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With a light touch, Dou Tang coldly stared at the opposite side, his thick black hair, like steel, covering the ground, which was riddled with tiny holes.
Kuroki Keisaki pulled her hair back and looked at Tou Tang with a mixture of surprise and fear. She really hadn't expected that her sudden sneak attack would be so easily neutralized.
Dou Tang seemed to have figured something out and said, "You don't want to fight me, do you? With your skills, I'm most vulnerable when I'm in the air, but you don't pursue me... why?"
"After killing so many people, you still retain the idea that you don't want to kill innocent people? What you said..."
What exactly is a month?
Kuroki Keisaki seemed unwilling to answer these questions, or perhaps Toudou's aggressive attitude reminded her of something unpleasant. She stood there helplessly with her arms crossed, her long hair forming a thin spiderweb around her body.
“I am...I am your gift.”
"But not now, absolutely not now."
After saying these words, she turned and ran away. Dou Tang immediately rushed up to her: "Stop! What are you talking about?!"
Kuroki Keisaki moved like a gust of wind, her body swirling and elusive, her endless black hair wrapping around her like a giant black jellyfish.
She reached the edge of the dock and leaped into the sea. Layers of her black hair transformed into a blanket, allowing her to float on the water.
Dou Tang arrived at the shore, only to find that she was already far away from him.
"Sorry, I still have things to finish..."
Dou Tang stared at him, "Your revenge is over. I won't allow you to harm anyone else... even if you have your reasons."
Kuroki Keisaki seemed to sense his compassion, smiled, and said, "Yes, thank you... thank you, I'll come to see you again."
"I promised you I wouldn't hurt anyone, and I guess I can't really resist, can I?"
After saying that, she slowly sank into the water.
The old Dou Tang would never have acted this way, not even uttering a single unnecessary word; he would have simply rushed forward and subdued Kuroki Keizaki. But now, he felt a pang of sympathy for this man so focused on revenge, and at the same time… a new problem arose.
Keizaki Kuroki said she was a gift.
If it's a gift, then there must be someone giving it.
Who?
Dou Tang gritted his teeth and thought for a moment, then jumped into the water.
He would be happy to let the vengeful spirit go and wait another month, provided that she really stopped harming people.
But along with compassion came curiosity, and driven by this curiosity, he decided to give chase.
The dark seawater swallowed him, and his eardrums swelled up. He opened his eyes, and after a slight stinging pain, the dark seabed came into view.
Not far away, a woman with long black hair was slowly walking away.
Dou Tang stepped onto the seawall of the dock and suddenly shot out like a torpedo.
Kuroki Keisaki clearly saw him and sped up even more.
Dou Tang looked up and, after confirming that it was difficult to see his transformation from the surface of the sea at this depth, he decisively radiated light and transformed into a giant dragon jelly bean.
"Gurgle... Wuhu~!"
Even in the deep sea, Fall Guys' cheerful roar is hard to stop.
The giant dragon jelly bean performed a bizarre dance in the water, then its tiny wings suddenly flapped and transformed into a pair of enormous dragon wings.
"Gurgle..." His wings stirred the sea, and he shot out, chasing after Kuroki Keisaki.
Kuroki Keisaki glanced back and was immediately terrified, her black hair standing on end as she sped away.
The human and the ghost chased each other underwater, but it was clear that Kuroki Keizaki's speed was no match for the dragon. Forced into a corner, Kuroki Keizaki had no choice but to head towards the shallow sea again.
Not far from the pier, there was a cluster of towering rocks. Kuroki Keizaki decisively went to the rocky beach and jumped onto a rock.
Dou Tang burst out of the water with a "whoosh," landing heavily on his feet, the inner side of his dragon wings radiating ripples of light.
He shed his Fall Bean form, stepped out of the dazzling light, and looked up: "Stop running away, tell me, what exactly do you mean by saying you're a gift?"
"That power... Fall Guy, you're Fall Guy, you're on that side!"
Kuroki Keisaki seemed terrified of him, constantly backing away. The two stood facing each other among the rocks, nearly a hundred meters from the shore.
Dou Tang had one foot in the water and the other on the rocks. He squinted and spoke in a somewhat rude tone: "Who? Who are you with?! What are you talking about?!"
He grew increasingly anxious, and with a single step, his body twisted and turned strangely upwards in mid-air, his kick even producing a muffled cracking sound. The next second, he was already in front of Kuroki Keisaki, reaching out to grab the mysterious vengeful spirit's hand.
Before the long black hair could react, Dou Tang had already firmly grasped her wrist. The immense force applied to her wrist made Kuroki Keisaki feel as if it were a pair of pliers rather than a hand.
"Do not touch me!"
Unexpectedly, Kuroki Keisaki screamed, and a flash of golden light appeared above her head.
With that mysterious light, Dou Tang felt his already cold and damp wrist become even more slippery, as if it had turned into a puddle of water that he couldn't hold.
Her wrist and hand twisted into an extremely slippery state, as if all the bones had disappeared. The moment Dou Tang frowned, she had already pulled her hand away.
The long black hair split into two parts, one half transforming into needles that gleamed with cold light, piercing towards Dou Tang, while the other half formed a circle at the top, supporting the ground and lifting Kuroki Keisaki up, then flinging her backward.
Dou Tang raised his hand to block, and some of the long hair pierced into his body, but this time it did not cause any strange changes as before. He only felt a bone-chilling cold, as if... the long hair was made of ice.
Kuroki Keisaki spun in the air, like a mermaid about to enter the water, and fell into the water between the rocks.
Dou Tang flicked his hand, and his black hair instantly disappeared, while the wound on his arm healed in an instant.
He darted forward and stood atop the reef, Dou Tang glaring angrily.
Stare into the water.
Kuroki Keisaki was nowhere to be seen in the water.
Dou Tang's mind raced with thoughts.
"Cold, long hair, a slippery body, and a fleeting golden light... Kuroki Keizaki... This guy already knows how to use the power of the crown?"
"A month... If we count from the day she started committing the crimes, it's quite a short time."
"Gifts... Hmph."
Chapter 60 Lure the snake out of its hole
At the end of September, the leaves began to fall in Japan.
Dou Tang and Xing Yiren staked out the area for two days, and none of the remaining members of the Tao'an Group were harmed, which shows that Kuroki Keisaki did indeed keep his promise.
Xingyi suggested that this would resolve the matter, but Doutang refused. He admitted that he had shown leniency that night, so he insisted on waiting until the whole matter was completely over before accepting payment.
As for the so-called gift, Dou Tang had a vague guess in his mind, but he was not sure and even somewhat resistant to it.
Kuroki Keisaki has completely disappeared. Tou Tang has searched many neighborhoods nearby, but still can't find the location of the crown.
It seems we can only wait now?
After thinking it over, Dou Tang asked for a long leave of absence.
On the other side, Lu Zizhen was also worried.
She received news that Ryunosuke Kanakawa's body had gone missing.
Although she didn't think Dou Tang would recognize that the marks on the charred corpse were her doing, the disappearance of the body also meant something else: someone... someone was investigating Ryunosuke Kanakawa.
This is what's really giving her a headache. Although that guy is dead, Lu Zizhen doesn't have any ability to help souls pass on. If a psychic gets any information about her from the spirit of Jinchuan Longzhi, it will be a disadvantage for her.
Especially now that Dou Tang has begun to come into contact with exorcists.
She also knew about the personal relationship between Aida Gaku and Tou-Tang. Although Tou-Tang did not join the exorcist organization, as long as he began to come into contact with this vast underground world, he would definitely come to understand his hidden side more and more.
This also means... that the day when I dedicate myself to him is getting closer and closer.
Excitement mixed with fear eroded Lu Zizhen's mind, making her increasingly calm.
The biker gangs in Tokyo have completely disappeared, and various rumors are circulating underground.
It is said that these biker gangs were wiped out by various groups at some point and forcibly broken up. Most of the biker gang members were convicted and imprisoned, and the Metropolitan Police Departments in various wards of Tokyo were put under immense pressure.
According to the testimonies of the biker gang, the group that attacked or controlled them was not the same one. Some said they were defeated by a group of bald men, while others claimed they were possessed. Still others said they were defeated by only one woman, and according to different testimonies, it seems that it was not the same woman.
As if many groups had discussed it beforehand, they acted at the same time, teaching all the biker gangs in Tokyo a lesson and driving them off the stage.
There are five days left until Kiryu...Ren Doutang's birthday.
In five days, Dou Tang left all of his more than one hundred clone candies to Huai Yin.
Then he got on his bike and disappeared.
As for Lu Zizhen... Dou Tang had contacted her, but she only said that she needed to prepare for the end-of-semester exams. If it weren't for this matter, Dou Tang would have forgotten that she was still a college student.
However, Dou Tang wouldn't believe it.
It was better that Lu Zizhen didn't come. He vaguely sensed that while Lu Zizhen brought him convenience, she also had ulterior motives, so he gradually wanted to break free from his dependence on her.
He drove his motorcycle into an underground parking lot, carrying a huge package on his back.
As soon as he stopped the car, a maid came up to him, took the motorcycle keys, and bowed respectfully, saying, "Kiryu-kun, welcome back."
Dou Tang nodded, then walked into the elevator lobby and took the elevator to the top floor.
The glittering golden corridor reappeared, and Dou Tang walked through it slowly, his movements unhurried.
The glittering golden gate of Xingyiren was replaced long ago because it was damaged every time Doutang came over, and they simply couldn't afford to repair it.
Dou Tang, carrying a package, pushed open the frosted glass door and entered the office, where he saw Xing Yiren sitting in a chair with a worried expression, staring at the computer in front of him.
After a brief period of collaboration, the two are now friends.
temporary.
Dou Tang casually tossed the package aside and sat down in a chair. Xing Yiren's expression turned somewhat strange: "Hey... what did you bring?"
"I'm pretty sure I just heard something screaming in your package!"
Dou Tang shrugged: "Some of the things I've taken in, the kind that have a spirit, I don't feel comfortable leaving these things at home."
"You little brat, what kind of haunted thing are you?! You brought it to my office?!"
The shock on Xingyi's face twisted the horrific scars into a knot, making him look somewhat...憨厚 (honest and simple)? This was probably the only moment when that adjective could be used to describe him.
Dou Tang was unconvinced: "Don't worry, it might be a very strange thing for you. It can cause things including but not limited to nightmares, neurasthenia, and hallucinations..."
He patted the package beside him: "But here, they will only behave, because even these tiny evil spirits know to seek advantage and avoid harm."
"I hope it's really as you say..."
"By the way, regarding Yiyan Private Academy... I found some clues about the construction team from back then, and I even asked them for you."
A few things have happened.
Hoshino handed him the laptop in front of him: "A man named Ryuuichi Kamzen might be your next clue... He is a clergyman, a clergyman without a shrine, which is what we call an Onmyoji or a charlatan."
"Twelve years ago, he participated in the construction as the site supervisor. On the day it was completed, he performed a religious ceremony."
"Although the custom of performing rituals for newly completed buildings has disappeared in modern times, schools and other areas still follow this ancient tradition... If you are looking for something related to the paranormal, then this person is most likely to know something."
Dou Tang nodded, then said, "So, what about the room you prepared for me? And information about Kuroki Keizaki?"
"Everything is ready, but why do you want to stay in Shibuya's sex industry for five days? If you want to experience the sex industry, I can treat you."
"I didn't do that before!" Dou Tang suddenly shouted.
Hoshino looked at him with a hint of disdain: "Hmph, fine, a high school boy isn't interested in this kind of thing? Does that mean you're a playboy at school?"
"If you utter another word of nonsense, I'll leave all these haunted items in your hallway as exhibits."
"Hey, let's talk this out."
Dou Tang glared at him fiercely, then crossed his legs and said, "I'm being watched. Kuroki Keisaki might also be part of their plan. I need to hide first and see if I can lure them out."
"So I have to go to places where all sorts of people mingle. I want the other party to think that I'm hiding, but I can still be easily found."
"Shibuya is a street where secrets can't be kept, especially in places related to the sex industry."
Dou Tang slowly tapped the armrest of the chair, making a tapping sound. The bundle beside him trembled under the meaningful tapping, as if the objects inside were afraid of Dou Tang, lest they disturb him.
“I want to know who is plotting against me, and what Kuroki Keizaki’s purpose was in becoming… a ‘gift’.”
He sighed again: "I hope things aren't as I suspect."
Xingyi asked curiously, "What did you guess?"
"...It would put me in a dilemma."
Let's spend the day together and talk about what's on our minds.
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