The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 225 New Commission (4)

Inuyama Heita and Suzuki were still immersed in the amount of the commission and couldn't extricate themselves.

"Ten million..." Inuyama Heita murmured, "Ten million yen just by looking at it? Without doing anything?"

Qian Xiaoyi shook his head and said, "What are you thinking? It's not that easy."

Their fantasy was shattered and they looked at Qian Xiaoyi.

Qian Xiaoyi asked, "If Usa Mi Sakura really died in that building, do you think she would be in some remote corner that is easy to get into? Or in an area that is not accessible to outsiders?"

Inuyama Heita said: "It should be the latter... After all, it seems that her experience is related to the upper echelons of the company."

Suzuki pondered, "So the difficulty of this commission actually lies in how to enter those hard-to-enter areas."

Inuyama Heita said: "And since we don't know whether Usa Mi Sakura has any remaining souls, and we don't know the exact location, we need to check the entire building up and down to make sure there is nothing missed."

Qian Xiaoyi said, "That's right. This is a long-term task that cannot be completed in a short period of time. That's why I proposed to Director Tamura that I should participate in the production. The purpose is to become an insider of the building. At least I need to have a pass. This is much better than just being a guest."

"So what do we do now?" asked Inuyama Heita.

Qian Xiaoyi picked up the money on the table and smiled: "I have made a fortune, so of course I have to go out for a good meal~ Let's go to Ikebukuro. I know a restaurant that serves authentic Peking duck. Let's go there today."

"Oh!" When they heard there was meat to eat, both of them responded enthusiastically.

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"Ms. Nakamori!" The producer opened the door and said anxiously, "Have you seen the news about Horror Night GO? It seems that the psychic detective Qian Xiaoyi has joined their production team!"

"Quiet, I'm telling fortunes." In the dim room, a woman with smoky makeup and a bohemian shawl sat behind the table, flipping over the tarot cards in front of her one by one.

After seeing this scene, the producer also fell silent. He didn't even dare to breathe as he watched Miss Nakamori perform the divination ceremony. You know, Miss Nakamori's divination is very effective.

She turned over the first card.

"The Wheel of Fortune is in the upright position. He encountered confusion and difficulties in the past, so he wanted to seek a turnaround... Is this why he came here?"

Then she turned over the second card.

"The Fool has had a clear purpose from the beginning to the end. His actions now are just a necessary step for that purpose... Well, in other words, he doesn't want to participate in any TV shows. That's just his stepping stone. What he wants may be something that is not important to other people... Then maybe we don't need to conflict with him at all."

When she saw this card, a smile appeared on her face. Then, when she turned over the third card, the smile on her face disappeared instantly and her brows furrowed.

It was an upright tower, which was not a good card, representing destruction, turmoil, revelation, bad luck, and other negative words. "Upright tower..." She took a deep breath and thought positively, this card could be interpreted as the other party destroying himself, and everything would go wrong in the future, falling from the sky and hitting the ground heavily.

But... she is not some third-rate fortune teller who would subconsciously fantasize about things that are good for her.

When she opened this tarot card, she felt an extremely ominous aura. It was definitely not an image of self-destruction, but rather - it brought destruction.

"He will bring great turmoil and disaster..." She murmured, "This time it's really a big trouble."

The producer asked, "Ms. Nakamori, what is the result of the divination?"

She put away the tarot cards and said, "We must stop his behavior, otherwise he will destroy us."

The producer perked up and clenched his fist, saying, "I see! I knew that guy was up to no good! Is he really coming for our show? It's just "Horror Night GO", we just got a little bit luckier. Ms. Nakamori, how should we deal with it?"

The girl with smoky makeup was shuffling the deck of cards anxiously. Suddenly, she was careless and a card fell out of the deck. She turned her head to look at the card.

——On the card, a black-robed skeleton holding a sickle stood in front of her.

"Either I should act decisively and make a decision immediately, or..." She murmured, "I should slowly wait for the destruction to come..."

A few days later, inside the WTV building, Director Tamura introduced the current program situation to Qian Xiaoyi.

"Mr. Qian, in fact, the ratings of our program have been declining in recent years. In fact, there is a very important reason." Tamura said with a face full of bitterness and hatred: "WTV has an old rival, Shenshan TV. Their program structure is very similar to ours, so in order to compete for ratings, we often make various countermeasures."

Qian Xiaoyi nodded: "Oh, I know this, it seems that "Horror Night GO" also has a competing program, right?"

Director Tamura said angrily, "Yes! That show is called 'Phantom Night'! Even the broadcast time is scheduled to be around the same time as ours! Their show has a celebrity fortune teller, a woman named Nakamori Anna. She is obviously Japanese, but they chose to give her such a name. It's really out of place!"

Qian Xiaoyi asked: "Fortune teller?"

"Yes." Director Tamura said, "That woman has her own regular show. She tells fortunes every morning and is very popular. On the weekly 'Phantom Night', she opens the show like a charlatan and makes her own predictions. Although I don't want to admit it, that kind of show is more attractive to young people. Many of our viewers have been snatched away by that show."

Although previous replays of the programs can be viewed online, the TV station still pays more attention to ratings. In addition, the two programs are incompatible due to their close time schedules. It is simply a microcosm of the relationship between the two TV stations.

Qian Xiaoyi said, "That is to say, their style is completely different from ours, right? That's true. Mysterious things are indeed more popular with young people and have a higher style. In comparison, Horror Night GO seems too friendly. The atmosphere is like friends sitting together and telling horror stories. Although it has its own style, it is not as competitive as the other side."

Director Tamura sighed and said, "Yeah... We're at the conference room, let's go in. By the way, the producer of the show, Mr. Nanajo, wants to meet you, so he should be inside."

(End of this chapter)