The Victim is Yamazaki Akiji~

Chapter 5: The Victim is Yamazaki Akiji~

The residence of Yamazaki Akiji's friend, Iwata Daijiro, was a large Western-style manor.

The villa had a sizable yard with a cobblestone path, green lawn, flower beds, trees, a pond, statues, and so on. In short, this villa could absolutely be considered a thoroughly luxurious mansion in Japan.

It was only afternoon, and the banquet time in the evening had not yet arrived.

Yamazaki Akiji took Shu Yunwen to Iwata Daijiro's bedroom to meet the owner of the villa.

Iwata Daijiro was an elderly man in his early sixties, thin, sitting in a wheelchair with one leg in a cast.

According to Yamazaki Akiji's explanation, Iwata Daijiro's leg was injured in an accident and did not recover well, so he still used a wheelchair. Furthermore, Yamazaki Akiji said that strange "ding-dong" sounds had been heard in Iwata's villa recently. The servants had investigated but found nothing, which made Iwata somewhat fearful.

This was the main reason why his good friend Yamazaki Akiji had asked for a Talisman for Iwata Daijiro.

Unlike Yamazaki Akiji, Iwata Daijiro did not trust so-called Exorcists. After a few polite words, he said he had other matters to attend to and told Yamazaki Akiji and Shu Yunwen to make themselves at home.

After the two left Iwata's bedroom, Yamazaki Akiji immediately apologized to Shu Yunwen, "Shu-san, I am truly sorry. Iwata is being rather rude. Please do not be angry."

Shu Yunwen shook his head indifferently and then said, "Please don't mind it, Yamazaki-san. Also, if you have some free time, please accompany me around the room. Perhaps we might discover something."

"Of course," Yamazaki agreed.

"Thank you for the trouble," Shu Yunwen said gratefully, while inwardly complaining that Japanese etiquette was indeed quite tedious.

As he mumbled, Shu Yunwen chanted a Sorcerous Curse. A few seconds later, a Sorcery was cast, and his eyes seemed to be covered by a hazy mist as he looked around.

Ghost Sorcery, Ghost Eye!

This Sorcery, like "Bad Luck Follows," was an introductory skill, a trick of a Sorcerer. Its main ability was to see ghosts, spirits, and the like.

Among Ghost Sorcery, "Ghost Eye" was considered one of the most useless techniques for a Sorcerer.

This was because once a Ghost Sorcerer reached the beginner level, they would naturally possess the Yin-Yang Eye, which could be opened and closed at will without consuming Sorcerous Power, making it unnecessary to specifically cast "Ghost Eye" on oneself. Of course, for ordinary people, "Ghost Eye" was equivalent to temporarily activating the Yin-Yang Eye, with extraordinary effects.

Shu Yunwen had not been practicing Ghost Sorcery for long, and his body was actually not much different from that of an ordinary person. He had not opened his Yin-Yang Eye, so he could only cast "Ghost Eye" on himself for convenience of observation.

Yamazaki Akiji led the way, and the two toured the villa. They did find a wild cat spirit that was about to dissipate, but nothing else.

The dissipating wild cat spirit posed no threat. A normal person could blow it away with a breath, so it certainly couldn't cause trouble in the villa. Therefore, after much thought, Shu Yunwen concluded that this incident was not caused by ghosts but by human factors. As for why it couldn't be investigated... that was none of his concern.

In the lounge, Yamazaki Akiji's attitude became more respectful: "Shu-san, have you discovered anything?"

Shu Yunwen's eyes were still covered by a layer of mist, which made Yamazaki Akiji feel that Shu Yunwen had become much more mysterious.

"No," Shu Yunwen shook his head. "The strange occurrences in this villa should not be related to 'strange things.' Perhaps someone accidentally made some noise..."

"Is that so..." Yamazaki Akiji was disappointed.

Seeing Yamazaki Akiji's reaction, Shu Yunwen couldn't help but roll his eyes—was this guy crazy? Isn't it better if there are no ghosts than if there are ghosts? If there really were some powerful vengeful spirits or evil spirits in this villa, Shu Yunwen might not be able to handle them...

After a brief conversation, Yamazaki Akiji took his leave. Shu Yunwen rested in his room until evening, when the banquet finally began.

At the banquet, after Shu Yunwen had eaten a little, some people came over to chat.

"Hello, Keqin-sama. I never expected you to be here tonight." This was a beautiful middle-aged woman, her attitude very respectful.

Upon hearing this, Shu Yunwen knew that they had mistaken him for his cheap old father, Shu Keqin, again.

"I'm sorry, Madam. My name is Shu Yunwen. My father is Shu Keqin, but he is already dead."

"Is that so?" The middle-aged woman was very disappointed and surprised. "But your face..."

Shu Yunwen could only explain, "I look a bit older because I practice Exorcist cultivation techniques. I will recover later."

After seeing off one person, another approached, still with a respectful attitude: "Keqin-sama, hello. I never expected to meet you here. Some people rumored that you were already dead..."

"My father is indeed dead. My name is Shu Yunwen. Please take care of me." Shu Yunwen explained again, "The reason my face looks so old is because I practice the family's Exorcist cultivation techniques. I will recover later."

"Is that so? My apologies then."

In a short while, Shu Yunwen had seen off six people, each of whom left him a business card before departing. These were likely part of the connections Shu Keqin had left behind.

"Shu-san, were those people your father's friends?" Yamazaki Akiji emerged from some unknown corner.

Shu Yunwen nodded. "Ah, Yamazaki-san. They all mistook me for my father."

"That's understandable," Yamazaki Akiji said with a smile. "After all, Shu-san, your current appearance does indeed resemble Keqin-sama."

After chatting with Shu Yunwen for a few minutes, Yamazaki Akiji suddenly looked at his watch. "I'm very sorry, Shu-san. I have some other matters to attend to, so please excuse me."

"Yamazaki-san, you are too kind. Please feel free to go."

After Yamazaki Akiji left, Shu Yunwen continued to stay in the banquet hall for a while before leaving and asking a servant to prepare a room, instructing them not to disturb him until Yamazaki Akiji left—yes, he still had some homework assigned by his teachers to finish.

The miserable student life.

Just as he finished his homework, Shu Yunwen also heard the sound of police sirens outside his room.

He looked out the window and saw several people getting out of police cars outside the villa and hurrying inside.

Shu Yunwen blinked, opened his door, and waved to a servant in the hallway outside his room. "Hello, may I ask what happened? I saw police cars from the window..."

"Ah? Hello, sir." The servant quickly bowed. "Yes, yes, something has happened. A guest has apparently been murdered."

"Someone's dead?" Shu Yunwen's eyes lit up at the news. "Quick, take me to see."

Death, for him, was like receiving a freebie! And it seemed to be a murder, no less.

The maid shook her head and refused, "No, you can't. The police ordered that no one is allowed near the scene before them."

Well, that was indeed the most common request from Uncle Cop.

It was to protect the scene and the evidence!

"Heh..." Shu Yunwen shook his head helplessly and chanted another Sorcerous Curse, activating his Ghost Eye to search the villa himself.

About two minutes later, Shu Yunwen successfully found the room where the deceased was, and the police had already cordoned off the surrounding area.

Not far away, Iwata Daijiro, sitting in a wheelchair, wore an expression of utter grief and rage. "Inspector Megure, please, you must catch the killer and avenge my good friend Yamazaki!"

Yamazaki?

Shu Yunwen paused for a moment and asked a bystander next to him, "Excuse me, do you know who was killed?"

"Ah! I heard it was the General Manager of Hachiryu Bank, Mr. Yamazaki Akiji..."

The victim was really Yamazaki Akiji?

"Make way! Make way! Let me in! Let me in!" At this moment, a voice came from outside. A few seconds later, a young man in blue squeezed through the crowd. When he turned and saw Shu Yunwen, he was surprised. "Shu-san? What are you doing here?"

"Why can't I be here? Student Kudo? Uh..."

Shu Yunwen said with a smile, then suddenly froze, as if he had thought of something—

Wait! This scene felt wrong!

The God of Death, Student Kudo, the eternally supporting character Inspector Megure, the crippled old man Iwata Daijiro in a wheelchair, and the murdered Yamazaki Akiji, the General Manager of Hachiryu Bank...

What the hell? This felt like the opening case of Detective Conan?

The killer seemed to be...

Shu Yunwen's gaze shifted, falling on Iwata Daijiro, who was still sitting in his wheelchair with a look of utter grief.

Hmm...

This guy's acting was quite good!

PS: Yamazaki's identity revealed.

That's right, this guy was the one who was killed at the beginning, the one who didn't even have a photo of his remains