“…… Hey, Ajing. ”

As soon as the class meeting ended, Li Qi came to Xia Jing's seat.

"I've heard Anno say it."

"Ahh

After Xia nodded her head, her face, which usually seemed to have an empty head, sank slightly.

She lowered her voice: "Fang Yuan, she ...... How to say it. ”

- yes, that's it.

I thought it was a girl with little roots, but I didn't expect it.

"So, I ......"

"Don't look like that's not for you, stupid."

Xia Jing smiled faintly at Li Qi, who had an expression of "I'm sorry I kept it from you".

"Well, frankly, I do have parts that I don't know how to deal with."

Having said that, even superficial efforts won't help, so Xia Jing chose to answer honestly.

If you ask Xia Jing if his impression of Anye and Li Qi has changed after knowing the facts, then the answer is yes. But on the other hand, Xia Jing also thinks that even if he changes his attitude towards them, he can't do anything. No matter what, they have been in the same class for a year, and their relationship is also good, so it is impossible to turn their faces and deny people all at once.

"Thank you, Xia Jing, you are so kind."

Li Qi said this, looking really happy. Because Xia Jing was embarrassed by the smile in front of him, he replied, "I'm just nervous." Yasuno said the same about me. ”

"Hey—no—Xia Jing, you're very nice."

"What do you do next? Do you want to take a leave of absence? ”

Natsu Jing asked a question that he had asked Anno on Saturday night. Anno didn't come to class today. Yesterday she sent a text message saying that she and Ye Ya had another urgent matter or something.

Li Qi shook his head, revealing a somewhat playful expression.

"Nope. Anye and Ye Yaye told me to keep an eye on you. ”

"Stare at me?"

"Of course, it's not just about you, it's also about the school. Because I don't know what kind of tricks the prosperous people will do...... It's just that there are still a few people who come to school today. ”

Xia Jing originally wanted to take advantage of the lunch break to confirm the appearance of the prosperous faction first, and if they all asked for leave, they would run away in vain.

“…… Actually, I don't want to do that. People who are related to each other are incompatible with each other, and that feeling is annoying, right? ”

Li Qi, who had a melancholy face, made Xia Jing feel a little reassured.

- Ahhhhh

Likes to live each day carefree and hates sinister atmospheres and struggles. Her image doesn't shake the fact that she's not human.

"Haven't you ever had a fight in your clan before?"

"It seems that there was a similar incident before we were born. The elder sister of the patriarch back then...... That is, Ye Ya's aunt, she thinks that all human creatures will be wiped out. However, the people of the time spoke out in unison, and in the end the man was reportedly exiled and killed. ”

"Really......"

Since it's the patriarch's sister, it should be a member of the family, and it should have been the inheritor. If there had been a mistake at that time, the deer clan might have already split. The situation of the clan is more complicated than he imagined, Xia Jing thought to himself.

However, as time went on, the number of children became smaller and smaller. So the people who advocated the same idea came out again. They felt that as long as they multiplied more recklessly to increase the population, the problem would be gone, and the patriarch, Ye Ya's mother, strongly objected and suppressed the noise, but ......"

It may be normal for radical opinions to resurge.

If you have been living in the narrow interpersonal relationship of a hidden village deep in the mountains, the friction will only become more and more intense with time. In this sense, they are not much different from this town.

"People who have been holding this idea in the past don't mention it, and there are families who decided to attach themselves to the prosperity faction because of the fire. In addition, there are also girls who are attached to each other because their parents or fiancés are prosperous. Among them are also the girls who used to have a good relationship with us...... Why did this happen? ”

Li Qi pursed his lips as if in pain.

"Hey...... Why did this happen? ”

At this time, Li Qi seemed to purse his lips a little sadly.

But Xia Jing had doubts about another word.

"Wait a minute, your fiancé ......"

"Yes, that's right."

Li Qi, who nodded yes, smiled with a lonely expression.

Tie the knot.

"Actually, my dad is a weirdo."

Xia Jing remembered what Anno said before.

Anno said her dad didn't care about racial differences.

But on the other hand, there are also those who choose the other side because they hate humans and can't fit into society.

In addition, there are probably many other reasons.

It's like saying that love is still a victory after thinking about it, or going undercover on the other side with unknown intentions, etc.

In this sense, in fact, there is not much difference from the marriage of ordinary human beings.

"But you have to be careful, Ah Jing."

At this time, Li Qi suddenly had an expression on his face as if he was worried and at the same time a little indebted.

"Huh? Be careful of what? ”

"I'll tell you, although it might be prudent to say this at this time......

She first looked timid, and then said resignedly: "Among the people who marry us, the most common ones are those who have a relationship with the original body. ”

“…… Hey? ”

"For example, friends, relatives, boyfriends, ......"

Such a reason is completely beyond Xia Jing's imagination, and at the same time, it has been hit by a lot.

"Ah...... I'm sorry! I shouldn't have said this at this time......"

"It's okay. I don't think it's much. ”

Fang Yuan's bones are not cold, such a topic will indeed be more sensitive, and the mood is not very comfortable. However, Li Qi said this for the sake of Xia Jing. To put it simply, this is a hint of "don't get too involved with us".

If you are too deeply involved in each other's housework, the situation will get deeper and deeper, and you will not be able to extricate yourself. It is very likely that you will be drawn into a clan at every turn.

"By the way, have you performed that ritual......"

Xia Jing suddenly felt curious, so he tried to ask.

"I haven't yet. And I'm just like Anno. I didn't have any plans to do that. ”

When Xia Jing felt relieved by this answer, he suddenly felt that the reaction of "peace of mind" seemed to be too rude to them.

However, even brothers have to settle accounts. Although it is a matter of racial reproduction from their standpoint, from the standpoint of human beings, it is relatively unthreatening to give up such behavior. This must not be forgotten.

In this sense, we humans and their deer tribe are very different from each other in the root part.

"Hey, what's wrong, two people alone together?"

Qiu Yin, who returned to his seat, saw Xia Jing and Li Qi, so he talked out loud.

Her tone seemed to be implicitly expressing something.

"Hmm. We're chatting—"

However, Li Qi replied with a straightforward attitude, and Ling Qiu Yin smiled as if he had been splashed with a basin of cold water: "Ah, that's the case." ”

"You're talking about secrets?" Qiu Yin asked.

"I'm talking about Fang Yuan."

Xia Jing replied as unchanging as possible.

Qiu Yin frowned when she heard this. She didn't know that Fang Yuan was dead, so it was normal for her to have such a reaction.

“…… I don't know if Fang Yuan is okay? ”

Looking at Qiu Yin's uneasy face, Xia Jing somehow felt a sense of guilt.

Fang Yuan was already dead and not in any corner of this world, even if she was worried, she couldn't recall her existence. But Qiu Yin is worried about her safety in the current way.

That's probably the same mood Xia Jing had when her sister disappeared-

"It looks like the weekend plan has been postponed."

Qiu Yin squeezed a stiff smile and said.

"After all, it's embarrassing to leave our classmates behind, and we're going to play by ourselves."

"Ahhh......h That's right. ”

Xia Jing, who was so depressed that he was about to lose his breath, barely squeezed out his voice to answer.

"Let's wait for Fang Yuan to come back. I'll tell them about it. ”

- Wait for her to come back? There's no way she'll come back. Teach others what to expect from the impossible future? Stop it! Xia Jing scolded himself so bitterly.

"Then Anye will be told by me to help tell you."

Xia Jing thanked Li Qi for his cover with his eyes.

The bell for the start of the first class rang at this time. The teacher walked into the classroom, and the students, who had been chatting and laughing casually in all corners, hurriedly returned to their seats.

The classroom without Fang Yuan didn't seem to be particularly different from usual, but sure enough, there was still a feeling of impetuousness. He's probably been so distracted by this all day today that he doesn't have the heart to listen to the lecture.

Lunch break.

Although it seemed normal on the surface, Xia Jingyi couldn't get the energy to talk to his friends. But fortunately, Wang Chuan, Li Mu and others were very interesting throughout the lunch break, and they didn't bother to make a long story short. Of course, they didn't know the real reason why Xia Jing was depressed. Probably Xia Jing was hit because the classmates who invited him to play with him disappeared so unfortunately.

Even so, Xia Jing couldn't help but feel bored and planned to lie on the table and pretend to be lonely, when Qiu Yin came over alone.

"Xia Jing, is it convenient to disturb me?"

Xia Jing craned his neck and looked at the clock behind Qiu Yin's face. There are about ten minutes left until the start of the fifth period.

"Well, what's wrong?"

As soon as Xia Jing asked rhetorically, Qiu Yin whispered while observing the surroundings, "Let's go outside the corridor and talk." ”

Is it something to whisper? - Xia Jing, who thought about it like this, stood up from his seat. In the distance, a gaze looked at Xia Jing, who was following Qiu Yin. It's Li Mu. After looking at him, Xia Jing was saluted in return, as if written on his face, "Today I am extrajudicial to show grace, let Qiu Yin comfort you", and attached an expression that seemed to be smiling and glaring.

- Please, you're not Qiu Yin's boyfriend.

Xia Jing smiled bitterly and raised his hand slightly. It's a pity that Xia Jing is different from Li Mu, even if Qiu Yin grabs and comforts, except for "the kindness of friends is really gratifying", I don't feel anything else.

If it was usual, I might feel that it would be nice to be pampered, but I really didn't feel that mood today...... I always feel that I owe something to Fang Yuan.

In addition, Qiu Yin's face doesn't look like it's going to be comforting.

As soon as he came to the corridor, Qiu Yin looked around again.

"Alas, Xia Jing."

It wasn't until she came to a place some distance from the classroom that Qiu Yin got a little closer to Xia Jing and lowered her voice to speak.

Seeing Qiu Yin's face approaching him, Xia Jing was a little anxious. Xia Jing had been wondering if her move was unintentional. From a boy's standpoint, it is inevitable that it will feel a little troubled.

"What the hell is going on?"

But now is not the time to be shy. When it comes to secrets, Xia Jing also has a weak heart now.

Did you hide something about Fang Yuan? If she asked like this, it would not be strange if there was any wavering. In fact, Xia Jing rushed to the art classroom in a panic and Fang Yuan was arrested and taken to the art classroom, and there was no guarantee that there would be no witnesses.

"Tell you...... Just now I heard a rumor. ”

What Qiu Yin revealed next was not far from what Xia Jing had been worried about.

"I heard that classmate Fang Yuan may be bullied by other classmates."

Xia Jing, who almost blurted out the word "yes", hurriedly closed his mouth. I must pretend that this is the first time I have heard this information. But he couldn't show the acting skills that surprised him, so he had to stay silent and wait for the following.

"Fang Yuan's absence may have something to do with her being bullied."

“…… Do you know who the bully is? ”

Xia Jing has always been concerned about this matter.

The voice I heard when I received a call from Fang Yuan on Friday night.

It's like a mockery, but it's like it's fun—just thinking about it makes me feel uncomfortable. For Xia Jing, the information about the person who bullied Fang Yuan was far more important than the matter of the Deer Clan.

"It's just rumors...... So don't tell anyone else. ”

It seems that this is only a small group of girls' gossip that circulates through the mouth of the people.

That alone has its credibility, and of course the likelihood of being a pure fabrication is not low.

"I'm not going to have such a big mouth. Besides, if you don't tell others, you can know Fang Yuan's whereabouts. ”

Xia Jing told a lie all of a sudden.

In fact, Xia Jing knew that those people were the murderers of Fang Yuan.

Of course, even if you know, you can't get revenge, that's too unrealistic. It's just that I hope that the murderers can be found out and let them confess.

Press the excited heart and take a beat. After asking himself to stay calm in his heart, Xia Jing asked, "Please tell me...... Let's take the class and name of the other party. ”

"Lin Sen from Class D in the first year. Do you know each other? ”

"I don't know."

Xia Jing breathed a sigh of relief, in short, he was not an acquaintance. Nor is it on the list of 'clans'.

But......

A sullen autumn moan on his face.

"Listen to me, that man ......"

Immediately afterwards, the content was woven as if to overturn the peace of mind of the summer scene.

"I heard it's from the tea house."

“…… Hey? ”

Tea House.

It was a cultural club with only two or three kittens, and everyone knew that the members of the tea club had a good relationship.

One of the members was in Xia Jing's class.

Not someone else.

"I wonder if she knows about it......"

Exactly-Anno.

"No, how could it be ......"

Although Xia Jing denied it without saying a word, his throat was trembling.

Qiu Yin was curious, I'm afraid it was just whether Anye was involved in bullying Fang Yuan. However, for Natsu Jing, who has other information in his hand, the name Anno has other meanings.

This clue is linked to what happened that night.

Deer Clan.

Xia Jing was so frightened by the image of Ye Ya connecting his head to Fang Yuan's body that he lost consciousness.

When he woke up, he was already in the 'Lost House', and he was startled when he saw An Ye wearing Hanfu.

The question is, why did Anno appear?

Ya contacted her - such an association is the most natural. However, I feel that Ye Ya can't have such a thing as a mobile phone. The same goes for the apron girl. Besides, if you receive a contact notice, then it's better to find more people led by Li Qi, isn't it?

Was she called out because she was in charge of the Lost House? Or is it – no, it's just hypothetical.