Chapter 8 The Disappearing Girl

"Yes, that's right." Iijima Izumi looked at Pei Qingyi blankly and asked, "Who are you? Are you Kawaya's friend? I haven't seen you before?"

"Hello. I'm from China, my name is Pei Qingyi."

"Chinese... Chinese?" Iijima Izumi was obviously very surprised. She took a long time to react and said, "I heard that several Chinese tourists have come recently, and a female detective from Kyoto are asking around..."

"Yes." Pei Qingyi nodded and said, "Can we let in?"

"Okay... OK."

Most of the people in Yeshen Village are hospitable and simple, and don’t have much thought, so Iijima Izumi let Pei Qingyi and Sima Zhen in.

The house was not very big. After changing shoes in the entrance hall, Pei Qingyi followed Iijima Izumi into the living room. The layout of the living room was very simple, with only some basic furniture. She sat cross-legged on the ground, Iijima Izumi poured two cups of tea and placed it on the table.

"You..." When she handed the tea to Pei Qingyi, she stuttered: "Is it for my sister's disappearance? She is the first person to Shenyin in the village."

"Well. It's true that it's because of this. Many people have confirmed that your sister, Sakura Kobayashi, is the first person to be the Hidden Man. Moreover, she has not been found since then, so her life and death are still unknown. It may be very rude, but we still want to know more about the Hidden Man."

Iijima Izumi bit her lip tightly, and her body was trembling slightly at this moment.

"Why do you want to investigate this?"

"As far as I know... at that time, Miss Izumi, you were with Miss Sakurako, at the moment when she was in the Hidden Hon. This is also the reason why her disappearance was called the Hidden Hon. Because of what you said."

"I……"

"Please tell us in detail, Mrs. Iijima." Pei Qingyi said solemnly: "Maybe you will feel incredible, but this matter can be said to be life-related to us! I absolutely did not exaggerate at all. In any case, this strange story circulating in Damu Hei Ridge is very important to us. In any case, we must find out what it is! Please forgive our presumption. As long as you can assist us in the investigation, you will definitely give you a satisfactory reward."

Pei Qingyi then took out a check issued by Satoshi Sayako, which was also one million yuan. People in such small mountain villages naturally would not have a high standard of living, and such rewards were enough to make them excited.

"One million?" Iishima Izumi was shocked: "Is this an exaggeration? Actually, I don't believe this strange story. My sister said it was 'Shen Yin', but it was just a statement. I don't think my sister is really 'Shen Yin'."

"Anyway, please inform me in detail. Don't let go of any details, and inform me as much as possible." When Pei Qingyi said this, Sima Zhen next to him also spoke a bad Japanese: "Please let you! Please tell us!"

Iijima Izumi opened her mouth and finally nodded.

"Okay, let me tell you. Although I don't understand why you are investigating this matter, since you are willing to pay so much money, I'm embarrassed to say nothing. However, this is indeed something that has been weighing on my mind for many years. I don't know if I can help you, in short... just listen to me."

"At that time, we were still very young. We had heard of the bloody murder of Hasegawa family. It was really hard to imagine that such a terrifying case occurred so close to us. Sister Sakurako and I both felt very scared at first, but later, she began to feel curious. One day, she suddenly said to me: 'Izumi, I want to go there and take a look!' At first I felt incredible and didn't understand why, but she said: 'Because there was such a thing, most people dare not approach it, but I feel very exciting. Why don't we find an opportunity to go there. Izumi, what do you think?'"

"I refused at the beginning. After all, there was a place where people died, and there were seven people! However, Sister Sakurako was very persistent, and in the end, I agreed. After all, it was just a land without a border, and I thought there would be nothing wrong. Of course, we kept this matter hidden from our parents from beginning to end and didn't tell them. After all, if they said it, they would definitely not agree. At that time, I felt very excited, and felt it was a bit like that kind of courage test game. Then, Sakurako prepared enough food and had some help.

In case of medicine, etc. Then, we carried our bags and set off at dusk one day. When we walked to the mountains on the east side, it was basically dark. When we walked to the front of the suspension bridge, I was a little relieved. After all, when the sky was so dark, it would be terrible to go to that house. Moreover, it was time for dinner, and if we didn’t go home, our parents would probably worry. However, Sister Sakurako was determined to go. Now looking back, it would be great if I stopped her."

This past incident seems to torture Iijima Izumi to this day, making her feel very painful and sad.

"I understand your mood." Pei Qingyi said: "Please continue to talk."

"At that time, when we walked through the suspension bridge, I was also very scared because I had never walked through such a suspension bridge before. I remember... At that time, there were several crows hovering above the suspension bridge."

"Crow?" Pei Qingyi suddenly remembered the crow that appeared when he first arrived in Yeshen Village yesterday.

"Yes... there are a lot of crows in this Great Twilight Black Ridge, and in the eastern mountain range, there are especially many crows gathering."

"Continue talking."

"It took not a long time to walk the suspension bridge. However, my sister became more and more excited on the way. She said that she would feel like exploring. Then, Sister Yingzi and I finally came to the woods opposite. After walking for a while, we finally saw the mansion. The mansion was built in the Western style. The mansion was two stories high, with weeds nearby. On the roof of the house, there were several crows, constantly screaming. The crow and the night color were mixed together, which made people not very clear. The mansion had these white pillars standing on all sides, covering a large area, and many parts of the exterior wall were cracked. The grass nearby was even high to the knees, which was very inconvenient to walk. We... when we arrived at the gate of the mansion..."

Speaking of this, she suddenly lowered her head, looked at the check of one million yen, gritted her teeth, and suppressed the tears in her eyes.

"We pushed open the door and the door was not locked at all. After walking in, we saw a huge living room, which was at least ten meters high. I had never seen such a high room before, so we were very surprised. The floor was black and white tiles, and the room was full of columns connecting the floor and the ceiling. However, there were spider webs everywhere in the room, and the furniture was tilted. At this moment, a gust of wind seemed to blow, completely closing the door behind us."

"What happened later?" Pei Qingyi asked again.

It was the first time she performed the blood-word instructions, but after analyzing the blood-word table many times, she could imagine how terrifying the scene it was. From time to time, she was glad that this time the blood-word did not go directly into the mansion, otherwise it would be too terrible.

Although it was broad daylight, Pei Qingyi felt that the sunshine that was sprinkling into the room seemed to have become much dimmer. Suddenly, she began to envy Sima Zhen, who could not understand Japanese at all. She had to record Iijima Izumi's words one by one. She originally planned to let Iijima Izumi not exaggerate the atmosphere too much. After all, she knew it was a real haunted house, but she was worried that if she didn't let her say in detail, she would miss the life tips left by the apartment, so she could only listen with a bit.

I hope I can find clues to the road of life... Pei Qingyi prayed in her heart. No matter what, she wanted to survive. Although she knew the horror of this apartment, she was still unwilling to give up any life-saving straw.

"Sister Sakurako was walking in front of me, and I was completely scared to hide behind her. The room was very dark, and in front of me was a staircase leading upstairs. Then, Sister Sakurako said to me, "Izumi, go up and take a look." I was so scared that I didn't dare to say anything, and shook my head. She said with some dissatisfaction: "Izumi, what are you afraid of? Since that's the case, I'll go up by myself, wait for me on the first floor." Then, she turned on the flashlight and walked towards the stairs. And I could only stay in place."

Pei Qingyi recorded all these contents on his laptop, then stared at her and asked, "Have you been staying on the first floor since then?"

"Well, because I didn't dare to go up there at all. I was really scared. However, after waiting downstairs for a long time, I didn't see Sister Sakurako coming down, so I called her, but after calling for a long time, I didn't react at all. In the end, I could only grit my teeth and walk upstairs. Every time I took a step, I felt my heart beat faster. When I arrived at the second floor, I saw a very long corridor..."

"Wait a minute..." Pei Qingyi suddenly stopped her and said, "Please, please wait a moment."

She stood up, walked to the window, opened the window to let more sunlight shine in. Finally, she simply opened the sliding door behind her, and then breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Okay, go ahead, you continue."

"Are you scared? Miss Pei?" Iijima Izumi was a little surprised: "Aren't you a companion of Miss Kamiya? Do you also believe there are ghosts?"

Pei Qingyi said in his heart: It’s not a question of whether to believe it or not. There are ghosts in that house! Just listening to it makes me feel so terrible. I really can’t imagine how Li Yin and the others supported it to this day. Normal people may have been mentally broken long ago, right?

"Okay, please continue." When you sat back on your original position, Pei Qingyi continued to ask: "You were on the second floor at that time. What did you see? No matter how subtle the things are, please try to describe them. As long as the clues you provide are valuable, we will give you more rewards."

Iijima Izumi couldn't help feeling a little happy when she heard that she could get a bonus, so she immediately continued, "Okay. At that time, when I arrived at the second floor, I remember that I first walked to a narrow corridor. At that time, when the floor stepped on, it would make a creaking sound. I was really worried that the floor would be broken. Moreover, the walls were still full of spider webs, and I was looking for Sister Sakurako and kept calling her name. At that time, I found many rooms, but I didn't see her."

"Wait, can you say more details? Which rooms have you found?"

"I don't remember it. It's been so long. I only remember looking for several rooms at that time. When I found the last room, I still couldn't find my sister!"

"I felt very scary at that time. Although I couldn't believe it, the fact was... Sister, on the second floor, disappeared like this!"
Chapter completed!