I'm a thankful fox in Tokyo

Chapter 49 Huh? Ah!
"Ms. Sakurada, don't you know? Half a year ago, this incident was reported in the Asahi Shimbun. Many people came to Kosuge Town to pay tribute to old lady Sakurada."

Masao Oshima was a little surprised, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was normal for the elite of the Asumi Group not to pay attention to these folk affairs.

He sat on the bicycle seat, one foot on the pedal and the other supporting himself, raised his police hat, looked at the Sakurada family, and said with some regret.

"Mrs. Sakurada is a highly respected elder in Kosuge Town and the former president of the town association. She is kind and polite, gentler than my grandmother, and very respected by us."

"It's a pity that three bad boys broke into her house half a year ago. Those three bastards wanted to rob her but they killed her!"

"hateful!"

He hammered the handlebars of his bicycle with some regret. "When I arrived, the old lady was already dead. Many of her cats seemed to have died in order to protect her."

Dong Yeyu heard this and interrupted, "How are those three bad guys doing now? Have they been caught?"

"The three bastards were arrested within two days, but the person who ordered them was far away in Southeast Asia and could not be caught. In addition, two of the criminals were under the age of sixteen and one was under the age of eighteen."

"So even though he was arrested half a year ago, he won't be sentenced until early next month. He's currently being held in Kosuge Detention Center, which is in that direction, about three kilometers from here."

Oshima Masao pointed to the southwest.

"Did someone from Southeast Asia instigate this?"

When mentioning Southeast Asia, Dong Ye Yu immediately thought of those places where human beings gathered in large numbers. It was not surprising that they could do such things.

Oshima Masao sighed.

"The country is now aging rapidly, and young people work very hard but still don't make much money. However, many elderly people have experienced their golden years and have considerable assets. Most of them have the habit of storing cash at home, so they are targeted by those people."

"They obtain the information of these widowed and widowed elderly people from banks through illegal means, and then instruct those unscrupulous people in the country who are not doing their jobs to break into their homes and rob them. The funny thing is that they have to hand over the money immediately after the robbery. Guess how much they can get from this robbery?"

"It's less than 50,000 yen per person. They are such hateful and pathetic bugs that they commit serious crimes such as burglary and murder for a few tens of yen."

Oshima Masao gritted his teeth and said, then looked at Natsuko Sugida who was staring at the Sakurada family in a daze: "Ms. Sugida, do you have any questions?"

Natsuko Sugida came back to her senses, "No more, Inspector Oshima."

"Then I'll take my leave first."

He nodded, rang the bell, got on his bike and rode away.

Dongye Yu looked in the direction of the detention center, thoughtfully, and probably guessed why Xiaoying committed a crime in this area. It was probably because she was unwilling to give in.

Those three underage bastards obviously couldn't be sentenced to death.

In fact, let alone the island country, even in China, these three bad guys would most likely not be sentenced to death.

Modern society is very cautious about sentencing to the death penalty. Unless it is a serial killer or a major crime that endangers social security, the death penalty will basically not be imposed.

They may even be given a lenient sentence because they are minors, and then come out to cause harm again after being locked up for a few years.

After Oshima Masao left, Sugida Natsuko was silent for a few seconds, then quickly walked towards the Sakurada family, pushed open the gate and walked in.

She still didn't quite believe that the old man she had just met who claimed to be Sakurada Wakako was the legendary spirit that no one had ever seen, and she had to see the evidence with her own eyes.

Otherwise, what if the person we just met was just a thief or someone else?
This matter is so serious that it must be verified immediately and reported to Goro Asumi. This is the first supernatural incident that Sanae Asumi has encountered in all these years and it concerns her personal safety.

Wow!

"excuse me."

Natsuko Sugida pushed open the shoji door of the living room next to Enishi again and spoke softly as she took off her flat-soled ladies' leather shoes, revealing her feet in 20D black stockings.

As soon as he stepped on the wooden floor, he frowned.

When did it become so dusty here?

She lifted her feet and took a look. The translucent stockings that showed her fair skin were covered with thick dust. She clearly remembered that the floor was clean and waxed.
Natsuko Sugida's instinct began to warn her, and she took a deep breath and resolutely walked into the living room. The surroundings suddenly became quiet, and her body, which had just been exposed to the sun, was suddenly covered with a cold shadow, which made her shiver. In just a few steps, it was like entering another world, quiet, dead, and dim.

Nothing could be heard except the sound of her footsteps and breathing.

Natsuko Sugida glanced at the table where she had just sat, and saw several empty teacups on it.

She picked up her own cup and took a look, and was shocked to find that it was full of dust and cobwebs.

Natsuko Sugida has been afraid of gods and ghosts since she was a child, so she stayed away from horror movies. When she grew up, she was no longer afraid of the dark, so she gradually scoffed at her childhood fears.

But at this moment, the horror of childhood came over her again in an unexpected way. This strange yet familiar fear made Natsuko Sugida's legs tremble and she became a little unsteady.

But when she thought about the safety of Asumi Sanae, she mustered up the courage to step into the corridor.

In some of the light that comes in through the window frames, you can see golden dust flying around, making you want to run into the wall and into the light to escape the darkness.

She took out her cell phone, turned on the flashlight, and walked on the creaking stairs. The dull sound seemed to be stepping on her heart.

After reaching the second floor,
"Mrs. Sakurada? Are you there?" Natsuko Sugida asked in a low voice. When no one answered, she raised her voice a little, revealing her trembling voice.

"Mrs. Sakurada, I'm Natsuko Sugida."

Natsuko Sugida plucked up her courage and searched for a while, and came to a room, where she found a small shrine with a black-and-white photo on it.

She first put her hands together and bowed, then shone the light of her mobile phone towards the photo, and found that the old lady she had seen more than ten minutes ago was now in the photo.

"what?"

Natsuko Shida stared at the photo blankly, her pretty face pale. She stood up shakily and staggered back a few steps.

As a result, she felt like something grabbed her feet. She wasn't paying attention, lost her balance, and fell to the dusty floor with a thud.

"what!"

The only trace of her taut sanity completely shattered, she screamed and crawled downstairs.

Looking at Natsuko Sugida who entered the Sakurada family alone, Higashino Yu shook his head.

Just now I thought she was a supporting character who could survive half the episode, but now it seems that I overestimated her.

Half an episode?

five minutes!
And according to the normal plot, you would hear her crying for her parents after about ten minutes.

However, Mrs. Sakurada is so kind and benevolent in Lingdu that she should not harm anyone.

Therefore, Higashino Yu was not worried about Sugida Natsuko's safety - it would be better if she died.

He then began to give mature and prudent advice to Asumi Sanae.

"This is the situation. This matter is beyond our control, Your Highness. Nekomata is too dangerous. How about looking for other monsters? I know some -"

"Danger? I came here from the other side of the veil to exorcise evil. As the master of the mirror moon and the guardian of the night, how could I be afraid of a mere cat?"

Asumi saw Sanae flatly reject the cowardly fox's slander.

She had finally found a real living monster that didn't just exist in rumors, so she was unwilling to give up easily.

"Since Sakura will be back," she pondered for a moment, "I decided to come here every night to wait for her."

"My knight, are you willing to follow me?"

(End of this chapter)