Start a Core Pod

 Chapter 1159 The other side

“Because my niece was probably killed by a witch.”

Hearing Editor Tengchuan’s words, Duanmu Huai raised his eyebrows.

"go on."

"All right."

The warhammer, which was clearly enough to crush him into a pulp, was stuck to the edge of the opponent's head, but Tengchuan just nodded.

"My brother is an ordinary company employee. He married a colleague, started a family, and then gave birth to Yuna... who is my niece. They are just an ordinary family of three. If this continues, their Life is no different from ordinary people, but, how should I put it..."

 Speaking of this, Editor Tengchuan took a puff of cigarette with emotion.

"My brother doesn't know how to refuse others. To say the extreme, he is a very good person. As long as others ask him for help, he will do his best to help them. Because of this, he is regarded as useful in the company. Guy, not only is it common for others to borrow money from him, but they even push some troublesome work onto him. Of course, his wife also quarrels with him from time to time because of this. After all, they are just an ordinary family and they also need help. Money, but my idiot brother lent all the money to others..."

 “Speak to the key points.”

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Duanmu Huai is not interested in other people's parents, and he is even less interested in society and law.

"The lottery ticket my brother bought before suddenly won a jackpot of 800 million yen. That's 800 million yen, 800 million yen. Of course, my brother used the money to repay the debt, and my sister-in-law did not have any further contact with him. To be honest, this made me relieved. However, at this time, Yuna was very happy to find me and said that she...had become a magical girl."

"Actually, I can understand my sister-in-law. After all, my brother is like that. If he continues like this, not to mention the 800 million in hand, 8 billion is not enough for him. In contrast, divorce decisively and then divide the property. Leading Yuna to live a prosperous and peaceful life with peace of mind is a rational choice that adults can accept. But unfortunately, Yuna seems to be unable to understand... I still remember that day, Yuna, who had always been lively, looked like a corpse. The walking dead found me like that. There was no anger in her eyes. She seemed unable to understand why her parents still wanted to divorce even though they had money. Although I had tried to persuade her, the child... didn't seem to listen to my words at all. , and then left... That was the last time I saw her."

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai's expression darkened.

"After that, Yuna often came to me and told me some of her 'adventure stories', such as fighting familiars and witches in some witch's enchantment... She told me very vividly, quite a bit. Of course, although Reina is obsessed with this, I don't take it to heart. After all, she is at that age. In today's terms, what is it called... chuunibyou? She fantasizes about being a magical girl and saving the world. , many people have such a dream, and she is not the only one. But unfortunately, everything changed after that."

"Sorry, I'm off topic. To sum up, my brother was fooled and became a guarantor under the persuasion of others. That person ran away after he couldn't come up with the money to repay the debt. As a result, all the debt collectors found me. My brother's house, and the couple were arguing over this, and my sister-in-law even thought about divorcing my brother... In fact, this is normal. From my perspective, a good person like my brother is really not suitable... Okay Well, I’m off topic again.”

At this moment, Editor Tengchuan had finished smoking the cigarette in his hand, and he took another one casually.

 “You believe it?”

"At first, I thought Yuna was just talking about the plot of the cartoon. After all, these are what children like the most, such as magical girls who can transform, and heroes of light who fight against cosmic beings. . But then Yuna told me an incredible story. She said that she met a strange, talking white animal who wanted to sign a contract with her and let Yuna become a magical girl and fight the witch. In return, Yuna will be able to fulfill one wish."

"To put it simply, because of this incident, my brother has started to get divorced, and Yuna... my niece is also very worried about this, but she is only a child. This kind of thing between adults, There was nothing that could be done about it. It was supposed to be like this, but...a miracle happened."

Perhaps sensing Duanmuhuai’s dissatisfied look, Editor Tengchuan smiled bitterly.

“Yes, that’s the name. Then Yunai told me that at that time she thought that her father and mother quarreled because there was no money in the family, so she made a wish so that her father and mother would no longer quarrel over money..."

Hearing the word miracle, Duanmu Huai raised his eyebrows.

"Although my brother resigned from the company after winning the lottery, the money in his hands is still very eye-catching. Relatives who don't know where they come from often come to him to borrow money, or they say that their children have the disease. Serious illness, or some company is not doing well and is about to close down... My brother is a good guy, and he borrowed the money if the company sold it poorly. Then my sister-in-law must not be happy, after all, my brother almost became a joint guarantor because of this. The son and the family are gone. And now it seems that he has no intention of repenting at all, so the sister-in-law has made up her mind to divorce her brother and live alone with Yuna. "

 “QB.”

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Editor Tengchuan smiled bitterly.

"Of course I don't. Although I am in this business, it is precisely because I am in this business that I know that many of the so-called supernatural and urban legends that people talk about are actually just exaggerated rumors. But Youyou After all, Nai is my niece. Maybe she thinks that I am in this business, so it will be easier for her to trust her. Of course, I will not refute it. After all, it is not bad as a child's innocent dream. Besides, the lottery itself is luck, who can say for sure?”

Perhaps recalling something, Editor Tengchuan’s expression darkened again.

As he spoke, Editor Tengchuan stretched out his hand and violently crushed the unfinished cigarette in his hand into the ashtray.

"After that, Yuna disappeared. About a week later, the child's body was found in an abandoned apartment. According to the police, there were no signs of struggle at the scene, and he died of physical weakness after running away from home. It’s finalized.”

“If this is the case, then it has nothing to do with magical girls and witches.”

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai frowned. At least this story sounded more suitable for reporting on a social and legal program rather than a supernatural weekly.

"Of course, I thought so at first, but I can't accept it! That child... Although Yuna will be hit by her parents' divorce, she is definitely not the kind of person who would seek death because of it! She is still very young, and she still has a lot of things to do Time! So I went to the coroner to ask for the truth, and I got an answer I didn't expect."

"oh?"

"The coroner told me that situations like Yuna's are not unique in this city! No, it's not just this city, in fact, similar situations have occurred in many places! Young girls suddenly disappeared , and then the bodies were found, but there were no signs of violence or abuse, nor did they appear to have consumed drugs or alcohol. Everything was normal, but they were just dead! Just as the police reported, they died of weakness! The coroner has also considered from a medical point of view whether this is some kind of restricted infectious disease, but at least so far, except that the deceased are all young girls, they have nothing in common, and through medical The autopsy did not reveal any traces of disease.”

 “I see...but you still didn’t tell me...”

Duanmu Huai stretched out his hand and pointed at the magazine.

“What does this have to do with your investigation of the witch’s curse in this factory?”

 “Because that child is Yuna’s friend.”

Editor Tengchuan shrugged.

"I heard Yuna say that the child worked with her to eliminate witches, so I first wanted to ask the child. At that time, I thought that the magical girl action Yuna was talking about was probably a metaphor. Or some kind of activity. And it might be related to her death, so I launched an investigation, but when I found the child's residence, it was too late, and the cause of the child's death was exactly the same as Yuna's! Do you think this is an accident?”

 “So you think this is the witch’s curse?”

This time, Tengchuan's answer was beyond Duanmuhuai's expectation.

"The curse of the witch is what Yuna once told me. She said that the witch will first control the minds of others through a method called 'Witch's Kiss', and then make them sacrifice, and then pull these victims into the witch's curse." In the enchantment, they were turned into food for the familiars, and as long as those familiars ate enough people, they would transform into new witches. And when I learned about the mass suicide incident in that factory, I suddenly realized. I thought of the witch's curse that Yuna said, so... I wrote it in the magazine."

"Why?"

"Honestly? I don't know. Maybe I just want to vent, or maybe I just want to find new material, or more likely, I hope someone will do something after seeing this... just like you now."

 At this point, Editor Tengchuan raised his head and stared at Duanmuhuai with a pair of bloodshot eyes.

“So, young lady, please tell me, are you a magical girl?”

“If you were expecting this, I’m sorry to disappoint you.”

Duanmu Huai reached out his hand and took back the war hammer.

"Actually, like you, I am also pursuing the matter of magical girls, so strictly speaking, I don't know much more than you do, but I can confirm that the deaths of those girls are indeed related to magical girls and witches. It’s relevant, but I’m still investigating the specific circumstances.”

 “Then...who are you?”

"I am the Grand Inquisitor from the Inquisition. It is enough for you to know this."

After saying this, Duanmu Huai turned around and left. He originally expected to get some clues from this person, but now it seems that apart from hearing an uninteresting story, it was a waste of time.

 “Wait, wait a minute!”

Just when Duanmuhuai was about to leave the editorial office, editor Tengchuan suddenly jumped up.

“Do you want to continue investigating this matter? In that case, I have an information for you!”

As he spoke, Editor Tengchuan was seen rummaging around on the table, sweeping aside all the materials and newspapers. Then he finally found something, took out an ancient book, and came to Duanmuhuai.

"Actually, after that, I was also investigating things about witches... This is the information I found related to witches in historical records! You see, it is written here that people defeated the witch who caused disaster, and Completely sealed it...!"

 “Witch? Seal?”

After taking the ancient book, Duanmu Huai glanced at it briefly. What it said was that people in a certain place were bewitched by evil spirits and had **** with them to give birth to a witch with ghost blood. The witch also brought evil spirits to that place. disaster. Later, with the help of passing eminent monks and enthusiastic onlookers, the witch was sealed...

 How does it feel like something you often encountered in Journey to the West?

 Are you sure this is a witch, not a vixen or something?

 …"In short, go and have a look."

 There are no other clues now anyway. Whether this is true or not, you will know if you go over and take a look.

 In the end, Duanmuhuai accepted the ancient books sent by editor Tengchuan. Perhaps out of intuition, she always felt that she should gain something from this trip.

 But what exactly is the gain...it's hard to say.

Of course, after returning to the car, Duanmuhuai still sent a text message to Qian Shu on his mobile phone, telling her that he was going out for a while. After all, the place was not too close to here.

However, Qian Shu did not see the text message sent by Duanmu Huai at this moment. The reason was simple. She was in a place where she could not accept text messages on her mobile phone.

"You may think I'm making up a story, but I'm serious, Commander Kusunoki."

Looking at the woman in front of him, Qian Shu also looked tense. After separating from Duanmu Huai, Qian Shu thought about it and felt that she had to report this kind of thing to her superiors, so she directly called Nanmu, the commander of the DA organization, and informed her about the witch. In fact, Qian Shu had already Be mentally prepared for the other party to reply "You've watched too many movies" and then hang up the phone.

But what Qian Shu didn’t expect was that after listening to his report, Nanmu not only didn’t hang up the phone, but instead said, “Report to the headquarters on the specific situation.”

I have to say that this did make Qian Shu a little confused. However, she still came to the headquarters and explained again what she saw with her own eyes in front of Nanmu.

“Anyway, that thing called the witch is really dangerous. I think it’s best to remind everyone...”

 “Well...is that all you want to say?”

"yes."

 “Okay, I get it, wait a minute.”

Unexpectedly, Commander Nanmu did not answer her immediately. He just nodded, pressed the intercom and said a few words. Soon, not long after, Qian Shu saw the door next to him open, and then a woman walked in.

She looks to be two or three years older than Qian Shu. She is not wearing Licoris' uniform, but is wearing a smart professional suit. She has dark blue waist-length hair and determined blue eyes. She looks like a white-collar beauty.

Qian Shu is certain that he has never seen her in DA.

 Who is this person?

Qian Shu looked curiously at Commander Nanmu and then at the blue-haired woman, who nodded to her.

“Hello, first time meeting, Ms. Nishiki Chishu, I am Yugiri Ayano from PMC Club AAA.”

As he spoke, Yugiri Ayano stared at Nishiki Chishu seriously.

“About the witches and enchantments mentioned before, as well as the Inquisition... Can you please provide further details?”

 Then she spoke.