Afterwards, Fang Zheng followed Xiaolan and the others to meet the bride, Miss Sayuri. He had to admit that Miss Sayuri was indeed very beautiful in her wedding dress. However, Manager Matsumoto did not seem to approve of this wedding. Even on the wedding day, he still asked his daughter to think it over carefully... Well, maybe this was just a father's dying struggle.

Of course it's useless.

After greeting the bride, Fang Zheng left the preparation room. After all, he was not familiar with Miss Sayuri. As students of Miss Sayuri, Ran Mouri and Suzuki Sonoko were women, they could of course stay here. However, as a man, it was naturally not appropriate for him to stay in the bride's lounge.

After leaving the lounge, Fang Zheng wandered around. Looking at the hot summer day in front of him, he was also extremely depressed. Although this world seemed normal on the surface, after Fang Zheng had been in this world for so many days, he already knew that this world was actually not normal at all.

Take the seasons for example. There was a snowstorm two days ago, but yesterday it was already summer, as if spring didn't exist. Not only that, but the calendar itself was the same. In order to confirm the date, Fang Zheng bought an electronic calendar, but he found that the timeline of this world was a complete mess.

For example, before it was January 25th to January 30th, and then today he opened his eyes and saw that the calendar and TV station both showed April 25th.

According to Fang Zheng's observation, this world is a bit like a game world with offset settings. Just like in the game, you live your life according to the routine on weekdays, and the time in the game world also goes according to the routine.

However, if the player triggers an event, and the date of this event is set to occur half a month or even half a year later, it will jump directly to that time.

It's like a game where you play a dating game. It's impossible to go through the entire time. At most, you meet the heroine, then the process in between, and then both confess at the end. Then the camera flashes and it becomes the ED of graduation and marriage half a year later. The tedious time in between is naturally skipped.

Of course, according to the setting, there should be monthly events every month, such as cherry blossom viewing in spring and beach swimwear flashbacks in summer. However, this world may be eroded and distorted by chaos, so that all the "events" that were supposed to be assigned have been merged into one timeline, which led to the problem.

For example, suppose Edogawa Conan goes to place A, where a murder incident in summer will be triggered. According to this setting, if Conan goes to place A in spring, this incident will not be triggered.

But now, due to "system chaos", even if Conan goes to place A in spring or winter, this "summer exclusive event" will be triggered, and the timeline will be forced to be adjusted to summer.

To use a timeline as an analogy, it goes like this: Spring --> Summer event is triggered --> Timeline shifts to summer --> Event ends, summer continues --> Winter event is triggered --> Timeline shifts to winter --> Event ends, winter continues --> Winter event is triggered --> Timeline shifts to spring...

Of course, the NPCs in the scene would not find it strange. And Fang Zheng was not worried either, because the changes were only in the date and season in terms of cognition, not in the specific aspects.

It's like he wrote a line of code in the spring, and then woke up the next day to find that it was autumn, but there was still a line of code in his computer, and it wouldn't generate a bunch of small codes by itself...

This is really disappointing.

There will be no problem with dates. If you make an appointment with someone to have dinner three days later, the date will still be three days later even if the season changes. It will not change due to the change of seasons.

Of course, as an "ordered world", this is obviously unqualified. If it were a game, it is not impossible that it would be directly removed from the shelves due to complaints from players.

But unfortunately, the only GM and player in this world seems to have gone crazy himself.

Otherwise, Fang Zheng would really like to make a complaint - there are too many system bugs and the gaming experience is extremely poor.

But this also allowed Fang Zheng to discover a characteristic, that is, every time the season changed inexplicably, there was no need to ask, it must be that Conan had triggered some event again.

Just when Fang Zheng was wandering around out of boredom, he saw Xiaolan and Yuanzi running out in a hurry - Hmm, could someone be dead?

Why didn’t I hear the iconic scream?

"What's wrong? Xiaolan? Sonoko?"

"Ah, Mr. Founder."

Seeing Fang Zheng, the two of them hurriedly stopped. Xiaolan greeted Fang Zheng and then said.

"The camera's battery is running low, so we're going to go to a nearby electronics store to see if there are any batteries..."

"Batteries... I remember I have a camera in my car, why not use mine?"

"Really? Great, thank you for your help!"

Hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Xiaolan and Sonoko also hurriedly replied excitedly, and Fang Zheng nodded, then glanced around them.

"Where's that brat?"

"You mean Conan? He's with Sayuri-sensei."

"Oh, I see."

That should be fine.

Hearing this, Fang Zheng felt relieved. He then returned to his car, took out the battery, and followed Xiaolan and the others to the bride's lounge. Xiaolan and Yuanzi were relieved to borrow the battery, and they talked and laughed with Fang Zheng along the way.

When the three of them returned to the bridal lounge, Sonoko opened the door and soon saw a man in a white suit who looked a little introverted. When she saw this man, Sonoko immediately screamed.

"Ah, you are the heir of the Takasugi Group!"

"You know him? Sonoko?"

Hearing this, Xiaolan looked at Sonoko in surprise, and the latter showed a subtle expression.

"We often meet at banquets..."

Having said that, Sonoko leaned close to Xiaolan's ear and lowered her voice.

"He is indecisive and unreliable. I heard that the Takasugi family will end in his hands...ah!"

However, just as Sonoko finished her words, she saw Miss Sayuri, who was wearing a wedding dress, hugging the man in front of her and giving him a deep kiss.

"ah……"

Seeing this scene, the three people including Conan were stunned. Only Fang Zheng raised his eyebrows and said nothing.

"What's wrong with you? All of a sudden..."

The man named Gaoshan was obviously frightened by Miss Sayuri's behavior and looked at her blankly and surprised. However, Miss Sayuri said nothing and just looked at Mr. Gaoshan with a smile on her face.

Just at this moment, a man came over.

"Sorry to bother you, the ceremony is about to start."

"Oh, okay, I understand."

Hearing the reminder, Mr. Takasugi nodded, and Miss Sayuri reached out and took the drink she was drinking from his hand.

"You go first, Junyan. Don't worry, I'll be there soon."

"Ah, um..."

Hearing this, Mr. Takasugi nodded, then turned around and prepared to leave with Conan and the others. However, at this moment, Fang Zheng suddenly walked in front of Miss Sayuri.

"I'm sorry for being so rude, Miss Sayuri."

As he said this, Fang Zheng snatched the drink from Sayuri's hand. Everyone was stunned by this sudden scene. Even Xiaolan and Sonoko looked at Fang Zheng in surprise, wondering why he did this. As for Sayuri herself, she was even more stunned, watching Fang Zheng take the drink from her hand.

"I'm a little thirsty now, if you don't mind, let me have a sip."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng raised the jar in his hand, but at this moment...

"no--!!"

With a scream, Sayuri rushed towards Fang Zheng and knocked the can of beverage in his hand to the ground. This sudden scene made Conan, Xiaolan, Sonoko and Mr. Takagi who were present stunned and didn't know what to say.

"Why not?"

Fang Zheng looked at the bottle of drink that had fallen to the ground, then looked at Sayuri.

"Is it because someone poisoned it?"

"Why?!"

"What?!"

Everyone's eyes widened when they heard Fang Zheng's words, and Sayuri's face turned pale.

"No, um... I'm sorry, I was just scared..."

"Really? Then I think we just need to find someone to do a test... Miss Sonoko, could you please notify Manager Matsumoto? But please don't tell anyone else for now."

“Ah… um…”

After hearing Fang Zheng's instructions, Yuanzi nodded and turned to leave in a hurry. Xiaolan looked at Sayuri and then at the drink on the ground, and she couldn't believe it.

"Mr. Fang Zheng, is what you said true? Was there poison in that drink? So someone wants to kill Teacher Sayuri?"

"That's right, and the criminal is right here, the one besides you, me, Sayuri-sensei, and Conan."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng turned his head and squinted his eyes to look at the pale-faced groom, Mr. Gao Shan.

"Of course, strictly speaking, you are not a criminal, because at most you only poisoned the food, and it was Miss Sayuri herself who chose to drink the drink... Well, to some extent, you should be considered an assisted suicide?"

"etc!"

Hearing this, Conan was also shocked and looked at Fang Zheng.

"You mean... Miss Sayuri knew the drink was poisoned and drank it on purpose?"

"That's it."

Fang Zheng shrugged and looked at Mr. Gao Shan again.

"In fact, when the garden opened, I saw you putting something in the drink bottle. I think Miss Sayuri saw it too. I guess she also knew why you wanted to kill her, but for some reason, she was going to accept this gift of death... Well, Miss Sayuri, I don't know much about what happened between you, but giving up your life so casually... I think it's not a good idea."

At this time, Xiaolan also reacted.

"So at that time, Mr. Fang Zheng, you were about to drink that bottle of drink, but Teacher Sayuri stopped you because she knew it was poisonous?"

"That's it."

Fang Zheng shrugged and then looked at Mr. Takasugi.

"Okay, now that everything has been said, I think you should not hide anything from each other. It's better to talk about it openly. After all, today is a happy day, and seeing blood is really a bit unlucky."

“…”

In response to Fang Zheng's words, Miss Sayuri and Mr. Takasugi remained silent, but at this time Xiaolan couldn't help but speak.

"Why, Mr. Takasugi! Why did you want to kill Sayuri-sensei? Aren't you going to marry her?"

"Because... because... I want revenge on him, revenge on that man!!"

At this point, Takasugi Toshihiko seems to have no intention of hiding it anymore and is going to reveal his true colors. It turns out that 20 years ago, Takasugi Toshihiko went out with his mother and happened to see Miss Sayuri's father, Officer Matsumoto, chasing a criminal. The car driven by the criminal hit Takasugi Toshihiko's mother, causing her serious injuries. At that time, Takasugi Toshihiko asked Officer Matsumoto to save his mother, but Officer Matsumoto, who was busy chasing the criminal, ignored him, and as a result, Takasugi Toshihiko's mother breathed her last on the side of the road.

After that, Takasugi Toshihiko was adopted by the Takasugi family, and then he met Matsumoto Sayuri. After learning that Matsumoto Sayuri was the daughter of the cold-blooded policeman twenty years ago, he thought of killing Matsumoto Sayuri and let Officer Matsumoto also taste the feeling of losing his loved ones, so he poisoned Matsumoto Sayuri!

but……

"Why did you drink that drink if you knew I poisoned it?"

Looking at Sayuri, Takasugi Toshihiko was also puzzled, while Miss Sayuri looked at him sadly.

"Because I already knew about your life experience and what happened 20 years ago... I don't know what to do, Junyan. I also thought about confessing to you, hoping that you can forgive my father. But I simply can't say it, so... I think this may be able to put an end to everything..."

"I don't understand, I really don't understand, why did you do this? I lied to you! I don't love you at all! I just used you as a pawn for revenge!"

"But I love you, Junyan."

With her hands clasped tightly, Miss Sayuri stared at Mr. Takasugi.

"I have loved you since 20 years ago."

"Twenty years ago...?"

"Have you forgotten? You used to secretly bring me warm lemon tea from the bakery..."

"ah……!!"

Hearing this, Takasugi Toshihiko was also stunned.

It turns out that Takasugi Toshihiko is the childhood sweetheart and first love that Miss Sayuri has been thinking about for twenty years. After Takasugi Toshihiko came into contact with Sayuri, Miss Sayuri always felt that he was very much like her first love, so she asked someone to investigate, and thus learned about the accident twenty years ago and why the boy suddenly disappeared from her sight.

So she has been in distress. After all, she really has no way to choose between her father and her lover.

After that, Manager Matsumoto was also called over by Sonoko, and the two sides had a complete showdown. After learning the true identity of Takasugi Toshihiko and that he wanted to poison Miss Sayuri, Manager Matsumoto was also shocked.

As for how to help with the next matter, that was the family's business. So after leaving Manager Matsumoto, Miss Sayuri and Takasugi Toshihiko in the room, Fang Zheng took Xiaolan, Sonoko and Conan out of the lounge.

"Mr. Fang Zheng, you are really amazing."

After leaving the lounge, Xiaolan looked at Fang Zheng and couldn't help but sigh.

"I didn't expect you to be able to deduce so many things. You're just like a detective."

“Hehehe…”

Facing Xiaolan's praise, Fang Zheng just laughed.

"I don't have much reasoning ability. In fact, I just saw it."

"……see?"

Hearing this, Xiaolan and Sonoko looked at each other in confusion, while Fang Zheng nodded.

"Yes, a person's words can be deceiving, but his eyes, actions, and expressions cannot. I did see Mr. Takasugi put something in the drink, but generally speaking, even so, it is not certain that he put poison. Maybe he just wanted to play a little joke on Miss Sayuri? After all, most people would not think in this way."

"That's true..."

Xiaolan and Sonoko also agreed with Fang Zheng's words. If it were them, if they saw Mr. Takasugi putting something into Sayuri's drink bottle, they would probably just be curious about "what he put in it" and would not have the wild imagination to think that the groom would poison and kill his bride.

"Then why are you so sure, Mr. Fang Zheng?"

“It’s simple, because of the expression.”

Fang Zheng stretched out his finger and pointed at his face.

"Like I said before, words can be deceiving, but actions, eyes and expressions cannot. At the time, I saw that his expression was very stiff, and his eyes looked a little gloomy. Coupled with some small details, I was sure that this person clearly had the intention to kill."

"But how did you know that Sayuri-sensei discovered that Takasugi-sensei had poisoned her?"

At this moment Conan also hurriedly asked, he was also very curious about this. You know, Sayuri did say a few words to Takasugi Toshihiko at that time, but even Conan only discovered this afterwards. He had no idea at all at that time, but how did Fang Zheng know all this?

"It's simple. Do you still remember that inexplicable kiss?"

"ah--!"

After hearing Fang Zheng's reminder, the three of them suddenly woke up from their dream.

"That kiss..."

"It's strange, isn't it? In fact, even Mr. Takasugi himself was puzzled. Why did Miss Sayuri suddenly kiss him? The reason is very simple. It was the last goodbye."

At this point, Fang Zheng's mouth curled up slightly.

"Ms. Sayuri is not a good liar. Although she tried to appear calm, her expression at that moment was enough for me to determine her thoughts. Combined with what I saw before, I was able to guess the problem."

That’s right. Fang Zheng doesn’t like reasoning. He can’t learn how to use evidence, testimony from witnesses at the scene, or to deduce the method of committing a crime.

But he has his own methods. With his current physical fitness, although his attributes are only top-notch, Fang Zheng is still quite sharp in terms of facial features. Moreover, since he came to the Cicada World, Fang Zheng has been studying criminal psychology, anthropology, and micro-expression analysis. With his super-human keen senses, it is very easy for him to find out what the other person is hiding from their expression in an instant.

That's why Fang Zheng would not be a detective. He could just stop the crime at its infancy like he did today. To put it bluntly, even if Fang Zheng and Conan went to the same scene, he could tell who wanted to commit the crime and who had murderous intent before the crime happened, and then find a time to solve the problem in advance.

After all, detectives can only see after the fact, while I can solve the incident in advance.

Thinking of this, Fang Zheng looked at Conan. If he had not taken action, then it would be Conan who would start reasoning at this time.

Oh, this feeling of walking in other people’s paths and leaving them with nowhere to go… is so good.