Chapter 466: The Mystery of One Hundred Ghosts (11)
“I didn’t expect Ping Tai’s father to be still alive?” Maria sighed as she wiped the cup.
In the blues bar in the afternoon, Qian Xiaoyi and Maria discussed the matter of Inuyama Heita's previous encounter with his father.
"Anyway, that's what happened." Qian Xiaoyi said: "According to Heitaro, when he saw him, his financial situation was not very good, and the clothes on his body were very old, but he was not a good person. It looks very clean."
Maria said: "But it is obviously like this, but you have money to go there to gamble on horses. Does it mean that Pingtai's father often goes there to meet him by chance? What?”
"That's what I think too." Qian Xiaoyi said: "But if you go by this information, there are so many people betting on horse racing in every game, and the scene is crowded. In addition, the other party will definitely learn their lesson and change their clothes. Or he just hasn’t been there for a while, so it’s still hard to find him. Apart from betting on horse racing, the only confirmed information is that he should still be living in Tokyo.”
“Tokyo is so big. I’m afraid it’s like looking for a needle in a haystack~” Maria said.
Qian Xiaoyi said: "So judging from the other person's clothes and the fact that he has a home and cannot return, he is probably a wanderer."
Wanderers in Japan But there are not only those who choose to wander because they are homeless or destitute, but there are also some who actively choose to live a homeless life. For example, people who come to the city from the countryside cannot find a job, but are unwilling to give up the prosperity and convenience of the big city. Or they can't stand the family and social environment and choose to self-exile.
"Mr. Kuroda once chose to be homeless, right?" Qian Xiaoyi said: "Maybe he can find out something. In short, I leave this matter to you."
As he spoke, he placed a photo on the table. It was a previous photo of Heita Inuyama's father. On it was a man in a suit and leather shoes who looked high-spirited.
“It doesn’t look like a homeless person up here~” Maria put away the photo and said, “I will tell other people in the mutual aid association to help them look for it, but don’t hug too much. Great hope, Tokyo is really too big, and it’s impossible to search every park and street, and the places where homeless people live will also change, so it’s not that easy to find.”
“Well, I know." Qian Xiaoyi nodded.
Maria sighed: "So what happened to Ping Tai's family to make it like this? It's really heartbreaking~"
"This is not clear. ~" Qian Xiaoyi shrugged.
Late at night a few days later, in Ling Kong Office, Qian Xiaoyi and Inuyama Heita were tinkering with the old TV on the table. Qian Xiaoyi took the time to repair the TV in the past few days. It turned out that the reason why it couldn't be turned on was Qian Xiaoyi. Xiao B installed a part in the wrong position, and the originally insensitive antenna was replaced with another one, and it was finally able to be used normally.
After plugging in the wire, Qian Xiaoyi adjusted the antenna, but the TV was still all gray and could not receive any pictures. This was of course, through understanding, Qian Xiaoyi knew that this kind of old TV could only When it comes to receiving analog signals, Japan has already switched to digital signals. If you don’t buy a set-top box, you won’t be able to see anything. But buying that thing to watch TV is not as convenient as buying a card to use on a computer.
So Inuyama Heita asked curiously: "Is it necessary to repair this? If you want to watch the TV station in the ghost domain, you don't need a signal at all, right? You don't even need electricity."
Qian Xiaoyi said: "But in our understanding, the 'antenna' itself is used to receive distant signals. If we know that this thing is bad, then even in the ghost domain , also Interfering with the operation of this thing has a certain effect. You will know after trying it later."
"So that supernatural program really appeared again?" Inuyama Heita said in surprise: "We are not. Did you defeat the civet cat in WTV?" Qian Xiaoyi said: "Now the civet cat is gone, but the urban legend of the TV station is still there. All we did was clean up the original nest."
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Inuyama Heita said: "You mean, a new nest has appeared again?"
"Not necessarily, it shouldn't be that easy." Qian Xiaoyi explained: "From the current situation It seems that a complete nest should include a complete set of operating systems. The previous nest in WTV included [collecting cognition], [spreading cognition], and and [Absorb Power].
[Spread Cognition] can spread urban legends among more people, allowing the ghost realm to take shape.
[Collect Cognition]. It makes the nest more stable and even stronger. As long as the above two points are present, it is possible to form an urban legend of a ghost realm or thing
The last one [absorbing power] is the core of the formation of the nest. By increasing the influence in reality, it indirectly affects the ghost realm, making the nest stronger and turning the owner of the nest into the main body of the ghost realm, that is, the monster. The three together form a complete monster lair, and nothing is missing. "
Inuyama Heita thought: "So is this also the reason why Fujiyoshi Mansion was not built as a lair? Although it has the function of collecting cognition of urban legends and can form the outline of the ghost realm, collecting the common cognition of tourists alone is not enough to form the nest. It must rely on the cognitive strength of the spiritual master that is different from ordinary people... ...And because WTV’s affairs at the artist’s office were exposed, the element of [absorbing power] has expired and can no longer form a nest? ”
“That’s right. "Qian Xiaoyi said: "As long as it has no influence in reality, then it is at most an urban legend. "
"But...why did Baigui want to repair that ghost domain alone? Inuyama Heita asked: "What's the point?" "
Qian Xiaoyi said: "If my guess is correct, it is of great significance. I said before that [spreading awareness] can shape the ghost world, and the urban legend of the supernatural show is not Not only can it promote itself, but it can also promote other urban legends. ”
"That means!" Inuyama Heita suddenly realized: "Hakki regards it as a communication system. In addition to providing funds, it can also spread awareness and stabilize the existence of other lairs?"
Qian Xiaoyi He patted the TV and said with a smile: "Originally, except for people with paranormal constitutions from all over Japan, no exorcists can watch this show, because professionals all know how to protect their own cognition and prevent strange things from invading themselves.
Now We have this TV set that was taken from WTV, and we used it to watch that program, so we can receive the signal of that program from here~
We have figured it out now, Baigui The lairs are basically built based on the locations of urban legends. Although the locations of those urban legends are not fixed, as long as we have this..."
"We can find the lair of Hyakki!" Heita Inuyama! His eyes lit up and he spoke.
Qian Xiaoyi looked at the time and said, "It's almost time now. Come out and work, Ah Jian."
"Oh... you can't do it without me?" Ah Jian floated slowly. He came out and pretended to be helpless and said: "There is really nothing we can do about you~"
The lights in the office were turned off and plunged into darkness. After a while, there was a faint light accompanied by rustling noises. Lighting up from the window...
(End of this chapter)