In Makoto Karasawa's mysterious cellar, Gu Xing carefully observed the woman with red eyes on half of her face through Daisaku Ogata's gaze.
Everything that happened last night is vivid in my mind.
It can be inferred from this that the rule of the plucked-headed witch to make people forget their memories is limited to the scenes where they saw her that night, and does not limit the preservation of the memory of the plucked-headed witch's facial features.
In addition, her forgetting rules do not restrict the locked person from recalling those forgotten scenes for some reason afterwards.
Didn't any of the 111 people killed by the Headless Witch recall the horrific scene that night at some point?
Probably, because like Gu Xing, they had not seen the portrait of the witch in the cellar of Makoto Karasawa's house, so they were unable to relate it and imagine it, thus leaving clues for themselves to search for memories.
Gu Xing focused all his attention on the portrait of the witch with the head in the cellar.
At this moment, there are two main differences between the girl depicted in the mural and the girl Gu Xing saw with his own eyes last night:
First, there are no scary heads in the dense red eyes on her face in the mural.
Second, in the mural, she is holding a black square box in her hand, with a trace of black mist seeping from the gap between the box body and the lid.
According to the files provided by the East Police Department, no one seems to have seen the true appearance of the witch with the head, because everyone who has seen her with their own eyes has separated their bodies.
People just judged from the extremely frightened wailing of the deceased - "Witch!" "Witch" "It's a witch!" From this wailing that the grotesque creature with the head was a woman, and named it the witch with the head.
In this way, Gu Xing was much luckier than the other victims. At least, he already knew the true appearance of the witch one month before his death.
Now, it is very clear - according to the normal logic of weird rules, the fact that the witch with the head pulled out her head came to Gu Xing last night was by no means an accidental act, but a rule that she must follow every time she pulls out her head to kill someone.
That is: one month before each murder, the witch with the head will find the victim who triggered the rule, and look at the victim like she looked at Gu Xing last night.
This gaze means that the victim has been officially targeted by the Head-Bearing Witch, and he will be destined to appear in the Head-Breaking Feast a month later.
The next morning, the victim woke up from his dream and forgot everything that happened the night before.
In other words, they vaguely remember what happened last night, but they don’t remember exactly what happened. This is what victims call amnesia.
Now, the question arises, why was Gu Xing targeted by the Head-plucked Witch like other victims?
Judging from the previous investigations by the East Police Department, they still have not figured out the specific reason why the victim triggered the head-plucked witch rule.
Gu Xing ordered Daisaku Ogata to search the cellar carefully, but no new useful clues were found.
As time went by, Ogata Daisaku's fear of the cellar continued to strengthen.
Especially the statue of a woman with nine tails, Ogata Dasaku didn't even dare to get within five steps of her... He kept begging Gu Xing to leave the cellar. This coward.
"come back."
As soon as Gu Xing finished speaking, Ogata Dazao jumped out of the cellar like a rabbit. He was shivering in the strong wind of the icy wilderness. He didn't know whether he was more afraid or cold.
At this time, a message came from Dong Er:
【Not much gain】
【What are you going to do next】
"Go find Karasawa Makoto again."
…
Sitting in the living room of Makoto Karasawa's house, the refreshments on the coffee table had not yet been removed.
Gu Xing stared at Karasawa Makoto. Perhaps, the other party did not expect that not long after saying goodbye, they would actually meet again.
Karasawa Makoto: "Detective Hirokawa, you won't regret it, right?"
Gu Xing: "Repent? What?"
Karasawa Makoto: "Of course it's about agreeing to go to Dongdu with me."
Gu Xing: "I will never go back on that kind of thing - this time I come, I want to know something about the mysterious cellar in your home."
"Ah," after hearing this question, Karasawa Makoto seemed to tense up from a relaxed state in an instant, "Why are you interested in it?"
Gu Xing: "It involves a friend of mine who is in trouble. It is very likely to be related to the cellar in your home, but it is difficult to tell the specific situation."
"I told you before," Karasawa Makoto looked at him thoughtfully, "one night, the mystery suddenly disappeared."
Gu Xing: "I also remember that you once said that you cannot open the cellar at any time, otherwise you will cause huge trouble."
Karasawa Makoto: "That's right."
Gu Xing: "So, maybe it is some kind of terrible ominous thing? For you, its disappearance might actually be a good thing."
"Detective Hirokawa,"
Karasawa Makoto suddenly looked directly at Gu Xing, his eyes became very sharp,
"Please forgive me, for some time, I have had a vague feeling in my heart - the disappearance of my cellar may have something to do with you.
Although there is no direct evidence, it is quite outrageous to speculate that an upright person like you took my cellar away silently, but the sixth sense related to it has always been very strong.
As I told you, my sixth sense has always been accurate. For this reason, I was deeply troubled and even went to visit an onmyoji who was highly respected in the industry. "
Gu Xing: "Oh? What did he say?"
Makoto Karasawa: "The onmyoji brought me to a fog, and I saw your figure in the fog. You looked at me without saying a word, and then disappeared after a while.
The Onmyoji told me, "The man in the mist just now has his origin and his end. The disappearance in the cellar of your home is also inseparable from him." If Miss Karasawa wants to untie this knot, she still needs to find the answer from that person. '
I have always kept this matter in my heart, not knowing how to speak out. Since you came here specifically to ask about this matter today, I simply put these words in the open to avoid any rift between us.
In addition, if that Onmyoji said something, I beg you not to trouble him. If you have any grievances directed at me, how about that? "
After Karasawa Makoto finished speaking, he took a deep breath and looked at Gu Xing.
Gu Xing also stared at Karasawa Makoto, and instantly felt more favorable towards this national actress.
Of course, it's not the ordinary goodwill between men and women. Rather, it is purely a good impression of her willingness to express her feelings, be frank, and treat each other sincerely.
The original Holy Son had such an ordinary temperament that he was completely defeated in the process of swinging the ball again and again.
Of course, it wasn't all the Son's straight shots that defeated Gu Xing in the end.
It is the Holy Son who knows how to use skills, conspiracy and conspiracy. She is still good at hitting the straight ball, but the sudden stop at the critical moment, the silence and patience that makes her want to speak, make Gu Xing, who thinks he can cut off mundane emotions, want to stop. .
This is the spiritual evolution of the Holy Son, and it is also the gentle land that Gu Xing is destined to find hard to escape.
Back to Karasawa Makoto——
At that time, Gu Xing took away the cellar of Tangze's family. The original reason was that he discovered that Yingzi's origin was the cellar, and then he discovered that there were even more terrifying weirdos hidden in the cellar.
Gu Xing was worried that they would cause harm to the world and made decisions without his master's permission.
In any case, the cellar was a legacy left to her by Tangze's mother. Even if Gu Xing's actions were well-intentioned, there was nothing commendable about them.
What's more, even he himself must admit it frankly——
The reason why he made his own decision without Karasawa's permission was not because of anything else, but because he was worried about exposing his relationship with the Weird Alliance and the identity of his weird describer.
Such a starting point is selfish enough.
"That onmyoji was right,"
Gu Xing said: "It is true that I took away your cellar. Frankly speaking, although the starting point was with good intentions, it was really bad without your permission. It is not an exaggeration to say that it was a thief's move. I want I apologize."
Karasawa Makoto: "I want to ask you, where did you take it? Is it no longer in this city..."
Gu Xing: "It's not even in this world - of course, as the owner, if you insist on it coming back, you can do it."
Karasawa Makoto: "I never thought that you have such ability... No wonder, my intuition tells me that as long as I go to Dongdu with you, I will be safe and sound."
Gu Xing: "Don't think too much of me. Maybe, I'm just a puppet using external force and bluffing."
Makoto Karasawa: "Can you tell me why you took away the cellar? Was it because you found terrible things hidden in it?"
Gu Xing: "To be honest, despite your repeated warnings, due to special reasons that I cannot explain, I still used some method to understand the specific situation in the cellar, and found that your cellar did not stay in place quietly and harmlessly. Instead, they have been secretly releasing terrifying monsters into the world.
So...I said this, I don’t know if I made it clear. I once again sincerely apologize for sneaking into the cellar despite your warnings. "
"It doesn't matter, it really doesn't matter,"
Karasawa Makoto said:
“The original intention of issuing such a warning to you is that I am worried that you will fall into irreparable danger, and secondly, I am afraid that the terrible crisis in the cellar will spread to the world.
Since you can handle it properly and have no worries at all, my warning can be regarded as a kind reminder,"
Karasawa Makoto smiled, "Right now, what I want to know more is what exactly you saw in the cellar that made you determined to take it away completely——
Please understand my curiosity. My mother, although she kept warning me that something terribly horrific existed there, never said a word about what it was, and this secret bothered me for years.
To tell you the truth, if one day I knew that I would die forever tomorrow, then the night before, I would muster up the courage to go into the cellar and take a look. "
"Inside the crypt are statues and murals,"
Since Karasawa Makoto chose to treat Gu Xing in a sincere way, Gu Xing naturally tried his best to tell his true knowledge and considerations.
"There are four statues and three murals. The first statue is carved of a strange woman, half of the body is made of white bones, and the face is glowing with green light; the other half of the body is a young woman with a hanging hanging on her face. With a gentle smile..."
Regarding the situation in the cellar, Gu Xing tried to be as detailed as possible. As the owner of the cellar, you should have the right to know.
"Thank you very much for fulfilling my long-cherished wish,"
After listening carefully, Karasawa Makoto stood up and said, "If you don't mind, could you please follow me to another place?"
Gu Xing vaguely felt that this visit would be fruitful.
…
"Juri, please wait here for a while. Detective Hirokawa and I will be back soon."
After stabilizing Takanashi Juri in the living room, Karasawa Makoto took Gu Xing to the study room of the villa.
Makoto Karasawa's study is very large, decorated in a Western classical style. The pattern of the wallpaper is very similar to the pattern on her clothes at the moment. The bookshelves cover three walls, and there are traces of books being picked up and read frequently.
Karasawa Makoto gently picked up a certain book from a certain bookshelf.
A low friction sound sounded, and the bookshelf moved forward as a whole, and then moved to the side, and a secret door appeared behind the bookshelf.
"plz follow me!"
Karasawa Makoto said, taking the lead into the secret door, and Gu Xing followed immediately.
Behind the secret door, there were deep secret passages, like a maze. Karasawa Makoto led Gu Xing along the way, and finally arrived at a dark room that required facial recognition.
Walking into the darkroom, the walls were lined with safes of various sizes, as many as twenty or thirty.
"In here..." Gu Xing couldn't help but mutter to himself, "There are many safes."
"They are all extraneous wealth,"
Karasawa Makoto stuck out her tongue,
"Our family was once dilapidated, and we lived a very difficult life during that time, so after I became successful, I always felt uneasy, feeling that life was impermanent, and I didn't know when bad luck would happen to me again. So - we are prepared here."
Gu Xing: "If that's the case, it would be a bit abrupt for me to follow you here."
That being said, Gu Xing felt that being trusted so much by Karasawa Makoto was a bit flattering.
Karasawa Makoto: "Haha, actually I don't really want to bring you here, as if I'm showing off. But there is really no way. There is something. If I want to show you, it's best to be here."
What she said aroused Gu Xing's curiosity even more, and he couldn't wait to know what would happen next.
Karasawa Makoto walked to the corner and pressed a secret keypad, and a drawer slowly stretched out from the corner.
Gu Xing looked inside the drawer. There was a thin hard-cover book sitting neatly, with no words on the cover.
Karasawa Makoto opened the first page of the book, which was a completely blank piece of paper. The same goes for turning backwards.
Gu Xing: "This is..."
"Don't worry yet."
Karasawa Makoto pressed a hidden button inside the drawer, and a fluorescent light lit up. In an instant, text appeared on the book, and... pictures.
She said rather proudly:
“I found this book at home the year my mother died.
At that time, I had not yet discovered its mystery. I was just curious about why a book without a word in it was treated as a treasure by my mother and hidden in a secret room at home.
Later, I became an actor and filmed Mysterious Island. I gained some superficial understanding of some mysterious things, especially some methods of hiding secrets. Only through repeated attempts did I unlock the secrets of this book. Mystery——"
Gu Xing looked around and saw safes, hidden compartments and mechanisms, all exuding a mysterious aura.
He suddenly felt that... with the current relationship between him and Karasawa Makoto, she was too reassured about him by bringing him here to read this book.
"The sculptures and portraits you just told me about are quite consistent with the content in this book - of course, the difference is that you saw both sculptures and murals, while in my book, they are all It’s about the pictures that accompany the statue,”
Karasawa Makoto smiled and said: "From a certain perspective, this also proves that the situation in the cellar you described is indeed true."
Gu Xing thought to himself that if he had concealed something just now, he might not have anything to do with this book full of secrets.
He thought as he looked at the books illuminated by fluorescent light. The first picture was a photo of Sakurako's statue.
It seemed that Yingzi still looked like she was when she was a student. She was wearing clean school uniforms, had long shawl hair, and her aloof temperament already showed her full goddess-like appearance.
She stood in the crowded campus, and the male classmates passing by all cast admiring glances at her. Behind her, the cherry blossom tree was in full bloom, with pink petals falling down. It was really beautiful.
"Do you recognize this girl?" Karasawa Makoto pointed at the picture, "She is so beautiful that people are jealous."
"Sakurako,"
Gu Xing pointed to the text next to the picture. There was some text introduction on it. The most eye-catching sentence was——
"An extremely beautiful single woman. She is destined not to fall in love with anyone in her life. She is destined to remain a virgin until her death."
"If such beauty comes at the cost of a lonely life," Makoto Karasawa sighed, "then it would be too heavy."
The text introduction also contained some information about Yingzi's past. Of course Gu Xing was a little curious, but at this moment, he was more concerned about the news about the witch with the head.
…
Gu Xing continued to flip back, and finally found a woman with half of her face covered with red eyes on a certain page.
In the book, her name is [Kida Hime].
The following is the information about Kida Hime recorded in the book.
[Kida Hime, a singer from a distant era, fell in love with a samurai named Iguchi Yuta, made a vow to each other, and eloped and wandered together]
[A year later, Iguchi Yuta fell in love with another woman]
[Kida Hime developed schizophrenia because of this. When she is awake, she is Kida Hime, the fugitive singer who deeply loves Iguchi Yuta. She told Iguchi Yuta over and over again that she wanted him to become her eyes and follow her forever]
[When she is unconscious, she is a dark onmyoji who uses the jewelry box as a tool to kill her. He always appears when night falls and threatens Yuta Iguchi over and over again. If he never gives up, he will eat him with the monster in the box]
[Iguchi Yuta was tortured terribly by the schizophrenic Kida Hime. In order to get rid of her entanglement, Iguchi Yuta killed her with his own hands and cut off her head]
Gu Xing read these contents carefully, trying to find out the reason why he was targeted by the Head-plucked Witch.
There is no doubt that the predecessor of the bald-headed witch is probably Kida Hime.
She was beheaded by the one she loved and turned into a monster after her death, so she wanted to behead others.
She said in front of her that she would turn Yuta Iguchi into eyes and follow her forever. Only then would she turn into a monster after death and put all the people she killed into the red eyes on her face.
According to common sense, she should be a monstrous person seeking revenge, and the targets of her revenge should be those unfaithful men who killed their loved ones.
Or, if the scope is expanded, it should only be those men who always give up.
As for Gu Xing, he has only been in love once in his life, so he should not be included in her rules anyway.
"you,"
Karasawa Makoto suddenly asked: "If you want to take pictures or make excerpts, I have no objection."
It was completely unnecessary. Even though I had only glanced through it briefly, Gu Xing had already memorized the contents of the book.
Now, a considerable amount of spiritual power has given him a terrifying memory...or rather, the spiritual power derived from the souls of those who died at the hands of members of the Weird Alliance.
Karasawa Makoto: "So, I wonder if this book will help you with the troubles you are encountering?"
“It helps a lot,”
Gu Xing said: "Although I can't tell exactly when it will take effect. When do you plan to leave for Dongdu?"
"If that's okay, what about tomorrow? I'll book the air tickets."
"Okay, please contact me in advance."
…
After finishing the matter with Makoto Karasawa, Gu Xing quickly rushed to Dongdu and reunited with the grotesque clone of the Yamagata family, entering the fusion state, and the memories of the two parties during their separation were also synchronized.
At this moment, Eijiro Kita was about to arrive at Kishida Apartment in Nerima Ward in a special car prepared by the East Police Department.
The scenery along the way is beautiful, but you will get tired of it if you see it too much. Eijiro Kita played very soft and hypnotic music, and the Holy Son fell asleep leaning on Gu Xing's shoulder.
Regarding the fact that he was targeted by the Headless Witch, Gu Xing thought about it and decided to keep it secret from the Holy Son for the time being.
He didn't want to cause the Holy Son to be overly worried because of this kind of thing, and then affect the good mood that he had maintained during this trip to the Eastern Capital.
In fact, Gu Xing didn't think he would really die at the hands of the Head-plucked Witch. There is still a month left to make an effective response.
After everything was sure, he would tell the other party the whole story. When the time comes, he will inevitably face severe criticism from the Son, but Gu Xing believes that the price is worth paying.
"arrive,"
The car slowly stopped at the door of Kishida's apartment. Gu Xing gently patted Shengzi on the shoulder, "Shengzi, wake up."
"Why did I fall asleep?" Shengzi rubbed his eyes, "I was just going to say that the scenery on the road was very nice..."
Gu Xing got out of the car and opened the door for Shengzi in a gentlemanly manner, "Get out of the car, Miss Shengzi."
"Police Officer Guangchuan,"
Shengzi walked out of the car with a smile and looked up at Gu Xing, "Today, in what capacity will you meet Miss Qianyo?"
…
On an apartment building opposite Kishimoto's apartment, two telescopes were focused on a black car parked in front of Kishimoto's apartment. A man and a woman got out of the car.
The man held the woman's hand and walked into Kishimoto's apartment building.
"Ghost feet, if I'm not mistaken,"
Behind a window in the apartment opposite, a rather rugged-looking man wearing a black trench coat and a black bowler hat held up a telescope.
"Is that a special car provided by the East Police Department for investigators?"
"Let me see,"
Next to him, another similarly dressed man with a fair appearance, codenamed [Ghost Foot], also held up a telescope, "Probably."
Rugged man: "What do you mean roughly?"
Guijiao: "Okay, it's the car from the East Police Station."
Rough man: "Did you notice? That man has a mask with no facial features on his face."
Guijiao: "I've heard of him - the weird detective who is closely related to the East Police Department. So, that woman is Ye Ying?"
"..."
Rough man: "Your news is too late. The answer and Ye Ying are now acting in Lidu. Moreover, the man's clothes are very different from the answer - the answer likes to wear a deerstalker hat and a yellow windbreaker. And this guy ——Gray plaid coat.”
Guijiao: "Why, are you anxious again?"
"If you hadn't done something bad," the rugged man turned to look at Guijiao, "that woman named Chiyo has been allowed to live until now, I wouldn't have to deal with these bullshit investigators at all."
"I don't want to either,"
Gui Jiao was concentrating on the movement on the other side, "But you have also seen that there is something strange around that woman. Every time we want to take action, we will lose her whereabouts."
"No matter what,"
The rugged man said: "The investigators of the East Police Department must have increased their vigilance, and the difficulty of succeeding here will only become more and more difficult every time.
Moreover, if we kill a few more investigators, even if the East Police Department has more manpower, we will probably go on a rampage - you must deal with Chiyo as soon as possible. "
Ghost Foot: "Actually, I don't think we need to deal with those investigators. According to my observations during this period, the clues they got from Chiyo are very limited."
"The investigator codenamed [Writer] just died a few days ago, and you have completely forgotten about it?"
The rough man raised his voice, "Our method of erasing memories has failed against Hasegawa Chiyo, do you understand? If I hadn't taken action, the writer would have probably found something by now... There is only one month left before the day of advent, and none of us can I hope there are no mistakes in this!"
"Don't get excited, Man Tianxing," Guijiao stretched out his hand in front of his chest and pressed it, making a calming gesture, "I'm just discussing this with you from an analytical perspective."
"Be serious," the rough man codenamed [Mangyissing] stared at the ghost's feet, "don't let our previous efforts go in vain."
"look,"
Guijiao pointed to the apartment opposite, "The man and woman entered Chiyo's house."
"Today at the latest,"
Man Tianxing raised the telescope again, "We must completely eliminate the hidden dangers."
Guijiao: "Okay, as you wish."
…
"So to say,"
After walking into the elevator of Kishida's apartment and pressing the floor where Chiyo's house was located, Seiko said to Gu Xing:
"Have you agreed to accompany Karasawa Makoto to Tokyo as a bodyguard?"
"Um,"
Gu Xing looked at the numbers going up in the elevator, "Miss Tangze did me a big favor before."
"It's really enviable,"
The Holy Son looked up at Gu Xing's profile, "Gu Xingjun."
Gu Xing: "How do you say this?"
Seiko: "First of all, I envy you to come to Dongdu with Ms. Karasawa Makoto. She is really my idol. Don't forget to get a few more autographs for me."
Gu Xing: "I will tell her that this is for my girlfriend. She must write the message carefully."
"Haha, that's not necessary,"
The Son smiled and said: "Second, I envy you for having a weird clone that can do two things at once.
To be honest, when I was in school, I often had wild fantasies. One of them thought that it would be great if he could learn the magic of clone——
A clone is placed in school to study hard, never delaying homework, and easily admitted to the University of Tokyo.
The other clone goes to eat, drink, have fun, travel everywhere, and live a happy life. How wonderful is it?
Do you still remember? I told you that after graduating from college, I hiked around the country alone - if I had mastered the art of cloning, I would be traveling around the world by now. "
Gu Xing: "It must have been that time when we were drinking together with Hong Shi. I remember you said at that time that the reason why you walked across the country alone was because you were cornered by a scumbag."
"Of course I lied to you,"
The Holy Son laughed, "Traveling is just because I like traveling. Traveling alone is because there was no one I liked at that time - unlike now."
Gu Xing and her looked at each other and held each other's hands.
…
"Dingling~"
Not long after the Son pressed the knock on the door, the door opened.
The person standing inside the door is...
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Standing inside the door was a beautiful woman wearing a light-colored hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, and white slippers.
"Son?"
The other party called out the name of the Holy Son.
"Sister Chiyo!"
The Holy Son shouted the other person's name and threw himself into her arms, "I miss you so much!"
"Me too,"
Chiyo's face was full of joy, and she hugged the Holy Son tightly, "Why are you here?"
"I came to Dongdu to investigate a case," Seiko separated from Chiyo and continued to hold her hand, "I heard they said you lived here, so I couldn't wait to come here!"
"Who is this……"
Chiyo's eyes moved to the man behind the Holy Son - he wore a mask without facial features, was tall and wearing a rather loose coat, and looked a little weird.
"Let me introduce you solemnly,"
The Holy Son stood next to the man, showing a sweet smile, "He is my boyfriend, a member of the Lidu Weird Alliance, you can call him - director."
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