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"Okay, okay, okay, I've always known that you, Brother Jiang Xiao, are a person of great integrity and righteousness."
"Don't flatter me, I want to eat beef for lunch, real beef."
The Lighthouse's live stream was somewhat serious, and the occasional comments that appeared were mostly encouraging and supportive.
After all, their chosen ones are not in a very safe situation right now.
at this time.
Justin, carrying a stick, had already arrived at the private school, following the directions given by the family the previous night.
Before he could go in, Wang Dayong came out first.
The moment Justin saw the black robe, he closed his eyes.
"You're quite the cautious little fellow. So, since you've come to me of your own accord, you must have something to ask of me, right?"
"Sir, I've come to ask you about the issue of the residents of Sunset Village being delirious during the day."
"Oh, I knew it! Haha, it's windy outside, why don't we come inside and talk?"
Justin kept his head down, refusing to move or open his eyes, fearing that the moment he opened them, he would see the schoolteacher's large face.
'Woof, woof woof woof'
"Hehe, there are some dogs in the yard, it's okay, they won't hurt you, come in and talk."
A private school?
Is a dog barking?
Wait a minute, why is there no sound of children reading in the private school?
[Dogs may occasionally bark in the private school; please ignore them.]
Justin's expression changed, and he took two steps back without making a sound, while speaking with slight nervousness.
"I wonder if the villagers would come looking for us if they knew the private school was full of dogs?"
These words silenced the previously eloquent teacher, who seemed to have his lifeline seized.
This kid actually threatened me?
The exposure of the private school was Wang Dayong's only concern.
The villagers are now following the planned route and it's impossible for them to come to the private school on their own initiative to look for their children.
However, things are different if there is external interference.
If this kid goes around shouting and yelling in the village at night, he might ruin the integrity of this ghost story.
Wang Dayong doesn't want to be unemployed for the fourth time.
"Fine, since you don't want to go in, we can chat outside."
Justin breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, he was smart enough to immediately associate the dog's barking with the child; it seemed he had made the right bet.
[As expected of Justin, his wisdom seems to be favored by God!]
[Who else could connect a few barks to rules, to the village children, and even to using it to retaliate against the schoolteacher?]
【sharp! 】
Even Jiang Xiao from the Dragon Kingdom only managed to guess this after a great deal of effort!
[Uh, you're comparing our Jiang Shen's weakest point—his intelligence—to your Justin? Have you no shame?]
In any case, Justin has now managed to avoid entering that eerie private school.
"Hey young man, I'm not trying to scare you, but do you think these villagers are good people? You think you can pass the test by telling them the secrets of the private school?"
Justin remained noncommittal; he certainly knew that passing the level wouldn't be that easy.
If this were told to the villagers, he might be the first to suffer, but at the very least, it could be used to threaten the schoolteacher.
This is a typical example of a strategy that harms others without benefiting oneself.
Kill two hundred enemies but lose a thousand of your own, but as long as you harm the enemy, you won't lose too much.
Seeing Justin's hesitation, Wang Dayong sighed, seemingly unwilling to continue the stalemate.
"Hey kid, I'm in a good mood today, so fine, ask whatever you want."
"I want to ask, why are the villagers like puppets during the day?"
Well, that's a long story~
Wang Dayong plopped down on the steps in front of the door and began to explain the situation to Justin.
"Back in the past forty years, everything was normal in Sunset Village. But a naughty child ignored the adults' advice and ran into the dangerous mountains on his own, eventually getting lost in the mountains."
A naughty child?
Justin frowned; he had always disliked such immature children.
"and then?"
"And then? What else can we do? The child is still young, and she will make mistakes sometimes. We can't just watch her die on the mountain, can we? Especially her father, who went from house to house begging for help until he cried until he went blind, before he finally persuaded everyone to go up the mountain overnight to help him find his child."
Ultimately, those who went up the mountain were surrounded by wild animals, and none of them survived.
"Perhaps these villagers died with their eyes open, perhaps their resentment was too deep, or perhaps their hatred for the father and daughter was too deep, the entire Sunset Village was shrouded in strange tales, and all the people who originally died in the mountains were mysteriously resurrected, but during the day they all seemed to have lost their souls, and at night they returned to normal."
Is that so?
Justin asked about a few more details, but Wang Dayong said he didn't know either, and that perhaps he would have to go up the mountain to find out the cause and effect of the matter.
Well?
So, in the end, we still have to go up the mountain?
Justin nodded and cautiously made his way out of the private school, using his guide cane to probe the entrance.
"Tsk, this kid, he wouldn't even open his eyes until the very end. He's really cautious."
Upon hearing what Wang Dayong said, the Lighthouse livestream room erupted in arguments.
The reason is simple: the story he told Justin and the story he told Jiang Xiao were completely different versions of what happened!
[Oh my god, I really don't know what else you guys have to say in your arguments. Your Jiang Xiao is so fierce and volatile, would Wang Da be brave enough to tell him the truth? He must be lying to him!]
[Exactly! You guys forgot how Wang Dayong got bullied by Jiang Xiao? So the version Justin heard is the correct one!]
[Bullshit! It's precisely because Jiang Xiao is ruthless that Wang Dayong is even less likely to lie in front of him, right?]
Both sides had their own arguments and explanations, and each had their own set of reasons.
It was only Holmes's appearance that finally put an end to this matter.
Sherlock Holmes:
Clearly, Wang Dayong lied to Justin; what he told Jiang Xiao was the truth.
First of all, everyone who lies has a purpose. If he lied to Jiang Xiao, then what was his purpose in lying to Jiang Xiao? And how could lying to Jiang Xiao affect him?
Ah this
The lighthouse was momentarily speechless.
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[Because no matter which version of the story is told to Jiang Xiao, Jiang Xiao's ultimate goal remains the same: to enter the mountains. Therefore, Wang Dayong's deception of Jiang Xiao is completely meaningless and has no effect on him.]
His words were quickly met with a rebuttal from the Lighthouse.
[I don't like hearing that. You say it's pointless for him to lie to Jiang Xiao, but is it meaningful to lie to Justin? Isn't Justin the same? No matter which version of the story it is, he still has to go into the mountains?]
Sherlock Holmes:
No, they're not the same.
Deceiving Justin would have a very clear benefit for Wang Dayong.
"What?" someone asked.
Sherlock Holmes:
[Didn't you notice? The only difference between these two versions of the story is that Jiang Xiao's information is that (the villagers are good people), while Justin's version is all about (a brat) and (dying with unresolved grievances, resentment, and hatred), which subconsciously leads the reader to categorize the villagers as (bad guys).]
[The only benefit of Wang Dayong deceiving Justin like this is that it makes him subconsciously resent these villagers.]
Holmes stopped there, and everyone understood.
If it's a lie, then it must be purposeful.
Wang Dayong couldn't get anything out of Jiang Xiao, so he might as well tell the truth to avoid getting beaten up.
So the only one who could have been scammed is Justin.
This would not only prevent Justin from talking nonsense to the villagers and causing unnecessary trouble, but also make him feel resistant towards the villagers.
really.
After leaving the private school, Justin pondered for a long time in a field. With his cautious mind, he resolutely decided to go straight up the mountain.
If the villagers are all resurrected, vengeful spirits, then wouldn't I be at constant risk of death if I were with them?