Chapter 849 The Barrier of the World
After the thunder exploded, the patter of rain rang out from the window. The fine raindrops fell down and hit the stone ground, creating a mist of water.
It’s raining.
Glancing at the time, Tangze looked at the paintings and clock in the restaurant with subtle eyes, and then turned his attention again to the people on the table with different expressions.
Mamiya Mitsuru squeezed the knife and fork in his hand tightly. Mamiya Takato's face was a little pale. It could be seen that both of them understood what he was talking about and were thinking about that weird and weird thing. frightened by the legend.
On the contrary, Masuyo Mamiya still sat as calm as a mountain. Seeing that the two of them were silent, he snorted at Karasawa: "What nonsense are you talking about? It's because of our poor hospitality that you are not satisfied." Are you going to mock us with words like curse? "
"This is not nonsense, this old lady, such a thing did happen. You see, your son and grandson have heard about it. It seems to be going well. However, what Brother Tang Ze said is somewhat different from the version I have heard." Conan glanced at Joker and felt that he had guessed what he had just mentioned, "Four. Ten years ago, a tragedy occurred in a castle in the mountains. The owner of that castle was also a very wealthy man. After his death, his family held a memorial ceremony for him in the castle to express their condolences. Yes."
"I have heard about it, but I don't know the specific details." Mamiya Takato touched the back of his neck and whispered, "The story is actually true. There are many theories. In addition to the version my friend just mentioned, there are also theories that the banquet was actually a secret auction for Karasuma Renya’s collection during his lifetime, but the celebrities who came to participate were all killed at the end of the auction... What happened? I don’t know if that’s the case. It’s true that a murder occurred.” After coming back to his senses, he coughed twice and put down the knife and fork in his hand. "My wife told me about this. She said that if my father-in-law hadn't flatly refused and didn't go to the banquet, maybe he would have He also died forty years ago."
At this point, he glanced at Masuyo Mamiya who was sitting there with a strange expression.
Since this is something that even the son-in-law of Mamiya's eldest daughter has heard of, as the wife of the person involved, there is no reason why Masuyo Mamiya doesn't know about it.
Her expression was dull for a moment, her eyes rolled, and she forced herself to turn the wheelchair: "I don't know what nonsense you are talking about. I'm full. I'll go back to the room first and wait for my daughter to come back. I asked her to come to my room right away. It’s outrageous that she’s been so late for my birthday...”
Her voice became smaller and smaller as the person moved away, and Tang Ze looked at her slightly smaller than before. Pushing faster, he secretly smiled.
I can barely remember my Alzheimer's character.
I am afraid that this crazy woman who has used all means to achieve glory and wealth should understand when facing Masuyo Mamiya in the past few years, but she uses this method to avoid things that she herself cannot figure out. Bar.
No wonder I have to create an Alzheimer's character for myself. Otherwise, it would be too easy to reveal my identity.
"I'm sorry, my mother-in-law's mental condition has become worse and worse in recent years." Mamiya smiled apologetically at the guests who were rudely abandoned by Masuyo Mamiya, "Even my father-in-law I can’t even remember the situation.”
“Grandpa is a historian who likes to study castles, but in terms of family wealth, he is not particularly wealthy. His main property is this. The castle itself." Mamiya Takato explained, "So if the invitation from the Karasuma family is really an auction, he will definitely not be interested. After all, even if he goes, our family will not spend so much money on the collection. "
"It's such a pity. I thought that since we are such a big family, we would definitely hear more inside stories." Tang Ze nodded and made a pityful expression. .
"...So, you suddenly ran to the castle here just to investigate the rumors about the Karasuma family?" After the meal, Conan, who was following Karasawa, asked abruptly. , "What's wrong with that so-called dinner party?"
Haiyuan Ai, who was following him, turned to glance at him, and then turned to look at Tang Ze who was smiling. Thinking of the wait-and-wait strategy mentioned by the other party, it took a little effort to control the corner of his mouth that wanted to twitch. .
She felt that Conan might have found a connection between things that did not exist without authorization.
"There must be something fishy." Tangze shrugged, and did not reject Conan's logic. He followed his understanding and said, "There are different opinions on what happened at the dinner that day. Some people say this It was the curse of that castle. Everything that happened that night reflected the prophecy left by the circulating puzzle. Some people believe that this should be the Karasuma family using the lives of visitors in an attempt to solve the mystery of the castle, and finally the knowledge will be revealed. All of them were killed and silenced..."
"Oh, so you found out that the master of the Mamiya family had received an invitation, so you came to investigate the situation." Conan's face was full of realization.
Tang Ze curled his lips and did not refute, but looked across the corridor and towards the empty foyer.
There, the master of the Mamiya family with a serious face was sitting there, staring straight at the people who came in from the gate.
He came to investigate this castle because of this factor, but the old head of the Mamiya family had also received an invitation, which was a bit unexpected.
Moreover, if this is indeed the case, then the rejection of the head of the Mamiya family back then is a bit intriguing.
Back then, Karasuma Renya was not inviting celebrities or dignitaries at all. He was inviting a group of historians, architects and other professionals to study the secret treasures of the Twilight Hall. That's the right puzzle about this castle.
According to the Mamiya family’s love for the castle and its related culture, it is not difficult to see from the fact that the other party insists on living in this castle all his life. If he really has the opportunity to show his talents, study and understand other people, He had no reason to refuse a castle with a long history. Why he didn't attend was also a mystery that needed to be figured out...
"You should have read a little bit about the literature on cognitive histology. Then tell me, what special significance does a special environment like a private castle in the outer suburbs have on the cognitive level?" Conan did not answer. Tang Ze asked back.
Conan's expression was stunned for a moment, and he turned to glance at Haibara Ai, who was quiet with his hands in his coat pockets.
When it comes to cognitive learning, the real experts are here. What is the joker suddenly asking himself?
Hui Yuan Ai looked like it was nothing to do with him, and had no intention of helping. Conan could only think hard for a while, barely searching for relevant knowledge in his mind, and tentatively said: "Well, that's probably the so-called ' A closed cognitive environment may form clustered cognitive characteristics'? To be honest, I don't really understand its specific meaning..."
In order to understand what happened to Tangze's parents, and to be better. Understanding the organization's research progress in this area, he had indeed read a lot of papers and books at Haiyuan's request. However, the theoretical part was obscure, the demonstration part was unreasonable, and the examples were written like some kind of fantasy novel. Yes, it is really difficult for him to really regard those things as serious subjects.
If he hadn't known in advance that the nonsense content had real meaning and had even been used by the organization in some aspects, he would definitely have thrown these words into the category of "nonsense fabrication of civil science" in his memory.
How should I put it? It’s not unreasonable that Karasawa’s parents’ research society has been reduced to the point where it has no financial support at all and has been absorbed by the organization’s research institutions...
“I have a good memory... ..." Tang Ze glanced at him meaningfully, "You can still have such a memory without understanding or believing it. You are worthy of being a well-informed detective."
"This... "Conan scratched his face in embarrassment, "It's me, uh, I don't have enough understanding..."
"Okay, I know you don't mean it. It's just hard for you to accept it for the time being." Tang Ze reached out and patted it. Patting him on the shoulder, "Having a questioning spirit and refusing to follow blindly are also very important scientific qualities."
After taking a look at Haibara Ai, who took two wary steps back to show that he would not take the trouble easily, Tang Ze shrugged.
"Hearing is deceptive, seeing is believing. I think it is better for you to come and see it for yourself. At 12 o'clock at midnight, if you can get up, come to the lobby to meet us." He He waved his hand and turned towards the dense rain curtain, "Understanding and observing the laws of the objective world, summarizing the laws, and using the laws, this is not another kind of materialism. Don't resist it, Mr. Detective."
< br>Conan blinked, but still didn't quite understand what he meant. Haiyuan Ai, who was standing next to him, sighed first.
Sometimes I feel a little envious of Kudo, a lucky guy. She insists on continuing to live as a researcher and will not enter that world easily.
Once you have entered the world of cognition, unless you lose your memory, accept brainwashing, and erase this part of your cognition, this cognition will actually affect the real world and cannot be reversed.
"The meaning of that theory is actually very simple." Haiyuan Ai said in a soft tone, "In an environment that is physically closed and difficult to communicate with the outside world, the overall cognitive level and public opinion atmosphere must be different from mainstream society. . You have been to the American Island, you know. In a normal environment, it is impossible to do those things." She was referring to Shimabukuro Kimi's personal will by becoming the totem of the island. This force caused the entire island to sink directly to the ground.
It should be said that this is the true face of the power that organizations long for and covet.
"Hmm, so the castle is also an environment like this?" Thinking of the residents on the American island who were gradually becoming crazy as the rain became heavier and heavier, Conan couldn't help frowning, "But this kind of private The family territory will not produce any spiritual totem..."
"There may be another form of expression, but I believe that joker will not be aimless." Haiyuan Ai shrugged and patted. He patted Conan on the other shoulder and said, "This world is more fragile than many people imagine, but it is also stronger than some people imagine. I leave it to you, great detective, so work hard."
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"You have also discovered that the cognitive space here is indeed very special."
As soon as he stepped on the pedal of the RV, Haihara Ai heard Karasawa's opening remarks, He stopped his steps and continued walking inward.
"Should I avoid it?" She pointed to the egg placed on the soft cushion, still wrapped in bubble wrap, "I'm here to check the monitoring data."
In fact, according to Karasawa, as long as Matsuda Jinpei returns successfully, Hagiwara Kenji is the one who is easiest to handle among the few people.
Unlike Matsuda Jinpei, who had a police career for several years after his death, there was a period of time that others did not understand, which forced them to collect a lot of additional information from the First Investigation Division and his father. Hagiwara Kenji from his birth to The life trajectory of death is highly overlapped with that of Matsuda Jinpei.
As a young man who talks about everything and even has consistent educational and work experiences, as long as Matsuda Jinpei is around, collecting Hagiwara Kenji’s identity information is not a problem at all.
According to Tangze, his main difficulty was that he died for too long. To this world, he was already a shadow that could not be more faded. If his relatives were not still alive, he might have died at all. Even the basis for resurrection is gone, so the energy required is naturally much more than the first two people.
She monitored even more frequently than before, just to compare the data differences several times, so since the egg was pretending to be here together, she slipped out and took a look.
"No need to avoid it, special situations also require some expert opinions." Tangze waved his hand, and the RV door automatically closed behind Haihara Ai, "By coincidence, I also want to ask you about this matter."
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Hui Yuan Ai took off the hood of her raincoat and walked over, and saw two lines of text written on the monitor hanging on the wall.
[Twilight Annex], and [Opportunity to Cross the Barrier].
Tangze drew a circle in the air, and the text on the display screen was quickly circled by Noah's round strokes.
“There is an insurmountable barrier between the cognitive world and the real world. Except for Noah, we cannot overcome this barrier and enter the cognitive world without the help of external forces. This is what the organization has always believed The existence of the cognitive world, but the tentacles have never touched the fundamental reason for the true appearance of cognitive learning."
When he said this, he turned his questioning eyes to Haiyuan Ai.
Among them, the only one who can truly prove whether this statement is correct or not is her, who has worked on the front line of organizational research.
Haihara Ai, who felt that this conversation was of great significance, pondered for a moment, and then said cautiously: "That's more or less the meaning. From very early on, about half of the researchers in the organization have , firmly believe that the content of my uncle's research is not an abstract metaphor, but a real situation. They believe that the 'world' composed of cognition exists, but they have not yet found a way to enter it..."
< br>She quickly glanced at Tang Ze and made sure that the other person's expression was very calm and that he was not disturbed by these words before continuing.
"What's more, some people in the organization believe that the reason why the research has encountered a bottleneck is not because the theory is wrong, but because Uncle Tang Ze concealed part of the research content, causing them to miss the most critical There is no way to take that step.”
As a researcher, she has no access to core affairs outside of research, and she doesn’t know how these remarks are spread in the organization. intensity, but she believed that the death of her uncle and aunt was inseparable from this speculation.
They had reached the limit of their patience. In order to squeeze out this part of key information, they would rather kill the goose to get the eggs than to get all the research. This was how they launched a complete roundup of the Tangze family.
Tangze blinked, without saying anything about these words, and continued the discussion at the beginning: "To have such a conclusion shows that the organization has tried to enter the cognitive world more than once. These attempts must be They all ended in failure, but they must have found some circumstantial evidence to support the existence of the cognitive world in the process, so they became determined to the point of almost madness."
His eyes flickered from several people in the group. He scanned his body one by one and finally landed on Shimabukuro Kimie.
Shimabukuro Kimie, who was holding his chin in thought, tilted his head in confusion. After thinking for a while, he finally understood what Karasawa was implying: "Do you think what happened to me is similar?"< br>
"Strictly speaking, the research direction of the organization is not wrong. Since my 'accident', they have actually been close to the truth more than once, but they have been covered up because of our intervention, and their attention has not been aroused Pay attention." Karasawa pointed at Shimabukuro Kimie and then at Noah, who had a head on the screen. "Perhaps we have already tried the method of understanding the world without navigating through another world. .”
Having been in this world for so long, as Leon told him at the beginning, this is not a world where the real world and the cognitive world are strictly separated and do not interfere with each other. This is a world where fusion and cognitive world have occurred for unknown reasons. A world where the boundaries with reality are blurred.
It's just that the "Holy Grail" of this world, or something similar, like the accomplice ending of the original work, actively restricts the boundaries of the cognitive world, and does not allow the two to be completely integrated.
The specific embodiment of this ambiguity includes that the way to enter that world is not just the navigation of another world.
Just look at these members of his team!
Noah’s Ark is actually the organization’s research and development version of a different world navigation. It's just that his "holographic virtual game database" is actually his palace disguised as a game. His ability to make up the world by himself is part of his identity as the palace master, which has caused misunderstandings to the organization and made them sacrifice what they have to do. The weird brainwashing machine went.
If he had not been taken away by Karasawa and had not succeeded in self-destruction, or if the real genius Hiroki Sawada had not died one day earlier, after falling into the hands of the organization, they would have discovered the clues of this game sooner or later, and it might have led to a crisis. Cross that line.
Narimi Asai, on the surface, is just a powerful mask user, but the most special thing about him is actually the weak barriers caused by the environment of Moon Shadow Island, which allowed him to grow to the point of entrenching himself without relying on any external force. To the extent of the public palace, if he goes further, he may also find the real gap between the two worlds.
The one who went further than him was Shimabukuro Kimie. Without the intervention of the Phantom Thieves, would she have completely collapsed and taken on a form similar to that of a false god, completely invading the real world? Karasawa didn't want to assume, but don't forget that this island had been in the organization's sight.
They were not looking in the wrong direction, they just came at the wrong time.
Perhaps Karasawa Ikawa discovered something was wrong a few years ago and carefully hid it so that it did not attract the attention of the organization.
From this, Tangze made a bold hypothesis.
What if, he means what if, in cities and other places where human civilization progresses faster, the world follows the same operating logic as P5, but in isolated islands, conservative villages, and unable to understand each other with the outside world In a closed environment of circulation, will the rules also operate according to the logic of P4?
Is there really a possibility that you can kick someone into the TV as long as you find the right way to enter?
"I have some bold guesses. I think this castle is a good testing site." Tang Ze pointed to the stone fortress with shutters standing in the rain lightly, "Maybe, we need Some of the answers lie there.”
(End of Chapter)