"Since the incident started because of me, I should also bring it to an end."
After Yuanhuaiyu finished speaking, he quietly waited for Shimabukuro Kime's reaction.
But now Shimabukuro Kime's mind is completely blank.
In all her years since she was a child, she has never heard of such a secret.
If the story told by this man is true, it means that the Mermaid Island can now become a tourist attraction, all thanks to the man in front of him.
But she still couldn't believe its authenticity, because the content was too fantasy, and there was no problem telling others that it was a myth.
Even when you tell it to others, the other party may point out that this is a parody of the story of the Eight Hundred Bhikshunis that was widely circulated as early as the fifteenth century.
"But...why have I never heard of this? Is there any way you can prove this story is true?"
To her surprise, Yuanhuaiyu shook his head: "There is no way to prove it, because everyone who knew about this matter has passed away. Maybe Shimabukuro Miqin didn't tell your parents about this matter, and
Or maybe your mother didn’t have time to deliver the message during the fire..."
"But I don't need to convince you of the truth of this matter."
"Whether you believe it or not, I will give you two choices."
"First, I can help you escape from here, stay away from Japan, no one can find you, and live a new life with a new identity..."
Shimabukuro Kimie frowned: "Can you tell me about the second option?"
She was born on this island since she was a child, and she already has extremely deep feelings for Mermaid Island. She was very reluctant to let her stay away from this homeland and go to a foreign land.
"The second option is that you continue to be the lifeblood of Mermaid Island. As for the police, I can destroy all the evidence that may exist. In addition, the villagers on the island feel sorry for your family and will definitely cover it up...
…”
Shimabukuro Kimie was stunned.
The second option seems to allow her to maintain her old life, but if she thinks about it carefully, can she really return to her original peaceful life?
Even if the villagers will protect her, will that erase the fact that she is a murderer? What will the family members of the three people she killed think when they see that she is pretending to be a murderer?
Shimabukuro Kimie knew that since she killed the first person, she could no longer go back.
Her expression gradually changed from struggle to relief, and finally she said with a wry smile:
"Excuse me...can I choose the third option?"
Yuan Huaiyu didn't speak, just looked at her quietly.
Shimabukuro Kimie let out a long sigh: "Although I said it was to avenge my mother, after all, the person I killed was the friend I grew up playing with."
"As a daughter, I have fulfilled my duty to my mother, but as a friend... I still owe too much."
"When I first made the decision, I was already prepared to meet my end."
Shimabukuro Kimie bowed slightly: "Thank you for lending me a helping hand, but since I have done those things, I am willing to bear all the consequences."
The implication is that Yuan Huaiyu should leave her alone and she is willing to accept legal sanctions.
If there was still a trace of reluctance and luck before, when Yuanhuaiyu approached her to tell the truth, she understood that what she had done could not be concealed no matter what.
Yuan Huaiyu was not surprised at all by her final answer.
In his perception, the Japanese seem to be like this.
This is a nation full of contradictions.
As Ruth Benedict said in the book "The Chrysanthemum and the Knife": warlike yet peaceful, militaristic yet beautiful, arrogant yet courteous, rigid yet fickle, docile yet stubborn, loyal yet rebellious,
Brave yet cowardly, conservative yet fond of novelty.
If we were to use one word to describe the Japanese, the word "grateful person" would be most appropriate.
A debt of gratitude, ranging from an emperor's favor to a trivial favor, is a favor that a person needs to repay.
If a person wants to become a virtuous person, he must repay kindness. And due to the existence of the consciousness of repaying kindness, a relationship of obedience is created between people. For example, children obey their parents, subordinates obey their superiors, everyone obeys the emperor, etc.
The Japanese have affection, but the way they divide affection is very strange.
Unlike most countries and regions in the world that combine what a person does to characterize good and evil, the Japanese divide things at different levels quite clearly.
For example, in Japanese history, someone once betrayed his master out of national justice and fulfilled the country's friendship, but betrayed his master's friendship - so afterward, this person committed suicide in order to repay his master's debt.
Friendship.
When Yuan Huaiyu first heard this story, he didn't understand why this man wanted to commit suicide. But as his understanding of this nation became deeper and deeper, he gradually understood the reason.
What an awkward nation...
Therefore, Shimabukuro Kimie will kill three friends in order to avenge his mother. At the same time, for the sake of the island, he hopes that he can escape the investigation and continue to play his fate.
But after knowing that her disguise was no longer sustainable, she rejected the two options given to her by Yuan Huaiyu and was willing to bear the crime.
"I understand." Yuan Huaiyu nodded, showing respect for her wishes.
He thought for a while and said to Shimabukuro Kime: "In that case, let me leave you something."
…
On the other side of the island, there are rumors that mermaid bones are buried in the forest.
Hattori Heiji and Toyama Kazuha were walking in the forest.
【Lie! Lie! This is all fake! I don’t believe it!】
Heiji roared in his heart.
He had just received a call from Kudo, and on the phone, Heiji heard the other party's reasoning.
That reasoning was so bizarre that he couldn't believe it for a while.
It happened that they had just received a notification from the police and had caught Saori Kadori's father, who was suspected of committing a major crime, so they headed into the forest, but they got separated from the others and lost their way in the forest.
At this moment, Heye smelled the smell of burning incense.
The next moment, they saw the rumored tomb of the mermaid deep in the forest.
Hattori Heiji stepped forward and looked at an ordinary tomb with an oval stone standing on it. The clues of the matter were integrated in his mind.
[If this is really the case...those cases...]
In his excitement, he stretched out his hand and touched the stone on the tomb.
But what he didn't expect was that the stone was not stable at all and rolled directly forward.
He subconsciously took a step forward, trying to stop the stone.
In desperation, the sole of his foot slipped and he lost his center of gravity.
Only then did he see that under the cover of trees, there was a cliff in front of him!
Before his eyes, he was about to fall to the bottom of the cliff.