Tokyoites don't have martial virtue

After reading the case summary, the two looked at each other.

"By the way, this is an expedited request," the receptionist added after a moment's thought.

"With the final exams approaching, the school hopes we can resolve this matter within five days, otherwise they will have to temporarily suspend classes, close the school, and postpone the final exams."

"Postponing the exam? Isn't that a good thing?" Eliza joked.

The receptionist added, "Because this is an expedited request, you will receive triple points if you complete it within the time limit."

Upon hearing this, Qing Gong Eliza slapped the tablet screen and exclaimed excitedly, "We accept!"

"Wait a minute." Kyushu Makoto slapped his hand on the girl's hand, stopping her.

"We're a team, after all. Aren't you going to ask for my opinion?"

"But... this is triple points! Emergency requests are very rare!" Eliza looked at him with pleading eyes:

"You're the kind of guy who can tear evil spirits apart with your bare hands, are you really afraid of a Class C monster?"

"Sigh, you really can't resist points." Kyushu Makoto let go of his hand and sighed helplessly.

"Okay, then let's accept it."

After accepting the mission, the two went to Eliza's sports car to discuss it.

"According to the commission, there were four victims, all of whom were male high school students. They all suffered varying degrees of sharp weapon injuries, and one of them was seriously injured and had just been rescued."

Eliza casually flipped through the case file and read:

"Police questioned the victims who had regained consciousness, and they all claimed that they encountered a slender girl in a school uniform at school that evening. She had terrifying, dead-like eyes and a bloody scar on her neck. Without saying a word, she grabbed a pair of rusty scissors and rushed at them, stabbing them."

"Fortunately, the victims were lucky and all managed to escape. However, when the police went to investigate the scene, they found no clues about the killer except for traces of the victims' blood."

"Police staked out the school for two weeks and investigated each of the female students, but they could not find any clues or suspicious individuals. Soon after, two more similar attacks occurred at the school."

"At this point, this series of cases attracted the attention of the Public Security Bureau's Demon Hunting Division. After investigation, it was determined that the cases were most likely caused by a spirit species, which was officially named 'Scissors Woman'."

126. The Untold Secrets of Tongda High School

After reading the mission report, Qing Gong Eliza leaned back in her chair and sighed softly:

"The attackers are elusive, only appearing randomly in the school at dusk. It seems very difficult to investigate them."

"Since it's a school, large trucks aren't very effective," Kyushu Seiya pondered.

"I should have thought it through more carefully before accepting the mission."

"Don't worry, if we encounter enemies, I'll try to lure them to open ground to give you a chance," Eliza said with a gentle smile.

"Besides, don't you have new weapons?"

Upon hearing this, Kyushu Makoto took out a jet-black sword case about the length of an arm from beside his chair.

This sword case was custom-made by him from the Yin-Yang Bureau. It feels like a combination of wood and steel, and it is said to be made of special materials that can seal spiritual beings inside and prevent the spread of spiritual energy—so the price is naturally not cheap.

The sword case was designed to open from one side and could hold five to six weapons, but currently only a broken sword is inside.

Kyushu Makoto pulled open one side of the sword case, and the broken sword "Minamoto no Yoshiyuki" fell out with a "whoosh".

"My lord, shall we fight?!" The broken sword vibrated in its scabbard, emitting a rousing buzzing sound.

“You might come in handy, so be prepared,” Kyushu Makoto said calmly.

"Yes, sir!" Minamoto no Yoshiyuki immediately became excited: "It is the greatest honor to fight for my lord!"

Due to the suddenness of the incident, the Public Security Bureau's Demon Hunting Division was unable to provide detailed information about the "Scissors Woman," including the type of monster and the conditions under which she appeared.

The two decided to go to the hospital to see the victim and try to get some useful information out of him.

The hospital where the victims from Toda High School were staying was the same one as the one where Suzumiya Momiji stayed. Kyushu Makoto walked to the front desk with ease and showed his work ID.

With the nurses' warm welcome, the two went to the victims' wards and questioned them one by one.

"The girl who attacked me had completely white skin and a stiff expression; it was terrifying."

"I grabbed her arm while I was struggling, and it was completely cold. It's terrifying to think about. Could I have encountered a zombie?"

"I saw bloodstains on her neck and clothes... Oh, and she had a deep wound on her neck, I don't know if it was makeup!"

The three victims were all emotionally unstable, and some even believed that they were attacked by some kind of ghostly, terrifying being.

Of course, the two exorcists insisted that it was just a "murderer dressed as a female ghost" and advised them to believe in science and not to be paranoid all the time.

When we arrived at the fourth ward, a boy with a bowl cut and round glasses was sitting on the hospital bed, with bandages on his hands and chest.

He was the most seriously injured of the four victims. He looked very haggard and his face was almost bloodless because he had just finished emergency treatment.

After some questioning, the boy with the bowl cut gave a similar testimony, claiming that he encountered a girl who looked like "Kayako" in an empty school building, who ran over and attacked him in a contorted posture.

He said he risked his life to escape and seek help, and if he hadn't run into a PE teacher who was going back to school to get something, he probably would have died at school.

After analyzing the testimonies of the four people, Kyushu Makoto, although still not fully ascertaining the true identity of the spirit species, could at least confirm one thing:

This monster wasn't very strong, otherwise an ordinary high school boy wouldn't have been able to escape from it.

However, if the situation continues to develop unchecked, there is still a possibility of death.

"I understand the situation. Thank you for your cooperation." Kyushu Makoto nodded slightly and prepared to leave the ward.

"Wait a minute, you two!" the boy with the bowl cut called out to them, asking with concern, "Do ghosts and monsters really exist in this world?"

"Don't overthink it~" Eliza crossed her arms and straightened her back: "The culprit probably has a fetish for dressing up as a female ghost. Let the police handle the case."

"But...you all look like high school students, right?" the bowl-cut boy asked shrewdly. "Why would high school students be assigned to investigate a murder case like this?"

"Oh, we've already graduated from high school, we just look younger than we are." Kyushu Makoto decided to lie directly to avoid revealing too much information:

"This hospital is very safe. Just focus on resting and don't worry too much."

The boy with the bowl cut insisted, "Actually, I think the murderer is related to a girl who died at our school before. She must have become a ghost to take revenge!"

Eliza immediately became interested and leaned closer: "What happened at this school before? What do you know about it?"

"I heard from a senior I'm close to that there was a murder case at our high school two years ago," the boy with the bowl cut said slowly, pushing up his round glasses.

“A second-grade boy lured another girl of the same grade to an abandoned classroom after school, murdered her with a sharp weapon, and then went to the police station to turn himself in.”

"I heard that the two of them were childhood sweethearts who grew up together. Everyone around them said that they had a good relationship, so no one could understand the boy's motives."

Kyushu Makoto pressed further, "And then what happened? What became of that boy?"

"He's in a juvenile detention center," the boy with the bowl cut said, lowering his eyelids.

"It is said that the boy's motive for the crime remains a mystery, and he refuses to say anything."

“In that case, we need to verify this with the school.” Eliza held her phone, her finger tapping the screen repeatedly.

"It's no use! The school has already covered this up, they've even bribed the media!" The boy with the bowl cut quickly waved his hand.

"That senior student was in such a good mood when he sang karaoke with us that he accidentally let it slip."

“Really?” Eliza put away her phone, unsurprised. “No wonder I couldn’t find any reports about this case online. The one useful report I finally found was also deleted.”

"I'm certain, it's definitely that girl's vengeful spirit coming to take revenge on this school!" The boy with the bowl cut said urgently and excitedly, "She's a supernatural being, a ghost!"

"But from what you're saying, it's also possible that the victim's friends or relatives are behind it?" Kyushu Makoto smiled and analyzed in a relaxed tone:

"Perhaps she harbors resentment about this incident and deliberately impersonates the victim to take revenge on society?"

The boy with the bowl cut fell silent, as if he was seriously considering this possibility.

"In short, let's leave this to the professionals." Kyushu Makoto patted the bowl-cut boy on the shoulder:

"Thank you for the information. If there are any hidden details in the case, we will try our best to find them."

"Um... thank you." The boy with the bowl cut bowed his head slightly.

127. I'll pay ten times the price.

After visiting the victims, Makoto Kyushu stopped by to visit Kasumi Suzumiya.

"Sister Huazi, it's been a long time."

A week later, Suzumiya Momiji looked much better. When Kyushu Makoto saw her again, she was sitting on the edge of the bed, slowly peeling an apple.

"Long time no see, Harukawa~" Suzumiya Kame squinted and greeted him with a smile.

Seeing the fruit basket beside the hospital bed, Kyushu Makoto realized he hadn't brought any gifts. After all, he had originally come to handle a mission, and visiting Suzumiya Momiji was a spur-of-the-moment decision.

"Are you feeling better?" Kyushu Makoto stepped forward and asked with concern.

"Much better. I don't know what medicine the doctor gave me, but the wound is healing incredibly fast." Ryouko Momiji gently patted her chest.

"The doctor said I can have the stitches removed and be discharged next week."

"That's great!" Kyushu Makoto couldn't help but smile with relief. "Contact me when you're discharged, and I'll help you pack your things."

"Okay, let's have a discharge celebration then~" Suzumiya Kame cut off a slice of pale yellow apple and put it to Kyushu Makoto's lips:

"Ah~ Open your mouth~"

"Thank you." Kyushu Makoto paused for a moment, then ate the apple.

Suzumiya Momiji leisurely cut off a slice of apple and popped it into her mouth.