After dinner, Lin Ze dialed the phone number of Qin Zi's sister, Bika Makoto. "Hello? Who is this?"
A thick nasal voice, as if still not awake? "Hello, is this Ms. Bika Makoto? This is Lin Ze, Ms. Bika Qin Zi asked me to contact you to pick up some talismans and magic artifacts."
"Huh? My sister asked you? Wait a minute, I'll call you back." Yawning, Bika Makoto called her sister.
"Hello? Sister, a guy named Lin Ze just called and said you asked him to pick something up?"
"Yes, Makoto, are you still sleeping? Get up! Don't be so rude in front of others!" Hearing her sister's sleepy voice, Qin Zi's temples throbbed. This sister of hers never gave her a moment's peace.
"I know, I know. What should I give him?" Makoto was impatient with Qin Zi's words, but she sat up.
"Give the protective talismans in the first drawer of the desk to him, two of them, and the magic artifact in the third drawer as well. Oh right! Don't use your spiritual energy to probe him! Besides the ghost story problem, he's also being targeted by something else! Dragon Granny just took a look and was injured!" Remembering her sister's temperament, Qin Zi spoke the last few words very seriously.
"What? So powerful? What's got him?" Hearing Qin Zi's words, Makoto became interested. Ever since she was little, her sister had always been stronger than her. She always wanted to prove herself, but she never once surpassed her sister. Although she was internally resentful, it also made her understand her sister's strength better than anyone else.
"I don't know, Dragon Granny didn't dare to check further. Other mediums are pretty much the same. I won't know until I get back on Saturday. Did you hear me?"
"I got it, I got it. I'll hang up then."
Hanging up the phone, Makoto called Lin Ze back, informed him of her address, and then got up to wash up.
Ten minutes later, Lin Ze and Tsukino arrived at the destination and pressed the doorbell.
"Coming." A languid voice sounded, and the door opened. The woman in front of them… or should we say, girl? Compared to her image in the movie, besides the fact that her clothes were more normal and she seemed younger, there weren't many other differences. Pink hair, tattoos on her collarbone and arms, and her smoky eye makeup seemed to be not completely removed? Or rather… was that her dark circles?
"Hello, Ms. Bika Makoto. I am Lin Ze."
"How old are you?" Makoto suddenly asked impatiently.
"Huh? I just turned eighteen this year." Lin Ze was a little confused by her approach.
"I'm also eighteen, just two years older than you. (ps: just refer to this.) Don't use honorifics, just call me Makoto. Come in." Makoto stepped aside. Her casual attitude made Lin Ze re-evaluate his perception of her.
"Here." Makoto tossed the things to Lin Ze, then stared at him intently, making Lin Ze feel a little uneasy. She was considering whether or not to take a look at him.
"Do you know about your situation?" Makoto was about to light a cigarette, but Tsukino took it away. "You're not allowed to smoke at your age."
"Old man, who are you? Mind your own business." Makoto was unhappy. She hated being told what to do, and her sister was already enough for her.
"Police." Tsukino's two emotionless words left Makoto speechless. She snorted, turned her head and continued to look at Lin Ze.
"I know, but it's hard to explain in a few words. Our top priority is the Hanako-san ghost story in the bathroom. Dragon Granny left in a hurry and didn't say how to solve it." The Kayako situation had been communicated with Qin Zi, and this half-baked idiot Makoto was still out of the question.
"Hanako-san... Let's wait for my sister to come back and talk about it. It takes a few days for other mediums to prepare. Anyway, my sister is coming back the day after tomorrow, let her solve it then. With those two talismans and the magic artifact, you'll be fine for the next few days." She couldn't deal with Hanako-san either. This kind of ghost story was very tricky, and Hanako-san was no ordinary character. It was better to wait for her sister to come back.
"Okay. Let me know when Ms. Qin Zi is back, and I'll be there as soon as possible." Saturday was also his day off. "We won't bother you any further. We'll take our leave now." Lin Ze took the things and was about to leave, but Makoto stopped him.
Standing in front of Lin Ze, Makoto gritted her teeth. "Don't leave yet, I'll take a look at your problem."
"What? No, no." If even Dragon Granny had to do that, how could Lin Ze let her do it? With her half-baked skills, wouldn't she end up in the ICU?
"Then don't take those things away either." Makoto played the rogue. She couldn't face those eerie things directly, but a simple probe should be fine, right? At worst, she'd get hurt. Her curiosity really needed to be satisfied.
"Your sister has to agree. Let's call your sister." Lin Ze pulled out the ultimate weapon!
"You! Get out, get out! Take the things and leave!" Makoto was successfully subdued.
"Ms. Makoto, you wouldn't want your sister to scold you, would you?" Lin Ze felt he should say this to make it more dramatic, and the result was that Makoto was driven out in a fit of anger.
This bastard! He looks so sunny, but his heart is so dark! Actually, Makoto had secretly checked Lin Ze's situation just now, but there was no abnormality at all. This means that it needs a medium object or keyword to appear abnormal, and Lin Ze didn't cooperate, so unless Makoto directly touched him and probed his mind, it wouldn't work. But this bastard kept his distance from her from the moment he walked in until he left. Was she ugly?
Looking at the messy figure in the mirror, Makoto fell silent... She was just a little bit messy... She shouldn't... be considered ugly, right?
"I'll drive you back. You go back and catch some sleep... Don't sleep too deeply, I'm afraid Hanako-san might go into your dreams to find you again." Tsukino drove Lin Ze back.
"I really thank you!" Stop making random assumptions! Can't I have some peace and quiet?
"I'm just worried about you. I'll drive you there on Saturday too. If anything happens in the next two days, call me anytime."
Back home, Lin Ze didn't even bother washing up. He placed the magic artifact and talismans on his bedside table before he felt a little more at ease.
"This should be okay... I can't hold on any longer. I really need to sleep." Drowsiness attacked him, and Lin Ze felt his eyelids getting heavier and heavier.
……
"I knew it..." Looking at the familiar bathroom in front of him, Lin Ze wanted to punch Tsukino's mouth. This Hanako-san truly hated him.
"Lin Ze-kun... Do you need paper?" The same words rang out again. A hand reached out from the cubicle, the only difference being that this time, Lin Ze felt that he wasn't being forcibly influenced to speak? Was it because of the talismans and magic artifact?
Hanako-san's rule is that you can't answer, but you can't not answer either. Lin Ze pondered for a moment and tentatively asked, "Hanako-san? Can we talk?" The response was a deathly silence.
"You can't do anything to me now. And in two days, someone will come to eliminate you. They will definitely be someone you can't resist. So why don't we talk about it?" The other party obviously has their own consciousness, Lin Ze still wanted to try and communicate with them.
"...You ruined me..." A whimpering voice echoed around, the hand that had reached out from the cubicle with paper towels retracted. "...Even if I die... I'll drag you... down with me!!!" A strong resentment surged towards him.