"What? Yoyogi Park is going to be closed for construction?"
"Yes, wasn't it open to the public in the morning? Why was it closed in the afternoon? I didn't see any sign of it on the Tokyo City Government's official website."
"Could it be related to the mysterious sleeping incident yesterday? It seems that dozens of people are inexplicably unconscious in Yoyogi Park. It seems to be a gas leak."
"How terrible! Let's go somewhere else."
The tourists who had come to find nothing looked at the workers with grim faces and strong bodies, and did not dare to force their way in. In the end, they could only leave in disappointment.
In Yoyogi Park, a large group of police officers and scientific researchers were carefully checking every blade of grass and every tree at the place where Yuki Mineko and others had fallen asleep.
"Does it really exist? A passage to another world?"
Chapter 214 Chapter 215 "Er Lei Ye Heroic Story"
In a corner of the heavily guarded Yoyogi Park.
The specific locations where Yuki Mineko and the other six people passed out were marked with signs, and seven scene traces were marked with white lines.
There were several drones flying in the sky, and hundreds of police officers on the ground were conducting a dragnet search and walking around nearby.
There were also some scientific researchers in white coats who were carefully collecting grass leaves and soil samples on the grass. There were several air collectors and suspended dust bacteria samplers operating in all directions of east, west, south and north.
It seems as if he is going to dig three feet deep into the earth, to the ends of the earth!
People who don’t know the truth, seeing this scene, might mistakenly think that a major criminal case with heavy casualties had occurred in Yoyogi Park!
"Inspector Matsuura, when will the investigation be completed?"
The mayor of Shibuya District wiped the sweat from his forehead with a tissue handed to him by his secretary, and asked a middle-aged police officer with thick eyebrows and a square face wearing a police uniform.
Yoyogi Park, adjacent to Meiji Jingu Shrine, is one of the most famous attractions in Shibuya.
It was the Golden Week, and there was a constant stream of tourists visiting Yoyogi Park from other prefectures. As the mayor of Shibuya Ward, he was under considerable pressure to close the huge Yoyogi Park.
But when the governor of Tokyo called, he had no choice but to obey.
"I'm not sure about that. It depends on the results of the investigation and the order from the Metropolitan Police Department."
Superintendent Matsuura considered his words and replied, "But Mr. Mayor, you have to be prepared. The blockade of Yoyogi Park may not be completed in one or two days."
"That's right."
The mayor of Shibuya District nodded, turned around and looked at the policemen who were conducting a thorough search. A look of curiosity appeared on his face, and he approached Superintendent Matsuura mysteriously.
"Inspector Matsuura, I heard that the mass coma incident that happened yesterday was related to the extraordinary people? Can you give me a little clue so that I can have a better idea."
Inspector Matsuura, who had a slight blue stubble under his mouth, had a somewhat subtle expression on his face.
He was the on-site commander of the Minamoto no Raikou Onimusha incident in Ota Ward.
After the extraordinary battle between Scorpion of the Red Sand and Master Dilu, the country mobilized its propaganda machine to barely cover up the matter, but this was only limited to the common people and did not include the higher-level citizens.
In the circles of powerful bureaucrats in Tokyo, the existence of monsters and extraordinary beings has become semi-public.
While the higher-ups were dumbfounded, they were also instinctively filled with curiosity and desire for the mysterious side.
In a country like Japan where class barriers are unbreakable, most of the powerful and wealthy have obtained everything they have today through their bloodline. I can succeed because I was born into a good family, and my good birth is the blessing of gods and Buddhas.
In this light, it is not difficult to understand why feudal superstitions such as praying to gods and Buddhas are so popular.
Since then, people in the powerful circles have become more superstitious and fanatical.
Although they have not enjoyed enough of worldly wealth and glory, their desires are insatiable. They want it all, mysterious supernatural powers, extended lifespan and even the possibility of immortality!
According to rumors that Inspector Matsuura heard, the Metropolitan Police Department has been receiving large amounts of financial donations in recent times, and the people behind them are naturally powerful people who want to get involved.
The mayor of Shibuya Ward is a high-ranking citizen, but he is not high enough to understand the inner details of extraordinary events.
"Your Excellency, the District Mayor, there is a confidentiality agreement within the Metropolitan Police Department. I can only say that I have no comment!"
Inspector Matsuura hesitated for a moment, but still spoke without making any mistakes.
"Alright alright."
After seeing off the mayor of Shibuya Ward, Superintendent Matsuura greeted a police car at the entrance of Yoyogi Park.
A gentle, bespectacled folklorist came over, escorted by several police officers.
"Commander, I haven't seen you for over a week."
The folklorist's face was flushed and he walked with a breeze, as if he had enjoyed a second spring in his career.
"Professor Changshan, I have resigned from the position of temporary commander and am now an investigator. You can just call me Matsuura." said Inspector Matsuura.
Inspector Matsuura waved his hand, called a police officer over, and took out two character sketches from him.
One photo shows a white-haired man with disheveled hair, dressed like a Kabuki actor, and the other shows a black-haired man with a feminine and evil face, wearing a black robe with red clouds.
It's Jiraiya and Orochimaru!
The best profiler of the Metropolitan Police Department drew a sketch based on the oral statements of the fat woman, the man with glasses and others. The sketch was so lifelike that it was 80% to 90% similar.
"Professor Changshan, do you have any idea about the origins of the extraordinary person who appeared this time?"
"Of course!" Professor Changshan was very confident.
"I have already reported to the Metropolitan Police Department. However, since you, Inspector Matsuura, are not here, I will repeat it again."
Professor Changshan had obviously done his homework. He spoke eloquently and clearly:
"The toad sage Jiraiya who appeared in Myoboku Mountain and Orochimaru who controlled a giant python undoubtedly have a great connection with the folk story of "The Heroic Tale of Erlei Ya"!"
"The Story of Er Lei Ye Hero" is a novel written by Mituyuan Xiaoyan from 1839. A total of 1866 volumes were published by 44, but the work was not completed due to the author's death.
"In the novel, Erlei is the son of a powerful family in Higo, and a ninja who can summon toads. Princess Tsunade, whom Erlei loves, can control slugs. The villain of the story is Orochimaru, who can control poisonous snakes." Professor Changshan talked nonstop: "Snakes eat toads, toads eat slugs, and slugs eat snakes. The three are mutually reinforcing and mutually exclusive."
"But this is too unbelievable. How could these two extraordinary people be so similar to Raiya and Orochimaru? Even their names and abilities are exactly the same as in the novels." Inspector Matsuura asked with a frown.
"It is obvious that Jiraiya, who calls himself the Toad Sage, is the prototype of Raiya."
"But Er Lei Ye Heroic Tale was written nearly two hundred years ago!"
"Inspector Matsuura, your mind is still full of limitations and has not been opened up. From the conversation between the Toad Sage Jiraiya and Orochimaru, it is clear that Jiraiya is over two hundred years old."
The Metropolitan Police Department also sent psychologists and interrogation experts to record the conversations heard by several people at Myōboku Mountain. After repeated comparisons and replays, they found that the conversations were basically the same.
"Is it possible that, like these seven people, Mitumigaki Smiley also mistakenly entered Mount Myōboku, met Jiraiya and Orochimaru, and then wrote down their story to create 'The Tale of Ereiye Heroes'?" Professor Changshan patiently coaxed.
"So, there may be another Princess Tsunade who can control slugs?" Inspector Matsuura had a strange expression on his face.
"Nine times out of ten!"
Professor Hase has demonstrated great confidence and composure in his professional field, and his words are so convincing that one cannot help but admire him.
"Minamoto no Raikou's Onimusha, the Fire Rat Fur Coat and the Buddha's Stone Bowl in The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, and Jiraiya and Orochimaru in The Tale of the Raiya Heroes... Since ancient times, our world has been closely related to the extraordinary. The secrets of the extraordinary are hidden in the history and myths that have been passed down to this day!"
In the expert group of the Metropolitan Police Department, folklorists and historians were originally marginal figures with almost no say.
However, as the situation changed, the monsters, gods and Buddhas in folk legends came and went, and Professor Changshan, as the leading folklorist in the entire island nation, became popular again.
Grants came one after another, both from the government and from the chaebols.
The good days are back!
Professor Changshan, who was in high spirits, suddenly looked ten years younger.
“Myths and legends are not created out of nothing. The key to understanding the extraordinary world is hidden in them!”
Because of the vested interests involved, Professor Changshan began to brag a lot.
It's not that he's exaggerating, he just feels so confident about it.
"But we can't just jump to conclusions. The evidence right now is not sufficient. The Metropolitan Police Department has so many good guys searching the mountains and seas, but they haven't found a passage to Mt. Myoboku..."
Superintendent Matsuura turned his head and looked at the lush and green Yoyogi Park full of vitality and took a deep breath.
The air is fresh, with the unique earthy fragrance of the forest.
Although Yoyogi Park is vast, it is just a potted plant in a house in Tokyo, one of the largest cities in the world.
Since it was opened to the public in the 1950s, millions of people have entered and exited Yoyogi Park. If there really was a door leading to a mysterious world, it should have been discovered long ago.
After hearing the doubts of Inspector Matsuura, Professor Changshan shook his head and recited a passage:
"During the Taiyuan Period of the Jin Dynasty, people in Wuling made a living by fishing..."
The Peach Blossom Spring, a famous piece of literature throughout history, is even included in Japanese textbooks.
"He got lost and couldn't find the way. Liu Ziji from Nanyang, a noble man, heard about it and was happy to go back. But he didn't find it and died of illness. After that, no one asked about his return."
After Professor Changshan finished dropping his book bag, he continued:
"Since ancient times, it has never been easy to enter another world. Even if the powerful and wealthy want to search the mountains and seas, they will inevitably return empty-handed. The key lies in the word 'fate'."
Upon hearing this, Superintendent Matsuura's face darkened.
Unsuccessful, the search for the disease ended...
Isn't it me who is searching in Yoyogi Park over and over again?
Crow's mouth!
"Besides, it's not that there is no evidence. Didn't the Metropolitan Police Academy trainee named Yuuki Mineko spurt flames from her mouth in front of everyone? The camera at the Yoyogi Police Station also captured this scene."
Inspector Matsuura couldn't help but choke.
If not for this, the Metropolitan Police Department would not be able to operate so efficiently.
"There are more than a handful of registered extraordinary people. Not to mention those extraordinary people who appear and disappear mysteriously, there are those who transformed from ordinary people into extraordinary people, such as Doctor Satomi and Hideo Tosu, but..."
"Does the world really exist, another mysterious world hidden behind myths and history?"
Inspector Matsuura had strong doubts in his mind, but when he looked at Professor Changshan who looked fanatical and confident, he tactfully stopped asking.
Looking at Professor Changshan's face, one might as well wish that gods and Buddhas appeared in Tokyo during the day and hundreds of demons roamed around at night.
In this way, his voice in the expert group will inevitably increase.
Although I have selfish motives, there are many things we can refer to in Professor Changshan's words.
"Professor Changshan, our Metropolitan Police Department has been searching here for so long and still found nothing. Do you have any suggestions?"
"Since the seven people who mistakenly entered Myoboku Mountain are destined to be together, if we find them and put them in Yoyogi Park, can we find the passage to Myoboku Mountain?"
"That's hard to say."
Professor Changshan did not comment. In fact, most of his analysis of the mysterious world was just his imagination.
"Just like the fisherman who strayed into the Peach Blossom Spring and couldn't find the way to get there. But compared to those who have no destiny, they may have a better chance."
"Professor Changshan, what else have you discovered?"
"Well, I also have some immature opinions about the Kabuki performance of the Toad Sage Jiraiya mentioned in the report."
When this was mentioned, Professor Changshan suddenly became excited.
He took the sketch of Jiraiya from Inspector Matsuura and gestured at Jiraiya's long gray hair.
"Inspector Matsuura, look! In the traditional Japanese art of Kabuki, there is a famous work called "Lian Shizi". The hairstyle of the white-haired old lion in it is very similar to Jiraiya's."
To support his argument, Professor Changshan took out from his briefcase the stills of the Kabuki play "Len Shizi" that he had prepared in advance.
Inspector Matsuura took it and looked at it. He found it indeed looked somewhat similar and nodded slightly.
"The Tale of Erleiye Hero was first performed on the Kabuki stage by Umitake Mokuami in 1852, and it remained popular for a long time. Later, it was adapted into..."
Professor Changshan began to recite the long passage again.
Inspector Matsuura was a little frightened. He had met Professor Changshan several times before, but had never seen him so talkative.
"Professor Changshan, your knowledge is amazing! Can you briefly summarize your point of view?" Superintendent Matsuura praised a few words and interrupted Professor Changshan.
Professor Changshan smacked his lips with a look of unsatisfied interest before speaking:
"I think Gama Sage Jiraiya is a Kabuki lover. Otherwise, he wouldn't dress like a Kabuki actor and use the Kabuki style of opening remarks and self-introduction."
A supernatural being who calls himself an immortal actually likes outdated Kabuki?
Is this possible?
But considering Jiraiya's dress and behavior, this is not impossible.
Some elderly people like Kabuki.
"Yeah, yeah, 'The Story of Er Lei Ye Heroes'..."
