The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 590 Eye of the Storm

The weather outside the window was a little gloomy, and the weather forecast was playing on TV. According to what was said on TV, a typhoon would land in two days, making Qian Xiaoyi's already bad mood even worse.

Since the TV brought back from the WTV building could receive signals from the ghost realm again, Qian Xiaoyi simply tinkered with it and sent the TV to the store to have it repaired. He then bought a TV card and a set-top box, allowing the TV to finally get rid of its status as a decoration and play its original role.

Fortunately, the TV was not discovered by NHK's cashiers for the time being.

"The typhoon... chose this time." Qian Xiaoyi looked at the sweet-looking host on TV, frowned, and became more and more annoyed.

Inuyama Heita was holding a broom and asked curiously, "What happened to the typhoon?"

Qian Xiaoyi glanced at him, then continued to stare at the TV and said, "Don't you think that kind of weather is suitable for committing a crime? Even if there is a lot of noise, no one will notice it, and there is still enough time to clean up the clues and evidence."

Inuyama Heita's expression also turned ugly.

Ajian asked tremblingly, "It sounds a bit scary... Then you should just stay at home and don't open the door to anyone who comes. Inuyama, your school should be closed for those two days, right?"

Inuyama Heita replied somewhat nervously: "I think so..."

Ah Jian breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. As long as we buy the supplies and don't leave the house, no matter how powerful the murderer is, he can't crawl in from outside, right?"

Inuyama Heita also agreed: "Yes, if everyone is on guard, even if there is a typhoon, it won't be that easy for the murderer to act, right?"

Although most companies in Japan will not take holidays during typhoons, exorcists are not office workers, so they don't have to go to work in a typhoon, so it should be okay, right?
"Do you think it's safe now?" Qian Xiaoyi said solemnly, "In metaphysics, extreme celestial phenomena can interfere with people's cognition and cause strange phenomena to appear. For example, nine planets in a row, lunar eclipses, solar eclipses, earthquakes, etc. These phenomena will cause people to be in awe of and panic about nature. In this case, group cognition can be easily exploited. Although typhoon days are not as rare as the previous phenomena, they still fall into this category."

"Brother Yi, are you saying..." Inuyama Heita asked in surprise, "Will the ghost realm appear more easily on that day?"

"That's right." Qian Xiaoyi said with a headache, "For psychics like us, our perception is much sharper than that of ordinary people. It is easier to encounter those terrible things in such abnormal celestial phenomena. The magic sword in the opponent's hand has already killed four exorcists, and it has caused panic among other exorcists. Coupled with the bonus of abnormal celestial phenomena... I'm afraid that even if we lock the door tightly, it will be useless. We may even find someone dead at home the next day even though the door is locked."

"He was not killed in reality, but was killed in the ghost realm..." Inuyama Heita swallowed his saliva and asked, "Isn't this too unreasonable? If this is the case, won't there be more deaths during the typhoon?"

Qian Xiaoyi said: "And it's not just ordinary dead bodies, it could be a massacre... It depends on how many targets the murderer has found, but we can't find any clues about him at the moment."

Inuyama Heita asked worriedly: "Then how should we deal with it?"

Qian Xiaoyi took the remote control and started changing channels, and replied: "Since we can't find that guy, let him find it himself."

The picture on the TV began to jump until it turned to a news channel.

In the video, an official from the Metropolitan Police Department is announcing the progress of the current investigation: "...The suspect in the samurai sword murder case has been arrested by the police. After investigation by the Identification Department, it has been confirmed that he is the murderer of the eel shop owner. We are currently searching for the whereabouts of the murder weapon. I believe there will be news soon..." Inuyama Heita was a little surprised: "Didn't we know these things a long time ago?"

Qian Xiaoyi shook his head: "Let's continue watching."

The scene continues and a narration voice begins to appear, introducing the case.

"According to our reporter's investigation, the murderer was originally the president of a real estate company. He went bankrupt because of being defrauded by an exorcist, and his mental state became abnormal as a result..."

Old photos of the homeless man and an animation demonstration appeared on the screen.

"This is completely consistent with our previous speculation. The murderer himself is also a victim. Because of his hatred for the exorcist industry, he started killing exorcists indiscriminately..."

Inuyama Heita still didn't understand what Qian Xiaoyi meant. Doesn't this mean that their current situation is even worse? But the next moment, a shocking scene appeared on the TV.

"…In this regard, we specifically interviewed a well-known local industry insider to hear what he thinks about this serial murder case."

On TV, a person with mosaic eyes appeared on the screen. He spoke into the microphone in a shrill voice:
"You want to ask me what I think? Isn't it obvious~"

The mysterious exorcist said: "It is indeed pitiful that he lost everything and his wife and children because of being deceived by a liar. It is normal for everyone to condemn those liars. But just because of this, the murderer takes revenge on unrelated people. Isn't this a completely cowardly act?"

Reporter: "You mean, you don't deny that there are many frauds in the exorcist industry and that it is extremely harmful to society, which led to the murderer's revenge?"

The mysterious exorcist continued with a voice changer: "There are indeed many scammers in this industry. Everyone knows this. There may be only one real psychic among a hundred people who claim to be exorcists. But even so, the murderer did not retaliate against the people who really hurt him, but targeted strangers who were defenseless against him. I can't think of any adjective to describe that guy except trash."

Reporter: "Can I understand that you support his revenge?"

The mysterious exorcist said, "From a legal point of view, I definitely don't support it, but from a personal point of view, I not only don't think this kind of revenge is wrong, but it is a courageous act! But the premise is... the objects of his revenge are not those innocent people, but those exorcists who really caused his family to be destroyed! You see, even if he did these cruel things, the real enemies are still at large. This is too ironic, isn't it? So..."

The mysterious exorcist looked at the camera and said, "I think this behavior is a cowardly act of escape! The real enemy is right there, but the murderer dares not retaliate. Instead, he only attacks strangers he doesn't know, as if he can comfort himself by saying that he has already taken revenge... In summary, I think this kind of person is very consistent with his identity. He can only shrink in a dark corner and slowly rot. He is complete garbage!"

boom!
In a rental house in Tokyo, a TV that was broadcasting an interview was cut in half by a knife, and smoke and sparks came out.

"I'm going to kill him! Kill him!!!" The murderer who killed the TV took a sword and chopped on the wreckage of the TV again and again.

(End of this chapter)