Escape from the world [Cthulhu]

An Xian handed the opal to An Lan: "If you like it, here it is."

An Lan shook her head frantically.

Lian Yu also said: "Since you got it, it means that you have some characteristics that match this item, maybe it's a hidden condition."

He Ying and An Xian's success levels are the same, but the props appear in An Xian's hands. Apart from An Xian's lower starting point, Lian Yu suspects there are other reasons.

He Ying hesitated to speak.

An Xian noticed He Ying's expression and smiled at him.

He Ying was even more worried.

An Xian seemed to have never seen her shed tears since Leonard's death.

Repressing emotions for a long time is not a good thing.

Lunch is plum rice balls with some side dishes.

After lunch, He Ying and Chu Lishu asked the witch about the situation of several landlords.

There are four masters in charge of the town.

The master Zhongdai who invited them here is serious and upright, and he is very particular about the rules. Sometimes it may make people feel a little harsh, but he is a very reassuring person.

The oldest one is Master Moriyama, who is over 60 years old this year. He is very kind and kind. He is a well-known good man and often helps the poor.

The remaining two masters are Master Kurahara and Master Kurimaki. These two masters are about the same age. They are both in their 30s this year. They are friends since childhood. Ability is not strong but also very respectable.

While explaining, the witch found paper and drew a simple map, marking the locations of the residences and shrines of several masters.

He Ying thanked her, put away the map, and asked, "Have you ever heard of the name 'Nami'?"

The witch tilted her head slightly, recalling: "Nami...it's a very common name, but it seems that only the youngest daughter of Master Moriyama is called this name in the town now."

"Have you seen her?"

"I just saw it during the New Year," the witch smiled. "The child was originally in poor health. After raising her for two years, it finally improved...Master Moriyama took care of her really hard."

Yan An asked: "Then where is she now?"

The witch thought about it for a moment, and then said uncertainly: "It seems... I was sent to the capital to receive physical conditioning, right? I seem to have heard it from someone, but I don't remember much."

"Is that so..."

He Ying and Yan An looked at each other, knowing that the child was probably gone by now.

"By the way, I don't know if you have heard such a ballad." He Ying thought about it and repeated the ballad they heard in front of the statue.

The witch shook her head without thinking: "I've never heard such nursery rhymes. Although the children in the town all sing nursery rhymes about cats, this is the first time I've heard them." She paused and added, "And none of the cats in the town wear bells, because only the messengers of the gods wear bells."

He Ying already had a rough guess in her heart. Judging from the current situation, it is very likely that Nami was killed, and then with the help of the gods, she turned into a black cat and came back to take revenge.

So now is the time to start investigating.

After bidding farewell to the witch, the investigators briefly discussed and divided into three teams according to the old rules, going to Moriyama's house, Kurimaki's house, and Kurohara's house respectively.

He Ying and Chu Lishu, who can speak the human language, are the most suspicious of the Moriyama family to interrogate, and the weak-character Li Juan family is visited by Yan An and Lian Yu, who don't look like good people. The original family was handed over to sister An Xian and An Lan.

Several households are not very far from the shrine, and it is only a short walk away.

After He Ying and Chu Lishu explained their intentions to the servants of the Mori Shan family, they were invited in.

They waited in the room for a while before Master Moriyama came in in a hurry, and apologized as soon as he opened the door: "I'm really sorry, I haven't finished dealing with some things here, you two have been waiting for a long time... It's really rude , and please don’t argue with me.”

He Ying quickly stood up and replied, "Where is that? We took the liberty to disturb you. You are already magnanimous if you don't care about us."

Chu Lishu looked at He Ying with the eyes of a son who had graduated from college after studying for more than ten years, then stood up and said, "That's it, so please don't blame yourself."

Since each other is very good at talking and looks very good, the conversation started in a relaxed and happy atmosphere.

Mr. Moriyama is over 60 years old. He is definitely a long-lived person in this era. His words and deeds can't hide his oldness. Although he tries to use brightly colored clothes to look younger, his age is no longer The external decoration can be modified.

Chu Lishu [Investigation] Check/Exit: 65/28 Difficult Success

Chu Lishu found that although the Moriyama house was luxuriously decorated, compared with Zhongdai's house, it seemed that the background was not deep, and it didn't look like it had been rich for many years.

Chu Lishu glanced at her test result, ticked the corner of her mouth, and said to Master Mori Shan, "You must already know why we came here?"

"It's probably clear, it should be the black cat that appeared in the shrine." Master Moriyama said, took a handkerchief, and wiped off the sweat from the rapid walking just now, "This is a big deal, if you have anything you want to know, feel free Ask, and I will answer truthfully.”

"Thank you for your cooperation." He Ying asked straight to the point, "Is Nami your youngest daughter?"

"...Yes," Master Moriyama stopped wiping his sweat, and looked at them with a strange expression, "However, how could this matter have something to do with her? She went to Kyoto to recuperate after the New Year."

He Ying [Psychology] check/exit: 70/? ? ?

He Ying keenly felt that Master Mori Shan seemed to be covering up something on purpose.

"Really? Is she still in Kyoto now?" He Ying stared at Master Moriyama, "What disease did she suffer from before? How is she doing now? My teacher is a famous doctor in Kyoto, maybe he can How can I help you?"

Chu Lishu was lost in thought: Teacher doctor?who?Yanan?

Master Moriyama put down his handkerchief, and said with a worried face: "Don't worry about it, both of you, although the child's illness has not been completely cured, but now it is much more stable. If there is no accident, it will be over in about two months." Got it back."

Chu Lishu asked, "How old is she this year?"

"12 is old."

"I'm not yet an adult." The local custom is to hold a coming-of-age ceremony at the age of 14.

"Yes, not an adult." Master Moriyama smiled a little, as if he remembered his daughter's loving smile.

But He Ying always felt that his smile was weird.

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