This Japanese Monogatari Isn't Lame
Chapter 301 - 226. Feituo Family (8000-word goal achieved)_2

Chapter 301: Chapter 226. Feituo Family (8000-word goal achieved)_2

"Case number one could use some changes," Beichuan Si said bluntly.

"Um... Mr. Beichuan, what changes do you have in mind?" Qiuxiao Yunai didn’t quite understand Beichuan Si’s intent and tilted her head quizzically as she asked.

If it were any ordinary man, he would surely be charmed by her cutesy head tilt.

But Beichuan Si was not an ordinary man; his tone remained flat as he suggested, "Delete all content concerning me."

"That won’t do! Right now, Mr. Beichuan, you are the nominal supreme leader of the Beichuan Relief Association! All doctrine must be revised to revolve around you."

Qiuxiao Yunai continued, "Actually, we were also supposed to create a realistic portrait of Mr. Beichuan for the pamphlet, but since you’re so resistant, let’s forget it."

"If Mr. Beichuan confirms there are no other problems, then from now on, we’ll need to create promotional pamphlets using this material as propaganda."

Beichuan Si grew increasingly uncomfortable as he listened.

Since talking was futile, Beichuan Si seized the document from Qiuxiao Yunai’s hands without a second thought and tore it up cleanly.

If such things were made into pamphlets and spread everywhere, it would be like losing all semblance of dignity.

Seeing his decisive action, Qiuxiao Yunai was utterly shocked.

But she quickly recovered, "I still have a backup on the computer."

Immediately afterward, Qiuxiao Yunai saw Beichuan Si, expressionless, fiercely kick and shatter the computer tower that was plugged in.

"???" Qiuxiao Yunai.

Theoretically, the properties of the Beichuan Divine Society belonged to Beichuan Si, yet...

"My computer..." Qiuxiao Yunai’s hands trembled.

The computer had been moved from Qiuxiao Yunai’s family study, so it was technically her personal property—

"I’ll compensate you," Beichuan Si said, his expression noticeably more relaxed.

"Um... no need," Qiuxiao Yunai waved her hand off, "I’ll just have my family send me another."

She actually had a USB drive that she hadn’t told Beichuan Si about. Consider it compensation; let him vent out on the computer.

After all, the promotional pamphlet was indispensable, and the faith in Beichuan Divine also needed to continue to evolve.

Maintaining this pace, the Beichuan Divine Society would likely become more formally established over time.

Thinking this, Qiuxiao Yunai wasn’t so heartbroken anymore.

After all, the Qiuxiao family was renowned throughout Gunma Prefecture, and her luxurious detached villa was just something her parents bought on a whim when they saw her always busy in Nakanojou Town, to provide her with a place to live. Including the money she used day-to-day and the luxury cars, they were all assets of the Qiuxiao family, not the Beichuan Divine Society.

Sometimes, Qiuxiao Yunai would even anonymously donate to help the Beichuan Divine Society through tough times.

"Regarding the matter of the Feituo Family that Mr. Beichuan wanted to know, I can tell you all about it."

Qiuxiao Yunai took a deep breath, stood up, and tightly shut the door.

Seeing her cautious demeanor, Beichuan Si sensed that the matter involving the Feituo Family might be quite significant.

After she had taken these measures, Qiuxiao Yunai finally started speaking, "That must be the murder case from over a decade ago..."

"The Feituo Family massacre occurred six years ago."

Beichuan Si interrupted Qiuxiao Yunai coldly, his gaze filled with deep suspicion.

Her utterly unreliable memory made her seem completely untrustworthy.

Qiuxiao Yunai’s face reddened, and she straightforwardly omitted the timeline, "I actually knew the Feituo Family before the massacre happened, but back then, I was still in high school..."

As Qiuxiao Yunai narrated, the dust-covered truths slowly came to light.

On the surface, the Feitou Family was kind and sincere to others, but in reality, Feituo An’s wife, Feituo Xingzi, was the sect hierarch of the Thousand Mirror Mutual Aid Association, the predecessor of the Beichuan Divine Society.

"Mr. Feituo was unaware of these happenings... After all, the Thousand Mirror Mutual Aid Association hadn’t even started to grow at that time."

No wonder, who would join an organization that even sounds vague in name alone.

Qiuxiao Yunai pondered then continued, "But after that incident... the Thousand Mirror Mutual Aid Association rapidly started to prosper."

"That matter?"

Beichuan Si looked puzzled.

"Exactly." Qiuxiao Younai straightened her clothes, "Since Mr. Beichuan had already investigated the Feituo Family, he should know that the Feituos had a daughter named Feituo Mana."

"Right."

Feituo Mana, this name was certainly not unfamiliar to Beichuan Si; she was the daughter of Feituo An and Feituo Xingzi.

"That happened when Mana was eight years old..." Qiuxiao Younai fell silent for a while, looking profoundly at Beichuan Si, and spoke meaningfully, "Feituo Mana, like you, Mr. Beichuan, possesses special abilities."

Special abilities?

This was not mentioned in the documents provided by the Gunma Prefecture police.

Beichuan Si watched Qiuxiao Younai intently, waiting for her to continue.

"Mana can influence the thoughts of those around her... With this supernatural ability, she can make people see illusions..."

Qiuxiao Younai wanted to continue but was slightly interrupted by Beichuan Si:

"Feituo Xingzi used her daughter’s ability to make the believers see illusions in the mirrors? To see a happier version of themselves?"

"Right, that’s why the slogan ’In a thousand mirrors, there is always one happier you’ was proposed at that time. As I was a founding member of the Thousand Mirror Mutual Aid Association, I was given the name Great Ming Guangde Master..."

Qiuxiao Younai sighed deeply.

"And it was then Feituo Xingzi massively used her daughter’s ability to recruit and expand followers. That’s why an obscure organization like the Thousand Mirror Mutual Aid Association could grow so quickly."

Sect Hierarch Feituo Xingzi and the nominal leader Feituo Mana undoubtedly stirred a sensation in that era.

"But tragedies also tended to occur then..."

Qiuxiao Younai sighed.

"After that, Mr. Feituo learned about what his wife and daughter were doing; he decided to persuade them, but his attempts not only failed but also led him to be entrapped in illusions by Mana’s supernatural powers..."

"Mana... she..."

Qiuxiao Younai’s body trembled slightly.

Recalling that time’s Feituo Mana sent chills down her spine.

Unlike the mature Mr. Beichuan today, the ability-enabled Feituo Mana, influenced by her mother, recklessly used her power to sway the believers, cultivating a distorted and perverse set of values.

"She was like a demon cloaked in a child’s skin."

Qiuxiao Younai commented thus.

"It was never Mr. Feituo’s fault from the beginning; he just tried to persuade his daughter and wife, only to be diagnosed with mental issues by the hospital."

"Feituo Xingzi and Feituo Mana, like children with a new toy, altered and influenced the believers’ values, and it was then... the unbearable Mr. Feituo... finally took action."

Qiuxiao Younai’s gaze grew dim:

"In truth, he really was a very, very good man, seriously devoted to his career and friendly to people. Perhaps it was because he was slightly neglectful of his family that events turned out as they did..."

During that time, because Qiuxiao Younai was preparing for her college entrance exams, she temporarily ceased activities with the Thousand Mirror Mutual Aid Association.

By the time she came to understand more, the annihilation case had already occurred.

On Feituo Mana’s tenth birthday, Feituo An killed Feituo Xingzi and Feituo Mana. Then, with his mind severely disturbed by Feituo Mana’s abilities, Feituo An attempted suicide but was timely saved by the police, bringing the whole incident to a close.

Just as the police had guessed, Feituo An indeed was the murderer.

However, behind the murderer, there lay so many secrets.

Feituo An, Feituo Xingzi, Feituo Mana...

Each person was at fault, none committed a grave error.

Yet the accumulation of those errors led to the tragedy.

That’s all.