Chapter 1159 Another Side
"Because my niece is probably killed by the witch."
Hearing Editor Teng Chuan’s words, Duanmu Huai raised his eyebrows.
“Continue.”
"All right."
The warhammer, which was obviously enough to crush him into meat sauce, was pressed on the edge of the other party''s head, but Teng Chuan just nodded.
"My brother is an ordinary company employee. He married his colleague, started a family, and gave birth to Yuna... that is, my niece. They are just an ordinary family of three. If they just continue like this, their lives are no different from ordinary people, but how can I say..."
Speaking of this, Editor Teng Chuan took a breath of cigarette with emotion.
"My brother doesn''t know how to refuse others. He is a bad person when he is extreme. As long as others ask him for help, he will do his best to help him. It is precisely because of this that he is regarded as a useful guy in the company. Not only is it common for others to borrow money from him, but he even pushes some troublesome work on him. Of course, his wife quarreled with him from time to time. After all, they are just ordinary families and need money. However, my stupid brother lent all the money to others..."
"Speak the key points."
Duanmuhuai is not interested in other people''s family affairs, nor is even more interested in society and law.
"Sorry, I''m off topic. In short, my brother was fooled and became the guarantor under the persuasion of others. The man ran away after he couldn''t afford to pay off the debt. As a result, all the debt collectors found my brother''s house, and the couple were arguing over this. Even my sister-in-law even thought about divorceing her brother... In fact, this is normal. From my perspective, a bad person like my brother is indeed not suitable... Well, I''m off topic again."
Perhaps because he noticed Duanmu Huai''s dissatisfied eyes, Editor Teng Chuan smiled bitterly.
"Simply put, because of this, my brother has started to get divorced, and Yuna...My niece is also very worried about this, but she is just a child. There is no way for Yuna to do this kind of adult affairs. It should have been like this, but... a miracle happened."
“………”
Hearing the word miracle, Duanmu Huai raised his eyebrows.
"The lottery ticket my brother bought before suddenly won the 800 million yen prize, which was 800 million yen, 800 million yen. Of course, my brother used that money to repay the debt, and my sister-in-law did not file a divorce with him again. To be honest, this also made me feel relieved, but at this moment, Yuna found me very happily and said that she... became a magic girl."
“…………”
"At the beginning, I thought Yuna was just talking about the plot of the cartoon. After all, these are the ones that children like the most, such as magical girls who can transform into, and the hero of light who fights with the cosmic people. But then Yuna told me an incredible story. She said she encountered a strange, talkable white animal. The other party wanted to sign a contract with her so that Yuna would become a magical girl and fight the witch, and in return, Yuna could realize a wish."
Hearing this, Duanmu Huai''s expression darkened.
“QB.”
"That''s right, that''s the name, and then Yonai told me that at that time she thought that her father and mother had a fight because the family had no money, so she made a wish to let her father and mother stop quarrel over money..."
"Did you believe it?"
"Of course I don''t. Although I do this, it''s because I do this that I know that many so-called supernatural and urban legends that are so striking are actually just exaggerated rumors. But Yuna is my niece after all, and maybe she thinks that I do this, it will be easier to believe her. Of course, I won''t refute it. After all, it''s still good to treat it as a child''s dream of innocence. Besides, lottery is luck in itself, who can say it accurately?"
Editor Teng Chuan smiled bitterly.
"After that, Yu Na often came to me to tell me some of her ''adventure stories'', such as fighting with the demon and the witch in a witch barrier... It was also very colorful, which was quite interesting. Of course, although Reina was very persistent in this, I didn''t take it seriously. After all, she was at that age. What was it called... In today''s words, what did she call me? I fantasized about being a magic girl and saving the world. Many people have such a dream, and there was not one more of her. But unfortunately, after that, everything changed."
Perhaps because he recalled something, editor Teng Chuan''s expression became dimmed again.
"Although my brother resigned from the company after winning the prize, the money he had was still very envious. There were often relatives who came out of nowhere to borrow money from him, either saying that his child was seriously ill, or that the company was not well-managed and he was going to go bankrupt... My brother, if he was a good person, he would borrow it if he was selling a little miserable, and then his sister-in-law would definitely not be happy. After all, my brother was the guarantor before, and almost lost his family because of this. Now it seems that he has no intention of repentance at all, so his sister-in-law also made up his mind to divorce his brother and live alone with Yuna."
At this moment, editor Teng Chuan finished smoking the cigarette in his hand, and he picked up another one.
"Actually, I can understand my sister-in-law. After all, my brother is like that. If he goes on like this, not to mention having 800 million in his hands, 80 billion is not enough for him. In contrast, divorce decisively, then dividing a fortune, and living a rich and peaceful life with Yuna with peace of mind is also a rational choice that adults can accept. But unfortunately, Yuna seems to be unable to understand... I still remember that day, Yuna, who has always been very lively, found me like a walking corpse. There was no slight anger in her eyes. She seemed to be unable to understand why her parents finally wanted to divorce even though she had money. Although I had persuaded her, the child... seemed to not listen to my words at all, and then left... That was the last time I met her."
As he spoke, Editor Teng Chuan reached out and crushed the cigarette that had not finished smoking in his hand into the ashtray.
"After that, Yuna disappeared. About a week later, the child''s body was found in an abandoned apartment. According to the police, there were no traces of fighting at the scene, and it was finally decided to die of a weak body after running away from home."
"If it''s just that, it''s okay with the magic girl and the witch."
Hearing this, Duanmuhuai frowned. At least this story sounds more suitable for reporting on social rule of law programs than a supernatural weekly.
"Of course, I thought so at first, but I couldn''t accept it! That child... Although Yuna was hit by her parents'' divorce, she was definitely not the kind of person who would seek death because of this! She was still young and she still had a lot of time! So I found the coroner and wanted to ask the truth, and then I got an answer that unexpectedly came to me."
"oh?"
"The coroner told me that situations like Yuna are not an isolated case in this city! No, not just this city, but in fact, similar situations have occurred in many places! The young girl suddenly disappeared and found the body, but the bodies did not have any signs of violence or abuse, nor did they look like they were taking drugs or alcohol. Everything was normal, but they just died! As the police reported, they died of weakness! The coroner once considered from a medical point of view whether this was some kind of infectious disease with conditional restrictions, but at least so far, except for the deceased, all of which were young girls, they had no common ground, and through medical dissection, no traces of lesions were found."
"So that''s it...but you still didn''t tell me..."
Duanmuhuai reached out and pointed to the magazine.
"What does this have to do with your investigation into the witch curse of this factory."
"Because that child is Yuna''s friend."
Editor Teng Chuan shrugged.
"I heard from Yuna that the child destroyed the witch with her, so I initially wanted to ask the child. At that time, I thought that Yuna was talking about the magical girl action, probably an example, or some kind of activity. And this might be related to her death, so I also launched an investigation, and when I found the child''s residence, it was too late. And the cause of the child''s death was exactly the same as Yuna! Do you think this was an accident?!"
"So you think this is the curse of the witch?"
"No." This time, Teng Chuan''s answer was beyond Duanmu Huai''s expectations.
"The witch''s curse was told to me that she said that the witch would first control the spirit of others through a method called ''Witch'', and then let them sacrifice, and then pull these victims into the witch''s barrier and turn them into food for the witch. And as long as those who eat enough, they will transform into brand new witches. And when I learned about the group suicide incident in that factory, I suddenly thought of the witch''s curse that Yuna mentioned, so... I wrote it into the magazine."
"Why?"
"To be honest? I don''t know. Maybe I just want to vent, or maybe I just want to find new materials, or maybe I hope someone will do something after seeing this...just like you are now."
Speaking of this, Editor Teng Chuan raised his head and stared at Duanmu Huai with bloodshot eyes.
"Then, this lady, please tell me, are you a magic girl?"
"If you are expecting this, then I''m sorry, I''ve let you down."
Duanmuhuai reached out and retracted the hammer.
"Actually, like you, I am also chasing the magic girl, so strictly speaking, I don''t know much more than you, but I can be sure that the deaths of those girls are indeed related to magic girl and witches, but I am still investigating the specific situation."
"Then...who are you?"
"I am the Grand Judge from the Inquisition, you just need to know this."
After saying this, Duanmu Huai turned around and left. He originally expected to get some clues from this person, but now it seems that apart from hearing a meaningless story, it is a waste of time.
"Wait, wait a moment!"
Just as Duanmuhuai was about to leave the editorial department, editor Teng Chuan suddenly jumped up.
"Do you want to continue investigating this matter? In that case, I have some information for you!"
As he spoke, Editor Teng Chuan flipped around the table and swept all the information and newspapers aside. Then he finally found something, took out an ancient book, and came to Duanmuhuai.
"Actually, after that, I was also investigating the witch... This is the information I found in the historical record, related to the witch! You see, it is written here that people defeated the witch who caused disaster and completely sealed it...!"
"Witch? Seal?"
After taking the ancient book, Duanmu Huai glanced briefly, saying that people in a certain place were attracted by evil ghosts and had a witch with them, and the witch also brought disaster to that place. Later, with the help of the passing monks and enthusiastic onlookers, the witch was sealed...
Why do you feel like something I often encountered in Journey to the West?
Are you sure this is a witch, not a vixen or something?
“…Anyway, go and have a look.”
Anyway, there are no other clues now. No matter whether this is true or false, you will know it just by looking at it.
In the end, Duanmuhuai accepted the ancient books handed over by editor Teng Chuan. Perhaps out of intuition, she always felt that she would gain something from her trip.
But what exactly is the gain...it''s hard to say.
Of course, after returning to the car, Duanmuhuai still sent a text message to Qianshu on her mobile phone, telling her that she was going out for a while, after all, that place was not close to this place.
However, Qian Shu did not see the text message sent by Duanmu Huai at this moment. The reason is very simple. She is currently in a place where she cannot accept text messages on her mobile phone.
"You might think I''m making up stories, but I''m serious, Commander Nangi."
Staring at the woman in front of him, Qian Shu also looked tense. After separation from Duanmu Huai, Qian Shu thought about it and felt that such things could not be reported to the upper hand, so she directly called Nanmu, the commander of the DA organization, and informed the witch about it. In fact, Qian Shu had already made a reply that the other party would give herself "You have watched too many movies" and then hung up the phone directly.
But what Qianshu didn''t expect was that after listening to his report, Nanmu not only did not hang up the phone, but instead said, "Come to the headquarters to report the specific situation."
I have to say that this really made Qian Shu a little confused, but she still came to the headquarters and in front of Nanmu, she once again explained everything she saw with her own eyes last night.
"Anyway, that thing called the Witch is really dangerous. I think it''s better to remind everyone..."
"Well...this is all you want to say?"
"yes."
"Okay, I get it, wait."
To Qianshu''s surprise, Commander Nanmu did not answer her immediately, but nodded, then pressed the walkie-talkie and said a few words. Soon, not long after, Qian Shu saw the door next to him open, and then a woman walked in.
She looks two or three years older than Chishu. She is not wearing Liquelis'' uniform, but is wearing a skillful professional suit, with dark blue waist-length hair and blue firm eyes, and looks like a white-collar beauty.
And Qian Shu was sure that he had never seen her in DA.
Who is this person?
Qianshu looked at Commander Nanmu curiously, then looked at the blue-haired woman, and the latter nodded to her.
"Hello, my first meeting, Miss Chishu Ninoki, I am Ayano Yuki from AAA of PMC."
As he spoke, Ayano Yuki stared at Chishu Ninoki seriously.
"About the witch and barrier mentioned earlier, and the Inquisition... can you please give me a detailed explanation?"
Then, she spoke.