"Are you talking about the story of the crow serving the gods?"
In the dim room, Kidd looked at Akai Mari and asked:
"The legendary god of wisdom?"
"It seems you have heard of it, yes, it is the God of Wisdom, the Servant Crow."
Akai Mary began to narrate:
"There are four major tribes of gods in Mayan mythology, namely the Maize Tribe...note, not Khrushchev, the Kamemps Tribe, the Beast Tribe and the Itsumna Tribe. In the minds of the Mayans, animals are spiritual. The Eagle God rules the sky, the Bear God rules the earth, and the Fish God rules the river."
"When the Eagle God decides the rules of the world, he will ask the crows for their opinions. The crows always come up with wise ideas. For example, according to the myth, one day the people on earth died. The Eagle God felt very sad, so he came to the crows and said that it would be great if people could be resurrected after death! But the crows disagreed with the Eagle God's idea and told him that people could not be resurrected after death. Only in this way would humans learn to cherish life. So, everything in the world was arranged according to the crows' opinions."
"I don't know if you still remember what the ultimate purpose of the Black Organization in developing APTX4869 was?"
Glancing at the faces of Sakaki Makoto and the other two, Akai Mari said with a gloomy face:
"Resurrect the dead and reverse the tide of death! Why did Karasuma Renya use the crow as his family emblem? Don't you have any idea yet?"
After opening their mouths, Sakaki Makoto and the other two certainly understood what Akai Mary meant.
but...
"You said it yourself, this is just a myth, it's all fake!"
Kidd was dumbfounded and said:
"Isn't it possible that Karasuma Renya really believes in the contents of the myth?"
"You still don't understand..."
Akai Mary shook her head:
"Myths are just myths, there is no doubt about that, but think about it in light of the actual situation. The Eagle God controls the sky, but he listens to the opinions of the crows. On the surface, the Eagle God is the one who makes the rules, but who has the real say?"
His eyes suddenly widened, and Kidd knew what Akai Mari was hinting at.
It would be easy to understand if we just replace the eagle god and crow in the story with real people.
The reason why Karasuma Renya uses the crow as his family emblem is because he prides himself on being wise, but at the same time he wants to reverse the torrent of death. No matter how you look at it, the crow is the most perfect symbol.
"Their wolfish ambitions are obvious, and we must not let them go on!"
Mary Akai folded the list of faculty members from 1879 and carefully put it in her arms:
"We came to Gunma Prefecture to directly investigate Karasuma Renya's actions. It's like overtaking on a curve. If everything goes well, we can find the flaws of the Black Organization before the FBI, CIA and other spy organizations. But if we find nothing...what happened in the villa will definitely make Karasuma Renya notice that someone is investigating him, which is extremely disadvantageous to our next actions. Time is running out, so hurry up and continue to collect intelligence!"
Although Makoto Sakaki was wary of Akai Mary, he did not doubt her motives.
When it comes to the Black Organization's development of APTX4869, Mary Akai is the first to bear the brunt of the impact.
Not only did she lose her sister and her family, she also lost her husband, and her body became like that of an elementary school student. It was impossible not to take revenge for such a deep hatred.
Compared to the FBI and CIA, Akai Mary has the simplest purpose. She doesn't want any medicine that can bring the dead back to life. What drives her to act is her indomitable heart.
She wanted to find Karasuma Renya more than anyone else, and then...
Kill him!
This is also the reason why Mary Akai did not seek help from MI6 and chose to fight alone.
"Hey, what..."
Just as Sakaki Makoto and the other two sat down and prepared to continue reading the materials, they heard Kidd's weak voice:
“I have discovered something else…”
"?"
Three question marks appeared above the heads of Makoto Sakaki, Miss Miyano, and Mary Akai. The three looked at Kidd with puzzled expressions:
"You just sat down!"
"Ahem, unexpected..."
Kidd smiled shyly. He was already very happy in his heart and was eager to accept the compliment, but he had to show a humble look on his face:
"No, is this the crow we are looking for?"
There was no choice but for the three of them to move closer. They saw that Kidd was holding an old-fashioned textbook in his hand. The title of the book was Basic Chemistry. The printing quality was very poor, and the fonts on some pages were crooked, looking like leaves swaying in the wind and rain, which was consistent with the situation in Japan at that time.
On the title page of this book, there is a pencil drawing of a crow perched on a branch. The drawing is average and looks a bit like a child's doodle, but it has taken shape.
"The owner of this book is Karasuma Renya. For some reason, he was a history teacher at the age of 22, but after returning from studying abroad, he suddenly started teaching chemistry..."
Seeing that no one praised him, Kid pouted and looked unhappy:
"The list you just put away, Miss Mary, mentioned the subjects taught by Karasuma Renye."
"That's not hard to explain."
Akai Mary glanced at Kidd and said:
"After the restoration of imperial power, Japan began the Meiji Restoration. In 1872, the Meiji government promulgated the school system order, which further established Japan's education system, namely the centralized university district system."
"In the same year, the government issued a teacher education order, establishing a two-tier teacher education system. The first type is ordinary normal schools, which are established by local governments to train teachers and principals of public elementary schools. Among them is the first Gunma Elementary School Teacher Training Institute. The second type is the Higher Normal School, which is established by the state to train secondary normal education personnel."
"At first, Karasuma Ren'ya graduated from the Gunma Elementary School Teacher Training Institute and stayed there to become a teacher in the institute, responsible for teaching history. A few years later, he chose to study at Oxford University in London, where he learned a wealth of chemistry knowledge. Three years later, he returned to Japan and began teaching chemistry... Since Karasuma Ren'ya's chemistry textbooks are preserved here, there should also be his history textbooks."
Everyone began to search the wooden box that Kidd got, and indeed found the history textbook that Karasuma Renya left behind before going abroad. Surprisingly, there was no crow pattern on the history textbook.
Noticing this, Sakaki Makoto was startled and looked at Akai Mari:
"You're right. During the three years he studied at Oxford University, Karasuma Renye must have experienced something. His love for crows began at that time."
"Of course, I never speak without thinking..."
Infected by some obsession, Akai Mary added:
"MI6's psychologists are not necessarily worse than you."
Sakaki Makoto smiled and shook his head, not arguing with her:
"Now that we have found the crow pattern left by Karasuma Renya, we can narrow our search to the information after he returned from studying in London in 1891... Brother Kid, you did a good job. I will give you a candy as a reward."
Kidd: “….”
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