Chapter 123 Curse
It turns out that since getting the knife called Muramasa, several accidents have happened to the Kikuchi family.
The first time was a maid who accidentally fell down from upstairs while cleaning the glass. Because it was only the second floor, there was no danger to her life, only fractures.
However, there is obviously a very high guardrail outside the window sill on the second floor, and even climbing over it is difficult, so how could he accidentally slip?
Later, after police investigation and the maid's account, it was found that there was indeed no second person at the scene. In other words, the maid really slipped and fell.
The second time was Jiro Kikuchi's wife. She fell into the swimming pool when she was passing by it. She would have drowned if she hadn't been discovered in time!
Now Jiro Kikuchi's wife is still in the hospital and has not come back!
According to Jiro Kikuchi's wife, she clearly felt someone pushing her hard, so she fell into the swimming pool. However, according to the monitor installed near the swimming pool, it was found that Jiro Kikuchi's wife was the only one at that time. Passing by the swimming pool, there was no other person at all!
In other words, it was impossible for Kikuchi Jiro's wife to be pushed down, but she insisted that someone definitely pushed her.
The third time was a guest who came to Kikuchi's house. While eating, he suddenly stuck a fork into his chest. At that time, everyone around the table was frightened. Although no one was killed because of the timely rescue, the person was still alive. He is still unconscious in the hospital.
These three times were more serious, and the others were more similar to bursting of light tubes, sudden power outages, changes in the position of things, etc. Taro Kikuchi did not go into details one by one.
That's enough.
After Taro Kikuchi finished speaking, the room suddenly fell into silence, and no one knew what to say for a moment.
If these things are accidents, they are indeed a bit too weird. Is it really the so-called demon sword Muramasa's curse?
At this moment, everyone just felt that the air in the room seemed to have become a little colder. Others were better, especially the timid Mao Lilan. She couldn't help but hug Conan a little tighter, wishing to stuff him into her body. It's the same as inside, it seems that this can make her a little warmer.
"There is no curse in this world."
The first one to break the silence was Mouri Kogoro. Unfortunately, if his voice was not so trembling, his words might be more convincing: "Someone must be causing trouble, my famous detective Moori
Kogoro We will definitely find the mastermind behind the scenes!"
Maori Kogoro vowed to be honest, but his confidence was really lacking.
After listening to Taro Kikuchi's words, Mouri Kogoro was also frightened. Firstly, those weird things were really scary. Secondly, after listening for a long time, he couldn't analyze at all. If it was really man-made, what exactly was that person like? Made it!
It seems that the Kikuchi family’s money is not so easy to make!
Mouri Kogoro already regretted taking this case.
"Then everything is up to you, Detective Mori."
Taro Kikuchi said to Kogoro Mori seemingly sincerely, but Natsume could see that in fact, Taro Kikuchi didn't believe Kogoro Mori at all. He just sought medical treatment in a hurry. After all, The Kikuchi family has been through a lot of trouble recently.
"Don't worry, everything is left to me, Mouri Kogoro!"
No matter how unsure he was, Moori Kogoro couldn't say it clearly, so he could only bite the bullet and assure Taro Kikuchi.
——However
, at this time, Natsume suddenly spoke:
"It's a curse."
Natsume's voice and expression were indifferent, as if he didn't feel at all how shocking what he said was: "
You'd better pay attention to President Kikuchi, because he That's the next target."
Natsume was definitely telling the truth, because he had already seen that the evil spirit had invaded Kikuchiemon's brain, and it was no longer him who controlled Kikuchiemon's body.
Unfortunately, no one believed Natsume's words.
"Stop talking nonsense!"
Taro Kikuchi glared at Natsume, and even his voice trembled a little. He didn't know whether he was angry or frightened: "Curses and other things are all superstitions. There must be someone causing trouble. You kid, don't be alarmist here!”
“Forget it if you don’t believe it.”
Natsume said nonchalantly:
“Anyway, it’s not me who got hurt in the end.”
After finishing speaking, Natsume shrugged, and of course he didn’t forget to hold down Ba Wei’s hand. Ba Wei was not a good person. , anyone who dares to offend him will definitely not end well in the end.
The Kikuchi family was already unlucky enough now, so Natsume showed a rare mercy and stopped Tomoe from venting his anger on him.
Tomoe didn't move for the time being because Natsume stopped him, but his eyes looking at Taro Kikuchi were still cold. As for what he was thinking in his heart, and whether he really decided to let Taro Kikuchi go, only Tomoe himself knew.
Looking at Tomoe's cold gaze, Taro Kikuchi shivered, and a cold air rose from the soles of his feet.
As the eldest son of the Kikuchi family, Taro Kikuchi had been working hard in the shopping mall for many years. At this moment, he suddenly felt a little regretful. He regretted that he should not have spoken harshly to Natsume without even thinking about it.
No matter what Natsume said, he came with Tomoe, that cruel Tomoe, he was so reckless!
At this moment, Taro Kikuchi suddenly understood why his father was so polite to the boy Natsume. No matter what his identity was, there was no doubt that he was very important to Tomoe.
Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine in this world.
——
"Do you really believe that this is the power of the curse, Natsume?"
When only Natsume, Tomoe, Mouri Kogoro, father and daughter, and Conan were left in the living room, Maorilan hesitated for a long time and suddenly asked Natsume .
"Then do you believe it?"
Natsume's eyes left Mao Lilan's face and glanced at the face of Conan who came with her. She couldn't tell whether Natsume's words were meant for Mao Lilan or not. Conan said.
"I..."
Mao Lilan hesitated for a moment, unable to say out loud that she didn't believe it. Although she was afraid of being laughed at by Natsume, deep down in her heart, Mao Lilan believed it and believed in this world. There is a curse on it.
"I don't believe it!"
Conan, who had been holding it in for a long time, finally couldn't help it anymore. Stimulated by Natsume's half-smiling expression, he couldn't help but blurt out the truth: "
Those are just methods used by humans!"
"Humans?"
Conan slip of the tongue made Natsume smile, and his expression became even weirder:
"Your wording is very interesting, Conan!"
Chapter 124: Close to the target
Natsume does find it interesting. Generally, only people with spiritual powers like him or non-human beings such as monsters will often talk about "humans" and "human beings". That is to distinguish them from other races. .
But for ordinary people, they usually only have words like "someone" to describe a specific person, and they don't use "human beings" at all.
So as soon as the word Conan came out, Natsume, who knew that he didn't believe that there were inhuman powers in this world, found it interesting.
"I...I just made a slip of the tongue..."
Conan's little face was almost distorted. How could he not understand the meaning of Natsume's words because he was so smart? Aren't you laughing at him?
But the conscience of heaven and earth, Conan can swear to God, he really made a slip of the tongue. He didn't believe that there are monsters and curses in the world, but he was too nervous in front of Natsume, so he said the wrong thing!
Conan actually really wanted to go back in time and swallow what he just said, "Human"? What are you talking about!
Didn’t you see that Lan was so frightened that her face turned pale?
"Actually, it doesn't matter if you made a slip of the tongue, because this is indeed a curse, and it is definitely not a trick made by some human being." Natsume shrugged. He didn't care whether Mao Lilan was frightened or not, he felt even more now
. What interested me was Conan's reaction.
Sure enough, after listening to Natsume's words, Conan's detective heart instantly overwhelmed everything. He glared at Natsume with clear and persistent eyes: "I will find evidence to prove that those incidents were man-made or just pure accidents
. "
Well, I'll wait and see."
Natsume said calmly. Compared with Conan's seriousness, he looked so indifferent, as if he didn't take it seriously at all.
But Conan is not an ordinary person after all. Not to mention his keen observation, he can also know from his understanding of Natsume that Natsume will not spend time talking nonsense at all, so since Natsume said that, it means that he I do believe in the curse.
——Is Natsume such a superstitious person?
Conan frowned slightly. He had known Natsume for so many years. Apart from knowing that he had a strong sense of justice and a weak sense of law, he really didn't know that he would believe in those strange things!
Mao Lilan looked at Natsume and then at Conan, forgetting her fear for a moment. She always felt that there was something wrong in the atmosphere between the boy and the boy, but she couldn't tell what the problem was.
After Conan saw Natsume here, he originally planned to follow the rules and do nothing, and just act like an ordinary six or seven-year-old boy, in case Natsume noticed anything strange. However, he suddenly changed his mind when Natsume was so provoked. Forget it -
forget it, at most I'll be careful and Natsume's attention won't be on me all the time. I will definitely prove that what happened in Kikuchi's house has nothing to do with the curse!
Conan left with a sense of luck. He didn't want to decide a winner or loser with Natsume, but just wanted to find out the truth and get rid of Natsume's irrational thoughts.
It's a pity that what Conan doesn't know is that even if he works hard all his life, he can't change Natsume's thinking. In Conan's eyes, the world may be materialistic, but in Natsume's eyes, haha... it's a completely different world
. The world!
——Natsume
ignored Conan and Mao Lilan who left, but turned to look at Ba Wei. Ba Wei, who had a very tacit understanding with him, understood Natsume's meaning with just one look, nodded slightly, and turned around in a swaggering manner. Went in another direction.
After several accidents occurred in the entire Kikuchi House, Kikuchi Gate installed many cameras inside and outside the entire villa. Except for the bedrooms and bathrooms, there were almost no blind spots in the villa.
However, even though Natsume and Tomoe were walking struttingly in the corridor, the camera receiver showed that the corridor was empty!
I wonder if Conan would be so firm in his stance if he saw this scene!
Of course, some people may think that this is hackers at work. After all, it is too simple to hack into a mere surveillance system. However, will Natsume and Tomoe use such high-tech means?
Naturally it is impossible. For the two of them, as long as they release the demon power and spiritual power outside the body to form a "thin film", they can shield all electronic devices.
As if they were walking in their own homes, Natsume and Tomoe walked to a room very naturally, opened the door and went in.
Of course the door was locked, but unfortunately for Natsume and Tomoe, the lock was as if there was no lock at all. It took no effort to open it, and there was no trace of forced entry at all.
Inside the door is a showroom. In fact, it is not very accurate to say it is a showroom, because there is only one thing placed in the whole room, and one thing is carefully placed in the middle of the room - the demon sword Muramasa
!
Even though there is a scabbard outside, Muramasa still exudes a strong evil aura. The scabbard made of ordinary materials has no effect at all on blocking or sealing the evil aura.
When he felt the auras emanating from Natsume and Tomoe, Muramasa, who had been quietly placed on the shelf, suddenly trembled. Suddenly, he felt like he had vitality. The entire blade was trembling and wanted to be removed from the shelf. The look of leaving.
"Muramasa has indeed regained consciousness."
Natsume didn't look surprised at all. He just walked over and raised his hand to pick up Muramasa.
"Wait a minute!"
However, Natsume's movement was stopped, and he was stopped by Tomoe, who came in with him:
"This is a demon sword after all, and there is a strong evil spirit in it. It's better for me as a monster to do it."
Tomoe . Mamoru would not just watch Natsume do anything dangerous under his nose.
——
"It is precisely because you are a monster that you should let me come."
Tomoe stretched out his hand and took Natsume's hand:
"I forgot to tell you, Tomoe, now I have the ability to purify. This hand The demon sword can't hurt me."
Natsume said to Ba Wei confidently.
Natsume knew that he had the ability to purify when he was not affected by the contaminated four soul fragments. At that time, he did not realize that his ability was useful other than purifying the four soul fragments.
But now Natsume knows -
being immune to evil spirits is really useful when exterminating demons. Although what is in front of Natsume is just a knife with spiritual intelligence, it cannot be called a real evil spirit. things.