This Japanese Monogatari Isn't Lame
Chapter 443 - 297. Left-behind Materials (4000 words)_2

Chapter 443: Chapter 297. Left-behind Materials (4000 words)_2

But... it’s still a bit strange.

250,000 yen!

For Beichuan Hui Li, that’s a super huge amount! You have to realize that the average monthly salary for an office worker is only around 300,000 to 400,000 yen.

Beichuan Si just gave her 250,000 yen just like that, which could be described as incredibly generous.

Originally, she thought managing to get more than 100,000 yen from Beichuan Si was already performing beyond expectations, but what Beichuan Hui Li didn’t expect was how readily Beichuan Si agreed to it.

She looked puzzled, with a hint of a question.

Beichuan Si noticed the confusion on Beichuan Hui Li’s face and calmly answered, "Consider this an investment for your spending on friends, associating with them won’t do you any harm."

Uh...

Investment...

Hiss.

Such a line, treating people like tools, was very much in Beichuan Si’s style.

Beichuan Hui Li rubbed her temples and was about to speak when she was interrupted by Beichuan Si again:

"This can also be considered an early celebration for you."

"Celebration?" Beichuan Hui Li asked, looking up in confusion.

Seeing her like this, Beichuan Si didn’t care,

"The Young Painter Awards celebration."

Silence.

Beichuan Hui Li fell silent.

She looked up at Beichuan Si.

There was still not a hint of change on Beichuan Si’s face, his expression completely indifferent.

But...

"Brother Temple!!!"

So my big brother really does care about me!

Beichuan Hui Li jumped up and threw herself at Beichuan Si—

And then...

And then she was caught by the collar with one hand and nonchalantly tossed aside by Beichuan Si.

"You’re sixteen years old now, stop always doing these childish things." Beichuan Si ignored the look of profound disappointment on Beichuan Hui Li’s face and, after a bland remark, pushed open the door to enter his own house.

The room was very quiet.

Very quiet.

All the furniture arrangements were kept the same as when Beichuan Si and Beichuan Hui Li left.

"Is Shihua not at home?" Beichuan Hui Li followed Beichuan Si into the living room and looked around before asking.

Beichuan Si nodded, picked up a note that was held down by a remote control on the table, and said,

"It seems she thought eating takeout for three days in a row wasn’t good for health, so she went to stay at the Qianye sisters’ place and also took the opportunity to check on Dubian Kyoko’s condition..."

Leaving this fellow alone at home really wasn’t too reliable.

Just thinking about having to head out again during the May Golden Week—

"Hui Li. Could you invite Miss Nakajima to join you guys?" Beichuan Si asked.

"Join us... you mean the May Golden Week thing?"

"Exactly, it’s not so good for her to be alone at home either," Beichuan Si admitted.

He originally thought Beichuan Hui Li would show a particularly troubled expression, given that this was her trip with friends.

But to everyone’s surprise, a look of excitement flashed across Beichuan Hui Li’s face:

"Shihua joining us for the trip?! A top celebrity joining our trip! That’s too awesome!"

"..." Beichuan Si.

Yes, he realized he might have forgotten something very important.

Nakajima Michika was currently the hottest national diva, so it was natural for these girls to be excited about traveling with her.

But ever since Nakajima Michika came to the Beichuan family, the diva gradually became all sorts of Salty Egg, with a saltiness level that even made Beichuan Si instinctively ignore the fact that she is a top superstar.

"Well, that settles it then," Beichuan Si decided with finality.

As for Nakajima Michika’s opinion—

At the Beichuan family, Nakajima Michika’s opinion has always been unimportant.

...

After Beichuan Si and Beichuan Hui Li put their things down, they naturally called Nakajima Michika to come home.

And upon hearing that Beichuan Si had already arranged the May Golden Week trip for her, Nakajima Michika also reacted carefreely by patting her chest, "Ah? Going out to play? It’s definitely better to take me along."

This person remained as always, not caring at all about his destination.

Thus, everything was decided.

After taking a bath, Beichuan Si went upstairs early. In his room, he brought up the video that Tanaka Takashi and Yamakou Hideyasu had sent to him.

Just as Beichuan Si had anticipated, those two broadcasters who had received the invitations had left behind some clues before their disappearance.

The police had these clues in their custody, and only after both Tanaka Takashi and Yamakou Hideyasu’s requests did they finally manage to get their hands on a portion of the materials and sent them to Beichuan Si.

Of course, the videos and the uncompleted video editing materials also had the help of the missing person’s family; otherwise, the police would not have let go of them so easily.

Shaking his head to clear these miscellaneous thoughts, Beichuan Si opened the video file.

The beginning was a standard monologue similar to an advertisement.

A young man, dressed flamboyantly and wearing a baseball cap, appeared in front of the camera.

He smiled at the camera and greeted, "Can you see? Ladies and gentlemen, this is the Baseball Cap Ghost Story Blog."

"The reason I suddenly made this video is simple!"

Along with a burst of goofy synthesized music, the content of an email titled ’Midnight Haunted House Review’ appeared on the screen.

At the same time, the blogger from the Baseball Cap Ghost Story Blog started talking: "As you all can see, I, Baseball Cap, somehow received this invitation email! It said they wanted me to evaluate a haunted house facility. The location is over in Yamanashi Prefecture."

The blogger’s tone shifted, from playful and humorous to a dark and somber voice.

Indeed, befitting a ghost story blogger with a large following, this change in the style was quite interesting.

"But, I think none of you would have imagined, right? After my research—"

The screen switched.

It was a sinister and terrifying picture of an amusement park.

A decrepit Ferris wheel.

Walls covered with ivy.

A shadow attached to a teacup, resembling a human figure.

Rusty, peeling metal.

A gloomy and polluted ornamental pond...

The off-screen narration started again: "You can see, this is the tragic current state of Jishi Park. According to my investigation, this park has been closed for many years."

"Someone actually wants me to investigate such a place?"

"Friends of the audience, this might be the last video I ever upload, wish me luck."

The video ended there.

It was clear that there were many details left to fill in.

This was a video that hadn’t been completed.

The Baseball Cap blogger probably initially went to Jishi Park in Yamanashi Prefecture thinking it was ’rare material, not making a video like this wouldn’t fit his style’—it was a playful venture.

But he had not anticipated.

That this trip to Jishi Park would truly be a one-way ticket, his unfinished video sinking into oblivion along with him on his personal computer.

Beichuan Si’s gaze flickered.

He had no impression of this Baseball Cap ghost story blogger; after all, he usually just posted on his own page, sharing his exorcism experiences, and he didn’t even bother to actively manage his platform.

Let alone joining the circles of these ghost story bloggers.

Of course, some supernatural story bloggers and horror novelists did follow him.

They could be considered colleagues of Beichuan Si.

With that thought, Beichuan Si opened the next video file.

This time, it started calmly.

The camera was slightly shaky. The only source of light was from a flashlight.

You could tell it was the Baseball Cap’s point of view.

At the same time, his voice also rose in the recording.

"Hello everyone, I’m Baseball Cap. I’ve now arrived at Jishi Park in Yamanashi Prefecture. As you can see, the eerie atmosphere around here... this is inside that amusement park."

As he spoke, the camera angle shifted.

The Baseball Cap’s original intention might have been to show the audience the overall appearance of Jishi Park, but—

Beichuan Si’s eyes narrowed, and he pressed pause.

In the moment that the DV camera rotated, Beichuan Si saw that fleeting image clearly.

A woman, hanging upside down from a tree, her body contorted.

Her eyeballs bulged out like a dead fish’s.

She glared venomously towards the Baseball Cap’s direction.

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