[Psychic Detective Yakumo] One hundred ways to tease cats

After that, Hatake interjected.

However, Goto didn't know that it was the first time he even heard such words.

"what is that?"

"They perish by the breath of God, and perish by his wrath." When Ishii answered Goto, he became as lively as a fish in water.

"What is that? Why does it look like a scripture?"

Yakumo covered his face with his left hand as if in a trance, took a deep breath, and then began to explain: "That is one of the Bible's Book of Job. But Mr. Ishii, your words are too far. The spontaneous combustion of the human body, as the name suggests, is the human body. A phenomenon where a fire suddenly starts burning in a place without a source of ignition. There have been many case reports in the past, so it is relatively famous.”

"Is it true?" Goto couldn't help shouting.

"It's true! It hasn't happened in Japan yet, but there have been relevant case reports in the United States, Britain, Italy and other countries. There are many theories about the cause, such as plasma substances, alien invasion, and the in vivo Gas..." Ishii said excitedly.What Ishii said sounds like nonsense, must be influenced by some TV show?Goto looked at Yakumo, hoping to get some answer.

"What Mr. Ishii said is true." Yakumo said clearly.

"How is it possible?! The household department suddenly caught fire and burned to death because of some spontaneous combustion phenomenon?"

"You are too extreme." Hatake interjected to Goto.

"Goto-san, what I'm saying is: the characteristics are very similar." Yakumo said.

"feature?"

"Spontaneous combustion of the human body has three major characteristics: first, the fire started in a place where there was no fire source; second, there were no traces of burning around; third, the corpse and even the bones turned into coke."

In other words, all the corpses of Hubu in this case fit the bill? !

"I noticed that too. Yakumo-kun is right. There are many similarities between the corpse and the spontaneous combustion of the human body this time. However, if it is really confirmed that the spontaneous combustion of the human body is true, this case will fall into a mystery. , because until now, the principle of the spontaneous combustion of the human body is still unexplained." Hatake rolled his shoulder blades and said with a sour expression.

Yakumo put his left index finger between his eyebrows, listened silently, and then said, "Mr. Hatake, there is something I would like to ask you to investigate."

"I can't help it. If you have any ideas, just say it." Hatake kept nodding his bald head and looked eagerly at Yakumo.It was the first time seeing the old man like this.

"Corpse wax."

"Corpse wax... that's right! Maybe some conditions can be ruled out, let me investigate."

Hearing Yakumo's words, Hatake patted the table, and kept nodding his head as if he had learned something.What's going on.Hey, you guys, tell me anyway!Just as Goto was about to speak, the phone rang.

When it was clearly on point, who called to harass me!Goto angrily picked up the phone and blurted out, "Who is it!"

"What a polite answer." Miyagawa's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"What, it's Miyagawa, what's the matter?"

"Really, what do you still ask me? Don't you forget?"

"Huh? Forgot what?"

"Today, you should go to school to explain the case."

Oops!Completely forgot about such a thing!Look at your watch, there are still 10 minutes to the appointed time!

"We'll be there soon!" Goto said, and hung up the phone regardless of what Miyagawa was saying. "Hey, Ishii, let's go!"

"Eh? Where are you going?"

Speaking of which, I haven't told this kid yet.

"go to school."

"School?" Ishii asked hurriedly.But unfortunately, there is no time to explain to him now.Goto walked out of the room without saying a word.

"Mr. Goto, if you go to school, I will go with you too." Yakumo said.

63

I peered out from the curtain at the side of the stage in the gymnasium.

So many people!All the chairs were full, and some people stood without a chair, and some people kept squeezing inside to peep inside.However, there is no one on the stage in the middle.There was supposed to be a representative of the police to explain the matter, but 10 to [-] minutes had passed since the appointed time, and there was still no sign of anyone.

At the beginning, Hengnei had stepped up temporarily and made a preliminary explanation of the matter within the scope of what he understood, but now he has nothing to say, so he just stood there silently.Yokouchi did the same thing, and lip-synced to me next to the stage and asked, "Aren't you there yet?"

I made a crossed gesture with my hands and sighed heavily.

"Yo!"

Someone patted me on the shoulder suddenly, but when I looked back, I found that the person who came was beyond her expectation.

"Yakumo? Why are you here?"

"Today I'm just here to accompany you."

I looked behind Yakumo, and there were Officer Goto and Mr. Ishii.

"Could it be that the police officer who wants to explain the matter to the parents is..."

"That's right." Yakumo shrugged.

"The police have arrived, and I will invite them to explain the situation to everyone." Yokouchi announced into the microphone as soon as he spotted Goto and Ishii.

Goto and Ishii were talking about something, like two bickering children, without any reflection on being late.

"Officer Goto from the Criminal Division is here!" Yokouchi announced after confirming his name from the note in his hand.At this time, Goto suddenly pushed from behind Ishii, and Ishii flew out of the stage like this.

There was a sensation in the meeting place. Originally, such a scene would cause roars of laughter, but now the occasion is a bit inappropriate.

Ishii got up and smiled mischievously.

"Ishii, work harder!" Goto whispered to Ishii.

"Wait! Officer Goto, aren't you responsible for the explanation, Officer Goto?"

What is even sadder for Ishii is that even I am on Goto's side.

"It doesn't matter, whether it's Goto or Ishii, no one here can recognize it."

"That's not the problem..."

Goto has raised his hands and is ready to watch the show.Really, too presumptuous!

Ishii had no choice but to struggle desperately, walked nervously in front of the microphone, and said, "I, I, I am, I am... the police, the police station..."

Ishii's voice has completely changed, even his tone of voice has changed.At this moment, Goto didn't know whether to worry about him or laugh out loud.Ah - what a poor Mr. Ishii!When I sighed like this, Yakumo suddenly grabbed me.Wait, why so suddenly?

"Can I meet the kid who said he could see ghosts?"

This is the purpose of Yakumo coming to the school.Of course I want Yakumo to meet the real person and have a talk with the real person, but...

"It's hard for me to say. Today's class is over, I hope he is still..."

"Where do you think he might be? Take me there."

I nodded and led Yakumo into the teaching building through the corridor.

Walking side by side with Yakumo in the school like this gave me an illusion of familiarity.Has Yakumo walked like me before?

There must have been, I thought.

Just as he was about to reach the stairwell, Yakumo stopped and stared at a painting of a withered cherry tree.This seems to be a painting selected by the school art group.

"what happened?"

My question evoked a bitter smile from Yakumo, "It's nothing." Yakumo said as he climbed up the stairs.

Walking through the corridor on the fourth floor, I came to the classroom of Class [-] of the fifth year.As expected, there was no one inside.Yakumo wandered around the classroom.I looked at the tank in the corner of the classroom, where three medaka fish were swimming.

"Where is that child's seat?" Yakumo asked me who was in a daze.

"On the row by the window, the third-to-last seat is the one."

After listening to my answer, Yakumo walked to that seat and sat on the small chair that didn't fit well.As if wanting to confirm something, Yakumo stroked the table carefully with his hands.

"Curse." Yakumo said with a frown.

"curse?"

"Look at the table."

When I heard the words and looked towards the table, a word "curse" caught her eyes.That character was not written with a pencil or a ballpoint pen, but carved with something.I remembered that when I was in class not long ago, the real person seemed to be engraving something with a paper clip.

Yakumo looked out the window with his chin in his hand.Yakumo, who was in elementary school, must have looked out of the window like this. When he was a child, he was not burdened with such a cruel reality.

If you were in the same class as Yakumo, you should also do something, right?Seeing him staring out the window like this, should he say something to him?But I'm not sure, maybe like other people, I don't know his essence but feel taboo or dislike him?Because the timing of the encounter is different, the resulting emotional changes will also be very different.

"I found it." Yakumo's words brought my thoughts back to reality. "On the roof." Yakumo said while standing up.

"Look out of the window." Yakumo said, pointing his hand out of the window.I looked in the direction Yakumo was pointing at, and there was the swimming pool where the body was found, and the road the two of us had walked not long ago.

"Reflection?" I nodded.

What Yakumo said is right, in the reflection of the teaching building, there is a figure on the roof!

Because it's just a reflection, it's impossible to tell who it is, but it must be a real person.Yakumo and I rushed out of the classroom together.

I opened the door to the roof, and the dry breeze caressed my face.As far as the line of sight is concerned, there is a