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Chapter 141 Conjecture about Cicada Slough (Day1-Rainy Night-2359 PM)

After hanging up the phone, Hui Yuanchu fell into deep thought.

The deceased A who jumped down impatiently was Rieko Imai.

Two key points are unusual in this conclusion.Not only "can't wait", but also "can't wait".Hui Yuan initially thought of two things.

In the afternoon, when he was standing at the same starting point, looking at the campus in the distance, he had the same impulse to jump off.

But this level of impulse is normal and can happen to any normal person.However, normal people can suppress this unhelpful impulse very well.

...Is it because Imai Rieko couldn't restrain her impulse for a moment?
Another thing that came to mind was what happened to Yukinoshita Saya.

After Yukinoshita Saya killed her father, the emotions that surged in her heart were later caught by the princess... Strangely enough, there was a "relief" in it that should not have belonged to her.

And now, to use Nakano's vulgar words, Imai Rieko is so impatient that she "can't hold it in while going to the toilet."

So, when she finally jumped, did Imai Rieko also feel "relief"?

And Asano Eimi was the deceased B who walked down with steady steps.

Hui Yuanchu couldn't even imagine what that state was like.

If Imai Rieko was bewitched by evil spirits, then why did Asano Eimi behave completely differently from her?
My thoughts are chaotic, but I can't form a complete and specific conclusion.

Hui Yuanchu finally sighed.

Zhe Lukui's voice sounded from the side: "What are your thoughts?"

"There are many thoughts, and they are very chaotic, but none of them can be called ideas." He said honestly.

Noticing that Zhe Lukui had been thinking for a long time, Hui Yuanchu also asked, "What about you?"

"I was just thinking about whether there are any similar cases in the group's files..." Zhe Lukui said thoughtfully, "Two cases come to mind for the time being."

"One case is called 'Meet the Music'. When the victim encounters the evil spirit that exists in the form of a song, he will always have a strong urge to commit suicide by jumping off the building within 2 minutes, and immediately find the nearest high-rise window to commit suicide."

"The other example is called 'Invisible Beast', which is an abstract beast-shaped talisman made of metal with wings. The bearer must not stay alone in any closed room with windows higher than the sixth floor. Otherwise, he will definitely jump to his death. ...However, it was clear that he was alone before jumping off the building, and there were many shocking drag marks and claw marks left at the scene. It was as if the victim was forcibly thrown down by some entity."

After a pause, she shook her head and said, "But this time, it's obviously different from these two cases."

"There are no traces of violence from the outside world, not an 'invisible beast'.

"It is somewhat similar to 'Meeting Music', but neither Imai Rieko nor Asano Eimi was in an impulsive state, but made decisions very calmly and executed them."

After a moment of silence, Zhe Lukui murmured to himself: "It's suicide..."

Seems like nonsense.But Hui Yuanchu understood what she meant.The jumping of Imai Rieko and Asano Eimi is "from the heart".

If there is an evil spirit that really controls them, it is not violently controlling them through the body like the "invisible beast" or through the spirit like the "Meeting Music", but it changes their hearts.

After pondering for a moment, Zhe Lukui concluded: "...Okay, this can be regarded as ruling out a wrong direction."

"I once suspected that there was something wrong with the bell tower, or that the evil spirit was entrenched in the bell tower, and it was it that tempted Imai Toshi and Asano up there."

"But after our on-site inspection, it was still in their condition at that time. We can basically confirm that there is nothing wrong with the bell tower...it is not there."

"In other words, it is more likely to be a 'parasitic type' than the 'entrenched type'. The center of the ruling domain is not fixed in physical location, but in psychological location."

"So next, the focus of the investigation will still be on them and the people around them."

Hearing this, Hui Yuanchu's heart moved: "I suddenly had an idea..."

"Say."

"Could the Asano Eimi we met in the afternoon be the incarnation of the messenger?" Haiyuanchu suddenly thought of "Matsumoto Setsuko".

"Matsumoto Setsuko" made him realize that the existence of "messenger" is easier to hide among the crowd than he thought.

"Resurrection from the dead is impossible, so she is not a human being...then, could she be a messenger?"

Zhe Lukui pondered for a moment, then said: "In many cases, the principle of the image borrowed by the messenger can actually be summarized. First, it is the deep inner person of the ascended spirit. Second, at the time when the messenger appeared, The identity of the borrowed image must be ensured to be 'absent'."

She finally asked: "So, you said that what we saw was a messenger, so where is Asano Eimi himself?"

"Dead." Haiyuanchu replied, "The one who fell to death was the real Asano Eimi. In other words, she died before the messenger could show up."

"...If this is the case, who is the one who ascends to the spirit? The image of the messenger is borrowed from Asano Eimi, so the person it wants to guide must be someone who has Asano Eimi engraved in his heart and has a lot to do with it. People." Zhe Lukui looked at him.

Hui Yuan looked into her eyes and felt a sense of spiritual connection, feeling slightly happy.

Encouraged, he boldly put forward his conjecture: "Rieko Imai?"

"Imai Rieko is dead, and even her body was cremated." Oriuru Aoi quickly took over the words.

But rather than saying it as a refutation, it is better to point out the loopholes from another angle.Hui Yuanchu was responsible for perfection: "But if Imai Rieko really turned into an evil spirit, her human body would have been abandoned..."

In a sense, the relationship between the evil spirit body and the human body of the ascended spirit is very subtle - not so much one body, but more like mother and daughter.

The process of spiritual ascension is a process in which the true spirit and the cage proliferate together to maintain balance.

When the interference of the true spirit spreads beyond the cage and is guided by the spirit, the outside world will also form a huge evil spirit body to fight against it.

...In other words, although the evil spirit body was conceived by the ascended spirit, its production process was far away from the main body in the cracks of the world, and the whole process made the main body unaware.

And in the end, compared to the evil spirit body, the human body as the initial starting point is irrelevant.Just like a cicada shed, although it is well preserved, it is just an empty shell and has no value.

It can be seen from the examples of Tamaki Yumiko and Yukinoshita Saya - in the beginning, the evil spirit body and the person can exist at the same time.

Only in the end will the human body be abandoned.

"But if Imai Rieko has turned into an evil spirit, why is the messenger still here?"

"This is a good thing, it shows that the messenger has not yet found a way to enter the depths of the ruling domain, and the true spirit is still there.

"Then where are Imai Rieko and her ruling domain?"

"Perhaps, this school is...the strange things that happen in the school are proof that she is watching us." Orukui said lightly.

Hui Yuanchu murmured the two words again: "Spiritual vision."

The two fell silent again for a while.

The one who finally broke the silent atmosphere was Oro Aoi.

"...The speculation just now is very likely, but it is only possible. We need further confirmation. When you go to Sato Yoshiko tomorrow, remember to make some insinuations about the true relationship between Imai and Asano." She ordered.

"Ok."

"Then, it's already late, let's go to bed early." Zhe Lukui hugged his shoulders and said coldly.

Hui Yuanchu understood, Zhe Lukui meant that he should get out of the girl's room.

But it was indeed close to ten o'clock in the evening, so he left the room and walked to his bedroom in the coat room.

……

--jingle.

——Dingle bell, dinged bell.

——Dingling, dinging, dinging…

…It’s really noisy.

In the middle of the night, Hui Yuan was awakened by a continuous ringing sound coming from somewhere on campus.

In a daze, he suddenly realized that there seemed to be a figure blocking him.

He suddenly woke up and came in. He didn't open his eyes, but just released the cicada of soul.

Soon, the cicadas displayed clear images in his mind that were not affected by the darkness.

...It's Oro Aoi.

She didn't know when she started standing next to his bed, and she didn't know how long she stood there.

She did nothing but looked down at him.

The expression on his face is indescribable.

Toughness and determination overlapped with fear and uneasiness, with a hint of trance, and even tighter lips, like a stubborn child...

Feeling completely confused, Hui Yuanchu didn't dare to say anything or open his eyes.

He instinctively felt that maybe pretending to be asleep and not knowing about this would be the best response.

——Dingling, dinging…

The ringing outside gradually faded away.

Finally, it completely disappeared into the depths of the night.

After standing in the silent darkness for a while, Orokui finally quietly turned around and left, returning to her room.

After the door gently closed, Hui Yuanchu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

(End of this chapter)