After Kamiyagawa arrived at Nagasaki Airport, he was directly picked up by local police officers. After a short rest, he went straight to Tsushima Island's Jika Ryokan.
Sitting in a police car, as he approached the villages and towns in the Wumao Mountains, his cell phone vibrated in his pocket——
[Special event mission, [When Encountering the Demon·4] has been opened!]
[The core requirements of this mission are as follows: Defeat the members of the "Encountering Demonic Time Organization", Xu Shi.]
Kamiya, who was sitting alone in the back seat, was dozing against the car window at this time, but his sleep was very light and he woke up easily. He took out his mobile phone and took a look, with a fleeting expression of confusion on his face.
Currently, there are two special event missions given by "Kaitan Monogatari" that are still in progress.
One is [The Time of Encounter·2], which has only been half completed since last year, and requires the defeat of the Noontime Breeder.
The other one is the newly spawned one near Jixiang Su, [Time of Encountering Demons·Four], which requires defeating Xu Shi.
Kamiya touched his chin and remained silent, just thinking in his mind:
"I originally thought that something strange happened here at Tsushima Tsushima, and the appearance of the Yellow Springs Naraku Curse was related to the breeder. But now it seems that a new member of Enmaji has appeared...Xushi?"
The development of things seems to be different from what was initially expected.
"Did Xu Shi cause the people here at Jixiangsu to turn into trees? And this Xu Shi happened to know the Huangquan Naraku Curse?"
Without investigation, Kamiyagawa still doesn't know the reason.
But his intuition told him that things in Jixiangsu might not be too simple.
"It's right to entrust Bachi Xiang to come and help."
The Ksitigarbha statue of Hachisaku-onna will now be placed in Kamiya’s [Mirage Bag].
The small cloth bag is a very convenient prop.
It is very easy to carry, and it can hold so many miscellaneous items without feeling heavy when you carry it on your body.
More importantly, when the airport security machine scans the [Mirage Bag], it will show that there is nothing inside. If it is mixed in a carry-on backpack, no staff will ask to open this inconspicuous small bag for inspection.
Saved a lot of trouble.
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By the time we arrived at Ji Xiang Su, it was already ten o'clock in the morning.
Kamiyagawa met Yuuki and Nagatomo who arrived here yesterday.
We haven't seen each other for a while, and neither of them seems to have changed much.
"Kamiya-kun, long time no see."
Nagatomo scratched the back of his head and greeted Kamiya.
"Boy, you came very quickly." Facing Kamiya's arrival, Uncle Yuki looked very happy. After all, he had a very reliable elite combat force. "I have reported the matter here to the headquarters truthfully.
The superiors are allocating as many manpower as possible and there are already people on the way."
There are more and more supernatural incidents happening in various places and they are becoming more and more frequent.
The available manpower in the Countermeasures Room is already stretched thin, but matters related to encounters with demons are a matter of great importance. The organization has begun to mobilize all official ghost exterminators who are free and on vacation, and has also hired and dispatched some additional ones.
Folk spirit exterminator.
But it's hard to say how many elites will be dispatched to Tsushima in the end.
"Do you have any clues about what's going on here?"
After just a few brief greetings, Kamiya quickly got to the point.
Although he has not had a full sleep since last night and only took a brief rest on the plane and in the car, his mental state is very good, and he is even vaguely excited.
"There is only a little clue. It is not yet certain what is the direct cause of people turning into trees. It is only certain that it is related to the Huangquan Naraku Curse, but we don't know exactly how it happened..."
Yuki briefly talked about yesterday's investigation and details, and at the same time took Kamiya to Kusakabe's old man's house for an additional inspection.
Kamiyagawa summoned the little old man, but the master and servant didn't see much information there.
The general findings are the same as what Yuki Masakisuke did yesterday.
"Old man Kusakabe was probably the first victim to be transformed from a human into a tree in Seka-juku. The spiritual exterminators who came to investigate at first were not sure that the strange tree was transformed by the old man. Until later, a man named Akashi Kurayuki
Abnormalities also occurred in the young people introduced."
"Akashi Kuranosuke grew up here in Seikajuku. After graduating from college, he went to work in a small club in Tsushima City. He was killed in a car accident not long ago. According to the custom here in Seikajuku, Kuranosuke's
The body was transported back for burial, and everything was normal at first. But later, someone saw with their own eyes that blood-red buds were pulled out from Kuranosuke's grave."
"The tree buds grew at a speed visible to the naked eye, and soon grew into a shape similar to the strange tree in Kusakabe's old man's house."
"What happened after that became even weirder. Living people began to mutate in Jixiang Su. One second they were fine, and the next second they suddenly sprouted tree buds. By the time the people around them reacted, the victim had turned into a tree.
Strange tree.”
"I also checked the condition of the other trees yesterday, and they are in the same condition as the one at Kusakabe's house."
"In addition, according to my observation, there are a few more ghosts in the town this morning. There should be new victims."
The group of people walked out of Kusakabe's old man's house and walked on the deserted streets of Jixiangjuku. During this period, Yuki continued to add to yesterday's findings.
"Um."
Kamiya just listened and didn't express any opinions.
Along the way, the body of the little old man dressed as a void monk, holding a shakuhachi in his hand, was always sitting on his shoulder.
Things in Jixiangsu are indeed strange.
At first, dead people became trees, but later this change began to happen to living people as well.
The source of the strange things must be related to the Huangquan Naraku Curse, but it is not yet known whether someone cast a curse on these people, or whether these people were exposed to something else that caused them to be killed.
The group continued walking and finally stopped in front of a very elegant and unique courtyard in the center of the town.
The name of the owner's family, Inuzhu, is engraved on the tablet on the courtyard door.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Abba."
The little old man leaning on Kamiyagawa's shoulder gave a reminder and pointed at the house.
At the scout's reminder, Kamiyagawa narrowed his pupils slightly and looked at the Inuzake family.
He found that the entire Inuzhu family was shrouded in a hazy light blue smoke.
"what are these?"
It's not like a sneaky smell, but something else.
But since Kamiyagawa can see it directly with the help of [Autumn Hair Cut] technique, it means that these hazy smoke must involve extraordinary power.
"Abba...Abba."
The little old man continued to speak.
At his reminder, Kamiya smelled a very faint fragrance coming from Inuzake's house.
It seems to be the smell of incense, but I'm not sure.
Kamiya has no research or involvement in the way of incense.
"Is this hazy light cyan smoke an aroma? A visible aroma?"
Kamiyagawa reacted and quickly realized something. This Inuzake family was probably not ordinary people.
"It's amazing, isn't it?"
Yuuki Makensuke came over and spoke softly:
"When I first discovered it, I was also surprised. The incense of the Inuzake family seemed to carry extraordinary power. Yesterday, I contacted Tsushima City through Police Officer Hanai to check the details of this family. It should be a private person.
They are different people. However, this family has not established any contact with the countermeasures room. They are relatively indifferent by nature, and their ancestors have been squires who accumulated incense. The incense method passed down in their family should be a kind of folk Shinto technique.
."
It seems that Uncle Yuki must have done a lot of investigation and work after arriving here yesterday.
As for the abnormality in the Inuzake family, among everyone present, only he and Kamiya can directly see the abnormality.
"I entrusted Police Officer Hanai to contact Mr. Inuzake of this family. You can come to visit now. You can come in with us when you arrive." Yuuki added.
Bang bang.
A local police officer stepped forward and knocked on the door: "Is Mr. Inuzake here? I am Hirakawa."
The door was not opened quickly and there was no response within a short period of time.
While waiting, Kamiyagawa heard the remaining two local police officers behind him talking in low voices——
"Since my last condolences, I haven't been to Mr. Inuzake's house for a long time."
"Yes, speaking of it this way, time flies by so fast. I still remember clearly what happened when the Shuise child passed away, but how long has it been? Four months or five months?"
"Oh...that child is very well-behaved."
"it's a pity."
"It seems that someone has answered the door. Don't say this again after you get in."
Squeak.
The antique wooden door was opened, and an old woman with silver hair stood inside.
"Ah, Grandma Hideko. These are the people sent from above. I will take them to learn some information from Mr. Inuzake." The local police officer named Hirakawa said.
This Hideko's mother-in-law is not a relative of the Inuzake family.
However, I have always worked at Inuzhu's house, responsible for cleaning and cooking, and also lived there every day.
"Sir is inside, come in."
Grandma Hideko looked at the strange group of people outside, bowed slightly, and then turned around to lead the way.
Inuzhu's house is a self-built house in the countryside with a very good layout.
The house is built in an ancient architectural style with a porch surrounding the main entrance leading to all rooms.
The courtyard outside is very large, with paths paved with gravel. The courtyard is also designed with elegant and exquisite Zen statues, bonsai trees, many flowers, and even a small stone pavilion.
Officers Kamiya, Yuki, Hanai, and two local police officers followed Hideko's mother-in-law through the porch, changed into slippers, and went to the reception room of this big house.
Tsushima City's exorcists and others, including Nagatomo, stayed together in the courtyard.
Reception room.
The cotton curtains are open, and the large floor-to-ceiling windows can see the scene in the courtyard. The light beige walls and dark wood-colored wooden floors complement each other, and are matched with a low log coffee table.
This room is quite elegant.
In addition, the room is also decorated with flower arrangements and a cage of incense.
White smoke is rising from the brass-colored metal incense cover, and the fragrance of incense is quiet and elegant.
Kamiya didn't pay too much attention to this kind of fragrance. He narrowed his eyes slightly, but he could see the visible light blue smoke rising from the incense burner.
Sitting next to the coffee table in the center of the room was a meticulous middle-aged man who looked quite cultivated, which matched well with the atmosphere here.
This should be Mr. Inuzake.
Inuzake Sosuke.
"excuse me."
The guests sat down in the room, and Granny Hideko left and closed the door of the reception room.
Police Officer Hirakawa: "Mr. Inuzake, this police officer Hanai is from Tsushima. Mr. Yuuki and Mr. Kamiya here are from Tokyo. They are all here to deal with the strange things at Jika-juku.
Came here."
"Um."
Inuzake Sosuke nodded, and then made tea for everyone in silence.
"Mr. Inuzake, we want to ask you something. It's about Ji Xiangjuku's transformation into a tree. Do you have any clues?" Officer Hanai asked bravely.
"What clue can I have?" Inuzake asked, "Mr. Kusakabe should be the first one to turn into a tree, followed by Akashi Kuranosuke, and then the others..."
He briefly talked about some contents, but they were all things Yuki had understood before.
After Inuzake finished speaking, Yuuki Makensuke picked up the teacup and spoke slowly: "Mr. Inuzake, have you noticed anything unusual? You have been staying in Jixiangsu, and you are different from ordinary people."
"No."
When he heard Yuki say, "You are different from ordinary people," Inuzake didn't react much. He just raised his head, glanced at Yuki and Kamiya, and wrinkled his nose slightly.
He seemed to smell something from these two gentlemen from Tokyo.
"Isn't this what you want to do?" Inuzhu continued to speak. He seemed to be dissatisfied with the guests in front of him. "Solve it. You said you want to solve the problem here? But, all the roads are blocked and no one is allowed to do it.
Anyone who comes in, locks the people in Jixiangsu together and allows weird things to continue to happen, is this your solution?"
"I'm really sorry. We are already working hard and trying our best to find a solution. This will take time." Officer Huajing apologized skillfully.
However, Inuzake Sosuke didn't say much, he just sighed, and then silently added tea to his cup.
At this time, Kamiyakawa lowered his voice and said something to Yuki.
The latter thought briefly and nodded.
Kamiyagawa: "Mr. Inuzake, we now suspect that what happened here is related to an evil organization called Enma no Toki. The members of this organization, codenamed Twelve Hours, commit crimes in various places and have numerous crimes. At present,
, there may be members such as Zi Shi, Chen Shi, Chou Shi, Xu Shi, Hai Shi, etc., hiding everywhere, ready to move. Have you noticed any strange people appearing in Jixiang Su recently?"
Just now, Kamiya told Yuki that he wanted to directly mention the encounter with demons to see Inuzake Sosuke's reaction.
Although there were three other police officers waiting at the scene, Yuki thought briefly and nodded in agreement.
Anyway, if what happened in Jixiang Sui is really related to Encountering Demon Time, these three police officers will know about it sooner or later.
While Kamiya was talking, he observed Inuzake Sosuke's movements and expressions, especially when he said the word "戌时".
The little old man next to him sat cross-legged and stared at each other with his master.
However, Inuzake Sosuke just raised his tea cup calmly and took a sip: "I have never heard of encountering a demon, nor have I seen any strange people."