The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 571: Battle for Ajian (12)

Liuliyuan Hongming frowned and said, "Those guys are really haunting us."

Suzuna said in a panic, "Revenge... Are you talking about the knife-testing killer? Could it be a coincidence or something? If that's the case, it's too scary. Lord Ashiya, are you saying that all of us are in danger?"

Qian Xiaoyi hasn't seen Ling Nai for a while, and he doesn't know what this guy is busy with. He doesn't even do many live broadcasts, and is very mysterious.

Ashiya Yoshisuke said, "I asked someone I know at the Metropolitan Police Department to let me take a look at the bodies of the two deceased. I can clearly tell you that there is a strong resentment left on them. This should not be an ordinary homicide. Moreover, both of the deceased were exorcists. Isn't that too coincidental?"

Terao Yu said: "I know them. One is [Ghost Hunter] Honda Shunji, and the other is [Painter] Onuma Minoru. They are both genuine exorcists, not those fraudulent psychics, so this is revenge against us."

The reason why he said this is that in Japan, there are a lot of people who work as psychics, but only a small proportion of them actually have the skills, and most of them are scammers. Just like Yoshisuke Ashiya's Yomizu izakaya, there are only about a hundred people who can enter in the whole of Tokyo, but the number of scammers who claim to be psychics and exorcists is hundreds of times that number.

Ling Na's breathing became a little heavy, and she said worriedly: "So, the other party is really coming for us? This is bad... I hope the police can catch the murderer as soon as possible."

Qian Xiaoyi shook his head and said, "I advise you not to have too much hope in the police. The murderer should not be caught that easily."

Suzuna asked, "Why? In modern society, this kind of murder case should be easy to solve, right? We can use modern methods, such as fingerprints, bloodstains, and surveillance cameras..."

Gui Teng Longguang said: "Brother Qian is right. Murder cases are easy to solve when the murderer leaves evidence or has a clear motive for killing the victim. What if the murderer doesn't know the victim at all and just kills based on his feelings? This kind of random killing without reason will make the investigation much more difficult, and the murderer will often do it in places where there are no surveillance... But on the other hand, as long as you don't go to places where there are no people, you should be safe, so don't scare yourself."

King Kong crossed his arms and snorted coldly, "I wish that guy would come to me. I want to see what he can do. It's okay in the spirit world, but in the real world, he still uses cold weapons. I'm not afraid of that guy."

"Don't be such a pessimist, idiot!" Ling Na said, "Don't treat the other party as a fool. They are assassins and will definitely not fight you head-on."

Terao Yu asked, "But I have a question. Why did the other party kill those two people? As far as I know, one of them didn't go to Huangquan House on the day of the gambling. If the other party's purpose is revenge, shouldn't they attack us first?"

"That's where the other party's cleverness comes from." Qian Xiaoyi explained, "For those who have participated in the previous attack on the monster's lair, that is, everyone present here, the old man and I have warned you, so everyone has been on guard recently. It's not that easy to succeed. Even if you succeed by force, you will be discovered and caught by the police, and you won't be able to proceed to the next step. But it's different for other people who are not on guard. They may never have thought that in this era, there are still people who use samurai swords to kill people."

Ashiya Kichisuke nodded and said, "As for why they killed those two irrelevant people... maybe the Hundred Demons were demonstrating to us, wanting to disintegrate our alliance at the lowest cost, undermine the morale of the exorcists, and make others dare not confront them."

Anna lowered her head to divine, looking at the cards in front of her, and said, "There is one more thing. The members of the Hundred Ghosts do not want to be exposed, so the murderer this time is probably just a discarded pawn. Even if he is caught, we can't find the next nest of the Hundred Ghosts from him."

Qian Xiaoyi agreed. Judging from the previous encounters between Zhang Chunfa and the Tianxie ghost, the internal harmony of the Hundred Ghosts was definitely not that harmonious. It was even said that if the nests of other companions were discovered by the exorcists, they would only gloat over the misfortune and then wait to get a share of the spoils. This meant that...

——The members of the Hundred Ghosts also want to know the identities and information of other members, either to form alliances secretly or to attack secretly, coerce and bribe, and demand benefits, so as to split the Hundred Ghosts organization and form factions. This is exactly what the top leaders of the Hundred Ghosts do not want to see, so they have established a confidentiality system. If we infer this way, in this case, no one among the Hundred Ghosts is willing to take the risk of being exposed to help their companions take revenge.

However, the top leaders of the Hundred Demons had to take revenge in order to maintain the authority of the organization, so this murderer with a samurai sword appeared. As long as this guy killed someone, even if he never did it again in the future, it would cast a shadow on this newly formed loose alliance of exorcists. After all, no one knew if the next one would be him...

The exorcists are afraid of the other party's real power, and the ghosts are also afraid that the exorcists will discover their nests and be swallowed up by other monsters, so the power of the two sides is actually in a delicate balance.

But if we allow the other side to continue to undermine the morale of the exorcist camp in this way, then this balance will be broken and the consequences will be disastrous. By then, there will likely be a large number of capitulationists and traitors among the exorcists. Without the threat of the Exorcist Alliance, the Hundred Demons will come to the fore and become a true "Night Parade of a Hundred Demons." By that time, it will be too late.

Before, Qian Xiaoyi was actually thinking of catching them through the possible revenge of the Hundred Ghosts, but the Hundred Ghosts' clever trick could be said to have achieved the greatest benefit at the lowest cost, killing them and destroying their hearts.

Ashiya Yoshisuke obviously realized this, and he said: "We must find this person. The longer we delay, the more disadvantageous it will be for us."

Liuliyuan Hongming asked: "But how should we find it? Should we rely on Miss Anna's divination?"

"I can't do it." Anna said expressionlessly: "The distance is too far, and I can't feel much of your aura. Being separated by half the world will affect the results of the divination."

Qian Xiaoyi curled his lips. He felt that this guy had sensed the danger and ran away early.

The bald exorcist touched his head and said, "If even the police can't find the murderer, what can we do?"

Ashiya Yoshisuke said, "You are all experienced exorcists, the best in the industry. Needless to say, you have a lot of connections. I can only ask you to mobilize your own network to investigate the murderer. It would be best if you could assist the police in finding that person. I think this should not be difficult for you."

"Good idea." Qian Xiaoyi nodded. "Just because the police can't find any clues doesn't mean that others can't find them. The murderer must have a hard time hiding with such a big knife. Let's do this. Let's mobilize our connections to look for information about the murderer, and other exorcists as well. Otherwise, no one will be able to sleep well. Who knows, that guy might show up at your bedside one night."

Suzuna's face turned pale: "Don't say such scary things!" The location of her family's shrine seemed to be very remote.

The appearance of the murderer cast a shadow in everyone's heart, except King Kong.

"If only that guy could appear in front of me." King Kong muttered.

(End of this chapter)