Evil Spirit Consultant

Chapter 241 Rainy Night
Shikoku, Saijo City, Third Pier.

The seaside on a rainy night is like a deep black curtain, with only the searchlights on the dock able to pierce the darkness.

Ryuichi Yamazaki's luxury car sped through the puddles, the headlights reflecting the tense faces of his bodyguards.

The Saijo City real estate tycoon had just finished a charity dinner, and his suit pocket still contained an antique dagger he had won at auction for a record price.

Of course, while it's called an antique, it's not actually worth much money. The real reason he was willing to spend a lot of money to buy this dagger was because the original owner of the antique was one of the current councilors of Saijo City and the next mayor.

This charity gala was less an auction of antiques to raise funds for charity and more a legitimate bribery scheme involving collusion between officials and businessmen.

"Drive faster!"

Sitting in the car, Yamazaki loosened his tie and unbuttoned his shirt, finally allowing his slightly overweight body to catch its breath.

His puffy eye bags were reflected in the rearview mirror. He claimed that he had spent a lot of energy organizing a charity gala, but only he knew the real reason.

Looking out at the dark rain outside the car window, Yamazaki was filled with worry and tension.

"Relax, relax, the authorities have already sent people to investigate. They won't come looking for me anytime soon. After today... he'll never find me again!" Yamazaki kept reassuring himself.

Attending this charity gala was just a smokescreen. If that madman wanted to ambush him on his way home, he would be "surprised" to find that he had already left Japan by ship along another route.

"This car was rented from the dealership by someone in their personal name, and I've already arranged for a double in the other car. There's absolutely no way he could find me!"

Thinking of this, a smug smile appeared on Yamazaki's face. Then, recalling the large sum of assets he had to give up, he couldn't help but curse under his breath:
"It's all that madman's fault, otherwise I..."

Before he could finish speaking, a loud bang of a tire bursting came from under the car.

The car, which was already traveling at high speed in the rain, immediately became unstable. Fortunately, the driver was highly skilled and managed to steer the car into a tree trunk, thus preventing a more serious accident.

However, due to this accident, the convoy that was originally following behind was forced to stop.

"Damn it! What kind of car are you driving?!"

Once Yamazaki calmed down, he was about to unleash a torrent of abuse, but the sight before him made him swallow his words.

The driver sitting in front of him suddenly started scratching his neck violently, as if something unseen was choking him.

With the help of the high beams from the car behind, Yamazaki was able to see clearly that there were several transparent threads on the other person's neck.

The next moment, the driver was pulled out of the driver's seat and crashed into the container next to him, exploding into a bloody mist.

"alert!"

The dozen or so bodyguards that Yamazaki had hired at great expense got out of the car and instantly pulled out pistols from their pockets to protect the vehicle Yamazaki was in.

Under everyone's watchful gaze, clusters of eerie blue will-o'-the-wisps lit up in the darkness in the distance.

Watching the will-o'-the-wisp slowly rise and gradually approach, even a group of well-trained bodyguards couldn't help but tremble.

Only when the group of will-o'-the-wisps that seemed to float in mid-air got closer and they could see more clearly that there was a string of Buddhist prayer beads in the center of the will-o'-the-wisps, a string of prayer beads engraved with reversed Sanskrit.

"The Ksitigarbha Mantra for Eradicating Sins..."

Hiding in the car, Yamazaki suddenly collapsed upon seeing the Buddhist prayer beads. He watched helplessly as the beads relentlessly killed the surrounding bodyguards without any thought of escape or resistance, his eyes filled with terror.

"How could this be... impossible! Why is that thing here... I was thrown..." Bang!
A Buddhist prayer bead shattered the bulletproof glass and pierced his forehead, silencing his terrified words.

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Ryuichi Yamazaki's body was kneeling again, with half of a charred rosary embedded in his chest.

"That's the fourteenth... This guy's killing spree is insane."

Yokota Teru stood inside the cordon, looking at the corpse in front of him without any pity, his tone even full of mockery.

The police officers around him ignored the sarcasm in his tone, and even some of the new recruits looked relieved when they saw the body.

The only person whose expression changed was the guy in a suit who had been standing next to Yokota Teru, looking like a government employee.

However, his expression only changed for a moment before he looked at Yokota Teru with a fawning expression:

"Yokata Shōjūji, have you made any discoveries?"

"Discovered?" Yokota Teru glanced at him. "This guy was on the original list... does that count as a discovery?"

"You're joking," the staff member said with a forced smile, wiping away sweat. "That so-called list is just a lie used by a thug to damage the reputation of government officials."

"Oh?"

Yokota Teru nodded, looking at him with a half-smile: "In that case, why don't you just find your local priests to handle these matters? After all, the Ishizuki Shrine and Iso-no-Shrine in Saijo City are quite famous."

"Well... there have been so many festivals lately, and the two shrine masters are extremely busy, which is why the councilors sought your shrine's help. After all, Sumiyoshi Shrine is very famous throughout Japan..."

Listening to this guy's practiced, repetitive talk, Yokota Teru curled his lip, losing all desire to continue the conversation.

He knew that this junior employee couldn't influence the thoughts of the officials above him; the other party was essentially just a human surveillance device and a microphone.

"...I wonder if the company has made any progress? Have you been able to find the villain's hiding place? This villain has become far too rampant lately; if this continues, the entire city's administrative system may be paralyzed..."

After rambling on and on, the staff member smoothly steered the conversation back on track.

Although Yokota Teru was very reluctant, he still nodded: "Don't worry, now that I've taken the money, I will definitely help you take down that guy as soon as possible."

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"Only a fucking idiot would help those beasts!"

In his temporary lodging at Eifukuji Temple, Yokota Teru loudly complained to Uga Shoji and Yoruichi, then downed the tea in front of him in one gulp, his manner more like drinking alcohol than tea.

"Damn! I knew something was off when I first heard that those bastards had traveled all the way to Kyushu to find our shrine, and now I see it's true!"

If we hadn't signed the contract early on, I would have beaten those bastards to death! No, I have to go back and complain to my father. He shouldn't sign contracts with people so casually next time…”

Hearing Yokota Teru's angry curses, Yang Liu couldn't help but exchange a glance with Uga Shouji. It was the first time they had ever seen the junior priest of Sumiyoshi Shrine so out of control.

(The next chapter will be a little later.)
(End of this chapter)