Chapter 254.1
Private Room Time’s Up.
Zhang Jingxu spoke up first, saying, "This friend of mine, you should know about the local specialty store, right? I have a friend who went missing in that store."Latest novels on novelbin(.)com
As Mi Ge’s "friend," Liu Xing naturally wouldn’t betray Mi Ge, so Liu Xing smiled and shook his head, speaking nonsense: "Oh, I see. No wonder Mr. Zhang wanted to have me brought here. But I was just curious, and I wondered why there was such a strange local specialty store, so I went in to take a look. But there was nothing good to see inside, and the environment was quite dirty and disorganized, so I just left."
Because Liu Xing had already discussed this with Zhang Jingxu beforehand, Zhang Jingxu didn’t say anything else, just nodding his head and saying seriously, "In that case, I can only warn you that curiosity kills the cat. It’s better to avoid such strange places, and I see that your fortune is not good lately, so you might have encountered some bad luck."
Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, feigning surprise, and said, "Mr. Zhang, you’re saying I have bad luck? Are you a Taoist or something?"
Zhang Jingxu chuckled and nodded, saying, "That’s right. I’m a Taoist from Mount Longhu, and I was quite famous in the Magic Capital of China. Since I disturbed you today, I’ll make it up to you by reading your fortune."
Liu Xing nodded, showing interest, and said, "The Magic Capital, I remember there was a girl from our school who was also from the Magic Capital and was a Taoist."
As soon as Liu Xing said this, Zhang Jingxu’s expression changed, and he said seriously, "What? A female Taoist from the Magic Capital, and she’s a student? Please tell me more about her."
Liu Xing nodded and told Zhang Jingxu everything he knew about Lu Tianya, of course, carefully describing himself as Lu Tianya’s friend in Island Nation, since Liu Xing couldn’t say he was Lu Tianya’s enemy.
So, Zhang Jingxu, who had learned about Lu Tianya’s existence, said happily, "Thank you, Mr. Ryuusei, for your information. Previously, due to some changes, I lost contact with Lu Tianya, and I didn’t expect to get her news through you today. If you don’t mind, could you take this and give it to her? She should understand when she sees it. Then, could you please help me deliver a message to her? I’ll go to Kyoto to find her after I finish my current tasks."
Zhang Jingxu handed Liu Xing a bracelet, which looked quite cheap, like something you could buy for 10 yuan at a street stall.
However, Liu Xing understood that this bracelet was a token of Zhang Jingxu and Lu Tianya’s love.
"OK, Mr. Zhang, I’ll take care of it. After I return to Kyoto, I’ll help you contact Lu Tianya. Now, I’ll take my leave, as I have a flight to catch." Liu Xing said with a smile.
Zhang Jingxu nodded and called in the Black-Clad Man outside, giving him some instructions before the Black-Clad Man sent Liu Xing away.
Before leaving, Zhang Jingxu said meaningfully, "Mr. Ryuusei, we’ll be in touch again. You should know my contact information."
Liu Xing nodded, thinking that since Zhang Jingxu wanted to contact Lu Tianya, his ID in the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall should still be Zhang Jingxu. So, Liu Xing planned to add Zhang Jingxu as a friend after this module ended, since they were all in the Island Nation area, and who knows, they might be together in the next module.
After leaving the coffee shop, Liu Xing contacted Honekawa Suneo, bought a ticket back to Kyoto, and flew back to Kyoto, where he met up with Ling Ishikawa and others at the airport.
Then there was the neutral faction, with only one person, a strategist sent by the Deep Sea Gospel Society’s headquarters to Kyoto, code-named "Crow". The Education Chief did not know Crow’s real name or appearance, as Crow never spoke or showed his face, always sitting behind an opaque screen during meetings, only submitting written opinions, and returning to his room after the meeting.
During the last election for the head of the Deep Sea Gospel Society in Kyoto, the Education Chief had initially contacted Alice, who had promised to support the Education Chief, but ultimately betrayed him, supporting Daikubo Sosuke instead, leading to the Education Chief’s defeat.
So, according to reason, the Education Chief had no way to replace Daikubo Sosuke, but when the Education Chief discovered Alice’s secret actions, he felt that his opportunity had come, because as long as Alice was taken down, the Education Chief would win.
Therefore, the Education Chief had his best investigator, Hound, investigate Alice.
After learning this important information, Liu Xing had a bold idea, "What if we take advantage of this opportunity to divide the Deep Sea Gospel Society? What’s the success rate?"
Ming Hanxing frowned, shaking his head, "I think the success rate is not high, because we have no way to contact the Deep Sea Gospel Society. We are currently just ordinary students and teachers, unless the Society actively invites us to join them, or we reveal our identities, which would be too dangerous. We are still too weak compared to the Society in Kyoto, and it’s easy for us to be eliminated."
Honekawa Suneo also nodded in agreement with Ming Hanxing’s idea.
Ling Ishikawa then proposed his own opinion, "Actually, we still have a chance to do it, although it might be a bit dangerous..."
Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, smiling, "Ah, Ling Ishikawa, your idea is to ’replace the crown prince with a stray cat’?"
Ling Ishikawa nodded seriously, "That’s right, my idea is to replace the crown prince with a stray cat. Since Crow never shows his face or speaks, we can find an opportunity to take him down and replace him. This way, we can infiltrate the enemy’s inner circle and continue to drive a wedge between the Education Chief and Daikubo Sosuke, and I think the Deep Sea Gospel Society’s Kyoto branch is not far from dissolution."
"However, I think Crow is not that easy to deal with. He must have some skills to be sent by headquarters to Kyoto, and we also need to keep it from Daikubo Sosuke. So, the success rate of this plan is not high, but it’s worth a try. At the very least, we can figure out Crow’s background or directly kill Crow and Daikubo Sosuke, weakening the Society’s power in Kyoto and maybe even creating chaos."
Liu Xing nodded, smiling, "That’s right, I support Ling Ishikawa’s idea. Even if we can’t divide these cultists, we can still strike at their roots. I think we should arrange for someone to observe Fujiwara Shrine for a day, figure out how many people are inside, and then launch a night attack on Fujiwara Shrine, prioritizing the elimination of Crow. If we’re exposed, we’ll retreat while trying to kill Crow and Daikubo Sosuke as much as possible, creating chaos."
After making the decision, Liu Xing also shared his experience of meeting Zhang Jingxu during his trip to Kobe, which shocked everyone. They didn’t expect Liu Xing to encounter Lu Tianya’s friend on a casual trip, and it seemed that Lu Tianya and Zhang Jingxu’s relationship was not ordinary.
However, Ming Hanxing and Ling Ishikawa’s eyes had a strange glint, because they understood that Zhang Jingxu was definitely a player, not an NPC.
"Since we have Zhang Jingxu’s token, as long as Lu Tianya doesn’t know our true identities, he shouldn’t come looking for trouble, and might even help us deal with the Deep Sea Gospel Society." Honekawa Suneo smiled.
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