Truth is everywhere within range

Thursday.

Lunch break.

Qiao Qiao had lunch and did not rest. Instead, he was reading with a book in his hand.

This is a novel.

The author is Yi Chuuzou, and the title is "Former Residence".

The content is a very common story of a family moving into a new home, then being haunted, and finally killing each other.

Although the story is very simple, the writing is excellent and the horror and thriller atmosphere is well rendered, so the reviews are pretty good.

This is not the point.

Qiao Qiao looked at his phone.

The above is the file information in the Soul Exorcist Association APP that can only be viewed with the permission of the Soul Exorcist.

It records a case a year ago, in which a family lived in a haunted house that was possessed by evil spirits, and eventually became insane and killed each other. This incident happened in Osaka. Later, the Spirit Exorcist Association there sent out elites. The team was able to completely purify the evil spirit.

The content in the report combines on-site investigation and channeling.

The process of presentation is actually very similar to that of the novel.

Of course, Qiao Qiao can think that these kinds of stories are similar. Maybe the author accidentally heard a spiritual exterminator talk about similar incidents, and then his imagination was opened up and he wrote this novel.

However, "The Former House" was published a year and a half ago, approximately when the family just moved into the house. From a consequentialist perspective, it seems more like a prophecy.

Qiao Qiao opened the information he had searched for before.

Ibuki is a writer who has been in his third year since his debut. He is very prolific. He has published eleven novels alone, not including short and medium stories in some magazines.

She was only seventeen years old when she debuted. She became famous for her book "My Life After Death", which won the Mephistopheles Award that year.

Although the Mephisto Award is generally an award for mystery novels, in China, which is influenced by a mysterious culture, this kind of mysterious subject matter is also a favorite to win the award.

Ibuki's debut novel tells the story of the protagonist who suddenly discovers that he is dead one day. He has neither turned into a ghost nor passed away. His soul is bound in the corpse, observing everything around him, and finally discovers the village. The story of the horrifying tradition.

The writing of the novel is excellent, and the plot has a twisting and tangled quality. The shock when the final mystery is revealed also makes people smile from ear to ear.

Of course, none of this is the most surprising.

After the novel was published, in the mountainous areas of Kyushu, the exorcists discovered a case that was exactly the same as the plot.

The villagers in the mountain village were bewitched by monsters and committed cruel crimes.

Within a certain scope, the novel and the incident caused huge controversy.

Some people think that Ibuki witnessed all this, but was unable to speak out due to his identity, so he could only write it into the novel.

Some people think that Ibuki Kanade is a genius detective who can deduce the truth about the mountain village by relying on clues.

Some people say that Ibuki has a powerful ability to predict and saw all this in his dream.

In this regard, this high school student writer, who has never appeared in public, said that her creative inspiration comes from many aspects, but she did not know the existence of that mountain village before.

Naturally, the Spiritualist Association also sent people to investigate Ibuki, but nothing was gained.

After that, Ibuki became more and more famous. Her next few novels did not have real-life corresponding examples, but they were equally exciting and real, attracting a large number of fans. Animation, comics, and movies were also in full swing.

That's how it should be.

But after the incident at Sakurating's house, Qiao Qiao discovered that things were not that simple.

Until now, the outside world still has no way of knowing the truth about the Sakuraba family incident.

Apart from the vampire Toku, the only ones who knew about this were Sakuraba Hikari and Sakuraba Kiriye.

Needless to say, De Gu, the two Sakuraba family members did not tell anyone else about this matter.

Then it can be considered that what Ibuki wrote in the "Thunderstorm" novel was completely based on his own fabrication.

However, this fictional fabrication is almost consistent with the real facts.

Even the fact that there is more than one descendant of the Sakuraba family is hinted in the article.

Qiao Qiao didn't quite believe it when he said it was completely imaginary.

"I want to meet this Ibuki Kanade if I have a chance."

Qiao Qiao sighed with emotion.

"Huh? Is Qiao Sang reading Suo-chan's book too?"

On the side, Sakamoto Kazuya had just waved goodbye to the two girls when he saw the library book in Qiao Qiao's hand.

"Kou-chan?"

Could it be said that Sakamoto-san knows this writer?

Qiao Qiao suddenly became energetic.

"Zoujiang is the nickname given to her by fans. I'm just a little curious. Qiao Sang actually reads this kind of novel. I thought you only read Tom Clancy's works."

Sakamoto explained.

"That's prejudice."

Qiao Qiao denied.

"Speaking of which, has Qiao Sang read Kanou-chan's new book that was just released this Monday?"

Sakamoto Kazuya said again.

"This Monday?"

Qiao Qiao is not a person who likes visiting bookstores.

He prefers libraries to bookstores.

After all, it costs no money.

So I have no idea about new books or anything.

"Yes, the theme this time is otaku culture. I won't spoil the specifics. If Qiao Sang is interested, you can go to the bookstore after school to check it out."

He said that the lunch break had just ended, and all the students returned to their seats. Qiao Qiao cleared the table and started the afternoon class.

After school,

Qiao Qiao rode his scooter to the bookstore in front of the station.

Since it was after school time and there was a junior high school and an elementary school nearby, there were still many customers dressed as students in the bookstore.

Qiao Qiao parked the car and walked into the bookstore.

Soon I saw Ibuki's new book, "Butterfly Falls", displayed in a prominent position.

Naturally, there are various propaganda statements on the waist of the book.

There are trial pamphlets on the bookshelf, and many girls from junior high school and high school are gathered around here, chatting and discussing in low voices.

There are also boys who, even though they are clearly standing in front of the bookshelf of foreign masterpieces, can't help but glance here.

Probably because of the so-called persistence of boys.

Qiao Qiao was not in such a mood. He directly picked up the book and paid at the cashier.

Holding the book, Qiao Qiao ordered a cup of coffee from the fast food restaurant next door and opened it to read.

The main perspective of the story is that of a fan creator.

She creates comics with slightly extreme content.

In the first few pages of the story, the background and general personalities of the characters are explained through some simple interactions and daily life.

Then, the protagonist is worried about the comic convention to be held later.

After all, selling doujinshi is a physical job, and her friend just doesn't have time.

Therefore, the protagonist can only turn to a classmate in college, a handsome guy who is currently working as a banker.

Of course, the protagonist's childhood sweetheart also proudly offered to help.

The three of them started preparations for the comic exhibition.

The story exudes a sour feeling of love.

Seeing this, Qiao Qiao's cell phone suddenly vibrated.

He took a look and found that the line was sent by Ayano Fujiwara.

[Wishing for a one-time archery]: Qiao Sang, I want to ask you a favor.