"No, no, how could this be?!"
While at home, Makoto received the police inspector's notification, and tears streamed down her face. She couldn't accept this fact.
She just had a child, Nozaki is about to become a father.
Makoto felt extreme regret that this had happened.
"If... if!"
The phone, which was placed to my ear, slipped limply from my hand and fell to the ground, its screen shattering completely.
"Hello, Ms. Higa, are you still answering? Besides your boyfriend's death, that little girl has also disappeared." A muffled voice came from the phone on the ground, but Makoto no longer had the mind to listen.
The call was then disconnected as no one answered.
With tears streaming down her face, Makoto rushed to the clothes rack, put on a hoodie and shorts, and was about to rush out.
She was going to collect Nozaki's body.
But when he touched the doorknob, he stopped.
She remembered Wu Heng's instructions: since her boyfriend Nozaki had been killed by the Bogiwan, he must have been tainted by evil. For the sake of her child, she couldn't go!
Makoto crouched on the floor in anguish, leaning against the door, constantly pulling at her pink hair and whimpering.
Like a stray dog that has been beaten.
The next morning,
After washing up, Wu Heng checked the local news.
"A man was found dismembered on Wako Street, and his 2-year-old daughter is missing!"
" At the Wako Daycare, all 43 people, including 9 young boys and their families, have died. The perpetrator is suspected to be the same person who dismembered the body last night."
When Wu Heng saw the first news article, he knew it was about Nozaki and Orisa, but the second one was a bit unexpected.
Wako Daycare was where Kana entrusted her daughter, Orisa, with her while she worked at a supermarket.
To get Kana's attention, Orisa often deliberately caused trouble, such as throwing away other children's shoes, hitting others, or intentionally injuring herself.
This behavior naturally drew rejection from the other children, who banded together to ostracize her. Some parents, out of indignation, even recounted stories about Kana's family.
The children who had been Orisa by Orisa then labeled her as a "child without a father."
Over time, this has led to conflicts between the children.
Orisa witnessed more than once her mother, Kana, humbly bowing and apologizing to the parents of other children, begging for forgiveness.
But as long as her mother is by her side, that's enough.
Wu Heng was concerned about was not how many people had died, but that all the families who had died were related to the children at the Wako Daycare.
Then the retaliatory nature is quite obvious.
But a small child certainly wouldn't understand these things; it's very likely that he just casually mentioned it while Orisa, Bogiwan would go to great lengths to find all the families and carry out his revenge on each one.
This represents the degree of fusion between the Bogiwan and the Orisa.
In the past, children taken away by the Bogiwan would simply disappear without a trace, as if they had vanished.
Instead of Orisa, it can summon the Bogiwan to commit evil multiple times.
Although she didn't intend to commit violence, her original intention was simply to teach the other party a lesson.
After reading the news, Wu Heng cleared the five missed call notifications on his phone.
These were all dialed by Makoto.
This woman has already ruined Nozaki, and now she's trying to ruin him again.
He wouldn't do the thing of delivering the Calabash Brothers' supplies to their grandfather one by one.
What does it matter to him if these people die? He doesn't care how many more die.
Wu Heng ignored it and checked the situation in the medium group.
After a dedicated count by the administrators, 187 mediums have confirmed their participation in the ceremony.
This number represents at least 187 hospitals that are currently without a medium.
Those doctors probably wouldn't dare perform risky surgeries anymore, fearing that a surgical accident might cause the deceased to become an evil spirit.
The island nation is only so big, and a night has already passed; many spiritual mediums are almost here.
Suddenly, a message was sent out in the group.
" Hiraga, who came to participate in the exorcism ceremony, was attacked in Shin-Yokohama. A roadside utility pole suddenly collapsed and crushed him to death."
Then, less than two minutes later, another unexpected event occurred.
" Eriko, who got off at Shinagawa, was hit and killed by a car that suddenly lost control of its brakes and accelerated."
The accident involving the two mediums has caused widespread concern.
They knew the journey would be dangerous and were mentally prepared, but how could things start going wrong before they even reached their destination?
"What happened? Could it be an accident?"
"How could it be such a coincidence!"
"It seems this exorcism journey will be fraught with danger."
After seeing the messages in the group, Wu Heng thought for a moment and sent a message:
" The Bogiwan has probably discovered the exorcism operation targeting it and is trying to stop us. Everyone, use all your protective abilities and try to arrive safely."
"Those who have already arrived, please gather at True Light Temple next to Wako Airport."
Now that the Bogiwan has begun targeting the medium, his place is no longer safe.
Instead of waiting for it to come knocking on our door, we should gather everyone together first.
At this point, the Bogiwan could only use some power to defeat them one by one; it had not yet realized the seriousness of the situation and would not go all out.
As long as Wu Heng stays with the others, he will be safer.
After all, he is definitely the hardest medium to kill.
It wasn't that Wu Heng looked down on these mediums, but rather that he had a deep understanding of them and a clear assessment of the strength of both sides.
"Receive."
"Receive."
"I just arrived, I'll be right there."
At this point, no one questioned Wu Heng's qualifications or leadership abilities; as long as there was a meeting point to stick together, that was enough.
"It will take me another 17 hours to get there. Please follow Mr. Ozaki's arrangements for now."
Kotoko sent a message in the group, which can be seen as acknowledging Wu Heng's words and preventing some people from causing trouble.
She believed in Wu Heng's abilities because Makoto had described Wu Heng's aura to her.
Although this younger sister's exorcism abilities are lacking, her intuition, inherited from the Higa Family, is remarkably accurate.
What she trusted was the Higa Family's genetic ability.
Wu Heng smiled slightly, turned around and went out. He had to rush to Wako Airport, which wasn't far from the airport.
The True Light Temple True Light Temple unaware of his request to gather there beforehand.
Wu Heng didn't ask any questions; he just casually chose a nearby location.
However, the abbot of True Light Temple is also a medium. I just saw him post a 6-dot ellipsis in the group chat, which means he probably agreed.
Tokyo during the morning rush hour is really congested.
Wu Heng simply found a secluded spot and pulled out a Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
The city doesn't ban motorcycles, and he didn't care that he didn't have a driver's license. He simply hopped on and drove towards the airport amidst the roar of the engine.
On the street leading to True Light Temple, just before arriving at the airport...
A black taxi was driving by, and inside sat four elderly women dressed in floral clothes, who looked like tourists, chatting and laughing.
Are you here for tourism?
The driver, who was driving, casually made a comment.
"We're here to exorcise demons! Look, look there, you can see the Tokyo Skytree!"
The four elderly women appeared very happy and optimistic.
But as soon as he finished speaking,
A bloody handprint appeared out of nowhere on the car window in front of the driver.
The violent impact caused the airbag in the steering wheel to deploy instantly, obstructing the driver's vision. The vehicle crashed into a car next to it and rolled over.
"Calm down, don't panic!" four elderly women reassured the driver.
The driver panicked and slammed on the brakes, turning the steering wheel.
The vehicle rolled in the same direction that Wu Heng was riding his motorcycle.
It's the last hour of 2023! Happy New Year to everyone, and may the new year bring you all the best!