[Psychic Detective Yakumo] One hundred ways to tease cats

Zhi chuckled again.

"I am the one who named Yakumo."

The abbot sat down beside me and began to talk.

"Thick clouds are called 'Eight Clouds.' When the child was born, when I saw his red eyes, I felt that countless disasters were waiting for him, just like the thick clouds that block the sun."

"That's why he was named 'Yakumo'."

"Well, this name contains his hope that he can break through all difficulties. Yakumo's life is still very long, and he will definitely be able to cut through the clouds."

"Yakumo..." I muttered the name again.

I put the flowers I brought into the vase placed by Yakumo, clasped my hands together, and closed my eyes.I suddenly thought, what did Yakumo come here and say to that boy?

"Although it will cause you trouble, Yakumo will still trouble you from now on."

"Yes." I smiled back.Although he is still trying his best to avoid me because of the hug when he woke up, but I believe he can't hide for long.

I struggled to stand up, thanked the abbot and left the place.

I looked up at the sky inadvertently, and the clear winter sky stretched infinitely without clouds.I suddenly had this idea - one day, Yakumo will be like this sky!

This time, the dream must not be repeated.

FOURTEEN

The so-called 'hunches' do exist.No matter who you are, when you are faced with the death of someone close to you, you will always feel certain symptoms.

The form of the symptom varies from person to person. Some people feel it vaguely and inexplicably, and many people see a firefly flying in the severe winter, or see the death of the other party in their dreams.

Among them, some people saw people who should be in the distance suddenly appear in front of them, left a "thank you" or "goodbye", and then disappeared without a trace.

The message is that the dead have come to say their last farewell to the living—this is the way people think, but is it all?

It is also said that it is the dead who conveyed the message of impending danger to the living, or the person who died unexpectedly conveyed the name of the perpetrator.

This kind of strange premonition sometimes contains a great meaning, which is the words left by the deceased who exhausted his last strength before dying.

It is a message that must not be ignored...

一

I tossed and turned that night.

After class, I still have part-time jobs, and when I return home to finish the report due the next day, it is already two o'clock in the morning when I turn off the lights and go to bed. I am exhausted after a whole day.It stands to reason that I should immediately fall asleep, but I have no sleep at all.I opened my eyes a little and glanced at the clock. It was past three o'clock, which meant that I had been tossing and turning under the quilt for nearly an hour.

Generally, I only do this when something is going to happen, and it's usually not a good thing.

Suddenly, I felt an inexplicable breath and opened my eyes, looking at my dark room.I turned my head and neck to look around the room, but found nothing unusual.It's an illusion, how could someone else be there?

Just as I was about to close my eyes, I saw a shaking figure out of the corner of my eye.I sat up reflexively, my heart was beating violently, cold sweat was breaking out on my forehead, and I looked at the figure in the corner in horror.

"...Shiori?"

The real figure of the figure is my friend from high school——Shiori.

"What happened? Why did you come at this time? If you want to come, please call first."

Shiori was indifferent to my words and just looked at me blankly.

"Did I forget to lock the door?"

As I said that, I reached out to turn on the light.

"...quick... escape..."

Shiori's voice was weak and hoarse, and she looked different, not like her usual self.

"What's wrong with you?"

"...please...quick...run away..."

"Run away... run away from what?"

"Quick... run away."

I was confused by what Shiori said.I got out of bed and wanted to get closer to Shiori.

At this moment, a red-black liquid flowed from Shiori's temple.Tick, tick, tick.

Her blood spurted like a burst reservoir.

The blood not only dyed Shiori's face and white sweater a deep red, but also dyed the blanket under my feet black.

I was so frightened that I froze and couldn't even make a sound.After Shiori said "run away" again, she fell down slowly on the ground.

"Shiori!"

I managed to yell out loud, and ran to Shiori who was lying on the ground.

But the moment I was about to touch Shiori, a burst of flames engulfed my body.I fell backward reflexively.Why did it suddenly burst into flames?I have no time to think about these.I calmed down and stood up, but let alone the flames in front of my eyes, even Shiori disappeared without a trace.

I turned on the light, but Shiori was still nowhere to be seen.Is what I see a phantom?But it was too real.What the hell is that?It is useless to dream here.

I directly picked up the mobile phone on the table and dialed Shiori's number.The voice of "the number you dialed is empty" came out from the other end of the phone.I must have been too panicked to call someone else's number.I called again, but the result didn't change.I haven't heard that Shiori changed her phone number, something is not right, maybe something happened to Shiori.I felt a turmoil in my heart.

Shiori's apartment is only 5 minutes away from my juju.No matter how much you think about it, it won't help. In short, you still have to see the situation with your own eyes.I directly put on a coat over my pajamas, picked up the key in my slippers, and rushed out of the room.

Once outside, I not only cursed my indiscretion, the cold air seeped in through the gaps in my coat; my feet were wearing only a pair of slippers, and my toes quickly lost feeling.

I wanted to go back to the house and put on some extra clothes, but I was too lazy to go back. Shiori’s house is nearby, so I’ll bear with it a little bit. When I get to Shiori’s house and explain the situation to her, she will definitely say “hee hee hee” ’ and make me a cup of hot cocoa.

The hot cocoa Shiori makes is a bit different from the brewing kits sold in supermarkets. She seems to have added an exclusive secret recipe, but she refuses to tell herself.

Pulling myself together, I walked down the corridor and took the elevator.The fluorescent lights in the elevator were flickering on and off, which made people feel creepy at such a time.

The doors opened when the elevator reached the first floor.

There was a person standing in front of me unexpectedly, and I almost screamed, clinging to the wall in the elevator, the other person held his baseball cap low, it was a man dressed in a feather coat and jeans.

The man didn't seem to care about me and entered the elevator.I put my hand over the closing elevator door and stepped out when the door reopened.

I went to the same high school as Shiori, and the university is the same, so there is frequent communication between the two of us.

Rather than going out to have fun together, we often sit at each other's house to read books, watch TV, and spend time leisurely and comfortably, but recently the chances of us seeing each other have plummeted.

Shiori dropped out of school after her parents were killed in a fire late last year.I thought she would go back to her hometown, but she chose to work in a department store, so she still lives in her current residence.In fact, the pace of life of college students and social people is very different, but we have not drifted away.The last time I saw Shiori was about two months ago, and I half-boredly reported to her everything about the recent period.This is the rule she has set since we separated. To her, maybe I am more like a daughter who needs to worry all the time.

I turned two corners, climbed a steep ramp, and finally came to Shiori's apartment, which was located in the deepest part of the second floor.I looked up and saw that the lights in Shiori's room were not turned on, which is only natural!While thinking, I climbed up the iron stairs and stood in front of the deepest room No. [-].

I rang the doorbell, but there was no movement. I rang it again and put my ear on the door, but there was still no response.At this time, don't ring the doorbell too frequently, yell, or slap the door too hard.

"Shiori."

I put my face against the door and knocked on it with my fingers.Please, get up, I prayed in my heart, but the door didn't open after all.

What to do... I leaned against the door panel, and when I looked up, the sky was gradually turning pale, giving people a feeling of being immersed in water.

"The tenant in that room has moved out." A sudden voice made me jump up in fright.The other party's attire was clear at a glance, he was a young man delivering newspapers.The young man gave me curious looks, but that was understandable.

"Please, may I ask, you said you moved away..."

I couldn't believe what I was hearing, and I asked the other person.

"Yeah, about a week ago! She called and said that because she was going to move, she wanted to terminate the contract."

"Huh? Is what you said true?"

"I don't have to lie, do I?"

makes sense.

"Do you know where she moved?"

"That's not clear to me. I wanted her to subscribe to our paper again when she moved, so I asked her a lot, but she wouldn't tell me."

Is Shiori really gone?

"You'll catch a cold if you wear it like this."

After the young man left a sentence, he continued to deliver newspapers.

I could only stand there bewildered.

FIFTEEN

Goto Kazuri squinted at the rising sun and lit a cigarette.

He thought of the house that had been burnt down and collapsed, with almost nothing left of the walls and roof, and a few pillars collapsed to the ground.The firefighters tidied up the hoses and looked exhausted, and rightfully so.Cars parked randomly on the side of the road hindered us, making it too late for them to reach the scene.

Wrapped in black waterproof