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The following is a record of Reina's speech.

"When I entered this store, Miss Saya was already the top star, and the customers liked her very much. Not only the customers, but even other colleagues admired her. How should I put it? In this kind of work, it is common for each other to undermine each other. But Miss Saya has a natural leadership charm, and everyone is willing to listen to her. And she will also help us and teach us how to deal with customers. She said that her dream in the future is to open a club, and now she is just accumulating experience."

"What is Miss Saya's background? She seems to be from Wakayama and came here to work hard... Well, but everyone is actually like this, and so am I. I don't want to waste my youth in a small rural place, and I want to take advantage of my youth to go to the big city to take a look. Ah, actually I like to read mystery novels very much, and I have also read I've watched a lot of detective shows, so I know you, Mr. Duanmu. After all, your features are too obvious. But then again, you look taller in person than on TV..."

"Sorry, I'm off topic... Ahem, in short, Miss Saya is very popular, so when she called a few of us who ranked high to a party, no one refused. Then at that party, Miss Saya said she wanted to take a few people to Gion..."

"Hey? Isn't this Gion? Mr. Duanmu, you don't understand. For outsiders, maybe the whole place is Gion, but for us, only the small area inside is the real Gion—the stores there are membership-based, and you must be recommended by acquaintances to enter. And And the people who come in and out are big shots like presidents of big companies and politicians. In fact, many sisters dream of working in Gion. Compared with them, we are like the difference between a third-rate idol and a superstar. "

"Oh, yes, it's Miss Saya who poached people. Everyone was surprised when they heard Miss Saya say that, but it's not surprising. After all, we do this for money, and working in Gion is the dream of many people. In fact, we talked about this topic a lot when we got together, but it's too difficult for outsiders to work in Gion. Outsiders like us have no chance at all. Then... Miss Saya brought a guest... Hmm? Mr. Duanmu, do you want to know who it is? I want another glass of wine, can you? ?”

“Ahaha… Mr. Duanmu is really generous. I didn’t expect the detective to be so rich. By the way, when it comes to Miss Saya bringing a guest, don’t be surprised. That guest… turned out to be a monk! To be honest, we have been in the store for a long time and have seen all kinds of people, but we have never seen a monk. So we were also very puzzled at the time, and the monk was an old man, so everyone felt a little strange. ”

“Oh, by the way, there is another strange thing, that is, it was clearly night, but he was still wearing sunglasses, but the way he walked did not look like a blind person. Then, the monk began to explain to us that the store was located inside Gion and was a membership store that specialized in serving celebrities. They had taken a fancy to Miss Saya, so they wanted to recruit her. Miss Saya was willing to bring a few sisters with her, so he came to investigate. ”

“In fact, we can guess a little about Miss Saya’s thoughts. The stores inside must be more competitive than the club we are in now, and Miss Saya also wants to bring a few allies as helpers. And everyone was unwilling to give up this opportunity. Not only that, the store offered a very generous reward. To be honest, this was quite tempting, but after that, the monk took out a few flyers... At first I thought it was an introduction to the store, but it turned out to be something religious... I was not interested in that kind of thing, so I stuffed it into my bag, but then it disappeared... Ah, yes, yes, that's it. Mr. Duanmu, where did you get it from? Eh? Did a drunk customer bring it back? That's terrible, please don't tell the store about this, otherwise I will be fined. "

"Ah, you ask me after this? Afterwards, as you saw, Mr. Duanmu, Miss Saya took several other sisters to that store, and only I stayed. Well... You ask me why I didn't go? In fact, I also have a little selfishness. After all, my current ranking in this store is pretty good, and customers like me quite a lot. It's just that before Miss Saya was there, no matter how hard I tried, I could only take over what she left. But now that Miss Saya has left, I might be able to become the top star. Hehe... I'm not like Miss Saya, who plans to do this for the rest of her life. For me, this is just a temporary way to make money. So it would be great if I could do it easily. "

"… Another reason is what I just told you. The monk said that everyone who joins must have a flame tattoo on their body, and I'm afraid of the pain. And the other reason is that the other party's reward is too generous... How should I put it? I've also read a lot of detective novels and programs, and I always feel that the other party's generous reward is a bit wrong. Generally, the split between the club and the ladies is fixed. Most of the time, we get less, and some shops are more relaxed and allow us to get more. But what about that shop? It feels like they gave us most of the profits and only kept a small part for themselves... If Miss Saya had this treatment, I could understand it. But I don't think I'm at Miss Saya's level, so this reward is terrible. "

"Did we have any contact after that? No...it's strange. I originally thought Miss Shaye and the other sisters would say hello to the boss in advance. But one day, they suddenly stopped coming to work and called I notified my boss. He was furious at that time. I later called other sisters to inquire about the situation, but they couldn't get through... Mr. Duanmu, is this why you came to investigate? What kind of incident is this?”

Fortunately, Linai is a detective enthusiast, so she answered all questions asked by Duanmuhuai, and seemed very cooperative, even a little positive - of course, she was positive, and she drank a lot.

At least the sales tonight are stable.

Unfortunately, Rina didn't know where the store was, she just said it was in Gion. She was not very clear about the specific location. After all, as Rina said, that kind of store is a membership system, and no one will be allowed to enter unless they are staff or guests.

There was no address written on the flyer, so was this clue just lost?

It's not like Duanmuhuai has never used time retrieval on flyers, but this flyer seemed to have been sealed until it was used. It was not taken out until it was used, and it was impossible to see what was going on around it. What he saw from the flyer was roughly the same as what Linai said, but Duanmu Huai couldn't see anything before that. But there's nothing that can be done about it. After all, this flyer is always sandwiched in the middle, and there's basically no vision at all.

However, Duanmu Huai did not gain anything. He got a photo of Saya from Rina, and then passed the photo to Shionji Yuko and asked her to investigate. According to Rina, on the first day of the party, The next day, they made an appointment to go to the store together to check out the situation. But at that time, Rina had already wanted to quit, so she made an excuse and didn't go together.

That is, after that, Rina no longer had Saya and other sisters...

After confirming that no more information could be obtained from Rina, Duanmu Huai said goodbye and left. Ziyuanji Yuzi was also very fast. Just after Duanmuhuai left the club and before returning to the hotel, Ziyuanji Yuzi I sent him a surveillance video.

On the screen, you can see a woman who is suspected of being Saya, dressed in fashionable clothes, and several other people walking out of the station chatting and laughing, and then coming to Gion.

Then they walked all the way to the interior of Gion, and then... They climbed the steps and entered a temple?

"???"

Seeing this, Duanmu Huai had a question mark. At this time, Shionji Yuko also sent a message.

"They never came out after entering the temple, at least in places where there was surveillance. I debugged the records for the next few days, but nothing was gained."

"Good guy, this is really good guy."

Duanmu Huai looked at the surveillance video and sighed.

Clubbing in a temple? Are you having so much fun?

Well, you have to say, this seems really exciting. Duanmu Huai remembered that in the game there was a scene in the church where he was dealing with a statue of a god and a nun. The scene was quite interesting, full of taboos and passion. If that scene of recall were replaced by a Buddhist hall surrounded by eighteen Arhats...

"………………"

No, I seem to lose interest all of a sudden, and even miss the scriptures.

After all, there are monks in the temple, and they are incomparable to the nuns in the church.

"What's next?"

"I'm going to see what's going on with that temple."

When things have developed to this point, Duanmuhuai knows without guessing that there is definitely something wrong with that temple, although the fact that the cult is hiding in the temple itself is also very problematic.

"Then come on, there is no surveillance in that temple, so there is no room for me to play."

Shionji Yuko simply hung up the phone, while Duanmu Huai cheered up, and then followed the path in the video and walked deeper into Gion.

It was already late at night, and it was also the busiest time in Gion. People were coming and going in this street under the dark night. The lights dispelled the darkness and illuminated the entire street. Duanmuhuai was walking among them, but surprisingly he was not noticed by anyone. Thanks to the stealth from the Raven Guard, his huge body was completely integrated with the shadows. On this bright street, the dark shadows The movement inside has been completely covered up.

It didn't take long for Duanmu Huai to arrive at the bottom of the temple. He saw a lot of cars parked on the roadside here. Although Duanmu Huai was not very familiar with cars, he could guess that these cars were obviously from wealthy people. That is, only the expensive ones are eligible to ride. I looked up and saw that all the way up to the mountain gate, there were people wearing black suits who looked like they were gangsters or bodyguards guarding me.

Although it is possible to just break in, it would take too much effort. It is not a good choice to waste time entangled with mobs in such a place.

Duanmu Huai thought for a while, then covered up his figure again, and took advantage of the night to flash through the woods, and came to the wall of the temple - of course it was very strict here, but for Duanmu Huai, who was 2.8 meters tall, The wall in front of him was even shorter than him, so Duanmuhuai climbed over the wall easily with just a slight jump.

"Okay, where should we go next..."

Duanmu Huai stood up and took a look at the situation in the temple. Then he soon discovered that the main hall was brightly lit at the moment. Following the sound of the wind, he could faintly hear the sound of chanting sutras and worshiping Buddha.

Why are you chanting here instead of going to sleep at night?

There must be something wrong!

Thinking of this, Duanmu Huai immediately lowered his body, quietly crossed the square like a bear, and came to the main hall. Then he stuck his head out and looked inside through the gap in the window.

The main hall was bright, but it was not the electric lights that lit it, but candles. The light of the candles illuminated the originally dim main hall, allowing Duanmu Huai to see everything in it smoothly.

Dozens of candlesticks were placed around the main hall, and a Buddha statue was placed in the center in front of the main hall. However, the strange thing is that this Buddha statue has no face, only the limbs and the flame behind it are carved out. The whole face is blank, with only a cone-like flame symbol on it.

In front of the Buddha statue, several monks in monk robes were closing their eyes, knocking wooden fish, and chanting scriptures like Mommy Mommy.

Opposite these monks, several people wearing black suits, who looked like big men, were kneeling there. The youngest among them was in his fifties. The older ones looked white-haired and beardless, and it was not impossible that they were in their seventies or eighties.

However, the next point was the key point—between this group of guests and monks, several women wearing monk robes and shaved heads could be seen dancing to the sound of wooden fish and chanting scriptures……………

Seeing this, Duanmu Huai blinked and rubbed his eyes.

Is there something wrong with my eyes? What kind of hell drawing is this?

Although cults never do anything to people, this is too abstract!

“——————!”

Just when Duanmu Huai was confused, he heard the chanting in the main hall getting brighter and brighter. At the same time, the brazier in front of the faceless Buddha statue suddenly burst into a hot and dazzling flame!