The Witch's Taste

Ah, why don't we blow up the Public Security Bureau?

There is no such thing as the Public Security Bureau of the seniors... just destroy it.

Chen Ziang left the work unit, took the light rail to return home, and started making lunch for Xiao Zhu, without explaining to his sister why he came back at noon.

The relationship between brother and sister is very strange. Because Xiaozhu is mentally autistic, he basically does not communicate with his brother. The two can only rely on running-in to find a way to get along.

For example, if Chen Ziang was at home, he would definitely feed his younger sister, while Xiaozhu would not touch chopsticks.But if she is not at home at work, then she will naturally take out the bento in the refrigerator and eat it by herself.

After finishing the meal, Chen Ziang absent-mindedly fed his sister, and then ate a few mouthfuls like chewing wax.

Well, although I think the suspension is only temporary, but I still can't get used to this kind of life with nothing to do.

"I'm going out for a while in the afternoon." Chen Ziang said.

Chen Xiaozhu didn't answer, but just continued to stare into the distance.

After leaving home, Chen Ziang came to the office left by his father and began to rummage through the cabinets on the second floor.

I remember, it should be behind a pile of old books... Oh, I found it.

As an exorcism office, of course, it is impossible to wait for the abnormal incident to come to you like the public security department.

In addition to keeping in touch with regular customers, sharing within the peer circle is also a very important source of entrustment. After all, everyone has different abilities and means. Some tasks cannot be done by oneself, but peers can do them. There is no need to force customers away.

Flipping through the yellowed address book for a while, Chen Ziang finally found a number and dialed it:

"Hello, is that Uncle Yu?"

"...Xiao Ang?"

"Unexpectedly, Uncle You still remembers me."

"What nonsense, after your parents disappeared, I came to see you, didn't I? You are working in the Jibei City Public Security Department now, right?"

"Well, but I have been suspended, so I want to visit Uncle You and see if there is anything I can do to help."

"Hehe, come here first and talk about it later. I happen to have a rather troublesome person here... let's say it's a big customer."

Chapter 23 Temporary Work

Ashiya Yu, who used to be a friend of his father's in the industry, now runs the largest private exorcism office in Jibei City, and it is said that he has more than 300 regular customers.

In industries such as detectives and lawyers that lack the monopoly of big platforms, regular customers who are willing to pay for supernatural affairs are extremely valuable resources. Therefore, when Ashiya Yu bluntly said on the phone that he would take him to meet the "big customer", Chen Ziang I was also a little moved—this is really not treating myself as an outsider.

In order to show his sincerity, of course he quickly packed his luggage, took the mandala magic sword and the spiritual pressure meter, and took a taxi to the "Ashiya Detective Agency" before he even had time to eat lunch.

After all, although it is an exorcism office, due to the characteristics of spiritual pollution, of course "exorcism" cannot be put on the signboard.

In short, it was almost one o'clock in the afternoon when he arrived at the office.

Chen Ziang followed the secretary in the aisle, and suddenly heard a fierce female voice from a distance, as if to vent his dissatisfaction:

"If this little matter can't be resolved, I don't think we need to talk anymore."

"Sorry, we're still investigating the specific reason." Then came Ashiya Yu's voice of explanation, "But do we have to rule out the possibility of disease when we have nightmares?"

"This aspect is not what you should consider." The female voice continued to sternly said, "What you have to do is to confirm or rule out the supernatural factors in it!"

"If it is confirmed that her nightmares every night have nothing to do with curses, head-dropping, etc., then of course I will go to other doctors, but you can't confirm now, can you?"

"Miss Hoshino." Ashiya Yu said with a wry smile, "We promise that we will give you an answer as soon as possible...Oh, Chen Ziang is here."

Chen Ziang pushed the door open, nodded with Ashiya Yu, and then looked at the people in the room.

Ashiya Yu, who is known as the heir of the famous ancient onmyoji Ashiya Doman, is also the principal of Ashiya Detective Agency. He looks like a curly-haired uncle in his 40s. He holds a cigarette in his hand, which is not lit. His face is full of helpless wry smiles. .

Sitting on the guest seat opposite the coffee table was a mature woman in professional attire, who looked about 30 years old, with a bit of impatience in her majestic expression, and looked over with contemptuous and scrutinizing eyes.

"Who is this?" The mature woman asked with a frown.

"My assistant, Chen Ziang." Ashiya Yu gestured for him to sit beside him.

Chen Ziang sat down on the sofa and saw the business card on the coffee table with the words "Manager: Hoshino Norika" printed on it.

"What kind of commission?" he asked in a low voice.

"Ms. Hoshino's entertainers have been having nightmares every night for a week." Ashiya Yu said with a sigh, "It has seriously affected her normal work and sleep quality, so she came to us to find out the reason."

"But you don't seem to be able to solve my problem." Norika Hoshino said coldly, "Maybe I should find another firm."

"Forgive me for asking, is the content of the nightmare the same every night?" Chen Ziang asked for confirmation.

A dream is a reflection of the subconscious mind, if it is a dream caused by spiritual pollution, the content should be roughly the same.

"It can be said to be the same, or it can be said to be different." Ashiya Yu explained, "The same thing is that in almost every nightmare, she commits suicide."

"suicide?"

"The difference is that the method of suicide is different every time." Ashiya Yu said with a wry smile, "We went to her residence and the place where she usually works, and did not find any traces of mysterious pollution, so it cannot be ruled out that it is psychological. Possibility of disease..."

"Maki is usually very optimistic, and her career is also on the rise, everything is going well, where is her psychological problem?" Hoshino Norika interrupted him, "What I want is the answer, not this kind of ambiguity, Unfounded speculation!"

"Maki?" Chen Ziang was stunned for a moment, "Is that the female star who sang?"

"It is Chimaru's rapid rise to the top of the rankings, selected for three consecutive years in the Red and White Song Contest, the most valuable female singer-songwriter at the Golden Record Awards, and the well-known singer who won the first place in the "National Goddess" vote last year, Kiritani Maki!" Hoshino Norika was very dissatisfied with the title of "singing female star".

"Sorry." Chen Ziang said hastily, "Miss Kiritani Maki is indeed very famous, I still have her record at home, and my sister likes her songs very much... So she doesn't have any psychological problems, right?"

"Maki has a psychiatrist." Norika Hoshino said coldly, "she also undergoes regular stress tests, and all her psychological indicators are normal."

"Actually." The manager's upper body leaned forward slightly, making her expression and words more oppressive, "If you have really met Maki, you will know that this child is not the type who is good at hiding emotions. A little bit of grievance, she will definitely tell me!"

Hoshino Norika spoke so convincingly that it was difficult for Ashiya Yu and Chen Ziang to continue to speculate on "mental illness".

"Since Ms. Hoshino is sure it's not a psychological problem." Chen Ziang said seriously, "Maybe I can only trouble you and arrange for us to meet the person involved. After all, whether the person involved is troubled by mystery, we can't help but rely on your description alone Judgmental."

"Impossible!" Hoshino Jixiang immediately refused, "She will have a concert at the Budokan next week, and she is actively adjusting her status today. It is impossible for me to bring a group of dubious people to influence her!"

What do you mean by a dubious person... Chen Ziang was used to being a security officer, and this was the first time he was evaluated as a "dirty person", so he couldn't help but wryly smiled.

However, this star agent, on the one hand, really looked down on the detective profession, and on the other hand, she had to seek help from the people she despised. It seemed that the big star had indeed been extremely seriously affected.

"If you continue to have nightmares in the future, your state will definitely not be much better next week, right?" Ashiya Yu also knew the other party's psychology well, and directly resorted to a decisive blow.

Hoshino Norika's face was full of anger, but she was speechless.

Holding a concert at the Heiankyo Budokan is the ultimate goal that many singers have dreamed of, and it is also an important milestone for Kiritani Maki's rise in the music industry. Any mistakes are absolutely not allowed.

The reason why she spends the whole day adjusting her state is also because she is plagued by nightmares and lack of sleep at night, so that she is always in a daze during the day-even almost ate the napkin as toast this morning.

"Okay." Although it was very uncomfortable to be threatened by others, Hoshino Norika, who knew that everything must be compromised for the concert, finally gave in, "I will take you to see her, but..."

"...you are not allowed to ask questions unrelated to the investigation."

Chen Ziang and Ashiya Yu naturally agreed.

Hoshino Norika went outside to arrange a driver, while Ashiya Yu asked Chen Ziang:

"So why were you suspended?"

"The unit will confiscate the sealed items." Chen Ziang said with a sigh.

"Hey." Ashiya Yu also sneered and lit a cigarette, "To be honest, I'm not surprised at all."

"The most powerful thing about the system is that it doesn't care whether you are a god or a Buddha, a devil or an asura outside, and it will turn you into something unique to the system after entering."

"Confiscating the sealed item is just a trivial matter. Believe it or not, maybe in the future, the regular security officers will stop working and hire people like us to solve the incident?"

"As long as I have work to do, I don't care if I don't have a plan, at least I don't have to follow those outrageous rules." Chen Ziang was complaining when his phone vibrated suddenly.

Taking a closer look, it was a text message from Tsukimiya Suzuna:

"Senior, I scolded the big idiot of the racecourse, and then I was also suspended! Where are you, I will find you~"

Chapter 24 Have I Seen You

On the passenger seat of the taxi, Hoshino Norika kept looking at the rear mirror to see if she was being followed.

After all, "Maki Kiritani's agent secretly enters and exits the detective agency" is also a lace news that many entertainment tabloids like.

Ashiya Yu and Chen Ziang sat in the back row, both staring at the phone thoughtfully.

"Wife, I don't think I'll go back to eat today." Ashiya Yu edited the text message sent to his wife, "I'm going to Sanhe District in the afternoon, maybe I can find a place nearby to solve it."

"Yuegong, don't be arrogant." Chen Ziang edited the message sent to Yuegong Suzuna, "Even if your family can solve the problem of suspension, this thing will stay in the file, and it will have an impact on your future promotion."

Soon, Ashiya Yu took care of his wife and started watching short videos.

Chen Ziang has never been able to deal with Yuegong Suzuna.The girl said that she had arrived at his house and was helping him take care of his younger sister Xiaozhu, and she was still beating around the bush to find out his location.

Maki Kiritani's current address is located in the famous riverside apartment in Sanhe District. It is said that the people who live here are rich and powerful, and Maki Kiritani lives in the top-floor mansion with the best lighting. It can be seen that this big star's worth is absolutely Not low.

Chen Ziang searched the Internet for photos, only to find out that Kiritani Maki is actually a half-elf.

Her mother is a human being, and her father is a Meneus, so Kiritani Maki in the photo has splendid blond hair, deep facial features and slightly pointed ears, but the beauty and gentleness of a human woman can also be seen in her eyebrows and eyes.

In addition, Ms. Hoshino Norika did not exaggerate. This Kiritani Maki has won various music awards since her debut five years ago. Now she is well-known in the music industry of the entire Takamahara Star District, and has a high probability of becoming a national treasure-level musician... ...The industry's evaluation of her is not a singer, but a musician, which shows her high status and weight.

After arriving at the Riverside Apartment, Hoshino Norika took the two of them through the security inspection, and then entered the private elevator.

"Here is a reminder." She said solemnly, "Although Kiritani Maki is very talkative, it does not mean that you can harass her with various questions unscrupulously. The content of the inquiry is strictly limited to the business of this trip. , don’t ask any other unnecessary questions. If you want her autograph, I’ll give you a few after it’s over, don’t ask her directly for it.”

"Miss Hoshino, don't worry." Ashiya Yu raised his hand and said, "Actually, I'm not a fan of Miss Kiritani."

"I've only listened to her songs, and I haven't reached the level of a fanatic." Chen Ziang also quickly expressed his attitude.

For some reason, although Hoshino Norika didn't say much, her originally unfriendly expression seemed to get worse.

After the elevator door opened, the lobby was outside, and Kiritani Maki was standing at the door to greet her.

Seeing Manager Hoshino Norika and the two strangers, she showed a gentle smile:

"Hi everyone, I'm Maki Kiritani."

"Hello." Chen Ziang and Ashiyayou hurriedly greeted her, feeling quite flattered, "I'm Chen Ziang/Ashiyayou."

Even without makeup, the big star looks even more beautiful up close than in the promotional photos.

Her long blond hair reaches the height of her shoulder blades, with pointed ears poking out from the hair.

The eyes are deep and charming, the eyelashes are long and curved, and the iris is a beautiful azure blue, like a pure plateau lake without impurities.

The bridge of the nose is straight and handsome, and the lines and outlines are obviously different from those of human women, which shows that she has foreign blood and adds a lot of exotic charm to her.

The lips are also rosy and full, with a hint of charm, but they don’t look flirtatious when matched with other facial features—it can only be said that this face is a typical example of God’s reward, even if Kiritani Maki doesn’t have any musical talent, go to be an idol It can also be a big fire.

This big star is wearing casual clothes, which are obviously very loose, but she actually wears them with a protruding front and back. Isn't this guy really an abyss succubus?

"Please sit down, both of you, I'll pour tea for you." Kiritani Maki was still distributing paper cups, and Hoshino Norika next to her couldn't bear it anymore (there should be a limit to being approachable), and took the cup from her hand:

"I'll pour tea, you tell them about your latest nightmare, that's why they're here."

"Oh." Kiritani Maki sat down on the sofa, scratched her brilliant blond hair, and then said seriously, "Actually, it's nothing, I just always dream that I'm dead, and it's the kind of hopeless, hopeless Die nostalgic and tragic."

Chen Ziang and Ashiya Yu were stunned for a moment, and they turned their heads to look at Hoshino Jixiang who came over to pour tea.

Is this what you call optimism?World-weary optimism, huh?

"You didn't tell me!" Hoshino Norika said in horror, "Maki, you...don't you have nostalgia for this world?"

"No." Kiritani Maki said with a smile, "That's just a dream, and I didn't tell you because I was afraid that you would worry."

"Forgive me for asking." Chen Ziang said suddenly, "What kind of 'no nostalgia'? No nostalgia, that is to say, the original nostalgia was 'lost', right? Is it the music career I love? ?”

"No." Kiritani Maki was a little astonished, and said after a while, "Well, it should be a beloved person... or something like that?"

"Maki?" Hoshino Norika turned pale with shock.

"Sister Ji Xiang, don't be nervous, I'm not in a relationship." Kiritani Maki couldn't laugh or cry, "It's just a dream."

She was silent for a moment, then looked at Chen Ziang again and said:

"But I... can feel that he is the most important person in my life. And his death directly destroyed all hope in my life, so I chose to end my life."

"Maki wakes up from her sleep crying every night." Hoshino Norika also added distressedly, "As long as she wakes up crying, she won't be able to sleep at all, which will have a great impact on her state."

"Has this person appeared in the dream?" Ashiya Yu also asked for confirmation.

Kiritani Maki shook her head:

"The content of the dream is basically that I choose to die in various ways. Apart from this, no other person appears. I can only feel his existence from the inner emotions before death."

"I see." Chen Ziang and Ashiya Yu looked at each other for a moment, then nodded.