readsfreenovel Chapter 186 The Truth Behind the Murders in the Abandoned Village of Guqiu
Chapter 186 The Truth Behind the Murders in the Abandoned Village of Guqiu
Today, Uchiha Ryo asked Amakusa Shino to invite a second-year student from the Shuchiin Academy Classical Literature Club. That's right, it's Irisu Fuyumi.
When Fuyumi Irisu entered the club classroom, his eyes immediately fell on Ryo Uchiha.
"I heard it was a junior who needed to talk to me?"
Uchiha Ryo smiled, while Hayasaka Ai, sitting not far away, secretly thought to herself that something was wrong.
When did Ling meet Irusu-senpai again? This person... I'd rate her threat level two stars. I'll write it down in my little notebook!
They took their seats and had tea prepared. Their Classic Literature Club had two tea masters: Yukinoshita and Chitanda, both from prominent families.
When the teacup was placed in front of the two of them, Fuyumi Irisu spoke first.
"What did the junior want to talk to me about?"
Uchiha Ryo said unhurriedly, "Irisu-senpai, I guess... Hongo-senpai isn't sick, but rather you've hidden her away, right?"
A barely perceptible hint of surprise appeared in Irisu-senpai's eyes. "What are you talking about, junior? Hongo is in the hospital right now. I even took pictures of her medical records. Do you want to see them?"
"No need... Chitanda told me that Irisu-senpai's family owns a hospital, so I think it would be easy for me to write a medical record for someone."
Fuyumi Irisu fell silent, while Ryo Uchiha took out the script that the drama club had lent them.
"I guessed the second half of your script, but... it's Hongo-senpai's version."
Fuyumi Irisu silently sipped his tea, seemingly oblivious to Ryo Uchiha's words.
"Let me be blunt. You lied about Hongo-senpai being sick to prevent the rest of the drama club from seeing her script, and to prevent it from being performed, right?"
Since that two-cup youth, Zhongcheng Shun, who likes to pretend to be a literary youth, is definitely not the mastermind behind hiding the senior from the hometown, there is only one truth: Senior Irisu.
Fuyumi Irisu maintained his indifferent expression. "Uchiha-junior, with your mindset, it's a shame you're not out there overthrowing evil organizations or writing mystery novels."
"Well, I'm neither a detective nor a mystery writer. I'm just... not very good at saying no to people's requests."
Chitanda Eru, sitting on the other side, smiled.
Uchiha Ryo pulled a survey form from the script. "This is an anonymous internal poll within your drama club. I wonder if Irisu-senpai participated?"
Iru nodded. "As minister, I did indeed conduct all the voting anonymously."
Uchiha Ryo: "Then why was there one less vote in the vote on the motive for murder? Who was this person who didn't vote?"
"..."
Fuyumi Irisu leaned back, and a fleeting hint of emotion finally appeared on her unchanging, icy face. She seemed to find this junior quite interesting.
Uchiha Ryo continued.
"Hongo's script doesn't have a clear murderer, right? The victim died in an accident."
As soon as he finished speaking, not only Uchiha Rin, but everyone present could see the upturned corners of Suzu's mouth.
"You're really something."
Senior Irisu showed no sign of panic at being exposed, but calmly sipped her tea. Then she nodded.
"Since you've brought this up, then I really have nothing to say. Hongo's script does indeed... not have a murderer, but in a sense, everyone else is a murderer."
Uchiha Ryo took a deep breath. "I was just guessing at first, but today I specifically asked Amakusa, the club captain who's in the same class as Hongo-senpai."
"Hongo-senpai has a rather timid personality. There are many things she never dares to say openly, but can only entrust them to what she likes... [literary works]."
"She wrote the complete script, but you, Irisu-senpai, got your hands on it first. After reading the second half of the script, you thought that what she wrote should not be seen by the people in the drama club, so you lied and said that Hongo had only written the first half, and used the power of your family's hospital to protect her..."
"Then, you proactively approached Minister Amakusa, hoping that our work would replace Hongo's, so that she wouldn't be harmed. Am I right?"
After Uchiha Ryo finished speaking, the entire group fell silent.
Chitanda Eru seemed a little excited, while Yukinoshita was thinking about the real content of the second half of the script: why was Irisu-senpai hiding?
Hayasaka Ai wasn't interested in the script, but she thought Uchiha Ryo was really handsome right now. She really wanted to... *cough cough*
Amakusa Shino blinked. Wow, Irisu was hiding something so well! Let's keep watching the drama unfold~
The brief silence was broken by Iruka's laughter.
"That's impressive. So... you guys called me here because you want to know the real script?"
Uchiha Ryo: "I would like to hear the details."
Fuyumi Irisu looked up at Ryo Uchiha and said, "Since Junior Uchiha has already guessed it, why don't you tell us?"
Uchiha Ryo smiled. "I'm just guessing. It's better for Irusu-senpai to tell the truth."
.....
While the six students were exploring the old Western-style buildings in the ancient village, a strong wind blew through the dilapidated window frame, causing the glass to shatter on the ground. A shard of glass pierced student A's body, causing arterial bleeding.
The other five people who heard the noise rushed over and, after pushing open the door, found student A lying in a pool of blood, still bleeding.
That's right, unlike the ending of the stage play, when they entered the room, what they saw was not a corpse, but a struggling student named A.
What should we do? Go and save him? But he's bleeding so much, he's probably already dead, right? What if we get into trouble or become suspected of being the murderer if we go in?!
Aside from showing extreme surprise, the other five people stood at the doorway, none of them stepping forward. Even if they went up now to help stop the bleeding and immediately called the police, there would still be a sliver of a chance to save this person's life.
But by a remarkable coincidence, they chose... inaction.
If someone rushes to help stop the bleeding and someone calls the police, then the person's survival rate is fifty percent.
But they didn't do anything, and not a single person moved. Were they afraid? Worried? Or perhaps they harbored resentment towards the team leader?
Or perhaps they're thinking... "It's none of my business, so I'll just stay put. It wouldn't be good if my actions caused trouble."
If one person thinks this way, then he will immediately influence others.
If someone picks up the napkin on the right, everyone else must follow suit and pick up the napkin on the right. If it's the left, then everyone else will pick up the napkin on the left.
We have to do this, because that's... society.
When an event occurs in person, rather than online, human indifference often outweighs compassion.
Five classmates silently watched as student A died in struggle and despair. What was the thing that terrified them the most? It was... suspecting that there was a murderer among them.
They will begin to suspect and distrust each other, and eventually, before the police arrive, they will continue to speculate and blame each other.
As the script ended, rather than saying that Hongo-senpai wrote about a murder case, it would be more accurate to say that she was revealing something.
Chitanda's expression was very complicated. "Why...why would Hongo-senpai write something like this?"
Fuyumi Irisu said calmly, "Because of her, she always likes to keep things to herself or express them in the form of literature."
The one who was truly ignored was not the fictional classmate A, but rather the rather timid Hongo.
Since classmate A is based on senior student Hongo, who are the other five classmates who only think about themselves and are indifferent to A's life or death?
Zhong Chengshun and his group are not stupid. Once Hongo's script falls into their hands, what kind of treatment will Hongo receive?
[I asked you to write a script, but who are you indirectly criticizing?]
Although Hongo did not mean to blame anyone, Irisu, who saw the script, still helped to hide it and asked Hongo to pretend to be sick to conceal the second half of the script.
Chitanda: "But...the five people in the script are completely unharmed?"
Iru didn't speak; it was Uchiha Ryo who spoke.
"A person encountered a pedestrian who had been hit by a car on their way to work. The person was kind, but had other things to do, so they could only help take the pedestrian to the hospital entrance..."
The injured pedestrian, covered in blood, lay at the hospital entrance. A nurse came out and asked, "Brother, does it hurt?" The man said, "Yes." The nurse then asked, "Did you bring any money?" The man shook his head.
The nurse nodded, "Then you can rest now, sir." In the end, the passerby died at the hospital entrance.
Isn't saving lives a doctor's duty? How could she not save lives? It is a duty, but not a legal one; it's a moral one.
Just like those five students, they didn't help their classmate escape danger. This doesn't violate any laws, it's just immoral.