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One side is a solid wall, and the other side is a sliding partition.
It should be a large bedroom that has been divided into two rooms.
On the bedside table in the little girl's room was a framed photo of a middle-aged woman holding a little girl.
It is worth noting the shrine maiden outfit worn by the middle-aged woman.
"Mom, this is Mom, and this is me."
The little girl pointed to the two people in the photo frame and introduced them one by one.
A smile appeared on Feng Zejian's face.
"Ok, I know."
Feng Zejian put down the photo and went to the sliding door of the cubicle.
"Can I come in?"
"That's Mom's room. Mom's not here. If you want to go in, please beg Jiajia."
Feng Zejian couldn't help but laugh, squatting down to look at the little girl with her hands clasped together.
"Little sister, please, please let me in to take a look, okay?"
The little girl pretended to be embarrassed.
"Alright then, brother, you need to come out quickly."
"it is good."
Feng Zejian readily agreed, then stood up, opened the door, and stepped inside.
The tatami mats have a vintage feel, as does the desk, and on the desk sits a potted plant that has long since withered.
The shrine maiden's clothes were neatly arranged on the table, with a vajra pestle placed on top of them.
Feng Zejian picked up the Vajra Pestle and examined it closely. The eyes of the fierce beast-face on it were inlaid with two red gems, which made him feel a chill down his spine.
Feng Zejian shifted his gaze elsewhere and saw a picture frame behind the withered potted plant, but the picture frame was lying on its side.
Feng Zejian picked up the photo frame. It was a faded black and white photo with Jiajia's mother dressed as a shrine maiden, but she looked younger than in the previous photos.
The other is a princess, a young princess.
The two were leaning close together, looking quite intimate, and seemed to have a good relationship.
Seeing this, Feng Zejian roughly had some ideas in mind.
The little girl Jiajia's mother is a somewhat capable witch. That witch should be a member of the princess's faction, and there should be something they need here.
That somewhat eerie vajra must be it.
The little girl's automatic defense mechanisms were likely set up by her mother.
Feng Zejian hesitated whether to pick up the Vajra Pestle.
In the end, I didn't pick it up.
Feng Zejian returned to his previous room.
"Little Jiajia, your brother kept his promise and will be back soon, okay?"
"Brother, you are such a good child who keeps his promise. Mom said that children who keep their promises should be rewarded."
"There's a reward? What kind of reward?"
"Brother, squat down."
Feng Zejian squatted down.
With a soft "smack," the little girl gave him a sweet kiss.
The little girl put her hands behind her back and swayed shyly.
"Brother loves this reward so much, but I have to go now."
The little girl looked up, a hint of sadness in her lovely eyes.
"Are you leaving?"
"Ah."
"Goodbye, brother."
"Ah."
Feng Zejian walked towards the door, his heart filled with mixed feelings.
When he reached the corner of the stairs, Feng Zejian glanced at the little girl on the second floor.
The little girl was looking at him too.
No one is immune to loneliness, whether human or ghost.
Feng Zejian couldn't help but ask:
"Little sister, can you tell your brother your name?"
"Yaka Iijima".
"Feng Zejian, my brother's name."
"I'll remember. Will my brother come to see Jiajia again?"
Feng Zejian looked away and took a deep breath.
"Probably...yes."
Iijima Yoshika smiled and waved.
"Goodbye, brother."
Behind Iijima Yoshika, a figure dressed in a shrine maiden outfit appeared, its face obscured, and waved to Kazesawa Makoto as well.
Although he couldn't see her face, Kazema could clearly sense that this being was Iijima Kaka's mother.
The fact that she appeared in this manner meant that she was already dead.
After her death, she became the guardian spirit of her daughter.
Feng Zejian also waved goodbye.
Leaving the Iijima family, Kazesawa felt a sense of loss, though he didn't know why he felt this way.
He knew he should be honest.
Back at the newsstand, Feng Zejian had been pondering for a long time.
"Grandpa, if I say I want to quit and I don't want to be involved in Guanye District anymore, will you hate me?"
Chapter 227 You brat, you're so greedy!
The old man was silent for a long time.
"Although I'm a little disappointed, you should have done this a long time ago."
Feng Zejian's expression was one of great pain, and his eyes gradually reddened.
If the elderly blamed him, Feng Zejian would feel a little better, since he was the one who had let them down.
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I've let you down."
The old man gently comforted her.
“Child, you don’t need to blame yourself. I have lived for over a hundred years, including the years I’ve been dead. There are some things I know very well.”
"If you choose to quit at this point, you'll have to bear more than anyone else. So for the sake of your choice today, live well."
Feng Zejian wept uncontrollably and knelt down, kowtowing repeatedly.
"sorry Sorry......"
The old man did not choose to help, and he could see that Feng Zejian felt guilty.
After kneeling for a long time, Feng Zejian stood up.
"Grandpa, I'm leaving."
"Well, be careful on the road."
After leaving the newsstand, Kazema headed straight for his home at Hachiyoji Temple.
The Yaboku-ji Temple remains in its original location.
Kazema was very excited when he saw Kumagai Kana hiding there.
"Kana, so you're here after all."
Kana Kumagai gave a forced smile, and her face was somewhat pale.
Feng Zejian's expression turned serious.
"Kana-sensei, you..."
Kana Kumagai couldn't help but laugh.
"Now you know I'm your teacher."
Kazema looked at Kumagai Kana with concern.
"What happened? Why do you seem so weak?"
"It's nothing, it's just that it took a lot of energy."
When I arrived in Fengzejian, I felt like I had forgotten something.
At this moment, Yaoji, who shared the same sentiment as Fengze, reminded him:
"painting..."
Feng Zejian remembered.
"Yes, how could I forget that thing?"
Kaze entered the room and took out the two sketches from before.
Kana Kumagai looked at Kazesawa's hurried and energetic manner with some confusion.
"What did you forget? Why the rush?"
Kazema handed two sketches to Kana Kumagai.
"This information was obtained from my previous visit to the victim's home. These two people are likely from the Yin-Yang Bureau, and they visited the victim's home after the incident. These two are undoubtedly participants in the Guanye Ward incident."
Kana Kumagai looked at the two sketches in her hand and trembled.
Kana Kumagai closed her eyes and crushed the two portraits to pieces.
Feng Zejian realized that something was wrong.
"what happened?"
Kana Kumagai shook her head.
"fine."
"I'm now wanted by the Yin-Yang Bureau. Let's not see each other again. Don't get involved in the affairs of Guanye District. This matter is beyond anyone's control."
Feng Zejian nodded.
"I was just about to tell you this. I've decided to withdraw and no longer get involved in Guanye District."
"I'm just worried about you..."
Kana Kumagai looked at Kazesawa with great interest.
"What, are you afraid that if I die, you won't be able to take advantage of me?"
Feng Zejian smiled helplessly and sat down on the floor under the eaves.
"Pretty much. Physical appearance is secondary. I'm interested in Kana's heart. After all, only when you're fascinated by me can you willingly do those difficult poses."
Kana Kumagai whitewashed Kazawama.
"He's starting to act inappropriately again."