Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls-Chapter 538: Shifting Attention

After bidding farewell to Honekawa Suneo, Liu Xing and his group drove to Kabukicho.

Kabukicho is one of the entertainment centers in Tokyo, and it can be said to be one of the most famous entertainment centers in the world. It is filled with numerous movie theaters, arcades, bars, and other recreational venues, ensuring that everyone can enjoy themselves from dusk till dawn. As a result, there is a constant stream of people visiting Kabukicho, making it the most densely populated area in Tokyo. It is also the preferred location for many secret cults to establish their branches within the Tokyo region. After all, they can hide in plain sight, especially since Kabukicho has become a gathering place for people from all walks of life.

According to Alice, there are currently over twenty branches of secret cults in Kabukicho alone.

However, what caught Liu Xing’s attention the most was that the Shadow Clan, posing as a violent organization, had purchased a large building in Kabukicho’s 1st block. This made the Shadow Clan the most powerful secret cult in the Tokyo area, at least for now.

By the way, the Shadow Clan’s building is right next to the Shinjuku ward office building...

Upon reaching the entrance of Kabukicho, Liu Xing and the others got out of the car and began walking.

"If I remember correctly, in order to ensure absolute security for the Tokyo Olympics a few years from now, the Island Nation’s authorities have recently started to clean up Kabukicho. But I think the Island Nation will most likely face difficulties because the underground forces in Kabukicho are deeply entrenched. Not only are there major violent organizations and financial conglomerates, but these secret cults won’t be willing to move either," Liu Xing said with some sighing.

Zhang Jingxu nodded and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, the price the Island Nation’s authorities will pay to seek help from those secret cults is probably allowing them to continue staying in Kabukicho. After all, those secret cults won’t simply obey the Island Nation’s orders."

Ling Ishikawa shrugged and smiled. "This is a case of the big fish bullying the small fish. How could so many secret cults gathering together be afraid of the Island Nation’s authorities? Even the United States of America’s authorities wouldn’t gain any advantage against these secret cults."

Although the secret cults are still operating in the shadows, their overall strength is not to be underestimated, especially since some of them have extensive experience in assassination.

For example, the Assassins Sect, famous in the real world for its various games, was originally known for its "assassination services" and had even established its own country. Unfortunately, it was crushed by the Mongolian iron hooves.

However, in the Cthulhu RPG Game, the Assassins Sect became a proper secret cult. Their leader, the old man in the mountains, Hasan, turned into a wizard and is said to still be alive, possessing extraordinary assassination skills.

Of course, the Assassins Sect hasn’t forgotten its original expertise even after embracing the Cthulhu theme. They have practically taken over all the assassination jobs assigned by various secret cults, accepting any target, and boasting a high success rate.

So when Liu Xing first encountered Shi Zixuan, he initially thought she might be a member of the Assassins Sect because their main business is assassination, with thievery as a secondary occupation. However, upon further consideration, this seemed unlikely because the Assassins Sect originated from an extreme branch of the Green Faith, which had strict rules and regulations. As a result, there were almost no female members in the Assassins Sect.

In summary, the Assassins Sect is now elusive, having established contact points or business reception centers worldwide. Therefore, Liu Xing is now considering whether to hire an assassin from the Assassins Sect to take care of Oyamaya and Tanaka Fuji. It wouldn’t cost much anyway.

Since it was still early, Liu Xing and the others randomly found a barbecue restaurant to have dinner. After all, they would undoubtedly be drinking at Alice’s bar later, and it’s not good to drink on an empty stomach. They needed to eat something first to line their stomachs.

After all, this is the real Cthulhu RPG Game, and if the character card’s diet is unreasonable, it’s highly likely to cause various stomach problems. Liu Xing even read a post on the forum about a player whose character card developed stomach cancer and had to tear it up during the Interlude Growth due to a major failure...

Furthermore, there are many players whose character cards have developed stomach problems. During battle rounds, intense movement caused stomach pain, resulting in a significant reduction in combat power and being killed by enemies.

Therefore, most players in the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall have become health-conscious and pay great attention to their diet within the modules.

This is truly too realistic...

While enjoying the barbecue, Ling Ishikawa spoke up, "I heard something recently. Someone found four human teeth in a pie at a pickled vegetable restaurant in Tokyo. So, do you think the barbecue we’re eating now might be human meat?"

Liu Xing and the others frowned, looking at Ling Ishikawa with disgust. They didn’t expect Ling Ishikawa to bring up such a nauseating topic at this moment.

However, Ling Ishikawa mentioning this matter might be related to a main quest that occurred in Tokyo, and the main quest of this module should be to investigate the origin of those four human teeth.

So, Liu Xing understood why Ling Ishikawa suddenly brought up this inappropriate topic at the dining table. Ling Ishikawa wanted to remind everyone that if they wanted to interact with players from other modules, they only needed to find out who was investigating those four teeth.

Therefore, Liu Xing took out his mobile phone and checked the news related to those four teeth. He discovered that a three-person team had been sent by the headquarters of the pickled vegetable restaurant to the Island Nation to investigate the matter. It seemed that this three-person team consisted of players.

So, Liu Xing began to consider whether or not to meet with these three players.

Based on the current news reports, the location where the incident occurred was not far from Tokyo Comprehensive University, only a ten-minute drive away. Furthermore, the pickled vegetable restaurant had provided preliminary investigation results: the four teeth were indeed human teeth. According to relevant examinations, it was determined that these teeth came from the same person, a middle-aged man in his thirties or forties.

In addition, the pickled vegetable restaurant also admitted that human flesh components were detected in the batch of meat filling that the teeth were found in. This means that the "special ingredients" added to the meat filling were not limited to just those four teeth...

According to the supplier of the meat filling, they didn’t notice anything unusual during the production of this batch, confirming that it was a premeditated murder and dismemberment case.

Fortunately for the pickled vegetable restaurant, the Tokyo Skytree explosion incident helped divert public attention. Otherwise, the pickled vegetable restaurant would have faced severe criticism... wait a minute.

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow and suddenly had a bold guess.

Based on the currently known information, those four players suddenly bombed the Tokyo Skytree without any prior signs. Afterward, they simply fled and didn’t announce any messages. It was as if those four players, bored and idle, suddenly decided to bomb the Tokyo Skytree out of nowhere.

There must be a reason behind this.

Even for players like Bai Hecheng, whose sanity points are touching, there is a certain pattern to their actions. It could be said that everything Bai Hecheng does brings him certain benefits.

What benefits do those four players gain from bombing the Tokyo Skytree? Apart from being wanted by the Island Nation, and perhaps even the entire world, Liu Xing doesn’t believe that those four players would gain much from it... Of course, it’s also possible that those four players received some rewards from the mastermind behind the mission.

Therefore, let’s extend the topic further. What benefits would the mastermind behind the Tokyo Skytree explosion gain from those four players? Liu Xing believed that the most likely benefit would be a diversion of attention.

After all, the Tokyo Skytree is a landmark building in the Island Nation and has gained some fame worldwide. Therefore, if a terrorist attack were to occur at the Tokyo Skytree, it would undoubtedly attract global attention. Everyone’s focus would then shift to the Tokyo Skytree explosion, and the Island Nation police would dispatch their elite police officers to investigate the incident.

With this in mind, Liu Xing spoke up, saying, "I suddenly thought of a possibility. Could it be that the mastermind behind the Tokyo Skytree explosion orchestrated it to divert everyone’s attention?"

Upon hearing Liu Xing’s words, everyone stopped and fell into contemplation.

After a moment, Zhang Jingxu nodded slowly and said, "I agree with your view, Ryuusei. Based on the current situation, the mastermind has remained silent since the explosion at the Tokyo Skytree. It’s highly likely that they are trying to buy more time, allowing the Island Nation police to spend more time investigating the incident. This way, they can better conceal certain things."

"If that’s the case, then the matter the mastermind wants to conceal is probably not simple. After all, they dared to bomb the Tokyo Skytree just to cover it up," Ling Ishikawa exclaimed in awe.

Liu Xing nodded and decided to send a text message to Oko Hayato, outlining his thoughts.

Of course, Liu Xing also took the opportunity to ask Oko Hayato some questions, such as the progress of the Tokyo police investigation and any other major incidents that had occurred in Tokyo recently.

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Before long, Oko Hayato replied with a message, affirming Liu Xing’s thoughts. He believed that Liu Xing’s ideas had opened up a new line of investigation for the Island Nation police, and they were already following this lead.

As for recent violent incidents within Tokyo, apart from the gruesome murder case behind the four teeth, there were two noteworthy cases: the Kusanagi Masanobu prison break and the Tokyo Bay container corpse incident.

Kusanagi Masanobu was one of the high-ranking members of the Shadow Clan and the main person in charge of the Shadow Clan’s operations in Tokyo. Therefore, the Island Nation police had been monitoring Kusanagi Masanobu for several years. However, as someone who could rise to a high position in the Shadow Clan, Kusanagi Masanobu certainly had some means. It was only a month ago that the Island Nation police finally obtained decisive evidence and successfully arrested Kusanagi Masanobu. They believed that they could obtain crucial clues from him and use them to unravel the entire Shadow Clan network, thus dealing a blow to the criminal organization.

But just a week ago, Kusanagi Masanobu, who had been secretly detained by the Island Nation police, unexpectedly escaped. Currently, the Island Nation police could only confirm that Kusanagi Masanobu was still in Tokyo, but his exact whereabouts were unknown. Moreover, due to the Tokyo Skytree explosion, the Island Nation police had only left a few people to continue investigating Kusanagi Masanobu.

As for the Tokyo Bay container corpse incident, it happened half a month ago when port workers discovered an unregistered container emitting a foul smell. They opened the container and found numerous human corpses inside. After the Tokyo police investigation, a total of eighteen bodies were found in the container, and no obvious signs of injury were detected. Initial suspicions pointed to poisoning as the cause of death. However, due to the occurrence of the Tokyo Skytree explosion, the Tokyo police forensic team had been reassigned, temporarily putting the Tokyo Bay container corpse incident on hold.

Regarding the tooth incident, after discovering the presence of human flesh, the Tokyo police also suspected a connection to the other two incidents. This was because Kusanagi Masanobu was forty-five years old, and additional clothing and personal belongings were found in the container. Therefore, the Tokyo police speculated that there were more victims whose bodies had not been placed in the container.

Liu Xing shared all this information with Zhang Jingxu and the others.

"In my personal opinion, Shadow Clan is highly suspicious. Firstly, they undoubtedly have the ability to orchestrate the Tokyo Skytree explosion. Secondly, based on the information provided by Oko Hayato, it’s highly likely that Kusanagi Masanobu possesses evidence that could overturn the entire Shadow Clan. Therefore, no matter what, Shadow Clan would want to rescue Kusanagi Masanobu from prison and eliminate him. Lastly, it could also be a possibility that a violent group or secret cult that is at odds with the Shadow Clan wants to take this opportunity to frame them," Ling Ishikawa said seriously.

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