white night syndrome

Chapter 224 192. Lucid hallucination (please order in full)
After the active suggestions of the students, several people soon had a clear goal. Following the instructions on the map posted on the wall, they arrived at their destination.

The teacher's office is located in the center of the corridor on the fourth floor of the new school building. The classroom workstations at the door of the office are marked, and Teacher Takeuchi's position is at the innermost position.

"What's matter?"

Seeing the visitor unceremoniously taking out his police ID card, and there were five of them, Takeuchi had a nervous look on his face and asked calmly.

"That's right, we are from the Ikebukuro District Police Station. We would like to ask you some questions about Yuzi's falling incident." Li Ming put his police ID card back into the inner pocket of his coat, with a serious look on his face, his hands on the desk and his body leaning forward. , "I hope you can answer truthfully."

"of course."

Hearing Yuzu's name, Takeuchi showed a look of disgust even though he was still nervous.

"Yuzu's situation at school is indeed not very good, especially recently it has become more and more serious. Before, she just left early, but now it has reached the level of absenteeism and she does not come to school every day." Takeuchi paused and picked up the teacup in front of him to take a sip. One mouthful, "And I have had disputes with other students recently, and the atmosphere is very bad."

"Dispute?" Li Ming raised his eyebrows.

"Other students saw it. Yuzi said some unpleasant words to Hayami-san first, and then the two got into an argument. You can ask the school doctor about this. They have been there when they had arguments. "

Having said this, Takeuchi showed an expression of impatience, looked up at the clock on the wall, and then smiled apologetically.

"I'm sorry, gentlemen police officers, these are the only clues I can provide. Also, class time is coming soon, so I'll excuse you now."

Then Takeuchi couldn't help but pick up the textbook on the desk and walked out of the room without any one of the five people stopping him.

Everyone seems to know that without completely accurate evidence, there is no way to do anything against this person, and besides, their identities are constrained.

The roll call list on Takeuchi's desk attracted the attention of several people. The names of Ibi Yuzu, Natsume, and Hayami were all on it.

There is a mark next to Hayami's name that says class monitor, and there is also a mark next to Yuzu's name, but it was scratched out for some reason, and through the scratches you can see the words "Sports Committee + Arts Committee" underneath.

Is the school doctor's office next...?
This white dream is a bit interesting. Some clues can be obtained from the previous clue, but it feels weird.

It's a bit like that kind of script, and it's a linear script. You go to the next clue location through the clues provided by the previous NPC, and finally solve the final answer according to the script...

The school doctor's office is located on the first floor of the old school building. Several people opened the door and walked into the school doctor's room. There are bookcases on the left side of the room, desks on the right side, and a ward further inside that should be used for students to rest.

Sitting on the desk seat was a handsome man in a white coat. There was a gentle aura between his brows, which made everyone involuntarily feel calmer.

On the wall, there was a painting hanging on it, which showed several goats. There were five goats in total, three black and two white.

Everyone didn't know what the meaning of this painting was, so they did not continue to look at it, but turned their attention to the man in the white coat.

"Excuse me, what's the matter with you guys? They don't look like school staff at first glance. If I guessed correctly... they should be the police officers who came to the school to investigate Yuzi's incident."

The man maintained the smile on his handsome face, his affability mixed with a little discomfort.

"I just studied psychology for a few years. Although it is not as mysterious as mind reading, I can still guess what you are thinking in your heart."

"Then let me introduce myself first. My surname is Kuwabara. I am the school doctor of the university. For a long time, I have been providing the necessary help to the students in the school doctor's office, including Yuzu-san and Hayami-san."

Several people did not say anything, but continued to watch the performance of the man in front of them.

"How should I put it... Yuzu and her classmates Hayami had some disputes, and recently these disputes... tended to become more and more intense, rising from words and language to... violent means, and the situation at Yuzu's family didn't seem to be very good either. "

Kuwahara spoke eloquently, and he sighed: "I mainly provide psychological counseling for Yuzi. I can help you a little bit. What she often mentions to me is the things at school and at home."

"It's great to be able to help Yuzi. Although you seem a little suspicious at the moment, I am grateful for your kindness." Jiang Wen spoke unabashedly and expressed his thoughts without hesitation, "What can you do for me? My impression is a bit like someone I know.”

Li Ming certainly knew what he wanted to say. This very shrewd way of dealing with people reminded people of Shirai.

"It's really an honor to be associated with Mr. Police Officer." Kuwahara grinned, "Do you guys have any questions? I will tell you everything."

"When I first entered the school doctor's office, I was attracted by the painting hanging on the wall. It can be seen that Mr. Kuwahara is a school doctor who understands art very well. Can you tell us about the origin of this painting? Is that so?" Seeing that the smell of gunpowder was sufficient, Li Mang immediately changed the subject.

"Well, that's a painting I like very much. I heard that the painting can reflect the truth in people's hearts."

"Real?" Li Ming used the same words as before, that is, repeating the last few words of the other party to induce the other party to continue talking.

"It's just the desires in people's hearts, but this is all a gimmick no matter how you look at it." Kuwahara spread his hands and said with a disapproving smile, "That painting on the wall... Do you police officers have a new perception and experience? I'm here I can only see a few lively and cute lambs eating grass leaves on the grass."

Li Ming didn't respond and turned his attention to the painting on the wall again.

The patterns on the painting are constantly changing. The paint moves freely on the canvas. Black slime seeps out of the painting, and then...

Thick blood flowed from the painting and gradually enveloped the whole world. Li Ming stretched out his hands tremblingly, which were already covered with blood stains. When the blood appeared from the mud in front of his eyes, his hands were covered with blood. People took hold.

Li Ming turned his head absentmindedly, and Kurosawa's soft cheek came into view. The cold touch spread from his eyes, and he reached out to wipe away the tears.

"It can be seen... Mr. Li Dang doesn't seem to be very pure." Sang Yuan didn't know when he got the police officer's ID card from Li Dang. He opened it and looked at it casually, then put it back into the young man's pocket while holding it between his two fingers. "Can you tell us the specific situation?"

"I think that only when people take the initiative to face their own mistakes can they grow. The more reluctant a child is to think back, the more he should speak out at this moment and let your friends see what happened to this seemingly dull and pure young man in the past. How sick and twisted it is, I’m sure everyone here is interested in it.”

Although I don’t know who Kuwabara is, this guy is really annoying, especially his smile, which is very uncomfortable.

Just when Li Dang was thinking of a way to leave here, the phone rang, disturbing their current atmosphere.The caller ID said Sobayashi Saito.

"Is it Li Mingjun? There are some details about this incident. It seems that you went to investigate the scene without understanding it clearly." Saito's voice sounded a little pale, which was obviously caused by the sadness of his sister's death, "Then It’s about the causes of death of these deceased people..."

After hearing this, Li Dang turned down the volume on his cell phone, glanced at Sang Yuan who was present, showed an apologetic expression, and left the place unceremoniously, followed closely by the remaining people.

Sang Yuan didn't think so. He approached the painting on the wall alone, his face full of intoxication.

"Tell me the specific situation." Li Ming said dullly.

“The first victim, Riho Ikeda, died on the spot in a car accident while crossing the road;
The second victim, Yoto Saito, died by hanging from a wire;

The third victim, Yuma Anzai, died on the spot after being pierced by a steel bar falling from high altitude. "

There was the sound of turning pages from Saito's side.

“The fourth deceased, Yumi Sanada, died because her chest was punctured and her lungs were severely damaged, and she died on the spot;

The fifth deceased, Shinya Iijima, died because he was suspected of being attacked by a group of crows. His dismembered body was found near the crow's nest;

The last victim, Hisashi Ube, died on the spot due to injuries to his tissues and organs after falling from the rooftop of Tateno School. "

"These are the specific causes of death of the six deceased. I hope Li Mingjun can find out the situation as soon as possible. People in Ikebukuro District are now panicked... Some reporters even asked the police station to hold a press conference to summarize these things."

There was a noisy voice from Saito's side, his voice was slightly tired.

"That's it. I look forward to your good news."

After chatting for a while, he hung up the phone.

But soon they realized something, and they all frowned with the same expression.

"No... I remember that the six deceased people seemed to have died suddenly in their sleep... How could it be...?"

Yuan Qingyu is an expert in dream science, so he is naturally deeply impressed and interested in the topic of dreams. He quickly searched for the keywords in the memory warehouse in his brain and asked in disbelief.

"I also remember this, but I just used a search engine to search for the keywords of the case. The self-media only said that the death time of the six deceased was very similar, and they were all in Ikebukuro area, so it felt strange. They even said that they died suddenly in their sleep. I have never said anything like this." Hoshino Guiyang looked at the cell phone in his hand with a confused look on his face.

"It can't be the Mandela effect, right?" Yuan Qingyu expressed a point of view that even he himself didn't believe. "No, the Mandela effect means that the public's impression is different from historical facts. There are only five of us. It doesn’t represent the public at all.” He shook his head, denying himself.

"It can't really be an illusion, right?"

Jiang Wenkan's self-doubt fell into Li Meng's ears. He thoughtfully put forward a proposal that everyone agreed with.

"Saito just said that the cause of Ube Ku's death was falling from the rooftop of the school, and his school also happened to be at Tateno High School where we are now. We will just go to the scene to investigate in person in a while and find out what happened. Is there a bias in our memory, or..."

Li Ming did not continue, but everyone understood his thoughts and nodded in agreement.

"But we need to take a look at the rooftop first. Ube and Yuzu have both stayed on the rooftop, so there should be some clues."

Everyone went up the stairs again. When they reached the top, the door to the rooftop was closed, or rather ajar. It was not locked and could be easily pushed open.

On the rooftop of the TV teaching building behind the door, although dust has accumulated in many corners, most of the rooftop is relatively clean. There is a relatively low fence surrounding it, which does not seem to have any blocking function.

On the ground directly opposite the edge of the railing, Li Ming found a pool of bright red blood. Someone should have fallen there from a high altitude.

There were a lot of messy footprints on the edge. Through judgment, it was found that they should be the footprints of a person. They were larger in size and belonged to a male. It was also deduced that the man ran towards the edge of the platform.

After careful observation, Li Ming found that under the messy man's footprints, there were several shallower and smaller footprints, which should be those of girls, and she walked backwards to the edge of the rooftop.

Men run to the rooftop, women walk backward toward the rooftop...

Although it seems absurd, it contains a complete set of logic.

"It should be that the deceased Ube Jiu came to the rooftop and saw a girl walking backwards towards the rooftop. When he was about to fall, Ube rushed forward without hesitation, but in fact, he failed to stop himself and finally fell. " Kurosawa Mitsuka said thoughtfully.

"Sure enough, should I say it's female thinking? I have some different opinions." Jiang Wenkan raised his eyebrows. "It may be that this man wants to do evil to women, and the woman subconsciously takes a few steps back, and the man suddenly becomes animalistic. He rushed in front of the woman and fell off the rooftop together."

"This is a very reasonable result, but I'm curious, what do you mean by female thinking?"

"I don't mean it in a derogatory sense, I just mean... Generally girls will think of something very romantic or tender, while boys will think of something more twisted, bloody and sick." Jiang Wenkan waved his hand.

"It's very common, but it's also rare. Stop using your stereotypes to describe others."

Yuan Qingyu paused and expressed his position.

Li Ming was thoughtful on the side and did not notice the exchanges among the people present. He actually agreed with Kurosawa's idea, and he felt that this situation was very similar to Yuzi's death.

So she wondered if Yuzu had also seen someone and chased after him.

(End of this chapter)