To be honest, Kurosawa Mika had also guessed the identity of the girl in front of her, but she still didn't expect that the other party would give such an official answer.

And it's from the Metropolitan Police Department...

Kurosawa Mika even felt that she had heard it wrong, because the police in the area of ​​​​Rishang Mountain had almost never taken care of these missing persons. Once someone reported that their family members or friends were missing in Rishang Mountain, the police would basically just treat it as a disappearance. This is why Kurosawa Mika did this job, because the police here are simply unreliable.

Of course, Kurosawa Mika didn't blame the police. She had been in Rishang Mountain for many years and naturally knew how dangerous it was. Ordinary police would die if they went in, so their inaction was understandable.

But...Metropolitan Police Department?

Kurosawa Mika looked at Shizuku in front of her with confusion. If the other party said that he was a supernatural enthusiast, maybe it would be more credible.

Instead, Kurosawa Rei seemed quite surprised.

"Metropolitan Police Department? Miss Shizuku, is this really okay?"

"That's fine, because the Metropolitan Police Department won't admit it either."

Shizuku waved her hand and looked at Kurosawa Mika again.

"The reason why the Metropolitan Police Department issued the commission was because of the previous incident of the local government developing a tourist area here. I think you should have heard about it."

"Ah...yeah, of course I know."

Kurosawa Mika nodded.

"That's right. During the development of the tourist area, there have been many accidents and a large number of casualties, which has exceeded the average. Therefore, after internal discussions, the Metropolitan Police Department decided to entrust me with the handling of this incident as a difficult case. By the way, my purpose in coming here is not to conduct a cursory investigation and then write a report to submit. Instead, I want to solve all of this. To put it bluntly, I want to deal with the curse of Rishang Mountain for so many years."

"this……"

Hearing Shizuku's decisive words, Kurosawa Mika seemed a little at a loss as to what to do. Her first reaction was that the other party was bragging. She had no idea how long the curse of Mount Higami had lasted. Over the years, no one had been able to solve the problem of Mount Higami, and this young girl said that she could solve it?

"All in all, I want to resolve this issue as quickly as possible."

Shizuku glanced at her watch and looked at Kurosawa Mika again.

"Ms. Kurosawa Mika, you are a local and have been to Mount Higami many times. So I need to borrow your experience. When do you think it is appropriate to go to Mount Higami? Or let me put it another way... When is Mount Higami more dangerous?"

"……night."

Kurosawa Mika hesitated for a moment and gave an answer.

"The daytime and nighttime of Rishang Mountain are two completely different worlds. At dusk, many wronged souls and vengeful spirits will appear on Rishang Mountain..."

"I see. Thank you."

Shizuku nodded politely, then she glanced at the sky and clapped her hands. Hearing the clapping, the other girls also turned their heads and looked at Shizuku.

"Then, you can move around freely. In three hours, everyone will gather here. We are going to Rishang Mountain."

"OK!"

"Understood!"

"receive."

After hearing what Shizuku said, the girls responded energetically, then stood up and walked out of the cafe with laughter - they felt like students who were free to move around on a school trip.

Kurosawa Rei also stood up and prepared to go out for a walk, but at this moment, Kurosawa Mika came over and grabbed her.

"Wait a minute, Sister Lian, come here for a moment."

As she spoke, Kurosawa Mika pulled Kurosawa Rei into the back room.

"What's going on with Miss Kasugano? What are you planning to do? I have to say that Mount Higami is really dangerous..."

"Don't worry, Mihua."

Looking at Kurosawa Mika in front of him, Kurosawa Rei smiled and patted her hands.

"Believe me, I know what you're thinking. Although Miss Shizuku looks very young, I can assure you that she is very powerful. You will know it once you see it. To tell you the truth, although I am not sure what you encountered on Mt. Higashiyama, I can assure you that the girls who came here this time have had similar experiences. And it can be said that we are all used to it."

"Habit……"

"Anyway, they are all good kids, there won't be any problems."

“…”

After listening to what Kurosawa Rei said, Kurosawa Mika was silent for a moment, then she came to the counter and patted the shoulder of the girl who was looking at the counter.

"Ms. Mihua?"

"Xi Li, why don't you take those kids for a look around? You know this place better, don't you?"

"Eh? But..."

"Don't worry, it'll be fine."

As she spoke, Kurosawa Mika gently held the girl's hand, then she looked up at the Amakura sisters and Hinasaki Shinku who were discussing where to go to kill time.

"Excuse me, if you don't mind, let this kid take you around the neighborhood."

"Of course no problem, thank you for your help."

After hearing what Kurosawa Mika suggested, the three girls didn't think there was anything wrong with it. The leader, Hinasaki Shinku, bowed her head to thank Kurosawa Mika. Kurosawa Mika smiled, patted the girl's shoulder, and pushed her forward. The girl hesitated, and then walked in front of Hinasaki Shinku and the others.

"Hello, nice to meet you. I am Fang Xili."

"Hello, my name is Hinasaki Shinku, they are the Amakura sisters, this is the older sister Amakura Mayu, and that is the younger sister Amakura Mio. Thank you for your guidance."

"Hello, is there anything we can visit here?"

“Here…”

As they spoke, the girls walked out together, and Kurosawa Rei looked at Kurosawa Mika, who gave a wry smile.

"She should have some friends."

Three hours was neither long nor short. During this time, Shizuku had been reading various records and documents about Hikari Mountain, while Kurosawa Mika was watching the shop while chatting with Kurosawa Rei. Soon, the girls who had gone out to travel returned to the antique coffee shop before dark. After dinner, everyone rested for a while, then got ready and headed towards Hikari Mountain.

The one leading the way was, of course, Mika Kurosawa.

"After the previous accident, the government fenced off the entire area with barbed wire."

While walking forward with a flashlight, Kurosawa Mika whispered to the people behind her.

"But it was useless. People who wanted to commit suicide and those who became interested in this place because of the accident at the construction site came and destroyed the barbed wire... like this."

Having said this, Kurosawa Mika looked ahead and saw that someone had cut a big hole in the wire fence leading up the mountain.

The group passed through the wire fence and officially entered the Higashiyama Mountain. They followed the steps on the mountain, but soon, mud and gravel blocked their way. So they had to take a detour and follow the path through the forest next to them. When they came to a river, Shizuku stopped.

"Sister Shizuku, are you going to take action?"

Seeing Shizuku stop, Hinasaki Shinku immediately asked, while Kurosawa Mika looked at them in surprise, not knowing what the two were talking about.

"No."

However, just when everyone thought that Shizuku was planning to summon an army of undead to sweep across the city like she did in Himuro Mansion and Minamikami Village, Shizuku shook her head.

"I intend to resolve this peacefully this time."

"Eh? Why? Miss Shizuku?"

Hearing this, Amakura Mio also asked in surprise. In their impression, Shizuku always started fighting directly when she disagreed with someone, and the words "peaceful solution"... seemed to be completely out of her dictionary.

“Things are a little different here.”

Closing her eyes and feeling her surroundings, Shizuku shook her head slightly.

She had her reasons for making this decision.

Whether it was Himuro Residence, Kaikami Village or the Sleeping House, Shizuku chose to sweep through them because those places were very strange and would kill anyone who came. But in fact, those who really went there and were killed were all poor people. They didn't know the danger there, and accidentally stepped into it, disturbing the evil spirits and causing death.

But Rishang Mountain is different.

Although the deathly aura here is far more serious than the locations of the other gates to the underworld, Shizuku is very clear that everyone who comes here has made their own choice.

Unlike other places where people either get lost or don't know the inside story, people who come to the mountain today come here to die. It can be said that no matter how miserable the death is, people who die here know what kind of ending they will face, make choices, and get the results.

It's that simple.

As for those who died in construction accidents... well, they were really unlucky.

It was for this reason that Shizuku wanted to try to resolve the situation peacefully instead of summoning the Scourge right away.

After all, she could feel that the souls of the priestesses of Rishang Mountain were still here, maintaining the stability of this place. Perhaps their minds would be relatively clearer?

Thinking of this, Shizuku raised her hands, and as she moved, Frostmourne slowly emerged from the air, flashing with dazzling light.

Then, Shizuku raised her right hand and flicked the sword lightly.

"clang--!"

The crisp sound echoed throughout the forest, and for a moment it seemed that even the darkness covering the mountain range had become much thinner.

After a while, several figures slowly emerged from the other side of the river.

They were wearing shrine maidens' costumes and black veils covering their faces. These shrine maidens seemed to be summoned, emerging from the darkness and slowly approaching Shizuku.

Seeing this scene, Kurosawa Mika was completely shocked. Although she often went to Rishang Mountain, she only encountered some dead evil spirits. But this one in front of her...

"I'm here to set you free."

Looking at the priestesses in front of her, Shizuku said in a deep voice.

"Tell me, what do you want?"

As Shizuku spoke, the light of Frostmourne became brighter and brighter, and even the figures of the witch ghosts standing there were shaking. They retreated to the sides, and then an old woman who looked very old slowly emerged from the crowd. She lowered her head, raised her hands to Shizuku, and muttered something to herself. Shizuku closed her eyes, as if listening to her mumbling.

After a moment, the wronged souls of the witches retreated again and disappeared into the darkness, and the light of Frostmourne became dim again and slowly fell.

At this time, Shizuku opened her eyes and turned to look at the girls behind her.

"How's it going, Shizuku-nee?"

"There is something I want you to do for me."

As she spoke, Shizuku snapped her fingers.

"Go find a vengeful spirit named Kururugi Kyouzo, seal him, and bring him here."

"What did he do?"

"This man is the culprit for the entire Rishang Mountain becoming like this."

Hearing Hinasaki's crimson question, Shizuku frowned and answered in a low voice.

"He was a woodcutter who went up the mountain to seek death. On the way, he met a shrine maiden who, according to the ritual, wanted to see Kururugi Kyozo. However, this man did not want others to see the biggest secret in his heart, so he struggled desperately to escape and killed the shrine maiden who saw his heart. Not only that, after that, this man went crazy and slaughtered all the shrine maidens in the entire Hikami Mountain and dug out their eyeballs."

"hiss……"

Hearing this, the girls all gasped.

"Why would he do that?"

"According to the witch's ghost, she saw that the man loved his sister. Because he loved his sister too much, he killed his brother-in-law. After his sister knew about this, she hanged herself. That's why he wanted to go to the mountain to commit suicide one day..."

Having said that, Shizuku looked at Tenkura Kan meaningfully.

I guess this girl won't raise a hatchet against her brother-in-law in the future.

It is really a question whether Amakura Mio can fall in love.

However, after listening to Shizuku's story, Kurosawa Rei felt very incredible.

"A woodcutter killed all the priestesses of Mount Higami? Aren't there any guards or something like that?"

"Who knows what the witches here were thinking back then."

Shizuku spread her hands helplessly. She also wanted to complain when she heard the accusations of the wronged souls just now, but considering the respect for the deceased, she held back.

If you had a few guards, you wouldn't be killed by a woodcutter with a hatchet.

This is too cheap. It would be better to die at the hands of the Yellow Springs Gate.

"In short, he disrupted the order of Rishang Mountain and brought immense pain to the priestesses who sacrificed themselves to suppress the night spring, so he must be punished. Therefore, I want you to split into three groups and search the entire Rishang Mountain to find the vengeful spirit of this bastard and seal it up and bring it to me. I will let it have a good taste of what it means to be unable to live and unable to die..."

Having said that, Shizuku snapped her fingers again.

"Come out, Ankh, Bensalos, Arcturus!"

Following Shizuku's call, three rays of light suddenly emerged from Frostmourne, landed in front of the girls, and transformed into three ghost beasts.

"They will protect you and lead you to find the vengeful spirits. The witches won't attack you. But it's hard to say about the wronged souls who died on Rishang Mountain. But I believe that with your abilities, it should be no problem."

Shizuku said this and looked at the girls in front of her again. The latter had serious expressions and nodded one after another - they had not come to so many supernatural film sets in vain.

"Very good, let's go!"