It had been half a month since the end of the Ice Room incident.
Makoto Hatake was reported missing to the public. After all, he had gone to the underworld. Unless the Japanese police had the ability to enter the underworld to check his household registration, he could only be reported as missing.
As for Crimson Hatake, she moved into Hayashi's new office. Just like Mōri Kogoro's office, Hayashi's office was not big. Half of the second floor was an office, and the other half was a lounge and a study. The third floor was mostly guest rooms. It could accommodate three to five people.
Crimson Hatake was reluctant to trouble Hayashi at first. After all, she and Hayashi did not know each other before. To be honest, she was the one who asked Hayashi to exorcise the demon, but in the end, she did not have to pay a single cent. Instead, Hayashi had to do all the work for her, which made Crimson Hatake feel very bad.
In fact, things like her brother's disappearance, including moving and some other chores, were all done by Hayashi. After all, Crimson Hatake was only a 16-year-old high school student. There were many things she did not know how to deal with. For example, if the police asked about her brother's whereabouts, Crimson Hatake would not know what to say.
On the contrary, Hayashi easily solved the problem with a few phone calls.
Later, when Crimson Hatake asked, she found out that there was a special department in the government that dealt with "mysterious disappearances" like her brother's. Although Hayashi thought that Makoto Hatake was a person who would abandon his sister after getting a girlfriend, in fact, it was not uncommon to find the body of the victim in all kinds of supernatural cases.
In such cases, as long as the exorcist in charge at the time made a phone call and confirmed that the victim's family knew what was going on, the case could be closed. This was also a good thing for the government. On one hand, they did not have to continue wasting resources, and on the other hand, it was also a good thing for the victim's family.
Otherwise, the victim's family would be very depressed when faced with the repeated questioning of the police. If they did not say anything, they would be suspected by the police, but if they did say anything, they would be treated as a lunatic or simply as nonsense …
Therefore, such a tacit agreement to "confirm that the victim was missing" was the best.
Of course, this had to be a trustworthy and cooperative relationship with the government. Not every exorcist who made a phone call would be accepted. After all, the government would have to consider if the victim killed the witness and then blamed the incident on the evil spirit …
So in the end, Crimson Fledgling stayed in the office.
She didn't have any other choice. Up until now, Crimson Fledgling Crimson's family had all died. She was the only one left, not to mention that Crimson Fledgling Crimson still had that strange power. Although her brother's good friends in the editorial department expressed that they were willing to take care of her, Crimson still chose to stay by Zhai's side after thinking about it.
In Crimson's opinion, since Mika was a Spiritual Ability user as well, she would be able to learn many things by staying by her side. On the other hand, the person on the other side was just an ordinary person. She didn't want to involve an unrelated ordinary person in any matter.
So now, Crimson Daisy Crimson was basically an assistant in Maori's detective agency. Maori was responsible for providing food and accommodation and paying her salary. What Crimson Daisy Crimson had to do was basically the same as when Maori was in the Maori Detective Agency, which was to serve tea, wash clothes, cook, receive clients and answer phone calls....
For Crimson Fledgling, this was a very unique experience.
She had always felt that those so-called Spiritual Ability users or grandmasters were all rather old-fashioned and old-fashioned. After all, it wasn't like Crimson Daisy Crimson hadn't watched supernatural shows on TV before. The masters and shamans that appeared on those shows all wore old-fashioned clothes like kimonos. So, in Crimson Fledgling Crimson's opinion, those powerful Spiritual Ability users should be the type that lived in old-fashioned homes and wore traditional kimonos.
Because of this, at first, Crimson Fledgling Crimson imagined that Spiritual Ability users would only wear uniforms when they were outside, while at home, they would wear kimonos and act very arrogant.
But the truth was completely different.
The first time Crimson Fledgling Crimson saw Maori's study, she was stunned.
There were three computers on the desk, and there were all kinds of books on the bookshelves next to it. A map of Japan was pinned to one of the walls, and several locations were pinned to the map. Most of the time, Maori sat in front of the computer, typing away. Nobody knew what she was doing. If Maori asked, she would even say some tongue-twisting words like internet communication.
To be honest, in Crimson Fledgling Crimson's opinion, Maori gave her the feeling of a high-tech worker rather than a traditional magic user.
But Crimson Fledgling Crimson also understood that Maori's strength was beyond her imagination. She would never forget how Maori killed hundreds and thousands of vengeful spirits in the tunnel like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves … At least, Crimson Fledgling Crimson didn't think anyone else had such ability.
"I'm back, Maori."
After school, Crimson Fledgling Crimson returned to the office. She opened the door and greeted Maori after entering the office. She didn't know how old Maori was. After all, Maori didn't tell her. If she asked, Maori would just say 'guess'. But Crimson Fledgling Crimson felt that Maori must be much older than her, because Maori gave Crimson a feeling of reassurance or stability that only an older person could give.
If it wasn't for the fact that Maori looked like a high school student, just from the atmosphere around her, she might be a university student or a senior member of society.
"Crimson, you're back. Perfect timing."
Hearing Crimson Fledgling Crimson's greeting, Maori stuck her head out from behind the desk and waved at Crimson with a smile.
"What's up? Maori? "
"Good stuff."
While saying that, Maori handed something to Crimson Fledgling Crimson. The latter curiously took it. It was a rectangular black box slightly larger than her palm. It looked very high-tech.
"What's this?"
"A mobile phone."
"A mobile phone … .is it that small?"
It wasn't that there weren't mobile phones in 1986, but back then, they were called Big Brother. They were expensive and bulky. They were about the same size as a brick used to hit people, but they weren't as sturdy.
Of course, if it was made by Nokia, it might have smashed people's brains out.
"Turn it over and take a look."
Maori looked at Crimson Fledgling Crimson with a smile and pointed at the back of the mobile phone. Crimson Fledgling Crimson curiously turned the mobile phone around. Only then did she discover that there were five small round lenses embedded in the back of the mobile phone case.
"What's this?"
"These are the five fragments of the Divine Mirror I got from the ice chamber."
Maori shrugged and explained to Crimson Fledgling Crimson. After the Gates of Hell were completely sealed, the fragments of the Divine Mirror became useless. At that time, Maori let the banshees find four fragments in the ice chamber, and the last fragment was hidden in the camera. Only then did Maori understand why the camera could seal evil spirits.
So, after that, Yu took the five pieces, polished them, and made them into a mobile phone camera, which he installed on it.
By the way, although this mobile phone looked very modern on the outside, there were basically no technological products inside. After all, with the current level of technology in this world, it was still impossible to create mobile phone accessories with such a small integrated circuit. So, in fact, the things that were stuffed in the mobile phone case were basically "unscientific" things.
"Simply put, you can think of it as a mobile phone that can take pictures. It doesn't need power, but only people with spiritual power can use it. As long as you open the cover and press the button, you can immediately contact me …. "
Maori briefly explained the situation of the mobile phone to Crimson Fledgling Crimson, then stuffed the mobile phone into Crimson Fledgling Crimson's hand.
"Okay, this is a gift for you."
"Eh? That won't do, Sister Maori, such a valuable thing …. "
Crimson Fledgling Crimson was shocked when she saw Maori shoving the mobile phone into her hand. She hurriedly declined, but Maori shook her head.
"This isn't just a gift, it's also for your protection. You have spiritual power, so it's easy for you to attract evil spirits. Although almost no evil spirits dare to approach this area because of Frostmourne, it's better to be safe than sorry. So if you encounter an evil spirit, you'll have to rely on this to save your life. "
Maori stared at Crimson Fledgling Crimson.
"And strictly speaking, this belongs to you. After all, it uses a lens made from a fragment of the Divine Mirror. If you don't take it, who else will use it?"
"…."
Crimson Fledgling Crimson hesitated for a moment, then lowered her head.
"Then … I'll accept it?"
"Yes, you know, don't be polite with me."
Maori smiled when Crimson Fledgling Crimson accepted the mobile phone.
"So, what are you going to eat tonight?"
"Ah, I'm going to …."
"Ring ring ring …."
At that moment, the phone suddenly rang. Crimson Fledgling Crimson hurried to the desk and picked up the phone.
"Hello, this is the Difficult Case Investigation Firm … Ah, yes, okay, please wait a moment."
Crimson Fledgling Crimson handed the phone to Maori.
"Sister Maori, a lady named Masako Hara is calling for you."
"Oh? Why is she looking for me? "
Maori was a little curious when she heard the name. Of course she knew Masako Hara. She was a famous psionic expert who often appeared on TV. Of course, Masako Hara's power was only slightly higher than Crimson Fledgling Crimson's, and that was because Crimson Fledgling Crimson had not learned spells.
If Crimson Fledgling Crimson Fledgling Crimson could flexibly use her "backtrack" ability, she might be stronger than Masako Hara.
Masako Hara was the darling of the TV media because she came from a noble family, so the media did not dare to write anything about her. On the other hand, she was young and beautiful, and her psionic power was her selling point, so she was quite famous in the media.
But generally speaking, people like Maori and Masako Hara did not socialize. Although both of them relied on their psionic power to survive, Maori was like a resident of the dark world, while Masako Hara was more like a superficial existence. After all, with Maori's demon-slaying methods, other people would have been scared to death.
But because Masako Hara was born in a family of psionic mediums, she naturally had dealings with Maori.
But strictly speaking, she and Maori did not know each other. They had only met at a banquet at Masako's house.
But Maori remembered this girl very clearly, not just because she was beautiful, but because … her voice was the same as Shana's!
And it was not a tsundere voice, but a gentle Yamato Fuko voice!
From this, it could be seen that the world was really full of strange things. Although it was not the first time Fangzheng had heard Shana's voice in another world, it was the first time he had heard it as calm and gentle as the Yamato Fuko voice. It was quite refreshing.
"Hello, Miss Masako. I didn't expect you to call me. What's the matter?"
As he thought of this, he took the microphone.
"… Hmm? You have a job for me? Is it tricky? Okay, I got it. The location is … Okay, we'll go there early tomorrow morning. See you tomorrow. "
After saying this, Maori hung up the phone and looked at Crimson Fledgling Crimson.
"Crimson, get ready. We're going to work tomorrow."
"Okay, Maori."
(End of this chapter)
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