Shinrei Tantei Yakumo - Volume 10 Chapter 24

Chapter 24

Translated by Niulili

After returning to the company, Makoto set foot in reference room in the basement.

Previously, all the past newspapers were stored, but now they have been digitized and are lined up in the bookshelves only for the last five years.

Makoto sat down in front of the terminal and searched for the place where the apartment was located. If something had happened, it would had get caught.

The search results came out immediately.

There were only one revelant case.

This was the place where all that kind of psychic phenomenon occurred. She was stepping on something, but it seemed to be bingo.

Makoto looked through the article displayed on the monitor.

<At dawn on the 25th, there was a fire that burned down Michishirube, a nursing home in Machida. The remains of the 10 children who were admitted were found in the burnt spots. The detailed cause is under investigation…>

From the contents of this article, it seemed that there was an orphanage in that place before the shopping mall was built.

Then, a fire broke out in the orphanage and ten children were dead.

Among the psychic phenomena occurring in that apartment, there were some people who heard the voice of a child.

After all, the cause was likely to be this fire.

This time, Makoto searched for the name of an orphanage called <Michishirube>.

Two corresponding articles were found.

The first was an article about six months before the fire started.

<A resident in the neighborhood reported to the Children’s Counseling Center that abuse was being carried out at a nursing home, Michishirube. Currently, the staff of the child guidance center is conducting an on-site survey.>

Makoto breathed involuntarily.

Abuse was said to have occurred at <Michishirube>.

The children’s voices heard in the condominium were like the grudges of the abused children.

If so, she felt that the things that had happened so far fit in.

If she took a leap of thought, it was as if the director of “Michishirube” broke a fire in order to cover up the fact of the abuse.

Then, if ten children had lost their lives ー thinking about it, their disgust for the man named Hirosawa Shozo, which was the director of the park, would suddenly rose.

Makoto looked over another article.

<His wife, Kazue-san, found that Hirosawa Shozo, the director of the nursing home Michishirube, was dead hanging from his home and reported it to the police…>

ーWhat does that mean ?

For a moment, Makoto doubted the contents of the article.

The content did not change when she read it back. Hirosawa Shozo, the director of Michishirube, committed suicide after the fire.

In this case, the theory that he set fire to the nursing home himself in order to cover up the fact of child abuse became more and more real.

If all of this had happened, it was no wonder that one or two of the psychic phenomena were occurring.

But the problem started here.

Even she understood the cause, if she didn’t understood the solution then it would be still out of control.

From here on, it was the area of Yakumo.

So far, Yakumo had not only found the cause of the wandering souls of the dead, but also led them to rest.

The person himself might not be aware, but Yakumo was a light for the darkness of Michishirube.

This was possible because Yakumo had his red left eye, and was collecting the feelings of the dead.

Makoto and the others, no matter how much they scratched, at best they could find out the cause.

There were not enough important pieces to solve the case.

With this, neither Nao could be found nor the psychic phenomenon occurring in the apartment could be suppressed.

She wanted to do something about it, but what words Makoto said to Yakumo would not resonated.

There was only one person who can become a signpost for Yakumo.

However, she was now losing confidence, like Yakumo. She had to do somethingーThe cellphone rang when she was thinking like an old woman.

Sayama’s name was displayed.

“Hello”

Makoto answered the phone but did not receive a response.

But the phone was certainly connected. That was an evidence because she could heard a rough breath from the end of the phone.

“Hello. This is Sayama-san, right ?”

Makoto called again.

<… It’s bad >

From the other side of the phone, she heard the voice of Sayama in a hurry.

It was rare for Sayama, who was usually aloof, to raise his voice so hard. It seemed that there was something wrong.

“What happened ?”

< Why I did not notice until now… It was going to be like this…>

“What are you saying ?”

<I’m sure, the identity of the ghost, it was that guy…>

“Who is that guy ?”

Sayama’s words were almost pointless.

<It wasn’t a psychic phenomenon or anything. That is…>

The phone suddenly hung up.

Who was the guy ? What did he meant it was not a psychic phenomenon ?

Makoto was stunned for a while, but after reconsidering it, she returned to Sayama’s mobile phone.

However, the call sound only echoed and it did not connect.

ー What does that mean ?

Makoto was staring at the phone and was driven by an uneasy anxiety.