The story of Ozawa Village actually started with a murder case, which neither Aoi Keisuke nor Hoshino could have imagined.
"At that time, I was called back to the village by my friends and mother. After I returned, I discovered that the conflicts between young people and adults were far more intense than what was rumored.
The village chief's son Ozawa Takuto, Miss Sonoko's brother, is the core figure of the young people's group.
At that time, I was also lobbied to join them, but my family stopped me."
"Hmm? The village chief's son?"
Qing Keisuke curiously asked: "So in essence, is it a fight between the Ozawa family and the Kurosawa family?"
"it's not true……"
Otomo Sawaki sighed: "Chief Ozawa and the parents of most young people are actually on the side of the shrine, but because they are their own children, they are helpless.
Ozawa Takuto's identity is also very troublesome, because he is the eldest son of the Ozawa family and the only male. If he adheres to tradition, he will be the only successor to the village chief."
At this time, Hoshino intervened and asked: "But what kind of conflict does the two sides have that requires killing people to solve the problem?"
Zeshu Otomo replied: "It is said that young people hope to introduce factory investment to the village, open forests and cut trees, so that they can obtain employment opportunities without having to work hard outside.
However, the adults believed that this would offend the great god Toyotsu, so they strictly prohibited it. Among them, the old god was the one who reacted the most violently.
But there are two opinions in the village about the cause of death of the old god master...
One is that he was murdered and dumped by radical young people, and the other is that the old God Lord drank too much at night and fell into the water and drowned. Until the end, no one knew the truth."
Regarding these things, Otomo Sawaki was not a complete witness, and many of them were actually hearsay.
But even so, it was enough for the two of them to have a general understanding of what happened in Ozawa Village at that time.
"After the old God Lord died, everything started to get weird!"
Otomo Sawaki held his head in pain: "The conflicts became more and more intense, and people kept dying at night. The Kurosawa family said that the gods were angered and sent down divine punishments. The corresponding sinners must be punished. Only Ozawa Village can
Return to calm.
But no one knows who the murderer is...
Even if he knew it, Ozawa Takuto would not be able to believe this statement.
Before things got worst, my mother drove me down the mountain and asked me to stay away, but...
Not long after, a final flash flood destroyed everything.
Many people died in this natural disaster, and those who survived were also cursed.
After realizing this, we realized that God Toyojin had been watching us, and that flash flood was His punishment for all of us."
Twenty-one years ago, a village was destroyed by a sudden flash flood. The name of this village was-Ozawa Village.
No one had ever known that such a bloody incident had occurred before Ozawa Village was swallowed up by floods.
The contents of the newspapers that Aoi Keisuke and the others collected from the archives were still too thin.
But in the isolated and backward mountain village at that time, it was not completely impossible for such a thing to happen.
It can even be said that when ancient beliefs are involved, such incidents are not uncommon.
However, what Sawaki Otomo finally described was that it was really the wrath of Toyotsu God that led to the destruction of Ozawa Village?
There are still many questions left in the story he told.
The most important thing is that Qing Keisuke discovered that there is a fatal flaw in placing hope on these survivors to find the truth, and that is——
There is no way they can guess what the gods are thinking.
Everything is just the delusion of mortals looking up to gods!
Regarding this, Fujiko Hoshino must have noticed it. When Keisuke Aoi turned to look, she frowned. If what Otomo Sawaki said was true, then where did the sadness that could not be eliminated in the heavy rain come from?
?
Where is Toyojin God at this time?
"Anyway, thank you for sharing, Mr. Zeshu." She said lightly: "Let's go have a rest."
She said this not out of sympathy for Otomo Zeshu, but just to see the guests off.
She had something she wanted to discuss with Aoi Keisuke.
"Thank you...Mr. Qinggui, have you found Miss Sonoko and the others?"
"not yet."
"Okay, okay, I understand."
Otomo Sawaki left in despair, forgetting to close the door when he left. Aoi Keisuke raised his hand and twisted his fingers, then closed the shoji door again and set up a barrier to isolate the inside and outside.
The box suddenly became much quieter, and even the sound of rain disappeared.
"Oh, I really didn't expect it. The accident is an interesting story." Qing Keisuke poured himself a glass of sake and asked Hoshino if he wanted to have a glass too.
Seeing his appearance, Hoshino hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.
Qing Keisuke immediately refilled her glass.
There are also sashimi served on ice, fried vegetable tempura and pickled dishes on the table.
"Is it true that we haven't found Ozawa and Kitazawa yet?" Hoshino asked.
"Um……"
Qing Keisuke closed his eyes for a while to accept the information sent back by the spirit of gray fog, and then replied: "After searching in the direction of going down the mountain, no traces of the car accident were found, but it is certain that they did not leave the range of Dazai Mountain, so
Most likely it went towards the mountain instead."
"On the mountain?" 33
"Yes." He said meaningfully.
"Are you still alive?" Hoshino understood what he meant without having to read his mind, so he continued to ask.
"There is a high probability that they are still alive, but how long they can survive is a question." Qing Keisuke continued: "This heavy rain is abnormal and will wash away all traces. I can't determine their current location."
The spiritual connection he left on the two of them also lost contact. If it had not been wiped away by the rain, it should have entered a barrier that separated the inside and outside.
In fact, he had to beware of another flash flood that would destroy everything.
Hoshino pondered for a moment and then asked another question carefully: "Did Toyotsu God do all this?"
"..."
Qing Keisuke helped her add another glass of wine and asked with emotion: "President, this kind of question... If you ask me, who should I go with to confirm it?"
"Yes, who should you confirm with?"
Hoshino continued to ask as expected. Based on the fact that they had reached a consensus that "the survivors of Ozawa Village cannot understand the gods", how should they continue to investigate? She needed Qing Keisuke, a professional, to give her ideas.
She didn't look at Qing Keisuke, she just held the wine glass with one hand, with a small white porcelain cup in her palm. Her cold eyes seemed to be paying attention to the ripples of the wine, so that even her tone was a little hazy and low, as if she was talking.
Talking to oneself.
Qing Keisuke's inner voice reached her ears first.
Then she heard Qing Keisuke say: "Let's go find that lake."
A faint smile appeared on the corner of Fujiko Hoshino's mouth, because Aoi Keisuke's thoughts were:
In addition, there were some words that she couldn't understand at all, most likely private spells and secret words.
As a result, this guy... just provided her with a lake and smiled so proudly.
What a disgusting guy.
"Really? Then let's go find that lake." She agreed calmly.