Kawashima Hideo, once the richest man in Moon Shadow Island, a strong contender to be the next village chief.

Now he is dressed in white, and his original shiny hairstyle has been replaced by a frizzy chicken coop. He sits on a chair with his back hunched over, his hair unkempt, and his former majesty is no longer there.

Since Hideo Kawashima showed no violent tendencies after being admitted to the hospital and lacked the ability to take care of himself, although he was a criminal, he was transferred to the first-level ward for care and treatment.

Qin Zhibo's first sentence was still the same, "How are you doing? Are you still used to living here?"

"ah?"

Hideo Kawashima raised his head sluggishly, appearing even more sluggish than Akio Koda just now.

Compared to Akio Koda, Hideo Kawashima was not originally a believer in the King in Yellow, but by chance, he was exposed to the light cast by Aldebaran and suddenly went crazy.

Just like Keiji Aso twelve years ago, he went crazy and massacred the people around him, and shot two other drug-trafficking accomplices to death with a pistol.

"What about your past hairstyle? You have to be stunned~"

Qin Zhibo patiently "enlightened" Hideo Kawashima, but he just opened his O-shaped mouth and nodded without knowing whether he understood.

Qin Zhibo: "The night you killed your accomplice, do you still remember what happened?"

Kawashima: "Oh."

Qin Zhibo: "Tell me a little bit."

Kawashima: "There is a beam of light..."

Qin Zhibo: "What light?"

Kawashima: "Yellow light..."

Qin Zhibo: "What else?"

Kawashima: "There are...someone..."

Qin Zhibo: "Is he the King in Yellow?"

"Yellow clothes?"

Kawashima Hideo's drooped eyelids suddenly widened and he nodded abruptly, "Yes! I saw it! There is someone in the sky!"

"Where is the King in Yellow! Carcosa of Aldebaran!"

"My king! Long live!"

Kawashima Hideo had no handcuffs on his hands and knelt directly on the ground, worshiping Qin Zhibo.

Seeing that he was mentally abnormal, the caregiver took him away again.

In fact, when Kawashima Hideo said that there was someone, Qin Zhibo became alert and quickly brought the topic to the King in Yellow.

On the top of the mountain that night, in addition to their three drug-trafficking accomplices, there was Aso Aso who wanted to sacrifice himself for revenge. If he bit Aso out, it would be troublesome.

Although the testimony of mental illness cannot be used as evidence, it will also cause a lot of trouble.

However, Kawashima Hideo's illness has changed from the initial "yellow phobia" to the worship of the King in Yellow. This is an evolution from fear to longing and worship. He is more adaptable to the environment, but also more fanatical.

…

The third patient is the wife of the president of Ghana Music Company, Ghana Music Company.

She came into contact with the Yellow King through the script of "The King in Yellow", and she has a brooch with the Yellow King's exclusive yellow mark inside.

"Hello, Mrs. Garner, we meet again."

"Are you still used to living here?"

It's still a familiar opening. Compared to the first two, Ghana's spirit seems much more normal.

"Were you a detective back then?"

"It's okay. I'm not as comfortable as I was at home..."

Qin Zhibo nodded in agreement and continued: "Do you still dream about the King in Yellow when you sleep recently?"

Kanami nodded and replied absently: "Occasionally."

"By the way, do you have a cigarette on you?"

The nurse next to her became alert to Gan Meifang's sudden request.

But fortunately, Qin Zhibo didn't smoke. He shook his head, "No."

"Do you smoke now?"

Ganami Fang also shook her head, "I don't smoke either..."

"oh."

The conversation didn't last long, and I couldn't get any useful information out of her mouth.

Standing on the other side of the glass, Dean Fukuyama explained to Yukiko that Kanami had always felt guilty because she killed her old lover. She asked for cigarettes because she wanted to burn herself and achieve self-harm.

However, Ganami Fang's guilt was not because he had killed someone, but because he had killed his old lover who also believed in the King in Yellow, which was equivalent to killing a fellow believer.

At this time, Yukiko couldn't help but ask: "Then did she say what the 'King in Yellow' is? Is it a person? Or..."

Dean Fukuyama narrowed his eyes slightly: "The police have also asked this question, but it has nothing to do with humans. It is a culture, a... phenomenon."

"I found out that the image of the King in Yellow first appeared in the script "The King in Yellow", which was written by an unknown author in 1895. It was later banned and destroyed by the French government. However, this book has suddenly appeared in recent years.

It’s starting to catch on.”

"According to my analysis, this type of patients are too obsessed with the images in the book, and external accidents serve as incentives, so they use the virtual image as an object of worship to escape reality and justify their reasons for committing crimes."

Dean Fukuyama's answer was still very professional, indicating that he had done his homework before.

This reminded Yukiko of last year when Sharon hosted her and Kudo Shinichi to watch "The King in Yellow" at Broadway's Ghost Theater in New York, and she once talked about the origin of this script.

The script of "The King in Yellow" was given to the theater by an anonymous donor, who signed it as "Count Crow".

Sharon's stage debut was also her debut in The King in Yellow, where she became an instant hit as Queen Cassilda.

This experience is similar to Yukiko's, but Yukiko became popular because she played Otome, Sakamoto Ryoma's sister, who was too cute.

If the "King in Yellow" reappears from that time, it means that this "Count Crow" is very suspicious.

Combined with the information collected by her son Shinichi after the previous full moon night, Sharon herself is a member of the black organization. The so-called daughter does not exist at all. She has always been alone.

Could it be that "Earl Crow" is the person behind Sharon's organization?

If Shinichi becomes an organization for children and is also the mastermind behind the spread of the King in Yellow's belief around the world, then it's really like "I wanted to catch a little thief, but I didn't expect to poke a den of thieves."

The incredible information collected during this trip made Yukiko subconsciously smile.

…

Here, Qin Zhibo has already started talking to the last mental patient.

This is a patient who was recently sent to Aoyama Mental Hospital. His name is Nakata Hiroharu. He is the main culprit in the Tokyo Tower explosion. He killed two policemen and used the bomb to extort one billion yen. The impact was the worst.

"How's it going? How are you doing here?"

"well enough."

Koji Nakata's hands are in chains, but here, there is no need to worry that he can rub bombs with his hands.

"How do you know about the King in Yellow? Can you tell me?"

"...a mark...is my king's blessing." Nakata Koji murmured.

Although he didn't make it clear, Qin Zhibo probably guessed that it was a yellow mark.

This kind of mark may exist on the entity, or it may be a mark without entity, which can be classified as a supernatural phenomenon.

The first time Qin Zhibo came into contact with a yellow mark was in the basement of Akio Koda's house. It was an insubstantial yellow mark.

There was a physical yellow mark on the Ghanaian beauty release, but that was taken away by the police as evidence.

"What does your mark look like? Where is it now?" Qin Zhibo asked.

Nakata Koji frowned, "That belongs to me, how could I tell you?"

"who do you think You Are?"

Koji Nakata came in because he was mentally ill, not because he was stupid. Mental illness and stupidity are completely different things, so they are not easy to deceive.

Qin Zhibo wants the yellow mark because he wants to increase his acting value. If he has a yellow mark, his acting value should be higher.

However, Nakata Koji doesn't want to say it, and Qin Zhibo doesn't force it. Anyway, there are ways.

…

After all the four mental patients had finished talking, Qin Zhibo came out and expressed his views to Yukiko.

"I think the spread of the King in Yellow is similar to a memetic infection. She is an idea and a concept that has no entity and cannot be manipulated by humans."

"'The King in Yellow' is spread in two main ways, one is the 'King in Yellow' script, and the other is a yellow mark. Both of these things will have a subtle impact on people, and people gradually believe that

The existence of the King in Yellow.”

"Of course, we don't need to be nervous. The magic power of this thing is not that great. Otherwise, wouldn't we also be prisoners of the King in Yellow now?"

"Ha ha……"
To be continued...