Gensokyo Detective, but surrounded by Shura Field

"Please wait a moment."

But Youmu suddenly changed her tune, the fearful look in her eyes immediately becoming firm:

"I accept your commission. Please give me your orders, Mr. Chu Bai!"

"……?"

Chu Bai stared blankly at the girl whose face had suddenly changed:

"What's going on? Weren't you afraid of ghosts? Why are you suddenly standing up straight?"

Youmu's expression was helpless:

"Although unknown ghosts are terrifying, poverty is even more frightening..."

"If I can get a thousand pounds of grain coupons, the Hakugyokurou's financial crisis can be alleviated."

"So, never mind ghosts, even if there's an evil god in the house, I'll face the fear!"

Chu Bai's mouth twitched slightly.

So she's another pitiful person limited by poverty...

Alice beside him couldn't help but complain:

"This face-changing skill is really similar to someone..."

"Ahem, let's not complain about such trivial matters."

Chu Bai coughed lightly twice, then waved his hand:

"Then the goal of this operation is—to investigate the truth of a series of strange events in the house!"

"White Detective Agency, everyone is mobilized."

"Target, the haunted house!"

Chapter 118: A Blood-Red Note on the Dining Table... (Slightly Scary)

The haunted house is located in the suburbs of the village.

Because it is a newly developed area, there are not many shops and residences nearby.

Compared to the downtown area, it is also more deserted here.

Chu Bai, Alice, and Youmu arrived at the haunted house according to the map.

As if to match the atmosphere.

The originally clear sky suddenly became overcast.

Light rain fell from the sky, and even thunder rumbled between the thick dark clouds.

"...What's with this ghost movie-standard weather?"

Chu Bai looked helplessly at the sky:

"Judging from the current atmosphere, I have a bad feeling that something will definitely be triggered after entering the house."

Youmu also became a little fearful again:

"Th-th-then why don't we call it a day and come back for investigation when the weather clears up?"

"No, the atmosphere has already been set, how can we give up halfway?"

Chu Bai comforted Youmu:

"Don't worry, even if something happens to you, I will deliver the grain coupons to Hakugyokurou intact..."

"What kind of reassurance is that! And I think my being alive is more important than the coupons!"

Youmu complained, while Alice helplessly supported her forehead:

"Why don't we go in first? If we keep complaining like this, we'll inexplicably waste another chapter."

"...That makes sense, let's get straight to the point then."

The three walked into the yard and looked at the haunted house in front of them.

Under the dim and gloomy sky, the two-story villa seemed to exude a strange and eerie aura.

Chu Bai stretched out his hand and slowly pushed the doorknob of the wooden door.

With a creaking sound.

The door slowly opened, revealing the dark and gloomy space inside.

……

……

Boom!

Lightning rumbled in the sky.

The rain seemed to be getting heavier.

The three slowly walked into the room, and Alice immediately used lighting magic.

Bright light clusters lit up around them, and the soft halo gave them a little more peace of mind.

"It seems that because of the continuous spring rain recently, and the fact that no one has lived here for a while."

"The windows of the room are covered with mud, blocking the light from outside and creating this dark atmosphere."

Alice looked around and immediately came to a conclusion.

And Chu Bai, the moment he entered the room, unfolded his perception ability.

Under his mental perception, there were no other unusual auras in the entire house except for the three of them.

So he immediately concluded:

"It's not the work of a monster, and there are no earthbound spirits nearby."

"There is no other aura in the entire room except for the three of us."

Youmu also said from the side:

"I haven't detected any spiritual bodies either, it shouldn't be ghosts moving in the dark."

Chu Bai nodded slightly.

Then he took out his small notebook and silently recorded the information that "there is no one else in the room."

……

……

After initially confirming that there was no danger in the room.

Next is the formal investigation.

The direction of the investigation focuses on the five strange events.

And one of the strange events is [Scarlet blood flowing from the water pipes in the room].

"Why don't we... turn it on and see?"

Alice looked nervously at the kitchen pipes.

Chu Bai also swallowed:

"Then I'll turn it on, Little Ai and Youmu, back me up?"

"Okay."

Alice squeezed the magic book in her hand, and Youmu even gripped the hilt of her sword with a pale face.

Under the gaze of the two girls.

Chu Bai took a deep breath, slowly reached out, and turned on the faucet switch.

"...Eh?"

As a result, no liquid flowed out.

Neither blood nor water was to be seen.

Chu Bai breathed a sigh of relief, and the inexplicable sense of fear gradually disappeared:

"It seems that this rumor is false, of course, it is also possible that the water pipe is broken."

Alice's expression also eased slightly:

"That's right, after all, if there is really an abnormality, it is impossible to hide it from our perception..."

Thump.

Thump.

A strange sound suddenly came from the water pipe.

Chu Bai and Alice subconsciously looked over, and their expressions suddenly changed.

Accompanied by a strange sound, a large amount of blood suddenly gushed out of the water pipe, and the pungent smell of blood immediately filled the air!

Not sewage.

Not a pipe blockage.

This is real, fresh, red, and stinky blood!

"Wahhhhhhh!!!"

Youmu screamed on the spot.

Her shout almost didn't scare Chu Bai and Alice to death.

The already terrifying scene, coupled with Youmu's considerate voice acting, directly frightened Chu Bai and Little Ai, making their hearts beat faster:

"Hey, why are you shouting so loudly!"

Chu Bai said, patting his chest:

"Nothing was going to happen, but your shout almost scared me to death!"

"Y-y-yes, sorry!"

Youmu stammered:

"But please look back, the water pipe... the water pipe..."

"Hmm?"

Chu Bai turned his head again, and his eyes suddenly froze.

The blood that had been gushing out had now turned into clear water.

The pungent smell of blood had also disappeared, as if it was completely their illusion.

"This...!"

Chu Bai reacted quickly and instantly released a huge amount of perception.

But under his investigation, the water pipe still had no abnormalities.

He mustered his courage, covered his body with magic power, and tried to turn the faucet switch again.

This time it was still only clear water. As if the blood that had gushed out just now was really just a collective hallucination...

Something's wrong.

There's definitely something wrong here.

Without any extraordinary energy fluctuations, why would blood flow from the water pipe?

Chu Bai frowned slightly, and without any clues, he could only temporarily record the "abnormality of the water pipe" in his small notebook.

……

……

On the other side, Alice began to investigate another supernatural event.