Not far from Feng City University's affiliated school.
There was a row of rental apartments with six floors, an elevator, and a good green environment.
The only fly in the ointment was that the apartments were very closely packed together, which meant that the area of the rooms was not large, but although they were small, they had all the necessary facilities and could be moved in immediately.
In the past, most of the customers here were students from the affiliated school of Feng City University. It was very lively.
Many of the landlords here had also made a fortune from the traffic of these students.
Unfortunately…
Recently, the business of these rental apartments had been unusually bleak. The row of rental apartments was like a ghost building. It was quiet and deserted. There were all kinds of trash scattered on the ground. A cold wind blew in, not only did it lift some trash, but it could also hear the sound of ghosts crying and wolves howling.
The reason for all this.
Naturally, it was because of the recent supernatural incident at Feng City University's affiliated school, the Wedding Dress Tree incident.
Ever since the announcement of the wedding dress tree incident, not to mention these rental apartments, even many residents in the nearby residential buildings had moved overnight. Moreover, there was a key person in these rental apartments who caused the wedding dress tree incident, Masayoshi Kuda. The room she rented previously was here.
"Miss Kotoko, this is the room that Masayoshi Kuda rented.”
A skinny middle-aged man was the landlord of this apartment. He held a series of keys in his hand and brought Kotomi Iwanaga to the apartment building, Room 405 on the fourth floor.
"Ever since the officials and the Yin Yang Hall sealed this place, no one has entered. There are only two keys left here. One is with me, and the other is taken away by the officials.”
The landlord looked bitterly at the ban warning posted on Room 405 by both the officials and the Yin Yang Hall.
If the supernatural incident hadn't happened, his apartments wouldn't have been scrapped. He didn't know how long it would take for them to reopen. Even if they were idle for a day, they would lose a lot of money.
"Mr. Landlord, can I ask you a few questions?”
Kotoko Ishinaga did not immediately tear down the warning note and enter the room to investigate. Instead, she stopped at the door and asked,"
"Miss Kotomi, please speak. I will tell you everything I know.”
The landlord didn't neglect her just because she looked like a junior high school student.
This was because he knew the background of the girl in front of him. The Yin Yang Master of the White Fox Office was a proper supernatural office. The supernatural office was an existence that could not be offended in the eyes of ordinary people. In this era of supernatural revival, no one knew when they would need their help. Moreover, these supernatural offices also possessed extraordinary powers that made people fear and yearn for them.
Most importantly, the lady in front of him could order the officials to unlock the door with a phone call. The supernatural agency behind her must not be simple.
Moreover, to say something very cowardly…
If it wasn't for this Miss Kotomi in front of him, he definitely wouldn't have dared to come here alone.
What made him feel the most apprehensive was that the people from the Supernatural Agency had appeared here. Could it be that the previous supernatural incident had not been completely resolved, or that a new supernatural incident had broken out here?
The landlord couldn't help but make all kinds of guesses. At the same time, he made up his mind that he couldn't take this place anymore. He had to sell this place no matter how low the price was. Otherwise, it would become worthless sooner or later.
"You should know the tenant of Room 405, Masayoshi Kuda.”
The landlord nodded. How could he not know her? Even if he wasn't familiar with her before, he was now very familiar with her.
"Before she disappeared, the day before the supernatural incident broke out in Lifeng City's affiliated school, was there anything strange about her behavior?”
When they first investigated the wedding dress tree incident, they only briefly investigated it. If it wasn't for Fuyuma and Sa, they might have needed more time to notice Kuda. Later, the director used Fuyuma and Sa as bait to fish out the wedding dress tree and destroy it. The entire wedding dress tree incident was resolved in less than two days. Naturally, they didn't dig deeper into it. Now that they had re-investigated... He had to ask about all aspects, especially about the daily life of Masayoshi Kuda before she disappeared.
Perhaps he could find some clues from it.
" Masayoshi Kuda has never been a sociable person, especially since she's very narrow-minded and doesn't pay attention to hygiene. Naturally, the people in this apartment don't like her very much. There were also other tenants who complained to me more than once, saying that she made strange noises at night and was very disturbing to the people. At that time, I had already made up my mind to let her move out when the rent expired. Who would have thought…Sigh!”
" Strange sounds?!"
Kotoko Iwanaga pondered for a moment. It was probably caused by the words that Masayoshi Kuda had engraved on the wall, cursing her former friends for " betraying " her.
" As for her strange behavior, I don't seem to have noticed it. I only remember that there was a period of time when she was talking nonsense. She said things like,'It has nothing to do with her',' Everyone is dead','It wasn't me' and so on.”
The landlord said with lingering fear.
He wasn't stupid. He linked it to what had happened to Shini Kuda. It was very likely that she had already been possessed by a ghost at that time. When he thought of this, he couldn't help but feel his hair stand on end, and a chill ran down his spine.
Kotomi Ikenaga pinched her chin.
There was nothing much to investigate about this. It was almost the same as what the director had learned from Fuyuma and Sa. It seemed that there was no other key information or clues that could be obtained.
Just as Kotomi Iwanaga was about to tear off the warning note and let Mr. Landlord open the door, she suddenly heard Mr. Landlord say,""Miss Kotomi, I suddenly thought of something.”
"What is it? Please speak."
Kotomi Ikenaga stopped what she was doing and asked.
" It's like this. During the time when Masayoshi Kuda disappeared, the supernatural incident at the school affiliated to Feng City University wasn't as well-known as it is now. At night, there were often fox cries coming from the apartment. At first, everyone thought that it was someone's pet, but as time passed, the fox's cries became more and more miserable, as if it was being abused. At the same time, I don't know if it was an illusion, but many residents heard a human voice from it.
"You didn't investigate the source of the sound thoroughly.”
"How can there be none?"
The landlord smiled bitterly and continued,""One night, I found a few people to investigate the source of the sound. In the end, they locked onto this fourth floor. However, when we approached, the sound strangely disappeared. After that, when we wanted to continue investigating, a supernatural incident happened in Feng City University Affiliated School and was interrupted.”
"It came from the miserable cries of the strange fox on the fourth floor.”
Kotoko Ishinaga silently noted down this information.
"Miss Kotomi, if there is nothing else, then…I will take my leave first.”
The landlord looked at Room 405 in front of him and couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive. After all, it was the key figure in the supernatural incident at Feng City University Affiliated School. Who knew if there was anything dirty left in it.
Iwanaga Kotoko clearly understood the mindset of an ordinary person like the landlord, so she naturally did not force him. Instead, she took the key to Room 405 from him and thanked him with a smile,""Mr. Landlord, thank you for your hard work.”
"It's not hard, it's not hard."
The landlord waved his hand repeatedly, then said a few polite words before quickly leaving the apartment building that made him feel a little scared.
After the landlord left-
Only Kotomi Iwanaga was left in the entire apartment building. It was extremely desolate and gloomy. Even if there was nothing here, ordinary people would probably be scared out of their wits if they stayed here for too long.
Kotomi Iwanaga tore off the warning note on Room 405 and inserted the key into it.
He only heard-
Crack!
Room 405, which had been sealed for nearly a month, was opened. The moment the door was opened, dust and a disgusting sour smell of leftovers swept in, causing Iwanaga Kotoko to frown and cover her mouth and nose.
"Fortunately, I was prepared…"
As she spoke, she took out a thick mask that she had prepared beforehand and put it on.
Then, she walked in alone.
Room 405 was only 50 square meters in size. It had a living room, a bedroom, and a bathroom. It did not have a separate kitchen. The entrance was a porch that led directly to the living room. There was a door next to the living room that led to the bedroom. This was also the focus of Iwanaga Kotoko's investigation.
"No, someone has been here in the past few days!!!”
As soon as she entered Room 405, Iwanaga Kotoko immediately noticed the difference.
The cream-colored tiled floor had been left uninhabited for a long time, and a layer of dust had formed on it. At this moment, there was a series of footprints that were formed by walking back and forth. However, the two ends of the footprints connected the door to the bedroom. There were no footprints in the living room or anywhere else. It could be guessed that someone did not stay in other places.
"These footprints don't seem to belong to humans, but more like some kind of wild beast.”
Kotomi Ikenaga squatted down and began to examine the area carefully.
"It looks like…an enlarged version of a fox's footprints.”
As expected.
Beside these footprints, there were also long, thin, grayish-yellow fur. It looked similar to cat fur, but Ishinaga Kotoko could tell at a glance that it was fox fur.
"It seems that the miserable fox cry from the Night Apartment came from Room 405.”
Kotomi Ikenaga understood.
The director's judgment was right. Masayoshi Kuda, the key figure in the wedding tree incident, had many suspicious and critical points. She was a better breakthrough point. Perhaps she could obtain useful information about the strange wood charm incident.
After carefully recording the footprints and fox fur on the floor, Kotomi Iwanaga opened the main point of her investigation, which was the bedroom where Masayoshi Kuda lived.
"…The door is open!!"
Just as Kotoko Ishinaga grabbed the door handle and wanted to turn it open, the door suddenly opened.
That's right!
After all, some unknown existence had already entered.
After entering the bedroom, Kotoko Iwanaga immediately looked around the empty room. The curtains were tightly shut, and the room was covered in dark colors. At the same time, an even more pungent sour smell assaulted her nose.
The floor was filled with all kinds of garbage, and the leftovers were covered with flies and maggots…
It looked a little disgusting, and there was nowhere to stay in the dirty surroundings.
"He didn't come in. He just opened the door?!”
Kotomi Ikenaga was slightly puzzled.
This was because the scene in front of him was similar to the scene he had seen not long ago. Other than the fact that the leftovers were rotting and smelly, he did not see any other changes.
The curses on the walls and the name list…
- You all deserve to die.
- I curse you.
- All eaten by the wedding tree
- Eat, eat, die…
……
Ayatou Kaoko, Shukamatsu Ryoko, Kamatsuka Akiko...
There was still no change.
"We should investigate more carefully. Could it be that the thing that seems to be a ghost came here just for 'sightseeing'?”
Kotomi Ikenaga laughed.
She felt that there must be something that she had not discovered.
First, he searched for clues from the garbage and rotten leftovers on the floor…
Curse words that were painted red and black with blood…
The cupboard was filled with moldy bedsheets…
……
"The photo is of Masayoshi Kuda and her parents.”
In one of the drawers, Kotoko Iwanaga saw a picture that was nicely framed. It was a picture of Shini Kuda and her parents in a farmhouse. In the picture, Shini Kuda and her mother were smiling very happily. On the other hand, her father seemed to have something on his mind. No one knew what he was thinking about.
Other than the photo frame, there was nothing else.
Just as she was about to push the drawer back, she suddenly realized that something was wrong.
"This drawer and photo frame are too clean.”
Indeed, the drawer might be able to avoid a lot of dust, but it wasn't completely dustless. The photo frame looked like it had been gently wiped every day. There wasn't even a speck of dust.
One had to know.
Judging from the time that Masayoshi Kuda had been missing, it had been at least a month. How could she be spotless? This was obviously very abnormal.
"Could it be that the thing that seems to be a ghost came here just to wipe this photo frame?”
This absurd thought suddenly appeared in Kotomi Ishinaga's mind. However, this thought was verified in the next moment.
When Kotoko Iwanaga picked up the photo frame, she felt that the back of the photo frame was a little wet. She flipped the photo frame over and saw that it was a bloodstain that looked very fresh and had not solidified. It looked like it had just been left behind yesterday. There were also lines of words engraved on it.
Dad went crazy first, then Mom went crazy.
It's a curse.
---It's my turn soon. I don't recognize myself anymore. It's that hairpin.
It was the fox's curse…
Kotoko Ikenaga's eyes widened.
"This is Kuda's handwriting!"
The investigation of the wedding dress tree incident was really too rushed. They actually found such an important clue.
" Judging from the blackened bloodstain on the handwriting, it shouldn't have been written recently. It should have been written during the period of the wedding dress tree incident. But who left behind this fresh blood that hasn't coagulated yet…"
" That thing that seems to be a ghost is still Masayoshi Kuda..."
Kotomi Ikenaga pondered.
" Perhaps the two are one. It was here last night…"
“……”
A hair-raising scene appeared in her mind.
It was an unknown black figure standing in his current position. He took out the photo frame and gently wiped the front, but the blood on his hand still stained the back of the photo frame, causing everything in front of him.
If the thing that seemed to be a ghost was Masayoshi Kuda, then there was something suspicious.
During the wedding dress tree incident, the director had broken into the ghost realm of the wedding dress tree and found Masayoshi Kuda, who had been turned into the bride of the wedding dress. Later, she had been reduced to ashes along with the wedding dress tree under the Fire World Curse.
A person who was clearly completely dead!
Could it be that he was resurrected again?!
"Record all these clues first. We'll discuss it with the director when we return to the White Fox Firm.”
Kotoko Iwanaga immediately began to record all the information and clues in the room. At the same time, she took out her phone and dialed the official number.
"Hello, Lord Kotomi. What can I do for you?”
" Mobilize the level one authority of the White Fox Firm and help me investigate the original ecological family of Masayoshi Kuda in the wedding tree incident, especially her parents..."
"As you wish, please wait a moment…"
“……”
A moment later-
In the blink of an eye, Iwanaga Kotoko had collected all the suspicious clues and information about Room 405. At this time, the data from the official investigation was sent to her phone.
"As expected of the government. The progress of this kind of investigation of population data is still very fast.”
Kotoko Iwanaga opened the message that the officials had just sent to her. Her expression froze.
"They all passed away mysteriously, and…"
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