Yoshihara was a very famous red-light district in the history of Japan. Since the 17th century, this place had become an official red-light district. It lasted until the 20th century, when the law prohibiting prostitution was passed, this place gradually changed into a tourist attraction.
And in the Taisho era, in this era where the past and the future intersected, Yoshihara red-light district was at its most prosperous time. The entire red-light district had several large streets and innumerable small alleys, and all the brothels added up to nearly a hundred.
Of course, the flow of people here was also very large. Not only were there prostitutes and servants from various brothels, but there were also people coming and going. A large number of customers came to visit prostitutes, making the entire Yoshihara red-light district not inferior to the prosperity of a big city.
Most of the men here wore gorgeous dresses in order not to lose face, while the women wore revealing clothes in order to compete for customers. The streets and buildings were filled with the smell of rouge and face powder, making this place a place where people from all walks of life gathered.
The entire Yoshihara red-light district only had one main entrance facing the northwest. It was made of steel, and just by looking at it, it gave people a serious feeling of being sealed.
Ryuga carried his suitcase and piano case, and walked into the red-light district from this main entrance.
The smell of rouge, the sound of laughter, the sound of people welcoming guests, and the sound of people fawning over him were like a drizzle of rain, making him instantly experience the prosperity and vulgarity of this place.
Although Ryuga's figure was short, and his appearance was somewhat immature, but no one around him looked at him strangely.
There was no lack of children in the red-light district. Most of them were servants who cleaned the brothels and served the prostitutes. Their status was low, and they were easily beaten and scolded by the dissatisfied prostitutes and customers. Most of them were very young girls, and a few of them were boys.
Ryuga strolled in the red-light district, and didn't appear too conspicuous.
Only a small number of passers-by, because of the Kido uniform he was wearing, especially the big "Mie" character on the back of the uniform, which was very eye-catching, looked at him strangely.
But these people were more inclined to be intimate with the beauties in the brothels than with the strange dress of a passing child, and they wouldn't take the initiative to talk to him.
"The aura of a ghost is very hazy."
Ryuga walked on the red-light street, silently feeling the strange atmosphere in the air.
Ordinary ghosts did not know how to hide their aura, which allowed many Ghost Killer Team swordsmen to quickly find them and kill them. However, if it was a relatively powerful ghost, it would have the ability to hide its aura.
Although it couldn't completely hide the ghost's unusual aura, even the members of the Ghost Killing Team, who were very sensitive to the aura of ghosts, couldn't find it. They could only vaguely feel that something was wrong, but they couldn't tell the direction and distance of the aura.
This feeling was as if a peerless beauty was standing in front of him, but her entire body was covered with gauze. Although it made his heart itch unbearably, he still couldn't see her true appearance.
"In other words, there's a high chance that there's a powerful evil spirit here. It might even be one of the 12 Ghost Moons."
Ryuga raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at the endless crowd of people. "But this way, it will take more effort to find the other party."
"According to the Ghost Killer Team's information, the beauties who have disappeared repeatedly in the red-light street are the top courtesans of various brothels. Maybe I can start from this aspect."
Ryuga looked at the sky.
It was still daytime, and the sun was hanging high in the sky. Even the 12 Ghost Moons couldn't come out now. He'd better investigate first.
However, there were at least dozens of brothels on this red-light street. It would take a lot of time to find them one by one. Before that, maybe he could find some well-informed people to inquire about the information and narrow down the scope of the investigation.
Ryuga was a professional killer, so he was very skilled in investigating. In just a moment, his investigation process was on the right track.
…
Night came quickly.
The red-light street was immediately decorated with lanterns and colored banners. Lanterns of various colors were hung under the eaves of the corridors, and street lights were shining on the road. The sound of shamisen playing came from many brothels. Many prostitutes who were sleeping during the day came out to the street. There were even strange sounds coming from many brothels, making the entire red-light street burst out with vitality far beyond the daytime.
Yoshihara's red-light street was the first red-light district in Japan, and it also had the good name of 'Nightless Street'. It could only glow with real vitality at night.
Ryuga sat on the roof of a building, and his eyes turned on Future Vision. At the same time, he used his powerful vision to observe all kinds of movements within a kilometer radius.
"This red-light street is really suitable for evil spirits to hide. There are too many men and women who only appear at night, and it's easy to confuse people."
Ryuga thought silently, "According to the information investigated during the day, most of the courtesans and prostitutes who disappeared in the past were thought to have 'escaped', and the prostitutes who 'escaped' are all over the red-light street area. It's impossible to determine the stronghold of the evil spirits from the geographical range."
The so-called 'escape' referred to some prostitutes who couldn't bear the humble life of showing coquettishness and forcing smiles in the brothels every day, just to beg for a smile from the customers, so they decided to escape from the red-light street.
These women who became prostitutes were sold here voluntarily or by force because their families were in debt, or because their families were seriously ill, and so on. Everyone was burdened with huge debts.
Not all of them were willing to live this life of selling their bodies for a smile. Naturally, there would be prostitutes who 'escaped' from here every month.
However, because there was only one main entrance in the north-west, very few people could really escape from here. Most of the prostitutes could only work here for the rest of their lives, and only a few lucky ones could meet a good man to redeem their freedom, and then leave this place.
According to the information collected by Ryuga during the day, the prostitutes who were identified as' escaped 'were all over the red-light street. They didn't surround any particular area, and didn't have any regional characteristics.
This meant that the evil spirits hiding here either had great mobility, or great concealment abilities, and could run back and forth in the streets.
No matter which ability it had, it wasn't a good thing for Ryuga.
"If I can't determine the area, then I can only make a big commotion and let them find me."
As for how to make them find her, it might be surprisingly simple for Ryuga.
"Bang!"
Not long after, a flare exploded in the sky above the red-light street, and a light as bright as day quickly spread out, covering an area of several hundred meters.
The appearance of the flare set off a commotion in the crowd below, and the people on the street looked at each other in confusion.
Ryuga waited on the roof for a while, and soon, a pitch-black figure quietly crept up behind her.
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