In fact, Masashi Yukimura should have asked Ayami Miyamoto to complete the last piece of the puzzle, but given his status, it would have been inappropriate to ask any further questions.
Therefore, after Tomoya finished speaking, he merely composed himself slightly and lowered his eyelashes.
My condolences.
After he finished speaking, he took the plate of seaweed in front of Willy, picked up his chopsticks, and silently began to enjoy his breakfast.
Surprisingly, after hearing all this, he still had an appetite. Even Mio, who had been keeping her head down, couldn't help but look up at him.
Masashi Yukimura remained indifferent to everyone's gaze, as cold as ever.
Hidden Hot Spring Residence was so remote and the road was so rugged that the police finally arrived quite late, some time after they had finished eating.
Although the identity of the murderer was almost certain, they still followed the usual procedure and listened to the testimony of each person one by one, including Yukimura Masashi.
But when it was Vili's turn, the aloof boy suddenly stepped forward and handed over something that looked like an ID.
The somewhat chubby police officer in the lead glanced down, and his eyes widened the next second.
"You are..."
Before he could finish speaking, he caught a glimpse of the proprietress and the others out of the corner of his eye, and immediately swallowed his words back.
Masashi Yukimura nodded: "We're going to... Village on a business trip."
He deliberately lowered his voice when he mentioned the specific address. But the officer next to him clearly heard him, paused for a second, and then showed a knowing look.
"Thank you for your hard work."
Masashi Yukimura shook his head slightly, but the next second he turned to look at Vili.
“We were together the whole time when the incident happened, so I think there’s no need to question him anymore.”
Although he understood that this was the other party's responsibility, in order to verify the information, they would ask the same question several times, which would definitely annoy Willy's personality.
"We're in a rush, so we probably won't be able to go to the formal interview later."
"Ah," the officer said, adjusting his hat. "I understand."
He stopped the young policeman who was about to question Willie, who had been blushing as he looked at the boy, but upon learning that his workload had decreased, he inexplicably showed a disappointed expression.
Vili, however, didn't notice at all. Instead, he wrinkled his nose and glanced at Yukimura Masashi.
Did this person already have this planned in advance?
They even lied to him, saying they wanted to verify his testimony!
He had initially thought that Yukimura Masashi was the only good person among the three main characters, but now it seems...
snort!
On the other side, Miyamoto Aya was not handcuffed, yet she didn't struggle at all, letting the police do as they pleased. At the same time, she didn't answer any of their questions, like a lifeless puppet.
However, when Sasaki Ryosuke's body was pushed out, her eyes suddenly lit up, and with a strength she didn't know she had, she broke free from the two male police officers' restraints and pounced on him.
"Ryosuke, Ryosuke——"
As if she were draining all the oxygen from her lungs, she cried out her boyfriend's name with heart-wrenching pain.
Just as she was about to tear the white cloth off, a leg suddenly stretched out and kicked her hard in the abdomen. The woman crashed into the hard wall and fell to the ground with a loud thud.
The noise inside the room vanished instantly, and everyone stared in disbelief at the person who had done it—
"Sorry, I think I went a little too far."
Masashi Yukimura spoke, but showed no remorse whatsoever.
He still remembered the grudge from last night.
Moreover, according to Tomoya's description, Sasaki Ryosuke's death seemed to be quite horrific, so it would be best not to let Vili see it.
"..."
"Keep working!"
The officer coughed lightly, but inwardly he was applauding Yukimura Masashi's impressive skills.
This person seems to be from the Yukimura family. I wonder if he'll consider joining the Metropolitan Police Department after retiring from his profession as a Yumi-shi...
Because the landlady also had to go to give a statement, Vili and Yukimura Masashi had no choice but to leave the hotel and prepare to head to Twilight Village.
But after the group left, the two figures reappeared from behind the tree.
"Alright!" Willy rolled up his sleeves, rubbing his hands together eagerly. "I'm determined to catch this monster!"
Others may not know, but they have not forgotten that the trigger for this tragedy was... that strangely appearing sound.
Aside from ghost stories, I won't think about anything else.
But after saying that, he looked at Yukimura Masashi quite naturally.
"..."
"...Unresolved. Teacher Tianhai asked me to go on a mission with you so that you could be trained."
Therefore, the foundation of things like setting up restrictions...
However, Vili simply looked up at him, her eyes shimmering with the light of spring, her butterfly-like eyelashes fluttering as she blinked.
"……I see."
"Good girl, can I lick you?"
"It wouldn't be a problem if we got a little closer, would it?"
"Are you concerned? Are you curious? Do you like it? I also want to become a spirit that can make a contract with you."
Almost simultaneously, after the barrier appeared, Masashi Yukimura's inner thoughts also rang out.
"..."
Willie gritted his teeth but said nothing. If Yukimura Masashi noticed anything amiss, the other would definitely press him for an explanation.
He clearly looks like he's sexually frigid... but I'm not as shameless as him!
However, this also shows that the strange creature, which is very good at hiding its presence, is still here and has not left with that group of people.
After setting up the restrictions, all that's left is a simple game of cat and mouse.
Willy looked around slowly, waited for a few minutes, and then looked away with an ambiguous expression.
He's quite composed.
He leaned lazily against the tree trunk beside him, looking at Yukimura Masashi.
"Snow..." He subconsciously changed his words under the other person's indifferent gaze, "Yas."
...Damn it, this guy has already figured out my weakness!
Sometimes, he gives me a strange feeling of being pressured by an elder...
Putting that matter out of his mind, Vili continued:
"Have you found anything about this strange tale?"
In the past, those who practiced ghostly investigations (yūmi) would have to search far and wide for information to understand the details of a ghost story, and might even receive incorrect information. But in modern society…
Praise the Internet!
However, the information on the internet is also very complicated. Although Xijianshi has an internal professional program that can filter most of it, Vili is too lazy to spend energy on this.
In short, everything is left to Yukimura, the tool, Masashi!
Whether he sensed what was on his mind or not, Masashi Yukimura glanced at the boy, but in the end, he indulgently curled the corners of his mouth into a smile.
"Having integrated all the data, the most likely candidate is—"
He tilted the lit-up phone screen slightly to display the information on it.
Willie leaned closer and looked down at the contents with him, unconsciously reading each word aloud.
“念、鬼、回、响”.
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