I have an infinite number of shikigami-Chapter 29 - 27.100 million yen project

Ninth Division.

Formally known as the Special Crimes Investigation Division Nine of the Police Station, an elite task force dedicated to handling supernatural events.

This team of Division Nine agents entering the prayer hall walked with urgent steps and serious expressions.

Business is coming... Fujiwara Reya thought, quickly stepping forward to meet them.

People coming into the shrine can generally be divided into two types.

One type is the regular worshippers; although they visit often, they donate very little money, some just make a round and leave without contributing at all. The other type encounters significant problems and urgently seeks the help of the gods, so they tend to be more generous.

The leader of that Division Nine team was a tall man in a black trench coat and sunglasses. Although he had a slightly large belly, his outfit, reminiscent of Keanu Reeves, gave him an air of presence as he walked.

Fujiwara Reya knew him.

This big fish... Oh no, this Mr. Suzuki was a police inspector-level supervisor in Division Nine, responsible for all supernatural cases in the Taito District where Asakusa is located.

His presence here likely indicated yet another tricky case for which he needed outside help.

"Hehe, long time no see," the moment he saw Fujiwara Reya, Inspector Suzuki immediately put on a practiced sycophantic smile, "I've missed the little wizard so much that I can't even drink my sake lately."

"Cut it out," Fujiwara Reya placed his hands behind his back, assuming a high and mighty posture, "I doubt you've encountered a thorny case. Otherwise, even if you made a hundred trips to Yoshiwara, you wouldn't come to my Asakusa Shrine once."

"Not at all, I was planning to come here during Golden Week to draw a fortune lot," Inspector Suzuki laughed along, watching Fujiwara's nonchalance, then unabashedly shifted to a serious expression and continued, "But, you see, last night in this vicinity, there was an incident involving a vengeful spirit killing someone."

"No wonder there were so many police officers this morning," Fujiwara Reya nodded slightly, "Please, Inspector, tell me in detail."

"Two people died, a big problem," Inspector Suzuki took off his sunglasses and put them in his pocket, "The deaths occurred between three and four o'clock yesterday morning. According to surveillance along the route, the deceased and his girlfriend left a bar in Yoshiwara and drove to the Asakusa area, where they had a minor car accident. From the extent of the car's damage, the accident wasn't fatal, but the two died in an extremely gruesome manner, and traces of residual vengeful energy were detected at the scene. Our Division Nine concluded it was the work of a vengeful spirit."

"Huh?"

Fujiwara Reya's expression showed some confusion.

Vengeful spirits aren't something you encounter just anywhere.

Strictly speaking, they belong to a type of earth-bound spirit, only able to roam the place of their death, seeking revenge on people. But around Asakusa, with a temple and three shrines, such spirits should have been cleared a long time ago. How could a vengeful spirit suddenly appear on the road and commit murder?

"I find it strange too, how a vengeful spirit dares to kill near the little wizard's place. It's like Kennedy in an open-top car, right?" Inspector Suzuki subtly flattered Fujiwara Reya and continued, "So, I'd like to invite the little wizard to the crime scene with me and, incidentally, give the vengeful spirit a mind-blowing send-off."

"Of course, that's possible." Fujiwara Reya nodded, then hesitated slightly, "But recently, I've been quite busy, I'm afraid..."

This was a polite way of saying it.

He was waiting for Inspector Suzuki to make an offer.

In Tokyo's twenty-three wards, each has corresponding shrines and temples.

Whenever a supernatural criminal case occurs, Division Nine sets up a special investigation unit, and when faced with challenging cases, they provide a certain reward to seek help from shrines or temples located at the case site.

"1 million Yen." Inspector Suzuki immediately offered.

Having dealt with the little wizard a few times, he naturally understood the going rate with the little wizard.

Generally, for ordinary ghosts, the little wizard charges 100,000 to 300,000 Yen.

For vengeful spirits, it's between 80,000 and 1 million Yen.

This price is nearly double the market rate, but Inspector Suzuki showed no pain in quoting it.

After all...

The money didn't come from his own pocket.

Using government money to appease the little wizard could kill multiple birds with one stone.

The little wizard earns money, so he's happy; Suzuki gets credit, and he can curry favor with the little wizard, making him doubly happy; all in all, perhaps the government loses out, but the government's money is the citizens' money anyway, so returning it to the citizens is just fine, right?

Hearing the figure of 1 million, Fujiwara Reya instantly wore a friendly smile, nodded, and said, "Let's go, Inspector, take me to see the scene."

"The little wizard is so dashing!"

Inspector Suzuki nodded and bowed in flattery, then put his sunglasses back on his face, turned around, and walked towards the door grandly.

Fujiwara Reya followed behind, quickly arriving at the crime scene.

It was at a bend on a boulevard not far from Asakusa Shrine, a mere straight line of 300 meters away, close to the Thunder Gate of Asakusa Temple, positioned between Asakusa Shrine and Asakusa Temple.

The area had already been cordoned off, with three police patrol cars surrounding the front. Officers were setting up tents to block the view, and nine task force agents, equipped with firearms, were nearby standing guard, barring unauthorized personnel from entering.

This part of the Asakusa Temple area was a bustling area, and such a sight attracted a large crowd of onlookers who couldn't see what was happening inside and gathered around the perimeter, whispering to each other.

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Fujiwara Reya slipped through the police line, and the horrifying scene came into view.

A Ferrari sports car, with long brake marks, had crashed into the central road divider. The bumper had fallen off, and the front end was severely dented. Naturally, that wasn't the focus; the focus was the road around the sports car, evenly spread with scattered human tissue.

Bloodstains, minced meat, fragments of bone, stray hair, not even a single intact fingernail could be found... Due to the morning's rain, although they set up a tent early, rainwater still seeped into the site, making the scene disgustingly sticky and gooey, with flesh blobs everywhere.

Seeing the scene at first glance, Fujiwara Reya felt physically nauseated.

"Here you go, little wizard..." Inspector Suzuki, who had come prepared, immediately handed over a handkerchief sprayed with deodorizer. He had already thrown up once in the morning, and seeing it again, his stomach churned.

"Thanks."

Fujiwara Reya took the handkerchief and covered his mouth and nose.

Several forensic doctors in medical gowns were still diligently using tweezers to collect evidence from the ground.

Frankly speaking...

These corpses didn't require examination.

Extracting the deceased's DNA from this pile of flesh and blood blobs to help identify the deceased's identity was the only contribution they could make now.

Thank you for your hard work... Fujiwara Reya silently saluted the forensic doctors.

Once the forensic doctors finished sampling, there were still some uncollectable fragments left on the ground. At this moment, an elderly and a young monk entered from outside the tent.

The old monk had a benevolent appearance, and the young monk looked pristine; they were both dressed in spotless white monk's robes, holding wooden fish magic artifacts, and presented themselves quite well.