There was silence on the other end of the phone for a while, and then the man said, "I'm sorry, that woman, you can't escape if you get entangled with her. I tried many methods, whether it was beating her, insulting her, bullying, and humiliating her, but she enjoyed it all. She said she loved me, but in fact, she was a monster who didn't understand love at all. So I really wanted her to cheat on me and make myself sloppier and more disgusting, but she had no basic sense of beauty and ugliness, no recognition of preferences, and just loved me madly, or it could be said that she had a morbid possessiveness, which almost ruined my life. In three months, she forced me to stay at home and become her private property. That's why I found a private detective, hoping to find a way to make her leave through the private detective's investigation of her. To be honest, you are already the fifth detective I have found."

"So, you know exactly how to get rid of her?"

"I consulted her ex-boyfriend," Kitajima Junto said, "He just guessed that the woman might fall in love with the man who helped her. He attacked her at the time, and I saved her, so she pestered me. But I wanted to imitate her but couldn't. She was well prepared and didn't give me a chance. But you helped her accidentally, right?"

Listening to Kitajima Junto's question, Xia Shu remained silent. He tried to test whether the other party was human by using the fire talisman, but accidentally eliminated the thing entangled in her body, which was indeed a help.

Xia Shu said: "So, I am also free from her."

"Ah?" Kitajima Junto was surprised: "Congratulations, please forgive me..."

"Kitajima," Natsuki said, "I wouldn't blame you if you got tangled up with me. After all, it's part of my job. However, I would like to visit you at home."

"my home?"

"I heard that your house is an old house handed down from the Edo period. I am very interested in ancient buildings. If there are any antiques or manuscripts, I would also like to read them."

"Of course!" Beidao Junren was very proud when he heard people talking about his old house: "Many friends wanted to visit my house before, and I just happened to be staying at home recently to adjust my mood. You are welcome to come and visit!"

After hanging up the phone, the other party sent the address via message.

Xia Shu stood up, opened the box sealed with the [House Guarding Talisman], and found the [Cursed Ear] and [Takeo Saeki's Folding Knife] inside. His current physical limit was enough to withstand the erosion of the two cursed objects on his mind for a short period of time.

Although Yukina Hataya is not normal, it does not mean that the Kitajima family is necessarily normal.

Both parties may have only told part of the truth, otherwise there would be no need for Yukina Hataya to tell such a lie that sounded unreliable.

Making up something else is always more credible than claiming that there is a ghost.

So, the Kitajima family also has problems.

Chapter 38 Shiranui

Early in the morning, Xia Shu came to visit Kitajima's house with a gift.

The old house, which is more than 400 years old, does not exude the historical atmosphere of an ancient house when viewed from a distance. Instead, it has a rotten stench that can only be smelled with the soul, making people very uncomfortable.

As soon as you enter the door, you will see a cherry tree planted in the yard. It is the end of June and the cherry blossoms have withered, which is a bit regrettable. Otherwise, it would not be a wasted trip if I could see the beautiful cherry tree in Bei Dao’s mobile phone with my own eyes.

After just a few days of not seeing him, Kitajima Junto has changed a lot.

Although he was still fat, he cut his hair short and wore a clean shirt.

The glasses were also wiped clean and the acne marks on the face faded a lot.

"Excuse me~" Natsuki handed the souvenir to Junto Kitajima and nodded to Junto Kitajima's mother who was standing at the door with an expressionless face.

She was a middle-aged woman who looked unhappy.

People of this age know how to make others feel uncomfortable from the bottom of their hearts by making their faces look uncomfortable.

"Don't worry about it, my mom is just like that."

Kitajima Junto welcomed Natsuki into the porch: "Our family has been passed down for many generations, and there are many things that have been passed down for hundreds of years."

After changing into slippers, Kitajima Junto said, "Please take a look around. The beams, roof, and many other things are very old, but I can't say for sure whether they are from the Edo period. The ancestors of the Kitajima family must have replaced them. I'll go to the warehouse to help you find those ancient things."

"Yeah, okay," Xia Shu nodded.

After Kitajima Junto left, he wandered around the room and soon found the room that Yukina Hataya mentioned was full of photos of the Kitajima family's ancestors.

Xia Shu opened the door and walked in. Looking at a row of black and white photos and smelling the scent of incense, he felt more and more uncomfortable. He was sure that the foul smell came from there, floating in the entire room.

Looking at the wall of black and white photos, they were all of men, with no photos of women.

When Xia Shu looked at the photo, he felt as if they were also looking at him.

He took out the [Cursed Ear] and gently placed it close to his ear, and the cursed object attached to his ear.

The room, which was empty and quiet just now, suddenly became noisy.

"Where did this kid come from? He smells so disgusting!"

"Get him out now!"

"I can't stand it anymore, I'm going to put a curse on him!"

The noisy sound completely enveloped Xia Shu.

It seemed as if there were dozens of people surrounding him.

"Everyone in Bei Dao, I want to ask you something." Xia Shu scanned the photos. Maybe it was an illusion, but when he heard the voice in his ears, he subconsciously looked at the photos and was able to determine which photo was "speaking". Human instinct is indeed extraordinary.

"Can he hear us?" "A psychic?" "That's even better, make him kowtow and beg for mercy, or I'll curse him day and night!"

Natsuki pulled out [Takeo Saeki's folding knife] from his pocket, and the moment he unfolded the blade, the room became unusually quiet.

It turned out to be just as he had guessed.

They were just some ghosts who stayed here for some unknown reason, not even vengeful spirits. When they encountered this folding knife that carried strong murderous intent and curse, they were naturally suppressed.

But there were also some who screamed out of fear.

Xia Shu was far more decisive than they thought, and he stood up and stabbed himself in the side with a knife.

The screams did not disappear.

Xia Shu continued to stab the air, but the feeling was not like waving a fist in the void. It was as if the blade was really piercing into something cold, with a sense of astringency. It felt a little difficult when piercing, but as long as he applied a little force, it would immediately become transparent.

The back of your hand will touch something icy cold, and if you try to move forward, there will be only air, as if it is an illusion.

He was sure that it was not an illusion.

One knife, another knife!

Natsuki didn't stop until the screaming stopped.

He wasn't sure whether he had really stabbed the other person to death by accident, or whether the other person knew that he would keep killing him as long as he didn't stop screaming.

Anyway, just calm down.

It means that everyone can talk now.

"Do you know a monster with a human face made of flames?" Xia Shu asked.

He could hear the ghosts' whispering again, but this time Natsuki could clearly sense that some of the sound was missing.

"There are many flame monsters."

"It happened at the scene of a fire." Xia Shu felt that his question might be too broad, and said, "Half a year ago, there was a fire. A couple was burned to death in their home. The fire devoured their house."

"Our forces cannot leave this house," one of the voices said, "Not even as good as the Earthbound Spirits. But if you say it has something to do with the fire and the human face, then there should be only one guy."

"Who?" Xia Shu asked.

Sure enough, the "living history" of the Beidao family can bring me the news I want.

The voice replied, "Shiranui."

People will associate situations they cannot explain with ghosts and gods.

For example, in China, when a drought occurs, people believe that it is the work of the drought demon, and when a flood occurs, it is the anger of the river god, and so on.

This is even more so in Japan, where the monster culture originated from China.

Such as the earthquake catfish and earthquakes, the smallpox god and smallpox, the fox Inari god and harvest.

In ancient times, people would regard inexplicable fires as monsters and call them "Unknown Fire".

"Have you ever seen Shiranui?"

One of the Kitajima family ghosts answered obediently: "I saw it during the Meiji period."

This means it is no longer just a rumor; the other party has already taken shape.

If it is really the monster "Shiranui", how strong is the opponent? It is a folk legend that has been passed down from ancient times to the present, and it also represents natural disasters.

There are countless monsters more famous than "Shiranui". Will the monsters in those folk legends appear like the monsters in urban legends?

"Have you seen it lately?"

"No, the most recent one was during the Meiji period."

"Thank you very much," Xia Shu stood up decisively.

His plan to help Hojo Rinko and kill some ghost stories at the same time seems to require long-term planning.

As for why I wanted to help, it was probably because I saw myself in him, who was once powerless.

As she left the room, Natsuki met Kitajima's mother at the door.

The other party no longer stared at Xia Shu with a vicious face, but instead lowered his head to him tremblingly.

"Sorry, Auntie, I went to the wrong room." Xia Shu found that when he spoke, the other party was obviously trembling, she was afraid of him.

If I say to her at this time, "You don't want me to kill all the ancestors of the Kitajima family, do you?" she will probably agree to anything you ask her to do.

Next, Xia Shu and Kitajima Junto chatted and admired those so-called old objects. Apart from the faint scent of the ancestors of the Kitajima family, they were completely worthless. Xia Shu told Kitajima Junto very considerately: "These things are about to mold. I suggest taking them out to dry in the sun."

"That's true," Kitajima Junto agreed readily.

Chapter 39 Learning to Walk

I'm about to visit the haunted house.

Because they are of different races and do not speak the same language, they have always been in a "temporary getting along" situation.

I promised Junxiong to buy the drawing board, crayons and other things specifically.

When he was walking out of the supermarket carrying things, he happened to meet a familiar figure.

She changed into a new outfit, a fluffy miniskirt, lively double ponytails, and a pretty and delicate face with traces of technology.

Hatotani Yukina!

The other party also looked at him, but her face was full of disgust and disdain. She did not stop, but trotted forward a few steps and waved to the front: "Mr. Sancheng~!"

A strong man in a suit came over and looked at Yukina Hataya with some surprise: "Ms. Hataya, what a coincidence."

"Because I wanted to go to the police station to see you, thank you for helping me that day, I didn't expect to run into you on the way there." Yukina Hatani lowered her head a little embarrassedly, then quietly looked up at Mr. Mitsunari: "Do you have time? I want to treat you to a meal."

Faced with the sudden love that hit him in the face, policeman San Chengping was still a little confused, but he quickly nodded: "Of course there is time!"

Looking at Yukina Hataya and the other person leaving like a naive couple in love, keeping a certain distance but at a loss as to how to get closer, Natsuki did not feel any regret, but just felt a strong chill and nausea.

Maybe she is really like what Kitajima Junto said, a monster who has no idea what love is.

No matter how passionate the love is, the next time someone helps you, it will become like a curse that entangles you with the other person and you will turn around and abandon the person you were with the moment before.

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