Chapter 1927: Chapter 1093: Accident
"Radio?" Yang Xiao and several others were simultaneously taken aback, "What radio?"
"It’s the source of the mysterious event at Youjian Mountain. Haven’t you figured it out yet? There’s a Ghost Realm there." Watanabe Gou continued, "An out-of-control high-level magic artifact—the artifact is an old-fashioned radio."
"What exactly happened during the mysterious event at Youjian Mountain? What really occurred back then?" Takagi Reina couldn’t help but press on.
"We don’t know. The clues provided to us are very vague. I even suspect they might not know much either. It might be that the secrecy level of this matter is very high," Watanabe Gou replied.
Watanabe Gou’s speculation was not without reason. After all, in terms of time, when the incident happened back then, both the middle-aged individuals and those team members who came to capture them had not yet been born.
Yang Xiao had once worked with the Patrol Defense Office investigation team, and at that time they were in charge of several mysterious places within their jurisdiction. Those locations were scattered with out-of-control Resentful Eyes, but for various reasons, their superiors did not require them to resolve the issues.
These reasons were often very direct. Some were too dangerous, whoever went would perish, and after paying a painful price, they could only choose physical isolation.
Some were located in places seldom visited by people and were immovable, so there was no need to expend energy on them; they opted to set up equipment for monitoring.
Others posed no harm whatsoever, similar to Xi Menxiu’s coffee ghost old man. These could just be marked and archived.
And some extremely dangerous mysterious places often hid some truly valuable things, similar to Youjian Mountain Station this time.
"I can feel it. The way they look at us is a bit strange, with a hint of pity. He... seems convinced that we’re doomed," Kato Shinjiro, being a sensitive person, trusted his instincts.
"These guys, they refuse to tell us anything we ask. When sending us back and kicking us off the bus, the woman driving even wished me good luck." When Watanabe Gou thought about this, his petty nature was irked.
Based on the information he controlled, Yang Xiao had a preliminary judgment in mind.
Back then, it was during He Jian Youzhen’s grandfather’s time, followers of the Evil Cultivator from the Black Buddha Mother were causing trouble in the Youjian Mountain Tunnel, leading to a train accident with serious fatalities.
Because this incident was related to the Black Buddha Mother, its nature was extremely malign, and the authorities worried that letting it leak would cause social unrest or widespread panic, so they covered up the matter.
But this matter wasn’t cleaned up thoroughly; a high-level magic artifact was lost, leading to a supernatural event. As for why the higher-ups knew but didn’t deal with it, the reasons are twofold: either it was unnecessary, or it was too dangerous and beyond their means.
Based on the current information, Yang Xiao is more inclined to the latter.
The reason for sending Kato Shinjiro, Watanabe Gou, and three others back this time is also because they think they won’t live long. It’s just a reminder to keep their mouth shut before being taken away by the Ghost Train, to avoid triggering a social crisis.
Later, Yang Xiao also confirmed this from Watanabe Gou. When they were sent back, the other party was not just reminding but actually threatening, saying they hope the matter at Youjian Mountain Station would not be known by unrelated people, otherwise, the next visit won’t be as polite as today.
It seems the other party took the tape recorder as soon as they entered, likely the out-of-control magic artifact at Youjian Mountain Station is related to the radio. It’s possible the method by which the ghost kills is linked to some special sound or pitch.
Later, Yang Xiao also informed them of the clues found at He Jian Youzhen’s house today and displayed three old photos he brought back.
"What does the number 14 on here signify?" Watanabe Gou asked curiously.
"I don’t know." Yang Xiao answered honestly, knowing only that the other two photos showed He Jian Youzhen’s grandfather, who was the follower of the Black Buddha Mother.
It was because of this person’s connection that He Jian Youzhen’s father led a difficult life. Looking at how he went to worship near Youjian Mountain Tunnel, He Jian Youzhen’s grandfather should have died in that disaster within Youjian Mountain Tunnel.
If Yang Xiao were to conclude this matter, he’d think the most probable scenario is a terrorist attack launched by followers of the Black Buddha Mother.
"This number 14 strongly resembles the early civil defense projects," Kato Shinjiro stared at the picture for a long time before speaking.
"Have you seen such a building?" Ogawa Haruka’s spirit was lifted upon hearing this.
"I haven’t seen the actual building, but I’ve seen similar photos," Kato Shinjiro recalled, "Excavating a civil defense project building within Youjian Mountain seems reasonable; those years weren’t stable."
"It could also be a military purpose top-secret project," Yang Xiao added.
In any case, regardless of who was right, this at least provided them a direction for investigation.
"Tomorrow we’ll send a team to investigate according to these clues. This number 14 probably wasn’t marked randomly. We can try to locate buildings numbered from 1 to 13." Takagi Reina suggested.
"That’s right, we can use known clues to verify the truth of the information they provided us from another angle." Yandeta Chiyoda added.
This statement left Sakai Misaki, who was still trembling from the aftermath, puzzled, "What? Verify the truth? You mean... they’re... they’re fake, lying to us?"
"I don’t know if they’re fake either, but if we trust everything they say, then I don’t think we’d ever have the chance to meet you." Yandeta Chiyoda was an experienced player who had escaped death numerous times; she understood that in the Nightmare World, anything could happen.
