Nagasaki, near Kamahama Beach.
This is a famous bathing beach on the Goto Islands of Nagasaki. Here you can overlook the endless emerald sea and white beaches, which is as beautiful as a picture scroll. There are beach breaks and shower facilities on the beach, which is very convenient.
Because it is warm spring, there are already tourist activities on the bathing beach coast.
But today is a working day, so there are not many people on the beach.
Yuki Makiyu, who recently assisted in exterminating ghosts in Nagasaki, finally finished his work and came here to rest with his follower, Tomo Masao.
According to Yuuki's temperament, he doesn't have much interest in playing in the water on the beach. When I see the blue water, my first reaction is that my hands are itchy and I feel uncomfortable if I don’t fish.
A real fishing expert will have to swing two poles even if he crosses the Santu River after death.
So Yuuki simply bought a set of fishing gear and rented a small yacht to go fishing.
Wearing a floral shirt, big pants, and sunglasses, he drove the yacht out to sea with high spirits. Naturally, Masao, the crew chief and Nagatomo, followed him.
The weather is sunny today and the view over the sea is wide.
The yacht is very fast, riding the wind and waves, the salty sea breeze blows in the face, and the blue and white waves roll around the boat.
While sailing the boat, Yuuki spoke to Xiao Pingtou: "Nagatomo, have you written the report on this operation?"
"It's already written."
"Oh, so how much was written for the battle reimbursement?"
"Only Mr. Yuki has the reimbursement for the silver bullet. I didn't write it."
"How can you not write it? There will always be wear and tear. Your hammer always needs maintenance, right? This also costs money." Yuki's sunglasses slipped a little from the bridge of his nose, "Also, remember Well, if anyone asks, the number of bullets I am reimbursing this time is about 80."
"Ah...ah..."
Nagatomo hesitated.
Did Mr. Yuuki fire so many shots during this operation?
"Don't be so rigid. The organization has the nerve to let us stay up late and work overtime, and we have to have the nerve to collect some wool from the organization. Ahem, everyone is like this. Let's do this, I will give you 40% of the extra subsidy. Everyone who sees it will have a share. , although it doesn’t seem to be a lot, remember to use it to maintain your hammer. I remember an old Chinese saying, if a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools.”
"oh……"
The person with a small crew cut is as square as the shape of his head.
He was really not used to doing this kind of deception, but he couldn't go against Mr. Yuki's wishes.
"That's how captain is, just get used to it." The spirit lingered from behind Changyou and said in a voice that only he could hear.
Little Pintou didn't know how to respond to the spirit behind him, but he heard Yuki in front say to him again: "Nagatomo, do you look bad?"
"Well...I can't swim."
Nagatomo Masao can't swim, and Yuki Masaki's sailing speed is really ridiculously fast, so he can't help but feel a little frightened.
"It's okay, it's okay. If you do fall, I will catch you. You have to learn from that kid from Kamiya. Last time I took him out to sea, I drove much faster than this. He didn't even frown." Yuki said this while turning the accelerator harder.
When he reached the open and uninhabited sea, he finally stopped and soon began to play with fishing gear.
A slit girl wearing a trench coat and a mask appeared from the side and skillfully stringed up fishing bait for him.
After the boat stopped, Xiaopingtou breathed a sigh of relief and stood up to look around.
The warm sunshine penetrates the thin clouds and reflects on the blue sea. The sea breeze blew against my cheeks with a salty smell, and the temperature was not stuffy, it was considered fresh and comfortable.
A few seagulls were soaring in the sky, and the sea in the distance was calm. The bow of the ship was gently rocking up and down with the waves, as if the entire ocean was showing its calmness and tranquility. The gray buildings on the shore in the distance were vaguely visible.
The water and sky are one color.
The sea is wide enough for fish to leap, and the sky is high enough for birds to fly. This is probably the artistic conception.
"Nagamo." Yuki sat on the bow of the boat, swung out a pole, and started talking again and again, "You and your cute little girlfriend are called Ishino Sayuri, right? How are you getting along? So Missions come one after another, haven’t you seen each other for a long time?”
"Pretty, pretty good."
"Really? We can go back to Tokyo tomorrow, and you will be able to meet the child soon. You should be very happy, right? By the way, Ishino should have graduated too. Which university did she go to?"
"Ochanomizu Women's University."
"Oh? That's very good. Alas - that boy from Kamiya should learn from you on this point. What happened between him and the Onizuka shrine maiden of Juqiong Shrine really makes me anxious to death. What on earth are these two people doing? Only then can we... Speaking of which, many people in the countermeasures room are waiting for them to confirm their relationship."
"Um……"
Nagatomo didn't know how to answer the call.
In fact, when I first met Yuki Masakisuke, Xiao Pintou thought he would be a quite serious person.
But after actually getting along with each other, you will find that this is not the case at all.
What did Mr. Yuuki say...
He is indeed vigorous and resolute when working, but once he is free, he seems a bit noisy and quite gossipy, like the nagging Ogissan next door.
For example, Nagatomo heard all the gossip about Kamiya-kun and a lot of gossip in the countermeasures room from Uncle Yuki.
Xiao Pingtou used to think that Mr. Kamiya was like a person standing in the clouds, he could only see from a distance and could not get close.
But after being forced to eat so many melons, this impression was inevitably disillusioned.
Kamiya River fell off the altar!
However, this feeling is not too bad. After getting to know each other better, both Mr. Yuuki and Mr. Kamiya have become vivid, living people around them. Let Changyou truly feel that everyone is the same. Living in this world, we all need to eat, drink, poop, and sleep.
This is what counts as a human being.
After that, the two stopped talking and Yuuki began to concentrate on fishing.
His rod soon began to stir.
The buoy sank suddenly, and the carbon boat fishing rod bent down, with an obvious sinking and pulling feeling.
Yuuki has rich fishing experience and good luck. This is definitely a big catch.
Pull up the fishing rod, and a huge marlin immediately jumps out of the water. The surface of the fish skin, as thick as leather, emits dazzling white light under the sun!
Marlin is a ferocious large carnivorous fish. The body of the fish is elongated and flat on the sides. It is strong and strong. It has a high head and tapers backwards, and a strong tail handle.
In "The Old Man and the Sea", the old man Santiago caught this kind of fish.
"Here we come, big guy!"
Marin hung the hook, quickly dived back into the sea, and began to pull the fishing rod hard to swim. The terrifying explosive power even began to drag a small yacht.
Yuuki excitedly put one foot against the edge of the boat, held the rod in both hands, and started fishing.
Fishing is a process of battles of wits and courage, and fishing for big fish in the sea is even more so. You have to drive the boat to flip the fish over, and wait until the prey is exhausted before you can actually pull the fish onto the boat.
This is also an important part of the fun of sea fishing.
"Nagatomo, go and control the rudder! Steer the direction as I told you!"
"oh oh!"
Above the sea, the battle between man and fish lasted for nearly half an hour.
Nagatomo, who was just helping to steer the helm, seemed exhausted under Yuki's command. The same was true for the underwater marlin, whose strength to resist the struggle was significantly weakened, and Yuki once again pulled him out of the sea.
"Nagatomo, let's get it up and hit it with a fish stick!"
"ah……?"
The little flat head was stunned. The marin was extremely huge, probably two meters long, and the upper jaw protruded forward like the head of a spear.
Can this thing be knocked unconscious by hitting it with a fish stick?
"I think what the captain said about knocking the fish stick should refer to your hammer." The spirit behind Changyou was also a little eager to give it a try at this time and gave some advice.
However, is it a bit... to use a weapon used for killing spirits for fishing?
While Nagatomo was hesitating, he clearly saw Mr. Yuuki switching from holding the rod with both hands to one hand. The free hand reached his waist, took out his Smith & Wesson revolver and aimed it. water surface.
boom!
On the vast sea with no other ships, a gunshot rang out.
Water splashes.
The marlin turned its belly and came up...
Nagatomo Masao:? ? ?
Wait a minute?
Is this okay?
"Nagatomo, hurry up, let's get the fish up!" Yuki hurriedly greeted Nagatomo who was still looking confused.
The little flathead hurriedly stepped forward, and even the cracked girl started to help.
As far as Jiezheng was concerned, he had already enjoyed the fun anyway, so it would not be considered cheating if Xiaoli took action.
…
Yuuki began to measure the big harvest of this sea fishing.
Including Marin's long snout, it is a full 2 meters long and weighs 60 kilograms!
Nothing in the world can make a fisherman happier than a truly heavy catch.
After cleaning up the marlin that was accurately shot in the head, Yuuki was still admiring it, when his cell phone suddenly rang.
Coincidentally.
It was a call from Kamiyagawa.
"Uncle, are you going back to Tokyo tomorrow?"
Kamiya probably just visited the countermeasures room and already knew that Yuki would be able to return to Tokyo tomorrow.
"Yes, yes. How did you know I just caught a big fish?" Yuuki replied happily.
"Huh? What did you say?"
"Yes, yes, it's a marlin, a full 2 meters long!"
"..."
"Oh, how much does it weigh, you ask? Not bad, not bad, it's only 60 kilograms."
"I'm going to die if you look like this."
"Oh, you really don't know how to be charming. No wonder you can't get a girlfriend..."
All--
Kamiya really hung up the phone.
But just as the call ended, Yuuki's cell phone rang again.
He thought that Kamiya had some conscience, but when he saw the caller ID, it was not from Kamiya, but from the contact clerk in the countermeasures room.
Originally, at this time, no matter who called, Yuki had to show off his fishing harvest, but this call alone made him uninterested.
The contact person from the Countermeasures Room called, which meant that trouble was coming to our door again.
Sure enough, after answering the phone, Yuki Makensuke's expression completely changed. He patted the crew cut next to him, and his original joyful expression became restrained:
"Nagatomo, your wish to go back to see your girlfriend tomorrow may be in vain. There is another trouble here in Nagasaki that requires our assistance."
…
Nagasaki Prefecture is located in the southernmost tip of Japan and the westernmost part of Kyushu Island. It is composed of peninsulas, promontories, bays, and lake forks, with complex terrain and many islands.
The place where Yuuki and the others were entrusted to go was located on Tsushima Island, a small village hidden in the mountains of Mt.
It is located in a remote place and sparsely populated. It is called Jixiangsu.
The buildings along the streets of the town all have simple dark brown eaves, which gives it a very pastoral atmosphere.
What happened here recently is very strange.
In this extremely remote small place, unless something extremely weird happens, it will not alert Yuki Masakisuke, who is directly affiliated with the countermeasures room headquarters.
According to what the contact person said on the phone, someone turned into a tree at Jixiangsu.
And it’s not just one person. There have been dozens of cases like this in a short period of time, maybe even more.
The contact person couldn't explain exactly how the person turned into a tree on the phone. This was how Tsushima City reported it. The specific situation would not be known until Yuuki and the others went to check it out.
Accumulating fragrance.
Yuki brought Nagatomo here, and it was already dusk.
There are not many police officers in the local area of Jixiangjuku. The ones responsible for bringing Yuki and others are veteran police officers sent from Tsushima City who know the situation in the countermeasures room.
The leading police officer’s surname is Huajing.
The last name is nice, but Officer Hanai’s appearance is unflattering. In his forties, his figure was severely put on and out of shape, and his belly was so obvious that it stretched out the buttons of his uniform shirt.
"Mr. Yuki, thank you for coming."
Officer Huajing met the big shot sent down from above. After confirming his ID, he immediately bowed and shook hands.
"It's all within one's duties. I heard from above that things are a bit serious here?"
"Yes, it's a bit serious."
I feel a headache when I talk about this flower well. He has been a police officer for more than 20 years, and is also a high-level official in Tsushima City. He also knows a few things about the gods through his position. But what happened here in Xiangjisu was so bizarre that it was really unheard of.
"The number of victims was dozens. Why was it reported to the countermeasures room to this extent?"
"No, Mr. Yuki. This happened too fast, as if overnight, and by the time you reacted, it was already like this. And according to the worst estimate, the situation in Xiangjisu may continue to change. Oops."
"knew."
The Countermeasures Room has responded to the situation of "people turning into trees" in Tsushima Kojisu, and completely blocked the information on the Internet.
At present, the police force of Tsushima City and even Iki City have been deployed around the place, implementing a seal and control, and no longer allowing people to enter or exit.
In addition, the number of official ghost exterminators on the entire Tsushima Island is pitiful, and they have all been dispatched.
Outside the main street entrance of Jixiangsu.
Dusk is coming to an end, and everything is lifeless. The afterglow of the setting sun illuminates the streets in orange, forming a lake, and not a single person can be seen.
Roadblocks have been set up at the entrance, and several police cars are blocking the way.
After Yuki and his party arrived, several local official spirit exterminators gathered around them.
It may be that there are no elite spiritual exterminators stationed on Tsushima Island. These people seem to be following the arrangements of Officer Hanai. At Huajing's signal, the spiritual masters talked about the situation in Jixiang Suli.
"Slow down, let's talk one by one." When Yuuki entered work, Su Lai always had a leadership temperament, and every move he made was very convincing, "First of all, answer me, what happened at Jixiangju After what happened, have any of you been inside?"
"Yes, Mr. Yuki. Tezuka, Uemura, and I have been there."
Among the exorcists, there was a woman who looked to be in her 30s and stood a little forward.
