Regarding the issue of Shion Sonozaki and Satoko Hojo, Fang Zheng doesn't have any clue for the time being, and for now, if Hojo Tetsuhei doesn't come back, he can't intervene at all. And unless the other party takes the initiative to mention it, Founder can't say it directly. There is nothing too good about this Founder, and it can only be temporarily let it be.

Not to mention, now he has another thing to do.

That's the upcoming Cotton Ryu Festival.

As Hinamizawa's annual festival, the Cotton Ryu Festival is also a very lively event, and people gather here every year today to enjoy the dance performed by the shrine maidens, and then the ritually torn cotton is thrown into the river.

And as a horror world, this festival is naturally associated with murder. It is rumored that every year on the day of the festival, one person dies and one person goes missing. Well......... Fortunately, there are no bespectacled Grim Reaper elementary school students here, otherwise it may only be a matter of time before the case is solved.

As a teacher at the school, Fang Zheng naturally had to participate in it and be responsible for some heavy physical work, but Fang Zheng didn't care, on the contrary, it happened to be a good way for him to get closer to the villagers of Hinamizawa. After all, considering what he was going to do next, it would be very beneficial to brush up the prestige of the people in the village as soon as possible.

With the help of the reorganized body of the Zerg, Fang Zheng is gorgeous and perfect for making a cameo appearance, not afraid of hardship or tiredness, and learning from Lei Feng's spirit of not wavering in doing good deeds for a hundred years, not only did the part he was responsible for successfully completed, but even helped others do a lot of work. Coupled with the bonus of Founder's charm and the means of doing things, the villagers also praised this young man who had just arrived in the village. It can be said that Founder also took advantage of this opportunity to swipe a wave of prestige.

Finally, it was the eve of the Cotton Ryu Festival.........

"That's all for today, thank you for your hard work."

Fang Zheng clapped his hands, looked at the booth that had been built, and turned his head to look around. There, the members of the life department of the first class of the former Hara Keichi School were also sweating profusely, but everyone had a satisfied expression on their faces. In any case, this sense of accomplishment brought by everyone working together and working together is irreplaceable.

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

As he spoke, Fang Zheng took out his wallet and threw it over, while Keiichi took it with a smile and waved his hand.

"The teacher is really generous, then I'm not welcome! Everyone, what do you want to drink? ”

"I want orange juice!"

"I want to drink Coke!"

"Please bring me a jar of black tea!"

Soon, Keiichi and the others left the venue and went to buy drinks. And at this time, Fang Zheng saw a man and a woman walking into the shrine and walking in the direction where they were. The man was in his mid-thirties, wearing a tank top and shorts, and holding a camera in his hand, looking like a photographer. The woman was wearing a green coat and long blond shawl hair, and she looked very quiet and virtuous.

Seeing these two people, Fang Zheng's eyes suddenly narrowed.

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

"Ah, it's really lively."

The man dressed as a photographer walked over and raised his camera, took a picture of the crowd, and then raised his hand to say hello. And the woman next to him also nodded at Fang Zheng and the others.

"Good afternoon."

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

Seeing the two of them appear, Mei Yin, who was beside Fang Zheng, also hurriedly stood up and said hello. Seeing Fang Zheng, both of them looked over curiously. Then Fuzhu spoke.

"You're the rumored new teacher, my name is Tomitake, and I'm a freelance photographer from Tokyo. This is Miss Takashino, who works as a nurse at the clinic. ”

"Hello, first time we met, my name is Fang Zheng."

At this moment, Fang Zheng also nodded to the two and said hello. Then, he quietly glanced at the woman.

This is the biggest boss in the world of cicadas, Takano Sansi.

Fang Zheng knows that the entire world of cicadas is divided into two story lines, of which Akari's story line is that the protagonist group is blackened and rampant because of the "Hinamizawa Syndrome", and the killing is unmatched. And the protagonist of the other main story line in the dark is the woman in front of her. Her adoptive father, Takano Ichizo, once discovered the existence of "Hinamizawa Syndrome", but for various reasons, his grandfather's research was suspended, and he eventually died of depression. And Takano Sanshi vowed to fulfill his grandfather's last wish and continue to study the disease.

According to Takano's inference, "Hinamizawa Syndrome" is a disease caused by parasites infecting the human brain, which will secretly affect the joys and sorrows of humans, and most importantly, there is a leader called "Queen" among parasites, and all parasite infected people must not be too far away from the Queen, otherwise they will get sick. This is one of the reasons why Hinamizawa residents rarely leave their hometowns. Not only that, but once the Queen's infected person dies, then the other patients go berserk within 48 hours.

In the story, in order to prove to others that his adoptive father Takano Ichizo's research was correct, Takano Sansi not only killed Rika Kote, who was infected by the "Queen", but even sent his own mountain dog troops to release poison gas, killing more than 2,000 villagers in Hinamizawa. Even when Rika's parents prevented her from continuing the experiment on her daughter, in order to keep her research unhindered, Takano Sansi killed Rika's parents.

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

Because of this, Fang Zheng naturally has no good impression of this woman at all.

In the face of Fangzheng's response, Takano Sansi smiled slightly.

"Please advise, Mr. Fang Zheng is very famous in Hinamizawa, and I often hear patients talk about you in the clinic......... I heard that you just returned from studying in the United States? Why come to such a small place? ”

"Because of the invitation of Rumiko's predecessors, and it just so happened that I still had some research at hand to complete, so I came to Hinamizawa. It's a small village, but it's calm and I enjoy my life here. ”

"yes........."

Hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Takano Sansi glanced at him meaningfully.

"So...... Mr. Fangzheng, do you know about the evil of the shrine god? ”

"Troublesome?"

In the face of Takano Sansi's inquiry, Fang Zheng was stunned for a moment, and at this moment, the charm voice beside him suddenly sank, and he opened his mouth to say something, but he didn't know how to say it.

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

"I've heard that there are plans to build a dam here."

Fang Zheng nodded, of course he knew what Takano Sansi was going to say. But now, if it's time to perform with you, I'll watch you perform quietly.

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

"Now it looks like the plan must have been withdrawn."

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

"But what does this have to do with the so-called shrine gods?"

"It's simple."

Takano Sansi seemed to be very keen to tell others about this, so in the face of Fangzheng's inquiry, she started "popular science" with a smile.

Four years ago, the supervisor at the construction site of the Hinamizawa Dam was killed, and the following year, a couple who were natives of Hinamizawa but supported the construction of the dam died in an accident while traveling. Then, in the third year, the presiding officer of the shrine died suddenly due to a strange illness of unknown cause. And last year, someone found the body of the family member of Hinamizawa who died in an accident who had been beaten to death. ”

"That is, deaths happen every year?"

"That's right, and besides, these incidents and accidents happen every year on the night of the Cotton Festival."

Speaking of this, Takano Sansi was already flushed with a look of excitement.

"If this is not a cause or an accident, then what is the matter with these events?"

"Then it is a crime, of course."

Fang Zheng is not as easy to deceive as Keiichi Maehara, and gave the answer directly.

"This kind of thing is not uncommon, and there have been similar cases in many regions where murder is carried out in the name of divine rituals. I only hope that the police can find the murderer as soon as possible and make him confess to justice. ”

"Uh..............."

Perhaps Fang Zheng's answer was too unexpected for Takano Sansi to surprise her, so that this woman's expression also froze for a moment, and then she still said without giving up.

"Do you really think this is a crime, Mr. Fangzheng? You know, all four of these events occurred on the night of the Cotton Stream Festival, right? Four times in a row? Could this still be considered a coincidence? ”

"Of course, four times in a row is not a coincidence, but according to your words, Miss Takano, it is not difficult to explain. The Cotton Ryu Festival is the biggest festival in the Hinamizawa area, so people are sure to go here on the day of the event, and there aren't many people in other places, so wouldn't it be less likely that there would be witnesses if the murder was carried out at such a time? There is also the sudden death of Furute Shrine——— I haven't read the autopsy report, so I can't say much, but in fact, science has long proven that human mental activity can affect bodily functions to a certain extent. As for the fourth year......... Miss Takano, you yourself said that you were beaten to death, so why do you rule out human crimes? If you want me to say, of these four things, only the accident in the second year is a coincidence, and the others have almost nothing to do with the so-called trouble. I can understand the curiosity of people about curious stories, but it's not a good idea to use dead people as entertainment material. ”

"This ..............."

Faced with Fangzheng's rebuttal, Takano Sansi was stunned for a while, and he didn't know what to say at all. And the others were also dumbfounded after listening to Fang Zheng's words. Only Meiyin looked at Fang Zheng beside him with a complicated expression, and didn't know what to say.

At the same time, suddenly, a voice sounded behind everyone.

"Oh, this little brother, your statement is very interesting."