This time, it was because the nearby monsters knew that he came to the hot spring hotel, so they came to invite him as a guest to attend the wedding banquet, just like when a big shot comes to a human wedding, they will feel very honored.

Hashimoto Yuko had no idea how famous he was and just looked at him suspiciously.

"Click~!"

A mass of algae fell to the ground.

Looking at the kimono dancers who hurriedly left the stage, Hashimoto Yuko finally couldn't help asking, "Shuizao, what's going on?"

After the algae fell, Hashimoto Yoko clearly saw that the white woman's arms under the kimono had turned into hairy animal claws, which looked hideous and scary.

Her right hand was hidden in the pocket of her windbreaker, her fingers already resting on the safety buckle of the gun. If necessary, she would definitely demonstrate the civilized Japanese art of Iaijutsu and empty the magazine as a sign of respect.

"It was recorded in the Tang Dynasty's Youyang Zazu that a wild fox was called the purple fox, and it would produce fire at night by hitting its tail. If it was to become a monster, it would wear a skull and worship the Big Dipper. If the skull did not fall, it would transform into a human. Later, in Toriyama Sekien's Painting of a Hundred Objects, a woman was depicted with seaweed wrapped around her body. The woman was transformed from a fox, so it was believed that as long as she was covered with seaweed, she could transform into a human form."

Xia Shu looked down at his phone and continued reading, "There is also a story about a monk who once saw a fox with moss on its head transformed into a human form while passing by to dress up."

Hashimoto Yuko looked at Natsuki's phone and asked, "Did you read it?"

She really thought the other party knew so much, but she didn't expect that he just searched on his mobile phone.

Xia Shu rolled his eyes at her: "How dare you, a person who doesn't know but still asks others, laugh at me who doesn't know but takes the initiative to search for it?"

Seeing his rude look, Hashimoto Yuko felt unhappy. This man was really incomparable to Yuma's younger brother. Yuma was so gentle, not like this guy at all!

After a brief chat, the two became familiar with each other, although they did not become close.

Hashimoto Yuko retracted her gaze and asked, "Will these monsters kill people?"

"They? Impossible." Xia Shu shook his head.

These monsters are too weak and can only use some tricks. If a real conflict breaks out, a random swing of the fists will surely defeat them.

This is no longer the era of monsters. It would be fine if some big monsters appeared, but it is hard to confirm whether they really exist or are just urban legends.

Cat demons and fox demons are demons, but demons like Shuten-doji and Tamamonomae are more like fictional stories. As time goes by, they have become legends and no one can prove their existence.

"What do you want to ask?" Xia Shu drank a cup of wine. The small wine pot on the table grew hands and feet on its own and tilted its body to pour wine for Xia Shu. The scene was very interesting.

Hashimoto Yuko then told the reason why she came to Gunma Prefecture. She had no say in the world of monsters, while Natsuki seemed to have a very high status. With Natsuki's help, she might be able to get what she wanted to know from the monsters.

The point is that even if she doesn't believe Xia Shu, she has no better choice.

After briefly listening to the two cases of rotting corpses, Xia Shu shook his head: "I don't know either, but I can ask for you."

He had heard about it from Furuji Cai before, and he guessed that it might be an urban legend, or it might be simply fabricated. He didn't expect that similar cases would continue to happen.

After getting his promise, Hashimoto Yuko breathed a sigh of relief. She only hoped that the monsters would give her some help, and she also hoped that Natsuki's prestige here would be high enough to obtain enough information.

It was an accident that the monsters came to visit him today, but he just happened to have something to ask these local monsters who had been hiding in the mountains for who knows how many years.

He had originally planned to contact Mr. Meihui after returning, but now he thought it would be a good idea to ask the monsters in Gunma Prefecture.

After all, swallowing saliva at a male cat is still a bit too perverted.

"The famous sleeping monster detective!" The silver-haired old lady came over with the help of a young man with a fox face and bowed to Xia Shu: "Thank you very much for your visit today."

"I just happened to be interested in your wedding, so I came to take a look."

"I hope the banquet will not disappoint you."

"Haha, of course, I really like drinking this kind of wine."

The two sides chatted briefly and both the host and the guest had a great time.

But there is something wrong with other monsters. There are too many curses on Xia Shu. Although they are all curses to kill him, to outsiders, Xia Shu with so many curses is like carrying a time bomb. Even if he hides far away and it can't explode him, he still has to be afraid.

“Who is this…?” The silver-haired old lady looked at Hashimoto Yoko.

Hashimoto Yuko immediately looked at Natsuki, but Natsuki ignored her and was enjoying himself by eating snacks and watching the dance.

His sudden attitude of distancing himself from the matter made Hashimoto Yuko's face change slightly. She was not afraid of death, but how could she get important information from here if she was driven away?

Fortunately, she gritted her teeth, moved closer to Xia Shu and hugged his arm: "I'm his girlfriend."

Suddenly, he was bumped by someone rudely dribbling the ball. Xia Shu looked at her and realized that there was a hard object pressing against his waist. Then Hashimoto Yuko pressed half of her body on him, leaned close to his ear and blew a sweet breeze: "I am a policeman, cooperate with me! Otherwise...!"

Don't bring trouble to the police. Japanese police won't point a hard gun at anyone's waist.

This is not a ghost story map, and Xia Shu is not sure if he can withstand a bullet without health bar, so he nodded: "She is, yes, my girlfriend, and we are going to have a child soon."

Take advantage of others when you can.

Natsuki's nonsense made Hashimoto Yuko's expression change slightly. She thrust the gun hard into Natsuki's lower back, causing Natsuki to grit his teeth.

Are you arguing with me?

As a real villain who will never let go of any grudge, Xia Shu has already made up his mind to fight back fiercely!

The silver-haired old lady didn't notice the two's little tricks, and quickly congratulated them, "You two are really a perfect match. When you get married, we will definitely send you gifts."

"Hahaha, of course!" Xia Shu nodded.

"Help me ask questions!" Hashimoto Yuko realized that this posture was a little bit wrong, but in order to hide the gun she had to get close. People are afraid of guns, but monsters may not be afraid of them.

And with Xia Shu cooperating so well, this is a rare opportunity.

"Yeah," Xia Shu nodded, without beating around the bush. His individual strength was enough to sweep away all the monsters in front of him, so he directly used his power to overwhelm them and asked, "Recently, a rotting corpse appeared in a hotel near Kusatsu Onsen. Do you know what happened?"

"This……"

The silver-haired old lady hesitated.

The young man who was supporting her said respectfully, "That person was killed by some powerful being. When that person appeared, we trembled and hid in the cave and didn't dare to come out. We didn't dare to show our heads until a few days after that person left."

"Didn't you see anything?" Hashimoto Yuko asked hurriedly. She was also excited to find out that the monsters actually knew about the strange case.

The young man did not say anything else, expressing his attitude with silence.

It’s not that I don’t know, but if I say it out loud, I might be retaliated against, so it’s best to pretend to be deaf and dumb.

I don’t dare to mess with the one in the distance, but is Xia Shu in front of me easy to mess with?

You always have to hold on to someone powerful enough. Those who are indecisive on the fence will be killed first.

It was the silver-haired old lady who took the initiative to speak: "There is a pattern on the back of that person's hand. Jiro, draw it."

"Yes!" The young man nodded, and a piece of white paper appeared out of thin air in front of him. He pinched it with his fingers, and a brush appeared in his palm.

Sketch with a smooth and straight stroke.

A pattern consisting of three non-intersecting rhombuses appeared on the paper.

Natsuki and Hashimoto Yoko looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes. The development of things seemed to be contrary to what they had imagined.

They had also seen a similar one on the back of Yuuma Uda's hand.

This is the "Holy Grail War"!

Chapter 163: The elder sister's gentleness is the ultimate weapon

“What a heavy rain!”

Hashimoto Yoko stood under the eaves, looking at the sudden heavy rain.

The sun was shining brightly and the sky was cloudless, but the rain was falling from the sky like stones, making a crackling sound.

The raindrops gathered into strings in front of the eaves, digging rain pits on the ground.

“It’s actually a sun shower!” the passenger next to me was surprised.

There was also a couple nearby complaining: "I still want to go to the ski resort."

"But I should be able to go soak my feet today. I really like that feeling."

"By the way, I searched online and found that the ramen at that restaurant is delicious. It's paired with a hot spring egg, which is perfect for taking photos and checking in. Let's go there when the rain stops."

The rain was so heavy that it was not suitable to go out.

They found the sun shower strange, but only Hashimoto Yoko knew that it was the "fox's wedding". Last night's amazing journey made her unable to sleep after returning to the hotel. She only half believed what the monster and Natsuki said. There was no reason for everyone to trust each other, but they should not be enemies.

Also, the fox's tea was really delicious.

The couple next to them were still whispering, and the boy suddenly said, "It must be a fox marrying off his daughter!"

Hashimoto Yuko looked at the man with black-framed glasses who was speaking in surprise.

"Eh?" The girlfriend cooperated and expressed her doubts: "Is this the reason?"

"The sun shower at the wedding of a fox daughter is a reminder for humans to avoid it. Have you seen Akira Kurosawa's Dream? If you run into a fox wedding, you will be asked to commit suicide by disembowelment."

“It feels terrible.”

"It should be weird, haha." The man with black-framed glasses smiled and suddenly noticed Hashimoto Yoko's gaze. He nodded to her, then left with his girlfriend.

"What would his expression be if he knew that this rain was really a fox marrying its daughter?" Hashimoto Yuko suddenly found it very interesting.

The other party is like Ye Gong who loves dragons but doesn't like them. If he really sees a monster, he will definitely be scared to death. After all, I was not much better last night. My legs were a little weak when I held the gun.

"Buzz buzz"——!

The phone buzzed and vibrated, and Hashimoto Yuko immediately took out the phone and answered it: "Section Chief! Yes! Yes, I have already found the key information!"

She tried to contact her boss after she came back last night.

Daisuke Oyama, the head of the First Investigation Division, is a senior who admires him very much. After Hashimoto Yoko started working at the Metropolitan Police Department, he has been following him. The two are both teachers and friends.

"Well, it is known that the man has a diamond-shaped tattoo on the back of his hand... OK... I'll send the picture over right away. Yes... It's raining heavily here. I'll go back as soon as the rain stops."

Hashimoto Yuko breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that all her busy time during this period was not wasted.

After she sent the diamond pattern back, she soon received a reply from her boss Daisuke Oyama [ok.jpg].

This case will definitely take a long time to investigate, but the good news is that we don’t have to be a headless fly anymore.

Thinking of the diamond pattern, Hashimoto Yoko thought of Yuma brother again, and called him: "Yuma brother~"

An unconscious smile appeared on her face.

But the smile soon disappeared because a familiar voice came from the receiver.

"Senior! Hahaha, you are so terrible." It was the annoying French lady Celia who was of Japanese-French descent.

"Yoko-sister," Ueda Yuuma replied, "What's wrong?"

"Are you at home?" asked Hashimoto Yoko.

"Yeah, I've been staying at home since I felt a little unwell these days." Yuuma Ueda didn't seem to notice anything was wrong.

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