Qi Ji checked the date of the current dungeon, and the time here coincides with the previous dungeon, and it is now January 1st.

The last time Miss Ikuko visited Yu-no-Yu was on the evening of December 29, which was the night of three days ago.

And this Uesugi went missing three days ago...... This cannot be a coincidence by any means.

Qi Yan quickly went through the clues at hand: 1. Recently, there have been frequent disappearances of handymen in the "Yuzhiyu" hot spring field; 2. Before the disappearance of the handyman who was obsessed with Miss Yuko, Miss Yuzi happened to come to the soup pool, which doesn't seem like a coincidence; 3. According to what I saw in the shrine fantasy before, Miss Ikuko seems to have a penchant for biting people's necks and eating human blood......

This eccentric Miss Ikuko seems to be an important clue to the recent disappearance.

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At this moment, the paper door was suddenly pushed open from the outside.

A young man was about to bow down into the room, and he was stunned when he saw Qi Ji who was tidying up the tatami mats, and then laughed: "They recruited new people so quickly?" It's a miracle. ”

Qi Yan quickly understood that the other party was a guest of another tatami mat.

"How much did they give you? Are you dying? The young man in the next bed asked a little mockingly.

Qi Ji smelled the clues, but his face remained silent: "May I ask what terrible things are happening here?" ”

The young man was slightly stunned and looked at him again: "I said, you don't know anything about the country kid, right?" ”

Qi Yan pretended to be embarrassed and scratched his head, and then smiled: "I just came from my hometown and wanted to find something to do." ”

The young man looked at Qi Ji with a regretful face: "Tsk, I advise you to resign as soon as possible, according to me, I know that there are more than two employees who have disappeared this month, and whether they are missing or have encountered an accident, who knows the truth?" ”

Qi Yan was slightly stunned, it turned out that there were more than two...... It seems that someone deliberately hid the information about the disappearance of the employee.

Then he asked irrelantly, "May I ask Miss Yuko to come over a lot lately?" ”

The young man narrowed his eyes slightly and sneered: "Yo, it turns out that you kid is still a fan of Yuzi." ”

Shrugging noncommittally, the young man shrugged his shoulders and continued, "The 'Yu no Yu' and the 'Yu no Ya' next door are both the property of the Takahashi family, and the guests who come out of there, including the wandering girls who live in the 'Yu no Ya', often come to the bath, especially the legendary Oiran Ikuko-sama who rarely sees her true face, and she likes the hot spring pond here. ”

Saying that, the young man began to pack up his things: "This street has not been peaceful recently, I am afraid of getting into trouble and have resigned, you are not afraid of death, just stay." ”

After packing up his personal belongings, the young man patted Qi Jiu's shoulder: "Good luck." ”

At this time, only Qi Yan was left alone in the whole room.

After sorting out the clues left by the former employee, Qi Ji put his belongings in a packed bag, removed the room with two bags of garbage, and removed the new sheets and quilt covers from the storage box, replacing the entire set of tatami mats that had been slept on.

When he tidied up everything, the cramped room looked brand new and looked much more comfortable.

Soon night fell, and many male guests came to the hot springs.

Qi Jiu, who ate two hot spring steamed buns for dinner, began to get busy.

What the middle-aged woman assigned to him was a pair of "Wan Mei" faces representing mature and gorgeous women.

A little surprised, the middle-aged woman explained that although the staff at the hot spring resort were all men, in order to highlight the characteristics of "Yu-no-yu", the noh assigned to the staff were all female characters.

"On this parade, male helpers must wear women's faces to not be disobedient," the middle-aged woman giggled, "and this slightly weird contrast makes the guests feel fresh." ”

Qi Ji quietly put on the face of "Wan Mei": "I understand." ”

His job is simple, he only needs to deliver drinks and snacks to the guests in the hot tub, prepare yukata towels and other items designated by the guests, but due to the lack of manpower, he is also busy when there are many customers.

But for the sake of work, Qi Yan was also able to walk through the thick foggy soup pool.

He found that the "stinging" pool in the women's soup was surrounded by a bamboo fence, and a lock was hung at the entrance, and a sign was tied to the lock that read "To be cleaned up, do not approach the idlers".

Every time Qi Ji passed by the "stunning" pool with his guests' belongings, he could always smell the fishy smell and rancid smell in the rich smell of sulfur.

It's like the smell of rotten meat.

It was late at night, and there were fewer guests at the hot spring, so Qi Ji went around to the vicinity of the "stunning" pool to find out.

Through the bamboo fence surrounding the soup pool, Qi Yan could vaguely see the situation inside the soup pool, but due to the thick fog at night, Qi Jiu's vision was seriously obstructed.

But he could clearly feel that the deeper the night, the stronger the smell of the pool water became, almost so strong that the smell of sulfur could not be suppressed.

The ghost fire bamboo lamp in his hand also crackled, indicating that there was a resentment with frequent activities nearby.

Qi Zhen remembered the filth he had encountered in the soup pool before...... Is it possible that the slain employees and the filth were killed in the soup pool before their deaths?

The hot spring pond with a sign "to be cleaned" is a murder scene that has not had time to be dealt with, and perhaps for some reason, the person in charge of the hot spring resort and even the decision-makers of the Takahashi family are shielding the murderer.

Qi Zhen was engrossed, and when he noticed the sound of clogs approaching, it was too late, and the other party was already standing very close to him-

"You're a new employee, right?" Behind him, Miss Yuko's voice seemed to be smiling.

Qi Yan was slightly stunned, he quickly adjusted his mood and turned around.

"Good evening," Qi Jichao bowed slightly towards Miss Yuzi, who suddenly appeared behind her, and answered her question quietly: "Yes, I just joined Yunoyu today. ”

He looked at Miss Yuko with his peripheral vision, and at this moment, Miss Yuko had not yet turned into the terrifying appearance of the "rift Oiran" in the shrine.

Her face was white, her lips were damp and scarlet, she was dressed in a long robe with intricate patterns, and her feet were made of black lacquered paulownia wood, and her hair was held in a high bun, as beautiful as everyone had described.

But Qi Zhen has seen a more amazing male oiran, and at this moment, Miss Yuzi really can't make any waves in her heart.

Miss Yuzi put away her smile, looked at Qi Yanzai carefully with a sharp gaze, and said, "Didn't the person in charge tell you when you joined the company, don't you approach the hot spring pool with the "to be cleaned" sign? ”

"Could it be that you are looking for something?" Miss Yuzi's voice cooled, and Qi Yan was keenly aware of the dangerous aura that filled her body.

It seems that this Oiran lady understands the rules better than the staff of "Yu-no-Yu".

But as a foreigner, he can't use props to attack the aborigines on the street under the restrictions of the rules, so he can only be flexible and find another way if he encounters a crisis......

Qi Jiu's mind turned extremely quickly, he looked at the inventory in his inventory, and quickly had a way to deal with it.

"Yes," Qi Yan replied quietly, "I saw a gray cat coming over just now, and I was afraid that it would stray into the soup pool, so I came to look for it, and I came here without paying attention for a while, I'm really sorry." ”

The pale middle-aged woman had reminded her that there was a gray cat that often came to play from the "House of Depression", so Miss Yuko must have known about the existence of the little gray cat, and this reason was reasonable.

"Cat," Miss Ikuko raised her eyebrows and suddenly giggled, "better this way, or ......"

Before she finished speaking, a familiar voice came from behind the surrounding hot spring pool-

"Meow Meow~"

Miss Yuzi was stunned for a moment, watching the little gray cat jump out of the thick fog.

Just now, Qi Yan secretly exchanged for a small dried fish that attracted cats.

"Meow Meow~"

The moment she saw the little gray cat, the coldness on Miss Yuko's face instantly melted, and she squatted down and opened her arms towards the little gray cat, signaling the cat to come into her arms.

But the little gray cat passing by only glanced at her twice, then brushed his head without interest, spread his legs and stumbled in the direction of Qi Jiu's place without distraction.

So Miss Yuko, who had a hot face and a cold buttocks, froze in place, watching the little gray cat can't wait to "throw her arms" on the new employee, and even twist her round ass to coquettish each other.

Qi Ji kept stroking the little gray cat's head with his palm, and his voice was undisguised with satisfaction: "It's a cute cat." ”

Miss Ikuko: "......" for so many years, she has never seen this little thing so clingy.

She was a little disappointed, but she quickly raised her eyebrows again, and looked at Qi Ji who was petting the cat with great interest: "This is the little gray of the Yu House, I rarely see it so close to people, except for ......"

Miss Yuzi swallowed back halfway through her words, and Qi Jiu's action of petting the cat was also slightly paused.

"Did you keep the cat in the Yu Zhi House?" Qi Yan asked deliberately.

Miss Yuzi was stunned for a moment, then shook her head: "It's not me, it's ...... The previous generation of Oiran. ”

The last generation of Oiran? I see.

Qi Jiu under the mask raised the corners of his lips, it turned out that the role of that guy was the previous generation of Oiran.

"But he's gone......" Miss Ikuko's voice sounded a little disappointed.

Qi Zhen deliberately made a stupid appearance that he had never seen the world, and asked, "Eh? Did he leave the House of Depression? Where did it go? ”

Miss Yuko suddenly sneered: "Where can Oiran go?" Either you die, you disappear, or you get married. ”

"But there's no way he's going to marry......," she added.

Qi Jiu: "Why? ”

He knowingly asked, how did that male oiran get married? No one dared to marry him home.

Miss Yuzi frowned and looked impatiently: "Don't you think you have too many questions?" ”

"I'm sorry, I'm talking too much," Qi Yan bowed slightly to Miss Yuzi, "Then I won't bother you." ”

He was about to leave with the little gray cat in his arms, when Miss Yuko suddenly spoke-

"Wait a minute."

Miss Ikuko suddenly stopped him.

Qi Jiu's footsteps stopped, he turned around and bowed slightly: "Is there anything I can do for you?" ”

Chapter 53: 404 Hot Spring Street (23)

"How much does Yunoyu pay you?" Miss Yuko asked suddenly.

Qi Yan replied truthfully: "30 wages per day." ”

"Oh," Miss Ikuko said straight to the point, "I'll give you 50 wages a day, do you want to consider working at Yuzhiya?" ”

Qi Yan pretended to be slightly stunned: "May I ask what is the work content of Yu Zhiwu?" ”

Miss Yuzi raised her chin and pointed to the little gray cat in Qi Yan's arms: "It's your job to raise it well." ”

"Meow meow~" The little gray cat happily stretched its neck, and kept rubbing Qi Jiu's neck with its soft head.

It tickled itchy, and the corners of his lips unconsciously raised under the mask.

There is such a good thing.

It seems that the cat that the guy kept is very important to Miss Ikuko, although Ash doesn't really want to get close to Miss Ikuko.

"Of course, no problem, when will I go to work?" Qi Yan hurriedly asked.

Obviously, Miss Ikuko is the most important breakthrough to hide the main story "The Truth of the Fire in the House of Yu" and the side line "The Truth About the Disappearance of the Employee", and if she can successfully enter the House of Yuzhi as a staff member, the probability of finding important clues will be greatly increased.

Moreover, Qi Yan believes that the guy's character also lived in the "House of Depression".

As the original site of the shrine, this yuya painted with bizarre ukiyo-e paintings is a connection point for several timelines of the dungeon, and there is no doubt that staying in the "Utsuya House" will make it easier to dig up the abandoned plot lines of the dungeon.