"Snow...... Hit the ghost? ”

When Dagu heard Onoda say this, he finally couldn't help but interject and ask.

I don't know why, after hearing the changes when Xue Na first came to the town, Dagu inexplicably had a certain sense of déjà vu.

Especially when listening to Onoda emphasize Xuena's emotional changes, Dagu glanced at Lina who was sitting next to him without a trace.

Today's Lina also seems to be particularly emotional?

"It's not just about hitting ghosts."

Shaking his head to deny Daiko's speculation, Onoda continued.

After realizing that she might have seen something unclean, Xue Na immediately realized that the legend of the "White Fox Forest" might be true.

After all, the abnormalities that happened to him were revealed one by one after entering the town.

From the initial panic, to the insistence on discovering the truth......

Xue Na also didn't know whether she was affected by the "White Fox Forest", or simply rebellious by this unknown situation.

Anyway, after reporting her situation to Onoda on the third night, Xue Na began to prepare for further investigation.

And this time, the target of Xuena's investigation is the "White Fox Forest".

When Onoda arrived in the town as soon as possible, he learned the news that Xue Na had completely disappeared.

Fortunately, Xue Na did not completely lose her mind, and left relevant clues and investigation reports for Onoda in advance.

So, following the clues left by Xue Na, Onoda found the Kazuha family again.

Unlike the fledgling Xue Na, Onoda immediately realized the family's disobedience after the morning at Kazuba's house.

Although he attaches great importance to the news of his son's disappearance.

But except for the initial period of vigorous searching, the parents of the Ge Ye family have never done anything consistent with their personality.

Yes, if this parent really values their son as much as they did at the beginning.

Then they will never have strangers who want to reopen the case of the year, and do not take the initiative to ask the other party to help the two of them find their son.

Most importantly, the parents did not grow old, just like their sons.

It's not that they've been very well maintained over the years, but that the couple hasn't aged at all.

Time seemed to have paused in them, and they were still the same as they were more than ten years ago.

It is estimated that only the well-informed Onoda who has traveled from south to north can barely distinguish the subtle difference between the two sides.

Combined with the intelligence and clues that Xue Na provided before.

Two different speculations came to Onoda's mind almost simultaneously.

The first guess is simple.

The reason why the parents didn't ask themselves and Xue Na to help them find their son.

Maybe their son has already returned.

It's just that the way their son came back was a little peculiar, which led to them still hiding the news of their son's return from the outside world.

The little boy that Xue Na had seen earlier was not a ghost, but a living person who actually existed in this family.

As for the secret of the age-abiding age of this family of three?

It may come from the mysterious "White Fox Forest".

As for the second speculation, it is a little more conspiracy.

Perhaps the disappearance of the son of the Ge Ye family was not a coincidence from the beginning.

The parents of the Ge Ye family reported and searched for it in a big way back then, just to hide it from people.

They knew a secret of the "White Fox Forest" and sacrificed their son to a cult ritual, which gave them the ability to perpetuate their youth.

In fact, this speculation is not unfounded.

As early as when Xue Na told Onoda about the situation of the Kazuha family, he made a special effort to ask people to investigate the family's situation.

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"The surname Kuzuha is rare......"

"It's usually a shrine of some kind, and it's a surname only found in shrines dedicated to white foxes."

Looking at Dagu and Lina, who were slightly stunned, Onoda who looked slightly uneasy explained further.

"There is a shrine dedicated to the lord of the white fox, the god Inari, in this town......"

"It's just that the shrine has long been deserted, and no one has taken care of it for a long time."

Hearing this, Lina, who hadn't spoken much since the beginning, finally spoke.

"Do you think that strange pair of parents is the family that once ran this shrine?"

Shaking his head again in the negative, Onoda said in a solemn tone.

"It's not that I think that family of three is the owner of the shrine that used to be."

I saw Onoda say as he took out his mobile phone from his arms.

Quickly flipping through the meaningless information and photos, Onoda finally stopped at the phone screen on a photo of some age.

The black and white tones illustrate the age in which this photograph was taken.

The shrine dedicated to the white fox explains where this photo was taken.

And a large group of people in the photo are either wearing shrine maiden costumes or priestly robes, and they are all obviously the owners of this shrine.

"Do you see this man and woman?"

Pointing to the man and woman in the photo, Onoda said in a low voice.

"They are the parents of the missing child......"

"This picture was taken in 1963, and they've been the same since then."

Because he had seen the existence of Shaji, an immortal, with his own eyes.

So from the very beginning, Onoda decided that the man and woman were the parents he had met.

Because a person looks similar to his ancestors, it can also be described as coincidence.

But a man and a woman look the same as their ancestors, which is obviously impossible.

"Who else did you talk to about these things you investigated?"

Having been persuaded by Onoda, Daiko's expression became serious.

The anomalies of this town, the parents of the suspected immortals, and the mysterious "Forest of the White Fox......

Rao is Da Gu who has experienced so many things, and he can't help but have a creepy feeling.

"Except for you, I've only told Awano."

At this point, Onoda's tone paused slightly.

"Awano is the policeman of this town, and the only one."

"He helped me a lot in my investigation of these incidents."

"Even the fact that we were able to contact the winning team in the end was achieved with his help."

"But just before you get here......

"Awano is missing, and I can't get in touch with him by all means."

This is the reason why Onoda is so panicked and panicked.

With Awano's disappearance, Onoda is very sure of the fact that he is being targeted just like Xena.

For now, only by relying on the victory team will it be possible to successfully resolve this crisis.

——Commuter/Recommended Ticket——

(End of chapter)