Chapter 17 Chapter Sixteen

Then Masuda thought desperately. The events recorded in Ryuzo Haneda's memorandum can be roughly divided into two cases. First of all, it concerns the breach of trust of Nagumo Masao, the head teacher of Daito Fengshuijuku, whose real name is Nagumo Shoji, employed by Haneda Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., which Haneda serves as an advisor to the board of directors. Nagumo is a strange character who uses Feng Shui, a divination technique, for business consulting. Since he was hired last spring, he seems to have contributed a lot to the improvement of the company's performance as the president's confidant.However, in April this year, he suggested moving the head office to somewhere in Izu, Nikuyama, which aroused Ryuzo's suspicion; Ryuzo conducted repeated investigations and found that Nagumo's name, resume and other information were all forged.According to the records, there is no such person as Nanyun Zhengyang.

In addition, after the follow-up investigation, it was also discovered that Nagumo had advanced many high sums of unknown use, and it was very likely that the money would be used to invest in Nayun's personal career. As a result, although Nagumo’s intentions are unknown, it can be judged that his proposed purchase of land and the relocation of the head office were motivated by motives that had nothing to do with He Haneda Steel’s business—the memo stated . and also…… Another matter is about the suspicion of Higashino Tetsuo, the moderator of the Xufu Research Association, a non-governmental research group initiated and established in Haneda.

It is said that the Xu Fu Research Association is a private research group initiated and established by Haneda Ryuzo himself in the 23rd year of the Showa era. It is composed of more than a dozen university professors and folk researchers who are interested in Xu Fu research.Since its establishment, it has been carrying out research activities on the legend of Xu Fudu in a down-to-earth manner. Tetsuo Higashino, who is in charge of chairing the research association, is an outside researcher living in Kofu. Since the establishment of the research association, he has been participating in the editing of the journal and "Xu Fu Research".In addition, he is also the sponsor of the plan to incorporate the Research Institute Foundation, which Haneda has been implementing since last year.

In the five years since the Institute was established, Haneda and Higashino seem to have established a solid relationship of trust. But... In April of this year, as part of the corporate plan, one of the proposals that had been pending - the construction of the Xu Fu Memorial Hall began.Higashino strongly recommends a certain location as a candidate for the construction site. However…… The same is Izu Nikuyama again. And the strange thing is that there is exactly the same area as Nagumo's name as the relocation location of Haneda Steel Corporation. Haneda felt suspicious. After investigation, it was found that Higashino was also a pseudonym, and his experience was also forged.Because of this, he no longer trusted Dongye.

The memo concluded thus: The management guide of divination and the old man with a master's degree also keep their names incognito. One side deceives the company, and the other deceives the three people of Takashi Haneda with the intention of defrauding the same piece of land, which is very strange.What is the secret here? So what?If so, that's all.It just so happened that the same piece of land became an alternate, didn't it?In the turmoil of the post-war period, many people discarded their past experiences, and it was not uncommon for them to be falsified. but. The Secret of the Land...

land. what is it then?What makes me care? Orisaku Akane seems to have agreed to help her grandfather's younger brother Haneda's career in the future.Haneda seems to be planning to let Akane Orisori be in charge of the management of the Xufu Research Association after the foundation is incorporated. It is also because of this that Akane went to Izu to investigate the strangeness of that land.Then…… ——was brutally murdered...? Akane Weaving was killed. ——that Si... died. Why?Who killed it?for what? Akane, Naito, Jumi, and Atsuko, Enokizu. Oguni, Lantongzi, Josanbang, Hallyu Airway Club.

Nanyun, Dongye. ——It’s like this, what the hell is going on! Masuda thought about it all night, thinking hard, he really couldn't sleep.Not long after, the window gradually became brighter, and Masuda finally escaped from a mystery. Weaving Akane is a figure related to the Boso incident.Yiliu Zhumi is a person related to the bean incident.Takeo Naito is the person involved in the Zoshigaya incident-but could it be that Masuda has to think about this kind of personal attributes so that he can't figure it out?For example, Atsuko, too, although she had disputes with the Qidaohui, she was basically kidnapped because of the implication of Aunt Hua, Saebu Buyu.

And Enokizu just simply chased after him. Will Tiaoshanfang and Qidao be the only ones fighting for each other?So…… so…… Put these things aside for the time being, ignore personal attributes, and only display the things that happened together, so that you can see the appearance of the whole incident? for example…… Tiao Shanfang and Qi Daohui are fighting for Hua Xiangu. The black hand behind Hua Xiangu is Okuni Seiichi. Naito is lured by Oguni to Shizuoka. Zhu Mei followed Wei Guo to Jiushan. Nanyun and Dongye are fighting for the land of Jiushan. Akane Orisori went to Nirayama to investigate the land.

and was killed... was killed. Chives. "Then, then what!" Masuda roared, knocking on the table.Yin Ji woke up with a "woo hoo". Indeed... I saw something vaguely, but Masuda didn't understand at all. "Damn it!" Masuda rapped on the table again.Papers were scattered on the table. At this moment, the report was opened, and Masuda found that there was another page behind that document.The last page is almost blank, but with a few lines of notes on it. A large-scale massacre of villagers was suspected to have occurred in a certain place in Jiushan fifteen years ago. Although it has not been confirmed, is it related?Write down the name of the newspaper where the report was published and the date of issue...

——Village massacre? "what?" Masato called out. Yinji was fully awake, and asked in a sleepy tone: "Yi, Yitian, what's the matter?" "He... Brother He Yin. Do you still remember Miss Bu, Miss Buyu's confession?" "Huh? I still remember." "Where was Miss Buyu born...?" "I, in Izu Nikuyama..." "Even this!" Masuda hurriedly cleaned up the papers on the table, stuffed them into the document bag, and rushed out of the office just like that. He seemed to have knocked over a teacup while tidying it up, but he ignored it.Yin Ji nagged hopelessly: "What's the matter? What's the matter?"

Chives. massacre. ——The massacre of villagers committed by Buyu. That tragedy was the key to everything - Masuda was so sure.All matters revolved around Buyu and the piece of land in Jiushan. —A newspaper report? The newspaper itself is not attached to the material. But it has the name of the newspaper and the date of issue on it, so you can get it.The whereabouts of Naito, the prisoner who killed Akane, and the safety of Atsuko can all be understood at once... Masuda ran up. Then…… Then Masuda was disappointed. Although I found the newspaper... But nothing. Two kinds of newspaper names are written on the report. One of them is a national newspaper and the other is a local newspaper.The first thing Masuda found was the National Newspaper.The length of the report was unexpectedly small, and Masuda wondered if he had read it wrong.Wasn't that a massacre never seen before...? ----------------------------------------- [Reporter Kirihara reported in Mishima]—Recorder's note: I remember that the full text was recorded in "Preparing the Banquet", so the following reports will not be recorded; and it will not affect reading. ----------------------------------------- The tone of the report was like it was a joke.Not only that, no matter how I searched, I didn't see any follow-up reports.Meaning, was that a hoax?The newspapers only said that the police had decided to go and search, not that a search had already begun, so perhaps there was no search at all. If the Holocaust is a fact, it is an event of unprecedented magnitude.In any case, it is hard to imagine that it was not reported at all.Of course, the premise is that this is true, but... — There are living witnesses. The local newspaper took Masuda a lot of work, but it was his only hope, so he searched desperately, and finally found it. -------------------------------- ditto -------------------------------- After reading it, Masuda was in a daze. The content of the report is equally ambiguous.Just a little more detailed. ——Of course? When you think about it, it's a matter of course. Didn't Buyu himself, the murderer, just say it? She said that for a long time, there were no pursuers to catch up, and the tragedy seemed to have not been reported.What she said was true.The real culprit has not been punished or arrested for fifteen years. Isn't this the best evidence?No one knows about this.event…… —Has it been covered up? Wait a moment. So. that's…… That's all.The appearance of the next incident was not within Masuda's field of vision, just like peeping through the round window of a small submarine to see the belly of a whale swimming by. Then, Masuda came to the bottom of this ramp.He looked up the ramp. The oil-soil wall continues to extend up. The other side of the wall is full of greenery, which makes people feel exhausted. Those trees absorb the nutrients from the dead body to grow.On both sides of the ramp are vast cemeteries. Vertigo Slope in Cemetery Town... The slope is gentle and endless, with no ups and downs. Masuda ran up. Endless gentle ramps... ——Although walking is far, it is only a short time to run. It's the end. A wooden sign hangs under the eaves.From a distance, the door of the store could be seen to be closed.Masuda went around directly, came to the entrance of the main house, and opened the door forcefully. Mrs. Chuzenji is planting lilies. "what……" For some reason, Masuda's gaze drooped.The cat slept on its stomach on the wooden frame of the entrance, stretched vigorously, and got up. "Ah...uh..." Masuda lowered his head and said "excuse me". Masuda never had a good conversation with his wife. "Oh... are you... Masuda-san?" "Uh, I'm Masuda. Uh, you, you first..." There are several pairs of shoes in front of the entrance. have a guest.Chuzenji does not wear leather shoes. Just when Masuda hesitated to say "Is your husband there?" The wife said, "Come, please come in. It seems to be raining." The lady looked at the sky from the door. "Didn't it rain on the way you came?" "Thank, thanks to you..." Masuda spoke incoherently and arranged the shoes he took off. The cat is smelling the shoes.I remember it seems to be called pomegranate.As soon as Masuda stretched out his hand, the cat quickly slipped away.ahh... I…… Masuda went to the living room inside. In the living room besides the master, there are three guests.One is Toriguchi.Another fat, honest-looking man remembered that he was a friend of Chuzenji, and his name was Tatara.He was also sitting there half a month ago.Masuda did not know the remaining man.The man felt swollen, his complexion was extremely pale, and his hair was sparse.The table was as usual, with books and notepads spread out. When Toriguchi saw Masuda, he cried out: "Isn't this Masuda! Have you discovered anything? There must be something to discover! Since you will come here, it means that there is something new to discover..." Toriguchi was about to stand up excitedly, but Chuzenji stared at Toriguchi with his usual horrifying eyes, and yelled at him. "You are too frizzy. I hate people who have to stand up or not in the living room the most. It's just like a novelist somewhere. It's extremely ugly. There are also people who meet for the first time here. It's not too late to talk after they say hello. Right? Masuda, don't stick around, just sit down." The only vacant seat was the one across from Chuzenji Temple.After Masuda sat down, Chuzenji first pointed to Tatara and said, "Does Tatara know him?" Tatara said, "I was taken care of a few days ago." He stood up and bowed like a little monk. "Then this is Mr. Koho, who runs the interior decoration business in Senju, and is a friend of the president of your Toriguchi company. Ahh...the order of introduction is reversed, and this young man is Masuda, a detective trainee." "My surname is Yitian." Yitian saluted, and Guangbao followed suit. Looking up, Toriguchi's expression is very dissatisfied, maybe he is anxious, he is worried about Atsuko.In the eyes of Masuda, who is basically shrewd, it is very interesting that the young man Toriguchi is naturally stupid.But as soon as Atsuko disappeared, he seemed to be a different person.When Masuda came to inform Atsuko that Atsuko had been kidnapped, Toriguchi's changed appearance, Masuda may never forget. let's say... Masuda's thinking stopped completely at this stage. Because... Chuzenji is too calm. "Uh……" What should I say?The many facts that swarmed in like a raging wave and occupied Masuda's head for two full days receded like an ebbing tide. My mind went blank.Chuzenji is watching. "The night before, the night before, uh, that..." "What's wrong……?" "Huh? It's just..." "Never mind the order. If something happens... just say what happened. That's it," Chuzenji said. Masuda first explained the visit of Si and Yuzhi.Chuzenji heard Si's name and said, "Well, Xiao Si is here." They may have known each other before.But as soon as Masuda mentioned Naito's name, Chuzenji's face sank. "Naito..." Among those present, Chuzenji was the only person involved in the Zoshigaya incident. "Naito..." Chuzenji repeated.His expression looked a little ominous.Toriguchi seems to be wholeheartedly trying to tie Naito's case to the Atsuko case, but he probably won't come to fruition. Toriguchi is in the same state as Masuda the day before yesterday. Then Masuda revealed the news that Isama brought: Akami Ichiyanagi suspected of following Okuni to Niusan.Toriguchi seemed even more confused. Then, Masuda mentioned that Haneda Ryuzo came to visit the detective agency.He took out the file bag and explained the incomprehensible plot of two men with unknown details, Nagumo and Higashino.He spread out the map. that place... What is the secret? "Here it is. This place..." Just when Masuda was about to say "Miss Akane"... "This, here..." Guangbao shouted hoarsely. "Isn't this Hu, Huren Village! This, this map, this location, how, how, how come!" "Does Mr. Guangbao know anything?" Masuda asked.Guangbao's face was pale, his body was twisting with his hands behind him, his whole body was twitching, and he kept repeating: "I, my memory, my memory..." This unexpected development made Masuda at a loss. Why did this stranger Men will react? "Mr. Guangbao? What's the matter with you? What do you know!" "There is the disappearing village... Hu, Huren Village!" "The disappearing village?" Toriguchi called strangely. "You mean the village that Mr. Guankou went to look for?" "Huren Village...then is it really the village where Ms. Buyu was born?" "Miss Buyu?" Guangbao stopped twitching instantly, and looked at Masuda. His head was covered with big beads of sweat. The already thin hair was wet and clinging to the scalp like a boiled egg. "You, did you just say it was Bu, Buyu?" "Do you know Saeki... Ms. Buyu?" "Zo, Saeki!" Guangbao leaned back, and then his whole body shook violently. "I, my delusion...my memory is exposed..." Masuda got up and supported Guangbao. "...Mr. Chuzenji!" Chuzenji remained motionless, staring directly at Mitsuho.Tatara tilted his short eyebrows and looked at Chuzenji. "Chuzenji, what... what's going on?" "Tatara, I don't know either. Mr. Mitsuho, please calm down and speak slowly. The disappeared village you entrusted Sekiko to find...is that the area shown on this map? You used to live in that area ever?" "That's right... That's right. But, but that's my delusion..." Guangbao's teeth chattered. "It's okay to have delusions." Chuzenji's voice really had the power of a mantra. Guangbao... came back to his senses in an instant. Chuzenji slowly asked: "In your delusions... is Saeki Fuyu living?" "Yes... that's right. I believe that sixteen years ago, I was sent to a certain village for a year. That village... was right there, that was the place. In the village I made up in my delusions, there was a family named Saeki's big family, there is a woman named Buyu-san in that family..." "Saeki Fuyu is real, Mitsuho-san," Toriguchi said. Guangbao shook his head. "But...but, but, there is no such village there now. No, there was no such village in the past. There have been completely different people living there since good, many decades ago. Yes, there is no record, and everything has disappeared. Erjing. My memory..." My memory is wrong - Guangbao said. "No, there is nothing. Whether it is the villagers, the past, or the records, there is nothing. Yebifang, Bai Zetu, and Junfeng are all..." "Yebifang and Bai Zetu?" Duo Liang showed a wonderful reaction. "There is nothing, it's a lie, it's all fake. It's a fake, delusional village. The location of that map..." Guangbao trembled violently again. "But……" That's not fake. "But Miss Buyu really exists!" Masuda grabbed Mitsuho's shoulder to stop his trembling. "Mr. Guangbao, that village will disappear because all the villagers were brutally killed. Here, please read this report!" Masuda pulled the purse and took out the newspaper. "That, that was... But, there was nothing definite in that report. Not at all." Does Guangbao know about this report? But…… "This report is true. There was a murder incident fifteen years ago. I heard it from Ms. Buyu herself. It was Ms. Buyu who killed the members of the Saeki family." "Woooo..." "Masuda, don't be like this. Mr. Guangbao has bad ears, so don't yell. And...you can't let him get excited anymore." Chuzenji said, standing up silently. "Mr. Chuzenji..." At this time, someone opened the entrance door.
This day... the fifth person standing at the bottom of the vertigo slope is Aoki Bunzo. Aoki walks a little awkwardly.At the same time, for some reason, he felt a little relieved.There are obstacles everywhere in the body, and there is pain everywhere, but I am very eager to rush up the ramp.He strongly wanted to go up as soon as possible, but his body refused to obey. Aoki walked up the ramp slowly. Subtly sloped ramps upset the sense of balance.Even if it wasn't so, Aoki was exhausted.Aoki felt faintly dizzy at seven-tenths of the ramp and stopped. Mr. Aoki... It was as if I heard Tunko's cry. Aoki looked up at the sky. The cloudy sky above took on an indescribable color, and the gloom hung heavy overhead.Is it because of fatigue?I always feel that my field of vision has become narrowed.The edge of the sky spills out of the field of vision from all directions, and only the center can be seen, so it feels extremely suffocated. eight days ago... Aoki recalls his memory. Then confirm that you are yourself. Eight days ago, Aoki and Kawamotozaki visited Maomu Cave together.The two were attacked by the Hallyu Chido Club there, and at the critical moment, they were rescued by Zhang from Tiaoshanfang. —Yes, it is true. It should be true.Just now Oshima said on the phone that Aoki Wuwu was absent from work for a full eight days, so there should be nothing wrong.but…… At that time, Aoki fled to the ground holding the hand of Maomudong Arun, and was taken care of by Miyata, an employee of the outside headline mountain house. For some reason, he lost consciousness like this.And then... And then around that time, Aoki's past diverged. --wrong. All that is false.Now... the reality that I stepped on and saw and heard, and the memories connected with this reality are real.If not... ——It means that I don't exist anywhere. Aoki climbed up the ramp again as if stepping on the ground. Then he thought back again.He must have an obligation to inform, so he calmly and faithfully reproduced the facts he had seen and heard in his mind. Dark as tunnel stairs, screams, roars, sky cut into squares.A bespectacled, seemingly benign man poked his head out from there.Aoki shook hands, holding A Run's hand.The man stretched out his hand, Ah Run shook off his hand. I remember. I remember the touch of Jun's hand, and I also remember Miyata's voice. — so that's reality. But. later…… Memory interrupted. Then…… Mr. Aoki... Mr. Aoki... A nostalgic voice rang in my ears. So Aoki...slowly regained consciousness. Mr. Aoki... Mr. Aoki, are you okay? Chuzenji Atsuko is beside the pillow.Ah, I'm dreaming - Aoki thought to himself. Atsuko comforted Aoki with a sad smile.What, what happened?Atsuko is smiling, but why does it make people feel pitiful?Why, isn't Miss Atsuko also injured?But for me... Dun, Dun... lisp.It's better not to move.That's it, Miss Atsuko. It's ice cold, so comfortable. Atsuko wiped the sweat off Aoki's face with a wet towel.This is not a dream.Aoki, who should have passed out on the road, was taken care of by Chuzenji Atsuko for some reason. "Dun, Miss Dunzi..." Aoki seemed to be lying on the bed.He didn't understand why Atsuko was here.here it is……? "I, what am I...? Matsu... Detective Kawagenzaki——no, the man who was with me..." "Don't worry. He's sleeping there..." Atsuko said, turning to the rear left.Aoki retracted his chin, raised his head, and barely looked there.On the other side of the paper door, a pair of feet could be seen under the quilt. Kawamotozaki seemed to be sleeping there. Did Atsuko save them?So is this Atsuko's house?Or the living room of Kyogokudo?But the furnishings are too bad.Has taste in Chuzenji changed?impossible…… Aoki really thought so at the time. But... he was completely wrong. It was a small building like a cultural residence.There are two tatami rooms and a European-style kitchen.That's all it seems to be about the room. "It's safe here," Atsuko said. --Safety……?What's the meaning? "Will you be hungry? It seems that there is no way to eat the usual food right away. But Teacher Tongxuan will prepare it for us." "Teacher Tongxuan?" "It's a mountain house..." "The surname Zhang...?" "Yes." Atsuko said in a motherly tone, stood up, went to the kitchen to pour a glass of water, put it on the tray, and returned to the green wood pillow again. "The teacher told Mr. Aoki to take the medicine after waking up. This is a medicine powder, which can be dissolved in warm water to drink... How do you take it?" Aoki said to take it directly.He didn't know why he said that.He asked Atsuko to help up his upper body, and the back and neck hurt terribly.He remembered that the color-encapsulating powder packaged in oiled paper had no smell or taste, and the particles were quite large. Considering powdered medicine, it was considered easy to take. After swallowing, Aoki became uneasy.This…… ——What kind of medicine? Atsuko's attitude was too natural, Aoki took the medicine without hesitation.But no one guarantees that it is not poison. Although Aoki was saved by them, Tiao Shanfang was originally an enemy. But... Atsuko, she... Aoki was confused for a moment, and stared at Atsuko's face intently. Her expression was the same as before, awe-inspiring.She drooped a pair of almond eyes, and put the teacup that Aoki finished drinking on the tray.but…… There were small wounds and bruises all over her body, and there were also black and blue internal bleeding marks on the stretched back of her neck. No matter how you look at it, it's the scars of being beaten. "Miss Atsuko..." Aoki said, and Atsuko covered his neck with his slender fingers, and said, "This is also because someone who knows how to breathe is scared." She seemed to be aware of Aoki's gaze. "Qi... Qi Dao? Do you know Hallyu Qi Dao?" "Yes. I seem to have developed a grudge against them for no apparent reason." Atsuko said nonchalantly. "Have a grudge against them?" Aoki asked, and Atsuko replied, "Well, didn't I write a report?" Oh, that report—— Aoki thought to himself.Aoki was also worried about this matter.He privately worried that Atsuko might get into trouble for writing a report about the Chidoukai. "Korean wave air can be very annoying, even at home, it is very dangerous... If you go to my brother casually, you may cause trouble to your brother and sister-in-law, right? There is no way to go to work... Now that Mr. Aoki's identity has also been exposed, It's dangerous to go back to where you live," Atsuko said. "My identity exposed?" "Isn't it?" Tsunade asked him back. That being said... Kawagenzaki called Aoki's name when he knocked on the door.He remembered that He Yuanzaki also took out his police card, so Aoki's identity may have been exposed.In order to save Aoki and the others, Zhang from Josanbo beat up a dozen members of the Kidou Club and Iwai to pieces. Aoki didn’t know how big the Kidou Club was, but according to Kawamotozaki’s investigation, those cadres were originally members of the underworld , It is not difficult to imagine that they will come to the door to "thank you".Moreover, I heard that the acting teacher named Iwai had caused dangerous incidents related to the police. Even if Aoki was a policeman, his identity would not have any deterrent effect on Iwai.It is not surprising that they will take some retaliatory actions. This is not unfounded worry. but…… At this time, Aoki probably suddenly regained his sense of time.How long have I been in a coma...? It seems to be daytime now, which means that the memory has disappeared for at least half a day.Aoki asked about the time, and Atsuko replied, "It's exactly noon." "That's it." Aoki felt relieved.He thought that since this was the case, there was no need to worry.The leave application for the next day has already been approved, so he can rest all day today and return to work tomorrow——he thought for the time being. --Wait a moment. What day is it at noon? However, if it has been more than one day, you have to contact the Metropolitan Police Department—the first thing Aoki thought about was this trivial matter.Then he wondered what excuse to use to explain it.He thought to himself, considering Kawamotozaki's out-of-control behavior, he couldn't tell the truth, and then when Aoki was thinking about boring excuses, he finally discovered something. where is this "Miss Atsuko, here..." "Huh? This is Tiaoshanfang..." "So it's Setagaya's... Sangenjaya?" "Mr. Aoki, what are you talking about? This is Shizuoka." "That's it." After Aoki answered, he wondered if he heard it wrong. "Shizuoka...? You mean... Shizuoka from Suruga Izu?" Aoki confirmed.He thought he had heard wrong.But Atsuko answered "Yes" nonchalantly and wrung out the towel. "What's wrong?" "What's wrong...this..." How could there be such absurdity? No matter how entangled Kido will be, there is no need to escape to Shizuoka, right?Even if you have to hide, why choose Shizuoka?Opponents will not give up if they distance themselves.If they will come, they will come no matter how far away.So since you want to hide, wouldn't it be better to stay in the city? ……No.Not this kind of problem.It's not a question of degree.But what is the problem, Aoki is also at a loss... In short, Aoki is in some kind of huge fallacy. It seems unmistakable. Aoki passed out in Ikebukuro.Then, if he was in Shizuoka when he woke up, it means that Aoki moved during the period of unconsciousness——was transported.This is not a short distance, regardless of Kawamotozaki, Aoki's injury is not serious, no matter how you think about it, this situation is unconvincing. "I, I passed out...for so long?" "what?" Dun Zi's face darkened. "Mr. Aoki didn't pass out." "what?" "Could it be that Mr. Aoki...has a disturbance of consciousness?" "what?" What is she saying? Confused, Aoki looked back at Atsuko. There was indeed a worried look in Atsuko's eyes. "Mr. Aoki... are you okay? Don't say you don't remember at all." "It doesn't matter...? It doesn't matter what? Did I do something?" "You really don't remember?" "I remember. Kawamotozaki and I went to Maomu Cave together, where we were accepted by the Korean Wave..." "Maomudong?" Dunzi asked back. "Yes, the cat's eye hole in Ikebukuro." "Ikebukuro? When?" "Ah, where's Miss Arun...?" "Miss Arun?" Dunzi looked in disbelief. "When I, we were attacked, Miss Arun was also..." "I... don't know." "have no idea?" Atsuko brought his face closer in surprise. Then he asked, "When did that happen?" "That's...yesterday...no, by the way, today, what date is today?" "June tenth." "June 10th? How is it possible..." Aoki visited Maomu Cave on June 6th.Four full days have passed. "This, how is this possible..." At this time, Aoki felt as if he heard the sound of blood flowing in the arteries. He felt that some unknown danger was approaching, and he felt a slight excitement.The mind can't comprehend anything at all, it's an unwarranted agitation; but though the brain can't comprehend, the body may have sensed something.No, maybe it was the uneasiness of not being able to control the status quo rationally, which caused the abnormality of the body. It may also be because Atsuko brought his face closer. wrong. ——Why is Atsuko here? Atsuko is here, why? "Miss Atsuko...you...why..." "When I was with a lady, I was attacked by the Chido Society and was rescued by Mr. Tongxuan. Then we stayed with Mr. Enokizu for a while... But I always felt that I couldn't stay there any longer, so We moved to Tiaoshan House..." "Can't you stay there?" "That's right. I just had a grudge against someone for no apparent reason. But the lady who was with me was a special person. The Kidokai were also chasing her after her, so I thought I couldn't trouble Mr. Enokizu any more. ..." "What's the trouble, Miss Atsuko, isn't Mr. Chuzenji here? If you need help, why bother..." And I'm still here - Aoki wanted to add this sentence. "The Kidokai is not the only enemy we have. The situation is very complicated and serious. I can't... get Enokizu-san and brother involved." "Then you should..." Aoki always felt something was wrong.Atsuko's words were indeed reasonable, Chuzenji would not come out easily, and he hated getting into trouble, but even so, Aoki still didn't think staying would leave Chuzenji and Enokizu behind and run to believe in Jozanbo. Or…… I don't want to hear such words from Atsuko - this is Aoki's true words.Staying repeatedly emphasized that he didn't want to cause trouble for them, but Aoki was unwilling to admit that their relationship with Atsuko was so unfamiliar.Enokizu and Chuzenji are not unreliable people, and Chuzenji is Atsuko's relative.No matter how difficult things are, it is impossible for him not to solve them for Atsuko. Atsuko said: "This matter has nothing to do with Enokizu-san or my brother. Speaking of which, if you act like a baby to your brother, you will definitely be scolded by him, saying that I caused trouble for him. And Teacher Tongxuan is a trustworthy person." "But... but Miss Atsuko..." For some reason, Aoki felt betrayed by Atsuko at this time. why? ——Aoki pondered. Aoki, Atsuko, Chuzenji, Enokizu and others have experienced several major events together in the past.These experiences made Aoki gain a lot, but also lost a lot.No matter what, for Aoki, it was an irreplaceable and important experience.Therefore, including Atsuko, Aoki has a kind of friendship with them like life and death.It is not trust, friendship, or loyalty, which are benevolent feelings, nor is it reciprocity or reciprocity, or interest. It is an indescribable and irreplaceable strong relationship that has experienced the extraordinary together in the daily life.The reason why Aoki felt betrayed was also because of this. —Senior Kiba. This may be fundamentally the same as the sense of loss engendered by Kiba's disappearance. Aoki felt even more uneasy. What situation have you been involved in? This incident is not small at all... It's because the scale is too large, so you can't see the whole thing. "in the end……" Aoki asked.Dunzi was expressionless. It looks like he is worried about Aoki, but also seems to be suspicious of Aoki.It also looks as if the emotion is gone. It doesn't matter how you look at it.Aoki deeply felt that everyone's mood is determined to the root, and it is determined by the party who accepts it.No matter what kind of person the other party is, what kind of behavior they do, or what kind of mood they are in, as long as the accepting party treats each other with kindness, most of them can be regarded as goodwill.Conversely, most people radiate malice if viewed with a sense of disgust.As long as you fall into obsessive thoughts, everyone around you will be your enemy. Conversely, because of this, people will always be deceived.The current situation - Aoki had to reserve his attitude.He has a crush on Atsuko, but... ——Is she really Atsuko? Aoki was really so skeptical at the time.Faced with someone you know well, you have to doubt the authenticity of the other person—this kind of situation is absolutely impossible to happen no matter what.But Aoki doubted it from the bottom of his heart at the time, and also felt that the so-called being deceived by nursing care probably referred to such a situation. --What am I thinking! "Mr. Aoki...do you really not remember anything?" Atsuko maintained an expression that could not read emotion, and asked Aoki. "Not so much that I don't remember..." "Mr. Aoki... According to what I heard, you and Mr. Kawagenzaki came to Niyama in Izu to find a lady named Haruko Miki..." "Look, look for Ms. Miki...? But..." I heard that Miki Haruko was indeed kidnapped by the Qidao Society once.But... He Yuanzaki should have rescued her.Kawagenzaki said so clearly the day before yesterday—no, five days ago.Said that he broke into the Qidao Club alone and snatched Miki Haruko back, and hid her in Otowa's friend's house. "... Miss Miki is at Otowa's..." "I don't know the details, but..." Atsuko said. "I heard that lady... was taken out of that house by someone four days ago." "Four days ago... June 6th?" It was the day when I went to Maoerdong—that is, the day when Aoki's memory was interrupted. "Who... the Qi Dao?" "Huh? It seems not." "Who is that...? For what!" "Didn't I say that? Enemies... are not just Chidokai." "enemy……?" "Several people are coveting the same thing. The lady who was with me was also kidnapped by one of the forces on the way to Tiaoshanfang. We... came here after her. The key is Niuyama, that’s why Aoki-san and Kawagenzaki-san came here too, isn’t it…?” "Please wait..." Thinking is completely unintegrated, or even organized. “……那位……和敦子小姐在一起的小姐……也是被气道会纠缠不休地追捕对吧？她是谁……” “她是华仙姑处女。”敦子说。 “华……华仙姑？那个占卜师？” “是的，她的本名叫做佐伯布由。” “你、你是说气道会试图绑架华仙姑？这……是为了将她利用在政治目的上吗？” 韩流气道会…… 似乎是个政治结社…… 河源崎这么说过。 但是敦子摇了摇头。 “布由小姐被盯上的理由，和三木春子被盯上的理由相同。” “三木小姐……？” 他们想要她拥有的土地…… 听说是在韮山…… 那女孩在伊豆韮山拥有土地…… “……韮山的土地？” “你想起来了吗？”敦子说。 “也不算想起来……呃，那个华仙姑也终究是有土地？” “对，那里是佐伯家的土地，为了去到那里，必须先经过三木小姐拥有的土地。” “所以……才把三木小姐和那位佐伯小姐……？” "right." “你是说，有好几方势力在争夺那块土地吗？而三木小姐和佐伯小姐是被气道会以外的势力给掳走的？” “没错。攻击我们的……是一群小孩子。” “小孩子？” "yes." 敦子按住脖子上的伤痕。 “我们被大批流浪儿给包围……才十岁或十五岁左右……或许还有更小的孩子。宫田先生……你知道宫田先生吧？” "Uh...um." 虽然只瞥到一眼而已。 “虽然宫田先生保护着我们，却束手无策。因为对方是那么年幼的小孩……而且数量庞大，大概有三十人吧。我们被十人左右绊住的时候……布由小姐不见了……” "This……" 不可能是气道会。but…… “是什么时候的事？” “五月二十九日……所以是十二天前。我暂时去了条山房，正好遇上了气道会的突袭……吵着要条山房交回三木小姐。” “交回三木小姐？这……” 我一星期前只身潜入气道会…… 顺利地将遭到软禁的三木春子小姐…… 给救出来了…… 那……是河源崎救出了三木春子那天。气道会拘禁了春子却被抢走，他们一定认为是条山房把她给抢回去的。青木听说原本盯上春子手中土地的就是条山房。 “三木春子小姐原本是通玄老师的病患。”敦子说。“所以气道会才会怀疑通玄老师吧。那个时候是通玄老师把他们赶走，平息了争端……。后来通玄老师听说布由小姐被掳，三木小姐也被抓，说事情刻不容缓，而且要是再遭到袭击，也无法保护我的安全，所以翌日就把我送到这里了……” “那么敦子小姐……你已经在这里住了将近十天？” “嗯，所以三木小姐的事……我并不知道。我是在韮山这里寻找布由小姐……” "so……" 所以自己是…… 青木更加混乱了。 “通玄老师和宫田先生五天前曾经回到东京一趟，因为弟子们还有病患还会去条山房。可是老师说万一发生什么事就不好了，把药局关起来了，然后昨天傍晚……他们和青木先生及河源崎先生一起回来了。” “我是一起……用走的过来吗？” “当然啦……？” “我……自己走到这里的？” “嗯。通玄老师说，你们两位也是为了寻找三木小姐而与气道会发生冲突，在询问原委当中，意气投合……” “我……和那位通玄老师谈过？” “不对吗？” "No……" This…… 四角形的天空。 宫田的脸。 阿润手掌的触感。 青木记得的只有这些。 记忆中的宫田在微笑。 敝姓宫田，是在世田谷经营汉方处方的条山房员工……我马上替您疗伤……啊啊，动的那么厉害，会伤到肌肉的——宫田这么说着，抓住青木的手。他的肩膀后方……遥远的马路另一头的混合大楼的屋顶上，有颗头金光闪闪、大的异常。Huge ears, a high nose, and a flat chin.而那双睁得大大的双眼中…… Eyeballs popped out. ——那是幻觉吗？ Then…… 粉。 是粉，一种粉状物…… No……