The Great Detective of Gensokyo, but surrounded by Shura Field!

And now is the time to put these videos to use.

"As expected of you... You're so cautious."

"Hehe, thank you for your reward."

After learning the whole story, Reimu also came over curiously and prepared to watch the video footage from the drone together.

She is also quite interested in the supernatural events in haunted houses.

Then, as the memory card was read, the video was successfully uploaded to Chu Bai's laptop.

Chu Bai slid the mouse and clicked on the video footage.

"We just encountered a total of four supernatural phenomena."

"They are 'bleeding from a pipe,' 'a scary note,' 'the thirteenth step,' and 'the strange tingling sensation of being watched.'"

While sorting out the clues, Chu Bai first fast-forwarded to the scene of bleeding from the water pipe.

It can be clearly seen from the video that when Chu Bai turned on the water pipe, the water was silent for a moment.

Immediately afterwards, accompanied by a strange sound, a large amount of blood suddenly spurted out.

But it soon returned to normal, and when the switch was turned on again, clear water came out.

“No matter how many times I watch it, it’s always pretty scary.”

Youmu sat beside him, shivering as she hugged her mochi Hanrei.

Alice said aloud:

"After sensing the scene, we found that there were only three of us in the entire house."

"And after the blood spurted out, it did have a strong, pungent smell of blood, indicating that the liquid must be blood."

Chu Bai frowned slightly and looked at the picture on the screen repeatedly.

I didn't have time to take a closer look just now, but now that I look at it again, it seems that there is indeed something wrong.

Reimu also stroked her chin and looked at the blood gushing out of the screen.

Because she was not affected by the atmosphere on the ground, Reimu's mind was always at its calmest state:

"I always feel that... the blood flowing out of the pipe seems a little strange?"

"Compared to normal blood, it seems to be diluted?"

A word to awaken the dreamer.

Focusing his attention on the blood itself, Chu Bai immediately reacted.

Having once massacred the Black Cultists, he was certainly no stranger to blood.

Compared to normal, more viscous blood, the liquid gushing out of the pipes does seem to be diluted.

"But what's the point of diluting all this blood?"

Reimu was thinking about it, but Chu Bai seemed to have already come up with the answer.

His expression changed for a while, then he adjusted the screen back and forth, and fell into deep thought.

Until the end, he suddenly opened his mouth and let out a very devilish laugh:

"Hehehe, hahahahaha... so that's how it is..."

"I think I already know what this haunted house is like!"

Chapter 120: Incident Solved! The Truth About the Haunted House Is...?

"Eh? You already know that?"

Reimu suddenly looked up in surprise:

"And you're saying you know not only about the 'bleeding water pipe' incident, but also about 'all the incidents' in the entire haunted house?"

"Yes."

Chu Bai smiled and nodded, with confidence glittering in his eyes.

Even Xiao Ai was surprised.

Just by calming down and watching the video, Xiaobai actually figured out the truth?

It seems that he is really suitable for the profession of detective!

"Well, now it's time to decrypt it."

Chu Bai raised the corner of his mouth:

"Reimu, I remember there's a rarely used water pipe in the backyard of your shrine?"

"Yes."

"Then come with me."

Chu Bai strode towards the backyard and came to the old water pipe.

Although it was raining heavily outside, Alice had already skillfully held an umbrella for him, acting like a real assistant.

Youmu was confused:

"What's the connection between the water pipes in the haunted house and the old water pipes at Hakurei Shrine?"

"Hey, you'll know when you see it."

Chu Bai turned on the water switch without saying a word.

What surprised Youmeng was that the water pipe, which had not been used for a long time, did not respond at first, and then suddenly made a strange sound.

Then, reddish-brown blood suddenly spurted out of the water pipe, and the air was filled with a faint pungent fishy smell.

——It’s exactly the same as the water pipes in the haunted house!

"Eh eh eh?"

Youmeng was startled, but suddenly came to her senses:

"I see, Reimu is the mastermind behind the haunted house!"

"The proof is this exact same bleeding pipe. This is all Hakurei Miko's fault!"

"...You don't understand."

Reimu clenched her fists and said viciously:

"How dare you slander Hakurei's miko? Be careful, I'll beat you up."

Chu Bai also said with a smile:

"How could it be Reimu who did this? She doesn't have the time for that."

"I mean……"

"The so-called bleeding water pipe is not actually bleeding, but is instead clogged with rusty water!"

what?

It's just rusty water?

This answer immediately stunned the three girls.

It's that simple?

"I just observed in the video that the water pipes in the house are old-fashioned iron pipes."

"This type of water pipe can easily rust due to moisture, causing rust to form inside the pipe."

"Over time, rust and other impurities can clog the pipes, preventing water from flowing out."

Chu Bai was like a teacher teaching students, explaining thoroughly:

"Once you turn on the tap, the pressure inside the pipe increases suddenly, and the clogged rust will temporarily stop the water from flowing out."

"But facing the increasing water pressure, the rust can't be completely stopped. So there will be strange noises in the pipes, and finally a gushing scene."

"By the way, the color of rusty water is exactly the same as blood, a deep red."

"And because hemoglobin in blood contains a large amount of iron ions, and rusty water is also rich in iron ions, the smell of the two is also "extremely similar."

"Coupled with the terrifying and eerie atmosphere in the haunted house, it interfered with our judgment. So we came to the wrong conclusion and mistakenly thought it was blood."

Chu Bai waved his finger:

"So the truth behind the bleeding pipe is this: what's flowing out isn't blood at all, but ordinary rusty water!"

……

……

Analysis completed.

The girls were all stunned.

The seemingly terrifying supernatural phenomena are actually just such simple everyday problems?

"Of course, there were also mistakes on my part."

"Because my perception is focused on detecting paranormal phenomena in the house and what kind of terrifying existence is hidden...I have overlooked these everyday phenomena."

Chu Bai admitted his mistake frankly.

Youmu immediately asked:

"Wait, what about the next supernatural event?"

"In addition to the bleeding pipes, there are all kinds of strange phenomena..."

"Those were all blunders. We were just scaring ourselves."

Chu Bai said with a wry smile:

"Let's talk about the 'Thirteenth Step' incident first."

"Because of preconceived notions, our subconscious minds believe that there are supernatural phenomena here, so every time we mention the stairs, we become extremely nervous."

"But if you look closely, you can see that the stair steps have intricate patterns and the room is dimly lit."

"Coupled with your subconscious self-suggestion and excessive nervousness, you may have miscounted the number of steps."

"If you don't believe me, here's a video replay. You can see that the number of steps hasn't changed from beginning to end."

“…Eh hey hey?”

Youmeng's face suddenly turned red.

It turns out that there was no so-called thirteenth step. She was just scaring herself by "counting the wrong number of steps"!

The girl lowered her head in shame.

"I'm sorry, I was so startled and caused you so much trouble."

"It's okay, it's okay. I've already said that I was also wrong. After all, it was that kind of atmosphere."

Chu Bai waved his hand and this time looked at Alice:

"As for the 'weird tingling sensation' Xiao Ai's experience, and the inexplicable goose bumps I got..."

After a pause, he said speechlessly:

"Actually, this is probably due to the 'electrical leakage' in the floor of the room."

"The so-called tingling sensation, goose bumps, and hair standing on end are all normal reactions when weak electric current passes through the human body and triggers the static electricity effect."

"……what?"

Now Xiao Ai was also stunned.

It turns out that the strange tingling feeling was not caused by being watched by some terrifying existence, but was just because of an electric leakage in the floor?

"But...how could there be a leakage when the floor is fine?"

Alice wondered:

"Under normal circumstances, the conductivity of the floor should be very weak, so there shouldn't be any leakage, right?"

Chu Bai took them back to the room.