Because I haven’t been back for 20 years, the parents’ tombstones don’t have some fresh flowers and sacrifices like other tombstones. The two tombstones are very clean, and stubborn weeds grow in some places where dust accumulates.
Gayoko looked at the two tombstones expressionlessly. Even now, Gakoko couldn't bring up the slightest emotional ups and downs to his parents, but Saeki Toshio, who was biting a lollipop, took Lagakoko's hand and asked.
"Is this grandma, grandpa?"
Gako squeezed out a few smiles.
"Well, it's mom's dad and mom."
Saeki Toshio tilted his head and said.
"Mom doesn't seem to tell me much about grandma and grandpa."
The smile on Kayako's face froze.
She really doesn't have any warm family memories, and naturally she doesn't have anything to talk about with her children. As for making up that her parents love her, Jiaye is a little embarrassed.
Fortunately, a surprised female voice came over at this time.
"Ga coconut?"
Gacoko, Saeki Toshio, who was licking a lollipop, turned his head to look at the place where the sound came from. There were five adults walking in a line. Gacoko saw that the facial features of these five people were quite familiar, but he couldn't recognize who these people were.
Twenty years have passed, and it is the limit to be able to see familiarity. It is too difficult to recognize the face and call the name.
The five people walked in front of Kayako, and the leader, a rather dignified woman with her hair in a bun, came out.
"I didn't believe Caihua said you were here before, but I didn't expect that you really came back, Jiaye."
The four people behind the girl with the bun had weird expressions and whispered among themselves.
Kayako smiled mischievously.
"Ah, I haven't been back for a long time, so I came back to see that Da'ao County is still the same as before."
A man in a black kimono with an obvious belly came out. The man stared at Toshio Saeki beside Kayako and asked.
"Gakoko, is this your child?"
Saeki Toshio hid behind Kayako, Kayako nodded, and just about to speak, Saeki Takeo's voice came over.
"Ah, it's my child."
Takeo Saeki walked over pushing the flat cart, and arrived in front of Kayako.
Takeo Saeki glanced at the faces of these people provocatively, and asked Kayako again.
"Is this your country relative?"
Gayoko showed embarrassment.
"You are... the husband of Kayako?"
The girl in the bun kimono from before spoke again, and Takeo Saeki turned to the girl in the bun.
"Well, I'm Gayoko's husband. Gakoko said he wanted to go home to pay respects, so I came here. Tsk tsk, it's a poor place. No wonder Gakoko didn't want to come back before. Compared with Tokyo, it's so far behind."
Neon Country has three major metropolitan areas, namely the Tokyo metropolitan area, the Osaka metropolitan area, and the Nagoya metropolitan area. The Tokyo metropolitan area has the largest population, the strongest economy, and the highest status. It is not an exaggeration to say that there is an inexplicable consensus among Tokyoites that everything outside of Tokyo is the countryside.
And Saitama Prefecture is in the Tokyo metropolitan area, and Kayako and Saeki Takeo are both Tokyo residents.
As soon as Takeo Saeki said this, the expression of the group of five who came up was not right.
This is what Takeo Saeki wanted. The middle-aged man took out a brazier on the flatbed cart, threw a few paper films of luxury cars and mansions into the brazier, and took out a lighter.
Among the group of five who came up, a middle-aged bald man couldn't help but speak.
"what are you doing?"
Takeo Saeki beamed with joy.
"I haven't seen it before. This is a popular model cremation in Tokyo. It is to burn some houses, luxury cars, and even paper dolls. It is equivalent to sending luxury cars and mansions to Huang Quan's ancestors."
Takeo Saeki took out another papercraft apple.
"There's even a cell phone."
The five people who came over looked at each other with surprised expressions on their faces.
I have lived in Da'ao County all my life, I have never been to the big cities, and the neon civilians who can't even play computers have an idea at this moment, the city people really know how to play.
Takeo Saeki looked around. The place was concrete and there was no other combustibles, so he picked up the lighter and lit it.
Papercraft cars and mansions all started to burn.
In the light of the flames, Takeo Saeki looked around at the worshipers who offered offerings and sent flowers, and said in distaste.
"Old-fashioned, old-fashioned, too old-fashioned, I have been worshiping like this for thousands of years, and I don't know how to send something fresh."
It may be that the attitude shown by Takeo Saeki makes people feel that there is no common language. The five people who had gathered around because of Kayako looked at each other, made various eye contact, and left one after another with small movements.
In front of the tombstone of Kayako's parents, there were only three of Takeo Saeki left in a short while.
Looking at this scene, Jiaye smiled wryly.
"Gangxiong, you are too contrived."
Takeo Saeki shrugged.
"It's just a matter of pretentiousness, so that these people know that you are already a Tokyo native, and you are different from them."
No matter where you are in the Neon Country, being a Tokyoite is something to be proud of.
Jiaye sighed, but there was also a slight warmth in his heart. When the five people came over just now, Jiaye saw several people looking at him with superior scrutiny, but after Takeo Saeki came, although his performance was very exaggerated, the five people who came over did restrain their scrutiny, began to shrink their necks, and finally couldn't help slipping away.
It was simply that Prince Charming came over and beat off the bullying bandits and thieves.
The more Kayako thought about it, the more interesting he became.
Takeo Saeki wiped off his sweat, and handed the flatbed cart to Kayako.
"Damn it, it's so hot at night, I'm going outside to buy some drinks, Kayako, you helped me burn these models."
Jia coconut looked at the model, feeling a little distressed.
"These models are pretty detailed."
Takeo Saeki gave the lighter to Kayako, and he went to the small shop at the entrance of the cemetery.
The entrance of the cemetery was less than 100 meters away from Takeo Saeki. Takeo Saeki walked to the store within a minute, bought three bottles of iced happy water and walked out.
But as soon as he came out, the kimono bun girl who had met Kayako before walked up to Saiki Takeo and blocked the way.
"Gayako's husband, right? Hello, I'm Gayako's former classmate, Umeko Sasaki."
Takeo Saeki frowned.
"Wait here for me, what's the matter?"
Umeko Sasaki asked curiously.
"Sir, are you really Kayako's husband?"
Takeo Saeki was overjoyed.
"What do you mean? Do you think I was hired by Kayako?"
Umeko Sasaki shook her head.
"No, I didn't doubt your identity, sir, just, just, I don't understand, Kayako, there is actually someone who can accompany her for so long."
Umeko Sasaki gritted her teeth, as if she had made up her mind.
"Sir, I don't know if Kayako has told you. She didn't have many friends before, even her neighbors, no one was willing to talk to Kayako."
Takeo Saeki nodded.
"Ga Coco said it, but Ga Coco is timid and socially fearful. It's normal not to have many friends."
You must know that in Wano Country, there are a lot of elementary school students who shut themselves in their bedroom for several years and do not go out. Kayako just has no friends.
Umeko Sasaki shook her head.
"No, sir, it's not that we don't want to be Kayako's friends. I was even persuaded by the teachers that Kayako is very pitiful. I hope I can take care of her more and be friends with her. But...but..."
"Sir, do you believe it? Kayako is a ghost!"
Umeko Sasaki seemed to have remembered something, her face turned pale with fright.
Takeo Saeki groaned suspiciously.
"ghost?"
Umeko Sasaki looked around and said in a low voice.
"Yes, ghost, all of us have seen Kayako... Forget it, you may not believe me when I tell you... In short, I was rude. Please forget what I said before."
Umeko Sasaki bowed to Takeo Saeki, then quickly turned and left.
Takeo Saeki watched the wife walk away and smiled again.
"Indeed, if the top evil spirit had no problems in life, how could it be so strong after death?"
Takeo Saeki thought of the diary of Kayako's parents who just got it at noon today. It seems that Kayako was not normal when he was young.
But what does this have to do with my husband?
After all, as long as Jia coconut is not dead, it is safe.
Takeo Saeki walked back to the cemetery nonchalantly, and shared the happy water with Kayako and Toshio Saeki.
…
Oku Shrine, Study Room.
Shuten Kisugi was received by Aoyama Taiga, the priest of Ooku Shrine.
Shuten Kisugi dropped a badge of the Yata Mirror in front of Aoyama Taiga.
Qingshan University I picked it up and looked at it for a while and then asked.
"Are you contract workers of Ise Shrine?"
Shuten Kisugi nodded.
"Yes, we are here to hope that Qingshan Gongsi can do us a favor."
Aoyama asked me curiously.
"What's busy?"
Shuten Kisugi looked serious.
"Catch an extremely terrifying evil spirit that may destroy the entire Da'ao County and even the surrounding area!"
Chapter 152 Conspiracy
next morning.
Before the temperature rose in the morning, Takeo Saeki took a shovel and Kayako to Kayako’s hometown, then went to the yard, and started digging according to Kayako’s memory.
As shovel after shovel of soil was dug out, some strange colors began to be exposed to the sun, Kayako hurriedly said.
"Wait a minute, wait a minute..."
Takeo Saeki stopped shoveling the soil, and Kayako took out a watering can and sprayed water on the floating soil on the ground. Layers of soil were washed away by the water, revealing a worn-out clothes stained with mud.
Gayako took out the old clothes and opened them in the sun, revealing a fairly complete skeleton of a cat.
Gayako took out the urn he had prepared long ago, and carefully put the cat bone in it.
When the last piece of cat bone was restrained, Kayako closed the urn and smiled at Takeo Saiki.
"alright."
Taking the cat bone away, Kayako lost his last nostalgia for the hometown where he grew up.
Takeo Saeki walked out of Gayoko's hometown with a shovel and Kayako on his shoulders. When he went out, Kayako looked back at the old houses that had been swallowed up by time for a long time, and asked Tsuyoshi Saeki again.
"Gangxiong, we won't come to this house in the future, why don't we sell it?"
Takeo Saeki shook his head.
"This rural place can't be sold for much money."