December 6, 2025, at 3:30 in the afternoon, in the reception room of Bailu Department, Bailu County.

"Please wait a moment, the director will be here in a moment." The girl in police uniform brought hot tea and exited the small room, which was not very spacious. Rows of leather sofas clung to the surrounding walls.

There is a rectangular coffee table in the middle of the sofa, revealing an aisle that can barely pass through.

Xiaoyi and others are sitting here. As for why they are at the Bailu Police Station, one is because the disappearance of Hara Sada Goro is the only known clue to the current case. Secondly, he was in charge of the case of Hara Sada Goro's disappearance at that time.

It was the police officer of the White Deer Bureau. Xiaoyi contacted Officer Megure in Tokyo, and then used Officer Megure's personal relationship to contact the director Hakuba Nagakawa here. This gave Xiaoyi and others a chance to meet him.

Case.

"Oh my, you are the explorers that Junior Memu mentioned." As the office was opened, a muscular, squinting uncle with gentle features walked in. He leaned lazily on the sofa.

He said, "Oh, this little girl is really young."

"Hello, are you Director Hakuba Nagachuan?"

"That's right, I am Hakuba Nagakawa." Director Hakuba put his hand on his stomach and asked, "I heard from Junior Mu Mu that you are investigating the case. I don't know which case you want to investigate?"

Xiao Yi said, "Director Hakuba, we want to check the case of the disappearance of Hara Sada Goro in Bailu Mountain four years ago."

"Four years ago, Hara Sada, Bai Lushan..." Hakuba Nagakawa frowned, "Do you know who was in charge of handling this case at that time?"

"This is Officer Ryota Ikemoto."

"Oh, it's Ikemoto." Hakuba Nagakawa took out his mobile phone and made a call, "Ryota, do you still remember the case of Hara Sada in Hakuroyama four years ago... Well, you can sort out the case report.

Come into the reception room, yes, now."

Then Hakuba Changchuan hung up the phone and turned to look at Xiao Yi, "Several explorers actually investigated the disappearance cases a few years ago, so are those missing people also invisible?"

"Also?" he asked with a puzzled face, "Has a similar case ever happened?"

"That was a case many years ago. At that time, I was just an intern who had just graduated from school. At that time, people often disappeared in Bailu Mountain. Some local elders said that they accidentally broke into the kingdom of the local mountain god and were captured.

The White Deer God was arrested. Later, more and more people disappeared, and the incident became more and more serious. The headquarters began to organize a large-scale mountain search operation, but during the search process, there were several

My colleague disappeared inexplicably."

"What happened next?"

"What happened later? Later, the head of the headquarters at that time invited several onmyojis and witches to cast spells. I don't know the specific situation. But since then, no one has disappeared on Bailu Mountain." White Horse Chief

After Chuan finished speaking, he explained again, "Sorry, I forgot that you are outsiders. The White Deer God is one of our local people.

There is a legend. According to legend, there is a magical white deer living on the nearby Bailu Mountain. It has the ability to cure all diseases and is sought after and worshiped by the locals, and the locals have not yet established a White Deer Shrine. But there are

One day, the White Deer God suddenly disappeared, along with the White Deer Shrine and the shrine maiden who worshiped it."

"No one knows what happened. The only thing they know is that people disappear in Bailu Mountain every few years. Until one year, a girl who had been missing for thirty years walked out of Bailu Mountain. She still remained

She looked like she was when she disappeared. She told the villagers that those people who had hidden spirits were just mistakenly entering the Kingdom of God to serve the White Deer God. The next day, the girl died at home. Some people said that her soul returned to the Kingdom of God.

Yes, some people say that it was the filth of the mortal world that destroyed the girl’s life.”

"This story, how should I put it, is a bit general." Luo Luo concluded with a subtle expression.

Baima Changchuan laughed when he heard this and said, "Right, after all, these legends have been oralized from generation to generation. It's good that there are so many left now. When I was young, I heard my grandma tell a longer story. But it took too long

It’s been so long that I can’t remember clearly.”

"Dong dong dong!"

"Enter."

"Director, you are looking for me." The man who walked in was an old man with short hair, a body as big as a bottle of eyes, and wearing a brown windbreaker. He held a stack of thick documents and looked at the room in surprise.

Others, "Here's the information you asked for."

"This is Ryota Ikemoto, who was in charge of the case at the time. Ikemoto, these explorers are here to check out Hara Sada's case."

"Explorer? Sure enough, Mr. Goro Sada is also a god." Ikemoto Ryota put a pile of cases on the table and sighed, "Speaking of which, Mr. Iwakiji came to us at that time."

"Iwakiji?" Xiaoyi asked with some surprise, "Can you tell us what happened in the case that we believe?"

"Uh, okay." Ikemoto Ryota nodded and said, "I remember that Mr. Iwakiji and several family members of the victims came to the police station to call the police. At that time, Honda-senpai and I handled the case together. We first contacted

The ranger in charge of Bailu Mountain organized a search of the mountain, but we did not find many victims."

"And because we had a criminal record, we immediately reported the case to the headquarters, which also mobilized a large number of police resources to investigate Bailu Mountain. However, just like the previous times, we found nothing, but fortunately

This time no colleagues are missing.”

"We continued to investigate Bailu Mountain for another half month, and finally classified it as a bizarre disappearance and handed the case over to the investigation bureau." Ikemoto Ryota scratched his head and said, "As for whether the investigation bureau has any clues, then I will

Not sure anymore."

Luoluo flipped through the case file, and there were three victims in total, namely Hara Sada Goro, Tanaka Mima, and Cauliflower Sanma.

Dice points (face, library use): 1d100 = 31! Success!

Face picked up the case file and flipped through it quickly, then pointed to one of the places in confusion and asked, "Officer Ikemoto, what's the insurance mentioned here?"

"Oh, this." Ryota Ikemoto patted his thigh and said, "You should have heard about the Shenyin incident in Bailu Mountain. The local insurance company used this to get such an insurance policy for those who want to climb Bailu Mountain.

People from Lushan made the purchase. They also made a lot of money because of this. According to Iwaki

According to Mr. Iwaki, mountain climbing is a dangerous activity after all, so they bought this insurance together just in case. However, Mr. Iwaki had something to do at home that day and was unable to go, so after several victims disappeared, Iwaki had been

The husband is requesting insurance compensation from the insurance company on their behalf."

"Well, I'd like to ask. How much did the insurance claim cost in the end?"

"The three of us add up to about eight million yen."

"Eight million yen?" Luoluo was stunned, and then asked with a puzzled look, "How much does it cost to buy this insurance?"

Ryota Ikemoto touched his chin and thought, "There are many things as cheap as one hundred thousand yen or as expensive as one million yen."

"So in the end, Mr. Iwaki successfully helped the families of the victims get the eight million in insurance?"

"Yes, in order to prepare relevant materials and proofs, Mr. Iwaki often went to the police station and the investigation bureau." Ikemoto Ryota sighed casually, "Speaking of which, it is really rare to see him.

Iwaki is the kind of person who runs around for others."

Face pondered and said, "Officer Ikemoto, we would like to know the contact information or home addresses of Mr. Iwaki, the family members of several other victims, and the contact information of this insurance company?"

"Okay." Ryota Ikemoto took out a notebook from his chest pocket, opened a few pages, then took a piece of paper and wrote down a few lines of address and phone number on it, "That's it."

"Thank you, Officer Ikemoto, and Director Hakuba for your help."

"Is this enough?"

"Yes, we have got what we want." Lian seemed to have thought of something and then said, "Well, is the investigation bureau you mentioned the one in this county?"

"Yes, if you want to investigate within the bureau, it should be easy to get information based on your identity."

"Thank you for your hard work."

Anyway, after some polite exchanges, Xiao Yi and others left the police station and got into the van.

Face held the mask with both hands and put his arms on his thighs, "The only valuable information in the case is Iwakiji and the insurance. So, I suggest that we go directly to the insurance company to take a look."

"Okay, but don't the family members of the other victims go and see them?"

"No, the numbers that Officer Ikemoto gave are the same ones we called before. As for the address, it won't be too late to confirm it after going to the insurance company."

"That's fine." The younger one nodded, "Then go directly to the insurance company."

Bailu Shenyin Insurance Co., Ltd. is a two-story office building located in the tourist street of Bailu County. The gray-white walls are covered with gray-black spots, and it looks like it has not been renovated for a long time.

.But after walking down the stairs to the second floor, I found that it was unusually clean and tidy, and even had a bit of a technological style inside.

"Hello and welcome, what business do you want to handle?" The girl at the front desk stood up and looked at the visitors with a sweet smile. Her excited eyes seemed to be shining with the light of performance.

Face took out his ID and said, "Explorer, is your president here? We have a case that we would like to consult with your president."

"Explorers?" The girl at the front desk was stunned for a moment, then picked up the phone in front of her in confusion, "President, there is a group of people who call themselves Explorers who want to see you, five of them. In the office, okay, I

knew."

The girl at the front desk hung up the phone and showed a business-like smile, "Please follow me."

Go around the front desk and walk into a separate single room. This is a very small office. A desk, a filing cabinet, a sofa, and a slender coffee table take up two-thirds of the space. Sit down

Behind the desk is a thirty-year-old man with a plump build wearing black round glasses.

When he saw the visitor, he stood up in excitement and fear, and said nervously, "Everyone, please take a seat... Guangmei, go and pour tea for the guests."

"Hi!" The girl at the front desk became nervous for no reason and brought six cups of hot tea and placed them on the table.

He leaned his face on the sofa and looked around. Looking at the sweaty uncle with his hands clasped together, he asked, "Are you Ryuta Kinoshita, the president here?"

"It's me, no, I don't know why these distinguished guests are here this time. What are their responsibilities?" Ryuta Kinoshita took out a handkerchief and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and asked.

"President Kinoshita, don't be nervous, we have something to ask you about." Xiaoyi asked softly, "Do you still remember the disappearance of Hara Sada and others in Bailu Mountain four years ago?"

Ryuuta Kinoshita gritted his teeth and said, "Of course I remember, that time caused heavy losses to our company. How could I easily forget, everyone, my lords? Could it be that that bastard Iwakiji cheated the insurance company?"

"Insurance fraud?" Luoluo blinked and asked unhappily, "We heard from the police that Iwakiji came to ask for insurance on behalf of the family members of the victims. What is your attitude?"

"Don't get me wrong! I didn't mean it like that!" Kinoshita Ryuta shook his head when he heard this and said, "If we just gave it to the families of a few victims, our company wouldn't say anything, but the insurance purchased by the three victims at that time

The beneficiary is Iwakiji himself!"
To be continued...