Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls-Chapter 560: Mist Heavy

Oko Hayato fell silent once again for a while before speaking up, "Alright, I believe you, Ryuusei. I will report this information to the higher-ups. But speaking of which, Ryuusei, are your friends willing to come forward and testify?"

Liu Xing chuckled and replied seriously, "I’m sorry, Officer Oko, but I have already promised my friends that I won’t disclose their identities to the police for now. Considering the current situation, you probably understand it better than I do. If my friends were to come forward, they would likely become scapegoats. So, as their friend, please forgive me for not revealing their information."

As Liu Xing had mentioned, if Hashi Motojun and the others were to testify, the Tokyo police would definitely treat Hashi Motojun as a scapegoat, claiming that the Thousand Face in the large suitcase was a bomb meant to detonate the Tokyo Skytree.

Oko Hayato understood this as well, so he didn’t insist on getting the information about Hashi Motojun and the others. "Alright then, Ryuusei, you can rest assured that I won’t disclose your information to anyone else. It’s a protective measure on our part as the police. But please, if you have any more leads, do let me know."

Liu Xing knew that Oko Hayato was just being polite. If the Island Nation police were able to deal with the Thousand Face, they could easily find a few scapegoats to take the blame. But if they couldn’t handle the Thousand Face, for the sake of giving an explanation to the Island Nation people, they would definitely choose to make Hashi Motojun and the others come forward as scapegoats. It would be a way to gain public support and put pressure on the Thousand Face.

For now, however, Liu Xing could only say to Oko Hayato, "No problem, but I do have a suggestion for you, Officer Oko. When the incident happened at Tiger’s Den before, I believe the Shinjuku area was thoroughly searched by your police. And the result was probably nothing. So, I think you might have overlooked some important places."

Oko Hayato quickly responded this time, "Oh, Ryuusei, are you suggesting that Thousand Face might be hiding within our police control range?"

"Exactly. There’s a saying that goes - the most dangerous place is often the safest. So, I suspect that Thousand Face might be hiding within the Tokyo police’s control range, such as certain official facilities. After all, I don’t think your police would have searched those places," Liu Xing said with a smile.

Oko Hayato sighed and said, "You’re right. We haven’t searched those places. Firstly, we didn’t consider the possibility, and secondly, gaining access to other official facilities requires a lot of procedures. After all, different departments don’t always cooperate smoothly. So, if Thousand Face is indeed hiding in one of those official facilities, it’s not good news for us. By the time we finish the necessary procedures and start investigating, Thousand Face might have already vanished."

Liu Xing nodded in agreement, "I also believe that Thousand Face must have informants within your organization; otherwise, it wouldn’t be able to infiltrate those official facilities. After all, those places are the most dangerous... By the way, Officer Oko, can you tell me if there’s any news about Thousand Face today?"

Oko Hayato thought for a moment and replied, "Regarding Thousand Face’s identity, I believe you already have the information through your channels. They are a traitor from a Yin-Yang family in China. We have already contacted people from China for assistance. However, there’s a big problem now - Thousand Face can come back to life. Killing Thousand Face once won’t solve the problem. So, to be on the safe side, those old guys upstairs are considering surrendering and sacrificing Inukai Abe to appease Thousand Face’s anger. Of course, Inukai Abe and his party won’t agree with this plan."

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow. He didn’t expect the higher-ups in the Island Nation to have such ideas, planning to use Inukai Abe as a sacrifice to compromise with Thousand Face... But then again, it was understandable because even though there were many parties competing within the Island Nation, ultimately, it was a struggle between the Liberal Democratic Party and the Democratic Party of Japan.

It was clear that this plan to sacrifice Inukai Abe came from the Democratic Party of Japan, as Inukai Abe was an important member of the Liberal Democratic Party. Taking this opportunity to eliminate a key figure of the opposing party would be a very profitable move for the Democratic Party of Japan.

Of course, the Liberal Democratic Party would never agree to this plan. Only a fool would willingly cut off their own arm.

Furthermore, even if they did go through with it,Liu Xing knew that sacrificing Inukai Abe wouldn’t solve the problem. Thousand Face was a formidable opponent, and they needed a strategic approach to take them down. "Officer Oko, sacrificing Inukai Abe won’t resolve the situation. Thousand Face is cunning and resourceful. We need a plan that can guarantee the safety of everyone involved. I suggest that you gather as much information as possible about Thousand Face’s abilities and weaknesses. With that knowledge, we can devise a strategy to capture or neutralize them."

Oko Hayato nodded in agreement. "You’re right, Ryuusei. We need a solid plan to deal with Thousand Face. I will do my best to gather all the information available and coordinate with the relevant departments. We cannot afford to make any mistakes."

Liu Xing smiled appreciatively. "Thank you, Officer Oko. I trust in your abilities. Together, we will bring down Thousand Face and restore peace to the Island Nation."

As the conversation came to a close, both Oko Hayato and Liu Xing knew that the battle against Thousand Face was far from over. They would need to rely on their combined efforts, intelligence, and determination to overcome this formidable adversary. With their resolve, they were ready to face whatever challenges lay ahead.

And so, the hunt for Thousand Face continued, as Oko Hayato and Liu Xing set out to gather more information and devise a plan to capture the elusive criminal. The fate of the Island Nation hung in the balance, and their efforts would determine whether peace would prevail or chaos would reign.

Certainly, I can translate everything to English for you. Here is the translation:

"However, speaking of that, Liu Xing realized that Oko Hayato already had some understanding of him. It seems that Oko Hayato was able to confirm that he had obtained Thousand Face’s identity information through certain channels. It looks like Liu Xing can change the way he communicates with Oko Hayato in the future.

At this point, Oko Hayato continued, "In addition, we also reviewed the file on the Purple Dreamliner Cruise Ship incident today and found some strange information. It turns out that a batch of goods went missing on the ship. These goods came from a shell company that had already been deregistered at the time, and its legal representative could not be confirmed. The batch of goods consisted of twenty wooden boxes, each measuring one meter in length, width, and height, and they were completely sealed. These goods were brought aboard the Purple Dreamliner Cruise Ship under the guise of high-end porcelain because the person in charge of the shell company bribed the crew members responsible for inspecting the cargo. As for what these goods actually are, only the people from that shell company would know."

"Due to the relatively closed storage compartment on the Purple Dreamliner Cruise Ship, when we salvaged the ship, we found that all the other cargo on board was intact except for this batch of unidentified goods disguised as high-end porcelain. It’s important to note that the cargo hold was almost in a private room state, so there was no possibility of the goods falling into the sea due to the ship sinking. Moreover, since the shell company that shipped the batch of goods became untraceable, the special investigation team in charge of investigating the Purple Dreamliner Cruise Ship incident specifically sent someone to investigate that shell company. However, they ended up with no results."

Hearing this, Liu Xing hurriedly asked, "So, Officer Oko, do you think there is something wrong with this batch of goods?"

"Yes, after our research today, we believe that this batch of goods might indeed have significant problems. Because that shell company had connections with multiple secret cults, we suspect that the goods they shipped may have caused the sinking of the Purple Dreamliner Cruise Ship and even triggered the super tsunami. After all, besides Thousand Face and nine other individuals who went missing on the ship, only these goods disappeared... And Ryuusei, you should also know that some things possess such powerful abilities, and that super tsunami that occurred back then was indeed inexplicable," Oko Hayato said seriously.

Liu Xing instinctively nodded because he now knew that Thousand Face was a follower of Dagon. Therefore, Liu Xing could now accept the possibility that the super tsunami was caused by Dagon, considering that Dagon was Cthulhu’s top lieutenant and had the ability to create such a catastrophe.

Besides, the super tsunami had occurred without any warning signs.

So, if we consider it from a conspiracy theory perspective, it is indeed possible that the shell company at the time had connections with a secret cult that worshipped Dagon. Therefore, it is highly likely that this batch of goods was used as an offering to summon Dagon. The followers who had already infiltrated the Purple Dreamliner Cruise Ship then used these offerings to perform the Summoning Ritual, successfully summoning Dagon.

Then Dagon took the offerings, possibly fulfilling the requests of its followers by creating a super tsunami. However, during this process, Luo Renjie was unintentionally or intentionally involved in the events and ultimately became a follower of Dagon, returning to the Island Nation as Thousand Face.

If this is the case, then those nine people who went missing along with Luo Renjie are most likely followers of that secret cult. However, the most important thing is that Luo Renjie has returned to the Island Nation as Thousand Face. The ultimate goal might not be revenge.

Because since Luo Renjie became a follower of Dagon before his death, he had no reason to seek revenge. Even if revenge was the motive, it should be directed towards the Yin and Yang family where he belonged.

So, no matter how you look at this plot, something doesn’t seem right.

In that case, is Thousand Face’s current actions just a diversion? Is there another purpose behind it?" Liu Xing fell into deep thought.

On the other hand, Oko Hayato knew that Liu Xing would be lost in thought after his words, so he simply said, "We’ll talk later," and hung up the phone.

After a moment, Liu Xing snapped back to reality and sighed helplessly. It seems that Thousand Face has many secrets hidden behind them.

But then again, Thousand Face is indeed the module boss of the Cthulhu region, so their background is extraordinary.

At that moment, Ling Ishikawa approached and said, "Ryuusei, what did OkoHayato say?"

Liu Xing rubbed the back of his head and said with some concern, "OkoHayato is not concerned about the identities of Hashi Motojun and others, and if nothing unexpected happens, he won’t deliberately investigate them. He already knows that we have our own sources of information, so it’s not easy for him to find out who those friends I mentioned are, especially since he doesn’t have the time to do such things. In addition, OkoHayato mentioned something else. In the Purple Dreamliner Cruise Ship incident years ago, a batch of mysterious goods was secretly transported onto the ship, but when they salvaged the ship, those goods were nowhere to be found. So now the Island Nation authorities suspect that those goods are related to a secret cult, and even the super tsunami at that time was caused by that secret cult."

Zhang Jingxu and Ling Ishikawa frowned, their expressions becoming serious as they fell into deep thought.

Liu Xing shrugged. Although Zhang Jingxu and Ling Ishikawa didn’t know that Thousand Face is a follower of Dagon, after hearing this news, they should be able to analyze that Thousand Face’s return to Island Nation is not just for "revenge."

After a while, Zhang Jingxu, who was the first to come back to his senses, spoke up, "If those mysteriously missing goods are indeed related to the secret cult, then the super tsunami and the Purple Dreamliner Cruise Ship incident back then could be a warning sign for Yueshihao. After all, there are certain similarities between these two events."

Liu Xing nodded. If all these speculations were true, Liu Xing also felt it necessary to suspect that the Purple Dreamliner Cruise Ship incident was also orchestrated by the Deep Sea Gospel Society. After all, these two events had many similarities, except that the Deep Sea Gospel Society followers on Yueshihao were not successful.

"So, in that case, I think Thousand Face’s return to Island Nation is not for revenge. After all, he should know that his death was entirely caused by those secret cult members, unless Luo Renjie’s soul erased Luo Renjie’s memories when merging with the soul of Kamafera," Ling Ishikawa expressed her opinion.

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Since their group had a fruitful day, Liu Xing specifically called Zhang Wenbing and Ming Hanxing to share information more conveniently.

So, after everyone settled down, Liu Xing told Zhang Wenbing and Ming Hanxing about today’s meeting with Hashi Motojun and others, as well as the recent phone conversation with OkoHayato.

After Liu Xing finished speaking, Zhang Jingxu also shared his and Ling Ishikawa’s thoughts.

Zhang Wenbing nodded and touched his nose, saying, "It seems that there are still many secrets hidden behind Thousand Face. It makes me start to wonder if Thousand Face is really Luo Renjie?"

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow. Zhang Wenbing’s speculation was interesting because Thousand Face might not necessarily be Luo Renjie. After all, the only evidence pointing to Luo Renjie as Thousand Face is that Luo Renjie was one of the missing persons in the Purple Dreamliner Cruise Ship incident, and Luo Renjie knows the art of reincarnation.

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