Compared to ordinary people, the resources Shizuku has allow her to investigate everything about the show more easily.

Just like now, when she contacted the director of NCK TV station through a congressman involved with the company and invited TV staff involved in the program recording to come and inquire, no one dared to refuse - they might not care about a little girl, but they had to listen to the words of their boss.

"Actually, this program was not the idea of ​​our TV station."

Sitting in front of Shizuku, a skinny man wiped the sweat from his forehead and whispered. At first, he wanted to show off his media demeanor in front of Shizuku, but after Shizuku showed him the Metropolitan Police Department ID and a line of numbers, he was so scared that he collapsed and told Shizuku everything he knew.

"Initially, a variety show company found us and proposed this project. They believed that all psychics were scammers, so they wanted to create a show like this to expose the scammers' tricks in front of the guests and the audience..."

Oh, that’s the Japanese version of “Approaching Science”.

"So you think that those psychics who come on stage are all liars?"

"this……"

In response to Shizuku's question, the man hesitated.

"To be honest, I think there are still a few people who are really talented. For example, they can learn about the past of people they don't know or meet for the first time, as well as some things that only they know. Of course, the rhythm of this program is like this. First, we will try our best to show the power of these psychics, and then after the audience believes it, we will criticize them in turn..."

It is understandable that it is praised first and then criticized.

"But those psychics won't be convinced."

"Of course, and to be honest, many of their behaviors are indeed suspicious. For example, someone revealed someone else's childhood secret, saying that he learned it from the spirit behind him, but it is also possible that the guest list before the show started was secretly leaked, and then the other party conducted an investigation based on this..."

“It is indeed possible.”

Shizuku nodded slightly. This is why psychic abilities are not accepted by the public. This is different from science. There is only one scientific explanation. For example, if a fire breaks out somewhere, there must be a place where the fire was ignited. The public can accept and understand the principle behind this.

However, you said that you can see the spirits behind others and get information from them, which is beyond the understanding of ordinary people.

The most important thing is that it is difficult to prove such idealistic things with evidence. For example, if the other party tells a secret between a guest and his deceased relative, it is difficult to prove it if there is no record left. But if there is a record left, then the possibility of leakage increases.

Even if the other party insists that it is true, such things without supporting evidence will only arouse suspicion from others. Even the guests may be suspected of being agents of the psychic, or a performance made to hype up the show.

This is why true psychics almost never participate in such media programs.

"Have you seen these two girls?"

Thinking of this, Shizuku withdrew her thoughts and placed the photos of Hazuki Izuna and another girl in front of him. After looking at the photos, the other party recalled a little and then nodded vigorously.

"Remember, remember. This one in particular is called... Izuna, right? We originally wanted to promote her as a top-notch beautiful girl psychic... Hahaha, you know, the public is most interested in this type of person."

"What you meant was that you were not able to follow the plan?"

"Yes, she disappeared suddenly, and we don't know where she went."

"Missing?"

"That's right."

The man nodded again.

"We were originally planning to do a series of special topics, focusing on the psychic beauty Izuna... and maybe we could even make her a celebrity idol, but just before the show started, she suddenly disappeared. We searched for a long time, but in the end we couldn't find her."

"Did you call?"

"Of course, it was the producer who called personally, but no one answered."

"...I understand. Thank you."

After questioning the man, Shizuku stood up and walked out of the TV station. Just as she walked into her car, her cell phone rang. Shizuku picked up the phone and heard Hinasaki Shinku's anxious voice.

“Shizuku-sister!!”

"What's wrong? Crimson?"

"Something is wrong! I followed your instructions and investigated the psychics who participated in the show, and found that many of them disappeared after participating in the show!"

"Missing?"

"Yes, I asked the friends and relatives of those psychics, and they all said that those psychics never came back after participating in that show. They went to the TV station to inquire and also called the police, but in the end nothing came of it."

"It seems that there is something wrong with that variety show company."

Hearing this, Shizuku's expression became serious. If the other party just wanted to ruin the reputation of psychics, she didn't care. Just like she said to Hinasaki Shinku before, it was better for people to think that psychics were all liars than for them to think that psychics were all real.

But if the other party is doing something harmful under this name, that’s different. More importantly, Hazuki Izuna is also related to this matter - Shizuku doesn’t remember Izuna encountering this situation in "Hell Teacher", so the situation is very clear. At the moment, Izuna is obviously involved in an incident that is beyond the trajectory.

"I'm going to go check out that production company. You go back to the office first. I'll contact you if there's anything."

Shizuku made a decision quickly.

Shizuku originally thought that the production company of such a third-rate supernatural program should be in some remote place. After all, although the ratings of this program are not low, it is not very popular, and supernatural programs are not worthy of being shown in high-class places. In addition, the gangster-like methods of the other party easily make people think of the agency controlled by the gang.

However, what Shizuku didn't expect was that this firm was actually located in a high-rise building in the downtown area of ​​Tokyo, and its location was more than ten times better than her own firm.

This is interesting.

There must be something wrong when things are abnormal. Shizuku doesn't believe that an entertainment company can become so popular as to buy a building in the central area of ​​Tokyo with a third-rate supernatural show. This is impossible even if the Japanese financial crisis bubble collapses now.

On the 20th floor of the building, Shizuku could feel a clear spiritual energy. If she was not mistaken, this should be Izuna's breath.

As expected, when she sneaked to the 20th floor and looked in the direction of the aura, she saw a black-haired girl in a sailor suit lying on the ground, unconscious. There were many guys in black suits standing around, who looked like they would appear in a gangster movie. Shizuku glanced around, then quietly flashed into the room, then she came to the black-haired girl and pushed her.

"Are you okay? Wake up!"

“Mmm…mmmm…wuwuwu!!!”

Hearing Shizuku's voice, the black-haired girl opened her eyes dazedly, and then she saw Shizuku in front of her, and immediately opened her mouth to scream, but Shizuku was quick and covered her mouth with one hand.

"Don't shout. You must be Hazuki Izuna, right? I'm Shizuku, and I'm here to find you on behalf of Nue-sensei."

Perhaps because she heard a familiar name, Hazuki Izuna's struggle became less intense. Then she looked at Shizuku and nodded, and Shizuku let go of her hand.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, but Kyoko... Kyoko was... by them...!!"

"Calm down for a moment."

Seeing Hazuki Izuna clenching her fists and looking extremely angry, Shizuku quickly stretched out her hand and motioned for her to calm down.

"Tell me slowly, what happened?"

"You don't know, this company is run by a monster! They use this method to collect psychics and then turn them into monsters!"

"Calm down and tell me slowly what happened."

Under Shizuku's comfort, Hazuki Izuna slowly calmed down, and then explained the whole story to Shizuku. As Kagari no Kirie had learned before, Hazuki Izuna's friend Kyoko was spotted by the variety show production company, and was asked to show her divination ability in the show, and then criticized her for nothing. Kyoko was very sad at the time, and Hazuki Izuna couldn't stand these people either. She wanted to comfort Kyoko, but found that Kyoko seemed to have changed.

"A changed person?"

"Yes, Kyoko used to be just a straightforward girl who liked fortune-telling, but after that show, she changed. She seemed to want to prove that she was not a liar. Then, under the persuasion of the producer named Kageyama, she had some surgery, and then she changed..."

At this point, Yezuki Izuna couldn't help but shudder.

"Her divination is getting more and more accurate, but her personality has changed drastically. Not only that, she always takes some strange drugs..."

"Have you discussed this with Nue-sensei?"

"How is this possible? Do you think you can tell that teacher with zero ability about this?!"

“…”

That's true. If Hazuki Izuna told Nueno Meisuke, his first reaction would probably be to call the police.

"Not only that, they turned Kyoko into a monster!"

"monster?"

"Yes, when Kyoko first came back, everything was normal, except for a small spot on her forehead. At the time, I just thought it was a pimple or something. But later, the spot grew bigger and bigger, and finally... it turned into an eyeball!"

"……Um?"

Hearing this, Shizuku was stunned.

eyeball?

Could it be that the three-eyed tribe has reappeared in the world?