The incident and the deceased
Before the remaining emotions in her heart surfaced for two seconds, Shi Yu Yueling's attention was diverted by another thing. She pondered over it, her eyes fixed on the direction where Qi Ning and the others left, her heart filled with a strong sense of incongruity.
Hiss, did she forget something?
Deep within the abandoned art museum lies another covered bridge, its base covered in glass, offering a glimpse into a bottomless abyss. Kurosawa Misaki explains, "Because the museum was originally built on the edge of a cliff, the height difference becomes increasingly steep as you go deeper. But don't worry, there's the ocean below, so even if you accidentally fall, you won't die."
Isn't this a bit too hellish? Qi Ning's eyelids twitched. Why did you build this kind of building? Since there's so much space inside, why not turn it all into rooms? You even made it into a glass bridge, and there's no protection underneath, just open air!
"If I encounter danger, Xiaojiu, you must protect me." Qi Ning was a little scared and couldn't help turning his head to seek security from Ya Yulin, but there was no one behind her?
Turning around and not seeing anyone, Qi Ning's thoughts froze instantly. Where was that person? Shouldn't Ya Yulin be following her?
Noticing that Qi Ning didn't catch up, Matsuda Jinpei looked back and wanted to ask her what was wrong, but unexpectedly saw Qi Ning's slightly frightened eyes. He then immediately looked around and noticed that there was one person missing from the team.
"Wait, Miss Yaba Rin is missing." Matsuda Jinpei immediately told his companions about this, and the team that was moving forward suddenly stopped.
"Could there really be a curse?" This made Natalie a little surprised and doubtful. She originally didn't believe that there were ghosts in this world, but the sudden disappearance of Kurosawa Osamu and Yayu Rin made her heart a little shaken, as well as the ghost just now.
"..." Wangyue shook her head at Qi Ning again, indicating that she really didn't feel anything, but this time her brows were furrowed. In addition, there were people at the scene who didn't know their identities, so she couldn't just produce the oil-paper umbrella.
Several people stopped in the middle of the covered bridge and fell into a brief silence.
"When was the last time you saw Miss Yayu Rin in your memory?" Ida Hang asked. As a police reserve, he naturally did not believe in the existence of unnatural creatures in this world. Although he had seen unnatural means, the cognition he had acquired since childhood was still difficult to change. So he reflexively began to ask questions according to the investigation methods he learned in school, trying to analyze when Yayu Rin disappeared.
"It seems like it was after entering the art gallery." Mochizuki still remembered that Yayu Lin was walking in front of them, so he knew very well that Yayu Lin had indeed entered the art gallery.
"We exchanged a few words at the door." Hagiwara Kenji also remembered that when the two of them were talking, Yaba Lin was very active.
"After Ms. Kurosawa appeared, I no longer have much impression of Ms. Yaba Rin." Zhu Fujingguang recalled carefully and found that in his mind, since the appearance of Kurosawa Misaki, Yaba Rin had not spoken much, as if she had disappeared from his memory at that time.
"I remember Xiaojiu was always by my side. When we came here, I assumed she was with me. As for whether she was actually by my side, I can't remember clearly. I'll send a message to Yueyue to ask her." Qi Ning frowned slightly. She took out her mobile phone from her pocket and sent a message to Shi Yu Yueling.
[I'm the most stubborn dog in the yard]: Oi Yueyue, stop indulging in male beauty. Is Xiaojiu with you? I realized she wasn't following me halfway.
The phone made a meowing sound, and Shi Yuyueling took out her phone to check the message. Only then did she suddenly realize, Oh! She said she forgot something, it turned out to be Jiujiu!
[I have the most salt in a tank full of salted fish]: No. But I just received your message and remembered that Jiujiu didn't follow you when you left, but she's not here either.
[满塘鸭子我最硬口]: I say, you guys, can't you just shout in the group? @满林乌鹤我聲最勁, Xiaojiu, where are you?
No response.
Qi Ning shared the information that Shi Yuyueling had relayed, which made Natalie even more worried. She was filled with anxiety: "That means Miss Yayu disappeared while we were still at the door."
"Oh no." Qi Ning felt relieved after seeing the news from Shi Yu Yue Ling. If she hadn't seen him at that time, there was still a possibility that Ya Yu Lin had left on her own initiative. After all, with her physical skills, she could leave the team quietly without disturbing anyone.
"It's okay. Yueyue said they will go look for Xiaojiu. Let's go inside and say hello to Mr. Shiomi and the others first." Mochizuki raised her head and looked away from the phone. She looked at Kurosawa Misaki and found that she hadn't said a word since just now. Her face was pale and she looked terrified.
Zhu Fushigiri also noticed that Kurosawa Misaki was staring in one direction with a panicked look, as if she had seen something horrifying. He followed her gaze while asking, "Ms. Kurosawa, what's wrong with you?"
In the distance where Kurosawa Misaki was looking, an adult-sized figure was hanging by a rope, swaying precariously. Behind the figure, a totem-like object was faintly flickering, circling the hung figure in the very center of the entire pattern.
"Is that a candle?" Qi Ning also noticed that the thing that caused the human pattern to flicker on and off seemed to be a candle embedded in the wall.
"That, that's Ebina." Kurosawa Misaki murmured, her eyes fixed on the hanged corpse.
Everyone present looked at her with an unreadable expression. No one present could confirm whether this was planned by her so that she could discover the body with them and reduce her suspicion.
"Let's call the police first." Hagiwara Kenji had already taken out his cell phone from his pocket, but in such rainy weather, it was difficult for the PHS cell phone to receive a signal.
"Let me do it." Wangyue dialed 110 and briefly relayed the situation here. The operator said that the police would try their best to come, but in this kind of weather it was difficult for cars to drive and helicopters could not take off. He also asked those present to protect the crime scene.
When Mochizuki was on the phone, Natalie looked at the phone in her hand curiously, and even took out her own phone to check, and found that there was no signal just like Hagiwara Kenji's phone. So she realized that the ambiguous objects of these friends of Date Ko might be of extraordinary status.
"Ms. Kurosawa, how can we get over there?" Zhu Fujingguang asked Kurosawa Misaki who was still a little dazed.
"I'm not very clear about that side either. Lu Xijian here is the one who knows it best, especially after it was transformed into a laboratory."
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