Ke Xue exorcists demons and starts with immobilization

Ran, a martial arts enthusiast, quickly carried out the order, while Sonoko and Conan helped by handing over bandages.

As for Ayako, who was attacked by her classmate, she was still in shock and couldn't come to her senses for a long time.

Before long, Chu Zhong had dealt with all the bandaged men in the room, a total of nine.

"There should have been eight attacks at five o'clock, why is there one extra?"

Chu Zhong glanced at Takahashi Ryoichi.

"Hehehe..." Takahashi Ryoichi, who was tied up, chuckled strangely, "Because the last group of bandaged men hid in Kakutani's room and killed Ota!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed. Ayako, Sonoko, and Conan all looked towards Kakutani's room.

"Ota Masaru is indeed dead."

Chu Zhong stopped Lingzi and Yuanzi, and said indifferently, "It's better not to look at the kind that's been dismembered into eight pieces."

Ota Masaru inside was hacked to pieces, and even his head was chopped off.

Upon seeing the severed limbs, Conan turned pale and began to gag repeatedly.

Chapter 103 Everyone's a Villain, The Omnipotent Suicide

Chu Zhong had always intended to kill Ota Katsu.

I didn't expect the bandaged man to make the first move; it saved me a lot of trouble.

They did not grieve for Ota Katsumi's death for a single moment.

Chu Zhong took out the gourd and aimed it at the faint white light emanating from the corpse.

[Experience gained: 360, Spiritual Energy: 390]

[Xiangfei Gourd can be consumed +1 time, current remaining uses: 2]

Since a white light appeared, Ota Masaru must be completely dead, the kind of person who cannot be resurrected even after the dungeon ends.

"Takahashi, why did you deliberately let the bandaged man go upstairs, causing Ota's death?!"

At this moment, everyone else was questioning Takahashi Ryoichi, including Kakutani and Ikeda Chikako, who came out of the room after hearing the commotion.

Upon learning that Ota Masaru had been dismembered and killed, Kakutani and Ikeda Chikako both looked grim.

The former was still plotting, and the latter had just had close contact... but now they're dead, which is rather unlucky.

"I'm ridding the people of a scourge!" Takahashi Ryoichi laughed. "Ota should have died long ago! He toyed with Atsuko's feelings and caused Atsuko to develop depression!"

Mentioning the name 'Dunzi' caused the other three members of the Film Research Club to frown.

“And you guys,” Takahashi Ryoichi looked at Sonoko, “guess what Ota was planning to do? He wanted to send the bandaged man up here to kill you!”

"They even wanted Kakutani to pretend to be the bandaged man..."

boom--!

Before he could finish speaking, Kakutani punched Takahashi in the face: "Nonsense! There's absolutely no such thing! Don't spout nonsense!"

After saying that, Kakutani cautiously observed Sonoko and the others out of the corner of his eye.

But they found that their faces were ashen.

"This guy is trying to sow discord!"

Kakutani shouted, "He's a murderer! Don't believe him!"

Little did they know, Sonoko and the others had already learned about Ota Masaru's previous plans through a bugging device.

There were no listening devices in Kakutani's room, and Sonoko and the others were unaware of the plan to impersonate the bandaged man.

Upon hearing Takahashi's revelation, he naturally believed that Ota was capable of such a thing.

Considering that Kakutani suddenly replaced Ota and made noises with Chikako, it's easy to guess that this was Kakutani's 'reward' for pretending to be the bandaged man.

"Am I a murderer?"

Ryoichi Takahashi's nose was bleeding from the beating, but he had a strange smile on his face: "And what about you? Kakutani, you scum who secretly filmed Atsushi! Ota's most loyal dog!"

"And then there's Chika! She criticized Dunzi's script as worthless, but stole the manuscript and won the so-called new screenwriter award!"

"Ayako! Your family is clearly so rich, yet you're unwilling to invest a single penny, watching helplessly as my and Atsuko's movie dreams shatter!"

"You're the ones who killed Dunzi! You all deserve to die! Hahahaha!! You deserve to die!!!"

Ryoichi Takahashi laughed maniacally.

"That Takahashi has really gone mad!"

Chikako Ikeda shouted, "Tell him to shut up, he's so noisy!"

Kakutani immediately started punching and kicking Takahashi, yelling, "I'll teach you to talk nonsense! I'll teach you to frame me!"

Takahashi Ryoichi shouted, "I saw all of this in Atsuko's diary! You bunch of murderers!!!"

A hint of self-reproach flashed in Ayako's eyes, and her face was filled with sorrow.

Soon, Ryoichi Takahashi was beaten black and blue, with blood streaming from his nose, mouth, and eyes, but he was still yelling, "Go ahead and kill me! Otherwise, I'll kill you all!"

"Especially you! Kakutani!! Congratulations on finding a new master, a bitch like Chikako!"

"Shut up! Shut up!! Shut up!!!" Kakutani roared, his blows becoming increasingly forceful.

"Stop hitting them! People will die!"

Conan shouted, "Mr. Kakutani! Do you really want to become a murderer?!"

Only then did Kakutani calm down a bit and stop.

"If you don't want to hear him talk, just shut him up."

Chu Zhong said calmly, "Lock him in the room and deal with him when the police arrive."

The safest way is to kill Takahashi directly. It's almost certain that this guy is in cahoots with the bandaged man.

However, Takahashi's clamoring for death made Chu Zhong realize that something was wrong, and it would be safer to tie him up.

Afterwards, Chu Zhong took Yuanzi, Lingzi, and the martial arts fanatic Xiaolan to retrieve different items.

Lighters, cooking oil, wood...

"Is Lord Chu... planning to burn down the Bandaged Men's lair?" Sonoko asked.

Chu Zhong nodded. "Burning it is the simplest solution."

Originally, I just planned to stay in the villa and farm experience and spiritual energy from the bandaged people.

But after seeing the BOSS of the Bandaged Man's headquarters, Chu Zhong immediately changed his mind.

Defeating that boss will definitely drop some good loot!

The multiplayer dungeon is only boss-level in difficulty, but the final boss is leader-level, which is a bit tricky for him now.

Even if we bring the martial arts fanatic Xiaolan along, we might not be able to win... so we have to prepare for both possibilities.

Worried that there wouldn't be enough wood, Chu Zhong had Xiao Lan, a martial arts enthusiast, move the stacked wood blocks from the villa's storage room and split them.

When stacking and bundling the chopped wood in the kitchen...

Conan asked, "Brother Chu, you saw Ota's body, right? Why... is he completely unaffected?"

In the past, Conan had only ever seen people lose their heads, but this was the first time he had ever seen someone dismembered like this, with their internal organs spilling out.

Chu Zhong glanced at Conan and said indifferently, "Dead people don't jump up, what's there to be afraid of?"

Of course, I won't say that in the Conan arc, I tortured Conan in various ways to train my fighting spirit.

Conan, who met Chu Zhong's gaze, shivered for no reason.

beside,

"Sis, you didn't do anything wrong, don't blame yourself."

Sonoko was trying to comfort Ayako, whose face was etched with a faint sadness.

Chu Zhong nodded secretly.

Compared to the terrible things done by the other members of the Film Research Club, Ayako was arguably the most innocent.

What Takahashi said earlier had a bit of a moral blackmail feel to it.

"Thank you, Sonoko..."

Ayako sighed, "I don't blame myself, it's just... I feel like everything happened too fast, too suddenly."

"I thought it was entering the workforce that changed them, but I never imagined they had already changed so much while still in university..."

Chu Zhong realized that what saddened Ayako was that she had misjudged people. She had thought that her fellow film enthusiasts were actually so despicable in private.

Knowing that Ayako didn't blame herself, Sonoko turned to gossip and said, "Speaking of which, although Takahashi is a bit crazy, he's quite devoted."

Upon hearing this, Ayako shook her head.

"Isn't that right?" Sonoko exclaimed in surprise.

“Takahashi… confessed his feelings to Atsuko several times, but was rejected each time.” Ayako’s gaze was complicated. “Before Atsuko committed suicide, she called me and said it seemed like someone was watching her…”

“I was abroad at the time, and all I could do was suggest that Dunzi move to a different place. Two days later, I received news of his suicide…”

Sonoko was speechless: "Could it be Takahashi...?"

Ayako shook her head. "The police investigation concluded that it was suicide..." as if she didn't want to doubt anyone.

Hearing this, Conan clenched his little fists, his face filled with self-reproach and regret.

It was this appearance of the Holy Mother that made Chu Zhong feel somewhat nauseous.

However, closing the case as a 'suicide' is indeed the outcome that the Japanese police would 'like' the most.

After all, for most irresponsible criminal police officers, 'suicide' can increase their personal case closure rate and save them from running around and doing thankless investigations.

With such a low monthly salary, in a capitalist society, being a 'police officer' is just a job, not a public servant. Why bother putting in that effort?

Chu Zhong strongly suspects that the persistently high suicide rate in Japan is largely due to police inaction and laziness in investigating.

Even with a small number of conscientious and responsible police officers, it is difficult to salvage the overall decay of Japan.

At 5:20 PM,

Chu Zhong prepared the necessary items and planned to leave the villa with Ayako, Sonoko, and the martial arts fanatic Ran.

Before leaving, Chu Zhong symbolically inquired about the intentions of Kakutani and Ikeda Chikako.

"Go burn down the Bandaged Men's lair?" Kakutani frowned immediately. "Isn't it safer to stay in the villa?"

Chikako Ikeda muttered to herself, "It's already dark outside. Who knows if those monsters might be lying in ambush in the forest?"

"It's too dangerous, I'm not going."

As she spoke, Chikako Ikeda noticed Ayako carrying an umbrella and asked in surprise, "Ayako, are you leaving the villa too? Aren't you scared?"

Ayako simply smiled faintly and didn't respond to Yoshiko.

His gaze was indifferent, as if he were looking at a stranger, not a former fellow film enthusiast.

Chu Zhong continued, "I'm not sure when I'll be back. If you really want to stay, you might face an attack from the bandaged men later."

"What do you mean?!" Chikako Ikeda's voice suddenly rose eight octaves: "You want to kill us?!"

Chu Zhong sneered, "Do I have an obligation to protect you?"

Having said that, he ignored them and turned to leave.

Xiao Lan, a martial arts fanatic eager for a fight, was the first to follow.

Sonoko, who disliked both Kotsuya and Chikako, followed closely behind.

Having completely lost faith in her former comrades, Ayako also left.

"and many more……"

Kakutani's face immediately turned panicked, and he raised his foot to chase after him.

But Chikako Ikeda grabbed her arm, "Do you really want to leave the villa with them and commit suicide?"