Chapter 3 third quarter

"It doesn't sound like physics at all!" Yu Chuan rested his elbows on the handle of the chair, put his hands on his cheeks, said without interest, and then reached for the mug on the table. "As expected!" Kusanagi was also drinking instant coffee. This is the Thirteenth Laboratory of Physics at Teito University, so Kusanagi came here to listen to the opinions of his friend who is a physicist on the case of the "Bitter Love Association". "This is obviously a field of psychology, right? Approximate suggestion, placebo effect. Although I don't know for sure, it probably has something to do with hypnotism or something."

"My colleagues also said the same, but they also said that they don't know much about the specific situation in this regard..." The well-informed forensics class teacher explained this way: In some religious activities, there will be situations that control the will of believers, that is, believers will lose their normal judgment ability and impulsively engage in self-abuse behaviors. It is estimated that this case is also like this Condition. "Saving believers—isn't this the original meaning of religion? By the way, what happened to Mr. Godfather? Was he arrested as a murderer?"

Kusanagi shook his head and put down his cup. "There is no reason for arrest, and he didn't even touch the victim with a finger! All he did was close his eyes and face each other with his hands. How can he be charged with homicide? There is no reason for detention, so please He went back as soon as possible." "The only witnesses are the believers, right? Did you really not take action? Didn't the believers discuss it together in order to protect the ancestor?" "I also thought about this possibility, so I went to see the scene and met the people who were present when the case happened." The headquarters of the "Bitter Love Society" is in a hill on the outskirts of the city. When I saw the design of the building, I was very surprised-the wall of this five-story square building has a painting of Lian Qida sitting in meditation, which is of course much better than the person himself.

In this building, the first floor is the dojo, the second to fourth floors are the residences of cadres and believers, part of the fifth floor is the residence of Lian Qi, and the rest is called the "purification room" - Lian Qi is used to exert his mind power The case took place in the "clean room". Except for the rostrum-like upper seat, which was 50 centimeters higher than the surrounding area, it was an ordinary square room without furniture or daily necessities.As far as the only decoration is concerned, there is a sign on the wall of the upper seat that resembles a snowflake crystal, and this sign can be seen everywhere in this building-it is said to be called "The Star of Bitter Love", which is the patron saint of Lian Qi.

Their guide was an elderly man surnamed Mashima, who served as the first minister and was said to be Renzaki's first disciple. "We are really relieved to hear that the master will be released soon. When he said he would surrender himself, we tried to dissuade him. Although it was because the master sent ideas, the fifth minister jumped off the building to get rid of the pain in his heart, so it can be said that It’s the way he chose. This should be suicide, right? The master couldn’t accept this reality. He said it was because he was too angry and forgot to control his own power, which was equivalent to killing someone himself. What an aboveboard person! We are all worried What if such a person is arrested! I sincerely thank the police for making a rational judgment in the end!"

Seeing him salute and thank him respectfully, Kusanagi became in a bad mood, thinking who he was fooling. Kusanagi met with all nine cadres present at the time of the incident, including Mashima, and there was no contradiction or suspiciousness in their testimony.Although everyone's description of the victim's madness is somewhat different, this is also natural. They also expressed shock at the case itself. "Although I know the master's ability, I really didn't expect to be able to reach that level." The middle-aged woman called the sixth minister said with a look of fear, "I often accept the master's thoughts, but I have never had such a painful experience. All I felt was being surrounded by warm air. But at that time, the master was indeed different from usual. I felt that his expression was terrifying, and his posture of conveying ideas was also full of power. After the fifth minister jumped from the window, his reaction It's also 'Oh no! I did too much!' with a very regretful look..."

"Then he surrendered himself immediately?" "Yes, but the first minister and the second minister and the master said that they should discuss it with their wife anyway, and took the master to the next room. I heard that before the police arrived, the four discussed together, but the master insisted on surrendering." Kusanagi also met Renzaki's wife, a small woman named Sayoko, with a dignified appearance and a very down-to-earth impression.Although she is also a believer, I heard that Ren Qi has established a rule that family members cannot serve as cadres. "I really did something very sorry to everyone. Although I also find it difficult to understand, but the master decided to surrender, I can only accept his decision. After he came back, I was relieved." When answering Kusanagi's question, Her voice was barely audible, and I don't know if it was a matter of habit. She kept nodding her head when she spoke.

Hearing what Kusanagi said, Yukawa deliberately yawned, "These testimonies can only be regarded as blindly listening, right? If this counts, you will have no murderer to catch!" "Please listen to me! There are non-believers at the scene of the case, and I have listened to their testimony." "Unbeliever?" "It's a reporter and photographer from a weekly magazine. I heard that they happened to be here for an interview." The reporter of "TRY Weekly" is Nami Satoyama. She is about 30 years old. She is a woman with boyish short hair and no makeup.

"We originally planned to interview the deception of the 'Bitter Love Society'." In a coffee shop in Ginza, Lishan Nami's expression seemed to be expecting some prank to happen. "Our editorial department first learned about this after receiving an anonymous letter from readers. Recently, the number of believers has increased rapidly in the 'Bitter Love Society'. In the letter, it was said that because the family members became believers one after another and contributed their property to the order, the whole family fell apart. We did a little research and found that there were indeed strange rumors - such as forced membership, The properties of elderly believers are handed over to the church in the form of donations, and believers are asked to buy 'consecration pots' at high prices, etc. But aren't these things similar in all religious groups? We are considering whether we need to publish a special article report."

It was the words of the believers that changed her mind. "We interviewed more than a dozen believers. First of all, they believed in Renzaki Zhiguang. Although this is a matter of course for believers, we found that they were convinced rather than blindly believing. Everyone repeatedly said that the master's ability It's true, 'You'd better try to accept the teleportation'. Because I don't know how Lian Qi can capture people's hearts like this, I think it's incredible, so I want to interview the godfather directly." According to Satoyama Nami, the religious group initially refused the interview on the grounds that only believers can enter the "send-off" place.However, after a few days, the "Bitter Love Association" said that they could interview believers about their practice.Lishan felt that it would be meaningless if he couldn’t see the scene of Renzaki’s “send-off” scene, so he went to see it first anyway, so he took the photographer with him, but when he arrived, he found that there were no believers in the dojo, so he asked the cadres to find out. The spiritual practice of believers was suspended due to the temporary meeting of cadres held in the "purification room".

Since he came, he could not return empty-handed, so Satoyama asked to attend the meeting. Although the cadres looked embarrassed, it was said that Lian Qi agreed, so they were able to witness the incident. Nami Satoyama's gaze became serious, "It's true, at first I thought it was just a performance prepared for us, and when the fifth minister felt pain, I also thought it was just a realistic and leisurely watching. But... "Lishan shook his head, "That's right, it's true! Lian Qi Zhiguang didn't even touch him with a finger, and the fifth minister yelled and went crazy. I've been watching carefully. Zhiguang has been meditating on the upper seat, without standing up, so that the Fifth Minister jumped from the window, is it possible?" "For the content of this case, please read the latest report of this magazine, please look forward to it!" Nami Satoyama said excitedly when we parted. "I also asked the photographer, and what he said was basically the same. I also showed me the photos taken at that time. The female reporter did not lie or exaggerate." Kusanagi concluded while looking at the bottom of the empty mug. Standing by the sink, Tang Chuan poured his second cup of instant coffee. While stirring the coffee with a spoon, he turned his head and said, "Just listen to what you just said. It is indeed no problem. It is very reluctant to file a case simply to track down the misappropriation of public funds." , You don’t need me to tell you, you know it!” "Indeed! I also don't think it's a matter of physics," Kusanagi said, "Excuse me!" After speaking, he stood up. "However, I don't know if this patriarch is behind the scenes? I think this person is a bit too lucky!" "How to say?" "Isn't it? As I said just now, if only believers were present at the time of the crime, the police would not believe it. Moreover, in this case, most people would think that the victim was pushed downstairs. If this is the case, the church will It will damage your reputation, and if you don’t handle it well, you may be arrested wrongly.” "I've thought about this too. The timing is a little too good. Could it be that the journalists and photographers of the weekly magazine also participated?" "However, they have no reason to do so." Kusanagi looked up, "Neither the reporter nor the photographer had any relationship with the 'Bitter Love Society' before this interview, and there was no conflict of interest. It can be said that the possibility of accomplices is zero." "So," Tang Chuan sat in a chair with a mug in his hand, "you don't need to talk about me, even you." "It seems so." Kusanagi waved his hand lightly, and walked out the door.

---

Notes: