A dozen minutes later, Kazuma led a large group of villagers to the edge of the woods.
There happened to be someone at the edge of the woods at that moment.
"This……"
It was a blonde woman and a muscular man wearing a green hat; the two of them were searching the area with other Mountain Dog Unit personnel in uniform.
The blonde woman seemed to be in a good mood.
However, it didn't get better soon.
"Lord Takano, something terrible has happened! A large number of villagers are coming!"
"Hmm... they must have discovered that Pear Blossom is missing. It's alright, it has nothing to do with us. We can just use them..."
The blonde woman, known as Takano, had already spotted the approaching villagers. She waved her hand dismissively, indicating that it was no big deal.
But the next moment she heard an angry shout from the crowd.
"Village chief! Folks! Those are the guys in uniforms! Look, there are still uniforms in the grass!"
Because the location was mistakenly identified earlier, the research institute's troops only recently found the place using the GPS tracker on the van and are conducting an investigation. The site was not significantly damaged.
Then they saw two young men leading a group of villagers, who surrounded them aggressively.
"what?"
Eagle looked blankly at the villagers who had surrounded them, his mind going blank.
This...isn't this right?
"It's you!"
Many villagers recognized Yingye and the young man in the green hat next to her, because she was the nurse at Irie Clinic, the only clinic in this small village.
The young man was a bird photographer whom the villagers all knew who would come to Hinamizawa every year.
In reality, it wouldn't usually be up to the two of them to confirm; it would only require the officers to investigate. However, this matter involved the disappearance of the Queen Infected, which is why it required the organization's middle management to come and verify.
"What did you do to our companions and Pear Blossom Jam?!"
Kazuma was the first to jump out and questioned him righteously!
The villagers also went up to take a look, and indeed there were still traces of a fight on the ground, and they could also see uniforms that looked just like those of the people around them.
Things went more smoothly than Kazuma had anticipated. Kazuma had originally planned to go directly to the location and frame someone. If the clothes were still there, that would be great. If not, he thought that his description would make everyone in the village know that he was from the clinic.
However, Kazuma himself didn't know that everyone thought those bread-making people were from the Sonozaki family, but the Sonozaki family themselves didn't know where those people came from.
But none of that matters anymore. Now that we've caught them red-handed, there's no need for us to take the initiative.
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Chapter 136: Homo’s unique acting skills.
Faced with this sudden situation, the uniformed breadmen present were somewhat bewildered.
They received a call for help, went to the abandoned mine, and then followed the location to get there.
They're still here trying to figure out how to find pear blossoms.
How the hell did someone else jump out and accuse me of a crime?
"Um...you must have misunderstood. We came because we heard that Pear Blossom had gone missing..."
Wearing a small green hat, Tomitake Jiro instinctively shielded Takano behind him and braced himself to face the villagers.
However, the villagers were even more surprised by this.
"Fuzhu, aren't you a photographer? When did you become one of these people?"
The village chief looked at Tomita Jiro suspiciously, and this question left Tomita speechless.
With a gentle reach, Takano pushed the man in front of him away.
"Actually, I am dating Tomita, so it's us."
She first offered an explanation, then turned her gaze to Kazuma and the other person.
Although she didn't quite understand the situation, and although she couldn't rule out the possibility that her bread-making subordinates had betrayed her, she wouldn't let the blame be thrown at her like that.
“Village chief, I’ve been working in the village for several years now, and Fuzhu comes to the village every year. How can you trust an outsider instead of us?”
Maybe it is…
However, before Takano could finish speaking, Kazuma interrupted him.
"What nonsense are you spouting? If we did it, why would we come looking for us? If we did the same kidnapping as you, we'd be running down the mountain in no time!"
With clear logic, Kazuma didn't give Takano a chance to argue.
Hearing Kazuma say that, Takano was clearly annoyed. She glared at him, but forced herself to appear calm.
“We did nothing at all, don’t slander us.”
The villagers nearby were somewhat bewildered as they watched the two sides confronting each other.
However, Kazuma is not so easy to deal with! When he was surfing the internet, he had seen a version of Japan about ten years ago where men had to spend money and give things to please women. Many women would deliberately slander people who did nothing for a little benefit.
It was also because of a series of events that Japan developed a unique culture of holding up the handrails with both hands on trains, and then quickly progressed to the point where any woman who approached would be challenged to a duel. This indirectly led to many real victims being questioned when they spoke out because of the many similar incidents in society.
And the most essential move here is!
"I heard from the villagers around here that you are from the Rujiang Clinic! Since you say you didn't do it, let's go to your clinic together and look for it!"
That's the essence: make the accused prove their innocence first!
Upon hearing this, Takano exclaimed, "No way? You can just find anyone like that? There's someone in that basement who's rumored to be missing in this village!"
Moreover, she knew very well that even if there really was no ghost there, she couldn't compromise. If she conceded, the other party would just say, "Then it must be hidden somewhere outside the hospital!"
Having lived most of his life and graduated from the University of Tokyo with top grades, Takano never imagined that one day he would be slandered by a man who looked like a high school boy.
Moreover, she had done this job before, and she had done it more than once.
However, she had previously blamed the matter on the ethereal Oya-shin and the Sonozaki family.
You dare use my magic against me! Potter!
"How do we know you're not trying to steal from our hospital..."
“You’re just a clinic, aren’t you? And if you’re worried about us, we don’t have to go in. As long as the villagers go in, that’s fine. Although this is my first day here, I’m sure the villagers won’t be negligent.”
I can understand if you doubt me, Hiruzen Sarutobi! But are you going to doubt even the villagers?!
Kazuma didn't care at all, because according to previous intelligence, their research institute was researching something called Hinamizawa Syndrome.
What they wanted was a result: to determine whether they were conducting some kind of horrific human experimentation or simply treating illnesses.
Although the villagers might make some oversights, this will at least give us a general idea of what happened and keep the people on the side busy dealing with them. The villagers will also focus their attention on the clinic, so these people won't have time to go into the mountains to look for Kerry, and at the same time, it will expose their weaknesses.
This plan was actually just something Kazuma and Kerry came up with in their minds after learning about the situation on the ground. Kazuma's talent in crime is like that of a rising star in the criminal world.
The surrounding villagers were stunned by He Zhen's impassioned speech.
No, just now your companion went missing and you suspected us, and now it's the villagers?
Looking at Kazuma's excited expression, they felt that Kazuma loved Hinamizawa more than they did.
The villagers, seeing the two men's agitated expressions, were unsure who to believe.
Fortunately, the village chief always knew that the priority was not to watch the two of them argue.
So he thought for a moment and whispered a few words to a villager next to him.
He needed to confirm whether these people were related to the Sonozaki family.
The person next to him left the crowd, made a phone call, and immediately began whispering to each other.
"The head of the Sonozaki family said that he must thoroughly investigate the disappearance of Lady Rika. This is a provocation against the dignity of our three great families."
The village chief was smart enough not to ask these uniformed men if they were related to the Sonozaki family, because he didn't want to know the truth; knowing too much would only make things difficult for him.
Moreover, he was beginning to suspect that these people were not actually from the Sonozaki family, which was rather frightening. This group of guys had been around them all along, yet he, as the village chief, knew nothing about them, nor how they made a living or what kind of work they did.
However, all he needed right now was the attitude of the Sonozaki family. After understanding their attitude, he nodded and stepped forward, which would also allow him to probe the background of these strange guys.
"This young man is right. Since you didn't do it, why don't you just let us take a look at your clinic?"
"Don't we go there often for minor illnesses? Don't worry, we won't damage your equipment. The people hospitalized inside are all neighbors. They know we're looking for Lady Pear Blossom, so they won't mind if you let us in and disturb them."
Disgusted.
The truth is, anyone who dares to have an opinion will be given a hard time.
When Takano heard that the village chief had directly supported Kazuma, he felt that things were getting a bit tricky.
That place is definitely not safe to search. There are many doors inside, and although not every one contains experimental subjects, many rooms have weapons and intelligence facilities. If the villagers ask them to open them later, it will be difficult to explain.
Takano glared hatefully at Kazuma, who stood with his hands on his hips in front of the crowd.
"No, even the police need a search warrant to search a place. How can we let you in just like that?"
She refused the villagers with a stern face.
The villagers were stunned, because Hinamizawa had been closed to the public for many years and had a long-standing tradition of using vigilante justice and having the absolute authority of the feudal patriarch.
In this village, whatever the three main families say goes. A few years ago, there were people who rebelled, but the result of their rebellion was that they disappeared.
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Chapter 137 Zhong Cheng!
The village chief could hardly believe his ears.
"what?"
“I said, I refuse. And this matter has absolutely nothing to do with us.”
If you have any doubts, then call the police.
Takano glanced indifferently at the villagers and waved his hand dismissively.
The villagers were furious at that moment, and then, in a state of extreme anger, they became enraged.
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