Damn! I'm surrounded by beautiful women's ghost stories

It seemed as if the cursed mother and son really let him go.

After returning to the office, Xia Shu had a rare good sleep.

Friday, 9:15 AM,

Natsuki opened his eyes.

Remembering that he hadn't bought any bread or anything to fill his stomach, he simply washed up and went out immediately.

There happened to be a supermarket holding a class nearby.

Xia Shu was strolling in the supermarket with a shopping basket, looking at the housewives who were shopping and chatting in groups of three or four, and feeling the offensive glances they cast at him from time to time.

He thought to himself, “The looks these people give me are so rude. I feel like a pathetic single man!”

"Yashiro!"

Suddenly someone greeted me.

He turned his head and looked at the man in a suit wearing frameless glasses. He was stunned for a moment before he found the man from his memory: "It's Anzhong, good morning~"

"It seems like you are finally planning to quit being a detective?" An Zhong smiled, "Also! It's already 10:30, and it's almost noon!"

"Why are you buying groceries by yourself?" Xia Shu pointed at the other person's appearance as a successful business elite. "You're wearing a suit to buy groceries. Oh, sorry, I forgot that your girlfriend dumped you five years ago! Life as a bachelor must be hard."

The gazes of the surrounding housewives seemed obscure, but in fact they swept over unscrupulously.

Gossip is their favorite, even someone they don’t know can arouse their interest.

"Aren't you also a bachelor?" An Zhong changed his calm and composed demeanor as a business elite and approached Xia Shu to explain in a low voice: "You forgot that it was you who pushed a client to me yesterday and asked me to collect evidence of his wife's infidelity. I came here to follow him secretly today."

Being stared at with gossipy eyes was enough to make him feel the torment of being pierced by thousands of arrows.

"Yes," Xia Shu nodded, "I was very busy yesterday and forgot about it. Wearing a tailor-made branded suit to follow you, you are really worthy of it."

"Has your office been closed for several days? You finally got a job but you turned it down." An Zhong curled his lips and said, "You will go back to the countryside in disgrace sooner or later."

The atmosphere when the two met was not friendly.

"I went on a blind date yesterday." Xia Shu just replied calmly.

He added in his heart: Although he is not a human.

"what!"

An Zhong, who had looked confident just now, suddenly lost his expression: "You! Didn't we agree before that if anyone has resources, we should introduce them to each other?!"

"She's a married woman with a son, a broken beauty." Natsuki didn't reply, but recalled Kayako's appearance, nodded and said with a look of aftertaste: "Yes, very broken! I should say very broken! Like Akina Nakamori."

As he spoke, he glanced at An Zhongren and said, "And you have resources but you never thought of introducing them to me. Last week, I socialized with the female members of 'love☆coffee and tea' and made handmade tea together. But you are really willing to spend money. I heard that the monthly membership fee is more than 100,000 yuan."

"How did you know?!"

"This..." Xia Shu took out his phone, searched it and showed it to An Zhongren: "I wanted to sign up before, and I accidentally saw a photo of you smiling in a very obscene way on their official website."

In the photo, An Zhongren is wearing a suit. Even though he is surrounded by ladies, he does not look hungry. He is very... upright and serious... uh, a domineering president, as if he would casually give someone a fish pond.

The corners of his mouth were slightly tilted in a deliberate arc. In other places, he would shout "Here comes the Dragon King", but in Xia Shu's eyes, this stuffy guy An Zhongren must be trying to pose in a badass way when taking pictures in order to attract the attention of other women.

According to his shallow understanding of An Zhongren, the other party has the soul of a bootlicker and the appearance of a male chauvinist. In other words, An Zhongren is crazy about dating women, while at the same time he tries hard to promote himself in the hope of being pursued by girls.

But An Zhongren doesn’t know a true saying: when you deliberately pretend to be handsome, you will become greasy.

"I have a social gathering tomorrow!" An Zhongren gritted his teeth. "According to my research, it's a family gathering in a nearby apartment building, and there are many women of marriageable age in that community. I spent a lot of effort to get the opportunity to participate. I can bring one person with me, and it's not impossible for me to bring you with me. It's my reward for helping me introduce the case."

"Sorry, I have a date tomorrow. We're going to the Hydrangea Festival together." Xia Shu calmly put away his phone and added, "It's with a female college student."

After saying that, he turned around and decided to leave only the legend of the playboy.

But then Xia Shu stopped because the corner of his clothes was grabbed by An Zhongren.

All I saw was An Zhongren shouting with sincere tears in his eyes: "President Yahiro, please take me with you!"

"Hey! Stop looking at me like an abandoned puppy. That's disgusting!"

Chapter 16 It's Really Toshio

Anzhong Office.

As soon as he entered the door, the humidifier spraying white mist attracted Xia Shu's attention.

"Why do you suddenly want to investigate a murder case from a year ago?" An Zhongren walked in, put something on the table, and asked, "What would you like to drink?"

"Orange juice, with ice."

"Well, wait a moment." An Zhongren took out two oranges from the refrigerator, walked to a machine under Xia Shu's incredulous gaze, peeled the oranges and put them in.

"You put a juicer in your office?"

"There are also coffee machines and ice cream machines," An Zhongren pointed casually.

Xia Shu sat on the black leather sofa, picked up the snack on the table and took a bite, as if he was chewing hard on An Zhongren's savings, and purred, "Is it okay if I'm a fan of Morikawa Tamako?"

"Tamako Morikawa is a writer of otome novels!" Yasunobu Yasutoshi handed freshly squeezed orange juice to Natsuki and pushed a small box to him: "Add sugar yourself!"

Then he walked back to the computer and searched for information: "I have information about Morikawa Tamako in my database. You've found the right person. When she was caught up in a plagiarism scandal, someone asked me to dig up her information."

Xia Shu took a sip of the orange juice, frowning at the bitter taste. He quickly put down the cup and used a small spoon to add sugar to the orange juice: "Did she give birth to a son?"

"No." An Zhongren shook his head. "Morikawa Tamako is a very lonely woman with a very narrow social circle. She studies in a girls' high school. Probably because of genetic problems, her skin is darker and she is very introverted. She didn't make any friends at school."

"Well, the snack is good. I also have some Kumamoto specialties. I'll treat you to some later." Xia Shu pinched another piece. He could see that the snack was very expensive.

An Zhongren, who didn't care about his empty promises, rolled his eyes and said, "After high school, she dropped out of school and stayed at home. She hasn't left the house for nearly six years. But her family environment is good. Both her parents work abroad, so her life is very secure."

An Zhongren opened the computer screen and showed the screen to Xia Shu: "When she was 24 years old, her parents were in a car accident abroad. She had to find a way to make a living and started writing novels. Unexpectedly, the novels were very popular once they were published on the Internet. By last year, when she was 28 years old, she had already become a well-known writer."

Xia Shu leaned over and touched the computer screen, surprised: "It's a touch screen?"

"What's your focus?" An Zhongren continued to pull out information: "This is a photo of her at a book signing event. She is introverted and is said to be eager to get married. Yes, very eager! However, during her first blind date, the man rejected her face to face because she was too dark and fat."

"Hiss" Xia Shu breathed: "She also has diabetes?"

An Zhongren followed Xia Shu's gaze and looked at the computer screen: "That's not diabetes. It's semaglutide, a drug for diabetics, but it can also help lose weight. Many celebrities are using it, but injections can leave cases of diabetes. It even caused a worldwide sensation in the past two years, and once caused a drug shortage for diabetics in many countries."

“The desire to be beautiful is really scary.”

An Zhongren nodded in agreement. "She injected a large amount of semaglutide and lost weight successfully, but the side effects made her mentally unstable and paranoid. So after seeing a psychiatrist, she decided to find a house to recuperate, but she didn't expect to be murdered by someone who broke into her house. She has never been in love in her life, but according to what she talked about in the interview program... and so on."

While An Zhongren was looking for information, Xia Shu also saw the photo of Morikawa Tamako who had successfully lost weight.

She is indeed very beautiful. Are all fat people potential stocks? It’s just that her skin is a little dark. On the contrary, the “broken” version of the Grudge is more moving.

It's like two completely different people.

That’s right, the person Natsuki met last night was Kayako, not Morikawa Tamakko.

The premise is that she won't suddenly bleed from all seven orifices.

An Zhongren did a quick search and found a report: "She likes mature men with beards and is very lacking in love. She once talked about how she developed a crush on a 50-year-old shop assistant who praised her for being cute. She also said that if someone confessed their love to her, she would seriously like the other person."

Xia Shu swallowed his saliva. He realized that he had said the wrong thing at that time, and then he had to go on a date with her!

A two-in-one version of Kayako and Tamago Morikawa.

"So, she really has no son?"

If "Kayako" and the real Morikawa Tamako have a slight connection, at least they look somewhat similar in appearance, then that Toshio should also exist in reality... If not, then the other person is just a simple urban legend.

It is formed by the fear of countless people.

"Have you met someone claiming to be her son?"

Seeing that Xia Shu was in a state of deep thought, An Zhongren did not disturb him anymore.

Compared to Xia Shu's sloppy work attitude, An Zhongren can definitely be described as dedicated.

In just a short while, he has already received two calls.

Seeing Xia Shu sitting up, An Zhongren asked, "How is it?"

"Nothing, it's just that a situation has occurred that is hard to say whether it is good or bad. I'm going back first."

"Wait!" Seeing Xia Shu pushing the door and leaving, An Zhongren immediately called him and said to him in a puzzled look: "Tomorrow's social gathering, social gathering!"

"Oh, wait a minute." Natsuki sent a text message to Chika Shoda in front of Ren Yasunobu.

Xia Shu: [We are going to the Hydrangea Festival tomorrow. I have a friend who wants to go with us.]

Qianhua: [Welcome!]

Xia Shu put away his phone and said to An Zhongren, "Done!"

"How did you do that, you guy?" With tears in his eyes and envy, jealousy and gratitude mixed with his heart, An Zhongren accepted the chat room invitation for the "Hydrangea Festival Appreciation" sent by Xia Shu.

He decided that tomorrow he must wear his most fashionable suit, style his hair, and then... steal all the limelight from Yahiro Natsuki!

After leaving Yasushi Yasushi's office, Xia Shu continued to investigate the information.

There was no information about the boy in the real world, so he was basically sure... Junxiong was real!

As the rumors about the Grudge became more and more widespread, Kayako and Toshio naturally became topics that could not be avoided, and Toshio was even more important than Kayako.

There were countless evil spirits wearing white dresses and covered in blood.

The only vengeful spirit following Toshio is Kayako.

Just like an anti-counterfeiting mark.

As soon as Xia Shu returned to the office, he found movies related to "The Grudge", including the videotape version, the theatrical version, the black girl, the white old woman, and the final chapter and the beginning of the end of the so-called "parallel world".

The videotape version tells the origin of the Grudge, which happened too long ago.

The most classic is the theatrical version, which is the most well-known story of the tragedy that started with elementary school teacher Shunsuke Kobayashi. And it ends with Kayako's reincarnation as a human, which is the most terrifying female ghost.

The black girl and white old woman that come after have nothing to do with Kayako, they are just the latest grudge.

But Toshio also appeared in these stories, and almost everyone agrees that Toshio is the anti-counterfeiting label of The Grudge.

What really concerned Natsuki were "The Grudge: The Beginning of the End" and "The Grudge: The Finale". Perhaps it was because there was nothing left to film and it overturned the perception of the story of the Grudge, which once caused negative reviews from fans of the series.

In the story, Toshio is set as a vengeful spirit who is reborn into Kayako's body and then gives birth to the baby. This later arouses the suspicion of Takeo Saeki, who feels that the baby is not his own. In the end, the mother and the baby die together and become the incarnation of a curse.

Let’s skip the part I want to complain about. Junxiong’s situation as the “behind-the-scenes boss” is similar to what Natsuki is facing now. The length of the health bar tells it all.

"That Toshio is real!"

"It's not because of the recent emergence of the curse story of the haunted house, but because Toshio's image has been deeply rooted in people's hearts for 20 years. As people continue to discuss it, the urban legend of his image naturally appears in the haunted house."