Back in the car, he happily took out the documents and began to look through the information inside.
First, the victims. Just like in the movie and in the novel, there were four victims, two men and two women. The two girls were students from the same school and were good friends. The man was a student from a cram school and was also someone he knew.
If it wasn't for a certain reason, this case probably wouldn't have been transferred to the Police History Compilation Office.
The reason was coincidence.
First of all, these four people all died at the same time on the same day.
Second, the way they died was unexpectedly consistent. All of them were grabbing their hair as if they were trying to pull something.
Finally, the cause of death of all four people was unknown. Of course, the forensic doctor gave a scientific explanation after the autopsy. However, they were not middle-aged people who were exhausted from work, nor were they old people whose bodies were already weak. Instead, they were healthy and lively young people. Four people dying at the same time in the same way was already a problem in itself.
Of course, he also discovered the difference between reality and the novel and the movie.
In the novel and the movie, one of the victims' relatives was a reporter who worked for a newspaper. Out of his professional instinct, he investigated the matter. In the real world of this world, there was a young policeman who was in charge of recording cases. He seemed to have heard from the victim's friend that they had once heard a strange tape, in which a woman told them that they would die in seven days, and he launched an investigation into it.
Well, this was normal. Young people always wanted to make a name for themselves by solving a big case. Moreover, the victims' deaths were extremely tragic and strange. It wasn't impossible for those who didn't believe in the supernatural to want to break into the case.
According to the case records, this policeman was the investigator at the scene of the two victims in this mysterious murder case. The reason why there were two victims was because in the records, two of the four people died in their own homes, while the remaining man and woman died in a car in the remote countryside.
Of course, the police did consider the possibility of the couple dying in love or being attacked. But from the scene, the two victims were found with the windows closed and their clothes disheveled. It was obvious that they were planning to have a big fight. Moreover, no drug reaction was detected in their bodies.
Not only that, but according to the police records, when the bodies were found, the man and woman were clinging to the doors on both sides of the car, as if they were trying to break through the doors. This made the policeman very confused. Generally speaking, if the two of them encountered something terrifying, they should be hugging each other in fear. However, they were doing the exact opposite, as if they wanted nothing more than to get as far away from each other as possible.
It was as if something had appeared between them.
Due to their extremely twisted and terrified expressions, most of the police officers at the scene thought that the two children had taken drugs and were about to have some fun when they suddenly died. However, after the autopsy, it showed that there was no effect of any drugs, which gave the young policeman the idea to investigate.
So, he followed the clues and investigated the other two victims. At the same time, he also learned about the rumors of the "strange videotape" from the girl's classmate. He also learned that the four of them had once stayed together at the Pacific Ocean Theme Park in Hakone.
Originally, they were supposed to follow the clues, but the policeman suddenly stopped the investigation and submitted the entire incident record. After that, the case file was transferred to the Police History Compilation Office. After all, this kind of strange case was within their scope of responsibility.
Could it be that the policeman had subconsciously sensed danger? If that was the case, he might be able to live to a hundred years old.
After all, the ones who died the most in horror movies were the idiots who jumped into the fire pit without any ability.
In other words, they were the so-called "reckless".
But for Hayabusa...
"It's time for the holy land tour!"
Unlike the movies, this was the real Ring at Midnight set. She definitely had to go and take a photo as a souvenir! Fortunately, the policeman was quite serious in his investigation. He even found the room number of the villa where the victims stayed in Hakone, which saved Hayabusa a lot of effort to remember.
So, Hayabusa immediately drove to the Pacific Ocean Theme Park in Hakone, booked the room, and then...
"Ah, the videotape was taken away by a guest."
"..."
Hearing the reply from the manager behind the counter, Hayabusa blinked her eyes in confusion.
Are you kidding me?
She was ready to be like the protagonist in the movie, drinking a drink and eating melon seeds while watching the cursed videotape, and then answering the harassing phone call from Sadako. But now you're telling me that the videotape is missing?
If this was a role-playing haunted house adventure, you'd be out of the game already!
"When was it taken away?"
"About... a month ago?"
"..."
Speaking of which, the case in her hands was the result of the police investigation. The speed and nature of the Japanese bureaucracy...
"Was the guest who took the videotape a man or a woman? Did he leave a record? "
"This..."
The manager was obviously a little hesitant. After all, the owner of the videotape had come knocking on her door (Hayabusa's excuse was that she had lent the videotape to a friend and they forgot to take it back, so she came looking for it). But as a staff member, she might be fired if she casually revealed her personal information.
"Slap."
Hayabusa was no stranger to this kind of situation. Without hesitation, she slapped a ten thousand yen bill on the counter.
"I'll get the registration book."
So you see, money makes the world go round. You can even do pole dancing.
In the registration book, Hayabusa quickly found the name Asakawa. The other party had checked in a month ago, so he should be the guest in room 4... But because only the surname was written, Hayabusa was not sure whether Asakawa was a man or a woman.
The movie version was very different from the original. In the original novel, Asakawa was a man with a wife and a child. He was a newspaper reporter and was acquainted with Takayama Long Si. In the movie version, although Asakawa was still a reporter, his identity was changed to a woman and she became the ex-wife of Takayama Long Si. They had a daughter together.
Of course, this might be to save money, or it might be because they did not want too many characters to appear, which would cause the story to be less fast-paced. But she could not tell whether the person was a man or a woman because only the surname was scribbled on the record. But Hayabusa could do something about it.
After returning to the rented house, she immediately called Canine Boy Ranko, hoping that the Metropolitan Police Department could provide her with some information.
"You mean, other than the four students, there are other deaths?"
"Yes, there should be. Please investigate."
"How am I supposed to investigate this … You didn't find something, did you? A curse?"
"Actually, it's not a big deal," Hayabusa said with a smile.
While talking, Hayabusa told Canine Boy the plot of "Ring" with a smile. After all, there was no "Ring" in this world, so she also wanted to find someone to spoil it. Unexpectedly, after listening to Hayabusa's story about the "curse tape", Canine Boy Ranko suddenly became serious.
"Really? If that's the case, I'll investigate immediately! "
"Huh? You're so proactive? That's rare. "
Hayabusa was quite surprised to hear Canine Boy Ranko's reply so quickly. In her impression, Canine Boy was basically slacking off all day, either gambling on horses or drinking. It was rare for her to see someone so proactive.
"Of course, don't you understand the danger? If that tape is really as you said, then the people who have watched that tape must make a copy within seven days for others to watch, then things will be troublesome. And you didn't say how many copies of the tape are needed, did you? If four people watched it, does that mean all four of them have to make a copy of the tape? Or does everyone have to make more than one copy? "
"This... I'm not sure."
Hayabusa scratched her head. She only remembered this urban legend more clearly. Hayabusa originally told this story to Canine Boy Ranko because she thought it would be fun to spoil it. Now that she thought about it, from the police's perspective, if this curse really came true, then things would be troublesome.
No one wanted to die, so they would definitely try their best to make copies of the tape for others to watch, and then the others would also not want to die, so they would continue to make copies....
Hmm, it seemed that this curse was really troublesome. From a certain point of view, it was much scarier than the Gates of the Netherworld.
After all, the Gates of the Netherworld was regional, and this curse was like a virus that could proliferate and spread wantonly....
"I'll investigate this matter immediately."
Canine Boy Ranko answered with a serious attitude that Hayabusa had never seen before and hung up the phone. Hayabusa yawned out of boredom and picked up the phone to call the law firm. The one who answered the phone was Crimson Fledgling. Hayabusa told her that he was investigating an incident and would not be coming home tonight. Crimson Fledgling also expressed her understanding.
Hayabusa then opened a bottle of Coke and drank it while watching the TV show in front of her to kill time.
She knew that Sadako Yamamura's bones were in the well under the villa, but Hayabusa was too lazy to care because Sadako Yamamura's soul and consciousness had been transferred to the tape. The only thing in the well was the bones. Hayabusa did not sense any aura or resentment, so she just let it be.
At most, she would inform the Canine Boy Police Department and ask them to send someone to collect the bones.
"Ring ring ring....!!"
Just as Hayabusa was watching the TV in boredom, the phone suddenly rang again, echoing in the wooden house.
Hearing the phone ring, Hayabusa jumped up in excitement.
Could it be that the harassment call from Sadako had finally arrived?!
(End of this chapter)
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