The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 426: The Great Battle of Exorcism (3)

"Fuji Mansion? Let me think, I seem to have heard this name somewhere..." Xingchang seemed to be still sleepy and drowsy.

Qian Xiaoyi looked at the time. It was already afternoon...had he just gotten up?

However, it seemed that the other party opened the shop at night and was a true night owl, so Qian Xiaoyi understood.

"I remember now." Xingba Rang said, "That place is quite famous in the exorcist circle."

Qian Xiaoyi asked: "How did it become famous? Is it some special place?"

Xingchang Rang explained: "Not really, it's just a Western-style building that was left over from a hundred years ago."

Since the Japanese were forced to abandon their country by the black ships in modern times, society has changed. From the system to food, clothing, housing and transportation, everything has been aligned with the West. Therefore, some Western-style buildings also became popular at that time, and they were generally called "Western-style buildings". There are still some of them in various parts of Japan today, most of which were built by the wealthy at that time in imitation of Western architecture. From castles to villas, British, American and even Japanese-Western mixed buildings, all kinds of styles are available.

The Fujiyoshi-yokan is the property left by the ancestors of a wealthy man named Fujiyoshi Atsushi. It is located at the junction of Tokyo and Yamanashi Prefecture and can be said to be in the wilderness.

"It's just an ordinary Western-style building?" Qian Xiaoyi held his phone between his head and typed on his laptop to search for the name of the Fuji Mansion. Then he asked, "But why didn't I find this statement when I searched online? It said that the Fuji Mansion was a haunted house?"

And it's not just a simple haunted house. Qian Xiaoyi saw that place was described as mysterious on the Internet. It was said that several decades ago, a group of soldiers did not accept Japan's unconditional surrender and fled into the mountains. They occupied that place as a camp, but in the end they couldn't hold on any longer and all committed suicide by cutting their stomachs open. Since then, that place has become a haunted and dangerous place. It is said that every night you can hear the sound of dead souls lining up in the yard...

"It's all a lie." Xingchangrang yawned and said, "It's a rumor released to attract tourists. If you continue to read, you will see the order phone number for the rooms in the Western-style house. It has been converted into a hotel a long time ago. After all, the annual maintenance cost of such an old building is a large number. The rich will not live in such a remote place. It can't be sold. In order to turn a loss into a profit, so this is the only way~"

Qian Xiaoyi continued to ask, "But the forum said that the boss of Fuji invites exorcists to go there every year to exorcise ghosts? What is this for?"

"Promotion." Xingchang Rang said, "It's basically just inviting people to go there for a few days, then giving them some bribes, and asking real exorcists to help promote the existence of that place.

Don't underestimate that place. Every year, many tourists come here to book rooms for vacation. Hiring an exorcist gives people the illusion that it is safe, but not completely safe. Exorcism needs to be done every once in a while. This satisfies the psychological needs of tourists who are curious but afraid of real accidents.

Qian Xiaoyi didn't know whether to laugh or cry: Well, it turns out this plan is really smart.

But he also had to sigh at the shrewdness of the capitalists. After all, compared to spending money on advertising on TV and the Internet, it is more cost-effective to hire a group of inexpensive exorcists. You must know that the fees for ordinary commissions in the industry are not high. Even if dozens of exorcists are hired at a time, it is not more expensive than the long-term advertising fees on TV.

Not to mention that this commission is not dangerous at all, it's almost a pure vacation.

"Do you want to go and have fun?" Xingchang Rang said, "In theory, not everyone who claims to be an exorcist can go, but it should be no problem for you. I guess they would love to have a celebrity exorcist like you to help promote it." It sounds very exciting, being invited on vacation, with food and fun, and money to pay. If it were last year, Qian Xiaoyi would have gone to have a look no matter what.

"Forget it, I won't join in the fun." Qian Xiaoyi said, "After all, that place is so remote, I'm afraid a chainsaw killer will suddenly appear and kill me. Isn't this a common plot in horror movies? When the phone line is cut, it will become a snowstorm manor, and no one can leave. Do you really think I'm a detective?"

Xingchang said with a smile: "Your ability to associate is too rich. This activity has been going on for many years... If you are not going, why are you asking?"

Qian Xiaoyi smiled and said, "Just curious."

In fact, it was because he suspected from the beginning that it was the territory of a hundred ghosts. After all, "strange urban legend" plus "the base of wealthy tycoons" made it hard not to think of the monster's nest that Laishan had successfully built in WTV before.

It's funny to say, ever since Qian Xiaoyi learned about the information about the Hundred Demons from Ashiya Yoshisuke, everyone looks like the Hundred Demons to him. Whenever he sees an urban legend, he starts to suspect whether it is related to the Hundred Demons.

Although the legend of the Western-style mansion has not appeared in "Kwaidan Forecast", it can also be explained that the place is too remote and does not belong to the city. Who says that the Hundred Demons must be in Tokyo?

However, after knowing that it was just a fake tourist attraction, Qian Xiaoyi hung up the phone with peace of mind and continued surfing the Internet.

After all, it is safer to stay in the city and avoid going to strange places for excitement during special periods.

However, in the forum, the exorcists were excitedly discussing whether they would be selected this time. According to what Xingchang Rang said, it is not certain that they will be invited if they sign up. Rich people are not fools. It is impossible for them to invite people who are of no help to them to eat and drink for free. Therefore, only a dozen people are invited every year, and they are all people with a certain reputation in the industry.

For these exorcists, being selected is basically like winning a small lottery, a windfall, so they naturally will not miss this kind of commission.

But these had nothing to do with Qian Xiaoyi. He had been slacking off during the day and going out with Inuyama Heita at night to try their luck and find out if there were any urban legends. He also gave Inuyama Heita some special training. He was so relaxed that he completely forgot about the existence of this little episode.

It wasn't until a week later that the office's landline phone suddenly rang.

"Hello, this is Lingkong Office." Qian Xiaoyi looked at the number and didn't recognize it, so he asked in a formal tone: "I'm sorry, our office is fully booked recently. Please leave your name and I will..."

"Mr. Qian! Help!" A familiar voice came from the microphone: "I've encountered a strange situation here! Takuya has been infected, please come and help me!"

Qian Xiaoyi was silent for two seconds, then asked in surprise: "Linna?!"

(End of this chapter)