The Great Detective of Gensokyo, but surrounded by Shura Field!

Chu Bai coughed twice and returned to Alice's side:

"Yes, we are here to buy a house."

He patted his bulging purse and said quite proudly:

"Please introduce the houses here to us. My commission is waiting for you."

When talking about commission, Lin Zhizhu's eyes lit up and he immediately became enthusiastic:

"So what's your budget this time?"

Chu Bai proudly stretched out two fingers.

Lin Zhizhu's eyes lit up:

"Two billion?"

“…Two million.”

"........."

Lin Zhizhu's eyes suddenly dimmed again:

"What? It's only two million. I thought it was a big deal."

Chu Bai immediately said unconvincedly:

"Don't make two million sound so cheap! Although I don't plan to buy a villa directly, can't this money buy an ordinary house?"

“…You really can’t afford it.”

Lin Zhizhu brought out a price list.

Looking at the prices above, even the cheapest two-bedroom apartment costs at least 5 million yen.

As a detective agency's base, the area must be even larger. The qualified units are all worth at least tens of millions.

Chu Bai was shocked on the spot:

"No, the current housing prices are too outrageous!"

"...At least these are complete products. It's good that they didn't trap you with unfinished buildings."

Lin Zhizhu pushed up his glasses, as if he suddenly remembered something:

"By the way, I actually have another house here."

"This house is a small, detached house with a courtyard. It's perfect for your needs. And the price is extremely low, just two million."

As Chu Bai's eyes suddenly lit up, Lin Zhizhu suddenly lowered his voice:

"But this house is very strange. It's said to be haunted..."

"If you want to buy this house, you need to solve the strange phenomena in the house and find out the truth about the haunted rumors..."

Chapter 117: Paranormal Events in a Haunted House (Introduction)

"Haunted house?"

Look at Lin Zhizhu's mysterious look.

Chu Bai immediately said disdainfully:

"Stop it, I'm a staunch scientist and I don't believe in those weird things."

"Everything in this world can be explained by science!"

Lin Zhizhu looked at him with empty eyes:

"Before you say this, do you want to take a look at your career?"

"You, a magician, actually say you believe in science. Is this some kind of washed-up joke from a washed-up artist?"

“…Well, that’s pretty much what it means.”

Chu Bai said confidently:

"So-called hauntings and paranormal events always have a hidden truth, it's just that no one has discovered it yet."

"And starting with solving a haunted house mystery is quite fitting for a detective agency."

Seeing that he was quite optimistic, Lin Zhizhu didn't try to persuade him any further.

After all, Chu Bai has extremely strong strength, and even if he fails to solve the puzzle, his life will not be in danger.

So Lin Zhizhu stopped talking nonsense and started telling Chu Bai directly.

……

……

This house is located in the new development area of Renjianzhili.

The house itself was quite old, but a businessman bought it and renovated the surface of it.

The businessman seemed to be planning to use it as a rental house, so he didn't pay much attention to the decoration. He only started renting it out after the surface decoration was completed.

It was from this time that a series of strange phenomena began to occur in the house.

"Including the merchant himself, the house has been occupied by eight tenants in total."

"But every tenant encountered the following strange phenomenon after moving in..."

Rinnosuke listed the details on a piece of paper.

Chu Bai leaned over to take a look and immediately frowned slightly.

[1. All guests are exhausted and have poor sleep quality after checking in.]

[2. Tenants occasionally see sheets, quilts, and clothes hanging out to dry suddenly fly into the air.]

[3. The water pipes in the room are very strange. Sometimes blood will even come out, mixed with a pungent fishy smell.]

[4. The staircase in the room seems to change. Sometimes there are 12 steps leading to the second floor, but sometimes there are 13, and it exudes a gloomy and creepy atmosphere.]

[5. During his stay, the businessman rented a group of inspiring cats and dogs at a high price.]

[But as soon as these pets entered the room, their fur stood on end, and they fled the scene as if they had witnessed some unspeakable horror.]

"That's all we know so far."

Lin Zhizhu handed the information to Chu Bai, holding his glasses and said:

"It is precisely because of these strange phenomena that rumors of haunted houses have gradually spread."

"No one dared to live in such a house, so the businessman was forced to sell it at a low price of 200 million yuan."

"In order to prevent any loss of life, the Hieda family purchased this haunted house and prohibited any villagers from approaching it."

"Only by uncovering the truth behind the haunted house can we repurchase it at a low price of 200 million. Otherwise, even if we have more money, the Hieda family will not give in."

After listening to Lin Zhizhu's story.

Chu Bai roughly understood the situation.

Since the ownership of the house has become the property of the Hieda family, there is no need to worry about the issue of defaulting on the debt.

The only question is, why are there strange phenomena in this house...

"Could it be a monster causing trouble, or perhaps a haunted spirit?"

Alice was the first to propose a hypothesis.

Chu Bai frowned slightly, looking at the five clues in front of him, and shook his head helplessly:

"I don't know. Judging from the intelligence alone, there really aren't any additional discoveries."

"It seems that I have no choice but to go to this haunted house in person and conduct an on-site inspection."

Alice nodded slightly. She was not too afraid of ghosts.

After all, the hometown where she was born wasn't a place in the mortal realm...

Chu Bai, on the other hand, felt somewhat guilty. Entering a haunted house with only two people was a rather dangerous setting in a horror movie.

We need to at least bring one more person and form a team of three before going in.

This way, at least there will be a scapegoat, or someone to help ward off disaster temporarily.

So after thinking for a while, Chu Bai came up with an idea:

"Xiao Ai, just stand here and don't move."

"I'm going to make a roadside call and call for reinforcements."

Lin Zhizhu next to him asked in confusion:

"Huh? With your strength, you still need to mobilize others?"

Chu Bai smiled mysteriously:

"After all, everyone has their own expertise. The reinforcements I've called in happen to be a master of ghosts."

……

……

Because at yesterday's party, I exchanged phone numbers with many girls.

Therefore, Chu Bai's process of recruiting people was extremely smooth.

Not long after, a girl with short white hair and two long swords hanging from her waist walked into the house sales office.

"I'm here, Mr. Chu Bai."

"What is this big business you're talking about?"

That’s right, the person who came was Konpaku Youmu.

As a half-spirit from the underworld, she must be quite knowledgeable about matters involving ghosts.

So Chu Bai immediately told her the current situation.

But after hearing about the haunted house, the normally capable girl suddenly turned pale and took a step back.

"Eh? A haunted house?"

"Yes."

Chu Bai patted her shoulder and said with great trust:

"For a half-spirit like you who lives in the underworld, solving hauntings should be a piece of cake, right?"

"This, this..."

Unexpectedly, facing this kind of supernatural topic, Youmu actually acted quite fearful:

"Actually...actually, I'm a little afraid of ghosts..."

"what?"

Chu Bai was stunned on the spot:

"No, you're a half-spirit living in the underworld, and you're actually afraid of ghosts?"

"Then if I suddenly put a mirror in front of you, wouldn't you scare yourself to death?"

“…It’s not that exaggerated.”

Youmu said weakly:

"If it were a concrete ghost, it would be fine. What I'm really afraid of are those unknown and terrifying things."

"And that haunted house you just mentioned... this bizarre phenomenon, even just hearing about it makes me feel weak in the knees..."

Seeing the girl's fearful look, Chu Bai sighed:

"Well, I won't force you."

"I was originally thinking of using the '1,000-pound food coupon' I had from my previous buffet restaurant as my reward for commissioning you, but it seems I'll have to find someone else..."