Chapter 52

Rinko Asakawa's situation has not changed much. Due to a journalist's curiosity about the mysterious killer video tape, she delved deeper and discovered that the tape was related to her niece, Chizuko's death. To uncover the truth, Rinko Asakawa went to the Izu resort.

Initially, Jia Tengying planned to ignore Rinko Asakawa, letting the protagonist come up empty-handed, which might even earn him a side reward for saving the protagonist.

Unfortunately, Jia Tengying underestimated Sadako's power. In the B4 resort house, which was cleaned so thoroughly that not even a cockroach would appear, Rinko Asakawa found a video tape in the supposedly empty VCR. The group monitoring Rinko Asakawa immediately turned pale, turning off the surveillance to avoid falling victim themselves, and rushing to the B4 resort house to try to stop Rinko Asakawa from watching the tape.

"When Xi Qiu rushed to the door, there was already a sound inside. To avoid more victims, Xi Qiu could only wait outside," Jia Tengying was exasperated. This unsolvable plot seemed harder to reverse than the usual cycle world.

"What about Yangyi? How did Yangyi see the video tape?" Chu Ci, after understanding the situation, asked Rinko Asakawa about the latter part of the story.

"Several... exorcists told me about the curse of the video tape. For Yangyi's safety, I wanted to take him to my father's house to seek refuge," Rinko Asakawa said, tears streaming down her face.

Chu Ci understood the rest without Rinko Asakawa saying it. She was lured by a ghost, and this ghost was Yangyi's cousin, Chizuko. No wonder Rinko Asakawa didn't want to talk to Chizuko earlier; it was partly due to shock and partly because Chizuko had harmed Yangyi.

"Chu Ci, what ability did you use just now? It could actually exorcise the soul. Can it be used on..." Lei Xuan's attention was on Chu Ci, and the situation gave him hope.

"It won't work. This is just a simple soul alchemy array, not enough to deal with such an extraordinary vengeful spirit," Chu Ci said helplessly.

"Is there no advanced version?" Lei Xuan was still hopeful.

"I can't afford it!" Chu Ci's face turned into '╮(╯▽╰)╭'.

"In any case, there is only one cursed video tape now, the completed version," Jia Tengying slapped the table, picked up the tape, and shook it. "The situation is not good, but it can still be controlled. If all else fails, we can still copy it..."

"Aren't you afraid of falling victim like me?" Chu Ci reminded him, interrupting Jia Tengying's almost slip of the tongue.

Jia Tengying broke out in a cold sweat, shuddering, and the tape fell back onto the table.

"Don't worry, this is a complete version, the curse won't spread," Chu Ci reassured him.

Everyone glared at him. That was not reassuring at all!

"This is the situation. Next, we need to find a way to remove the curse from Rinko Asakawa and Yangyi Asakawa. If all else fails, we will use the last resort and choose new victims," Lei Xuan's words were understood by everyone except Rinko Asakawa.

According to the plot, this was the last resort, which could make Sadako's power even stronger. However, the benefits of saving two important characters made everyone subconsciously avoid this issue.

As for killing Sadako? No one had any hope. A female ghost who plays hide-and-seek was not something this group of half-baked individuals could handle.

"I have already notified my ex-husband, Ryuji Takayama. He will be here in a moment," Rinko Asakawa was not sitting idly by; she had already contacted her ex-husband, who was sharp in matters but clueless in personal affairs.

Chu Ci exchanged glances with the others. Ryuji Takayama! He was not an easy person to deal with, with a sharp mind and certain supernatural abilities, able to see through people's hearts. More importantly, he was Yangyi Asakawa's biological father. They couldn't kill him, and they had no reason to stop him. The plot was about to return to its original track, and this time, they didn't need to run around; Sadako's remains were right below, leading to the sequel of "Ring."

Thinking was useless; Ryuji Takayama was already honking outside, asking Rinko Asakawa to guide him.

Rinko Asakawa said sorry and went out. In a few minutes, she brought Ryuji Takayama in. He was a disheveled man, unkempt, with a beard that was only slightly trimmed, but his eyes were bright and commanding.

"You are not ordinary people," Ryuji Takayama's first words were weighty.

"Ordinary people wouldn't be sitting here facing a cursed killer video tape," Chu Ci countered.

Ryuji Takayama didn't know much from the phone call, but his son, who was awarded to his ex-wife after the divorce, was a crucial family member he had to save. Glancing around, he saw the group of supernaturals loosely surrounding the video tape Rinko Asakawa had mentioned, assessing the situation and realizing he couldn't match their power, he chose to negotiate: "Tell me your purpose."

"Our purpose is simple: to stop this video tape from killing more people," Lei Xuan answered formally.

"Stop the video tape? Hmph!" Ryuji Takayama's true abilities were clearly several levels higher than what was shown in the movie. He saw through the so-called 'exorcists' as ruthless individuals who had shed blood. Would such morally ambiguous people really be so righteous? Ryuji Takayama didn't think so.

Whether Ryuji Takayama believed them or not didn't matter, but his attempt to watch the video tape was blocked by Chu Ci and the others.

"Miss Asakawa is already cursed; we don't want another victim," Chu Ci's reason was convincing, and Ryuji Takayama, not the half-baked character from the original, saw the disaster and curse on Rinko Asakawa. He wasn't as insistent on watching the tape but asked Chu Ci and the others to summarize the content of the tape to help him find clues.

"We have investigated the source and cause of the video tape. It is the statue of Saiko, the root of everything. We tried to remove the curse from Miss Asakawa, but the statue had little effect on her."

Before Chu Ci returned, Lei Xuan and the others had already tried to have Rinko Asakawa touch the Saiko statue, but she didn't feel the same comfort as Chu Ci. After examination, they found the problem, but it was a complex combination of mental and viral elements, more intricate than what Chu Ci had, which might be one reason the statue couldn't solve the problem.

Ryuji Takayama quickly joined Lei Xuan and the others' discussion, doing his best to save Rinko Asakawa and Yangyi.

Chu Ci, however, often drifted off, responding to every three calls with two. Eventually, the others ignored him and continued their discussion. Just as they made a decision, Chu Ci suddenly blurted out a shocking statement.

"Wait, maybe we can find a way from Sadako herself?"

PS: That's it for today's update. I'll catch up on the backlog when I get back to school. I have a good reputation and won't deliberately withhold updates!

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