Gensokyo Detective, but surrounded by Shura Field

Chu Bai coughed lightly twice and returned to Alice's side:

"That's right, we're here to buy a house."

He patted his bulging money bag and said rather proudly:

"Hurry up and introduce us to the houses here, buddy. My commission is waving at you."

Speaking of commission, Rinnosuke's eyes lit up, and he immediately became enthusiastic:

"So, what's your budget this time?"

Chu Bai proudly held out two fingers.

Rinnosuke's eyes brightened:

"Two billion?"

"...Two million."

"............"

Rinnosuke's eyes immediately dimmed again:

"What, only two million? I thought it was going to be a big deal."

Chu Bai immediately retorted unhappily:

"Don't make two million sound so cheap! Although I didn't plan to buy a villa directly, can't I still afford an ordinary house with this money?"

"...You really can't afford it."

Rinnosuke brought over a price list.

Looking at the prices on it, even the cheapest two-bedroom apartment costs at least five million yen.

And as a base for the detective agency, the area definitely needs to be larger. Suitable apartment types all cost at least ten million or more.

Chu Bai was shocked on the spot:

"No way, are house prices this outrageous now?!"

"...At least these are complete finished products. You should be glad you're not getting scammed with an unfinished building."

Rinnosuke pushed up his glasses, seemingly suddenly remembering something:

"Oh right, I actually have a house here."

"This house is a detached small western-style house with a yard, perfectly meeting your needs. And the price is extremely low, exactly two million."

In Chu Bai's suddenly brightened gaze, Rinnosuke suddenly lowered his voice:

"But this house is very strange, said to be haunted..."

"If you want to buy this house, you need to solve the strange phenomena of the house and find out the truth of the haunting rumors..."

Chapter 117: The Haunted House's Supernatural Incident (Introduction)

"A haunted house?"

Looking at Rinnosuke's mysterious appearance.

Chu Bai immediately said disdainfully:

"Don't be ridiculous, I'm a staunch believer in science and wouldn't believe in those supernatural things."

"Everything in this world can be explained by science!"

Rinnosuke squinted his eyes and sized him up:

"Before saying that, do you want to take a look at your profession?"

"You, a mage, are actually saying you believe in science. Is this some washed-up celebrity's joke?"

"...Well, that's pretty much the idea."

Chu Bai said confidently:

"The so-called haunting and supernatural events must have a 'hidden truth', it's just that no one has discovered it yet."

"And starting with solving the mystery of a haunted house, this is quite in line with the style of establishing a detective agency."

Seeing his rather optimistic appearance, Rinnosuke didn't try to persuade him any further.

After all, Chu Bai has extremely strong strength, and even if he doesn't solve the mystery, he won't encounter any life-threatening danger.

So Rinnosuke didn't waste any more words and directly began to tell Chu Bai about it.

……

……

This house is located in the new development area of the Human Village.

The house itself is relatively old, but a merchant paid to buy it and renovated its surface.

The merchant seemed to be planning to use it as a rental house, so he didn't pay much attention to the decoration. After only superficially renovating it, he began to use it for rent.

And it was from this point on that a series of strange phenomena began to appear in the house.

"Including the merchant himself, the house has been occupied by a total of eight tenants."

"But after each tenant moved in, they encountered the following strange phenomena..."

Rinnosuke listed the detailed information on paper.

Chu Bai leaned over to take a look and immediately frowned slightly.

[1. All tenants felt mentally exhausted and had extremely poor sleep quality after moving in.]

[2. Tenants occasionally saw bed sheets, quilts, and clothes being dried suddenly flying in the air.]

[3. The water pipes in the room are very strange, sometimes even spurting out blood, mixed with a pungent fishy smell.]

[4. The stairs in the room seem to be changing. The steps leading to the second floor are sometimes 12 steps, but sometimes they turn into 13 steps, and emit a gloomy and eerie aura.]

[5. The merchant once rented a batch of highly perceptive cats and dogs at a high price during his stay.]

[But as soon as these pets entered the room, their fur stood on end, as if they had seen some indescribable horror, and they fled the scene.]

"The above is the currently known situation."

Rinnosuke handed the information to Chu Bai and adjusted his glasses, saying:

"It is precisely because of these strange phenomena that the rumors of the haunted house have gradually spread."

"No one dares to live in such a house. The merchant was forced to sell the house at a cheap price of 2 million."

"In order to avoid casualties, the Hieda family acquired this haunted house and prohibited any villagers from approaching it."

"Only by unraveling the truth of the haunted house can you re-acquire the house at a low price of 2 million. Otherwise, even with more money, the Hieda family will not budge."

After listening to Rinnosuke's explanation.

Chu Bai roughly understood the situation.

Since the property rights of the house have become the Hieda family's, there is no need to consider the issue of defaulting on the debt.

The only problem is, why does this house have strange phenomena...

"Is it possible that a youkai is causing trouble, or is it a haunting by an earthbound spirit?"

Alice was the first to put forward a hypothesis.

Chu Bai frowned slightly, looked at the five clues in front of him, and shook his head helplessly:

"I don't know. Judging from the information alone, there is really nothing extra to be found."

"It seems we can only take a trip in person and conduct an on-site investigation of this haunted house."

Alice nodded slightly. She didn't have too much fear of ghosts.

After all, her hometown where she was born was not a place of the living...

But Chu Bai always felt a little guilty. Only two people entering a haunted house is a very dangerous setting in horror movies.

At least one more person should be pulled in to form a three-person team before entering.

This way, there can be a scapegoat, or someone to help block disasters temporarily.

So, after thinking slightly, Chu Bai had an idea:

"Little Ai, just stand here and don't move."

"I'll make a roadside phone call and remotely call for a reinforcement to come over."

Rinnosuke next to him asked in confusion:

"Hmm? With your strength, you still need to call for reinforcements?"

Chu Bai smiled mysteriously:

"After all, specialization exists in every field. The reinforcement I'm inviting is a master in the field of ghosts."

……

……

Because he exchanged phone numbers with many girls at yesterday's banquet.

So Chu Bai's process of calling for reinforcements was also exceptionally smooth.

Before long, a girl with short white hair and two long swords hanging from her waist walked into the sales office.

"I'm here, Mr. Chu Bai."

"What is the big business you mentioned?"

That's right, the person who came was Youmu Konpaku.

As a half-phantom from the Netherworld, she must be quite knowledgeable about things involving ghosts.

So Chu Bai immediately told her about the current situation.

As a result, after hearing about the haunted house, the originally capable and efficient girl suddenly turned pale and took half a step back:

"Eh? H-Haunted house?"

"That's right."

Chu Bai patted her on the shoulder and said with great trust:

"For a half-phantom like you who lives in the Netherworld, solving a haunting should be a piece of cake, right?"

"T-This..."

Unexpectedly, facing this kind of supernatural topic, Youmu actually showed a rather fearful appearance:

"Actually... Actually, I'm a little afraid of ghosts..."

"Ah?"

Chu Bai was stunned on the spot:

"No way, you're a half-phantom living in the Netherworld, and you're still afraid of ghosts?"

"Then if I suddenly put a mirror in front of you, wouldn't that scare you to death?"

"...It's not that exaggerated."

Youmu said weakly:

"If it's a concrete ghost, it's okay, but what I'm really afraid of is those unknown, terrifying things."

"And the haunted house you just mentioned... These strange phenomena, even just listening to them makes my legs a little weak..."

Looking at the girl's fearful appearance, Chu Bai sighed:

"Then okay, I won't force you."

"I originally wanted to use the 'thousand-pound food coupon' left over from opening a buffet restaurant as a reward for entrusting you, it seems I can only find someone else..."