The four Ogatas, who were ready to set off, stood in front of the gate of Tenmanji Temple, making final inspections of their equipment.
Zonghai, Xianhai and Matsumoto were all standing at the gate of the temple, preparing to see Ogata and others off.
Today, the four Ogata people will set off to Toyowa Village, the only place on the island where humans still live in groups, to search for valuable information and a way to get out of the island.
The four of Ogata planned to go to Toyawa Village, while Matsumoto planned to stay at Tenmanji Temple.
"I am just a helpless doctor. I will follow you deep into the island. This kind of thing is too dangerous for me, so I'll stay at Tenmanji Temple." This is what Matsumoto said.
Exact words.
When A-Machi was checking whether he had all the gunpowder, projectiles, etc., Makimura suddenly walked over.
"Miss Atachi..."
"What's wrong?"
"It's nothing... I just came here... to apologize to you."
"Huh? Apologize?" Amachi looked confused.
"I'm sorry..." Makimura said, scratching his hair, "I... said some very rude words to you last night. I apologize to you. I'm sorry."
"Ah, what happened last night..." Amachi smiled helplessly, raised his hand high and patted Makimura on the shoulder, "Let what happened last night go away. I don't care anymore."
"As long as you don't care." Makimura sighed and added, "I actually never thought of coming to apologize to you...it was Brother Ogata who came to me aggressively early this morning and asked me to do it.
my apologies."
"Brother Ogata's expression at that time was terrifying... He looked like he was going to kill me if I didn't come to apologize to you..."
"It turns out it was Ayi who asked you to apologize..." Atachi muttered and unconsciously cast his eyes on Ogata, who was talking to Zonghai.
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"Sokai, what kind of person is Konnosuke, the mayor of Toyawa Village?"
Ogata asked Sokai in front of him while checking the drinking water and other items hanging on his waist.
"Konosuke...he is a very serious and upright person."
"He is not only the village chief of Fenghe Village, but also the most well-off person on the island. His house is the largest on the island. After entering Fenghe Village, you go directly to the most magnificent house.
A house will suffice. That must be Konosuke's home."
"Konosuke is good at everything, but he has a small problem, that is, he likes to be neat. When he puts things away, he likes to place them according to specific rules."
"Ah, that's right."
Zonghai seemed to be thinking about something and walked quickly back to the back hall of Tenmanji Temple.
When Zong Hai came back, he had a sword in his hand.
"Take this sword." Zonghai handed the sword in his hand to Ogata.
"This is?" Ogata asked doubtfully.
"As I said before, my mentor and Kinnosuke have a very good relationship. This sword was a gift from Kinnosuke to Tenmanji Temple."
"If you see Kinnosuke, tell them that you are friends of Tenmanji, and then show him this sword."
"In this way, it can be proved that you are indeed friends and not enemies."
"That's it...Thank you, this thing is very useful."
After putting away the sword, Ogata asked Atachi and others beside him:
"Have you finished checking everything? Is there anything you forgot to bring?"
"No." Ating shook his head.
Mamiya and Makimura also shook their heads.
"Then let's set off." Ogata said loudly.
"Dear donors, the young monk would like to wish you..."
Before Zong Hai finished speaking, Xu Fang suddenly changed the topic:
"But before we set off, Zong Hai, please be honest with us."
Ogata turned his head and swept his sharp gaze towards Zonghai.
"Let's... have a little chat."
There are no other unnecessary emotions on his face, only a serious look.
Not only Kenkai and the others, but also Amachi, Mamiya and others also cast doubtful glances at Ogata.
Only Zong Hai's expression changed, but he still had a faint smile on his face.
"Donor, what do you want to talk to me about?"
"Sokai." Ogata said seriously, "I already hinted at you by the well yesterday."
"If you remember anything important, please tell us in time."
"I wanted to give you a chance."
"Give you a chance... to make amends for your past mistakes and to fully explain everything you already know."
"I want to save some face for you, and don't want to tear the last bit of face between you and me."
"But...I've waited since last night until now, and I still haven't waited for you to explain everything you know."
Zong Hai's expression at this time was finally no longer the same as before, with a gentle smile.
Although he still had a faint smile on his face.
But at this time, the smile on his face was a little bitter.
"Since Zong Hai is unwilling to take the initiative to speak up, I will take the initiative to ask now."
"Zonghai." Ogata's eyes narrowed slightly, a cold light bursting out of them, "You have known for a long time that there is a problem with the water in the Linong River. Am I right?"
As soon as Ogata said this, everyone except Zong Hai and Xian Hai looked shocked.
"...Donor." Zong Hai asked softly, "Why...why did you say that?"
"When you told me yesterday that the islanders on this island get their domestic water from the Linon River, I realized something was wrong."
"After searching the station left by the shogunate researchers and learning that soldiers who had only been on the island for less than a month would turn into cannibals, I was convinced that there must be a big problem with the water of the Linon River."
"All the islanders on this island will become cannibals, except your mentor."
"This shows that there must be some difference in the way of life between your mentor and other islanders."
Ogata's tone gradually became louder at this time:
"When you told me yesterday that the other islanders' domestic water comes from the Linong River, I knew that the biggest difference in the way of life between you at Tenmanji and other islanders is that your water is different."
“Tenmanji’s daily domestic water is taken from wells that lead directly to underground sewers.”
"The researchers of the shogunate didn't know that there was an exception on this island, your mentor, who would not turn into a cannibal. So it is understandable that they did not notice in time that there might be a problem with the water of the Linon River."
"But Zonghai, you didn't notice that there is a problem with the water of Linong River. This is unreasonable!"
"You know that your mentor will not turn into a cannibal. Only other islanders can turn into a cannibal. So as long as you compare your lifestyles, you can easily find that the biggest difference between you is the use of water.
s difference!"
"But you never mentioned the problem of the river water to us, and told us that you didn't know the reason why the islanders turned into cannibals..."
Speaking of this, the cold light in Ogata's eyes became more intense, and his left hand was already pressed on the sheath of the knife at his waist.
"And... you have a medicine that can suppress the 'immortal poison'... This is also quite suspicious."
"When you showed me the medicine that can suppress the 'immortal poison', I noticed that there must be something wrong with you."