Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls-Chapter 536: Strange News

"What about the second possibility?" Zhang Jingxu pressed.

Ling Ishikawa sighed, a hint of worry in his voice. "As for the second possibility, it’s that Oko Hayato already knows we’ve created the Worshipers of the Yellow Sect, so he wants to use our power to investigate this matter. Of course, Oko Hayato may also have ulterior motives."

Ling Ishikawa’s words left Liu Xing and the others in silence.

While Liu Xing had repeatedly warned Honekawa Suneo to be cautious in developing the Worshipers of the Yellow Sect, for a large-scale secret cult like the Shadow Clan, simply conducting a cursory investigation would be enough to confirm the existence of the Worshipers of the Yellow Sect.

So it was quite natural that Oko Hayato now knew about the Worshipers of the Yellow Sect.

However, as Ling Ishikawa said, if Oko Hayato only wanted their group to help him track down those four players, then everything would be fine. But if Oko Hayato had ulterior motives and wanted to harm their group and the Worshipers of the Yellow Sect, that would be problematic.

Of course, this was just Liu Xing’s speculation, as Zhang Jingxu and the others didn’t know that Oko Hayato might be from the Shadow Clan. So the Zhang Jingxu and the others still viewed Oko Hayato as a police officer, thinking he might be here to pressure their group, or that the Island Nation government might be planning to pin the Tokyo Skytree explosion incident on the Worshipers of the Yellow Sect.

After all, from the current situation, the Worshipers of the Yellow Sect did have the potential to become a convenient "scapegoat." Their current scale was neither too large nor too small, making it convenient for the Island Nation government to step in and exercise control. Moreover, they could also use the Worshipers of the Yellow Sect to make the ordinary people of the Island Nation believe they were capable of carrying out the Tokyo Skytree explosion incident. Most importantly, the previous leader of the Worshipers of the Yellow Sect was still in prison, providing a justification for "Watanabe Ryuusei" to have orchestrated the Tokyo Skytree explosion.

In simple terms, the Island Nation government could completely pin the blame for the Tokyo Skytree explosion on the Worshipers of the Yellow Sect, and only need to fabricate a phone recording or email, claiming that the Worshipers of the Yellow Sect threatened the Island Nation government to release their previous leader, or they would carry out a terrorist attack.

Thinking about this, Liu Xing couldn’t help but feel worried. If the Island Nation government really did this, their group would have no choice but to be the scapegoat, as they would be powerless against such an unreasonable plot.

However, Liu Xing felt that the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall’s ethics shouldn’t be this low, directly setting up such an inescapable plot encounter.

Although the Cthulhu RPG was extremely frustrating, it shouldn’t have created a situation where defeat was inevitable.

Therefore, Liu Xing speculated that Oko Hayato’s visit this time was more likely to represent the Shadow Clan, rather than the Tokyo police. Otherwise, Oko Hayato wouldn’t have personally come to take their group’s statement, as that would be considered private business.

Thinking about this, Liu Xing decided to find an opportunity to "discover" the Shadow Clan tattoo on the back of Oko Hayato’s neck, at which point he could confront Oko Hayato directly.

At this moment, Zhang Jingxu suddenly said, "Let’s not worry about Oko Hayato for now. Good fortune or misfortune, we can’t avoid it. Let’s talk about the Deep Diving Society and the mythical creature at the bottom of Cross Lake instead. Based on the information we have, the Deep Diving Society should know about the mythical creature at the bottom of Cross Lake, and they may even know its true situation. So the purpose of the Deep Diving Society setting up a branch within Tokyo Comprehensive University can only have two possibilities. The first possibility is that the Deep Diving Society plans to protect this mythical creature up close, to ensure that it can evolve into its complete form in Cross Lake, as it takes a long time for a mythical creature to mature from its juvenile stage."

"As for the second possibility, it’s that the Deep Diving Society is prepared to capture this mythical creature. But because this mythical creature’s defensive abilities are extremely strong, even Baruka back then couldn’t break through its defenses, so I think the current Deep Diving Society is most likely still making various preparations to ensure they can capture it in a single, quick operation. After all, there are many people and eyes in Tokyo Comprehensive University, and if they were discovered, it would not be good, as it might attract the attention or even the plunder of other secret cults, because the Deep Diving Society is making a great effort to capture this mythical creature, which means this mythical creature must be extremely valuable in many ways."

Liu Xing nodded, then spoke, "Zhang Jingxu, you’re right. I think the mythical creature at the bottom of Cross Lake was most likely artificially created by a powerful entity in ancient times, and then abandoned in the bottom of Cross Lake for some reason. The Deep Diving Society should have discovered the existence of this mythical creature by chance, and they want to control it, because for a secret cult like them, as long as they can obtain it, they can then exert control over it, since this kind of artificially created mythical creature can be considered an ownerless object."

Ling Ishikawa stroked his chin and said, "That’s right. And the mythical creature at the bottom of Cross Lake must be very important to the Deep Diving Society, otherwise they wouldn’t have put in so much effort. So should we try a ’drawing the water to catch the fish’ tactic, and spread some information about the mythical creature at the bottom of Cross Lake, to create some trouble for the Deep Diving Society?"

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, finding Ling Ishikawa’s idea quite good.

Liu Xing could be certain that the Deep Diving Society must hope the mythical creature at the bottom of Cross Lake remains obscure, so that no one would come to contest them for it. That way, they could slowly deal with the mythical creature at their own pace. As the arch-enemies of the Deep Diving Society, as the leader of the Worshipers of the Yellow Sect, Liu Xing felt their group couldn’t let the Deep Diving Society have an easy time of it.

Furthermore, Liu Xing felt that this would disrupt the Deep Diving Society’s plans, introducing more variables into this module. While these variables might not all be beneficial to their own group, they could still exert a certain degree of control over the direction of public opinion - for example, choosing whether to target the rumors at ordinary people or other secret cults. In that case, the Deep Diving Society would likely suffer more consequences than their own group.

As long as the plan succeeded in drawing more attention to the mythical creature at the bottom of Cross Lake, the Deep Diving Society would be forced to accelerate their plans. At that point, the Deep Diving Society might become overeager, making various mistakes.

If their group could then seize on those mistakes by the Deep Diving Society, this module would essentially be secured.

So, Liu Xing spoke up, "Alright, I’ll have Suneo find an opportunity to post some messages on the relevant forums of Tokyo Comprehensive University, saying there are man-eating monsters at the bottom of Cross Lake. Then we’ll see how the Deep Diving Society reacts and make further plans." ɽＡ𝐍ỔʙЕṦ

Zhang Jingxu and the others all nodded in agreement.

Thus, Liu Xing contacted Honekawa Suneo and had him arrange this matter.

After lunch, since Ming Hanxing still had classes to attend, and Liu Xing’s group also needed Ming Hanxing to gather intel at the School, Ming Hanxing did not join Liu Xing’s group in requesting leave from the School. Instead, Ming Hanxing returned to Tokyo Comprehensive University first.

As for Liu Xing’s group, after some discussion, they decided to go visit the company opened by Honekawa Suneo.

After arriving in Tokyo, Honekawa Suneo and NobiNobita had used their available resources to establish a company, and arranged for the main members they trusted from the Worshipers of the Yellow Sect to work there.

Of course, the company’s ostensible main business was a video website, even though it only had a few hundred videos just for show.

Since both Honekawa Suneo and "Watanabe Ryuusei" had plenty of money, Honekawa Suneo had directly rented an entire floor for the company’s address, so Liu Xing’s group easily found the company.

Naturally, the company’s actual owner was "Watanabe Ryuusei."

ABNICO.

Looking at the name of their own company, Liu Xing was momentarily at a loss for words, or rather, didn’t know where to begin criticizing it.

The name seemed to have incorporated the best of all worlds...

But in any case, based on "Watanabe Ryuusei’s" memories, Liu Xing discovered that the concept of "bullet comment websites" had not yet emerged in this parallel world. So Liu Xing started pondering whether he should have Honekawa Suneo attempt to transform their website into a bullet comment platform, to truly live up to the company’s name.

Although Liu Xing had always been a hands-off manager, leaving the affairs of the Worshipers of the Yellow Sect to Honekawa Suneo, Honekawa Suneo had always diligently handled the big and small matters of the Worshipers, especially when it came to indoctrinating the believers... No, no, it would be more accurate to say he had done an excellent job with their proselytizing. As a result, the believers of the Worshipers of the Yellow Sect almost all recognized Liu Xing, even though they had only seen his photos.

So when Liu Xing’s group entered the company, the receptionist immediately recognized Liu Xing and excitedly escorted them to Honekawa Suneo’s office.

Of course, on the way to Honekawa Suneo’s office, Liu Xing didn’t forget to survey the state of the company. He noticed there were very few people currently in the office, with about half the workstations empty - it seemed Honekawa Suneo had deployed most of them to gather intelligence.

Faced with the unexpected visit from Liu Xing’s group, Honekawa Suneo was also surprised.

"Master, why did you all come suddenly? You should have told me ahead of time so I could prepare tea and such," Honekawa Suneo said with a smile.

Liu Xing shrugged and said, "We’re free at the moment, so we decided to come take a look at the company. After all, I’ve been a hands-off manager for too long, so I should check on my own employees once in a while. But speaking of which, how did the task I just gave you go?"

Honekawa Suneo nodded seriously and said, "Master, we’ve already taken care of what you asked. We’ve now arranged for some old accounts to post threads on all the websites related to Tokyo Comprehensive University, claiming there are monsters in Cross Lake. We’ve also spread it through other social media apps. Aside from the fake accounts we set up, the posts have already received over a thousand replies, with over ten thousand views. Some people have even reposted our posts. The situation is quite good, with public opinion starting to ferment as we intended."

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"Excellent, but Suneo, you still need to be extra careful, don’t let the Deep Diving Society trace it back to us," Liu Xing said with a smile.

Honekawa Suneo thumped his chest and said, "Master, don’t worry, this time I arranged a professional team of fake accounts. Their operational capabilities are very strong. Oh right, Master, I also obtained some information regarding those four terrorists."

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised, and said, "Oh? Then quickly tell me about that information."

Liu Xing really hadn’t expected Honekawa Suneo to obtain information about those four players so quickly.

"Ever since the explosion incident at Tokyo Skytree yesterday, all the factions have started investigating those four terrorists. So from yesterday until now, I’ve collected hundreds of messages about those four terrorists. But most of them are just unfounded rumors, with only a few pieces of information that are actually valuable. First, those terrorists are unemployed youth from Kiyose City, who came to Tokyo about a month ago and were staying in a hotel near Tokyo Skytree. The most important thing is that these four terrorists don’t seem to have any secret cult background," Honekawa Suneo said seriously.

After hearing Honekawa Suneo’s first piece of information, Liu Xing knew the credibility of the other information he had gathered was likely also extremely high, since Okohayta had just said the same thing.

Honekawa Suneo continued, "Additionally, those four terrorists had repeatedly contacted a player with the nickname ’Thousand Faces’ through a mobile game that stopped operating after the explosion incident at Tokyo Skytree yesterday. The game’s operator has confirmed it was just a shell company, and all the employees and the boss have disappeared, with all the information related to that mobile game company being fake."

Liu Xing furrowed his brow, puzzled, and said, "How did this information come out? Although the situation with that mobile game company is indeed strange, and this ’Thousand Faces’ is likely connected to those terrorists, how did anyone find out that the terrorists were communicating with him through a mobile game?"

Honekawa Suneo shook his head, also looking puzzled, and said, "I’m also very curious about the source and authenticity of this information. But from what I know, many secret cults have already confirmed this information is true and have started investigating that mobile game company and the player named ’Thousand Faces.’"

Liu Xing was now even more puzzled.

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