Tokyo, Dockland, 8 p.m.

Inside a fairly tidy longhouse.

"Are you really a doctor?"

The man who had just rolled up half of his sleeves frowned, looking at the childish face in front of him who was only fifteen or sixteen years old with some nervousness, and his tone was full of doubts.

He didn't want his money to go down the drain.

Although the other party's temperament is more calm than that of many elderly people, like a Bodhisattva statue that has gone through many years of wind and rain, the too immature appearance will inevitably arouse questions from outsiders-

After all, most of the doctors in people's impressions are middle-aged men with a lot of beards.

"Isn't it too young?"

And it's so beautiful!

It's like a fairy in the story!

Is that beautiful plutonic color really something that humans can have?

But generally speaking, aren't good-looking women incompetent?

Although the man did not say these thoughts directly, they were expressed in his dilating pupils and slightly fluttering Adam's apple as he stared at each other.

Until his fantasy is interrupted by a teenager standing next to the female doctor.

"Do you need me to gouge out your eyes for a closer examination?"

The young man's words were extremely harsh, and his face was full of contempt from above, and some kind of annoyance of unknown origin.

"Sitting in front of you is the best doctor in Tokyo! Even in the whole of Japan, there is no doctor with more experience than Lord Zhushi! ”

"Dare to make irresponsible remarks about the age of Lord Zhushi-"

The boy slammed his two white fists together, making a crisp sound, but his eyes were full of fierce threat.

"I'll beat you down!"

"Gollum ......"

The man swallowed a mouthful of saliva and lowered his head in a panic.

This young man doesn't look strong, but the man who has been on the streets all year round has an intuition that ten of them together are no match for each other.

However, although the other party's words are convincing, and this woman named Zhushi is very confident when she speaks, is it a bit exaggerated to say that the best doctor in Tokyo.

If these two people are liars......

Thinking of this, the man's face turned bitter.

He could only bite the bullet and suffer this dumb loss.

At this moment, Zhu Shi, who had been taking his pulse, finally spoke.

"Yushiro, don't talk like that to a patient."

"Yes."

The arrogance and contempt on Yushiro's face immediately retracted, and the whole person stood upright like a soldier named by the commander, and even felt a little honored to be called.

The man's discomfort from sitting on pins and needles finally subsided.

can make this strange rebellious child obey her words, this woman still has some ability.

"This patient ......"

Zhu Shi said faintly, and retracted the hand of the pulse.

Seeing this scene, Yushiro couldn't help but nod slightly.

If only Zhushi-sama could invent a way to diagnose without touching others.

She would never have to touch these old men with all their faces again.

"You say."

The man felt a hint of something bad in Zhu Shi's tone.

"Except for the headache you said earlier...... In the past few days, do you always feel unusually excited at night, but as soon as it is noon, you will be sluggish, weak, dry mouth, you can always smell blood inexplicably, and it is easy to sweat even in winter. ”

Zhu Shi paused, and the face of the man opposite became more and more reverent, obviously to the point.

"And ...... People who were familiar with you before will subconsciously stay away from you. ”

"Yes, yes, that's it."

The man nodded frantically like garlic, and all his previous doubts came to naught.

"You're amazing, and your symptoms are exactly the same as mine. The doctor I had hired from the foreman didn't see anything at all, and said I was just thinking too much. You're so much more reliable than him. ”

"So, Dr. Zhushi, what kind of illness do I have?"

"I'll get straight to the point, this patient."

Zhu Shi was not swayed by the other party's praise, and his misty eyes looked at the humble incense burner in the longhouse.

"You're not sick, you're poisoned."

"Huh?"

The man didn't seem to react, he was stunned for two or three seconds, and then he stood up in disbelief and subconsciously denied it.

"No, it won't!"

I'm just a little dock porter, who would poison someone like me?

However, when he looked at the incense burner along Zhu Shi's line of sight, a bad thought suddenly came to him.

"Doctor Zhushi, what do you mean...... There's something wrong with the wisteria incense......"

"Yes."

Zhu Shi nodded: "It should be some kind of clumsy industrial imitation, not the real wisteria flower incense." ”

The tone can be said to be quite determined.

As a ghost, as soon as she entered the door, she found that the incense only smelled of it, but it did not bother her in any way - not even the slightest discomfort, it was a pure fake.

And this is not the first time she has seen this situation.

"How is this possible, our entire dock gang uses this incense!"

The man's eyes were full of panic, "This is what our foreman took from his relatives in the countryside, and he can't buy it outside." ”

"Besides, everyone uses this, so I can't be the only one who gets sick."

Since the popularization of "Folk Ghost Prevention Measures" more than a month ago, people all over the country know that ghosts are afraid of only two things - sunlight and wisteria flowers.

(Note: Because the government was afraid that Britain would raise the price of the colony's export of crimson iron to the colony, the effect of the iron on the demons was specially concealed, so it was not announced to the public.) ）

It is conceivable that the price of wisteria-related products, which are not very cheap in the first place, has skyrocketed - especially wisteria incense.

But even so, all the incense on the market was snatched up by the crazy populace - after all, no one wants to be the target of a ghost.

And dock workers like them, who only have one or two yen a month, can only get expensive life-saving "props" through acquaintances around them.

For example, the foreman whose relatives planted wisteria trees has become a local god-like existence.

It took a lot of effort for the man to get a little incense from him.

"I guess this incense should be expensive."

Zhu Shi was noncommittal to the man's response, and returned to the issue of incense.

"Of course, such a small amount will cost me more than half of my salary."

The man gestured with his fist, "So how can it be fake?" ”

“…… Although you may not be able to believe it. “

Zhu Shi looked at him with some pity, "But that's the way it is. He sold you something, and he hired the doctor for you, which is very suspicious. ”

"In my opinion, the incense he sold to most of his acquaintances may be real, but considering that you are alone and have no wife and children, even if something happens, no one will soon find out, so he will sell you fake industrial products."

"As for the fact that some familiar people will stay away from you, it should also be the result of their collusion."

"After all, the less one person buys the real thing, the easier it is for the others, and at the same time there is money to be made."

The man's face turned pale all of a sudden.

No wonder......

No wonder the doctor hired by the foreman for him didn't see anything.

"How, how can this be......"

His body collapsed, and his eyes showed despair.

In addition to having no family, he has a special feature in the Dock Gang.

He's a newcomer.

"But I'm not the only one who meets these conditions, right?"

He panicked and looked for a reason, "Why am I the only one who has bought a fake?" ”

"People and people have different physiques, maybe you light incense longer than others, maybe you are just the first to have a seizure...... Even other people have the same problem as you, they just don't take it seriously. ”

Zhu Shi shook his head, "And the dock area is very large, they should deliberately find people who are far away from each other to sell fakes, so that even if you are both sick, because you are far away from each other and don't know each other, naturally you can't corroborate each other and find out the cause of the disease." ”

When the man heard this, his eyes completely darkened.

Yushiro, on the other hand, puffed out his chest with some pride, and then took out a small notebook to record the process of Zhu Shi's speculation just now.

A woman like Lord Zhushi, who is both beautiful and wise, is so attractive!

Not only the cause of this person was discovered, but even the supply network of fake goods entrenched here.

It's amazing!

On the other side, after sitting on the ground for a long time, the man weakly took out the money from his arms and put it on the table.

And Zhu Shi took the money, also told him the way to detoxify, and also warned him not to continue to use this incense.

"But if there is no incense, what should I do when the ghost comes?"

The man held his head as if he were dead.

"I'd rather be poisoned than eaten alive."

"Hey, don't you understand people?"

Yushiro raised his eyebrows, "This thing is not only poisonous, but it's fake, it's fake!" From the beginning, it wasn't of any use to ghosts......"

"Yushiro."

Zhu Shi hurriedly stopped him, she could understand the other party's concerns, even if he knew that this incense was fake, he didn't dare to say it, otherwise he would definitely be targeted by other dock workers.

On the contrary, in order not to arouse the suspicion of the people around him, he may have to continue to buy it.

"I can't interfere with your choice, but I have an immature suggestion......"

Before leaving, Zhu Shi said, "If it is feasible, you can call the police or contact the ghost hunter's office and let them deal with the matter here." This should also be within their jurisdiction. ”

"But in any case, you'd better get out of here as soon as possible."

"Sometimes those humans who seem to be smiling are even more cruel than ghosts. They...... It's just a different way of eating people......"

Hearing this, the man slowly raised his head, and there was a hint of surprise in his eyes.

After that, on the way out of the dock area, Yushiro kept wanting to speak and stopped, but finally he couldn't hold back and said his inner thoughts.

"Lord Zhushi, why did you let him go to the ghost hunter?"

Yushiro's face was puzzled.

"If we bring in ghost hunters, we won't be able to go to the docks for blood collection for a long time to come."

The docks have a large floating population, and no one will always remember them.

In addition, most of the residents here are addicted to gambling, and they are very capable of having children when they are married, so they are in need of money.

When Zhu Shi offered to buy their blood at a high price, these people would agree without even asking the reason. In addition, the dock workers are also very strong, and their blood is naturally healthy, so there will be few adverse reactions after drinking.

Because of this, the docklands are definitely a good source of food for the two of them.

And Zhu Shi also likes to come here to practice medicine - those goods, often carrying foreign pathogens that have never been seen before, are good subjects for study. The fact that she was able to transform her body back then and not be controlled by Onimai Tsuji has a lot to do with many substances that are not available in Japan.

Hearing Yushiro's question, Zhu Shi smiled helplessly.

"It's okay, we always have other places to go, Kyoto, Nara, and Osaka are all good places, and besides, I haven't been to see them for a long time."

"However, it is not easy for us to get acquainted with the people here!"

Yushiro sighed, "You're so soft-hearted, you might as well let me teach that foreman a lesson." ”

"We can't hurt humans."

Zhu Shi suddenly turned his head and looked serious and startled Yushiro.

After all, when teaching humans, once you see blood, the scene is likely to get out of control - although Yushiro is almost unaffected by the instincts of demons, it is difficult to say if he encounters rare thin blood.

On this point, she has never tried and does not dare to try.

"I'm just talking."

Shiro's face drooped, and then he immediately said flatteringly, "In the past, it was just to scare and scare them, and I will never disobey Lord Zhushi's orders." “

"That's good, though...... Scare people, such as smashing tables and chairs and telephone poles, don't do it again. ”

Zhu Shi frowned and admonished: "Now that ordinary people are wary of ghosts, if you show something extraordinary, it is very likely that your identity will be exposed. If you can settle things with money and words, don't do it. ”

Yushiro was stunned for a moment, and then realized that Lord Zhushi was concerned about his comfort, so he hurriedly agreed happily: "I know, I will definitely pay attention." ”

However, as soon as he finished speaking, the whole ghost suddenly turned around, and two searchlight-like eyes stared at the top of a house not far away, their expressions full of vigilance.

"What's wrong?"

Zhu Shi followed his line of sight, and it was empty.

"Lord Zhushi."

Yushiro took out a piece of talisman paper from his pocket with a slight movement, "Stick it on your body, and we'll go back incognito." ”

Zhu Shi's expression suddenly became serious, although Yu Shilang didn't say it explicitly, but she knew that they should be targeted.

Who is it?

Ghost Slayer? The police?

Still is...... Onimai Tsuji's miserable minions.

The next moment, the figures of the two disappeared into the street at the same time, as if what they had just been here was just two ethereal phantoms.

Thirty seconds later, two short figures with hats fell from a height, and the whole process was silent.

Then, they shook their heads at each other.