After that, Hayashi drove back to the office. Seeing her return, Wakabayashi Crimson, Shizuhisa Hisashi and the others came up to her.
"Welcome back."
"I'm back.... Is there anything I can help you with?"
"Yes."
Wakabayashi Crimson nodded at Hayashi's question. She then brought over a cardboard box.
"This was just sent by Miss Aso Hayashi, along with a letter."
"Oh....?"
Hayashi curiously took the letter and opened it. She then looked at the contents. There was a photograph and a few pieces of paper inside. The main content of the letter was Asou Hai Hou describing their lives after they returned, as well as their plans for the future. At the same time, there was also a photograph attached. In the photograph, Asou Hai Hou, Yuuka Tsukimori, and Ryu Marui were all smiling. It could be seen that the things that happened on Hazy Moon Island did not affect them too much.
As for the cardboard box....
"I found this when I was tidying up the branch warehouse. It's something left behind by my ancestor, Aso Kunihiko. I don't think we have any use for it, so I'll leave it to you, Miss Haruhino."
I see.
"Mr. Aso Kunihiko's relic?"
Wakabayashi Crimson was quite surprised. She knew nothing about Aso Kunihiko before, but after learning that he was the inventor of the projector, she became a little interested in him. She did not expect that Aso Kaito would send her ancestor's relic here.... Obviously, she did not intend to have anything to do with this kind of thing ever again.
Out of curiosity, the others opened the cardboard box. Most of the contents were records and photos, as well as some schematics and parts of the projector. Obviously, this Dr. Aso Kunihiko was also an inventor. Of course, if he were in modern times, he would be a civilian.
According to the records, Hayashi found some clues.... Aso Kunihiko himself had never been to Aigami Village, but in the records, he mentioned that his good friend Seijiro Mashiro planned to go to Aigami Village to investigate the mysterious ritual, so he borrowed a camera from Mashiro.
As for the Icehouse Mansion, Aso Kunihiko went there after learning about the tragedy in the Icehouse. He originally wanted to find five fragments of the Divine Mirror to put together to seal the undead, but unfortunately, his skills were not good. He was only able to find one fragment before he was chased out by Ikumo.
As for the matter of the House of Slumber, it wasn't mentioned, but it did mention that he went to Hazy Moon Island to get married and have children there....
"Ding Lingling …"
At this moment, the phone rang. Dusk put down his notebook and picked up the receiver. Soon, Hei Zeren's voice came from the other side of the phone.
"Hello, I'm Kurozawa. Is Miss Haruhino around?"
"I'm here, what's wrong? Miss Lian? "
"Ah, Miss Yan!"
Hei Ze Lian's voice became agitated when he heard Si's voice.
"Listen to me, the photos I took before have been confirmed to be published in the magazine!"
"Oh, you mean Hazy Moon Island's …"
Hearing Hei Zeilian's words, Dusk remembered that Hei Zeilian's main occupation was a freelance photographer. She specialized in photographing things that were related to urban legends. Previously, the Sleeping House was the result of her seeking death after hearing the rumors. According to Hei Zeilian, she had connections with several paranormal magazine publishers. Every time she took photos, she would show them to them. If there were any good ones, they would be published.
"Yes, the chief editor was full of praises for the photos this time. He said it was great, as if the vengeful spirits in the photos were about to attack the readers...."
This was not nonsense, because it was the truth.
"So, after … the chief editor found out about the Hazy Moon Island incident, he decided to use my photos as material to publish an album about Hazy Moon Island.... Do you think …"
"I don't mind, but you should discuss it with Asou Kaito, Moonless Aquamarine, and Ryu Ge. I don't think they would like this experience to be published in an entertainment magazine as an interesting story."
"Okay, got it."
Hearing this, Hei Zeren instantly became serious.
"I'll discuss this with Miss Asou and the others. By the way, Miss Yan, if something like this happens again, don't forget to call me."
"That's good."
Hearing Hei Zeren's words, Dusk smiled and glanced at the information bag beside him.
"I just received a request to go to Mount Hiyama to take care of some matters there. Do you want to come with me?"
"Huh? Mount Hiyama? That holy place for suicide?! "
However, to Dusk's surprise, Hei Zeren screamed when she heard the name.
"You know about it? Well … it's not surprising that you know about it with your profession. "
"Of course, Miss Yan. That place is quite famous in our circle … Waaaaah, please wait for me. I remember a distant relative of mine should be living there. I'll contact her and ask her to take us to Mount Hiyama. Please wait for me!!"
All along, Hei Zeren had felt that Hei Zeren was a very mature adult. It was no wonder. Compared to Crimson Hidaka, who was still a high school student, and the Amakura sisters, who were still in junior high school, Hei Zeren was already a working person in society. But just now, she acted like a groupie who heard that Michael Jackson was going to hold a concert …
After Hei Zeren hung up the phone, Dusk called the Amakura sisters and told them that she was going out soon. But to her surprise, when she heard the name Mount Hiyama, she became excited. According to her, when she was possessed by Kurosawa Yatsuru in Kai Shen Village, she read Kurosawa Yatsuru's memory, and the name Mount Hiyama was also in that memory!
Oh my, does Kai Shen Village have something to do with Mount Hiyama?
Hearing this, Dusk's interest was piqued. Considering that it was the same as herding a flock of sheep, she agreed to take the Amakura sisters to Mount Hiyama.
Since Dusk's car could only seat four people, she planned to take Crimson Hidaka and the Amakura sisters to Mount Hiyama, while the three genies were left behind to look after the house. Shue Cai was not very familiar with the situation in the human world, and the Black Mist Branch was not willing to deal with troublesome matters. Fortunately, Shizujiu was sensible and obedient, so it should not be a problem for her to take charge.
"Well then, Crimson, please pack up the things in this box and put them in the warehouse. We'll sort out the rest when we come back from Mount Hiyama."
"Okay, Sister Yan … Huh? What's this? "
At that moment, Crimson Daisy Crimson seemed to have discovered something from the box. She curiously reached into the box and pulled out a small cloth bag. She opened it and … … took out a handful of white hair from the bag.
"This is … hair, right?"
Crimson Hidaka was surprised to see the white hair that was tied up in front of her.
"Is this Mr. Asou Kunihiko's hair?"
"Won't you know if it's his hair after taking a look?"
As she said that, she reached out and placed her hand on the white hair that Crimson was holding.
The next moment, the scene changed.
This was something that happened in the distant past.
A long, long time ago, in a village, a girl was born. She had white hair and red eyes, as if she had been cursed. In fact, from the time the white-haired girl could understand anything, the children in the village did not want to play with her, saying that she was a cursed monster.
However, among these people, only a boy was not afraid of the white-haired, red-eyed girl.
They played together and spent a happy time together.
However, the happy time was always short-lived.
In the end, the villagers decided to offer the white-haired girl as a sacrifice. She would be locked in a pitch-black box and sunk to the bottom of the river to be used as a human pillar to suppress the resentment and ghosts in the mountain range.
In this area, this had been done for generations.
However, the girls who were locked in the box and sunk to the bottom of the water did not stop there.
In the dark water, time would stop for them, and they would forever maintain their original appearance. In return for sacrificing their lives and themselves, they could marry the man they liked in secret marriages. Even if it was only for one night, it would be a consolation for the girls to suppress the resentment of the ghosts.
The white-haired girl also decided that she would only marry one person.
The boy who was not afraid of the rumors and was willing to be with her … Only he was the Prince Charming in her heart.
The final moment had arrived.
The girl turned her back to the boy and let him cut off a strand of her hair. When he took the strand of hair up the mountain again, the two of them would hold the secret marriage and become husband and wife. Then, with hope for the future, the white-haired girl fell into the wooden box and was completely swallowed by the black water …
"— — — —!"
Crimson opened her eyes and let go of the strand of white hair at the same time.
"Is this the girl's hair?"
Crimson stared at the white hair in front of her with a complicated expression. She was not stupid. According to what she had seen in the box, the girl and the boy had agreed that the boy would take the strand of hair up the mountain and complete the secret marriage ceremony with her.
However, the strand of hair was here, which meant that … the boy did not fulfill his promise.
"That boy is Asou Kunihiko, right? I didn't expect him to be such a scumbag … Tsk, tsk, tsk."
Hearing this, Satoshi could not help but shake his head. Crimson's expression did not look too good either. After all, according to their previous experience, whether it was Shukata Ryozo who married Kurosawa Yachi or the folklore scholar who fell in love with Kushiki Linghua, they were all infatuated and devoted people.
But as their senior, Asou Kunihiko, was actually a scumbag who did not acknowledge his promise?
"Now … What should we do? Sister? "
Looking at the strand of white hair, Crimson had a complicated expression on her face. After all, according to the memories they had just read, the place where the white-haired girl was sunk as a human pillar was none other than Mount Hiyama, where they were about to go. In other words, after so many years, the white-haired girl was probably still waiting for the boy to appear in front of her.
"Anyway, let's go there first and see."
Satoshi held the strand of white hair and looked at it for a while. Then, he sighed and put it back into his pocket.
"… I really want to call Asou Kaito over now. She's more suitable to pay for her ancestor's debt …"
After learning the hidden truth, and thinking about how Asou Kunihiko actually got married and had a child on Hazy Moon Island … Holy shit, he really was a scumbag.
Who would have thought that Asou Kunihiko was actually such a Chen Shimei!
(End of this chapter)
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