People in ghost movies, killing people

Yui and the middle-aged woman had no objection to this. It was indeed useless to stay here. There was no clue.

Let's go home to eat and sleep.

Xu Zhijian agreed, but he would not leave. Instead, he would continue to investigate overnight!

Anyway, there was nowhere to go, so he continued to look through the first five tapes in the bookstore.

Maybe new clues could be found.

"Goodbye, be careful on the road."

"Okay, please pay attention."

Yui and the others left quickly, and he pretended to go out and waited for a while before coming back.

Then he closed all the curtains.

He only turned on a night light beside him, turned on the machine, put the tape in and watched it from the beginning.

The first time was at normal speed, and no new clues were found.

The second time started to slow down to two times the speed, but there was no new clues.

The third time was at the slowest five times.

Still no new clues.

He almost memorized the content by heart.

This was expected. Kobayashi Masafumi must have watched it countless times.

He cut out everything that he thought was important.

It was late at night.

Xu Zhijian sat in the dim office, eating takeout while thinking about the puzzle left by the other party.

A place full of trees.

What does it represent? ?

Just thinking about it, he suddenly looked up at the ceiling.

Because he was keenly aware that there seemed to be a dull thump just now.

But this is a bungalow!

It means that something fell on the roof, or...? ?

He immediately thought of the content of the videotape. What does it mean? Is this from the picture to reality? !

It's like a curse video.

After watching it, you will encounter the same situation.

"Hehe."

He smiled disdainfully, not only was he not afraid, but he became more interested.

If that's the case, it would be great.

It would save trouble.

He listened for a while, but he couldn't hear any movement.

But he had another feeling: there seemed to be someone else in the room, staring at him secretly.

This is definitely not an illusion.

It's quite obvious, and he can't wait to attack from behind at any time.

It was exactly the same as when you were alone at home, watching a horror movie without turning on the lights in the middle of the night.

Xu Zhijian was secretly ecstatic, but he still pretended not to know and continued to eat.

What a pity.

After waiting for more than half an hour, he kept having that feeling, but nothing suddenly appeared.

After thinking for a while, maybe he sensed his own strength and didn't dare to do it? ?

So he was too lazy to pretend and began to actively search everywhere in the house.

Hall, office, toilet, etc.

He searched everywhere, but didn't find even a ghost hair.

He had to sit back in the chair and continue to study the puzzle while watching the slow-motion videotape.

A place full of trees.

Since it's not as simple as it seems, what can it refer to?

Someone?

Something?

But what family of tree is the tree?

Thinking about it, he took out his mobile phone and entered the keyword search.

Trees refer to tall trees with a main trunk growing from the roots, and the trunk and crown are clearly distinguished.

Woody plants with an upright trunk, usually six to tens of meters high, are called trees.

They can also be divided into four levels according to their height.

Wei Qiao (over 31 meters).

Da Qiao (21-30 meters).

Zhong Qiao (11-20 meters).

Xiao Qiao (6-10 meters).

Trees correspond to low shrubs, and the tall trees we usually see are.

Such as kapok, pine, magnolia, birch, etc.

In Chinese, these plants can generally be referred to as "cedar".

"Is that so."

After reading it, Xu Zhijian learned a lot and continued to think about what the answer would be related to.

Could it refer to a mountain full of birch trees or a mountain full of pine trees?

Hmm... wait!

Shan? !

His eyes lit up and he stood up directly, finally realizing a very important clue.

First, the puzzle is a place full of trees.

Then, the word "shan" can be used to refer to these plants.

Finally, in Kobayashi Masafumi's name, the word "Lin" also represents trees.

And what is the name of this studio?

Shan Shufang!

The name of the store has trees in it, and the name of the president also has trees in it.

And the raw material of the books is also wood pulp!

All in all, this is definitely a place full of trees.

Hahaha~ Brother is really a genius!

The answer to the riddle is like this.

If I guessed correctly, those important videotapes are hidden somewhere in the studio.

It seems that Kobayashi Masafumi also believes that the most dangerous place is the safest?

Without further ado, Xu Zhijian immediately began to look for the dark room and secret compartment.

First, he carefully searched the hall, knocked and knocked, and found nothing unusual.

Then he went to the president's office.

The room is not very big, about 15 square meters, and the decoration is also very simple.

Desk, bookcase, coffee table and a few chairs.

It took more than 20 minutes to search inside and outside, but still didn't find it.

Even the flower pots on the windowsill were not spared.

Tsk, where is it hidden?

Or is my guess wrong?

Xu Zhijian looked around the room, trying to figure out what else he hadn't checked.

A place suitable for a secret compartment.

As he looked, he set his sights on the old computer.

For some reason, his sixth sense told him that there seemed to be something wrong with this thing.

So I immediately pulled the case out, opened the cover and inspected the inside.

Still no videotape, though.

Weird... Could it be that he really made a mistake in judgment?

Xu Zhijian returned the case without believing it, and used a screwdriver to pry open the monitor's casing.

It's 2004, and desktop computers are still big, bulky machines.

The shell can even reach more than thirty centimeters thick.

Unlike today's monitors, which are only two or three centimeters.

After opening it, I noticed at a glance that there was a video tape taped to the left side of the machine!

"NICE!"

He smiled triumphantly, and I just said, how could my feelings be wrong?

Return to the lobby immediately to play.

The screen went black for about five seconds, and then Kobayashi Masafumi's confession while sitting in the car appeared.

"Please be sure to read the following content carefully and remember."

"If I have the ability, I hope I can use the clues to uncover the secrets that I failed to uncover."

"If you don't want to, then please hide the videotape to prevent it from being spread."

"Whoever finds the tape, please!"

After saying that, the screen went black again, and a few seconds later the first deleted hidden clip officially started.

The key point is the night Marika went to explore the shrine.

She murmured with a painful expression: "I heard a deep voice, as if calling my name..."

The scene pauses and moves to her right.

Then bring it as close as possible and then bring it closer again.

I saw a white shadow suddenly appearing behind the trees in the dark distance!

Very vague.

There are three pitch black holes on the head, one for the eyes and the other for the mouth.

Xu Zhijian immediately moved closer to the screen and took a closer look.

This shape looks very much like the familiar alien appearance!

Very penetrating.

He understood immediately.

I thought of the face that appeared in the window of the Junzi family, and the alien head that Kana’s kid drew.

These three are absolutely identical!

As expected, they all saw the same thing.

The screen stayed on for more than ten seconds, and then the screen went black and switched to the second deleted content.

December 22nd.

This is the point where Kobayashi goes to her house again to investigate after Kana disappears.

After the father finished telling the information about the mysterious man who suddenly visited, the mother added some more information.

"We had no idea what he was talking about, he was wearing a hat with tinfoil on it," she recalled.

"The coat he is wearing is also shining with silver."

The screen ends.

Isn't this obvious characteristic the psychic medium Mitsuo Hori?

In other words, the child was kidnapped by him?

The third deletion begins.

Xiao Lin Yawen came to a dilapidated house and saw that the walls were covered with papers with messy words written on them.

Very similar to those drawn by Kana.

Then he knocked on the door tentatively.

A moment later, Mitsuo Hori, still dressed in the same outfit, opened the door.

"Who are you? What are you doing!"

Xiaolin said politely: "Sorry to bother you, I'm here to interview you about Yano Kana."

"My name is Xiaolin Yawen. We met before on a supernatural talk show. Have you forgotten?"

Mitsuo Hori looked at him scratching his head, then waved his hand to indicate entering the room.

After walking in, Xiao Lin found that in addition to paper, there was also tinfoil on the walls.

The roof, walls and floors are all covered.

He couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Hori, what is the purpose of these tin foils?"

Mitsuo Hori shook his hands and winked: "Prevent...prevent Bilibili."

"However, the spirit earthworm has come out and is going to find me."

Xiao Lin asked: "Excuse me, what exactly are spiritual earthworms?"

Mitsuo Hori scratched his head: "It...it appears everywhere, eating all kinds of people, and then increasing the number."

"Kana...Kana was also eaten..."

Her voice was choked up as she spoke, and she was about to cry.

Xiaolin was stunned: "Huh??? Where is Kana now?"

Mitsuo Hori: "Kana...I don't know...I don't know where she is."

After a moment of pause, he suddenly grabbed Xiao Lin's backpack.

He took out a piece of paper on which Kana had drawn something.

Then put one hand on the paper, pick up the pen and paper with the other hand, and start writing and drawing.

He murmured in pain: "The spiritual earthworm has appeared... The spiritual earthworm has appeared... Kana."

"What does KUGUTABA mean...what is KUGUTABA!"

After saying that, he fell to the ground with his head in his hands and began to scream and struggle inexplicably.

It's like having an illness.

"Sir, what's wrong with you, are you okay?!"

"Kana...get out!!"

"Please calm down... Excuse me, excuse me..."

Xiao Lin was so flustered and confused by his actions that he had to pick up the piece of paper and leave quickly.

He quickly walked away for a while, and then he had time to look at what Horimitsuo had just drawn.

After looking carefully for a moment, I recognized that it was a map.

The location refers to the Ozawa home.

This explains how he got the map.

The screen goes black briefly, and the fourth deleted content begins.

Time is January 15th.

Location: Akishima University, Folklore Research Laboratory.

In the huge library, Xiao Lin and a gray-haired old man in his seventies sat face to face.

This person has a doctorate in folklore and was one of the people who called for help before.

Xiao Lin got straight to the point and said, "Can you let me see the book with the word Kakutaba written on it?"

"Okay, no problem."

The professor took out a book with a gray cover called "Folklore of Tokita County"

After finding the relevant page number, he explained: "There is a city called Shikami Town in Watsuta County."

"Next door, there is a village called Xialumao Village, which has now sunk under the reservoir."

"In the village there, there is a ritual called Ghost Festival."

"It is to suppress the terrible evil spirits. The locals call the ghosts KUGUTABA."

Xiao Lin asked: "So this word means ghost?"

"Yes."

The professor took out another older and worn book.

It is an ancient book from the Edo period, "Shinno Kokuto Kita-gun Customs Chronicles"

That is, documents similar to county annals.

He turned to the corresponding page: "The word KUGUTABA is also written in it."

"At that time, it was called the soul of disaster, the disaster of disaster, the tool of props, and the soul of soul."

"It means a prop that causes danger of disaster."

"It used to be called Shayin Village, and there were many conjurers and onmyojis living there."

"There is a secret technique among them, which is called the Disaster Soul Technique."

"Use the Soul of Disaster method to create a soul of disaster, and then pass the resentment to the designated target, so that the other party will be cursed and die."

"The book also records that the evil spirit created by the evil spirit method will go against the conjurer's will and do evil."

"So they are constantly chanting spells and doing tricks to suppress the evil spirits underground in the village."

"By 1978, the village sank under the reservoir, and the ghost festival was abolished."

Xiao Lin suddenly understood and nodded: "So that's it. Do you have any information about that sacrifice?"

The professor shook his head: "Sorry, I don't have it here."

Screen switching.

January 18th.

Nagano Prefecture, Totaki County.

Xiao Lin came to the home of a man named Tani Cun, a scholar who specializes in local history.

After a few polite words, the two of them got down to business.

While rummaging around, Tanimura said: "The ghost festival in Shimolumao Village is not open to the public, so no photos have been left."

"But for the last festival in 1978, the Ishii family, which had held the ceremony for generations, invited a cameraman to film it."

"After I begged for a long time, they finally agreed to lend me the film for study."

As he said that, he took out a few round films from the bookcase.

Then start playing.

The first scene shown is in 1978, when villagers went out en masse on this day.

We went to the only shrine in the village: Oni Shrine.

The scene was set up, everyone arrived, and the ceremony officially began.

A man wearing a red kimono came out of the shrine. He was not very tall and looked very small.

There is also a weird mask on his face.

It's overall silvery white, but stained with a lot of red dye.

It looks like blood.

The eyes are so big that they can almost fit into a fist, and they look very similar to aliens.

This person plays the role of the evil spirit.

He danced in unexplained dances, or gestures, to the beat of the drums.

It lasted for a moment, and the camera focused on a middle-aged man wearing traditional magician clothing.

This person is Ishii.

Known as a priest.

He was holding a sickle for cutting wheat, and he was looking at each other two meters away from the misfortune soul.

Then he slowly stepped forward and cut off the strip of white cloth in the middle with his sickle.

The evil spirit also slowly knelt down.