Entering the apartment, Beichuan Si promptly took out a flashlight for illumination.

But—

"You two didn't even bring flashlights?"

Beichuan Si frowned and turned around.

It was somewhat unreliable of Inari Keiichi and Inari Oneji not to bring such an essential item as a flashlight.

Faced with Beichuan Si's question, Inari Keiichi hesitantly said,

"Uh... because we can sense the presence of spirits through positive thoughts... and if one hand is holding a flashlight, many spells are not so smooth to cast, so we basically never bring flashlights for exorcisms."

Faced with such an explanation from Inari Keiichi, Beichuan Si just asked expressionlessly, "Can your good intentions identify traps hidden in the dark?"

"Uh..." Inari Keiichi opened his mouth.

Before Inari Keiichi could answer, Inari Oneji on the other side couldn't help but interject, saying disdainfully, "Traps... The spirits don't set traps. Even if we can't sense them, it doesn't really matter, right?"

"You're wrong," Beichuan Si interrupted Inari Oneji, "In fact, many of the spirits I've encountered set traps... Some even lure you into them. If you haven't encountered them before, it's just that you haven't seen enough yet."

The owner of Sanmu Puppet Factory, a few mischievous children in Spirit Realm Yuchuan Elementary School, another member of the Four Directions Family named Four Directions Huixue...

They all represent those with intelligence enough to strategize against humans.

Exorcism is not child's play, and today's injury of Qingchuan Xiu Yi is the best negative example.

"With the way you two exorcise without vigilance, completely relaxed, you will suffer greatly one day in some aspect."

"But—"

Inari Oneji wanted to speak, but was interrupted by Beichuan Si again, "Second question."

"Can your good intentions help you detect the presence of the living? Can they help you anticipate a knife stabbing from a dark corner?"

"... No, they can't."

Inari Keiichi shook his head.

At the end of the day, good intentions only have special sensing abilities for spirits; when it comes to preventing danger from living humans, they need to rely on all five senses.

"Most events involving spirits are blood-stained; there might also be criminals exacerbating the situations. You can't rule out the possibility of someone stabbing you."

"..." Inari Keiichi, Inari Oneji.

His words indeed left them no room to argue.

Human hearts are complex, far more so than spirits that simply harbor ill will towards the living.

Endangering fellows for their own gains... that was far from uncommon.

"At the end of the day, what do you two really think exorcism is? Just simply getting rid of spirits? Just eliminating the spirits and you think all is well? Eliminating spirits is easy, but if you don't understand what's really happening behind the scenes... you can never truly solve the problem."

Merely exorcising spirits, Beichuan Si could do it without any effort.

For instance, the Ruyue Nao incident; after entering that elevator to the spirit realm, it's plausible to resolve the matter by confronting the spirit.

But what about after the exorcism? What's hidden behind it, what does the remnants of the Church of Truth and Happiness truly crave...

Should these things not be addressed?

Naturally, the answer is no.

Under the investigations conducted by Beichuan Si and Gangye Yoshiko, the remnants of the Church of Truth and Happiness were exposed for manufacturing poisonous gas, and eventually, all were arrested.

This was precisely why Beichuan Si insisted on investigating, even at the expense of going in circles.

Some things, you only understand the causes and consequences by investigating them, not just by recklessly charging through.

"But..." Inari Oneji just wanted to speak.

Beichuan Si waved his hand and said nothing more, only taking out two flashlights from his backpack and handing them to the Inari siblings.

Then, he moved up the stairs without care if they chose to use them or not.

The stairwell was filled with empty moving boxes, covered in dust. The originally white walls had cracked, and in some places, putty had fallen off, exposing the gray concrete beneath.

Decay and a grim atmosphere spread throughout.

"Brother Beichuan." Inari Keiichi hurriedly followed with a flashlight, halting his steps with a grave expression as he saw the scene before him.

As a priest of the Inari Shrine, he could clearly feel the distinctive atmosphere of the apartment.

"This is..." Inari Oneji also stopped.

For some reason, being in this environment, she felt a chill all over her body, as if her body became especially heavy.

Only after activating their good intentions did they realize that this small three-story apartment was entirely occupied by malevolent spirits.

The dark malice entwined like a living entity.

"Let's go," Beichuan Si's voice sounded.

This calm, unwavering voice woke the Inari siblings who stood still.

Watching Beichuan Si's unhesitating figure entering the building, Inari Oneji's face was filled with difficulty, "This guy... isn't he afraid at all?"

This apartment held some terrifying unknowns.

And yet facing such terrifying unknowns... not a hint of fear could be seen on Beichuan Si's face.

Even Inari Oneji vaguely felt that he seemed somewhat anticipatory.

What kind of madness was this?

Inari Oneji swallowed nervously, "Brother Keiichi, what should we do next?"

"Brother Beichuan has already gone in... We should follow," said Inari Keiichi, also somewhat headachy.

Having heard what Beichuan Si had said to them just now... he had thought the man was exceedingly cautious.

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