This Japanese Story Is Not Too Cold

Exorcise evil spirits.

In Japan, 祓 means to eliminate, and 禊 means to clear away the unknown. Similarly, 禊 also has the meaning of unknown and dirty.

The exorcism ritual passed down from Inari Shrine can remove curses from people and bring them good luck.

but...

Why do I always feel like I'm a bad person?...

Inari Kei opened his mouth.

In order to get rid of the 'evil' in Kitagawa Temple, Inari Keiichi said all kinds of nice things, and almost knelt down and begged him to let him perform the eviction ceremony.

But Beichuan Temple was like a hedgehog made of iron, no matter what he said, he would not be allowed to perform the ritual of exorcism.

Why? ! Would it do you any good to have a resentful spirit come to your door? !

Inari Keiichi couldn't understand it.

In the end, he was even forced to sign various treaties with Beichuan Temple, including inexplicable clauses such as 'whenever supernatural or strange events are discovered, Beichuan Temple must take action first'.

This made Inari Keiichi think that Kitagawa Temple asked him to do this because he liked the resentful spirits.

Okay. Seeing as you have agreed to so many conditions, it is not impossible for you to perform the ritual of exorcism.

Beichuan Temple's expression showed a trace of reluctance.

This expression almost made Inari Kazuhime next to him almost not go up and give him a blow.

Are you still aggrieved? !

Helping you to cure evil will consume our energy!

Why are there still people like this?

It's okay, Kazuhime. Inari Keiichi stretched out his hand to stop Inari Kazuhime: I guess Brother Kitagawa has also considered it.

I have to say that Inari Keiichi has a really good temper.

At this time, I still want to smooth things over for Beichuan Temple.

After he said this, he looked at the time again, and then said: It's already very late today. Let's wait until later to talk about the matter. Brother Beichuan, let's exchange email and phone numbers first.

Inari Keiichi took Inari Kazuhime and exchanged contact information with Kitagawa Temple and Shigata Kaguya, then politely said hello and left.

As soon as the two of them left, only Kitagawaji and Shifang Kaguya were left in this special department room.

Yes...

There were only two people left.

After discovering this situation, Kaguya Sifang first let out a small ah, and then became so confused that she didn't even know where to look.

Sifang, do you have anything else to say?

Beichuanji asked.

As soon as Kitagawaji took the initiative to talk, Shifang Kaguya's hands and feet, which were originally in a panic and didn't know where to put them, straightened up in an instant.

Her voice was stiff like a robot, and she didn't even dare to look at Beichuan Temple:

No, no! Not at all!

Really? Then I'll take my leave now. I still have things to do when I get back.

Kitagawa Temple took one more look at Shifang Kaguya.

He always felt that Kaguya Sifang had something to say, but this girl just hesitated.

Beichuanji didn't think much and walked directly towards the door.

He took a big step, but suddenly disappeared from Shifang Kaguya's sight.

Kaguya Shifang opened her mouth and tried to stretch out her hand, but then dropped it helplessly.

Ahhhh!

Really! It’s always at times like this that things get lost!

Kaguya Shifang scratched his head and fell into inexplicable self-blame.

...

Kitagawaji sat in Gangno Ryoko's car, his fingers sliding lightly on the screen of his mobile phone.

Oh? Really? Harukawa Shuichi went to solve that weird incident alone? Ryoko Okano raised her eyebrows with a lollipop in her mouth.

Beichuan Temple didn't let her smoke, so she could only eat some hard candies to satisfy her cravings.

Well...that's more or less it.

Kitagawa Temple was playing with his mobile phone and didn't particularly care about this matter.

Let me tell you, Beichuan boy, you are a team after all. Don't be so indifferent when things happen.

Gangno Ryoko glanced at the rearview mirror and continued.

Before that...you shouldn't have hinted that I would be the captain. Kitagawaji's tone did not waver.

Haha... That's not because I have confidence in your ability.

Gangno Ryoko laughed dryly and explained.

Although she felt that it was too troublesome to decide that kind of thing, it didn't matter who was in charge, and Beichuan Temple was someone she felt more at ease with, so she said that.

Do you think the decision is too troublesome? It doesn't matter who is the captain, and I am the one you feel more at ease with, so that's why you say that?

Beichuan Temple turned his eyes.

Gangno Ryoko subconsciously shrank her head.

She doesn't know why, but she always feels that Beichuanji's gaze is so piercing...

In this case, Ryoko Okano did not hesitate to use the usual tricks of adults——

Change the subject!

Okay, let's put the matter of who will be the captain aside for now. I will send the details of that weird incident to you and your colleagues later. It's a bit awkward for Qingchuan to go there alone. People feel at ease.”

Okano Ryoko abruptly changed the topic.

I see.

Kitagawaji didn't bother to complain about Ryoko Okano's blunt way of changing the subject. He just nodded, and then continued to lower his head and look at his phone.

Along the way, he and Ryoko Gango chatted wordlessly.

Almost forty minutes later, Okano Ryoko's car stopped in front of Kitagawaji's house.

Would you like to come in and sit for a while? Beichuan Temple, who had already gotten off the car, asked.

Huh? Ryoko Gangno looked surprised when she heard this, and there was a hint of disbelief in her voice: Kitagawa boy, you actually know how to say polite words?

Yes...Kitagawa Temple can actually say polite words.

This was definitely a change that she couldn't predict.

But the next moment——

What are you talking about? Kitagawa Temple frowned, and then said: I'm just afraid that you will go drinking alone again. As a police officer, drunk driving is a violation of the law. I don't want to see you lose your position as a police officer. This concerns me. Future operations in the Special Branch.”

Well...

Gangno Ryoko's expression froze.

Then she silently pressed up the window and turned the car around in a deep voice.

then--

Just as he was about to leave, Okano Ryoko slammed the steering wheel, and an extremely unhappy sound came through the car window——

Smelly Beichuan boy!

Okano Ryoko...

When I left, I still couldn't suppress the thoughts in my heart.

Seeing her quickly sliding into the driveway and driving away in a luxury car, Beichuanji also shook his head.

He vaguely felt that this woman really knew how to drink.

But there is no use in thinking about it.

Beichuanji stood at the door for a while and then turned around and entered the house.

...

This is an abandoned apartment in Adachi Ward.

A dark and terrifying environment...cracked walls are all over the walls, and dark mold stains are in the corners.

The whistling night wind passed through the cracked gap somewhere, making a shrill scream.

The corridor is long, and when you look inside from here, it seems like you can't see the bottom at all.

If it weren't for some young people who like to commit suicide... basically no one would set foot in this dark and humid place all year round.

This should be right here, right? Qingchuan Xiuyi stood in the corridor of the apartment and looked inside.

For some reason, as soon as he stood at this entrance, he felt his shoulders feel heavy, and a cold aura lingered around him that he couldn't get rid of.

This is the place where the 'strange incidents' that Ryoko Okano said often happen.

When passers-by pass by this area, they often hear the strange cries of children, and sometimes see some vague shadows.

There have even been disappearances here.

However, after the investigation and search found no clues, the police had no choice but to give up and continue the search.

I don't know what is hidden here.

Qingchuan Shuichi shook his head.

But no matter what it is, necessary preparations still need to be made.

Qingchuan Shuichi took out his spiritual tool from his bag.

It was a short pestle stick that was all black.

Spiritual Pestle...

This is the spiritual tool given to him by the abbot of Qingchuan Temple before his death.

And owning this spiritual tool represents his status as the abbot of Qingchuan Temple.

Similarly, being able to be entrusted with important tasks in his twenties also shows that his talent is indeed good.

It is because of this that the young Qingchuan Shuichi inevitably feels a little competitive in his heart.

But he is just competitive.

As for the hostility towards Kitagawa Temple...?

To be honest, Qingchuan Shuichi didn't think about that kind of thing at all.

After all, the other party is now his colleague, and it is extremely undesirable to be hostile to his colleagues.

In addition, maybe there is something special about Kitagawa Temple, so Okano Ryoko named him...

But...I also need to prove myself a little bit.

Qingchuan Shuichi murmured to himself.

At least he has to prove to Gango Ryoko that he is no worse than Kitagawaji, and that he is not a free man.

that's it.

And solving the first incident is the best way to prove yourself.

In this way, there is no need to offend Beichuan Temple, and it can also prove that one is indeed not weaker than the other party.

I'm sorry, Kitagawa-kun, please let me be a little ahead of you this time.

Qingchuan Xiuyi muttered, then walked slowly inside.

The further inside you go, the darker the light becomes. There is vague resentment coming from around you, causing your body to become heavier and heavier...

Qingchuan Shuichi held the flashlight and shined it inward.

Dust covered the ground and the round table, and the corners were covered with spider webs.

There was not even a TV in the huge living room, only a floor-length mirror placed on the edge of the corner.

Huh? Qingchuan Xiuyi turned around as if aware.

The entrance behind is twisting and deforming.

Just like the esophagus of some kind of monster.

No...that's not right.

Not just the entrance in the back.

Qingchuan Xiuyi quickly turned his face.

At some point, the whole room was twisting and shaking, and everything seemed to have been changed by a distorting mirror, ferocious and terrifying.

Qingchuan Xiuyi no longer hesitated.

He accumulated good thoughts, and then hit a certain node hard.

Bang! ! !

There was a tremor on the ground, and along with a clear shaking feeling, the vision and body stabilized again.

Qingchuan Shuichi took a deep breath and felt dizzy for a moment.

Just like some people are not used to playing 3D games and will get dizzy in 3D if they play it forcefully. The shaking feeling just now made Harukawa Shuichi a little bit unbearable.

The body is getting heavier and heavier.

He stretched out his hand and placed it in front of the floor-length mirror.

The mirror was illuminated by the light of the flashlight.

Qingchuan Shuichi took a few heavy breaths, and then glanced at his face subconsciously.

On the mirror illuminated by a flashlight.

The hair on my hair stood up in an instant!

Qingchuan Xiuyi couldn't help but raise his head.

There was something lying on his neck.

The spiritual pestle in Qingchuan Xiuyi's hand trembled slightly.

He got it.

Why do I feel heavy as soon as I step into this apartment?

The flashlight slipped.

The next moment, the floor-to-ceiling mirror was illuminated again.

On the smooth mirror surface, this content is displayed.

The twisted, deformed wraith of a child.

He was lying on Qingchuan Shuichi's neck.

He pinched his neck tightly!

...

Kitagawaji made a delicious meal for Kitagawa Eri at home.

Basically, all of them are things that Kitagawa Eri particularly likes to eat.

Seeing her excited expression as she ate everything, Kitagawa Temple nodded secretly in his mind.

At the last weigh-in, Kitagawa Eri's weight had increased by another two kilograms.

If she persists, she will soon ask him to take her to lose weight.

Jogging every day turns fat into nutrients and enhances her immunity...

This is a big chess game carefully prepared by Kitagawa Temple for Kitagawa Eri.

Thinking of this, Kitagawa Temple took out the strawberry pudding he had made and waved to Kitagawa Eri expressionlessly:

Eri, dessert.

Huh?! Is it really okay to live such a decadent life now that Sister Minghua is gone?!

Although Kitagawa Eri said this, she couldn't restrain her movements at all, and jumped over and took away the strawberry pudding.

Seeing her face full of excitement and happiness, Beichuanji nodded secretly in his heart again.

Gaining weight is not the key, the most important thing is to let Kitagawa Eri exercise.

Otherwise, she would stay at home all day long except when her friends ask her to go out to play... Then what's the point?

Isn’t that a big salty egg?

In order to prevent this from happening, Beichuan Temple came up with such a method.

The rattan prepared later is enough.

There should be no problem next time.

Just when Kitagawaji was about to confirm the rattan hidden behind the refrigerator, his cell phone on the table suddenly rang.

Brother Si! Call!

Kitagawa Eri ran over holding her cell phone.

She was holding a large portion of strawberry pudding in one hand and seemed unwilling to let go.

That innocent look made Kitagawaji turn his face sideways, and then he said:

Yeah. Trouble.

Taking the mobile phone handed over by Kitagawa Eri, Kitagawaji glanced at the name of the person on it.

It was Gango Ryoko who had just sent him home.

It’s already this time and I’m still calling myself...

Beichuanji knocked on the table and picked up the phone.

However, as soon as they picked up, Ryoko Gango over there spoke hastily:

Beichuan! Something happened! Qingchuan Shuichi was seriously injured! He is in a coma.

Harukawa Shuichi was seriously injured...?

Didn't this happen too quickly?

You just got the information in the afternoon, and you went to the place where the weird incident happened in the evening? Don't even investigate?

Kitagawaji felt inexplicably that this Harukawa Shuichi seemed to be a little more reckless than him.

He rubbed his brows and then said:

...I understand, go right away.

I'll take the bus home tomorrow. It may be updated very early, or it may be updated very late...

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