"I'm back......"

Opening the door, the man outside the door said tiredly.

"Good evening, uncle."

Harukawa said hello to the man.

Nozomi Inoue, Ayane Inoue's father, returned home at this time.

I forgot to bring my key, so I had to ring the doorbell.

It's just that the Inoue in front of him at this time is very different from the gentle, rational and wise uncle in Bai Chuanqing's memory.

Unshaven beard, unkempt.

The bags under his eyes were heavy, and his eyes were bloodshot and tired.

Compared to the last time we met, it seems to be more than ten years old.

So much so that at first in the cat's eyes, Bai Chuanqing almost didn't recognize it.

“...... Well? ”

It was only at this time that Inoue noticed the presence of Harushi Shirakawa.

His brow furrowed slightly.

At such a time, the daughter actually brought him to the house?

Originally, he wanted to say something, but looking at his daughter's frank and indifferent expression.

Inoue's lips moved, but he still didn't say anything.

Of course, he knew Harukawa Shirakawa.

However, in some complicated mood, Inoue Nozomi just nodded lightly to him and walked into the room.

Seeing the situation in the room, Inoue Nozomi breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

That's what he said.

"I'm tired, Qingjun should go home early."

"Hmm."

Shirakawa nodded.

He originally planned to leave after eating, but he didn't expect to run into Inoue Wang.

I have to say that the atmosphere in the room is indeed very strange now.

If he really has something to do with Inoue Ayane, then it's okay, it's a big deal to change his name to "father-in-law".

But the problem is, they are indeed pure friendship!

Harukawa Shirakawa had some strange emotions just now, and they were all ruined by the news.

In this way, Ayane's father met him at his house.

It feels ......

Bai Chuanqing himself didn't know how to describe it.

Thinking of this, Shirakawa Harushi glanced at Inoue Ayane.

I'll continue the experiment tomorrow. ’

Of course, Ayane could understand what he meant, so she bowed her head slightly.

With a schoolbag with "gluttony" in it, Shirakawa Harushi walked on the way home.

It was nearly ten o'clock.

The night was deep.

The moon is not visible.

Even the starlight was extraordinarily dim.

On the streets, there are few pedestrians.

Only the street lamps on the side of the street, and the lights projected from the tall buildings in the distance, made Shirakawa Haru's eyes not completely dark.

Even in Tokyo, not everywhere is bustling.

It's just that

Look at it from another perspective.

Over here

Or is it quite "lively"?

Harukawa Harukawa could vaguely see certain beings, floating in the night.

In the shadows, the figure is longing.

But Harukawa Shirakawa was in a normal mood.

Don't say scared, not even the slightest surprise.

Compared to the various weirdness he has experienced these days, this level of horror can almost be completely ignored.

Moreover, there is no need for Harukawa Shirakawa to do it.

The "spirits" in the night sky all silently floated in the direction away from Shirakawa Haru.

Even though most of them are not sane, the remnants of instinct drive them to do so.

At this time, Bai Chuanqing suddenly remembered the content of the news.

"Those who died...... Was it hanged? ”

Thinking of this, Bai Chuanqing naturally looked at the upside-down hanging girl beside her.

She was still a small shadow of the picture, floating on Shirakawa Haru's shoulder.

Under Shirakawa Haru's gaze, the upside-down girl trembled, trying to float a little farther away.

But because of the existence of the black fog, she couldn't leave.

Harushi Shirakawa: "......"

Speaking of which, after controlling the hanging girl, of course Bai Chuanqing also tried to communicate with her.

Unfortunately, this exchange could not take place at all!

No matter how gentle and kind Shirakawa Qing's attitude was, the upside-down girl only had an instinctive fear of him.

Shirakawa speculates that after becoming a resentful spirit, she should have only instinct left.

But then again.

Shouldn't the instincts of ordinary evil spirits be "malicious towards the living"?

How did you come to you and become a heart?

Shirakawa Harushi did associate the recent serial murder case with the hanging girl.

After all, the appearance of the resentful spirit probably has something to do with the way she was killed when she was still alive.

But after thinking about it, Bai Chuanqing felt that something was wrong.

"It's not ...... time."

It must have been a long time since the death of the hanging girl, and this serial murder case didn't appear recently?

"So..... Was there a similar case a long time ago? ”

Harukawa Shirakawa thought of this.

I simply turned on my phone and searched for the recent incident on the Internet.

Somewhat different from the country of flowers, the Japanese side will also control public opinion.

But to a much lesser extent.

At the very least, Harukawa Shirakawa was able to see the news about the incident and the discussion on the Internet.

"I heard that the victims were all young women! And all were hanged alive. ”

"It's horrible! The way to die by hanging must be super painful, right? ”

"Haven't the police done anything yet? It's been so long, and you haven't caught the suspect yet? ”

People on the Internet naturally have various ways to "hear" all kinds of gossip.

As for which ones are true and which ones are made up, it is extremely difficult to tell.

Harukawa Shirakawa also kept this information in mind.

Do not believe it all, nor disbelieve it.

Soon, a comment caught Harukawa Shirakawa's attention.

"Didn't you notice that this is similar to the case from 10 years ago? Even that is a serial hanging murder case. ”

Bai Chuanqing immediately lifted her spirits, and her expression became much more serious.

Unfortunately, this comment doesn't give much information.

It only mentions the case of that ten years ago, and shows that both the modus operandi and the object are extremely similar.

So, here's .....

Copycats?

Bai Chuanqing thought with a frown.

However, he is not a policeman, let alone a detective boy who is committed to solving crimes.

He's just an average high school student.

Compared with the circumstances of the case, what Shirakawa Haru wants to figure out more is the identity of this hanging girl and her relationship with that Onodera Hanako.

If Shirakawa hadn't seen Hanako Onodera before, it wouldn't have been fine.

But the problem is that he has seen it, and he has recognized the relationship between them.

In addition, this hanging girl is now driven by herself.

Even out of the insignificant sympathy in Shirakawa Haru's heart, he felt that he still had to figure this matter out.

It's just that

At this moment,

The hanged woman's head poked out of the shadows.

On his pale face, with a certain confused emotion, he looked in a certain direction in the night.

A touch of resentment and madness slowly crept up her features.

teardrops,

Slowly slipped from her deep eye sockets.....

It was darker than the darkest of nights.