From Earthbound Spirit to Tokyo Evil

She lingered in bed, surfing the Internet on her mobile phone for a while, and finally got up when her assistant came in with breakfast.

"Kamio-san, how are you doing today?" the assistant asked. "Can we go to the recording studio? Or practice dancing?"

Kamio Hitomi hesitated.

At the end of May, there was preparation work for a new round of concerts. In name, it was a new concert, but in reality it was just a matter of adjusting the order of performances at the Sakura Festival, and making some changes to the lighting, stage decorations, and costumes. There wasn't much she actually had to do.

But time is running out and we must start preparing.

At the same time, this year's new album is also under intensive preparation. If we don't practice hard, we can't guarantee that it will be released on schedule. We will not be able to explain to the fans, and we will inevitably offend a large number of partners.

However, what happened yesterday made her lose heart.

Although her manager and the studio owner assured her that they had invited a powerful master to perform a ritual and that nothing would happen again, she was terrified when she thought of that horrible sound and just wanted to stay at home.

Why not just go study abroad and temporarily quit the music industry?

This thought flashed through her mind quickly, but was quickly overturned by herself.

Neither the concert nor the new album was her job alone. It involved hundreds of participants, including record companies, management companies, performance companies, advertising companies, and even the interests of sponsors. It was impossible for such an idea to be agreed to. There would definitely be countless people trying their best to make her give up the idea. Even she herself had some inexplicable fear, knowing that doing so would lead to very terrible consequences.

A voice in her head kept telling her that she couldn't leave Neon.

This kind of life was what she had been looking forward to very much. However, after living a busy life for several years as if she was being chased by a monster and completely losing her freedom, she gradually began to feel that this kind of life had gradually deviated from her original dream.

But what else can she do?

"Let's go to the recording studio, but you all have to stay with me!"

"Don't worry." The assistant immediately called the agent, who came over soon. Along the way, she praised Kamio Hitomi and brainwashed her, telling her that the voice was just an illusion caused by her being too tired and reading those weird stories every day.

"Go to bed early if you have time. You have nine concerts coming up, so you need to adjust yourself!"

"I understand." Such nagging made Kamio Hitomi feel more annoyed, but her fear also faded.

However, when she stepped into the door of the recording studio again, it was as if something suddenly opened a valve in her heart, and a strong sense of uneasiness suddenly emerged again.

"Atong, how are you feeling today? Shall we move to recording studio number four today?" The producer had also arrived early and greeted her with a smile.

Kamio Hitomi felt that it was difficult to breathe, and it felt like something was sticking to her from behind, but she still managed to smile and said, "Thank you, for bothering you."

As per her request, her assistant and agent stayed with her in the corner of the recording studio. When the music came from the headphones, she shivered slightly, but still forced herself to continue as planned.

“Very good, but the sound is a bit unstable. Let’s do it again.” said the producer on the other side of the glass.

The work continued, however, because nothing had happened and her own condition was indeed not good, it caused a lot of trouble to the people who cooperated with her. Kamio Hitomi's fear was gradually diverted by the work, and her physical discomfort seemed to slowly disappear.

"Buzz buzz buzz..." The sound of a cell phone vibrating suddenly came. Although the producer on the other side of the glass didn't say anything, his face had turned very bad.

"Sorry." The agent hurried out.

"The sound in the sixth bar should be a little flatter. Let's do it again," said the producer.

The feeling in her body suddenly became stronger, as if something in the air tightly wrapped around Kamio Hitomi, making it impossible for her to breathe or even control her body. She could only watch as a cloud of black mist continued to swirl in front of her, becoming more and more numerous, and finally turning into the image of a woman who looked like a skeleton, pouncing towards her with a grim smile!

"Ah!!!!" At the moment when the shadow was about to rush into her body, Kamio Hitomi finally regained control of her body and screamed hysterically.

"Kamio?!" "Kamio-san?!" "A Hitomi?!"

People rushed over from the opposite room, and the assistant who had been dozing off in a chair at the back was awakened and rushed over to support her.

The small recording studio was suddenly crowded with people, who asked her with concern what had happened. Kamio Hitomi was trembling all over, watching the black mist moving among the people, but no one noticed it.

"Let me out...let me out!" Tears finally flowed out, she closed her eyes tightly and screamed again.

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"Look! Hitomi Kamio!" Outside the recording studio, two paparazzi were holding their cameras and doing nothing. Suddenly, they saw a woman with a look of fear running out from inside, followed by a large group of people. The two men subconsciously picked up their cameras and started taking pictures crazily.

Back in the sunlight, the black fog finally disappeared. The agent had already seen the two paparazzi and hurriedly used his coat to block her: "Kamio, what's wrong with you?"

"I..." Hitomi Kamio said in a low voice. She looked towards the recording studio anxiously, only to see the woman standing in the shadows inside the recording studio door, grinning and looking at her.

She broke free from her agent's hand again and ran frantically across the street. A car narrowly stopped with a sharp brake sound just a few meters away from her, and all of this was captured by the paparazzi with their mobile phones.

Shocking! Popular idol Kamio Hitomi nearly died due to excessive stress and mental disorder!

They have already thought of the title.

They were taking photos with their mobile phones while pressing the shutter buttons frantically.

"Hahahaha! We're going to be rich!"

Chapter 236 Don’t Always Try to Make Big News

The producer hurriedly called the recording studio staff over to block Kamio Hitomi, but when they tried to pull her back to the side of the road, she struggled desperately and refused to go back.

In desperation, they could only help her to the other side of the road.

Seeing that her emotions had finally calmed down a little, the producer hurriedly called her agent over, and the two of them went together to negotiate with the paparazzi.

"This is big news that has attracted the attention of the entire nation. If you don't buy it, we will sell it to newspapers and TV stations." The paparazzi had already carefully put away the memory card and mobile phone, and at the same time quoted a sky-high price.

They are in this business and don't open during normal times. They make a living for three years after opening. This may be an opportunity that they only come across once every few years, so they will never let it go easily.

What's more, considering Kamio Hitomi's popularity among the people, this price is not considered high at all in their eyes.

"Money is not a problem, but you have to promise not to spread the news!" The producer said before the agent bargained. "If I hear the rumors, see the photos and videos, I promise that you two will die a miserable death!"

"Don't underestimate us because we are paparazzi. We have professional ethics. As long as the money is in place, the news will never leak out. However, if it is spread by your own people or passers-by, we will not be responsible!"

Some people on the street have recognized Kamio Hitomi, and some have even quietly taken out their cell phones.

The agent immediately rushed back to stop them and tried to persuade Kamio Hitomi to go back, but in the end, she only took her to a nearby cafe and booked it temporarily.

Everyone could see that Kamio Hitomi was on the verge of mental collapse. Most people thought that she was suddenly out of control due to excessive work pressure, but a few people looked back at the entrance of the recording studio and felt a little uneasy.

The entertainment industry is the place where all kinds of information circulate the fastest. During this period, all kinds of supernatural events have emerged one after another, and they have heard some of them.

Could it be that Kamio Hitomi is really haunted by a vengeful spirit?

"We need to calm her down immediately. If that doesn't work, let her go home and rest for a few days." The producer has reached a consensus with the paparazzi and left their contact information. "I will contact the company right away to see how to handle this matter."

The agent drove over immediately, but as soon as Kamio Hitomi got in the car, she saw a cloud of black mist floating up from the passenger seat again, which made her scream again and push open the door and jump out. Fortunately, people had not left yet, so she was prevented from rushing to the middle of the road again.

"Atong, what did you see?" the producer grabbed her shoulders and asked loudly.

"There, there..." Hitomi Kamio didn't dare to look inside the car, but just tried desperately to escape from the car.

People looked at the car, and there was nothing in it.

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"Maybe we can use this incident to hype it up."

"What do you mean?"

"In Kamio-san's past albums, many songs and styles involving folklore were well received." The planner pushed the ghostly style picture of Kamio Hitomi to the center of the table. "Using this as an opportunity, hype that she was haunted by evil spirits in order to create better songs. It will definitely become a household news in Japan, right? In that case, won't people be curious about what kind of song caused her to encounter such a thing? As long as the popularity can be maintained until the album is released, it may set a new record!"

His words cheered people up. Indeed, Kamio Hitomi's mental disorder was not a good thing, but if she was haunted by evil spirits and hyped for her creation, all major media would definitely flock to it. In this way, although the concert at the end of May was destined to be postponed, the sales of the new album would likely show amazing results under such publicity.

"Let's guide it in this direction!" The executive manager immediately decided. "Plan a plan right now, make up a good story, gradually increase the popularity, and then maintain it until the new album is released! Kato, with Kamio Hitomi's current condition, can the album still be released on schedule?"

The producer thought for a few seconds and said, "No problem! We should be able to piece together a complete version by editing the audios we recorded before, but the quality..."

"This is even better." The planner said excitedly. "After the situation calms down, we can re-release a perfect version and sell it again! Moreover, we can make a fuss about this incident in the future. Maybe there will be fans who want to buy this flawed album and study it over and over again to find out the secret of Kamio Hitomi being haunted by evil spirits?"

The managing director stood up and said, "Very good! Everyone, take action immediately! Let me see your wisdom and hard work! We must turn this crisis into a rare opportunity! Let this album sell like hot cakes!"

"Yes!" people said loudly with confidence.

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After one hour.

"What?! The plan is terminated? But..." The planner felt that the blood vessels in his head were about to burst.

The executive director looked helpless, but the stranger in the room who was looking outside through the glass window turned his head and said, "This matter involves national security. The consequences of spreading it will be serious. Please treat it with caution. We have also notified all major newspapers, magazines and TV stations, and they will never participate in hyping this matter. All the materials related to this matter in your hands should be handed over to us immediately and destroyed for archiving. Also, gather all the people who participated in and knew about this matter immediately."

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"There's nothing wrong with the recording studio." After carefully checking the studio, the person in charge of this work made a phone call. "The problem should not be here, but with Kamio Hitomi."

"I understand." After Kuroda Koji hung up the phone, he looked at Kamio Hitomi, who was still in shock and was being advised by two female Akasaka members, and sighed slightly.

Have those guys from the Styx finally started targeting celebrities?

If the same thing happens to a celebrity, it will definitely attract more attention and continue to spread, and the consequences will definitely be much more serious than if it happened to an ordinary person.

They might be able to calm this incident down, but if Styx realizes this and continues to target celebrities, can they continue to hide it?

How should Akasaka, who was born with a lame leg, continue on this increasingly difficult road?

The phone suddenly rang again.

"Tachibana? What's going on?"

"Director Kuroda, someone just tried to break into the Corpse Agency. During the process of arresting him, a vengeful spirit suddenly appeared on him. The person died on the spot, and the vengeful spirit was eliminated by Inaba Rika before it could cause any damage. There were no casualties or damage to the Corpse Agency."

"What is this person's background?"

"It seems to be a jack of all trades who specializes in running errands for others on the Internet. The Corpse Agency is currently investigating."

"I understand. Report to me immediately if there is any new situation."

"Yes." Tachibana Hirokazu replied.

Chapter 237: You want to run away after I provoked you?

"He must be just an unlucky guy who was randomly picked here." Qingdao said.

The ones who went out to face this guy were Inaba Rika, Sasaki and him. It was the first time for him to actually see the evil spirit at work, and he is still scared.

If Rika Inaba hadn't been prepared, he would have been the same as the guy in front of him, right?

"Notify Akasaka to deal with the body." Sugishita said.

Although they had all been police officers, none of them had worked as forensic doctors. Moreover, the Corpse Agency did not have any facilities to store corpses. After they had examined the condition of the corpse, their only option was to hand it over to Akasaka.

Baimu has already found relevant information about the deceased. Since the incident happened not long ago, his "Yanshiwu" website is still running, and one can even leave a message to place an order.

The guys from the Styx Society must have randomly picked him to run errands. From the moment he was chosen, his fate was actually decided.

"Did the surveillance camera find anything?" asked Rika Inaba.

"Still analyzing." Baimu replied.

Xia Chuan didn't give them enough time, so they only had time to install police cameras at major intersections, and then install hidden cameras at a dozen locations that the enemy was most likely to use. In fact, the entire system was still being debugged, so it was almost useless. It only issued a warning when the unlucky guy crossed the guardrail to remind them to pay attention.

The methods used by the Styx Society were not very complicated. Judging from the items left at the scene, they sealed an evil spirit in a jar and then asked the deceased to send it to the Corpse Organization.

When the incident happened, there should be someone from the Styx Society secretly watching the scene somewhere nearby. Then, when Rika Inaba and others went downstairs to intercept this guy, they directly removed the seal.

After the evil spirit came out, it took only a second to tear open the guy's body, and then began to devour his soul.

This gave Xiachuan enough time. Inaba Rika had already summoned him before she went downstairs. Before she could do anything else, Xiachuan directly caught the evil spirit. Then, the flock of crows on the rooftop immediately took off into the air and scattered in all directions to look for members of the Styx Society.

But he found no trace of the monster.

"Maybe they didn't come here by themselves, but hired someone to broadcast the situation here live with a mobile phone, and then lifted the seal from a farther place?" Baimu speculated. "The technology is too convenient nowadays. But if there really is such a person, he should have been filmed."

"What if we didn't go down? What would have happened?" asked Daisuke Sasaki.

"The order given to him might be to place the package downstairs, or to deliver it upstairs. No matter which one, after the seal is removed, it can pose a threat to the people in the house. It's the same for the Styx Society, as long as they can cause destruction and killing." Kimoto said. "However, now that they have seen Inaba's actions with their own eyes, the target should have been determined."

"What do you mean? Will there be more and more attacks?" Sugishita asked.

"What do you think?" Mu Yuan nodded. "Isn't this his purpose? If you have any questions, you should ask him."

The scene was a little awkward, and Tachibana quietly shook his head at Kimoto, asking her not to provoke Kaido.

Mu Yuan herself was aware of this, but she really couldn't tolerate the situation where everyone became a puppet of some existence.

It's not to say that similar things never happen inside Akasaka, but when your superiors ask you to die, they will at least give you a reason for doing so. In daily actions, except for very rare cases, most of the time you will know why you are doing something.

Either logically or for the sake of ideals.

It may sound ridiculous, but in their line of work, generous rewards have never been the biggest reason for them to face death. What supports them from being crushed by fear and boredom is really the so-called righteousness.

It's not like it is now, where there is no logic or reason, but just because it is the so-called order from God, they must execute it unconditionally.