Chapter 228 196. Xingu Group (please order in full)
Accompanied by a pleasant sound of wind chimes, their experience before waking up in the coffee shop was like a dream.
The cafe is still the same as before, with no customers. Zecheng is sitting on the seat opposite with his head lowered.
It was this woman who made them enter the dreamland, which led to such a series of farce...
But... was she really the culprit?
"We didn't die in the dream. Didn't we fulfill your wish, Miss Zecheng?" Jiang Wenkan smiled sarcastically, "I thought something was wrong when we were asked to sign before, but now it seems that it is indeed the case. "
"..." Zecheng remained silent, but it was obvious that she felt a little guilty.
"Miss Zecheng, can you tell me the specific situation?" Li Ming, who has always been relatively peaceful, also showed an impatient look, but still tried his best to remain polite and asked, "Are you from Yuzu?" Dear, you entrusted so many people to find grapefruit , I believe there is still a trace of warmth in your heart, but...is it too much to bring them into a dream and kill them?"
"I...I just want to... "Zecheng suddenly raised his head, tears streaming down his face uncontrollably.
“Forget it, Miss Zecheng, I don’t want to hear your excuses. We will use our authority to send you to prison. As long as our confessions are consistent, no one will know what the real situation is. ..." Li Ming paused, "Of course even if they knew the truth... they wouldn't believe it."
"I, I accept, it's all my fault. It's all the children and innocent people I killed."
Ze Cheng held the hem of his skirt tightly with both hands, trembling. , his stiff body couldn't help shaking, and he lowered his head silently.
"If you accept it, then this matter ends here. Although this trip is not a pleasant one, I still thank you... for the free trip you brought us." Li Ming mocked He said, stood up coldly, and was about to turn around and leave the coffee shop.
"Wait...!"
Ze Cheng raised his head suddenly, wiped away the tears in his eyes, and twitched.
"Can you accompany me to another place...Yuzi will definitely want you to go."
Yuzi...
When Li Dan thought of this name, he couldn't control his heart. Feeling sad, he waved his hands impatiently and suppressed his emotions to express his acquiescence.
Others also nodded when they saw this.
In these white dreams, they seem to have been following Li Ming, but this is not because they have no opinions, but because their mutual trust and friendship have driven them to become such a group, although there are some small Rubbing, but overall quite enjoyable.
Zecheng led everyone to a cemetery. There was a black car parked at the entrance of the cemetery.
Zecheng slowed down and walked towards the deepest pastoral area, which was surrounded by lush trees and countless flowers blooming there.
"See you soon, are you here again?"
Ze Cheng came to two tombstones, where stood a girl in uniform, wearing a shawl and long black The hair is spread like a waterfall.
"Because I miss them a little bit..."
That girl is Hayami, Yuzu and Natsume's best friend in life.
Li Dang stood there from a distance, holding his hands, and found that Zao Jian's eyes were still red, he must have cried just now.
There are several fresh bouquets placed in front of the two tombstones, with a portion of instant noodles and a well-bound picture book on them. On the tombstones are photos of two cute girls, with two columns of names engraved on them - —
"Ibi Yuzu" and "Natsume Haru".
After Zecheng and Hayajian exchanged a few words, she turned to look at Li Ming.
"Want to take a look at Yuzu's picture book... This was carefully prepared by her and Natsume..."
Li Ming calmly opened the picture book——
The first half is a An ordinary story about a hero saving a beauty. In the second half of the story, the hero gradually deteriorates because of the gold and silver treasure he obtained. His dark side turns into a heart-devouring demon. His relatives and friends all die one by one because of the demon. .
The demon laughed at him every day, but he did not give up. In the end, the hero defeated the demon, and the whole play ended——
Li Ming slowly turned to the last page, the bottom. There was a line of handwriting left with a black marker, as if it had just been written.
"ありがとうございました.そして、さようなら."
"Thank you, and then, farewell."
The morning sun shines through the leaves, and falls on the tombstones of Yuzu and Natsume. Under the swaying light and shadow, the girls on the tombstones seem to be smiling at everyone again.
But they know that the time of the two girls has been frozen in that black and white photo forever...
「あなたたちの生がこれから顺风満风になりますように》
...
After returning to the coffee shop from the tomb area, everyone was talking and laughing because of the complete success of this white dream, but no one noticed Jiang Wenkan's expression.
The young man kept looking around, as if he was looking for something, and also seemed to be worried about something.
The laughter just now seemed like an illusory bubble that exploded under the sun and became a shadow.
"No, isn't it Jiang Wenkan who created the dream? What about Professor Shirai?" Yuan Qingyu frowned, interrupted everyone's laughter, and looked at the young man beside him who had his head lowered. , "I'm asking you something, kid."
"Everything is out of control..."
Jiang Wenkan answered the question and said these words silently.
"Out of control... Everything has been out of my control... Is this the price... Is this the price of overdraft...?"
Li Ming stopped, He also noticed that he was shrinking, so he stepped forward and put his hands around his shoulders. "What's wrong? What happened... We are friends. If you have anything, just say it and we will help you solve it."
"It's out of control! Li Ming! Do you know? I overdrafted so many dream points to redeem the loan, and redeemed them for the tickets to construct the dream. My original intention was to torture Shirai without limit in the white dream, but because of my If the willpower is not strong enough, these white dreams have become the precursors of chaos."
"The white dreams we are in now have been completely separated. Under my control, the character Shirai will no longer appear in it... Instead, there will be some abandoned Baimeng resources related to the Cthulhu mythology..."
Jiang Wenkan stretched out his trembling hand, the palm of his hand He was holding a touch-screen mobile phone in his hand, and a conversation window was displayed on the screen. Although the other party had some playful emoji expressions, the words in them made people feel scared.
"That is to say, before the tickets run out... we will be trapped in this dream involving a large number of weird creatures in the Cthulhu mythology for life... and..."
< br>Before Jiang Wenkan finished speaking, his conversation was interrupted by the sound of familiar footsteps not far away. The young man looked with some horror. It was still the familiar hooded man and the familiar pistol.
"My respected client Jiang Wenkan...some things won't be a surprise once you say them. I regret not being able to tell you this."
It was a familiar voice.
... Even the dress is very familiar.
Li Ming frowned and looked at the intruder warily, as did everyone else, who all maintained a vigilant posture.
"Have you really forgotten me after not seeing each other for a long time? It was just a dream. I am really sad."
The man put his hood back on his back and a smile appeared on his face.
"Seeing your expressions, I feel very satisfied. This is exactly what I want, so for the sake of the program effect, let me introduce myself again. Yes, I am the white dreamer you met in time reincarnation before. How about Mr. Yamaishi Yosho, the NPC I met... Isn’t my acting skill good?”
“Playing a murderous executioner? It's so vivid... I really admire myself very much, don't you think?"
"It's not just an NPC, tell me, what is your true identity?"
Kurosawa Mika and Minamoto Seitama, as staff of the hospital, naturally had a different attitude towards the dream point transaction, so they stepped forward and stood in front of the three of them.
"We are really curious about the power of an organization that can trade Dream Points, and it is not officially recognized. It is so blatant."
"Don't judge us like this... …a continuously operating machine that is not officially recognized Aren’t there many organizations? Isn’t it the same with those organizations that hunt people? They are not officially recognized and use extraordinary means to make patients die in their dreams to steal the final reward.”
Shan Shi played with the pistol in his hand. He looked disapproving.
“Two of you, please don’t speak so harshly. Just like there are bank loan institutions in reality, our “Xinjiu” Group also has such a function. To a certain extent, we are In one piece, isn't it? ”
“What one body! You are clearly committing loan sharking. "Li Ming quickly understood the situation at hand and said in a radical tone.
"Indeed, I admit this. Our group told those customers when they borrowed Dream Points that our interest rates are very high. If they can't pay back, they will suffer physical pain."
Shanshi put the barrel of the pistol on the side of his cheek and said innocently.
"But our big customers still insist on their own way. We have made it so clear. What can I do if they are still like this? Are you right? This is a matter of mutual consent. , how could it become our group’s mistake?”
“You can ask Mr. Jiang Wenkan whether he knew the interest was heavy but I still want to borrow money and ask him if he thinks this is a consensual transaction."
"Besides, we are actually very kind and gave him one month to repay. As long as he is more diligent, If you go to see a doctor frequently or find some patients who can trigger white dreams, you can get a lot of dream points to repay the debt between our group and him.”
"Strong words." Li Ming said coldly.
"Yes, we are indeed using strong words, but do you have any reason to refute?" Shanshi put the pistol back into his pocket, and then took out a square piece of paper, "Okay Okay, everyone, I’m not here to quarrel with you today, but about Mr. Jiang Wenkan’s after-sales service hours.”
“First of all, let me see what you think about this time. The white dreams seem to be confused, and they don’t understand the truth behind the scenes, so I came here to tell you this specifically to help you clear up your doubts. You don’t thank me, but you still scold me. What kind of world is this? Huh? ”
Shan Shi took out a piece of chewing gum from his pocket, chewed it vaguely, and then turned his eyes to the thick white paper in front of him.
“Three years ago, the school doctor Sang Yuan worked for a cult organization. While traveling in Europe, he discovered a painting in an antique shop that was said to be able to see through people’s hearts. At that time, he felt the power of that painting. Exception and bought it ”
"After some research, he learned about the way to contact the rumored outer god Nyarlathotep through his paintings, and began to try more in-depth."
"He returned to Japan two years ago. He traveled around Japan for a long time to select the soul to build the dream, and finally came to Ikebukuro this year.
A weak soul cannot build a dream, and a soul that is too powerful will swallow Kuwabara."
"After careful After the selection, he set his target on Yuzu Ibi, a female high school student. Through his excellent academic qualifications, he became the school doctor of Tateno Middle School and was ready to start planning. "
"On February 8th, Yuzu passed away. Finished her seventeen years On her birthday, her good friends Hayami and Natsume held a birthday party for her in class and gave her their own gifts. Hayami's gift was a brand new box of paints, while Natsume's gift was a set of paintbrushes. .”
"On February 13th, Kuwahara started his plan. He sent his men to kidnap Natsume and began to prepare a magic circle to create illusions."
"On February 14th, Natsume disappeared for a whole day. Yuzi started posting missing persons Notice and reported the case. "
"On February 20th, Ibi Yuzu saw the missing Natsume in front of the new school building. From our god's perspective, it was actually an illusion created by the school doctor. The witness student Kuroishi saw it. She hurriedly ran towards On the sixth floor of the new school building. "
" Yuzu chased the illusion all the way to the rooftop. She saw Natsume trying to jump down, and Yuzu rushed up to hold her without hesitation, but Yuzu penetrated her. The illusion, but because of the momentum, "Falled down."
"In other words, the real cause of Yuzi's death was induced suicide." Although he didn't want to hear this from Shan Shi's mouth, Li Ming still upheld the expectations of a private detective. Characteristics, let’s analyze them along the way.
"Yes, Mr. Li Ming is really as smart as the rumors say.
On February 24, Natsume's body was dumped in an alley, and was disguised as a serial murderer by Kuwahara. However, The police suspected that the crime may have been framed or followed, and the fatal injury was a wound on the neck.”
“ Later, with the help of Yuzi's soul and the power of Nyarlathotep, Sangyuan built a twisted and real dream world, and at the same time constructed another Yuzu who deprived most of her control rights. The power retains part of the truth."
"The truth...?" Li Ming was a little confused.
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