Early the next morning, when the clock on the platform pointed to nine o'clock, Qin Wenyu arrived.

Hanyu Wenxin and Shi Yun'an looked at him, and their eyes especially wandered over Qin Wenyu's right shoulder several times.

Finally, Shi Yun'an couldn't help asking, "Your gunshot wound healed so quickly?"

"not good."

"Then... the doctor agrees to let you out of the hospital?"

"I stole away."

"...Aren't you in pain?"

"Can bear it."

After the short conversation, Shi Yun'an got a general idea of ​​what kind of person Qin Wenyu was.

"Mr. Qin, your injury... what if it gets more serious?" Hanyu Wenxin's voice was a little bit complaining.

Shi Yun'an glanced at him miraculously, and then at Qin Wenyu, thoughtfully.

"Miss Amamiya helped me deal with it again. She said, 'As long as you don't put your shoulders in the mouth of the ghost, there is a high probability that you will not die'."

Qin Wenyu repeated Yayoi Amemiya's words word for word.

"What about you, did you find anything here yesterday?" Qin Wenyu asked while looking around.

"Asakusa Shrine is about to hold the five-yearly shrine selection. In fact, we plan to visit Asakusa Shrine this morning. Just last night you called and said that you will be here today." Hanyu Wenxin helped him with his luggage and said warmly. replied.

"In short, we haven't found anything for the time being. We only stayed for one night last night. It seems that there will be no abnormalities until the moment the sacrificial banquet begins." Shi Yun'an said casually.

At this moment, Qin Wenyu stopped and looked up.

"It doesn't look like nothing happened..."

Qin Wenyu said.

Shi Yun'an and Hanyu Wenxin followed his gaze and saw several police cars with red lights parked in the open space in front of the hotel where they stayed last night.

Did something really happen in the hotel?

"Obviously it was fine yesterday..."

Shi Yun'an's face was a little ugly.

Qin Wenyu suddenly looked up at the roof of the hotel, and pointed out: "What is that?"

Where he pointed, there was a carved wooden doll that was torn in two.

Hanyu Wenxin was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice, "That's a boy on the roof. According to folklore, it can ward off evil spirits in a safe house."

So, is the statue of a boy who can ward off evil spirits in a house, split in two...

The three were stopped by the police when they were about to enter the hotel.

"Hey, we stayed at this hotel last night, why didn't we let us in?"

Shi Yun'an glared at the police officer who stopped him.

"Also last night? Let them in!"

A voice came from the hallway.

"Yes! Seto Police Department!"

The police officer blocking the door stepped aside.

Qin Wenyu followed Hanyu Wenxin and Shi Yun'an into the house through the hallway. A police officer in a suit who squatted on the ground turned to look at the three of them and asked, "There were only two new residents last night. Which two of you are there?" indivual?"

Hanyu Wenxin and Shi Yun'an stood up.

The Seto Police Department glanced at the two, stood up, and said, "You two, follow me."

He turned around and walked into the side door of the hotel. Hearing the circular footsteps coming from inside, the two of them understood that this was either the wine cellar or the basement.

Just when Shi Yun'an and Hanyu Wenxin were hesitating whether to go down, Qin Wenyu had already followed the Seto Police Department into the stairs.

The two looked at each other and followed him into the stairs.

There appeared to be a power outage inside, and the officer by the stairs was holding a flashlight.

Circling down the stairs to the basement, the two saw Qin Wenyu half kneeling on the floor, groping for something.

"Hey kid, who let you in to play detective games?"

The Seto Police Department held a flashlight and pointed a beam of light at Qin Wenyu. He was almost fifty years old, and Qin Wenyu didn't care about the brat for the time being.

Instead, ask, "Is there a lot of water in the basement?"

His problem is exactly what Hanyu Wenxin and Shi Yun'an felt. The basement floor can be seen to be soaked in water at a glance, but it didn't rain last night. Could it be that the water pipes in the basement are leaking?

"hiss"

Shi Yun'an suddenly jumped up, and several people looked at him, and he was looking up at the ceiling.

The ceiling in the basement was also condensed with drops of water, which dripped down from time to time. It seemed that just now a drop of water should have just dropped on Shi Yun'an's head or the back of his neck.

"Not just a lot, but the water that fills this basement."

The flashlight of the Seto Police Department moved to another direction.

That's why the power was cut off in the basement, and there were water stains everywhere. It's not a joke if there is a power leak.

"Hey, you two, tell me about your alibi last night."

Seto Police Department said to Hanyu Wenxin and Shi Yun'an.

"Alibi? Was there a homicide here?"

Shi Yun'an asked.

"Nonsense! Otherwise, what am I doing here?" The Seto Police Department yelled, turning on the flashlight and shining it at the corner of the basement.

In the dark basement, a female body appeared under the beam of the flashlight.

"Her name is Eguchi Mika, the daughter of the owner of this inn, she is eighteen years old, and she is preparing to participate in the selection of witches at the Asakusa Shrine. I didn't expect such a thing to happen..."

The voice of the Seto Police Department is getting smaller and smaller, and it seems that they are also regretting.

The three looked at the corpse. She was wearing a red and white witch costume with chrysanthemum patterns on the neckline and cuffs.

However, this witch costume was already soaking wet, and her pupils, which had been enlarged to the extreme, stared at the void, her mouth half open, and the water droplets from the ceiling hit her forehead, flowing over her cheeks and dripping to the ground.

Qin Wenyu saw fine foam between her nose and mouth, which was a sign that water entered her lungs and was choked out when a person was still alive.

This shows that this Miss Mika Eguchi drowned in this basement.

"Is there any drainage in the basement?"

Qin Wenyu asked.

The Seto Police Department glanced at him and answered the question: "It's in the corner of the southwest corner, but judging from the level of water accumulation in this basement last night, it is impossible to drain the water in a short time."

"That's not the problem."

Like Qin Wenyu, Shi Yun'an pressed the floor, touched the wall, and said, "From the perspective of soaking, the basement didn't have long-term water accumulation. The girl died last night. The situation should be that a large amount of water poured in in a short period of time, and after she was drowned alive by the water, the water flowed away quickly."

"So you mean there are ghosts?"

The Seto Police Department turned to look at him.

At this time, Hanyu Wenxin said: "There is another possibility."

He looked at the Seto Police Department and said, "Someone first drowned Miss Mika Eguchi with water, then moved her body here, and then sprayed water everywhere in the basement with a hose. This water doesn't need much, and it can take down this basement. Completely wet is enough."

The basement fell silent.

Suddenly, Qin Wenyu also looked at the Seto Police Department and said, "Don't you think it's time to send someone to check the status of the other girls who are going to participate in the witch selection?"