On the streets filled with morning light, traces of pedestrians have begun to appear one after another, ready to welcome the new day of life with the rising sun.
However, when passing by a certain alley, their eyes shifted in unison, and they all chose to ignore it and pass by.
From a general rational perspective, this is an abnormal phenomenon.
However, if one is spiritually strong enough, one can see the thin light curtain emitting a bright white light erected in front of the alley.
That's right.
The real reason why this place is ignored by people is because it is surrounded by a "barrier".
At this moment, in the alley closed by the barrier, Chiba Yui was concentrating on observing every scene in front of her.
Suddenly, she raised her arm, pointed her finger at a gap in the wall on the left side of the alley, and shouted.
"Miss Yuno, there!"
"clear!"
Behind her, Himejima Yuno immediately ran out after receiving the instructions. The hair wrapped around her fingertips was like jets of black lightning, accurately piercing the place indicated by Chiba Yui.
Rub rub rub...
Following a few soft sounds, the flexible hair sank easily into the cracks in the bricks on the wall, and then suddenly tightened like a fishing line being bitten by a fish.
After confirming that the prey was indeed captured, Himejima Yuno tightened her palms and spoke like an order.
"Strangulation."
Poof!
Following Himejima Yuno's voice, the hair in her hand suddenly shrank, making a fierce muffled sound.
The next moment, a few strands of black miasma slowly floated out from the gaps, merged into the turbulent morning breeze and disappeared.
Seeing this, Himejima Yuno took back her hair and nodded towards Chiba Yui.
"Yes, it is indeed a gap spirit. This kind of spirit has the habit of hiding in gaps to spy on its target, and then waiting for opportunities to harm it. The voyeuristic sight Miss Yoshiko said at home should be this thing causing trouble.
"
"Anyway, this commission can be crossed off the schedule for now. Thank you for your hard work, Yui-chan."
Chiba Yui breathed a sigh of relief and nodded.
"Yes, Miss Yuno too, thank you for your hard work."
At this moment, Bai Zangzhu, who was supporting the barrier on the side, put away the barrier, then blinked and looked at Chiba Yui in disbelief.
"That's amazing, Sister Chiba, how did you discover that guy's location?"
"Hmm... If I have to say it, it should be a physical problem. In fact, in my eyes, the places where the spirits have walked will leave very obvious traces. It is not difficult to find it as long as you look carefully."
Chiba Yui leaned down, touched Bai Zangzhu's head and said.
"If you say that, can Xiaobai understand?"
"Well... we really don't understand much."
Bai Zangzhu's eyebrows wrinkled in confusion.
However, it did not continue to worry, its tangled brows relaxed and it said happily.
"However, even though we don't understand, we still think Sister Qianba is very powerful."
"In our hearts, one tenth of the boss is as powerful as him."
Hearing this, Chiba Yui's originally bright eyes couldn't help but dim, and her mood fell to the bottom.
However, this is not her fault.
More than a week has passed since the day of the school festival.
However, even though so much time had passed, Yashenkong never appeared in front of her again.
Not only has he been absent from school classes, he has not even returned to the detective agency or his home in Arakawa Ward.
Although she had tried her best to inquire everywhere, she still couldn't get any useful information.
It was as if Yagami Kong had disappeared from this world out of thin air.
Thinking of this, Chiba Yui couldn't help but clenched her hands.
After all, she knows best in her heart.
A mysterious disappearance for no reason...such a thing is definitely not something Yagami-kun would do.
There must be some special reason behind it.
I'm afraid that in all likelihood, it has something to do with extraordinary events.
The more she thought about it, the more panicked Chiba Yui felt.
If Lord Yagami is really involved in some dangerous incident, what should we do?
Is there anything I can do?——
Suddenly, Bai Zangzhu's painful sound brought her back to her thoughts.
"Ouch, Sister Chiba, it hurts..."
Hearing this, Chiba Yui was slightly startled, and then quickly let go of the hand holding Bai Zangzhu's hair.
"Sorry, Xiaobai, I was a little distracted just now. How are you? Are you okay?"
"Well...Sister Chiba, my father told us that our hair should not be touched like this by others."
Bai Zangzhu covered the dull hair on his head and looked at Chiba Yui with great grievance.
"Sorry, sorry, Xiaobai, just forgive me this time."
Chiba Yui clasped her hands together and apologized apologetically to Bai Zangzhu.
Seeing that the aggrieved look on the other person's face had not dissipated, she immediately suggested.
Gu Liang
"Let's do this. When I get back, I'll buy fried tofu and cook it for you. How about that?"
"Really?"
Upon hearing this, Bai Zangzhu immediately threw what just happened out of his mind, his eyes full of surprise.
He wiped the corners of his mouth and said excitedly.
"Sister Qianye, you're welcome."
"Well, of course it's no problem, but..."
Chiba Yui gently knocked on its forehead and reminded.
"You should also eat the green peppers in the fried tofu. If you are a picky eater, they won't grow."
"Ah...why is this..."
Hearing this, Bai Zangzhu, who was in high spirits just now, immediately lost half of his interest and said wiltedly.
"Okay, okay, be obedient. Xiaobai himself said that he wants to become a truly powerful fox demon quickly, right?" Chiba Yui patiently enlightened.
"The effort to overcome the picky eating problem is also a strong proof that Xiaobai is constantly growing."
"And as the saying goes, a fox demon who doesn't want to eat green peppers is not a good fox demon."
"If you become a bad fox demon, you will be hated by girls in the future."
Under Chiba Yui's offensive of coaxing and deceiving, Hakuzoshu finally reluctantly agreed.
"Okay, we will try our best."
"By the way, Sister Chiba, were you worried about your boss just now?"
Chiba Yui was slightly startled, then sighed softly and admitted.
"...Well, that's right."
"Don't worry, Sister Qianba, our curse seal is still with the boss. We can feel that the curse seal is still safe, so the boss will be fine."
Bai Zangzhu said seriously.
"And the boss is so powerful, there is no need for Sister Chiba to worry. Rather than this, Sister Chiba should reflect on why she put green peppers in the delicious fried tofu."
Seeing the other party's serious look, Chiba Yui couldn't help but be slightly stunned.
Then he couldn't help but smile.
"Xiaobai, are you trying to comfort me?"
"No, we are very serious. Sister Chiba occasionally wants to listen to what we say." Bai Zangzhu responded very seriously.
"Yeah?"
Chiba Yui stood up, her eyes having regained her energy.
"Well, if that's the case, let's continue to deal with the commissions the firm has received."
"Otherwise, when Lord Yagami comes back, you will be very busy, right?"
She turned around and asked Himejima Yuno behind her.
"Miss Yuno, what is your next commission?"
Himejima Yuno took out the order list and slid her fingers over it.
"Well...let someone take a look, oh, this is it."
...
An hour later.
Looking at the desolate three-story house in front of her on the desolate street, which was so dilapidated that it seemed like it would collapse at any time, Yui Chiba couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
She couldn't help but asked in a low voice to Himejima Yuno beside her.
"Miss Yuno, are you sure this is the next commission?"
"That's right. This is an urgent request received by the office last night, and it must be completed within today." Himejima Yuno confirmed.
"The content of the commission requires us to do a comprehensive cleaning of the house in front of us."
"If it can be completed on time, there will be a reward of five million yen."
"Five...five million yen?"
Hearing this number, Chiba Yui couldn't help being surprised and asked subconsciously.
"Why are there so many? If it was just an ordinary cleaning commission, there wouldn't be so much remuneration, right?"
"Maybe the conditions proposed by the other party are rather harsh. The other party requires us to clean every corner of the house to be spotless. If we fail to pass the inspection, they will only pay us 100,000 days.
Yuan deposit."
Himejima Yuno explained.
"Is that so?" Chiba Yui said somewhat suddenly.
Looking at the old house in front of her, she rolled up her sleeves, revealing her slender white forearms, and said firmly.
"So, without further ado, let's get started."
"We must win the five million yen commission no matter what!"
"Wait a moment."
After arriving here, Bai Zangzhu, who had remained silent, suddenly spoke.
Sensing the strange appearance of the other party, Chiba Yui couldn't help but be stunned, and then asked doubtfully.
"Xiaobai, what's wrong with you?"
At this moment, Bai Zangzhu carefully stared at the house in front of him, his eyes full of vigilance, and whispered.
"Sister Chiba, Sister Himejima, please be careful."
"We can smell that there seems to be the aura of a strong person in this house."