Chapter 117 I Believe in Science

For the issue of Sonozaki Shion and Hojo Satsuko, Fangzheng has no idea yet. For now, if Hojo Teppei does not come back, he cannot intervene at all. As for Sonozaki Shion, unless the other party brought it up, Fangzheng couldn't say it directly. Fangzheng didn't have a good solution for this, he could only let nature take its course for the time being.

Not to mention, now he has another thing to be busy with.

That is the upcoming Cotton Flow Festival.

As the annual festival of Hinamizawa, the Cotton Flow Festival is also a very lively event. Every year today, people gather here to enjoy the dance performed by the witch, and then put the cotton torn in the ceremony into the river. middle.

As a horror world, this festival is naturally linked to the murder. It is rumored that every year on the day of the Mianliu Festival, one person will die and one will go missing. Hmm... It's a good thing there is no elementary school student wearing glasses. Otherwise, it may only be a matter of time before the case is solved.

As a teacher of the school, Fangzheng naturally also participated in it and was responsible for some heavy physical labor, but Fangzheng didn't care about it. On the contrary, this was just a good way for him to shorten the distance between himself and the villagers of Hinamizawa. After all, considering what he was going to do next, it would be beneficial to raise the reputation of the villagers earlier.

With the help of Zerg's reorganized body, Fang Zheng made a gorgeous and perfect guest appearance. He is not afraid of hardships or tiredness, and has the spirit of being a good person and doing good deeds unwaveringly for a hundred years. Not only did the part he was responsible for successfully complete, he even helped others do a lot of work. Coupled with the addition of Fang Zheng's charm and means of acting, the villagers also praised this young man who had just arrived in the village. It can be said that Fangzheng also took advantage of this opportunity to earn a lot of reputation.

Finally, the eve of the cotton stream festival...

"That's all for today, thanks to everyone."

Fangzheng clapped his hands, looked at the booth that had been built, and turned his head to look around. There, the members of Keiichi Maehara's life department were also sweating profusely, but everyone had a satisfied expression on their faces. In any case, the sense of accomplishment brought about by everyone working together and working in unity is irreplaceable.

"Then it's still the same, I'll treat everyone's drinks today, Keiichi, you go and buy them back, if you have anything you want to drink, feel free to mention it, by the way, I want coffee."

While speaking, Fangzheng took out his wallet and threw it over, while Guiyi took the wallet with a smile, and the other party waved his hand.

"The teacher is really generous, so I will not be polite! Everyone, what do you want to drink?"

"I want orange juice!"

"I want a Coke!"

"Please bring me a can of black tea!"

Soon, Keiichi and the others left the venue to buy drinks. And at this moment, Fangzheng saw a man and a woman walking into the shrine and walking towards their direction. The man was about 30 years old, wearing a vest and shorts, holding a camera in his hand, and looked like he was dressed as a photographer. The woman, on the other hand, was wearing a green coat, with a golden shawl and long hair, she looked very quiet and virtuous.

Seeing these two people, Fangzheng narrowed his eyes immediately.

There is no other reason, because the woman who appeared in front of him at this moment is the ultimate and most evil enemy in this world—— Sansi Takano.

"Yeah, it's really lively."

A man dressed as a photographer came over and raised his camera, took a picture of everyone, and then raised his hand to say hello. And the woman next to him also nodded to Fangzheng and the others.

"good afternoon."

"Ah, it's Mr. Tomitake and Ms. Takano, hello."

Seeing the two people appear, Meiyin who was beside Fangzheng hurriedly stood up and said hello. Seeing Fangzheng, both of them looked over curiously. Then Fuzhu spoke.

"You are the new teacher in the rumors, right? My name is Fuzhu, and I am a freelance photographer from Tokyo. This is Ms. Takano Sansi, who works as a nurse in the clinic."

"Hello, this is the first time we meet, my name is Fangzheng."

At this moment, Fangzheng also nodded to the two of them and greeted them. Then, he glanced at the woman quietly.

This is the biggest boss in the cicada world, Sansi Takano.

Fangzheng knows that the whole world of cicadas is divided into two story lines, and Mingli's story line is that the protagonists are blackened and run amok because of suffering from "Hina Misawa Syndrome", killing Wushuang. And the protagonist of another story line in the dark is the woman in front of me. Her adoptive father Takano 123 once discovered the existence of "Hinamizawa Syndrome", but due to various reasons, his grandfather's research was suspended, and finally died of depression. Sansi Takano vowed to fulfill his grandfather's last wish and continue to study the disease.

According to Takano 123's deduction, "Hinasawa Syndrome" is a disease caused by a parasite infecting the human brain. It will secretly affect human emotions, and the most important thing is that there is a The leader known as the "queen", all parasite-infected people should not be too far away from the queen, otherwise they will get sick. This is one of the reasons why the residents of Hinamizawa seldom 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 the research of his adoptive father Takano Ichizo is correct, Takano Sanshi not only killed the "Queen" infected person Furute Rika, but even sent his own mountain dog troops The poisonous gas was released, killing more than 2,000 villagers in the entire Chimizawa. Even when Pear Blossom's parents prevented her from continuing to experiment on her daughter, Takano Sansi killed Pear Blossom's parents in order to keep her research unimpeded.

It can be said that in order to prove that his adoptive father's research is correct, Sansi Takano has already resorted to unscrupulous means.

Because of this, Fang Zheng naturally didn't like this woman at all.

Facing Fang Zheng's response, Takano Sansi smiled slightly.

"Please give me more advice. Mr. Fangzheng is very famous in Chienizawa. I often hear patients talking 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 Hinamizawa because of an invitation from Chie Rumiko-senpai, and because I still have some research to complete. Although it is a small village, it is very peaceful and I enjoy life here very much."

"Really………"

Hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Sansi Takano gave him a meaningful look.

"So...Mr. Fangzheng, do you know about the troubles of the God of the Imperial Society?"

"cause trouble?"

Faced with Yingye Sansi's question, Fangzheng was "appropriately" stunned for a moment, but at this moment, Meiyin's face suddenly darkened, and he opened his mouth to say something, but he didn't know how to say it .

"That's right, does Mr. Fangzheng know about the Hinamizawa Dam plan?"

"I've heard a little bit about the plan to build a dam here."

Fangzheng nodded, of course he knew what Takano Sansi was going to say. But now, I should just quietly watch your performance as it is time to cooperate with you.

"That's right, and in order to oppose this plan, the residents launched a protest movement here. At that time, they centered on this shrine to pray for their victory."

"It now looks like the plan should have been withdrawn."

Since he is an actor, he naturally needs to be professional, so Fang Zheng also put on a dazed and ignorant expression at the right time.

"But, what does this have to do with the so-called Misha God's mischief?"

"It's very simple."

Takano Sansi seems to be very keen to tell others about this, so facing Fang Zheng's question, she started "science popularization" with a smile.

"Four years ago, the supervisor on the construction site of the Hinamizawa dam was killed, and in the second year, the couple who were obviously local residents of Hinamizawa but supported the construction of the dam fell to their deaths by accidentally falling off a cliff while traveling. Then in the third year, the abbot of this shrine died suddenly due to a strange disease of unknown cause. And last year, someone discovered the body of the family member of the Hinizawa resident who died unexpectedly after being beaten to death."

"In other words, deaths happen every year?"

"That's right, and besides, these incidents and accidents must happen every year on the night of the cotton stream festival."

Having said this, Takano Sansi was already blushing, with an expression of excitement.

"If this is not accidental or accidental, then what are these events?"

"Then it would be a crime."

Fangzheng was not as easy to deceive as Keiichi Maehara, and gave the answer directly.

"This kind of thing is not uncommon. Killing people in the name of god rituals has happened in many areas. I just hope that the police can find the murderer as soon as possible and let him plead guilty to justice."

"Uh……………"

Perhaps Fang Zheng's answer was too unexpected for Sansi Takano, so that the woman's expression froze for a moment, and then she continued to speak without giving up.

"Mr. Fangzheng, do you really think this is a crime? You know, these four incidents all happened on the night of the Cotton Flow Festival? Four times in a row? Can this be considered a coincidence?"

"Of course it's not a coincidence four times in a row, but according to what you said, Ms. Takano, it's actually not difficult to explain. The cotton stream festival is the most grand festival in the Hinamizawa area, so people will definitely go here on the day it's held, and other places Naturally, there are not many people. At this time, if the murder is carried out, the probability of witnesses will also be reduced? There is also the sudden death hosted by the ancient hand shrine—I have not read the autopsy report, so I don't want to say more, but in fact science has long proved that human psychological activities will have a certain degree of impact on bodily functions. As for the incident in the fourth year...Miss Takano, you yourself said that you were beaten to death, So why do you rule out man-made crimes? Let me tell you, among these four incidents, only the accident in the second year is considered a coincidence, and almost all of the others have nothing to do with the so-called mischief. Ms. Takano, I can understand People are curious about strange stories, but it’s not good to use dead people’s consumption as entertainment material.”

"This……………"

Facing Fang Zheng's rebuttal, Takano was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to say. The others were also dumbfounded after listening to Fang Zheng's words. Only Meiyin looked at Fangzheng beside her with a complicated expression, not knowing what to say.

And at the same time, suddenly, a voice sounded behind everyone.

"Oh, little brother, what you said is very interesting."