Chapter 382: Spider-Man (Combined Chapter)
Thinking of this, Jiang Xia pointed to the storage room and said to Takeda Yoko who was helping to lead the way: "Let's go over there and take a look."
Hattori Heiji was stunned.
He remembered that before the twin sisters appeared, when Takeda Yoko asked Jiang Xia where they were going, Jiang Xia clearly pointed in the direction of the main house.
——Hattori Heiji is used to investigating the crime scene first. For example, this time, if he were given a choice, he would first go to the storage room where Akiho Negishi died.
So just now, after seeing Jiang Xia make the completely different choice of "main house", Hattori Heiji immediately became alert and was deeply impressed by it. He almost took notes to study why Jiang Xia made that choice.
But now, Jiang Xia has changed his mind...
Hattori Heiji asked in confusion: "Weren't you going to the main house just now?"
"..."Yeah, but now, the ghosts have gone to the storage room again...
Jiang Xia said calmly: "I thought about it and it is safer to start the investigation from the scene."
Hattori Heiji: "..." In fact, he really wanted to ask why he thought investigating the main house was a good option just now.
But I'm too embarrassed to ask...
Beside her, Takeda Yoko didn't think too much about it. She didn't quite understand the detective's routine, but since Jiang Xia was going to the storage room, she would be responsible for leading the way.
She quickly led Jiang Xia to the storage room, and Hattori Heiji and Toyama Kazuha followed.
Rob went to the kitchen to help the maid of Takeda's family.
——He had just killed someone a few days ago and was planning to kill another one later. He had something to hide and didn't want to stay with the detectives.
But before killing Takeda Shinichi, he needed absolute proof of his alibi.
So Rob had no choice but to hang out with the maids, praying that his cooking skills would not be disliked...
…
The storage room was not too far away, and with Yoko Takeda leading the way, the four of them quickly arrived at the place.
However, no matter how fast it arrived, Jiang Xia still didn't have time to see the ghost clearly.
Just as I entered the door, I saw a few translucent figures in the corner of the room, which were almost blurred and flashed by.
Although I can't see anything, but this speed...
Jiang Xia gradually became alert and had a bad premonition. Eight thick, hairy spider legs appeared in his mind, moving quickly along the ground.
Yangzi, who was leading him, turned around and saw Jiang Xia staring at the corner of the room with a serious look in his eyes.
She looked in the direction puzzled and saw a small spider hanging in the corner, hanging down along the silk thread.
Yoko Takeda thought she understood.
She looked away and explained, "We just have a lot of spiders here. Fortunately, they usually don't bite people, and they're not easy to drive away, so we just keep them."
Upon hearing this, Hattori Heiji frowned and looked at the little spider hanging in the corner.
He had often heard the saying "killing spiders is unlucky", but here he couldn't even drive them away... He remembered the legend that Takeda Yuzo had mentioned on the way, as well as the three hanged corpses, and thought that this might be a clue.
Hattori Heiji asked: "I heard that you guys here worship Spider-sama? What are its characteristics?"
...If the way the deceased died overlaps with some of Spider-sama's habits, then the three "suicides by hanging" in the Takeda family would have heavy traces of human intervention - perhaps someone deliberately imitated the monster to kill people.
Takeda Yoko obviously knew about the widely circulated legend. She shook her head and said, "It's not worship... Our attitude towards Spider-sama should be more like 'caution'."
After saying this, seeing that the three young guests were looking at her with interest, Takeda Yoko recalled:
"It is said that a long time ago, there lived a beautiful lady on this mountain. She often stopped by the roadside, called out to the travelers, and asked them some questions in a soft voice, such as -
'Do you think there is a paradise in this world?'
'What kind of place is that?'
"Do you want to go with me to have a look?"
“…Travelers are often bewitched by her beauty and nod in agreement. Then they are taken deep into the forest, never to return.
"A puppeteer heard the rumor and made a life-size puppet equipped with an automatic device. He let it move back and forth on the mountain path where Spider-sama often appeared, while he hid himself to check the situation.
"Later, the Spider Lady showed up and asked the puppet the three questions in a gentle voice. But the puppet never answered.
"Gradually, the eyes of the beauty in the white hat turned scarlet, the corners of her lips cracked, and her hands and feet split into six... She turned into a huge ugly spider and pounced on the puppet that refused to talk to her."
Ugly and huge...
When Jiang Xia heard this, he couldn't help but ask about the spider's details like a picky buyer: "...Is it really ugly?"
Yoko Takeda was stunned and couldn't understand why Jiang Xia asked this.
But he still answered seriously: “Yes.”
After saying that, Jiang Xia seemed a little disappointed for some reason, so he quickly added: "But the human form should be very beautiful."
Jiang Xia nodded, but in his heart he thought of the ghost figure that disappeared in a flash just now.
It ran so fast that even the winged Mist Tengu and the mermaid who could swim in the air couldn't catch up with it. How could it be a human form...
Seeing that Jiang Xia did not ask any more questions, Takeda Yoko cleared her throat and continued:
"The puppeteer hiding nearby woke up from the beauty of the spider. He took out the rockets he was carrying and kept shooting at the spider. The spider was on fire and screamed as it fled deep into the forest. It was eventually burned to death in its own nest.
"Later, the villagers heard about this and feared being cursed by the dead spider, so they built a small temple at its lair to worship it. The mountain was also renamed 'Puppet Peak' in memory of the puppet master."
...It doesn't seem that scary.
Yuanshan Heye touched his chin and gestured with interest: "If the transportation here is more convenient, the temple may become a tourist attraction!"
"Ah, this..." Takeda Yoko was a little embarrassed when she heard this:
“As for the Spider Temple, it actually no longer exists—after my father-in-law passed away, Brother Xinyi expanded the land, flattened the temple, and built a warehouse on the original site.
"Three years after the warehouse was completed, Misa and Kinuyo-sama hanged themselves in the warehouse one after another. Their bodies were not discovered until very late, and were covered with spider webs... In addition..."
Takeda Yoko looked around and whispered, "Although Mr. Negishi died in the storage room and not in the puppet warehouse, he had a noose around his neck and a lot of fishing lines wrapped around his body, which looked like strands of spider silk..."
Hattori Heiji's eyes lit up - this is it!
It's hard to say about the two people who died three years ago, but Akiho Negishi's death was so unique, and the fishing lines wrapped around his body made it look like someone was using the gimmick of "Spider-sama" to kill people...By the way, what did the head of the Takeda family whisper to Jiang Xia just now? He could still barely hear the "investigation of the cause of death of Akiho Negishi" at the beginning, but later, the voices of the two people became smaller and smaller.
Hattori Heiji looked at Jiang Xia and leaned over to ask.
But at this time, the maid and Rob came over.
The two knocked on the door and greeted warmly, "Dinner is ready."
Jiang Xia saw Takeda Yoko looking at him inquiringly, nodded, turned and walked out the door, intending to finish his meal.
At this point, he had lost interest in the storage room - the key to solving the case was not here, and there were no ghosts around, so he might as well go eat something first.
…
The maid prepared a sumptuous dinner.
Jiang Xia found a seat and sat down. As soon as he picked up the chopsticks, he couldn't help but think of the organization cadre who was allergic to drugs and Gin's reminder, and his movements paused slightly.
After a moment, he stretched out his chopsticks as if nothing had happened and picked up the fried fish in front of him.
...It shouldn't be a big problem.
Although the lesson learned from the predecessors was quite painful, Jiang Xia just now threw his parents' ghosts, who moved slower and could not help in the ghost catching operation, onto the maids just in case, and asked them to help keep an eye on the water.
Judging from the current feedback, the food was not tampered with and Shinichi Takeda never appeared in the kitchen.
...Come to think of it, since Takeda Shinichi wants to find the traitor as soon as possible, he has to ensure that the detective he hires is clear-headed and in normal condition.
But if he throws strange medicine into the food as soon as they meet, he will only get a burden that is of no help, which is not worth the loss.
After figuring it out, Jiang Xia took a bite of the crispy and golden fried fish without much psychological burden.
Opposite him, the two little lolis sitting next to Takeda Yoko were staring at him.
Seeing this scene, the two little girls lowered their heads at the same time, looked at their plates, and then were stunned for a moment.
Soon, they turned to Yoko, and their clear voices were full of confusion: "Mom, why don't we have any fish?"
"The fish is purchased based on the number of people who have reserved, so..." Takeda Yoko explained in a low voice while picking up the fish from her plate, "Then mom's is for you."
After Kinuyo's sister-in-law hanged herself, the family finances were taken over by Takeda Shinichi.
However, Takeda Shinichi was extremely frugal in these little things and refused to buy any extra ingredients.
Now suddenly a few uninvited guests have arrived, and the difference in the other dishes is not noticeable, but the fish distributed according to the number of people is obviously not enough.
While helping to serve the rice, Yoko Takeda thought about it and felt that she must not let the guests go without food.
So she gave two portions of fish-free food to her two children, as she thought that the children tended to be distracted while eating and would not notice.
Unexpectedly, this time, the two clever little ghosts noticed it right away...
Jiang Xia heard the noise from the table opposite and felt the jealous gazes of the two little girls. He then remembered that when he picked up the fish just now, the two little girls followed the movement of his chopsticks and stopped chewing the fish without being too noticeable.
...I always feel that this is his fault.
But it was already eaten... Jiang Xia took a look at the remaining half of the fish, and without any burden, he bit it into his mouth and chewed it.
Then, under the gazes of two resentful eyes, he wiped his mouth, left the table and went to the bathroom.
It’s better to let Takeda Yoko handle such a small matter as dividing the fish herself... the detective has other things to do.
For example, go and see the new ghost he just got.
——That’s right, after eating for a while, news finally came from the ghosts.
They pinned down the new ghost that was running very fast.
Jiang Xia turned two corners and entered the empty bathroom.
Then I saw the ghost on the sink that had been chased and blocked and finally fell into the encirclement.
——The mermaid, Mist Tengu, Miyano Akemi and Xiaobai occupied the four sides and surrounded a translucent object.
Jiang Xia walked closer and took a look.
Originally, he was prepared to see a big hairy spider.
Unexpectedly, when this ghost that moved as fast as the wind stopped, upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a beautiful ghost fetus wearing a bamboo hat.
Although most parts of it are covered by clothes, the exposed parts and general outline are completely Q-version human figures, without any strange eight eyes or eight legs or anything like that.
Jiang Xia secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Noticing that there was no one around, he asked tentatively, "Mrs. Kinuyo?"
This was the name of Takeda Shinichi's wife.
The beautiful new ghost looked up at him, huddled his sleeves, and lowered his head again.
It seems to respond to the name, but it doesn't look much like itself... Hmm, let's try another name first.
Jiang Xia called out again: "Ms. Misa?"
This time, the new ghost paused obviously.
Then she slowly lifted up one of her wide sleeves to cover her face, gracefully took small steps and turned 180 degrees, with her back to Jiang Xia, looking as if she was too embarrassed to face anyone.
Jiang Xia: “…”
Calling "Misa" caused a bigger reaction, so it seemed that it was her... No, not necessarily. Perhaps when Mrs. Kinuyo heard "Misa", she remembered her shameless act of asking her brother-in-law to bear a child, and felt embarrassed, so she didn't want to see anyone...
Calling by name is not a good way to identify someone.
Jiang Xia simply reached out and poked it.
He could sense the ghost's general obsession when he came into direct contact with a wild ghost fetus.
The easiest ghosts to abduct are those that have obsessions and want to get rid of them - usually, there are some clever ghosts who will instinctively understand the abilities of the psychic and take the initiative to ask the psychic for help.
The pretty new ghost who was running very fast was poked by Jiang Xia and subconsciously wanted to run again.
But it was not known whether it was because the mermaid blocking its way was too fierce, or because she felt that Jiang Xia could help her with something, but in the end, it stopped moving again.
Jiang Xia examined its reaction: Very good, it seems to be able to communicate normally.
So I entered the transaction process proficiently:
"Do you have any wishes? I can help you realize them, as long as you are willing to pay a small price..." For example, selling yourself to a hard-working psychic.
…
After some simple communication.
Jiang Xia was certain that the ghost in front of him was actually Takeda Misa, the first person to "hang herself".
Misa Takeda was originally a nurse at a nearby hospital. She was beautiful, cheerful, and lived a very peaceful life.
But a few years ago, after Takeda Shinichi learned the truth that he was actually infertile and Misa was not his biological daughter, Takeda Misa's life became difficult.
Not only was she pushed against a pillar by Takeda Shinichi when she was trying to stop the fight, causing her face to be disfigured, but she also learned the truth of what happened from her "father".
(End of this chapter)
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