"All the dogs in the building are dead?" Ye Qingqing asked in disbelief.

Natsumi Inukai nodded. "Yes, my friend and his wife's family were neighbors for five years. My friend was only ten years old then. By the time he was fifteen, nearly ten of his dogs had died. He and his parents were very sad about this, and the other residents in the same building were also very sad because their pets had also died mysteriously, including cats, dogs, parrots, rabbits, goldfish, turtles, etc. They would always die inexplicably without any warning."

"So, in other words, your friend's building can't even support pets?" Lu Mo asked.

Natsumi Inukai nodded again, "That should be the case. But later everyone found the reason. Although my friend thought it was too unbelievable, at the time everyone attributed the reason to the Tsumabu family, thinking that it was the Tsumabu family who brought bad luck."

"Why blame the husband's family? Their pet died too!" Ye Qingqing asked curiously.

Natsumi Inukai shook her head apologetically, "I don't know about that. My friend wouldn't say much, and I didn't ask. But the Tsumabuki family moved away for that reason. Strangely enough, after the Tsumabuki family moved away, my friend got a Labrador. This dog has been with my friend all this time and is still alive, but it's very old."

"How are the other residents' pets doing?"

"That's good too. Things have returned to normal, and every pet is healthy. So they all firmly believe that the bad luck was brought by the Tsumabu family, and that they did nothing wrong." Natsumi Inukai smiled wryly.

Actually, he and his friend shared the same view: it must be a coincidence. The concept of bad luck is unscientific; it's just that some bad things happened at the same time, which is why bad luck was blamed.

But this is really strange. They couldn't keep a single pet alive for five years, but after the husband and wife left, all of them became healthy and lively. This coincidence is too bizarre.

Ye Qingqing felt a little regretful. She felt that the residents would not have driven people away for no reason. Perhaps they had discovered something, but unfortunately, Inukai Natsu's friend refused to say.

Lu Mo frowned slightly and couldn't help but ask, "Is your friend in Kyoto? Can we go and visit him?"

Inukai Natsumi paused for a moment, then subconsciously looked at Inukai Yoshi, who smiled and said, "If it's convenient, could you arrange a meeting for me?"

He actually wanted to know too; it was just too strange.

"Then I'll call and ask. He also works in Kyoto as a manga artist. He usually stays at home and doesn't like to interact with people much," Inukai Natsumi said, not daring to be sure.

His best friend has social anxiety and is a complete couch potato. He spends all year round with his dog. Recently, the dog has gotten older, so his friend stays home all the time, afraid that the dog will feel lonely if he goes out. He stays with the dog from morning till night.

After making the call, Inukai Yoshi explained where Lu Mo and his group came from, and that they wanted to know about the Tsumabuki family. The other party seemed reluctant and hesitated for a long time. Inukai Natsu was worried that Ye Qingqing and the others would be disappointed, after all, Lu Mo was his uncle's benefactor, and he wanted to do this well. So, he had a sudden idea and lowered his voice to say, "There's a very beautiful girl, even more beautiful than the heroine you drew. Maybe you'll get some inspiration after you see her!"

My friend has been struggling with the design of the female lead for her new book lately. She's drawn dozens of versions but isn't satisfied with any of them, which has made her even more upset. That's why Natsumi Inukai made that comment.

Sure enough, my friend readily agreed and we arranged to meet the next morning.