptive father Takano 123's research was correct, Takeno Sanmari not only killed the "Queen" infected Rika Kotemi, but also sent her own Mountain Dog troops to release poisonous gas, killing more than 2,000 villagers in the entire Hinakami Marsh. Even when Rika Kotemi's parents stopped her from continuing to experiment on their daughter, in order not to hinder her own research, Takeno Sanmari even killed Rika Kotemi's parents.
It could be said that in order to prove that her adoptive father's research was correct, Takeno Sanmari had resorted to unscrupulous means.
Because of this, Fangzheng naturally didn't have a good impression of this woman at all.
And in response to Fangzheng's response, Takeno Sanmari just smiled.
"Please take care of me, Mr. Fangzheng. You're very famous in Hinakami Marsh. I often hear patients talk about you in the clinic … I heard that you just came back from studying in the United States? Why did you come to such a small place? "
"I came to Hinakami Marsh because of Senior Rumiko's invitation, and I happen to have some research to complete. Although it's a small village, it's very peaceful. I enjoy life here. "
"Is that so …."
Hearing Fangzheng's answer, Takeno Sanmari gave him a meaningful look.
"Then … Mr. Fangzheng, do you know anything about the Goddess of Emushagami's mischief?"
"Mischief?"
In response to Takeno Sanmari's question, Fangzheng "appropriately" froze for a moment. At that moment, Meiyin's face suddenly sank. She opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but she didn't know where to start.
"That's right. Mr. Fangzheng, do you know about the Hinakami Marsh Dam project?"
"I've heard a little about it. You're talking about the plan to build a dam here, right?"
Fangzheng nodded. Of course he knew what Takeno Sanmari was going to say. But now, I'll just quietly watch you perform what I have to do.
"That's right. In order to oppose this plan, the indigenous people launched a protest movement here. At that time, they used this shrine as the center to pray for their victory. "
"Now it seems that the plan has been withdrawn."
Since he was an actor, he naturally had to be more professional. So, Fangzheng put on a blank and ignorant expression at the right time.
"But what does this have to do with the so-called Goddess of Emushagami's mischief?"
"It's simple."
Takeno Sanmari seemed to be very keen on telling others about this, so in the face of Fangzheng's question, she began to "explain" with a smile.
"Four years ago, the supervisor at the construction site of the Hinakami Marsh Dam was killed. In the second year, a couple who were local residents of Hinakami Marsh but supported the construction of the dam accidentally fell off a cliff during a trip and died. Then in the third year, the abbot of this shrine suddenly died of an unknown disease. And last year, someone found the body of the family of the Hinakami Marsh resident who died accidentally. They were beaten to death. "
"In other words, there are deaths every year?"
"That's right. Moreover, these incidents and accidents happen every year on the night of Miroku Festival."
Speaking until here, Takeno Sanmari's face was flushed, and she looked excited.
"If this is not a mischief or an accident, then what is going on with these incidents?"
"Then it's naturally a crime."
Fangzheng was not as gullible as Keiichi Maehara, and directly gave the answer.
"This kind of thing is not uncommon. Using the name of a god's ritual to commit murder, there have been similar cases in many areas. I only hope the police can find the murderer as soon as possible and let him plead guilty. "
"Uh …."
Perhaps Fangzheng's answer was too unexpected for Takeno Sanmari, so the woman's expression froze for a moment, and then she still didn't give up and said.
"Mr. Fangzheng, do you really think this is a crime? You have to know, these four incidents all happened on the night of Miroku Festival? Four times in a row? Can this still be considered a coincidence? "
"Four times in a row is certainly not a coincidence, but according to Miss Takeno, it's actually not difficult to explain. Miroku Festival is the grandest festival in the Hinakami Zawa area, so on the day of the festival, people will certainly go there, and naturally there won't be many people in other places. At this time, if a murder is committed, wouldn't the probability of witnesses be smaller? There's also the sudden death of the Ancient Hand Shrine's abbot – I haven't seen the autopsy report, so I can't say much, but in fact, science has long proved that human psychological activities will have a certain degree of impact on physical functions. As for the incident in the fourth year … Miss Takeno, you said that she was beaten to death, so why can't you rule out a crime? In my opinion, among these four incidents, only the accident in the second year can be considered a coincidence, the others almost have nothing to do with the so-called mischief. Miss Takeno, I can understand people's curiosity about strange stories, but using the dead as entertainment material, that's not very good. "
"This …."
Facing Fangzheng's rebuttal, Takeno Sanmari was stunned, and didn't know what to say. When the others heard Fangzheng's words, they were dumbfounded as well. Only Meiyin looked at Fangzheng with a complicated expression, not knowing what to say.
At the same time, suddenly, a voice sounded behind them.
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