In the afternoon, half past three.
Spider Ridge Village, in front of a temple.
Okamoto Ryo parked the police car outside the door, got out of the car, and introduced to Shu Yunwen and others with a smile: "...This temple is called Guangsi Temple, and the cemetery where the body was found is owned by Guangsi Temple. In addition, The first person who discovered the body is also a monk in the temple, Master Hua Ming. Since we are going to the cemetery to investigate the scene, it is best to ask Master Hua Ming to take us with him. We can also ask him to help us introduce the time when the body was found. Case……"
Okamoto Ryo said, "Bala, bala," while Shu Yunwen opened his [Yin Yang Eyes], scanned around the temple, and said, "Ah!"
"...Isn't the cemetery of this temple connected with the temple?"
In Japan, cemeteries are under the control of temples. No matter who dies, the burial place needs to be purchased from the temple.
However, generally speaking, the temple's cemetery is around the temple, which is convenient for management and care - just like Zhengming Temple in Tang Shi Murder Case, their cemetery is not far behind the temple.
Of course, there are some temples and cemeteries that are not connected, but they are rare...
Shu Yunwen thought about it, and Okamoto Yoshinori smiled and replied: "Yes, there is a distance between the cemetery of Guangsi Temple and the temple. There is a saying in Spider Ridge Village that 'first there was Spider Tomb, then there was Guangsi Temple. ', the so-called Spider Tomb refers to the cemetery of Guangsi Temple..."
Hearing this, Tsukamoto Sumi asked curiously: "...Is there any explanation for this?"
"...Actually, this is the legend of the spider fairy in Spider Ridge Village." Okamoto Ryo explained, "...Hundreds of years ago, Spider Ridge was a mountain forest and no one lived there, but there were often A woman wanders in the mountains and forests, saying things like, "Do you think I'm pretty?" Never appeared again..."
"...Later, a puppet master heard about this incident and made a life-size puppet and placed it in a place where the woman often appeared. The woman seduced the puppet, but the puppet had no reaction, and then she Impatiently, he revealed his true form—it turned out to be a spider as big as a human!~"
"... When the puppet master saw this, he fired the rocket he brought with him, and the spider fled into the forest, covered with fire. After that, someone found the big spider's nest and found the big spider and the small spider in the nest. The spiders were burned to death.”
"...This is the legend of the Spider Fairy. Isn't it scary?"
Okamoto Ryo made a frightening move, but Shu Yunwen, Tsukamoto Sumi, Haibara Ai, and Koizumi Anko all had indifferent faces, each one calmer than the other——
By the way, Shu Yunwen and the four of them have experienced all kinds of unscientific existences. How could they be frightened by a crappy legend?
Several people looked at each other speechlessly, and the scene suddenly felt a little awkward. Then Loli'ai asked casually: "...and what next? What does this legend have to do with Guangsi Temple?"
"Uh... this..." Okamoto Ryo scratched his head and continued, "... Later, the villagers were worried that they would be cursed by the Spider Fairy, so they invited a spiritual monk with magical power to help. The spiritual monk After seeing the big spider, he said that there were many evil spirits in the spider's lair and in the places where it often moved, and they must be dealt with. Then he asked nearby villagers to build an ancestral hall in the spider lair to worship the spider fairy, and he himself sat in charge. A place where spiders often move to prevent unjust accusations from hurting people..."
"...However, perhaps because the innocent souls there were so powerful, the monks did not dare to stay where the spiders were at night, so they found a place not far or near from there to build a thatched shed. The thatched shed is now Guangsi Temple. As for the place where the spiders roamed, after all the guilty souls disappeared there, it was used as a cemetery by monks, and it has been used until now..."
After Okamoto finished speaking, he added with a smile: "...Of course, this is just a folk legend here in Spider Ridge, just listen to it..."
"Hmm..." Shu Yunwen groaned and nodded, "...this legend is quite interesting."
Several people chatted and walked toward the temple together. When they reached the front of the main hall, Okamoto Ryo waved to a monk not far away and said, "Hello, Master Hua Ming."
After hearing this, Hua Ming turned to look at Shu Yunwen and others, and immediately came over: "...it turns out to be Police Officer Okamoto. Are you here to investigate the case in the cemetery?"
"That's right, these are... uh... experts from Tokyo..." Okamoto Ryo pointed at Shu Yunwen and others, "... they want to see the scene where the body was found, and there will be trouble next. Master Hua Ming took us there..."
"...Want to go see the scene? No problem, I'll talk to the host right now." Hua Ming saluted Shu Yunwen and others with his hands together, turned and walked away.
Shu Yunwen and others stood waiting in front of the main hall. Not long after, they saw a young foreigner walking out of the main hall.
The foreigner had a slightly gloomy expression and a camera hanging around his neck. He walked slowly past Shu Yunwen and others and walked towards the door of the temple.
Shu Yunwen looked at the foreigners' backs and said with a smile: "... I really didn't expect that there are foreigners in this place... But why are foreigners entering the temple? Don't they all believe in God?"
Shu Yunwen finished speaking, and suddenly, he heard a voice next to him: "...Although our place is a little remote, foreigners still come here occasionally... As for the foreigner just now, he is a Familiar, right?"
Hearing the voice next to them, Shu Yunwen and others were startled and turned to look over: "...Master Hua Ming?"
Hua Ming nodded and continued: "...that man's name is Robert Taylor, an American. He came here with Miss Meisha from Spider House three years ago, and Miss Meisha was still alive at that time. , both of them smiled very happily, I thought the two of them would get together, but I didn’t expect..."
"Spider House?" Okamoto Ryo was stunned for a moment, and then said, "...Is it the family named Takeda who lived in the original Spider Shrine? I remember that someone died there five days ago, it seems. He hanged himself and died in the warehouse. Our police even sent people to investigate..."
"That's right, it's their home." Hua Ming nodded, then said with a smile:
"...Okay, everyone, if you want to go to the cemetery to investigate the case, please come with me. Let me tell you in advance that the roads in Spider Ridge Village are like spider webs, and there are many messy and forked roads in the woods. Please follow closely. Yes, if you get lost..."
"...It will be very troublesome."
