The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 587: Battle for Ajian (28)

They came to a restaurant specializing in grilled eels, which was also the shop of the fourth victim. He was killed in the alley behind it. Currently, the door and alley here have been blocked.

"Mr. Qian, Heitaro!" The sturdy figure of King Kong was waving at them from a distance.

On the side, Ryumitsu Kifuji also nodded to them. There was also a policeman standing not far away. He was probably a connection made by Yoshisuke Ashiya, who could assist them in the investigation and protect them.

"Is Mr. Kongo here too?" Inuyama Heita was a little surprised. It was okay if he was Master Kidou, but he had never heard that Mr. Kongo was good at reasoning or anything like that.

Qian Xiaoyi explained: "We asked King Kong to come here to prevent the enemy from being nearby, and his partner Musashi is also an evil spirit that can think. Maybe he can find some clues. In the current situation, it is always good to increase the chances of solving the case."

King Kong patted his chest and said, "I also want to fight that murderer! I brought all the weapons!"

As he spoke, he took out a repaired vajra from the bag on his back and showed it to the audience.

"As for Master Gui Teng," Qian Xiaoyi said, "he has a wide network of contacts and can provide us with the necessary intelligence, which will be very helpful in the search for the murderer."

Gui Teng Longguang lifted the bamboo hat on his head, looking like a master.

"There are only a few of us in the initial investigation team." Qian Xiaoyi said, "It's not good to have too many people. Let's get started without further delay."

They did not enter the restaurant, but came to the alley at the back. According to the police's analysis, the murderer stayed here and waited for the boss to come out before taking action. He never entered the restaurant at all.

The police officer walked in front with a flashlight and said, "According to the police analysis, the most likely scenario is that the murderer has been observing the victim's living habits over the past few days and determined that he would go out to throw away the garbage after closing time, and then waited outside. Therefore, the police have been checking the video recordings of surrounding businesses recently."

Qian Xiaoyi shook his head: "It is also possible that the murderer sensed the presence of the exorcist when he passed by that day, so he just waited behind with the murder weapon. Because the store always has to close, no matter where the victim appears, he will follow and kill him with a knife. The murder was random, without any signs, so the police couldn't catch him."

"That's possible." Gui Teng Longguang exhaled: "It's really scary... He actually did something like this. I've been in this business for decades, and I've never felt so uneasy as I do now."

Qian Xiaoyi said, "This is what the other party wants... This is it, right? Let's start and look for any traces that the police can't find."

He looked at Inuyama Heita, who nodded, indicating that Ken was ready and began to sense any clues nearby.

"Let's help too!" King Kong took the doll out of his bag and said, "Musashi, check if there's anything unusual nearby."

Although the ugly rag doll did not move, the psychics present could hear the sounds coming from its body.

"Oh~ I smell murderous intent." Musashi became a little excited: "It seems that there was a fellow like me here before... I really want to kill someone for fun like him... The blood splattered everywhere, the screams of terror, just thinking about it makes me feel like I can't stop~"

The accompanying policeman looked at the doll in confusion, not knowing why everyone suddenly focused their attention on it. It was already late at night, and he just felt a little chilly, but thinking of his superior's advice, he dared not speak. He could only stand aside, acting as a human flashlight, silently illuminating.

King Kong angrily slapped Musashi's head and said, "What nonsense are you talking about! Get to work!"

"It hurts!" Musashi said helplessly, "I know, I know... Really, you just order me around every day and don't even give me something to kill, even if it's a cat or a dog... Take me over there to have a look."

Kongo brought Musashi to the murder scene, where the victim was lying in the garbage dump.

"Killed in one blow, such a strong resentment... Wait!" Musashi suddenly said: "He is a very powerful guy, and the resentment seems to have a special reaction to you!" Kongo said: "Isn't this natural? The opponent is what is left of the blue ghost."

"No, the resentment is too strong." Musashi was actually terrified: "It's an evil spirit that is several levels higher than me. Take me away from here quickly, otherwise I will be corroded by that resentment!"

King Kong frowned and walked away, muttering, "You are so useless, Musashi. I wanted to show off in front of Mr. Qian and Master Gui Teng..."

As expected, Musashi's evil spirit was of no use. After all, it was good at harming people, but it was not good at sensing those subtle things.

So Qian Xiaoyi placed his hope on Ajian. This guy was the pure spirit that he was willing to take away even at the cost of falling out with Shichijo Masato. If even Ajian couldn't sense anything, then there would be big trouble.

"Mr. Ken, have you noticed anything?" Inuyama Heita whispered.

Ah Jian said in his ear: "Hmm...it smells really bad."

"Smells?" Inuyama Heita was stunned.

Ken explained, "It's the stench of resentment. It's normal that the evil spirit doll that the big guy brought can't smell it, because it itself stinks, but I can smell it very clearly... Mr. Inuyama, go to the other side of the alley and see, there seems to be the same smell coming from there..."

"Brother Yi! Let's go over there and take a look." Inuyama Heita was very excited. He turned around and waved and shouted to Qian Xiaoyi.

Qian Xiaoyi breathed a sigh of relief, as this meant that Ajian had made some discovery, which was truly a blessing in disguise.

"Let's go." Qian Xiaoyi said to others.

King Kong exclaimed: "Heitaro is really amazing, he has such a quick inspiration."

Musashi snorted and muttered, "You weird office animal brat, I'm going to kill you sooner or later."

He is still obsessed with what happened to him during the battle between Inuyama Heita and Kongo.

They walked along the alley, which led to two other streets. Inuyama Heita did not hesitate at all and chose one of the streets and walked along it.

After arriving on the street and walking for a while, Inuyama Heita suddenly looked ahead and shouted, "Over there! The smell is coming from the park over there!"

"What?!" Gui Teng Longguang was very surprised. This meant... the murderer hadn't gone far at all! Was he hiding nearby?

King Kong grinned and said, "You are really brave. Let's see who has better martial arts." He took out his vajra, eager to try.

The policeman nervously pressed the holster on his waist and asked, "You mean... the murderer? Has it been identified? Do you need me to call for reinforcements?"

"It would be great if it were that easy." Qian Xiaoyi thought for a while and said, "We can't be sure that the murderer is there yet. Maybe the murder weapon is just hidden there. After all, from the video footage of the surrounding stations, there is no trace of such a large sword. That thing is very conspicuous."

"That's true." Gui Teng Longguang said, "Then let's go over and take a look. It would be great if we can find the murder weapon."

(End of this chapter)