The end result is that you will become the prey of Lord Death God."
Boom!
The huge thunder sounded, and the dark forest outside brought a hint of gloom to this not-so-scary folk legend.
"Humph, that's just a legend made up by parents to scare their children when they were young."
After a moment's silence, Kogoro Maori snorted and laughed, obviously disdainful of the legend the other party told.
"Perhaps."
Chengshan Shuma's expression remained unchanged as he continued to explain the legend in detail to everyone: "However, the legend of Lord Shi Luoshen states that anyone who dares to destroy this land will be judged by the local guardian deity.
This was originally just a ghost story that was widely circulated in our village and the surrounding areas.
Until nine years ago, when someone's daughter lost her life in a lake in this forest, the legend became true."
"No way?" Xiaolan said in disbelief.
"Really?" Toyama Kazuha looked at Kawachi Fukasato for confirmation, "In this forest?"
"That's right. After that girl entered this forest, we haven't seen her since."
Hanoi Fukada recounted the horrific past with an expressionless face, but the look made it seem even more gloomy: “At that time, everyone in the village went out and searched the forest for the missing girl.
It was not until the evening of the third day that rumors began to spread among the villagers who were desperate about the search.
It is said that the girl who entered the forest at dark broke the unwritten rule from ancient times and angered the forest's guardian, Lord Shirakami.
So I was judged by the other side."
Upon hearing this, Xiaolan and Kazuha both looked frightened. Obviously, as they were both resistant to ghost stories, they were still starting to feel scared.
“And this is just an opening.”
Hanoi Fukasato looked at the two frightened people and smiled with a malicious smile, then continued, “Later, the girl’s father, who heard the rumor, ignored everyone’s advice and went into the forest at sunset to look for his daughter.
After that, there was no return.
Two days later, the body of the drowned girl was found in a lake in the forest.
I remember...the girl's name was Yada Tamako..."
"You said her last name was Yada!?"
Hattori Heiji was surprised when he heard the last name: "That's not..."
"Yes, she is the sister of the Yadajo who sent you the letter." Mizukawa Moeki nodded.
"Then doesn't it mean that we should go in and look for the daughter's father..." Kogoro Mouri hesitated to speak.
"Yes, it's Yada-kun's father, and his whereabouts are still unknown." Mizukawa Moeki said with fear in his tone: "Maybe Yada's father was also killed by Lord Shirakami..."
A loud thunderclap rang out, causing Xiaolan and the other girl, who were already in fear, to tremble and scream.
"The Death God is nothing more than a fictional legend. I tend to believe that someone is using this name to commit crimes."
Tang Ze folded his arms and said, “Or, there is no such conspiracy at all, and the Yada father and daughter just died in an accident.
The villagers, unable to find an excuse, resorted to relying on the legends passed down from generation to generation."
"I naturally didn't believe it at first, thinking it was just superstition from my elders!"
Mizukawa Moeki's tone was excited, but his face was extremely pale: "But...but I saw it!!
At dusk, atop a large tree dyed blood-red by the setting sun, a white-haired monster silently bared its teeth in a terrifying grin!
"What did you say!?" Hattori Heiji said in disbelief: "Are you sure you saw it?!"
"Could it be that you mistook the monkey for a human?" Kogoro Mouri no longer dared to be as dismissive as before, and cold sweat broke out on his face.
"That's definitely not a monkey!"
Mizukawa Moeki clenched his fists and looked at Maori Kogoro and said, "Last week, the people at the village office saw the same thing as me!"
"But this is strange. According to what you said, the Lord of Death will only attack people who enter the forest at night, right?
Hattori Heiji stroked his chin and pondered, "According to this statement, he was just passively attacking people who entered the forest at night.
But the village chief and his wife were murdered in their own villa."
Having said this, Hattori Heiji looked at Mizukawa Moe and said, "Do you know if there is any other reason?"
"I know this."
Facing Hattori Heiji's doubts, Kawachi Fukasato smiled and said, "Perhaps this matter is related to the village's development project.
Village chief Hihara's original plan was to build a large enough tourist attraction in the forest.
Camping and barbecues are all activities that can attract city people to come here, which is naturally a good plan to revitalize the village. Unfortunately..."
"So that's why you angered Lord Shirakami?" Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri understood what Kawachi Fukasato meant.
"That's right. After the murder of the Hihara village chief and his wife, the planned construction project in the forest was canceled."
"But as a village hero, Chief Hihara has always believed that developing the forest is the only way out for the village. It can also prevent the village's youth from running away to work in big cities due to joblessness," said Kawachi Fukasato.
"Hero?" Tang Ze raised an eyebrow and asked, "Why do you use that word?"
"It's normal that you don't know. After all, it's been a long time. When the Hihara village chief was young, he was an Olympic candidate in track and field."
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