Chapter 1295 1303 [Curse of the Undead]
Without the two murderous auras to accompany the meal, this restaurant with a good reputation suddenly became just like any other restaurant.
Jiang Xia looked at the menu with his chin in his hand, a little bored. He waited for a while, and finally the other three classmates who were very talkative finished eating.
The four of them packed some convenience foods for the detectives who had been working day and night, then left the restaurant and prepared to go to Osaka Castle to see how things were going.
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I walked all the way to the bridge and could see the castle tower opposite from afar.
"I don't know if they have solved all the cases. Oh, how can I stay away from these endless cases?"
Toyama Kazuha yawned sleepily. "But speaking of which, why are there so many charred corpses in Osaka Castle? There were some thirteen years ago, a few weeks ago, and today again. The time intervals are getting shorter and shorter."
After her summary, an ordinary case seemed to become scary.
"Those charred bodies seem to have fragments of the golden gourd on them." Mao Lilan, who was afraid of ghosts, thought of something and trembled, "Could this be a curse from Toyotomi Hideyoshi?"
Yuanshan Heye is not that afraid of ghosts, but the quiet night, coupled with a series of cases, made her feel insecure, but she still said: "It doesn't matter, we don't have any fragments, even if it is a curse, it will never fall on us!"
Suzuki Sonoko was also a little panicked.
But she found that the other two were more panicked than her, and Jiang Xia was there to keep the peace. She couldn't help but become playful and said quietly, "But whether the fragment was carried by the deceased during his lifetime, or suddenly appeared after his death, this has not been determined yet. Perhaps Toyotomi Hideyoshi's ghost has been sleeping for many years, and suddenly found that someone dared to covet his treasure, so he burned those people to death quietly, and placed a piece of the fragment on them as a token of trust...ah!"
Before she finished speaking, she bumped into Jiang Xia's back, which frightened herself. She turned around in panic: "What's wrong?! What's wrong?!"... Could it be that the undead really appeared? She, she just said it casually, without any intention of offending!
Jiang Xia turned his head and glanced at her: "Nothing. I just saw a strange shadow on the bridge, so I wanted to stop and take a closer look... But now it seems that it is just one person."
"...A strange shadow?"
The three girls were slightly startled and looked in the direction he was going.
There are no street lights here, and the light is dim. From this angle, looking across the bridge, the castle tower hundreds of meters away is the most conspicuous. The exquisite and beautiful high-rise building during the day is now illuminated by a few beams of pale light, which shine from bottom to top, giving it a gloomy and eerie atmosphere.
“…” They shuddered and tried to focus their eyes on the bridge.
After a closer look, I saw that there was indeed a human figure in the middle of the dark bridge.
The man was dressed in black, standing with his back to them. The loose hem of his clothes was blown by the wind, and the whole figure seemed to sway in the wind.
Mao Lilan took a deep breath and asked several classmates in a trembling voice: "...Is it a human or a ghost?"
Jiang Xia was about to speak, but at this moment, with a faint "click" sound, a ball of fire suddenly lit up in front of the mysterious man, clearly illuminating his outline.
"!" The three girls froze and said in unison, "...Will-o'-the-wisp! It's a will-o'-the-wisp!"
Almost at the same time, Jiang Xia felt a frightened hand grabbing his arm, pinching it so hard that the corner of his eye jumped.
He tried to dodge, but failed - his other arm was grabbed by Mao Lilan. Perhaps fear awakened the power deep inside her body, and Jiang Xia was completely unable to pull his arm away from her.
Feeling Mao Li's strength gradually getting out of control, in order to save his arm, Jiang Xia had to speak up and comfort him: "Calm down, ghosts don't get angry."
"Huh?" Yuanshan Heye was stunned, "What would that ghost do?"
"..." Jiang Xia was silent for a moment, pretending that he didn't hear the question. "I mean, that ball of light doesn't look like a will-o'-the-wisp. It should be the light of a lighter."
"lighter?"
This kind of thing with a strong sense of life made the three people's thoughts quickly return from the "Warring States Ghosts" to reality.
Moreover, the shadow in front of them didn't move, and Jiang Xia looked very reliable, so they calmed down a little.
At this moment, the black shadow happened to turn slightly, and it was seen that what it was holding was indeed a windproof lighter. The lighter had a shiny shell and a very modern style, which was definitely not something Toyotomi Hideyoshi could own.
Mao Lilan breathed a sigh of relief, and patted her chest in shock: "It's good to have a physical body."
Jiang Xia successfully rescued his arm. He moved it quietly with worry, and then was relieved to find that everything was intact and his arm was not broken.
Yuanshan Heye also jumped up and down again. She looked at Jiang Xia in surprise: "From such a distance, you can actually tell that it is a lighter?"
"Of course." Suzuki Sonoko was actually proud of him, "Jiang Xia is a professional!"
...It's not just about being a detective, but she remembered that Jiang Xia always carried a lighter and cigarettes with him. Moreover, his cigarettes were homemade, which were not available on the market, and he seemed very particular.
Suzuki Sonoko: “…” However, Jiang Xia seemed to be rarely seen smoking. Most of the time, he would just light a cigarette and then stare at the cigarette with his mind wandering. Occasionally, he would take a puff when he felt sleepy. Perhaps the drifting smoke could bring him inspiration.
Anyway, since the shadow on the bridge is a person, there is no problem.
The three girls were no longer afraid and planned to follow Jiang Xia across the bridge.
But just as he took a step, the dark figure in the rain suddenly put the lighter to his arm.
boom--
The fire suddenly lit up, and the man burned at an incredibly fast speed, turning into a fireman in the blink of an eye. The figure wrapped in flames staggered in great pain, suddenly fell to the side of the bridge, and in the blink of an eye, he flipped over the bridge and fell into the river with a plop.
"?!" Several young witnesses were stunned. They couldn't tell for a moment whether the man was committing suicide or he immediately regretted it and jumped into the river again.
They quickly ran to the bridge and looked over the fence. They saw the man floating face down in the river. His back, which was above the water, was ablaze with flames. He was motionless, as if he was dead.
Almost at the same time, on the other side of the bridge, a man holding an umbrella also saw this scene and was stunned with fear.
In the dim light, it is difficult for ordinary people to see his face clearly.
Jiang Xia turned around and asked meaningfully, "Who?"
The man suddenly came to his senses, turned around in panic, and ran away quickly.
"I'll go over and take a look. Remember to call the police."
Jiang Xia left the task of calling the police to his three classmates and chased in the direction the man left.
(End of this chapter)
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