At this moment, Fang Zheng finally understood the true meaning of this world.

To put it simply, this is actually the difference between Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Records of the Three Kingdoms. The latter is a history book, while the former is a fan fiction based on history and full of imagination.

History books don't need you, the reader, to like it or not, because history is like this, I've recorded it, you can read it or not. But fan fiction is different, for example, if the author likes Liu Bei, then he can write more about how Liu Bei is kind and loyal, and how Cao Cao is cruel, cunning and evil.

But if the author doesn't like Liu Bei, he can also write that Liu Bei is actually a big-eared and black-bellied man, and that Cao Cao is the true hero with an open mind.

But this kind of fan fiction is ultimately just fantasy, not the truth.

The same is true for The Twin Heroes of the Tang Dynasty. There was certainly no Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling in history, and there was no such thing as the secret of immortality. It is just a fictional fan fiction based on the background of the Sui and Tang dynasties.

The same is true for Rokukenjima where they are now.

Just like many supernatural urban legends derived from cases, the case itself may be very ordinary and boring. For example, a woman had a plastic surgery, the surgery failed, and she asked the beauty salon for compensation - it's that simple.

But such a simple case has no drama and no value for publicity. If you tell others about this case with great enthusiasm, you will probably get comments like “Oh, that’s how it is, how pitiful”.

This definitely won’t work, so what should we do?

Then the whole story needs to be reworked.

For example, a woman's beauty treatment failed, and she asked a beauty salon for compensation, but she eventually committed suicide because she could not bear the social pressure. She then turned into a ghost named the Slit-Mouthed Woman, wandering the streets all day, wearing a big mask, and asking everyone she saw, "Am I beautiful?" Then she rushed up and cut the other person's mouth with scissors... This way, you can hang out with friends in the water for a while without worrying about the atmosphere being boring.

As for the truth? Does it matter?

Of course it doesn’t matter. For the spectators, excitement and fun are the most important thing.

The same is true of the Rokukenjima incident they are experiencing now.

Indeed, as an "event", it is exciting enough, mysterious enough, and weird enough.

But it is not reality after all.

So when fiction and reality collide, the latter can never win over the former, just like no one would be stupid enough to use the descriptions in Romance of the Three Kingdoms to actually correspond to history.

Just like Conan's question, if the murderer has already been confirmed, is there any point in killing someone in a closed room? Is there any point in stabbing someone in the head with a nail?

No.

But I have a feeling.

If you tell people that those people were stabbed to death by nails in a secret room, it will definitely arouse the interest of readers and viewers.

And every story needs a narrator.

Just like now.

"You must be the mastermind behind this."

Fang Zheng stood in a round room, looking at the woman with golden hair, wearing a classical dress, and holding a pipe, sitting on the sofa in front of him. When she heard Fang Zheng's question, the blond woman smiled elegantly.

"Yes, I am the golden witch, Beatrice."

"What's going on? Fang Zheng?"

Conan was also stunned at this moment.

"Does Beatrice really exist?"

"Have you forgotten what I told you?"

Fang Zheng patted Conan's head and looked at the witch in front of him again. He could feel that she had a very familiar smell, that is, the smell of the Order Clan - that is to say, this witch is also a pawn of the Order Clan. In fact, the moment he saw her, Fang Zheng understood what the mastermind behind this time was planning.

It wants Conan to admit the existence of magic.

Although Conan's world is unscientific, it is still scientific after all. Simply put, magic does not exist. Even if there are some relatively supernatural parts, they have nothing to do with ghosts, witches, etc. Conan is the core of this world, and he has always believed that there are no monsters in this world. All cases are caused by humans and everything can be explained.

Because of this, there is no magic in this world, so Fang Zheng cannot use magic. This is the rule of this world and they must abide by it.

But now, the other party seems to want to break the rules.

He wants to introduce the unknown quantity X, "magic", into this world, so he must make Conan, the core of this world, acknowledge the existence of magic and witches.

The only lucky thing is that when Fang Zheng came to this world, he had already given Conan a shot of prevention in advance, telling him that he and others were currently in a similar VR world, so Conan would not feel strange even if he saw these. After all, the black technology in Conan's world is really black enough. With the experience of "The Phantom of Baker Street", it is obviously more logical for Conan to believe that he has entered a similar game world than "traveling to Rokukenjima where the Golden Witch is".

Fang Zheng could also guess the reason why the other party did this.

It is indeed polluted by chaos.

Looking at the sneering Golden Witch, Fang Zheng's face was gloomy. Conan didn't feel it, but Fang Zheng could feel the madness hidden on the other side. For him, this situation was not unfamiliar. Although the Goddess of Order had warned him, it was the first time Fang Zheng encountered such a situation. He knew what the other side wanted to do.

That is to destroy the world.

It is not easy to destroy a world and allow chaos to infiltrate. For example, in the surface world, the opponent needs to use despair or even nuclear bombs to achieve his goal, while in the inner world, he obviously intends to use magic and witches to destroy the order of this world. Once Conan is defeated and admits that magic and witches really exist, then magic, witches or other similar messes will really appear in this world.

By that time, it will be clear what the world will become.

"Whether the golden witch really exists or not, we still don't know, but the woman in front of us is obviously the storyteller behind this farce. She is the one who arranged Rokukenjima to be like this. She wants us to admit that there are magic and witches in this world, and that the Ushiromiya family was killed by magic and curses."

"Don't be ridiculous, this is impossible!"

Hearing this, Conan also stared at the woman and roared. In response to Conan's roar, Beatrice smiled softly.

"Impossible? Then please tell me, how did those six people die on the first night? And how were Ushiromiya Eba and Ushiromiya Hideyoshi killed in the secret room on the second night? Since you think the murderer is not me, the golden witch, then who is the murderer?"

"this……"

Facing Beatrice's question, Conan obviously didn't know how to answer, but at this moment, Fang Zheng snorted coldly and spoke.

"There's no need to answer."

"What?"

"I said, we are here to investigate the truth, not to tell you a story."

Fang Zheng reached out, took out a piece of paper from his arms and patted it.

"According to the intelligence we obtained from our investigation and police records, only Ushiromiya Eiwa survived from the Ushiromiya family on Rokukenjima. The others all died or disappeared. On the second night of the Rokukenjima you set up, Ushiromiya Eiwa died, so..."

Having said this, Fang Zheng suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed at Beatrice.

"This story of yours is completely fictional. It's not real, and there's no need to answer it. Everything we've experienced before is just your personal fantasy! We're here to investigate the truth and reality, and we have no interest in talking nonsense about your delusions!"

“Ugh…!!”

After hearing Fang Zheng's words, the expression on Beatrice's face suddenly became distorted.

"You said... all this is my delusion?"

"That's right, there must be a limit to being a chuunibana. What you think is your own business, but don't expect to change reality..."

Having said that, Fang Zheng sneered.

"No matter how delusional you are, vampires and Santa Claus do not exist."

"……very good."

After hearing what Fang Zheng said, Beatrice's expression became extremely gloomy and cold.

"In that case, I should start by letting you know what the truth is."

"There is only one truth."

Conan also stared at Beatrice at this moment and spoke.

"No matter how you hide it, we will find it out!"

"In that case, let's confirm the rules of the game."

Having said this, Beatrice snapped her fingers.

"When I tell the truth, it will be shown in red font. How about this? This can also help you to deduce."

"Very well, then..."

Looking at the red words appearing in the air, Conan was eager to try, but the next moment, he was stopped by Fang Zheng.

"No, that's not necessary."

"Fang Zheng?"

"Finding the truth depends on evidence, not reasoning, and language manipulation can confuse people. For us, only information obtained through evidence is valuable, but..."

Having said that, Fang Zheng narrowed his eyes and looked at Beatrice with a strange smile.

"Since you intend to play with your own testimony, then it's just right. I will also ask someone who specializes in dealing with people like you who are good at making arguments to help..."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng reached into his pocket and took out a business card. Looking at the name on it, he smiled slightly.

"This is a person who can see through and defeat anyone, no matter if they are human or ghost, or if they are pretending to be ghosts... Come out, Phoenix Wright!"

Following the shout, Fang Zheng threw the business card on the ground. The next moment, a halo lit up, and then Phoenix Wright, wearing a suit and a lawyer badge, appeared in front of everyone.

“Hahahahahahaha!!!”

However, seeing this scene, Beatrice also laughed out loud.

"It's really interesting. You clearly said that you don't believe in the existence of magic in this world, but you still used magic to summon helpers?"

"???"

Hearing Beatrice's words, Conan turned his head to look at Fang Zheng in confusion, but facing the gazes of the two, Fang Zheng just shrugged his shoulders.

"Oh, this is quantum communication, multiplayer connection, very scientific."

Then he gave his answer calmly.