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As there was still time, the three of them did not rush into the venue, but instead looked curiously at the portraits of the fortune tellers on the wall.
[Is this the black witch? ]
Wu Wanying stood in front of a portrait, looked up at it, and felt a little curious.
The portrait shows a woman wearing a black witch robe, dressed exactly like a witch from medieval Europe.
Right below the portrait, the names "Black Witch" and "Arai Kimiko" were written in red letters.
Perhaps in order to create a sense of mystery, this portrait only shows the lower half of the black witch's face, while the upper half is completely shrouded in shadow.
However, just by looking at this half face, she could roughly judge that this black witch was older, at least over fifty years old.
"Sister Ying, look at this..."
At this time, Mao Lilan quietly pulled the corner of Karasuma Ying's clothes and brought her to another portrait of a fortune teller next to her.
"Look at this portrait. It's similar to the one of the black witch..."
The portrait in front of the two people was also a portrait of a woman, also in the style of a medieval witch.
However, unlike the one of the black witch, the fortune teller in this portrait is younger and more beautiful.
Moreover, this fortune teller did not cover her upper face like the black witch, but showed her appearance openly.
At the same time, her witch robe is not as "plain" as that of the black witch. It seems to be tailor-made for her, perfectly showing her young and slim figure.
[This is really…]
Looking at the two portraits on the wall that were of similar style and placed very close to each other, Wu Wanying suddenly wanted to complain.
I don't know what the staff of this fortune-telling house was thinking, placing the portraits of these two fortune-tellers so close together...
Similar styles, one is young and beautiful, the other is old and simple... I am afraid that most people will only choose the young and beautiful fortune teller next to them in their first impression, right?
"Oh~ Xiaolan, are you watching 'Bleach'? She's pretty, right?"
On the side, Suzuki Sonoko came over, and following the direction she pointed, Karasuma Ying also saw the name of this beautiful fortune teller.
Kawai Masako, the fortune teller's title is...the God of Death.
"It's really... a special name." Mao Lilan said with a smile.
The black witch, the god of death, and the "Yi" she just saw...Are all your fortune tellers' names so strange?
"Actually, I like this Grim Reaper very much."
Suzuki Sonoko pointed at the pair of heart-shaped gloves on the hands of the Grim Reaper in the portrait and said excitedly:
"Look, do the gloves on her hands look familiar to you?"
"No……"
Mao Lilan shook her head honestly, while Karasuma Ying narrowed her eyes slightly and gave the answer.
"This should be the design of Ed Company."
She had seen this pair of gloves at the party of Ed Company last night. It was said that it was a limited edition of this year or something...
"That's right!"
Suzuki Sonoko snapped her fingers, then pointed at the Grim Reaper's earrings, brooch, and necklace, and said excitedly:
"See these heart shapes? They are all the latest designs of Ed Company this year! And they are all special limited editions! There are even some that I couldn't get! Miss Death is really just like me! She is a crazy fan of Ed Company!"
"It's just a pity..."
At this moment, a gentle male voice suddenly sounded behind the three of them.
"The president of Ed Company was murdered by his own butler last night. I don't know if Ed Company will be able to come up with such excellent designs again after this blow..."
"Hey? Brother-in-law?!"
Hearing this familiar voice, Suzuki Sonoko turned around suddenly and shouted excitedly.
"Good afternoon, everyone."
Behind the three of them were Shizuka Shizuka and Suzuki Ayako who came hand in hand.
By the way, everyone should know Qing Shuijing's identity now, right? I just finished work over there and have to come to work here again...
Chapter 103 Kimiko Arai
"Hey? Brother-in-law?!"
Seeing Shimizu Shizuka and her sister suddenly appearing in the hall, Suzuki Sonoko ran up to them with a happy look on her face, then suddenly stopped, put her hands on her hips, and said angrily:
"Didn't you say you couldn't come? What's going on now? Why are you here with my sister again? Did you do this on purpose?"
"No, it's the garden."
Looking at her with a smile, Qing Shuijing explained: "I didn't expect the police to let me go so quickly. I'm sorry for making you worry..."
"Then why didn't you notify me? I thought you wouldn't come..."
"I did send you a text message."
After hearing what Shizuka Shizuka said, Suzuki Sonoko quickly took out her cell phone from her waist bag, and saw an unread text message from Shizuka Shizuka on it.
"Ahem..." Suzuki Sonoko's momentum collapsed instantly, feeling a little embarrassed. She coughed twice and said in a low voice:
"Well, I'll forgive you this time. But next time, you must remember to call me. After all, you can't always read text messages..."
"Okay." Qing Shuijing nodded gently in response, her voice gentle.
It was only then that he turned his gaze to Karasuma Ei and Mao Li Ran behind Suzuki Sonoko.
"Karasuma-san, Mori-san, good afternoon."
Qingshui Jing glanced at the two of them and took the initiative to greet them.
Ever since Shizuka Shizuka came to Teitan Junior High School as an art teacher, the way he addressed them changed from "Miss" to "classmate."
"Good afternoon, Mr. Shimizu." Karasuma Ying responded with a smile.
Her relationship with Shizuka Shizuka was not actually that deep, and most of the time, she would only hear about the Suzuki family's son-in-law from Sonoko.
The two of them rarely met at school. Even if they occasionally met in the corridor, they would just nod and say hello at most.
If there must be any relationship between the two, it is that Karasuma Ying once added Shizuka Shizuka's contact information in order to learn how to cook.
But the two of them had almost never used this contact method. The few times they did, it was because Qing Shuijing had something urgent and couldn't pick up Yuanzi from school, so she asked her to look after Yuanzi and not let her run around...
It’s obviously such a superficial relationship, but for some reason, every time he sees Shizuka Shizuka, Karasuma Ying always has an inexplicable... sense of closeness in his heart?
It was a very special feeling that made her inexplicably want to get closer to Qing Shuijing... She herself couldn't quite explain the origin of this feeling.
But Wu Wanying was very sure that this was definitely not the so-called love between men and women.
"Well, who are you?"
While a few people were chatting, a fat middle-aged man walked over.
The man was short and fat, with a small mustache on his chin. He looked to be in his fifties and seemed to be a staff member here.
"Hello, we are here to attend a secret meeting." Qingshui Jing replied.
"I see. The secret meeting will begin in twenty minutes. We can enter the venue directly from the entrance next to it."
"Okay, thanks..."
"Ah, wait!"
At this moment, Suzuki Sonoko hurriedly called the middle-aged man and asked:
"Excuse me, has the Black Witch Fortune Teller arrived at the venue now?"
"Oh, no, she's still in her room. What's wrong?"
"Then could you please take us to see her now? I am Suzuki Sonoko, who I have made an appointment with before..."
"Suzuki Sonoko?"
When the middle-aged man heard the name, he was stunned for a moment, then he looked at Suzuki Sonoko carefully, and a smile as bright as a chrysanthemum suddenly appeared on his face.
"So it's Ms. Suzuki! I remember now! You've already made an appointment with Kimiko to have a fortune-telling, right? Are these all your friends?"
"Uh, yeah, yes..."
The middle-aged man's sudden change of attitude made Suzuki Sonoko quite uncomfortable.
"Well, may I ask you..."
"Oh! I almost forgot! My name is Arai Daijiro. I'm not only a staff member of the Fortune Telling House, but also the personal assistant of the Black Miko."
"Arai?"
Suzuki Sonoko was a little surprised to hear this last name which was the same as the black witch's real name.
"Are you just..."
"Yes, I am Kimiko's husband." Daijiro Arai nodded and smiled.
However, Karasuma Ying on the side keenly noticed that when she introduced her husband's identity, Arai Daijiro's face turned ugly for a moment.
It felt as if he had said something disgusting...
[Does this couple have a bad relationship? ]
"Okay! Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Arai!"
Just as Karasuma Ying was thinking secretly, Suzuki Sonoko had already become completely familiar with Arai Daijiro, and with just a few words, she made him agree to take them to see the black witch right away.
"No problem! Ms. Suzuki! Please follow me!"
Daijiro Arai led the way enthusiastically, leading everyone through the hall, up the corridor to the second floor, and finally stopped at the door of a room locked by an iron door.
"Kimiko, I'm coming in."
Using the key to open the iron door, Daijiro Arai led everyone into the room.
"Wow, this place has a great atmosphere, it's worthy of being the room of the black witch..."
The first time they entered the room, everyone was slightly shocked.
The walls of the entire room were covered with black iron plates, and hanging around the walls and ceiling were various pictures with strange paintings that seemed to be related to divination and the supernatural, which gave people a very depressing feeling psychologically.