The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 578: Battle for Ajian (19)

Qian Xiaoyi came to the Metropolitan Police Department on a motorcycle. Ashiya Yoshisuke had informed him in advance, and soon a police officer arrived at the door and took him to the morgue.

The young police officer who led the way was very enthusiastic when he saw Qian Xiaoyi, and kept talking: "Are you Mr. Qian, the psychic detective from Horror Night GO? Were you also invited by the higher-ups to investigate the corpse this time? It seems that this case is really difficult~"

"Do you know me?" Qian Xiaoyi couldn't help asking. Logically speaking, the popularity of the TV show should have passed by now, and he didn't need to disguise himself when he went out on the street. Most people would hardly remember who he was at the first glance unless they looked at him carefully.

The police officer said, "Of course I know him! After you found the body, many police officers wanted to ask you to help investigate some murder cases. So you are finally going to help this time, right? Is it the recent knife-killing devil?"

Qian Xiaoyi's mouth twitched. He remembered that he had received many invitations from the Metropolitan Police Department during that period, but he rejected them all. So he was a celebrity in the Japanese Metropolitan Police Department?

"I just wanted to see the deceased and assist in the investigation." Qian Xiaoyi said dryly, "Because the deceased and I were in the same business, I was invited here, not because of any spiritualism or anything like that."

The police officer winked and said, "I understand, I understand. After all, it's not good to tell others about that kind of thing... If the news that the police invited a psychic to solve a case were leaked, it would cause public dissatisfaction."

Qian Xiaoyi rolled his eyes: You know shit.

"This is it." The young police officer took Qian Xiaoyi to the morgue deep in the corridor, and then left.

There was a cold atmosphere in the morgue. A corpse had been pushed out of the refrigerator and placed in the center. There were three people in the room, two of whom Qian Xiaoyi knew. One was Ashiya Yoshisuke, and the other was the psychic named Shinno Mariko. Qian Xiaoyi had seen her in Fujiyoshi's mansion and still had some impression of her.

In addition to them, there was another police officer, who should be the person in charge of investigating this case. There was a faint stench in the air. Ashiya Yoshisuke nodded to Qian Xiaoyi as a greeting.

Shinno Mariko was a little reserved, probably because Ashiya Yoshisuke was beside her.

Qian Xiaoyi also took a mask from the side and put it on, then leaned over and asked: "How is it? Did you find anything... Hmm? This is..."

"Did you find it too?" Ashiya Yoshisuke said, "The deceased had been dead for several days. When he was found yesterday, he had already rotted and the place of death was not far from the previous death."

The body showed signs of decay, but there was not the strong stench that one might have imagined. It must have been taken out of the morgue not long ago.

"This is troublesome..." Qian Xiaoyi frowned: "This means that the murderer committed two crimes on the same night, but only one body was found at that time..."

In this case, it is impossible to confirm the murderer's range and identity through the place and time of death of the deceased.

Qian Xiaoyi asked again: "What about other traces? Are there any hair or skin dandruff left by the murderer? Since it was a cold weapon, unless the murderer is like a master in the movie, the victim will always have some reaction, right?"

Such as struggling or running away.

The police officer shook his head: "This is the strangest thing. Compared with the previous two victims, there were no signs of fighting at the scene this time. No drugs or alcohol were found in the victims' bodies. The victim was not in the bedroom. It seems that..."

Ashiya Kichisuke said: "It was as if he didn't put up any resistance at all and just watched himself being killed."

The police officer smiled bitterly and said, "That's right. So in the absence of any traces left by the murderer, we have no clues. We are now fully investigating the surrounding cameras."

"Actually... it's not like there were no traces left." Qian Xiaoyi looked at the body. The fatal wound of the victim was easy to confirm. It was just a single knife wound that went straight through his body. However, in a place that the police officer couldn't see, there was something that the exorcists present couldn't ignore - the black aura of resentment.

The exorcists at the scene were all very familiar with this aura; they had seen this kind of thing on the green ghost before.

"In short, the murder weapon has been confirmed." Qian Xiaoyi said, "It should be the knife handed down by Xinxiong's ancestors."

The police officer showed a surprised expression: "Chuan Dao Xin Xiong... was the president of the Jidao Chuan Dao Society who died unexpectedly at home before?"

"That's right." Ashiya Kichisuke nodded: "The murder weapon should be that one."

The police officer was a little confused: "Excuse me, how did you confirm this? Even the forensic doctor of the Metropolitan Police Department didn't find any clues..."

Ashiya Jisuke said: "Mr. Officer, you don't have to pursue this point. We are exorcists, so we naturally have some unique methods."

The police officer nodded and said, "I understand. I will report this to my superiors. Do we need to continue investigating the victim's body? I can ask the forensic doctor to come over and answer your questions."

"Of course we have to continue investigating." Ashiya Yoshisuke said, "But no outsiders can be present in the next stage. We need to hold some ceremonies."

The police officer was a little embarrassed: "But if I'm not there to watch, it's against the regulations..."

Ashiya Yoshisuke said with a smile: "Allowing outsiders like us to enter here is already a violation of the regulations. Don't worry, I will explain the situation to your superiors."

"That's good." The police officer breathed a sigh of relief: "Then I won't bother you anymore. I'll be waiting outside. If you need anything, Mr. Ashiya, you can call me at any time."

After he finished speaking, he stepped out. Then, Ashiya Yoshisuke looked at Shinno Mariko and said, "Please start, Mariko."

"Yes, Lord Ashiya." Shinno Mariko nodded. She knelt on the floor in front of the corpse, clasped her hands together, held the rosary and began to mutter something.

Qian Xiaoyi looked at Shinno Mariko curiously. It was the first time he saw how a Japanese psychic “summoned spirits”.

However, in Qian Xiaoyi's eyes, the so-called necromancy does not really mean to summon the soul from the underworld, but for the medium to perceive the remaining cognition and simulate the tone and habits of the deceased through hypnosis. It is even possible to see some scenes through special media. What Shinno Mariko is going to do now is the latter.

Then, Ashiya Jisuke and Qian Xiaoyi saw that a huge resentment began to emerge from the corpse. The resentment flowed out from the wound and slowly changed into the shape of an evil ghost.

"Green ghost..." Qian Xiaoyi narrowed his eyes.

Ashiya Kisuke added: "To be precise, it was the resentment left by the Blue Oni... So, the sword absorbed the soul of the Blue Oni? This is getting troublesome."

Those resentful thoughts suddenly turned around and entered into Shinno Mariko's body. Shinno Mariko's body trembled for a while, and she suddenly opened her eyes, looking at Qian Xiaoyi and Ashiya Jisuke angrily, and shouted in a man's rough voice: "Exorcists! You all deserve to die!"

(End of this chapter)