Chapter 37 4. Nightmare

In short, the incident finally came to an end.The magus who caused great commotion in the world has finally brought his own destruction.Eight of his accomplices (seven arrested on board, plus one who died on the coast of Tsukishima) were all thrown into prison.The devil's daughter, Wen Dai, assists Zhizhi in bringing his own father to justice, and alone bears the guilt of forcing his biological father to a "dead end".Sooner or later she will be acquitted, and the police temporarily put her in a detention facility. Needless to say, the Tamamura family, the police also severely interrogated the magician's subordinates to see if there were any remnants of the villain hiding elsewhere.In addition, even Wen Dai swore that there would be no other accomplices, so the case has developed so far, it can be said that there is no doubt, and the demon gang is all under the law.Even if there are one or two fish that slip through the net, since there is no real enmity with Yucun, they will not continue to carry out the great cause of revenge for others for free.

Yucunzhai finally regained its long-lost peace.After the whole family experienced the waterboarding underground, they were all a little sick.Especially Taeko, since she fainted after witnessing the horrible scene of the devil before she died, she had a high fever and was bedridden for a long time.Fortunately, this is only physical pain, and the spirit has returned to the original state of leisure, happiness and comfort. For the next two months or so, the lives of those involved in the incident were uneventful. Yucun Store was a blessing in disguise, and its reputation in the magician incident gained more attention, and its performance continued to grow, surpassing its peers by a large margin in a short period of time.The family members have also gradually recovered their health. It was March in Yangchun, which was the season when the early cherry blossoms bloomed little by little.Not only his father, Zentaro, but also the brothers and sisters were intoxicated in this happy life embellished with beautiful scenery, and gradually forgot the frightening experience.

However, is the incident really over?The curse that Okumura Genzao made before his death was nothing more than a bluffing threat!However, what does that bright red poisonous snake mean? One morning, an indescribable scream was heard in the bedroom of Taeko and her adopted son, and the sound resounded throughout the Yucun house. (Shinichi showed his face at the beginning of the story. Afterwards, the author was busy describing the case, and almost forgot his existence. Because he was not a direct relative of Tamamura, he was able to escape the persecution of the devil. But he was still young, and his family suffered a lot. Both scared and worried.)

Since it was early in the morning, most of the family members were still in bed.Everyone was awakened by the screams, and the memory that had been forgotten for a long time because they didn't want to mention it suddenly woke up in a corner of their hearts. "here we go again?" "What terrible thing happened again?" The father and son trembled at the same time. When everyone rushed to Taeko's bedroom, they saw Taeko sitting on the pure white bed with her upper body propped up, her eyes wide open, looking around in a panic.Shinichi, who was sleeping on the same bed, also hugged Taeko's arms, trembling uncontrollably.Fortunately, the two are safe and sound.

"Having a nightmare? Did it scare you?" There was some reproach in Zentaro's tone, but Taeko just shook her head vigorously: "It's not a dream. I was sitting cross-legged on this quilt just a moment ago. I felt heavy on my body, so I woke up..." "Sitting cross-legged on the sheets?" "Well, didn't you meet someone in the corridor just now? He was huge, like a sumo wrestler." After hearing these words, everyone's complexion changed suddenly, like a sumo wrestler, do readers remember?In the first murder case, it was a huge man like a devil who did it.That big monster left bloody handprints that were twice the size of ordinary people, and then "chucked" through the darkness and disappeared. According to descriptions, it was seven or eight feet tall, and it was him. The metaphor of "like a sumo wrestler" makes people immediately think of him.

After learning that the devil is a magician, everyone unanimously speculates that it is a kind of magic disguise.Neither the police nor Akechi Kogoro stopped speculating about the image of the giant man.Even if you ask the gang of thieves who were caught, no one knows this treacherous method. "Like a sumo wrestler? Did you see that guy?" Zentaro was excited. "Well, he escaped through that door just now, you shouldn't have missed him." "After you yelled?" "um, yes." "Then he has no time or opportunity to escape. We came from both ends of the corridor, and we will definitely meet each other. Ichiro, Erlang, did you see anyone on the way?"

"How is it possible." Ichiro denied the theory of strange power and chaos as usual, "Of course none of us saw it, not to mention that such a huge person can't enter the room at all. Taeko must be dreaming, most likely sleeping with her hands on her chest Bar." "No, brother, it's not a dream. I won't make a fuss just because I had a nightmare." "Hey, forget it. Then, a big man like a sumo wrestler sitting cross-legged on your bed?" Ichiro teased. "I hate it!" Taeko glared at her brother bitterly, then turned to her father, "Dad, sitting cross-legged on my bed is a bright red snake. Look, there are still pressure marks on the sheet."

"Huh, the bright red snake?" Zentarou instantly revealed a terrified expression.He hated snakes very much, and when he heard the word "snake", his expression changed involuntarily.But the reason for his fear now is more than that. Ichiro and Jiro didn't know about it, but Zentaro had learned the details of the demon's dying situation from Akechi Kogoro.He is very clear about the strange snake, and the fact that the snake may have been transformed by the ghost of the deceased, which is like a theory of strange power and chaos.Bright red snakes are extremely rare, plus sumo wrestlers, don't these all remind people of magicians?It's not without reason that Zentaro would feel scared.

"Which direction did the snake crawl?" Zentaro looked around vigilantly with a pale face. "I jumped up in fright. I saw it slid out of the bed, swam to the door, then raised its head high, and stared at me like a human. Then..." "Then?" "Then something unexplainable happened. Brother Ichiro might laugh at me again, because it was so bizarre. It seemed to emerge from the gray wall over there, and a big man with his head almost reaching the ceiling appeared without warning. I'm still surprised, he floated outside, and the snake disappeared immediately afterwards."

"Hahaha, it's just like Ishikawa Goemon's ninjutsu. This time it's not manipulating rats, but manipulating snakes." As expected, Ichiro laughed jokingly. However, Zentaro couldn't laugh at all.Hearing ninjutsu, his expression became more serious. Is Genzo Okumura still alive?Was it all his so-called magic that died on a boat and was buried in a communal cemetery?Could he just pretend to be dead and lurk somewhere, waiting for the limelight to pass before stretching out his claws?Zentaro even felt that if Genzo Okumura was still alive, he might be able to use snake ninjutsu freely with his means.

Then, brothers Ichiro and Erlang ordered the scholar to search the whole mansion.It's a pity that the big sumo wrestler need not be mentioned, and the little scarlet snake has disappeared. "Dad, don't worry about it. It's a dream. Taeko had a nightmare." Listening to Ichiro's soothing words, Zentaro thought it was right, so he didn't call the police, and the day passed like this.Unexpectedly, two or three nights later, another terrorist incident occurred in the night.This time, even Zentaro himself was terrified. At that time, Zentaro was watching the turtles in the pond in the yard.Unexpectedly, when the tortoise stretched its head forward, it turned into a bright red striped snake. Zentaro, who was always afraid of snakes, screamed "Wow" and ran away.It's just that no matter how fast you run, the snake is chasing after you.The snake is like a rope, extending infinitely from the turtle's body. On the other side of the courtyard, Ichiro, Jiro and Taeko were talking and laughing.Zentaro yelled "Help" and ran towards them.Afterwards, under the protection of the three people, he looked back, and the small snake that was originally like a thin rope had unknowingly swelled into a big snake as thick as an adult's waist, occupying the entire yard.Before they could react, the snake had already wrapped them tightly.The four of them immediately smelled a choking stench and a slippery touch on their skin. The big snake kept tightening the four people, raised its head high and spit out its flaming tongue, as if it wanted to devour them... Zentaro opened his eyes in fright at his own scream, sweating profusely.It turned out to be a dream. "Ah, luckily it's a dream." Zentaro couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.When I was about to turn over, hey, something was pressing on the quilt, it was heavy. So, Zentaro raised his head (the posture is like a snake in a dream) and looked at the quilt on his body, and couldn't help but let out a hoarse scream as someone strangled his neck. With a scarlet striped snake. Zentaro jumped up in shock, and the snake slid to the floor and slipped away without a sound.At the same time, a pitch-black shadow (it was a giant comparable to Idewa-dake) moved lightly towards the door.The big monster seemed to be in the corner of the bedroom early in the morning, staring at Zentaro's sleeping posture. What happened next was exactly as Taeko had said.The snake and the sumo wrestler vanished like a puff of smoke, never to be found anywhere. The only difference is that after the sumo wrestler disappeared, a piece of paper was left behind. It's really creepy.Although the text on the paper is simple, it makes people break out in a cold sweat: Genzo Okumura. The evil spirit finally sent his business card.