At this moment, Fangzheng finally understood the true meaning of this world.
To put it simply, this was the difference between the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The latter was a history book, while the former was a Doujinshi based on history.
History books don't need to care if the reader likes it or not, because that's how history is. I've recorded it, and it's up to you if you want to read it. However, doujinshi novels were different. For example, if the author liked Liu Bei, he could write more about how Liu Bei was kind and honest, and how Cao Cao was cruel, cunning and evil.
However, if the author did not like Liu Bei, he could also write that Liu Bei was actually a black-hearted person and that Cao Cao was a true hero with a magnanimous heart.
However, this kind of doujinshi was ultimately just a fantasy, not the truth.
It was the same for Twin of Brothers. Of course, there was no Kuo Zhong and Xu Zhiling in history, and there was no Secret of Longevity. It was just a fictional doujinshi based on the Sui and Tang dynasties.
It was the same for the Six Seal Island they were currently in.
Just like many paranormal urban legends that were born out of many cases, perhaps the cases themselves were normal and boring. For example, a woman had plastic surgery and the surgery failed, so she asked the beauty salon for compensation — it was that simple.
However, such a simple case had no drama and no value in spreading. If you were to excitedly tell others about the case, you would probably get comments like "Oh, that's so pitiful."
That definitely wouldn't work. Then what should he do?
In that case, it was time to rework the entire story.
For example, a woman who failed to get her beauty treatment sought compensation from the beauty salon, but in the end, she committed suicide because she could not withstand the pressure of society. She then turned into a ghost named the Slit-mouthed Woman. She wandered the streets all day, wearing a big mask. Whenever she saw someone, she would ask 'Am I pretty?', then rush up and use a pair of scissors to cut open the other party's mouth.
As for the truth? Was that important?
Of course, that wasn't important. For the audience, excitement and interest were the most important.
The same was true for the Six Seal Island incident that they were currently experiencing.
Indeed, as an "event", it was exciting, mysterious, and strange enough.
But in the end, it was not reality.
Therefore, when fiction and reality collided, the latter would never win against the former. Just like how no one would be stupid enough to use the description in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms to really correspond to history.
It was just like the question that Conan was puzzled about. Since they had already confirmed that there was a murderer, what was the point of killing people in a secret room? What's the point of using a nail to stab someone's head?
No.
But there was a feeling.
It would certainly excite the interest of the readers and the audience, if you had told them that they had been stabbed to death by nails in a secret room.
And every story needed a storyteller.
Just like now.
"You must be the mastermind behind this."
Fangzheng stood in a circular room and looked at the woman sitting on the sofa. She had blonde hair and was dressed in a classic dress. She held a pipe in her hand. Upon hearing Fangzheng's question, the blonde lady revealed an elegant smile.
"That's right, I am the Golden Witch, Beatrice."
"What's going on? Fangzheng? "
At this time, Conan was also dumbfounded.
"Could it be that Beatrice really exists?"
"Have you forgotten what I told you?"
Fangzheng patted Conan's head and looked at the Witch again. He could feel that she had a scent that he was very familiar with. That was the scent of the Order race. In other words, this Witch was also a pawn of the Order race. In fact, the moment he saw her, Fangzheng understood what the mastermind was planning.
It wanted Conan to admit the existence of magic.
Although Conan's world wasn't scientific, it was still Conan's world after all. To put it simply, magic didn't exist. Even if there were some relatively supernatural parts, in the end, it had nothing to do with the Ghost Witch. Conan was the core of this world, and he had always believed that there were no demons or ghosts in this world. All the cases were caused by humans and everything could be explained.
Because of this, there was no magic in this world, so Fangzheng couldn't use magic. This was the rule of this world, and they must abide by it.
But now, it seemed that the mastermind wanted to break the rule.
He wanted to introduce the unknown "magic" into this world, so he must make the core of this world, Conan, admit the existence of magic and the Witch.
The only fortunate thing was that before Fangzheng came to this world, he had already given Conan a heads-up and told him that they were currently in a similar VR world, so even if Conan saw this, he wouldn't be surprised. After all, the dark technology in Conan's world was really dark. With the experience of "The Undead of Baker Street", it was obviously more logical for Conan to believe that he had entered a similar game world than "transmigrating to the Six Seals Island where the Golden Witch was."
And the reason why the mastermind did this, Fangzheng could also guess.
As expected, she has been contaminated by Chaos.
Looking at the sneering Golden Witch, Fangzheng's expression turned gloomy. Conan didn't feel it, but Fangzheng could feel the trace of madness hidden on the surface of the Witch. He was no stranger to this situation. Although the Goddess of Order had already warned him, this was the first time Fangzheng had encountered such a situation. He knew what the Witch wanted to do.
And that was to destroy this world.
It was not easy to destroy a world and let Chaos infiltrate it. For example, in the Surface World, the Witch needed to use despair or even nuclear bombs to achieve her goal. But in the Inner World, the Witch obviously intended to use magic and the Witch to destroy the order of this world. Once Conan was defeated and admitted that magic and the Witch really existed, then magic, the Witch, or something similar would really appear in this world.
When that happened … it would be very clear what the world would become.
"We still don't know whether the Golden Witch really exists or not, but the woman in front of us is obviously the storyteller behind this farce. She's the one who set up the Six Seals Island like this. She wants us to admit that magic and the Witch exist in this world, and that the Yasudai Gong family was killed by magic and curses."
"Stop joking around. That's impossible!"
Hearing this, Conan also glared at the woman and roared angrily. Facing Conan's roar, Beadolice smiled gently.
"Impossible? Then please tell me, on the first night, how did the six people die? And on the second night, how were the Yasudai Gong Huiyu and the Yasudai Gong Hideyoshi killed in the secret room? Since you don't think the murderer is me, the Golden Witch, then who is the murderer? "
"This …"
Facing Beadolice's question, Conan obviously did not know how to answer. But at that moment, Fangzheng snorted coldly.
"There's no need to answer."
"What?"
"I told you, we're here to investigate the truth, not to accompany you as a storyteller."
Fangzheng stretched out his hand, took out a piece of paper from his pocket, and patted it.
"According to the information obtained from our investigation and the police records, only the Right Generation Gong Huiyu survived on Liuxuan Island, while the rest of the Right Generation Gong Family were either dead or missing. On the second night on this Liuxuan Island, the Right Generation Gong Huiyu died, so …"
Having said that, Fangzheng suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed at Beadolice.
"This story of yours is a complete fiction, not reality. There's no need to answer it. Everything we've experienced before is just your personal fantasy! We're here to investigate the truth and reality. We're not interested in talking nonsense about your delusions! "
"Woo …!!"
Hearing Fangzheng's words, the expression on Beadolice's face suddenly became distorted.
"You're saying … all of this is my delusion?"
"Yes, there's a limit to what you think. It's your own business what you think, but don't expect to change reality …"
Having said that, Fangzheng sneered.
"No matter how delusional you are, vampires and Santa Claus don't exist."
"… Very well."
Hearing Fangzheng's words, Beadolice's expression became extremely gloomy and cold.
"In that case, it's time for me to start letting you know what the truth is."
"There's only one truth."
Conan stared at Beadolice and said.
"No matter how you hide it, we'll find it out!"
"In that case, let's confirm the rules of the game."
Having said that, Beadolice snapped her fingers.
"When I tell the truth, it will be displayed in red. How about that? Like this? This should help you with your reasoning, right? "
"Very well, in that case …"
Looking at the red text that appeared in the air, Conan was eager to try, but the next moment, he was stopped by Fangzheng.
"No, there's no need for that."
"Fangzheng?"
"Finding out the truth depends on evidence, not reasoning. Besides, manipulation of words can confuse the mind. For us, only information obtained through evidence is valuable, but …"
Having said that, Fangzheng narrowed his eyes and looked at Beadolice with a strange smile.
"Since you plan to play with your testimony, then I'll also ask someone who specializes in dealing with glib tongues like you to help me …"
While speaking, Fangzheng reached into his bosom and took out a business card. Looking at the name on it, he smiled faintly.
"Whether it's a human, a ghost, or someone pretending to be a ghost, I can see through and defeat them ….
Come out, Long Yi of Chengbu Hall! "
With a shout, Fangzheng threw the business card on the ground. The next moment, a halo lit up, and Cheng Butang Long Yi, wearing a suit and a lawyer's badge, appeared in front of everyone.
"Hahahahaha!!!"
Seeing this scene, Beadolice also burst into laughter.
"Interesting. You clearly said that you don't believe in magic in this world, but you actually used magic to summon a helper?"
“？？？”
Hearing Beadolice's words, Conan also turned to look at Fangzheng in confusion. Facing the gazes of the two, Fangzheng just shrugged his shoulders.
"Oh, this is quantum communication. Multiple people connected. It's very easy to learn."
Then, he calmly gave an answer.
(End of this chapter)
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