white night syndrome

Chapter 228 196. Xingu Group (please order the full version)

Accompanied by a pleasant sound of wind chimes, their experience before waking up in the coffee shop was like a dream.

The cafe was still the same as before, with no customers. Zecheng was sitting on the seat opposite with his head lowered.

It was this woman who made them enter the dreamland, which led to such a series of farce...

But...is she really the culprit?

"We didn't die in the dream. Didn't we fulfill your wish, Miss Zecheng?" Jiang Wenkan smiled sarcastically, "I thought something was wrong when we were asked to sign before, but now it seems that it is indeed the case. .”

"..." Zecheng remained silent, but it was obvious that she felt a little guilty.

"Miss Zecheng, can you tell me the specific situation?" Li Ming, who has always been relatively peaceful, also showed an impatient look, but still tried his best to remain polite and asked, "You are Yuzi's relative, you have entrusted me with such a People are looking for Yuzu, I believe there is still a trace of warmth in your heart, but...is it too much to take them into a dream and kill them?"

"I...I just want to..." Zecheng suddenly raised his head, tears streaming down his face.

"Forget it, Miss Zecheng, I don't want to hear your excuses. We will use our authority to send you to prison. As long as our confessions are consistent, no one will know what the real situation is..." Li Fengdun After a moment, "Of course, even if they know the truth... they won't believe it."

"I, I accept that this is all my fault. It's all the children and innocent people I killed."

Zecheng grasped the hem of the skirt tightly with both hands, trembling, his stiff body shook uncontrollably, and he lowered his head silently.

"If you accept it, then this matter ends here. Although this trip is not a pleasant one, I still want to thank you... for the free trip you brought us." Li Ming said sarcastically, coldly Stand up and prepare to turn around and leave the coffee shop.

"and many more……!"

Zecheng raised his head suddenly, wiped the tears from his eyes, and twitched.

"Can you go to another place with me... Yuzu will definitely want you to go."

Grapefruit……

When Li Ming thought of this name, he could not suppress the sadness in his heart. He waved his hand impatiently and expressed his acquiescence while suppressing his emotions.

The others nodded when they saw this.

In these white dreams, they seem to have been following Li Ming's actions, but this is not because they have no opinions, but because their mutual trust and friendship have driven them to become such a group. Although there are some small frictions, in general It's still very pleasant to say.

Zecheng led everyone to a cemetery. There was a black car parked at the entrance of the cemetery.

Zecheng slowed down and walked towards the deepest pastoral area, which was surrounded by lush trees and countless flowers blooming there.

"Good morning, are you here again?"

Zecheng came to two tombstones. There stood a girl in uniform. She was wearing a shawl and her long black hair was spread like a waterfall.

"Because I miss them a little..."

That girl is Hayami, Yuzu and Natsume's best friend in life.

Li Ming stood there from a distance, holding his hands, and found that Zao Jian's eyes were still red, he must have cried just now.

There were several fresh bouquets placed in front of the two tombstones, with a portion of instant noodles and a well-bound picture book on them. On the tombstones were photos of two cute girls, with two columns of names engraved on them——

"Ibi Yuzu" and "Natsume Haru".

After Zecheng and Hayajian exchanged a few words, she turned to look at Li Ming.

"Do you want to read Yuzu's picture book... This is carefully prepared by her and Natsume..."

Li Ming calmly opened the picture book——

The first half is a story about an ordinary hero saving a beauty. In the second half of the story, the hero gradually degenerates because of the gold and silver treasure he obtained. His dark side turns into a heart-devouring demon. His relatives and friends are all killed because of the demon. Die one by one.

The devil laughed at him every day, but he did not give up. Finally, the hero defeated the devil, and the play ended——

Li Ming slowly turned to the last page. There was a line of handwriting left with a black marker at the bottom, as if it had just been written.

「ありがとうございました．そして、さようなら．」

"Thank you, and farewell."

The morning sun shines through the leaves, and falls on the tombstones of Yuzu and Natsume. Under the swaying light and shadow, the girls on the tombstones seem to be smiling at everyone again.

But they know that the time of the two girls has been forever frozen in that black and white photo...

「あなたたちの生がこれから Downwind sails sailsになりますように.」

……

After returning to the coffee shop from the tomb area, everyone was talking and laughing because of the complete success of this white dream, but no one noticed Jiang Wenkan's expression.

The young man couldn't help but look around, as if he was looking for something, but also seemed to be worried about something.

The laughter just now seemed like an illusory bubble that exploded under the sun and turned into a shadow.

"No, isn't it Jiang Wenkan who created the dream? What about Professor Shirai?" Yuan Qingyu frowned, interrupted everyone's laughter, and looked at the young man beside him with his head lowered, "I want to ask you a question , boy.”

"Everything is out of control..."

Jiang Wenkan answered the question and said these words silently.

"Out of control... Everything has escaped my control... Is this the price... Is this the price of overdraft...?"

Li Ming stopped and noticed that he was shrinking. He stepped forward and put his hands around his shoulders. "What's wrong? What happened... We are friends. If you have anything, just say it and we will help you solve it."

"Out of control! Li Ming! Do you know? I overdrafted so many dream points to redeem the loan, and redeemed them for the tickets to construct the dream. My original intention was to torture Shirai without limit in the white dream, but because of my If the willpower is not strong enough, these white dreams become the precursor to chaos."

"The White Dream we are in now is completely out of my control. The character Shirai will no longer appear in it... replaced by some abandoned White Dream resources related to the Cthulhu Mythos..."

Jiang Wenkan stretched out his trembling hand, holding a touch-screen mobile phone in his palm. A dialogue window was displayed on the screen. Although the other party had some playful emoji expressions, the words in it made people feel scared.

"That is to say, before the tickets run out... we will be trapped in this dream involving a large number of weird creatures in the Cthulhu mythology for life... and..."

Before Jiang Wenkan finished speaking, his conversation was interrupted by the sound of familiar footsteps not far away. The young man looked with some horror. It was still the familiar hooded man and the familiar pistol.

"My respected client Jiang Wenkan...some things won't be a surprise if you tell them. I regret not being able to tell you this."

It's a familiar voice.

...even the attire is very familiar.

Li Ming frowned and looked at the intruder warily, as did everyone else, who all maintained a vigilant posture.

"Have you really forgotten me after not seeing each other for a long time? It was just a dream. I'm really sad."

The man put his hood back on his back, a smile on his face.

"Seeing your expressions, I feel very satisfied. This is exactly what I want, so for the sake of the show, let me introduce myself again. Yes, I am the NPC you met in the white dream of time reincarnation. Mr. Yamaishi Yosho, how about...my acting skills are good, right?"

"Perfectly interpreting a murderous executioner... I really admire myself very much, don't you think?"

"It's not just an NPC, tell me, what is your true identity."

As staff members of the hospital, Mika Kurosawa and Minamoto Seitama naturally had a different stance on the dream point transaction. They stepped forward and stood in front of the three of them.

"We are really curious about the power of an organization that can trade Dream Points, and it is not officially recognized. It is so blatant."

"Don't judge us like this... Aren't there a lot of continuously operating institutions that are not officially recognized? Isn't it the same with those organizations that hunt people? They are not officially recognized, and use extraordinary means to make patients die in their dreams and devour them all for themselves. reward."

Shanshi played with the pistol in his hand, looking disapproving.

"Two of you, don't speak so harshly. Just like there are bank loan institutions in reality, our "Xinjie" Group also has such a function. To a certain extent, we are one, aren't we? "

"What the hell! You are obviously making loan sharks." Li Ming quickly understood the situation in front of him and said in a radical tone.

"Indeed, I admit this. Our group told those customers when they borrowed Dream Points that our interest rates are very high. If they can't pay back, they will suffer physical pain."

Shanshi put the barrel of the pistol on the side of his cheek and said innocently.

"But our big customers still insist on having their own way. We have made it so clear. What can I do if they are still like this? Are you right? This is a matter of mutual consent. How could it become ours? Is it the group’s fault?”

"You can ask Mr. Jiang Wenkan if he still wanted to borrow money even though he knew the interest was heavy, and if he thinks this is a consensual transaction."

"Besides, we are actually very kind and gave him one month to repay. As long as he is more diligent, goes to the doctor frequently or finds some patients who can trigger white dreams, he can get a large number of dream points to repay our group's relationship with us. His debt.”

"Strong words." Li Ming said coldly.

"Yes, we are indeed using strong words, but do you have any reason to refute?" Shan Shi stuffed the pistol back into his pocket, and then took out a square piece of paper, "Okay, everyone, I am here today. I’m not here to quarrel with you, but to provide Mr. Jiang Wenkan with after-sales service hours.”

"First of all, I see that you all seem to be confused about this white dream, and you don't understand the truth behind the scenes, so I came here to tell you this specifically to clear up your doubts. If you don't thank me, why don't you If you want to scold me, what kind of world is this?!"

Shanshi took out a piece of chewing gum from his pocket, put it in his mouth and chewed it vaguely, then turned his gaze to the thick white paper in front of him.

"Three years ago, school doctor Sang Yuan worked for a cult. While traveling in Europe, he discovered a painting in an antique shop that claimed to be able to see through people's hearts. He sensed the abnormality of the painting and bought it. .”

"After some research, he learned through the paintings how to contact the rumored outer god Nyarlathotep, and began to try more deeply."

“He returned to Japan two years ago and traveled around Japan for a long time to select souls to build dreams. Finally, he came to Ikebukuro this year.

A weak soul cannot construct a dream, but a soul that is too strong will swallow Kuwabara. "

"After careful selection, he set his target on Yuzu Ibi, a female high school student. Through his excellent academic qualifications, he became the school doctor of Tateno Middle School and was ready to start his plan."

"On February 17th, Yuzu celebrated her [-]th birthday. Her good friends Hayami and Natsume held a birthday party for her in class and gave her their own gifts. Hayami's gift was a brand new box A paint box, and what Natsume gave was a set of paintbrushes.”

"On February [-]th, Kuwahara started his plan. He sent his men to kidnap Natsume and began to prepare a magic circle to create illusions."

"On February [-]th, Natsume disappeared for a whole day. Yuzu started posting missing persons notices and reported the case."

"On February [-]th, Ibi Yuzu saw the missing Natsume in front of the new school building. From our God's perspective, it was actually an illusion created by the school doctor. The witness student Kuroishi saw her running to the sixth floor of the new school building in a hurry."

"Yuzu chased the illusion all the way to the rooftop. When she saw Natsume trying to jump down, Yuzu rushed up to catch her without hesitation. As a result, Yuzu penetrated the illusion and fell down due to the momentum."

"That is to say, the real cause of Yuzi's death was actually induced suicide." Although he didn't want to hear this from Shanshi's mouth, Li Ming still adhered to the characteristics of a private detective and analyzed it accordingly.

"Yes, Mr. Li Ming is really as smart as the rumors say.

On February 24, Natsume's body was dumped in an alley and was disguised as a serial murderer by Kuwahara. However, the police suspected that he might have been framed or committed the crime. The fatal injury was a wound on the neck. "

"Afterwards, with the help of Yuzi's soul and the power of Nyarlathotep, Sangyuan built a twisted and real dream world, and at the same time constructed another Yuzu who deprived most of her control rights. Yuzu used only The power of retaining a portion of the truth.”

"The truth...?" Li Ming was a little confused.

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