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He let out a long breath, started the car, and turned around to drive to the parking lot.
But as soon as he arrived at the parking lot, he sensed several targets shrouded in resentment, which did not seem to be exorcists.
Upon closer inspection, I saw a large dog sitting under a streetlight next to the parking lot.
Dou Tang and the big dog looked at each other, and the big dog slowly nodded.
Dou Tang frowned deeply, stopped the car, walked over, and came to the big dog, recognizing it as a monster.
The big dog lowered its body in greeting and said, "Good evening, Mr. Ren."
Chapter 158 The Big Dog's Warning
Upon seeing the large dog, Dou Tang pondered for a moment and asked, "A monster from nearby?"
The big dog shook its head: "No, I once relayed a message to Mr. Ren on behalf of Taira no Masakado. Do you remember?"
"A dog demon loyal to Taira no Masakado?"
"That's not the case. Rather... it's just a temporary cooperation with Taira no Masakado."
Temporarily cooperating with Taira no Masakado... Could it be from the Crown owner's side?
Dou Tang frowned and said, "So, what are you trying to say by showing up here now?"
The big dog grinned, seemingly in a fawning smile, and said, "Naturally, I've come to congratulate Mr. Ren on foiling the brainless monk's conspiracy."
"The mindless monk's actions were too direct and dangerous, and he was an unstable source for all the evil spirits living in Tokyo. It is a good thing that even the evil spirits have a powerful exorcist like Mr. Ren to stop him."
Dou Tang asked in confusion, "So, you came all this way just to congratulate me?"
The big dog nodded and said, "That's not all. I also came here to say hello to Mr. Ren."
Dou Tang hissed, immediately understanding what the big dog meant.
Is this... some evil organization trying to contact me?
“I represent the opposition to the Crown Owner and the many evil forces that resist the Crown Owner’s entry into Tokyo.”
The large dog raised its head, its eyes bright, and its whole body exuded an uncomfortable sense of incongruity. It continued, "The owner of the crown is a source of chaos for this city. I represent the evil spirits who want to maintain the status quo of the city."
"Evil spirits develop consciousness, complete their revenge or eliminate their resentment, not to continue to wreak havoc on the world, but to live in a different way and continue to experience the beauty of this world."
Upon hearing this, Dou Tang immediately thought of Kuroki Keisaki.
Having completed her revenge, Kuroki Keizaki was not killed by herself. She continues to live like a normal person, just as she did in life. She has become a respected older sister to the bald boys in the entire bald group.
She is certainly an evil spirit, but she has found her own life, a safe and stable life.
Just as there are exorcists who collaborate with evil spirits to harm ordinary people, there are also exorcists who hate evil and evil spirits who maintain peace.
Looking at the big dog in front of him, Dou Tang said, "So... you want me to believe that there is a group of kind evil spirits in Tokyo who do not harm people, but want to live a peaceful life."
"So they sent you to greet me, to announce their presence while also trying to establish a partnership with me?"
The big dog nodded.
Dou Tang raised an eyebrow and said, "What do you mean by Crown's target entering Tokyo...?"
"According to our intelligence, urban legends and evil spirits that originally roamed all over Japan are showing a trend of moving closer to Tokyo."
The big dog lowered his voice, as if he were talking about some incredible information: "You can imagine, Sadako who kills people using videotapes, the wolf who delivers people home and then eats their heads if they turn around, the eerily tall eight-foot woman... all the strange legends happening all over Japan are heading towards Tokyo."
"This is the beginning of a new era, Mr. Ren. A Tokyo in chaos may very well become a reality."
Dou Tang's gaze sharpened.
His mind was already involuntarily conjuring up images of it.
In a neon-lit corner of the city, a tall woman wanders around searching for prey.
In the silent park, a giant wolf, standing upright, stretches its claws under the bright moon.
In the stuffy, dark rented room, the old television flickered with abnormal static. Suddenly, a pale, thin hand reached out from it...
Besides these, will there be even more evil spirits? Perhaps those beings from urban legends will appear?
The dead boy now enjoys toying with passersby; a strange fox spirit bewitches all beings; a skeletal monster depicts a human-like form...
Dou Tang scratched his head.
"It feels quite interesting."
The big dog was stunned.
"……what?"
“I said, it feels quite interesting,” Dou Tang repeated.
"That's an evil spirit! And an urban legend that has come to life! What's so interesting about that?!" the big dog whimpered in distress.
"Seeing things you've never seen before is interesting," Dou Tang said casually.
The big dog looked at him with a "Is this person really out of their mind?" expression, and said with drooping eyelids, "So this is your personality... Well then, I think I definitely won't let you down."
"I just hope that you can really fight them."
Dou Tang nodded and said, "If I don't do it, I won't expect anyone else to do it."
"I don't rely on other people's personalities."
The big dog nodded, then suddenly lowered its head, making a wheezing sound in its throat. A moment later, it spat out a plastic bag covered in saliva.
Dou Tang's expression immediately turned strange as he said, "I didn't know that evil spirits were actually..."
However, it involves the pharmaceutical business…
"This isn't one of those weird medicines!" the big dog immediately retorted, pawing at the bag on the ground. After opening the bag, it revealed a perfectly preserved folded piece of paper inside.
It used its claws to pull out the piece of paper and then said, "This is... my contact information."
Dou Tang's expression remained strange as he said, "You wrote your contact information on a piece of paper, then put it in a bag and swallowed it?"
"Have you ever thought about putting a dog on a leash and then adding a special pocket to the leash to hold your phone?"
Upon hearing this, the big dog remained silent for a moment, then said in a somewhat embarrassed tone, "I... don't really like the feeling of being restrained."
Upon hearing this, Dou Tang thought of Mikazuki and hissed, saying in a deep voice, "Hmm... well, I can understand."
………………
Ah, so it turns out that there really are some monsters who like to run around naked.
Of course, Dou Tang didn't say this aloud; things were already awkward enough.
The awkwardness didn't last long. The big dog didn't have anything else to say. After seeing Dou Tang add him on SNS, he immediately ran away.
If this drags on too long, the exorcists might arrive, and even if the big dog has nothing to do with this, it will be difficult for him to escape.
The big dog wagged its tail and quietly disappeared into the darkness of the alley. Dou Tang stared at the drool-covered note in his hand, his mind filled with many thoughts.
The sound of vehicles came from not far away, and at the same time someone shouted in Dou Tang's direction: "Hey! You up ahead! What are you doing?"
Dou Tang heard the sound and turned around, only to find a group of strangely dressed people, some of whom were even wearing priest's robes.
It seems that the local exorcists from Okutama Town have arrived.
Dou Tang waved his hand, took off his helmet, and let them see his face.
Those people recognized Dou Tang's identity and immediately fell silent. When they saw the blood-stained street behind Dou Tang, they first breathed a sigh of relief, and then became even more cautious.
Dou Tang waved to them.
"Come here for a second, let's go over our statements."
The exorcists were stunned.
Chapter 159 The End
After Kume Chika helped the terrified Tsukishima down the mountain, the first thing she saw was Toudou squatting by the roadside.
He stared blankly at the exorcists and police blocking the street not far away, seemingly lost in thought.
Chinatsu Kume quickly helped Tsukishima over, excitedly exclaiming, "Kiryu-kun!"
Dou Tang turned his head and immediately came to his senses. He stood up and went to greet him, smiling, "Kume-kun, it's so good that you're alright, and..." He then looked at Tsukishima, "Tsukishima-nee too."
Tsukishima said weakly, "Oh, boy."
Chinatsu Kume helped Tsukishima sit on a bench by the street, and then said, "Kiryu-kun, thank you for coming all this way."
Dou Tang shook his head and said, "It's nothing."
Then, he pointed to the strangely dressed people next to the police and said, "Actually, I didn't help much. It was the exorcists who performed the rituals to release the strange corpses here."
Kume Chinatsu said worriedly, "But, with such a big incident, won't it be difficult to handle the aftermath?"
"With so many people suffering and such a wide range of paranormal events involved... this will probably become big news, won't it?"
Suddenly, a deep, resonant male voice came from beside me: "No way!"
Chinatsu Kume turned her head away.
A man in a suit, holding a strange short knife, slowly walked over. He came to the three of them, not looking at Dou Tang, but looking at Kume Chinatsu and said: "We will hypnotize the participants through shikigami after the event, so that they will understand this as... another normal accident."
"Those who died in this disaster will be buried and their families will be compensated in the name of accidental death..." He sighed, somewhat frustrated, "That's all we can do."
Upon hearing this, Chinatsu Kume looked somewhat dejected.
Tsukishima then asked, "Can we... also be hypnotized?"
Chinatsu Kume also looked at the exorcist with curiosity.
The exorcist glanced at Dou Tang beside him and found that Dou Tang was squinting at him with a meaningful look.
He swallowed nervously, forced a smile, and said, "No, of course not... After all, you were the ones who knew about the existence of evil spirits from the beginning, right? Although you are not a formal exorcist... since you knew from the start, you don't need to be hypnotized."
Who would dare hypnotize you?
The guy next to me is murderous... The video of his battle with Taira no Masakado is selling out among exorcists. He's a madman when he kills... Who would dare to go against him?
Tsukishima visibly breathed a sigh of relief. Of course, since it was his first time experiencing something like this, he couldn't bring himself to say it. It would be such a waste if he did and got hypnotized again.
After listening to the exorcist's words, Dou Tang nodded almost imperceptibly.
The exorcist visibly let out a long breath, his shoulders slumped a bit, and he relaxed considerably.
The most important thing is to get rid of this killer and his friend as soon as possible...
Dou Tang chimed in, "When I arrived, the black mist had dissipated. These exorcists explained the situation to me, and the matter should be resolved."
The exorcist nodded.
Chinatsu Kume clearly had other ideas. She had witnessed the battle between Fall Guys and the Brainless Monk, and now she wanted to talk about it.
It's better to leave professional matters to professional exorcists.
But when Dou Tang gave her a look, Kume Chinatsu shut her mouth and sat obediently to the side.
The exorcist was in a hurry to get Dou Tang out, and Yue Dao was in a hurry to leave this awful place. After exchanging a few more words, the exorcist left in a hurry.
Chinatsu Kume helped Tsukishima up and put him in the white van. Then she walked to the side with Toudou and asked impatiently, "Kiryu-kun, why won't you let me tell them about Fall Guys?"
Dou Tang countered with, "Do you want to go home?"
Chinatsu Kume nodded.
“If you want to go home, don’t reveal anything about the Fall Guys. Even exorcists don’t want to delve too deeply into the existence of the Fall Guys.” Dou Tang said meaningfully, “I learned from exorcists I know that the Fall Guys only appear in front of evil spirits that ordinary exorcists cannot deal with, and they will kill anyone who tries to uncover their secrets.”
"Since the Fall Guys have not caused any human casualties so far, if you tell them, you will become a target for the exorcists to dig out information about the Fall Guys."
Chinatsu Kume was clearly taken aback, nervously fiddling with her long, fluffy blonde hair, and said with some distress, "Huh? Kiryu-kun, in that case... we can't tell anyone about what happened today?"
Dou Tang nodded: "It would be best to pretend nothing happened."
Chinatsu Kume nodded quickly, but she still seemed somewhat unwilling.
After they finished talking, they returned to the parking lot and waited until Tsukishima had regained some energy before getting into the car.
Dou Tang also rode his motorcycle to the side of the van.
Tsukishima sighed and said, "The photographer's death... what can we do..."
Wearing a helmet, Dou Tang said in a somewhat muffled voice, "Afterwards, the exorcists will find his family and deal with them. You two shouldn't have to worry about being bothered by his family."
“It’s not a matter of getting entangled or not…” Tsukishima frowned, “but rather… although they weren’t exactly good friends, they were colleagues, and this kind of death… is truly disheartening.”
"Evil spirits... do they really exist, and are they really that terrifying?"
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