The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 744: The Narrow Gate (15)

Okubo decided to go find Qian Xiaoyi without being discovered by others.

Rather than living in the house and waiting to die, it is better to take a chance, which he had thought about long ago. For businessmen, investment is sometimes gambling.

He wanted to place a bet before, but he couldn't find a place to place the bet. Now he found one, and there was only one, so he had no choice.

"【Psychic Detective】Qian Xiaoyi..." Okubo was sitting on the sofa in the living room searching something on his mobile phone. He finally got rid of his drunkenness and returned to his normal state.

It didn't take him much effort to find the phone number of the psychic detective's office. As a fugitive, he had to be careful to avoid being discovered before he saw the results, which would have resulted in failure.

After thinking about the wording, Okubo coughed a few times, adjusted his voice, and then dialed the phone.

"Hello, this is Lingkong Office." A female voice came from the other end of the phone.

Okubo asked in a hoarse voice, "Oh, that's right, is the psychic detective on TV the one working here? I have a commission that I would like to ask him for help."

The female voice said, "Yes, Lingkong Agency is an expert in solving supernatural problems. No matter what strange things you encounter, you can come to the agency for consultation. The psychic detective will find a corresponding solution for you according to your situation. In addition, this agency is not a detective agency and does not accept detective commissions, including commissions to find pets, investigate homicides, and steal items."

Okubo said in a country accent, "I know, I know~ I came to you because you are famous. It's like this, my house seems to have some problems recently. I don't know if it's haunted or what. Can you ask that psychic detective to come to my house and take a look... What's that? It's called Feng Shui, right?"

The female voice asked, "If you make an appointment to go out, you need to pay an additional deposit. What is your home address?"

Okubo gave the address of another hiding place.

The female voice said, "I'm very sorry, sir. Due to our busy business, our firm can only accept commissions within the city. Your location is not within our service range. If you are really troubled, you can come to the firm in person and let Mr. Qian consult you before making any plans."

"Is that so?" Okubo said carelessly, "Ah~ That's really troublesome. I know. I'll find time to go."

The female voice asked, "Excuse me for asking about your availability and identity information. I will make an appointment for you in the queue."

"It's a bother. Never mind. I'll go find another exorcist who's willing to come to my house." Okubo hung up the phone.

Okubo sighed and murmured, "As expected... In this special period, the other party is very cautious and has no intention of coming out to meet strangers."

He was just trying it out, and to be honest, when he saw the man in the Sherlock Holmes COS costume on TV yesterday, he couldn't believe that the guy was a real exorcist. He thought he was an actor or something.

It wasn't until he searched the firm's phone number online and called to confirm that he believed it.

He had never had any dealings with exorcists. If he had to say what the most evil things he had encountered in his life were, they would be those crazy people in the Hope Cult. Okubo didn't think that any evil spirits could be more powerful than those crazy people. As a member of the Hope Cult, he didn't have to worry about encountering any strange things, nor did he have to fight and kill. He only had to take care of the logistics and then gain benefits from it.

Therefore, he had basically no idea about the Exorcist Alliance. After the ghost of Fuki Yin reminded him that they were not trustworthy, he had no idea where to start for this reason.

"I still have to take the risk and go out..." Okubo sighed, looked at the knife on the sofa, and muttered: "What kind of trouble have you caused me..."

But he had to meet Qian Xiaoyi. Not only did he have to bring the knife to Qian Xiaoyi and tell him the truth, he also had to deal with his own problems. But how to meet him was a problem.

Without any extra information, Okubo took some things from his hiding place and drove out in the broken van.

Of course, he did not go directly to the office to find Qian Xiaoyi. Instead, he drove around the streets around the office twice and recorded the surrounding environment.

"There must be some Hope Cult spies around here watching us." Okubo drove slowly, thinking, "Maybe they're clerks at a convenience store, or workers delivering newspapers and milk, or maybe they just rented a room in a nearby building to keep watch..."

He drove away from the street aimlessly. As a former member of the Hope Cult, he was well aware of these people's methods. He even managed to provide some of the cars and houses used for surveillance.

Some of the targets that the Hope Cult focuses on monitoring are families with the potential to become Aquarius Messengers, some are people they want to win over, and some are targets with large amounts of wealth... Through a large amount of information, the Hope Cult can easily develop plans against the targets and take action.

So Okubo couldn't risk showing up, even if he was in disguise.

"What should I do..." Okubo returned to the rental house where he was hiding. Although it was not big and only one person could live in it, fortunately the rent was cheap and could be rented for a long time.

He pulled the katana out of the newspaper wrapper, swung it twice, and then asked, "How can I get close to him? The psychic detective?"

The katana showed no reaction.

"Tsk...now you say something to me!" said Okubo.

He paced back and forth in the room with a samurai sword in his hand, muttering to himself: "Is there any way to secretly ask him out? Directly over the phone? No, what if he thinks I'm the murderer of Fushigi Yin like the other exorcists? What if the operator leaks the news..."

After thinking for a long time, he couldn't come up with any good idea, so Okubo made up his mind and decided to take a gamble!

At night, he drove his car to the street near the office and stopped, then observed Qian Xiaoyi's every move.

He didn't know where Qian Xiaoyi lived, but he needed to meet Qian Xiaoyi and seek his protection. Since that damn ghost Fu Muyin said that the other party could be trusted, he could only believe it.

His plan was to wait for Qian Xiaoyi to come out from get off work, then show up and have a frank talk with him.

As for rushing directly into the office... a suspect holding a samurai sword knocks on the door and tells people he is innocent, asking the other party to open the door and meet him... only a fool would open the door, right?

After waiting for a long time, Qian Xiaoyi finally came downstairs. Just when Okubo had an urge to drive directly over, a white car arrived downstairs of the office. In the driver's seat was a burly man with a bun. He greeted Qian Xiaoyi with a smile, and then Qian Xiaoyi got into his car.

"No, I have to catch up!" Okubo thought, "My van may have already entered the surveillance range of the Hope Cult. I don't have another car to change to. Success or failure depends on this one move!"

He stepped on the accelerator and began to follow the white vehicle in front.

(End of this chapter)