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"Mr. Shinzen is absolutely right. The damage that Suiten Keizaburo caused to the association is simply unforgivable. We also thank the association for providing the information."
He patted the folder in front of him and continued, "Don't worry, the punishment of Shui Tianjing Sanlang will be left to the authorities."
In reality, the association did not provide any information at all. Ryuuichi Shinzen also understood that the officials' presence here was merely a formality.
So, he nodded.
Meanwhile, he secretly thought that it was really troublesome for the official to make a statement; they had made it so difficult from the beginning.
The atmosphere was tense; I thought the authorities were about to take action against the already crippled association.
After that, the atmosphere became more harmonious. Ryuichi Kamizen and Mineichi Hayashida exchanged a lot of information about Suiten Keisaburo, and Kamizen also had a good cry, in which he received a verbal promise that the budget would increase next year.
At the end of the meeting, Lin Tianfeng closed the folder, smiled with narrowed eyes, and said, "So, how long does the association plan to take to resolve the incident in Nikko City?"
"Currently, Nikko City has withdrawn a large number of personnel, which led to the evil spirit massacre in Tokyo. Although it did not affect many civilians, it still makes the authorities very concerned."
"After all... Mr. Shinzaki, the Imperial Palace is in Tokyo, not in Nikko City."
Does this mean they're complaining that the association has pulled too many people away, causing a decline in Tokyo's safety?
They were getting along so well just a moment ago, how come they're suddenly turning on each other and accusing each other?
Ryuichi Kamichi scratched his face somewhat awkwardly and said, "Actually, uh... this blockade of Nikko City is also for the Emperor's sake."
"After all, it was Tamamo-no-Mae who broke the seal this time. Tamamo-no-Mae must harbor great hatred and resentment towards the royal family. Nikko City is so close to Tokyo. If Tamamo-no-Mae escapes and comes to Tokyo, then I think it will be difficult to guard against her day and night... It's hard to guard against a hidden arrow."
Lin Tianfeng nodded slowly: "This explanation... is enough for me to barely get by."
Ryuichi Kamiyama breathed a sigh of relief.
"Well then, let's end our conversation here." Lin Tianfeng packed up his folders, stood up, and without any hesitation, extended a hand and continued, "I'm afraid we'll have many more collaborations in the future, Mr. Shenqian. I look forward to your continued support."
Ryuichi Kamizaki shook hands with him, and the two shook hands firmly. Ryuichi Kamizaki then smiled and said, "Mr. Hayashida, come visit often when you have time."
The meeting is over.
After seeing the group off to their car and standing on the steps in front of the association building watching it drive away, Ryuichi Shinzen finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"It seems the talks went well?" Aida Gaku, dressed in a monk's robe and wearing wooden clogs, walked up to Kamiyama Ryuyu, making a clattering sound.
Today is the day he recites scriptures. If he doesn't recite scriptures for a long time, his gloves, which have the power to exorcise magic, will become ineffective.
"Um..." Ryuuichi Kamiya helplessly put his hands on his hips: "The main goal today was just to go through the motions, and I only gave the association a warning on the side."
"What exactly were the warnings?" Aida Gaku asked curiously.
"They warned us to speed things up in Nikko City, and... it seems the authorities are preparing to make an example of him." Ryuuichi Kamiya sighed, "Keizo Suiten probably won't be around for much longer."
He turned his head to look in the direction of the Water Heaven Palace not far away. Even now, the nominal priest of the Water Heaven Palace is still Water Heaven Jing Sanlang.
But now that the authorities have decided to take action, it won't be long before Shui Tian Gong forces Shui Tian Jing San Lang to step down, right?
Aida Gaku suddenly realized and laughed, "I see. So you're going to take action against Suiten Keisaburo? But with the government alone? Do they have the capability?"
"We're going to be dealing with a bunch of profit-driven exorcists. Those guys are rich and powerful, and they're going to be very difficult to deal with."
Upon hearing this, Ryuichi Kamiya frowned slightly.
Yes... Ordinary people have no chance against exorcists. Even if they have powerful firepower, they are subject to many limitations. If they are not careful, they will be bewitched by exorcists using various spells. Why does the official dare to say that they will punish Shui Tian Jing Sanlang?
Chapter 312 Abandoned Sanatorium
The association sent a message urging them to speed up their efforts to all the exorcists currently supporting Nikko City.
Ninomiya Yusuke saw it too, and after reading it, he breathed a sigh of relief.
After two weeks of hard work, it's finally time to close the net.
The official urging, while appearing to be dissatisfaction, is actually an affirmation of the current situation in Nikko City. As long as the authorities do not explicitly refute the current strategy, it means they tacitly approve of the association's actions.
The current pressure seems more like a demand for the association to produce some results so it can appease those above it.
Fortunately, after these days of effort, the barrier has shrunk considerably, and Tamamo-no-Mae's aura is becoming increasingly clear.
Next, like a fisherman casting a net, the entire city of Nikko was divided into different areas for screening.
Just tonight.
Tonight, the exorcists who have set up the new barrier will be divided into four groups and will patrol the streets. During this process, the new barrier will act like airport security, but the difference is that they will be the ones taking the initiative.
Once the evil spirits in the screening area are confirmed to be absent, they will establish a fixed barrier on the spot, continuously dividing Nikko City into sections.
This is... the closing of the net.
Continue until all the tamamo-no-Mae is completely sieved out.
To complete this plan, the association even drew up another batch of exorcists to ensure that there would be no shortage of manpower.
After getting rid of the ultimate traitor, Shui Tianjing Sanlang, the association's execution efficiency became extremely high.
Experience has shown that departments that get things done cannot have traitors; the more bureaucratic they are, the less efficient they become.
For organizations like associations, reducing efficiency is tantamount to waiting for death.
The thought of being able to escape this sea of suffering soon filled Ninomiya Yuki with anticipation.
Finally, I don't have to work overtime anymore!
Putting his phone away, Ninomiya Yusuke looked at what was in front of him.
At this time, Yuuki Ninomiya was located on the northwest side of Nikko City.
In the mountains, this is a wasteland converted from an abandoned shrine, which is usually used to deal with various evil spirit incidents.
Behind the eerie abandoned shrine is an unfinished building. It is said that a sanatorium was once planned to be built here, but the developer ran away due to funding problems, and it was abandoned ever since.
Like all unfinished buildings, this one exudes a sinister and eerie atmosphere, hardly a good place.
Indeed, this is not a good place. Hundreds of exorcism rituals have been performed here. It can be said that almost all evil spirit incidents in Nikko City that are not urgent enough to be dealt with on-site will eventually be carried out here.
The resentment accumulated here can make the possessing vengeful spirit more active and easier to detach from the body. Moreover, as more and more resentment remains from previous rituals, the stimulation to the vengeful spirit becomes stronger and stronger.
This place was also chosen by Ninomiya Yusuke to exorcise the vengeful spirit from Tamaki Yayoi's body.
"Yu Luo-san, we've arrived. Please get out of the car." Ninomiya Yu-jing patted the car door.
Inside the car, there were three other people: Kurizaki Tsukikoto in the passenger seat, and Shinzen Ringo and Tamamo-no-Mae in the back seat.
Yes, the god Ringo is here too.
Ringo Kamizaki came here at someone's request. After meeting Ringo Kamizaki last night, Tsukikoto Kurizaki invited her to participate in this ritual as an external assistant. Although the Kamizaki family mainly focuses on physical exorcism, they still have a basic lineage of ritual techniques. In this kind of situation, it's always better to have one more person than one less.
Tamamo-no-Mae opened the car door and got out, looking at the unfinished building in front of her, and took a deep breath.
She knew that today was the day to take matters into her own hands.
If we don't act now, it will be too late.
She looked somewhat uneasy and asked Ninomiya Yuuki, "Ninomiya-san, where is this place? It looks so eerie."
“This is a place where exorcism rituals are often held,” Ninomiya Yusuke explained. “Because many exorcisms have happened here, some resentment remains that can be felt by ordinary people. Don’t panic, Tamaki-san.”
“Here, the vengeful spirits within you will become more active and easier to expel.”
Tamamo-no-Mae nodded to indicate that she understood.
At this moment, Ringo Shinzen and Tsukiko Kurizaki also got out of the car and stood in front of the unfinished building.
Ringo squinted at the ominous three-story building before her and said, "It looks unremarkable. What's your backup plan?"
“It’s ready,” Ninomiya Yusuke replied.
He opened the trunk of the car and took out a huge handbag. The handbag looked very heavy. He carried the bag with one hand and walked with a swaying gait as he climbed the steps of the unfinished building.
"Come on, hurry up and catch up."
Ringo Kami and Tsukikoro Kurizaki followed, while Tamamo-no-Mae lagged behind.
She narrowed her eyes slightly, watching the three people walking up the steps in front of her, and flicked her jade finger.
In that instant, a golden crown suddenly appeared above her head, but it disappeared the next moment.
Three strange pink vortexes instantly appeared at his fingertips, shot out, and entered the three people's bodies.
The three remained unchanged, and even the seasoned exorcist Ringo Kamizen did not notice anything amiss.
But Tamamo-no-Mae knew that the seed of allure had been planted and would soon bear fruit.
The four of them walked to the entrance of the unfinished building and were about to go in when they heard the sound of a car in the distance.
Ninomiya Yusuke turned around, somewhat confused, and looked down.
A silver sedan pulled up next to Ninomiya Yusuke's car, screeched to a halt, and came to a stop.
Then, a person holding a phone jumped off the car. He was wearing thick-rimmed glasses and had an exaggerated expression. He shouted into the phone, "Everyone, everyone, look! This is the abandoned, unfinished building in Sunlight City that's rumored to be haunted!"
Another person got out of the car, carrying a camera.
It was a senior photographer who was shooting in Nikko City.
After he finished speaking, he turned his phone camera towards the unfinished building, and the four people who were about to go up also happened to be in the frame.
The senior was slightly taken aback when he saw this, but his face lit up with joy when he saw the huge handbag that Ninomiya Yusuke was carrying.
He waved to the people on the steps and said, "Excuse me, are you four here to film an adventure video too?"
"Exploration video?" Ninomiya Yusuke was taken aback.
The senior figure, phone in hand, strode up to the four of them, a smile on his face, and said, "Gentlemen, I'm a video streamer, I'm here to..."
He pointed to the unfinished building in front of him: "You guys are the ones who livestreamed the investigation into the bizarrely abandoned sanatorium in Nikko City, are you?"
Ninomiya Yusuke felt a sense of foreboding and tried to hide his handbag behind his back, but he couldn't.
He stammered, "Uh, um, we're here... for tourism, that's all."
Chapter 313 Continue acting
What are some good photo opportunities in Nikko City?
Yes, and quite a few.
Good Japanese restaurants, forest park...
No, actually very few.
Especially now that it's associated with Tamamo-no-Mae, information about Tamamo-no-Mae is everywhere in Nikko City. But for a local YouTuber like Da-senpai, it's okay to ride the wave of trending topics, and even more of them, but not everything.
We can't exactly give free publicity to Tamamo-no-Mae's erotic novels, can we?
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Do I still want my own channel?
So today, the senior photographer did his homework online in advance and decided to come out and film the supernatural subject of Nikko City hidden under the light of Tamamo-no-Mae.
Unexpectedly, I encountered other people at the very first location I found online.
Logically speaking, it's very taboo for other people to appear on one's own show, but since it's already live, the senior still went up and struck up a conversation.
"Tourism? You'd come to a place like this for tourism?" The senior member asked curiously. "Have any of you heard the legends about this place?"
“A legend?” Ninomiya Yusuke frowned slightly.
“That’s right, legend has it that this place is haunted!” The senior was now quite certain that the four people in front of him had come here to explore.
This place is neither a famous tourist attraction nor has any beautiful scenery. Apart from an abandoned shrine not far below, there is nothing worth making a special trip here.
But this place... is a famous haunted spot in Nikko City.
"Many people say that sometimes a mournful scream can be heard from here..." The senior said mysteriously, not only to the four people in front of him, but also to the viewers in the live broadcast room.
A piercing scream?
Upon hearing this, Ninomiya Yusuke recalled the exorcism that had happened here a month ago. At that time, he had come here to prepare for a long time in order to force the vengeful spirit out of the body of an old woman. For a period of time, the vengeful spirit controlled the old woman's body and resisted stubbornly, emitting an extremely piercing hiss.
Hmm... So it must be that during many exorcisms in the past, some people heard the cries of the vengeful spirits, right?
The four people here—three exorcists and one great demon—are completely unconcerned about such rumors.
The senior figure continued, his eyes wide, and said in a very serious tone, "Some people also say that this place emits an eerie light at night, a light that is no less powerful than a lamp, ghostly and sinister..."
"Some people also said that they saw will-o'-the-wisps floating out of the windows of upstairs, swaying in the night sky for a long time before disappearing."
Ninomiya Yusuke felt a little guilty, because according to his senior, it was possible that the talisman had spontaneously combusted during one of his failed spells, and he felt like his dark history had been exposed.
He quietly hid the handbag even deeper.
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