[Psychic Detective Yakumo] One hundred ways to tease cats

Over. "

After Yakumo saluted him again and thanked him, he left the house.I followed closely.

That day, after sunset, Yakumo and I arrived in front of the abandoned house.

There was a dead silence, only the sound of the wind shaking the branches and leaves rustled in my ears, and the concrete walls of the buildings also reflected a blue shimmer under the shadow of the moon.

In addition to the creepy buildings, Yuichi's death also makes my heart heavy.

Although I just couldn't stand it at first, it seems that I got into a big trouble, and now I have regretted it too much.

"In case something happens, can I ask you to save me under the premise of ensuring your own safety?" I asked with some teasing.

"I will try my best, but I can't guarantee it." Yakumo's answer sounded like a politician's tone.

"That's good." I shrugged.

"Are you afraid?"

"No, I'm not afraid at all."

Yakumo inserted the borrowed key into the keyhole, but the action was pointless because the door opened before he could turn the key.The two pushed open the door and entered the building.

"It's very strange." I said, "Although it may be that they didn't lock it when they came last time, but judging from the current situation, it is more likely that there is a trap inside, so be careful."

"Ah."

We looked around with flashlights, but there was nothing but fallen leaves scattered all over the ground.

We walked cautiously on the way to the depths, the sound of footsteps echoing through the hallway.The humid air is suffocating.

Yakumo shines a flashlight on the small rooms on the left and right to observe what they look like inside, and each room has exactly the same pattern: a square room with a bed and a window.This may have once been a student residence.

I paid close attention to my feet and followed closely behind Yakumo.Suddenly, Yakumo stopped in his tracks.

"Did your friend see the ghost in the closed room at the end of this road?"

"Well, that's what he said."

"They couldn't get in because there was a combination padlock."

"I've heard it too, so I don't know the exact situation..."

"this."

Yakumo turned around and showed me what was in his hand.

"what is this?"

Yakumo took a picture of the thing with a flashlight so that I could see clearly that he was holding a chain and combination padlock hanging from the ground.

"There is no trace of being cut on it, and the password shows 7483... It seems that someone opened it."

I looked at Yakumo and said, "In other words, the room that cannot be opened has been opened."

Yakumo put the chain at his feet, and stretched out his hand to the door in front of him.An ominous premonition hit my heart.

"and many more."

I couldn't help but stop Yakumo's movement with a sound, but before that, there was a sharp sound of metal friction, and Yakumo had already pushed the door open.I took a step back stiffly all over my body for an instant, but nothing happened, there was only a cold darkness in the room.

Yakumo searched the room with a flashlight. The layout was the same as other rooms, but there was nothing else in it except a bed.Compared with other rooms, there is a cold and damp air here, and a rotten stench chokes people's nostrils.

"It feels eerie..."

As if using Yakumo's body as a cover, I hid behind him and observed the situation in the room.

"Because this room has no windows facing the outside of the house."

As Yakumo said, the other rooms, although small, had at least one window facing the outside, but this room didn't even have a window.

Yakumo entered the room at a slow pace.At the moment of entering, people feel that the air is suddenly heavy.

"Have you found anything?"

I go inside.Yakumo stared around without saying a word, but there were only walls and a bed here, and there was nothing suspicious.

"There is nothing, but there should be something."

"If you know, can you save Miki?"

"I don't know, but there is a possibility. The spirit attached to your friend seems to be afraid of something in this room."

Yakumo noticed one thing that made this room very different from the others—the position of the bed.The beds in other rooms are placed perpendicular to the entrance, but the bed in this room is placed in the corner, parallel to the entrance; and there are traces of dragging on the floor.

Yakumo approached the edge of the bed, and knelt down, ready to find out.

Right at this moment-

"Dangerous! Be careful behind!"

I heard a girl's voice, and when I suddenly looked back at the source of the sound, I was surprised to see a black figure of a man holding something like a stick—it was a shovel!He swung hard at my head.

——As I expected.

I nimbly avoided the shovel, and at the same time pulled Yakumo who was rushing back.

"Teacher, bullying women is not what a beast should do." I said relaxedly, "It should be said that after doing it, it will become worse than a beast?"

The black shadow froze for a moment, and taking advantage of this moment, I rushed out with Yakumo.

Yakumo picked up the chain that fell on the ground neatly, and wrapped it around the door.

Clap!Clap!

Boom, boom!

The other party was on the other side of the door desperately trying to pry the door open. He seemed to be constantly twisting the horn lock and slapping the door panel.

Suddenly, the sound stopped.

Keng!

The door was knocked open, and a work-gloved hand popped out of it.

I looked at the hand and suddenly had an idea.

With lightning speed, I took out a needle as fast as I could, took off the glove, and scratched hard.

So there is physical evidence.

"Let's go!"

I just let Yakumo grab my hand and run from the exit.

The two people who returned to Yakumo's place were silent for a while.

We sat on the ground, even having difficulty breathing, and sweat dripped from our foreheads.

"Is it not hurt?" I said, took out the plastic bag from my bag and carefully put the needle in.

"No." Yakumo said, looking at my movements, he asked with strange eyes, "Where did you get these things?"

"Well, I had this kind of plan, so I took it with me," I said lightly. "I didn't expect it to come in handy."

"You woman is really scary." Yakumo stroked his forehead.

I put away the needle, looked at him, and said to him suddenly, "Hey, your glasses fell off."

"Where?" He lowered his head subconsciously.

Then the glasses fell off.

"In front of you." I said calmly.

The moment he lowered his head, Yakumo, who realized he had been tricked, glared at me viciously.

"..." Looking into his eyes, I was at a loss for words.Under the sunlight, the pupil of his left eye was as red as a burning flame.

"It's just natural."

Yakumo seemed to notice my gaze, and explained with a troubled expression.

"Beautiful eyes."

The color was brighter and deeper than any red I've seen so far.

Yakumo was stunned and didn't know how to react, but the next second he tried his best to suppress his laughter, then his laughter increased, and finally turned into a belly laugh.

What's so funny?

"What are you laughing at?"

"Because... this is so classic, you actually say 'so beautiful'! What on earth are your sensory nerves made of!"

"What do you mean?"

Yakumo suppressed his smile by taking a deep breath.

"I thought you'd scream, or see something disgusting, or sympathize with..."

"Why should I scream?" I said in confusion, "This is obviously a miracle bestowed by God, so beautiful."

"That's why I said that your sensory nerves are different. So far, many people have seen my red eyes, but their reactions are either screaming or disgusting. There are also a few people who will look at me with sympathy. It will be natural. You are still No.1 in history for saying such silly things as 'so beautiful'!"

After Yakumo took a deep breath, he continued.

"You witch, how did you know I was wearing contact lenses?"

"Because you were blinking just now." I said. "So I guess, you are wearing contact lenses or something, but your behavior shows that your eyesight should be fine, so."

"My left eye was red when I was born, and it seems that I was born with my left eye open... It is said that even my mother screamed in fright when she saw my red eye. It's ridiculous."

I can't laugh at all.Even my own mother resented his existence, and I can't imagine how much trauma this caused in his heart.

"But it seems that thanks to it, my left eye can see things that others can't see."

"Soul?"

"That's right, as I said before, they are the souls of the dead... It took me a long time to realize that only I can see them, so before that, I was always regarded as a different kind, who called My left eye is red, and I always say some inexplicable words, no one believes that I can really see the soul."

"Well, that's true." I nodded in agreement, "Human beings have a fear of the unknown. You are different from them, so they will subconsciously reject you."

"..." Yakumo covered his face, "You must have been sent by heaven to restrain me, you witch."

"..." I tilted my head and smiled lightly, "In this case, there is no other way."

FIVE

The next day, I went to Yakumo's place early in the morning, but the door was not locked.That kind of thing just happened yesterday, and he was so careless!As soon as the door was opened, Yakumo could be seen curled up in a circle in the sleeping bag like a caterpillar.I kicked him lightly with my toes, and he opened his eyes slightly and looked up at me.

"It's already dawn."

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