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Jiang Chuan also realized instantly that he had been cheated.

Dr. Kudo didn't know how the incident was related to himself, but he tested himself out of guesswork, hit a straight ball out of the blue, and then made a judgment by observing his own reaction.

What an old fox!

Jiang Chuan couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat on his back. Just now, when he heard Dr. Kudo ask that question, a lot of thoughts flashed through his mind in a flash, and all of them were captured by this old fox.

At this point, even if he wanted to play dumb, it would be of no use.

Dr. Kudo's expression gradually became serious.

"So many people...how did you do it?"

Jiang Chuan naturally remained silent on this question.

Doctor Kudo seemed to know that Jiang Chuan couldn't answer his question, so he said, "Nurse Xiao Liu once told me that you and Miss Ando came to town about a month ago."

"Just after you arrived, a series of things happened in the town. So my question just now was just a guess. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."

Jiang Chuan was silent for a while, and a smile gradually appeared on his face.

"Doctor Kudo, if your guess is true, if this matter is known to everyone in the town, would it be dangerous for them?"

Dr. Kudo was stunned.

"Why do you say that?"

"Look, if the murderer is exposed as you said, will the residents still be willing to live in the same town with such a scary guy? Will everyone try to work together to drive him away?"

"...It is indeed possible."

"That murderer killed so many people, he must be a very scary guy, right? If it really comes to that, he might become very dangerous..."

"..."

Dr. Kudo sighed helplessly.

"I just told you that I will keep it a secret. Why are you doing this?"

The smile on Jiang Chuan's face also disappeared.

"What I just said is: if it really comes to that, since it won't come to that, why should you worry, Dr. Kudo?"

"Ok."

Dr. Kudo smiled and said, "You are indeed a very special child. Don't worry, I will keep the incident in Nurse Xiaoyan's room a secret for you."

Jiang Chuan nodded.

"Nothing else, I'll take my leave now."

"Wait! Please stay."

Just as Jiang Chuan was about to leave, his wrist was tightly grasped by Dr. Kudo.

He turned and looked at the white-haired old man with glasses in confusion.

"What else?"

Dr. Kudo smiled and continued.

"I won't talk about the things just now, but I have something else that I want to ask you for help with."

………………

There is a shrine in the town.

Although Jiang Chuan had been in the town for some time, this was the first time he heard about the shrine.

The shrine has no name, it is just called a shrine, just like the town has no name, it is just called a town. The god enshrined in it is not a specific god, just Kami Sama.

According to Dr. Kudo, his granddaughter is now the miko of that shrine, which is what people often call a shrine maiden.

Of course, in modern society, the identity of a witch has become a profession rather than an identity with some kind of shackles. Just like the monks in the temples and Taoists in the Taoist temples in Jiang Chuan's hometown of China, they are all serious professions with salaries, and some even have a regular position.

Dr. Kudo's daughter is a shrine maiden who works at a shrine. She has been doing this for several years. Although this job is boring, Dr. Kudo said that his daughter has a quiet personality, so she likes it very much.

However, after the apocalypse, everything was different.

After the end of the world, the amount of offerings to the shrine did not decrease, but increased greatly. The believers who came to the shrine to throw money became more and more generous, and banknotes and coins were thrown into the shrine like waste paper.

But the problem is, isn't it just like the current banknotes, which are just waste paper? They are too hard to even wipe your butt.

The shrine suddenly became the richest organization in the entire town, but also the poorest.

Even though they repeatedly appealed for food instead of money, most of the town's residents preferred to live a down-to-earth life rather than faith. Only a very small number of devout townspeople were willing to share the limited food in their homes with the shrine.

The food at the shrine was soon exhausted, and those who had no food left one after another to seek ways to survive elsewhere. The believers also gradually got used to the town at the end of the world, and were busy with their lives every day instead of coming to the shrine to pray for the disaster to end soon.

The richest place in the entire town soon became the deserted place.

This is a very common apocalypse plot. After listening to Dr. Kudo's description, this development is not unfamiliar to Jiang Chuan. It is better to say that Jiang Chuan feels that this situation is somewhat tepid, which is very consistent with the style of the small town residents.

Not disturbing you is already their kindness, God, what else do you want?

"Although the grocery store incident was...but besides that, I also heard other things about you. After the mayor committed suicide, you took over his job of helping the townspeople and even provided them with food out of your own pocket. You also reorganized the young people who remained from the patrol team, paid them, and asked them to continue protecting the town..."

After Dr. Kudo said this, Jiang Chuan was very surprised.

I didn’t expect that this old man has been paying so much attention to my actions?

Dr. Kudo said, his expression taking on a hint of sincerity.

Jiang Chuan looked at him and asked hesitantly, "So... you want me to help the shrine where your daughter is... help them get back to normal operation?"

"No, you misunderstood, it's not like that."

Dr. Kudo shook his head, and a hint of disgust gradually appeared in his eyes.

"On the contrary, I would like to ask Jiang Chuanjun... to completely destroy that shrine! Rescue my daughter!"

……

Completely ruined?

At first Jiang Chuan thought he had misheard, but when he saw Dr. Kudo's serious expression, he knew he was serious.

"What you just said seems to be somewhat contradictory to this request?"

"You haven't been to the shrine since you came to town, have you?"

Jiang Chuan waved his hand.

“I didn’t even know there was a shrine in town.”

"You may think my request is ridiculous, but please trust me."

Dr. Kudo sighed and said.

"The reason why the existence of the shrine has rarely been mentioned by the townspeople is because of its special status in the town today... It provides spiritual comfort for some of the town's residents."

Hearing this, Jiang Chuan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "Isn't this the original function of the so-called shrine?"

"No, it's not what you think."

"The current shrine is a place that has abandoned faith and is extremely evil!"

When Dr. Kudo said this, the hatred on his face almost solidified.

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Jiang Chuan did not stay in the clinic any longer. He asked Nurse Xiao Liu about the general situation. After learning that Kenta had taken antipyretics and his body temperature had begun to slowly drop, he left the clinic.

It is normal for antipyretics to work quickly, but it takes some time to observe whether the anti-inflammatory drugs are effective. Kenta-kun is young, and it is a bit risky to give him anti-inflammatory drugs for adults, but after all, there is no other choice now. There are no children's medicines in Jiang Chuan's warehouse, so he can only rely on his own luck.

Mrs. Sugimoto entered the clinic and never came out again. I guess she could only feel relieved after Kenta's condition was completely stabilized.

Compared to this, Jiang Chuan was more concerned about what Dr. Kudo said about the shrine.

As a staunch atheist, Jiang Chuan had only a brief understanding of Japan's shrine culture before, and had never personally experienced activities such as visiting a shrine or drawing lots.

But Dr. Kudo's words always lingered in Jiang Chuan's mind.

Abandoning faith, the most evil place?

Dr. Kudo's last words to describe the small town shrine today are really inconsistent with the shrewd and orderly temperament he had when talking with Jiang Chuan before. It's like he has become a completely different person.

What sinister secrets does that shrine hide?

Jiang Chuan did not let his imagination run wild, nor did he rush to the shrine to inquire. Instead, he strolled along the country roads in the town.

There was a dark-skinned middle-aged man wearing a straw hat and holding a sickle harvesting rice on the side of the road. Jiang Chuan watched him for a while, then took out two cigarettes from his pocket and walked towards the man.

The middle-aged man who was harvesting rice saw the young man who looked somewhat familiar approaching, wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at him curiously.

"Young man, are you looking for me?"

Jiang Chuan smiled and nodded: "Yes, excuse me for bothering you. I just came to town not long ago and wanted to chat with you casually."

As he spoke, he handed over a cigarette in his hand.

The dark-skinned middle-aged man's eyes widened when he saw the cigarette handed to him.

At the moment of doomsday, this kind of good stuff is definitely less and less. The middle-aged man had smoked up all the cigarettes he had accumulated within two weeks after the outbreak of the doomsday. He felt really uncomfortable at that time, but he had no choice but to force himself to quit the smoking addiction that had lasted for decades.

And now this familiar old friend appeared in front of him again, how could he not be excited?

The middle-aged man stretched out his rough hands covered with mud, and took the cigarette handed to him by Jiang Chuan as if he was taking a jade hairpin. He looked at it carefully for a long time, then looked up at Jiang Chuan.

"Can I really smoke this?"

Jiang Chuan put the other cigarette in his mouth, lit it with a lighter, and handed it to the middle-aged man. A puff of smoke came towards the middle-aged man with his chuckle.

"Go ahead, uncle. You're welcome. I have more after you finish smoking."

Jiang Chuan turned the entire cigarette box over and showed the uncle the densely packed cigarette filters inside, and the uncle's eyes sparkled.

Jiang Chuan lit the cigarette in the uncle's mouth and watched him take two puffs in ecstasy. Finally, he let out a sigh of relief.

"Bliss, it's bliss. I miss this so much."

Jiang Chuan suddenly found it a little funny. This uncle who smoked all year round had an inexplicable sense of ritual in his smoking movements, and seemed to have a unique coordination.

After enjoying a cigarette, the uncle looked at Jiang Chuan again with anticipation, and the latter cooperated and handed him another one.

Jiang Chuan could feel that the uncle's favorability towards him had skyrocketed, and he might be ready to say something like "I have a girl at home, and I think you two are a good match" the next moment.

"Young man, you are really great. Are you married? I have a little niece at home. She is about your age and looks amazing. Do you want to meet her?"

really.

Two drops of sweat immediately flowed down Jiang Chuan's forehead and he quickly raised his hands.

"Thank you for your kindness, uncle, but it's not necessary. I'm already married."

A hint of disappointment suddenly appeared on the middle-aged man's face.

"What a pity. It seems that you and my beautiful niece are still not destined to be together."

Jiang Chuan looked at the middle-aged man's small eyes, round face, and uneven buck teeth, and forcibly suppressed the sarcasm that was about to come out of his mouth.

"So whose girl did you like? And why do I feel like I've seen you before?"

The middle-aged man looked at Jiang Chuan and said hesitantly.

Jiang Chuan smiled and then introduced himself to the middle-aged man.

After hearing Jiang Chuan's words, the middle-aged man suddenly realized and remembered why he felt Jiang Chuan looked familiar.

"So you are the son-in-law from China of the Ando family? You are the one who has taken over from the old mayor to help the townspeople recently. No wonder you look familiar to me. I have seen you at the door of my neighbor's house before!"

The smile on the middle-aged man's face became even kinder, and his expression was full of admiration when he looked at Jiang Chuan.

Chapter 164 Happy to be a father

"You're too kind. These are just small things that are within my ability. If I don't do it, someone else will."

Although he was very pleased with the praise, Jiang Chuan still remained modest.

The two exchanged a few more polite words, and then the middle-aged man looked at Jiang Chuan and asked.

"Young man, you came to me, your uncle, to ask me something, right?"

Jiang Chuan nodded.

"Do you know anything about the shrine in our town?"