The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 105: Fierce Fight! Seven Wonders of Campus! (2)

The weekend arrived in the blink of an eye. The client's shop was on a busy commercial street. Qian Xiaoyi arrived at the underground street where the supernatural club gathered in the afternoon as agreed. The air-conditioning here was turned on very high, so everyone chose to gather here. Today's lineup of the supernatural club was slightly different from last time. Sato, who had met the slit-mouthed woman, did not come. Instead, Tanaka, who was tricked into the club to exchange horror novels, came. The other people did not change, Suzuki, Inuyama Heita, and the slightly plump girl whose name was unknown were also there.

Of course, there is also Kawasaki, the head of the Supernatural Department. This guy immediately became excited when he saw Qian Xiaoyi. He walked over and said to Qian Xiaoyi excitedly: "Teacher Qian, you are here! Please give us your guidance this time!"

In fact, he had some doubts about the authenticity of Qian Xiaoyi's identity as an exorcist. After all, he had been deceived too many times. But after the last incident, Sato, who had been the least trusting of Qian Xiaoyi, provided testimony. So now he finally believed that he had found a truly capable person, and his fees were much cheaper than those masters. It would be a good deal if he hired him.

"Where is that kid from last time?" Qian Xiaoyi asked.

"He..." When it comes to this topic, Kawasaki has something to hide.

Tanaka explained: "Sato quit the club. I heard that something happened during your last activity and he was scared."

"Well, it's a very wise choice." Qian Xiaoyi nodded. Sometimes taking a step back is not cowardice, but self-knowledge. It is not good for ordinary people to be exposed to those things frequently. If they are not careful, it will turn into mental problems. It is only a matter of time before they suffer disaster by following guys like Kawasaki. They are like the brainless protagonists in horror movies. They specifically choose dangerous places to go. It is too easy for something to happen if no one is watching them.

"Then lead the way, Miss Suzuki." Qian Xiaoyi said straight to the point.

"Okay, the client is already waiting in the store." Suzuki adjusted his glasses and led them out of the underground street and to the hot ground. It was hot now, and the scorching sun was burning the pedestrians on the road, so there were fewer people on the street than in the underground street. Fortunately, after a while, they arrived at their destination. The commissioned haunted house was on the first floor of a building in the commercial street and was easy to find.

"House of Horrors: Seven Wonders of Campus..." Qian Xiaoyi read the name of this haunted house. The decoration outside the shop looked quite intimidating. All kinds of lifelike scary props were displayed outside, such as bloody stationery, a half-skin and half-muscle human specimen model that occasionally moved its eyes, and even a disheveled doll in a sailor suit lying on the entrance, with bloody intestines hanging on the sign...

Just by looking at the appearance, you can tell that this haunted house must be scary, but these decorations not only do not scare away tourists, but there is a constant stream of people coming in and out. Some people come out laughing and playing, while others are scared and crying. It seems that the business is good.

"Oh, I know this shop. I didn't expect Mr. Qian's commission this time was from here." Kawasaki said, "Horror House is a long-established haunted house. The theme and interior decoration are changed every once in a while. I've been here before, but this time it's about campus legends? Not to mention, this moving human model is quite real..."

As Kawasaki was about to touch the mannequin, the mannequin suddenly shouted to Kawasaki: "Wow!"

"Ah! It's moving!" Kawasaki screamed in fright, but soon realized that the mannequin was actually a real person.

"It's been filmed. The minister looked terrified." Tanaka calmly put away his phone. He had actually seen the interaction between the mannequin actors and tourists before, but he didn't remind them.

Kawasaki immediately shouted: "Don't take pictures of everything, you are deliberately making fun of me, right?" The chubby girl covered her chest and said shyly: "It was really scary just now, I was scared too."

"Sorry, sorry." The mannequin actor was obviously very pleased with himself for scaring people, and his apology was not sincere at all. Then he greeted Suzuki and Qian Xiaoyi: "Ms. Suzuki is here, and Mr. Qian, welcome. I heard that you had arrived, so I came out specially to greet you. I didn't expect that everyone was scared by me. It seems that I acted very well." He was very proud.

"Hello, Mr. Takahashi." Suzuki greeted him politely, and Qian Xiaoyi nodded at him. The actor playing the human model was actually the client, named Takahashi Masaru, the nephew of the manager of the haunted house "House of Horror". He had been working in the store, and it could be considered a family business.

A few days ago, Suzuki arranged for him to visit Qian Xiaoyi at the office. However, he was dressed normally that time. Now with this makeup on, Qian Xiaoyi didn't realize it was him and just thought he was an employee who was soliciting customers.

"You're too polite. Just call me Zheng." Zheng was not arrogant. He called Qian Xiaoyi and said, "Mr. Qian, my uncle is waiting inside. Just go in through the staff passage. I'll take you there."

"Thank you for your help." Qian Xiaoyi nodded, asked the others to stay outside, and went into the store with A Zheng.

They entered the dressing room, where all kinds of horror costumes were neatly laid out. Two employees dressed as ghosts were touching up their makeup in front of the dressing mirror. Ah Zheng said to a down-and-out warrior wearing tattered armor and with a broken arrow stuck in his shiny forehead, "Uncle, Mr. Qian is here."

"Is this the Mr. Qian who has been making the rounds recently?" The downtrodden warrior, his face covered in red paint, stood up and said, "It's our first meeting. Mr. Qian is younger than I thought."

"Many people say so." Qian Xiaoyi responded with a smile: "Mr. Takahashi's design is also very strange. Isn't this haunted house the theme of campus legend now? Why did the ghost of a fallen samurai appear?"

Store manager Takahashi, who plays the role of the samurai ghost, said with a smile: "It is a hidden character in the background of the story. As long as you solve all the puzzles, you can find the truth behind the abandoned school building. It turns out that the predecessor of the school is an ancient battlefield in the Warring States Period...ah, I accidentally let it slip."

Qian Xiaoyi saw that although the store manager was not young, he was still very passionate about his career and was not arrogant, otherwise he would not have played roles with his employees to satisfy his desire to scare people.

Ah Zheng boasted, "Uncle, you should have known about the Lucky Mutual Aid Association. I asked the parties involved about the situation at the time, and they praised Mr. Qian highly. Although Mr. Qian is young, he is definitely a capable exorcist. So, uncle, don't worry, Mr. Qian will definitely be able to solve the problem."

When talking about this topic, Qian Xiaoyi found that the store manager suddenly became a little uncomfortable. The store manager said hesitantly: "Well... That's good, that's good."

"Ah Zheng, it's too early to talk big." At this time, another long-haired female ghost who was putting on makeup snorted coldly and said, "I'm not saying that Mr. Qian is still too young. He doesn't look like an exorcist at all. Uncle should think so too, right?"

(End of this chapter)