In the following days, Fang Zheng was very busy. After all, the attack on him was not a big deal in Hinamizawa, and more importantly, the attacker was not a local resident of Hinamizawa, but an outsider, which made the situation even more complicated.

If the attackers were from Hinamizawa, then everyone would wait and see if there was any misunderstanding or conflict. But the other party was an outsider, and according to the intelligence information currently obtained, they seemed to be planning to kidnap Fang Zheng. This immediately made the residents of Hinamizawa inclined their stance. Although Fang Zheng had been in Hinamizawa for less than a month, he had improved Hinamizawa's reputation. Fang Zheng was very popular among the children in school, and when the Cotton Festival was held, Fang Zheng also made a lot of efforts and improved the reputation of the adults. This also led to many people coming to visit after hearing about this incident.

This also made Fang Zheng personally experience Hinamizawa's "unity". To be honest, this kind of unity is indeed very touching if you are on the friendly side. But if it is the enemy, it will be terrible. Fang Zheng had no personal experience of the experience of Hojo Satoru and Hojo Satoko before, but now after making a comparison, he also silently mourned for the other side for a few seconds... Standing on the wrong side is indeed fatal.

The first person to arrive was naturally Chie Rumiko. No matter what, she was Fang Zheng's "senior" and was very worried about what happened to Fang Zheng. She only left after confirming that Fang Zheng was not injured.

Then it was Sonozaki Mion and Maehara Keiichi who came. Mion came to tell Fang Zheng that the Sonozaki family took this attack very seriously. The head ghost of the Sonozaki family seemed to be very concerned about it and had sent people to investigate. Maehara Keiichi was more interested in Fang Zheng's single-handedly fighting against six people and beating them to a pulp. He kept pestering Fang Zheng and asking if this was the legendary kung fu or ninjutsu...

After that, Rena and Satoko also showed up. Like everyone else, they were relieved to learn that Fang Zheng was not injured. But what made Fang Zheng a little strange was that Rena seemed to care about it very much, and even volunteered to prepare lunch for him... Although it was a little strange, Fang Zheng certainly would not refuse Rena's kindness.

After all, eating something a girl cooks is always better than making instant noodles yourself.

If the appearance of his students was normal, then the appearance of Sonozaki Shion surprised Fang Zheng. And Shion's visit to Fang Zheng was not just for a visit. On the contrary, she first told Fang Zheng a piece of news that was reasonable but unexpected - the gangsters who attacked Fang Zheng were taken away by the Metropolitan Police Department because they were involved in a major case. Although Officer Oishi tried his best to stop them, he was helpless because as a policeman, it was impossible for him to go against the orders of his superiors.

As for where those "criminals" went after being taken away, no one knew.

Not only that, Sonozaki Shion also talked to Fang Zheng about Hojo Satoshi. Originally, Sonozaki Shion only suspected that her family killed Satoshi, but after seeing those people with her own eyes yesterday, Sonozaki Shion suddenly had a strong premonition that there was a connection between those who attacked Fang Zheng and Satoshi's disappearance. And these people were then "taken away", which made Shion feel that there was something fishy going on.

That's why Sonozaki Shion came to Fang Zheng, hoping to join him in the investigation, and Fang Zheng certainly wouldn't refuse. He also knew that even if he refused, Shion would not let go of this clue because of her feelings for Wu Shi. But the other party was a murderer, so it would be safer for him to follow her instead of letting Shion foolishly rush in and die.

And Fang Zheng, at sunset, finally met the person he had been waiting for.

"Mia... Teacher, do you have time now?"

"certainly."

Fang Zheng nodded as he looked out from the crack in the door and looked at him curiously. In fact, ever since he discovered that Furutte Rika had not come to visit him with Hojo Satoko, Fang Zheng knew that this little girl, who had reincarnated nearly a hundred times, had obviously made up her mind to say something to him.

But...you should change this bad habit of getting away with things by being cute.

Looking at Rika Furude in front of him, Fang Zheng couldn't help but think of a certain bespectacled elementary school student who looked like a death god. He obviously had a mature mind, but he had to act like a child to be cute... From a certain perspective, you guys really had a hard time.

"So, what do you want from me?"

"It's like this..."

Facing Fang Zheng's question, Lihua smiled somewhat embarrassedly.

"Actually... I'm drawing a comic, but I don't know how to draw the plot, so I want to discuss it with you, teacher..."

Sure enough, was it everything I did that finally touched her?

Looking at the girl in front of him, Fang Zheng smiled slightly. As long as he could convince Furuto Rika, he would be halfway to winning this instance. Thinking of this, Fang Zheng looked at Rika and nodded.

"Of course not."

Sure enough, as Fang Zheng had expected, Rika vaguely hinted to him about Hinamizawa Syndrome. This was very similar to the plot in the animation, but different from the animation, Rika at that time was deducing the process and motive after knowing that the murderer was Takano Sanshi. But this time, Rika still didn't know who the murderer was, so she hoped to use Fang Zheng's power to find the murderer.

For Fang Zheng, the most important thing for him at the moment is to remind Lihua and tell her the identity of the real murderer. But this is not an easy task, because in Lihua's view, Yingye Sansi and the "Mountain Dog" unit will definitely protect her. It can even be said that after experiencing so many reincarnations, Lihua may feel that even if other people around her want to kill her, Yingye will not do it.

Because of this, Lihua never considered going in that direction.

In the original novel, if it weren't for Yuiri, who was almost as close to her as she was, saying that the real murderer was Takano Sanshi, Rika would never have believed it.

"Hmm... Once the Queen Infected dies, the entire village will be destroyed..."

"Yes."

Lihua nodded, then looked at Fang Zheng intently.

"I just can't figure out how to identify the real murderer, and why he did this..."

"According to general reasoning, if this is murder, there must be a beneficiary."

Fang Zheng took a sip of coffee and looked at Furute Rika with a smile.

"So if you ask me, the culprit should be among those who know the truth... Especially according to your setting, the Queen infected people will be killed in almost every reincarnation world, which is even more so."

"But, but... the Queen Infected has someone protecting her."

"But judging from the facts, they failed to perform their duties every time, right? There are two possibilities. One is that the other party is stronger than them, and the other is... they rebelled."

"Why?"

Hearing this, Lihua was stunned. She shuddered suddenly and looked at Fang Zheng again.

"But, but...why would they do this?"

"Um……"

Facing Lihua's question, Fang Zheng thought for a moment, then he looked at the girl in front of him.

"Well, Rika. According to your 'setting', this disease has no special symptoms during the incubation period. Only when it reaches the onset period will it cause hallucinations and paranoia, and then become full of aggression. However, general medical dissection cannot find the existence of parasites, right?"

"yes……"

Hearing this, Lihua nodded blankly. She didn't understand what Fang Zheng meant by this.

“You know what this means for investors?”

"Investors? You mean the organization called 'Tokyo'?"

"That's right."

Having said that, Fang Zheng looked at Lihua meaningfully.

“It doesn’t exist.”

"……Why?"

"For this disease, there is only one-sided testimony from researchers from the beginning to the end. This is what investors hate to see the most. In addition, those cases are actually very unconvincing. Psychology has long told us that when faced with the same pressure, people will have different reactions due to different personalities, experiences, etc. When faced with the same situation, some people will be stronger, but some people will completely collapse. This is very common."

"But, but... that research did show a case where a soldier who left the village went berserk and killed someone, right?"

"War syndrome is a fairly common reaction on the battlefield."

Fang Zheng shrugged.

"For example, if it were in reality, there would be many similar cases. But can I conclude that a village has a rare disease just because some of the people there are from that village? Then if the others are from big cities like Tokyo and Osaka, does that mean they also suffer from this syndrome? This is the weakest part of the 'setting' you have proposed, and it is also the most taboo in scientific research. Any evidence is selective. You only present evidence that is beneficial to you, and you treat it as if it does not exist if it is not beneficial to you. Of course, in the face of investors, it is understandable to make some small changes, but investors are not fools, and no one's money falls from the sky. According to what you said, the other party also specially invested in building a research institute in that village. This is not a small amount of money, and for an organization, if there is investment, it is necessary to see output."

"But, but, teacher, you still didn't tell me what this has to do with the protagonist being killed?"

Hearing this, Lihua became even more panicked, and even her face turned pale. She was not an ordinary child. After so many reincarnations, Lihua's mind had already matured. Therefore, she only thought about Fang Zheng's words for a moment and immediately got the answer. And because of this, Lihua felt even more frightened and uneasy.

Looking at her expression, Fang Zheng also shook his head secretly. To be honest, if Lihua was fifteen or sixteen years old, she would definitely be able to escape this cycle after reincarnating dozens of times. But Lihua is just a child after all. She can't leave the village at all. More importantly, she can't get enough information from other channels. Even after reincarnation so many times, the information she got was still obtained from Takano Sanshi and Doctor Irie. This single information channel made it impossible for Lihua to judge the truth through enough information.

But now, Fang Zheng came to give her extra lessons.

“It has a lot to do with it.”

Looking at the pear blossoms, Fang Zheng stretched out his finger.

"First, according to your setting, this disease will have almost no clear characteristics that can be used for observation from the time it is discovered to the time it is cured. Second, the most obvious feature of this disease is that after the infected queen dies, the entire village will perish as a result."

Having said this, Fang Zheng smiled slightly and looked at Li Hua's face which was becoming increasingly pale.

"Do you understand, Lihua? If you want to prove to others that this disease really exists, it is time-consuming and laborious to prove it through curing it, and it is easy to be doubted. In fact, if I encounter this situation, I will also suspect that the patient was cured by psychiatric drugs or psychotherapy, rather than some parasite. Then, as long as the queen infected is killed and the entire village is destroyed, it will be easier to convince others that this disease exists. After all, the complete destruction of an entire village is not something that can be explained by ordinary reasons. And if it is according to your setting, Lihua, then it is completely explainable."

"clang!!"

Hearing this, the cup in Lihua's hand fell to the ground.