The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 139: Training trip (12)

"What? What do you mean you want to stay here?"

Inside the hotel, everyone looked at Ono Haruna in surprise. This was the fourth day since they arrived in the village. Everyone thought that Ono Haruna had gotten rid of last year's gloom and became cheerful again, but she suddenly made a shocking declaration.

"What's wrong with everyone?" Ono Haruna said with a smile, "This is too much of a reaction, isn't it?"

Suzuki adjusted his glasses and said, "It can't be helped. Senior Ono, you finally cheered up and suddenly said you wanted to stay here. It's really hard to ignore."

Everyone nodded in unison.

"I figured it out." Ono Haruna said, "In fact, I've been tired of school life for a long time. It was like that when I first entered school. I just dressed a little more fashionably and didn't want to follow the rules. As a result, some bad rumors spread. Everyone looked at me like that, even some teachers. It's disgusting!"

Inuyama Heita said: "But isn't this too sudden?"

"Yes." Miyamoto Yuzhi said anxiously, "It's just some rumors. There's no need to abandon your studies and run to a village like this, right?"

Ono Haruna sneered, "What do you mean 'just some rumors'? After I returned to school last year, the rumors became more and more exaggerated. They even said that I was molested by someone outside and ended up in the hospital... Even if I dyed my hair and wore my school uniform, they would just say I was pretending to be innocent! I've had enough of that kind of place!"

Yui Komaeda was a little flustered and didn't dare to look directly at Ono Haruna. She seemed to have also spread these rumors.

"Then your parents..." Sato reminded: "They won't let you do this, right?"

"That's right!" Miyamoto Yuzhi asked, "Where are your parents? How do they explain it?"

At this point, I thought it would be difficult for her to refute, but Ono Haruna squatted down with her hands covering her face, and instantly broke down crying and said: "They don't care about me at all, and they don't understand me... No matter what happens, they will only blame me... No matter what I become, they won't care..."

"Well..." Suzuki said, "Senior Ono is a little excited now. I'll take her back to her room first." She helped the crying and emotionally broken Ono Haruna back to the girls' room.

Miyamoto Yuzhi said in a distressed tone: "Really... I thought Ono-san's personality had returned to its previous state, why did it suddenly become like this?"

"Actually, it's understandable." Kawasaki suddenly said.

Everyone looked at him. Sato said in surprise: "Hey, Minister, how can this be understood? Suddenly saying that you want to stay, this is too..."

"No, think about it." Kawasaki said, "Ono-san has long been fed up with the school. After coming here, she found that the atmosphere in the village is completely different from that in the big city. In fact, last year, we didn't play any supernatural games. She was still talking and laughing with us after the courage contest, but she was found unconscious in the field that night... Maybe she didn't want to face life in Tokyo? Sato, didn't you also say that you envied the leisurely life in the village? I guess she thinks so too, right?"

Komaeda Yui said: "But, Minister, even if she stays, what can she do? She can't farm and she has no place to live."

"This is an easy problem to solve." Kawasaki said, "There are some abandoned houses in the village. With a little repair, they can be lived in. The old people in the village welcome young people to come back here and they will help. As for work, there is no need to worry. As you can see, many shops in the village are short of staff. Even if you just work in a pub, you can make a living..."

"What the hell are you talking about!" Miyamoto Yuzhi grabbed Kawasaki's collar and yelled, "How can you let Hina stay in this kind of hellhole?!"

Kawasaki said calmly: "I'm just stating the facts. Also, this is not a ghost place. It's obviously a very good village. You've had a lot of fun these days, haven't you? Don't forget who paid for your food and accommodation." "Hey, stop fighting." Sato said anxiously, trying to separate them.

"Hmph!" Miyamoto Yuzhi let go of Kawasaki and turned away angrily.

Inuyama Heita breathed a sigh of relief. If a fight broke out, he would not be able to stop Miyamoto Yuzhi from the Judo Club. It would be great if someone could stop them at this time. By the way... where did Brother O go? Why haven't I seen him since morning?

At this time, Qian Xiaoyi was outside, holding a notebook bought from the grocery store. He followed the route described on the notebook and walked to a scarecrow in a field. He had been wandering around the village since yesterday, collecting some information.

"I've never seen an old man wearing this kind of clothes..." Qian Xiaoyi stared at the fashionable scarecrow in front of him, wearing a short skirt and a yellow wig, thinking. Although the clothes on the scarecrow looked a little old due to the wind and rain, it was still clear that these clothes should have been put on in recent years.

According to Kawasaki, only the clothes of the deceased are used to dress up the scarecrow, but this set of clothes is a bit too fashionable. I have never seen any family choose such light clothes for a funeral.

Qian Xiaoyi took out his cell phone, took a picture of the scarecrow, then left the field and prepared to go to the next location. At this time, a group of villagers walked towards him, and Long Er, whom he had met in the grocery store yesterday, was among them.

"That's him." Long Er pointed at Qian Xiaoyi and said, "Uncle, this guy was the one who asked about the scarecrow yesterday. I heard he was a foreigner."

The leading few old men, along with the other people in a threatening manner, surrounded Qian Xiaoyi.

Qian Xiaoyi said: "Wait, let's talk it over, I'm not a suspicious person."

"You are not a suspicious person? Why are you, a foreigner, asking about our village?"

"Those scarecrows are the embodiment of our loved ones. What do you want to do to them?"

"I saw him holding a pen and a notebook, drawing something on the mountain, and taking photos with his mobile phone."

"What? So sneaky, is this guy a foreign spy? Maybe he came here specifically to survey our country's terrain!"

"You are not welcome here! Come on, go to the police station with us!"

Two fists cannot defeat four hands. Qian Xiaoyi did not want to be beaten by the angry villagers. He raised his hands and said, "Misunderstanding, all misunderstanding! I am just a foreign scholar who is curious about local customs. How could I be a spy? Hey, don't push me. Where are you taking me? My luggage is still in the hotel."

"Don't worry, we will get it for you!" An old man said viciously, "Since you are not a suspicious person, just follow us! Let the police check your identity, otherwise don't blame us for being rude."

Qian Xiaoyi sighed and said, "I understand. Don't be violent. Put down the sickle. It's very sharp... Police station, right? I'll go with you. That will prove my innocence, right? By the way, is there a police station near this village?"

That night, Inuyama Heita finally received a call from Qian Xiaoyi.

"Brother Yi? Where have you been?" Inuyama Heita asked curiously, "I called you several times before but you didn't answer. Where are you now... What did you say? You said you were in a police station two hundred kilometers away?!"

(End of this chapter)