Evil Spirit Consultant

Chapter 299 The Interrupted Trajectory

The next day, Nokoshima Municipal Elementary and Middle Schools.

The sun was shining brightly, and the campus was filled with the vibrant energy of youth.

As usual, Yang Liu was handling some trivial matters in the psychological counseling room and health care room. Occasionally, students would come in seeking help because of minor bumps and bruises or troubles during puberty.

He habitually observed the students coming and going on the playground outside the window, his gaze sweeping across the high school students, but he did not see that familiar tall figure.

"Hmm? That girl didn't come today?" Yang Liu felt a little strange.

Although Koizumi Rin is a bit of a ditz at times, she is not the kind of student who would skip class without a reason.

Moreover, with her striking appearance and lively personality, she usually stands out in a crowd.

After the morning classes ended, Yang Liu still hadn't seen Koizumi Rin during the lunch break.

However, he wasn't particularly worried, since it's normal for students to take leave occasionally, but a slight sense of unease still quietly crept into his mind.

During her lunch break, Yang Liu went to the vice principal's office.

Although he had never met the principal since arriving at the school, he had a fairly good relationship with the vice principal, Takeshita, who seemed somewhat worldly and sophisticated but was actually quite humane.

"Mr. Takeshita, excuse me." Yang Liu knocked on the door and entered.

"Oh, it's Teacher Yang. Please have a seat." Vice Principal Zhu Shita greeted her warmly, offering her a cup of tea. "Is there anything I can help you with?"

"It's nothing serious," Yang Liu said casually as she took the teacup. "It's just that I haven't seen Koizumi Rin from the high school today. Did she take the day off?"

There aren't many students in Japanese elementary and middle schools, and all leave requests have to go through this Vice Principal Takeshita, so it's the best place to ask him any questions.

Upon hearing the name Koizumi Rin, Vice Principal Takeshita's expression immediately turned serious, even showing obvious anxiety and worry.

"Oh dear, Mr. Yang, you're asking about this..." He sighed and lowered his voice, "Something's happened! Xiaoquan didn't come home all night last night, and her father rushed to the school this morning, he's frantic with worry!"

"Didn't return all night?" Yang Liu's heart sank; something must have happened!
"Yes!" Vice Principal Takeshita said with a worried expression, "Her father said that Koizumi didn't come home after school yesterday. At first, he thought she was out playing with friends and was late, so he didn't pay much attention. But when she still hadn't returned by midnight, and he couldn't get through on the phone, he panicked. He searched everywhere she might have gone and asked all her classmates and friends, but no one knew where she was! He rushed to the school early this morning to see if she was there or if she had left any message, but... there was nothing!"

Yang Liu immediately asked, "Did you call the police?"

"We reported it! Her father went to the police station to report it first thing this morning. The police are taking it very seriously, after all, it's a minor girl who has gone missing." Vice Principal Takeshita rubbed his temples. "But so far, we still haven't found any useful leads..."

Yang Liu put down her teacup and stood up: "Mr. Takeshita, I'd like to find out the specifics and see if I can be of any help."

Vice Principal Takeshita glanced gratefully at Yang Liu: "I was just about to find someone to comfort her father! He's very emotionally unstable right now, and he's waiting for news at the police station near the school. I'll write down the address for you."

After receiving the address, Yang Liu immediately set off.

At the police station, Yang Liu met Xiao Quanling's father.

Yang Liu had met the other party before. He was a middle-aged man with an elite demeanor, but at this moment his eyes were bloodshot, his face was haggard, and his hands were trembling uncontrollably. He had obviously suffered great mental torment.

Yang Liu patiently comforted the other person and inquired in detail about the circumstances surrounding Xiao Quanling's disappearance yesterday.

Koizumi Rin's father recounted the events intermittently, and the situation was basically consistent with what Vice Principal Takeshita had said.

My daughter did go to school as usual yesterday, and her dismissal time was also similar to usual.

The last message he received from his daughter was a very ordinary text message she sent when she got out of school in the afternoon: "On my way home."

After that, there was no further news, and the phone remained unreachable.

“The police officer said… said they checked the surveillance footage…” Koizumi Rin’s father’s voice was hoarse, “They saw Rin… she entered the subway station… the one she usually takes to and from school…” Yang Liu’s heart skipped a beat, and she quickly asked, “Did the surveillance footage show her leaving the station?”

Ling's father shook his head painfully: "No... The police said that the surveillance cameras captured her entering the station and walking to the platform area... and then... then it was like the signal suddenly went down, and she disappeared from all the subsequent surveillance footage! It was like... like she vanished into thin air!"

Disappear out of thin air?

In a subway platform area covered by surveillance cameras?

Yang Liu's brows furrowed immediately. This was clearly illogical!

"Is it a malfunction of the surveillance equipment?" Yang Liu asked.

“The police also had their suspicions,” Ling’s father said, his eyes filled with despair. “But they checked all the equipment, and it was all working properly! And…and the police also discovered that along with Lingling, there was another person who disappeared…a middle-aged man who looked very strange! They both disappeared around the same time, after some abnormal interference occurred on the surveillance footage at a certain point!”

A middle-aged man in a strange state...

Yang Liu immediately pressed, "What did that man look like? Did the police find out his identity?"

Ling's father tried hard to recall the police's description: "He was wearing a suit... looked very tired... his identity... the police said they were still investigating, but he seemed to be an ordinary office worker..."

The trail went cold here.

Subway stations, platform areas, disappearing into thin air, abnormal signal interference, strange office workers...

These keywords quickly formed a combination in Yang Liu's mind.

This is definitely not an ordinary missing person case!

For Koizumi Rin to be able to make him disappear, there must be supernatural forces involved!

“I understand.” Yang Liu nodded to Ling’s father, her expression turning serious. “Please calm down, trust the police, and trust that our school will do its best to assist. I will also try to find clues in my own way…”

He didn't say much, but the calmness and confidence in his tone made Ling's desperate father feel as if he had grasped a lifeline, and he nodded and thanked him repeatedly.

As Yang Liu left the police station, her expression turned serious.

He has indeed made quite a few enemies recently, but he's been busy lately, so those people shouldn't be making a move for the time being.

Of course, this possibility cannot be ruled out, but given Koizumi Rin's abilities, her ability to observe death will at least prevent her from putting herself in danger.

The other possibility is more likely...

The "disappearance" incident at the subway platform... immediately reminded him of some urban legends that are widely circulated in Japan.

Combining the characteristics of abnormal monitoring and disappearance into thin air, a name began to emerge in his mind.

It seems necessary to consult with that "professional".

He took out his phone and made a call.

"Hello? Is this Mr. Sasaki? This is Yang Liu. There's something I'd like to ask you about."

A slightly languid yet knowing female voice came from the other end of the phone: "Is it about Koizumi-san? I already know. Let's talk at my house; it's not convenient to talk here."

It seems that this top-tier Onmyoji hiding in the school has also noticed the unusual nature of the incident through her own methods.

(Bonus chapter today, one more chapter!)

(End of this chapter)