Chapter 256.1
Alternate Dimension?
Void Spirit!
When Liu Xing heard Miguel say that Ling Ishikawa might have been sent to an alternate dimension, his first reaction was to think of Void Spirit. After all, not long ago, Liu Xing had discussed Void Spirit with Zhang Jingxu in their chat.
Could it be that after crossing modules with Zhang Jingxu, the Void Spirit in Zhang Jingxu’s module had really come to his own module?
However, after careful consideration, Liu Xing ruled out the possibility of Void Spirit.
Firstly, there was no news of Yin En’s card being torn, which meant Yin En was still in this module and had a chance to return from the alternate dimension. If Void Spirit had indeed captured Yin En and taken him to the alternate dimension, Void Spirit would definitely kill Yin En, as it didn’t have the habit of storing food.
Secondly, Flame Bar was not a suitable place for Void Spirit to hunt, as Void Spirit, although able to freely traverse dimensions, had relatively ordinary combat power. Void Spirit would almost never choose to act in a crowded place, and Liu Xing had observed that the private booth area was almost full, so if Void Spirit had really appeared and captured Yin En, it would have been discovered by the people around.
Lastly, and most importantly, according to Miguel’s analysis, Yin En had sat at the bar for a while, then went to the private booth area to chat with a few people before suddenly disappearing into another dimension.
So it was clear that the people who had chatted with Yin En were the most likely culprits who had sent Yin En to another dimension.Find updated novels on novelbin(.)co/m
This way, Liu Xing felt that he had roughly figured out what had happened to Yin En.
However, Liu Xing was even more puzzled - why had Yin En taken the initiative to go and chat with those people?
Even if those people included Yin En’s target, Honda Tetsuya, Yin En shouldn’t have gone to sit down and chat with Honda Tetsuya and others, especially since the distance between the bar and the private booth area was quite far, and there were many people in between. Liu Xing couldn’t even see the situation at the bar, so he felt that Yin En’s actions were somewhat problematic.
Liu Xing couldn’t help but sigh; the doubts were piling up.
"Miguel, can you track down the people who chatted with Ling Ishikawa?" Liu Xing asked.
Miguel shook his head, saying helplessly, "I’m sorry, Master. I currently can’t track those people down because their scent is too strange. Their scents are completely mixed together, and I can’t even determine how many people there are. Moreover, after Ling Ishikawa’s scent disappeared, the scents of those people suddenly spread throughout Flame Bar, but there’s no trace of them outside. It seems their identities are not simple."
Liu Xing nodded, as expected.
"Master, Miguel should be able to analyze who was around Ling Ishikawa before he suddenly disappeared. We can go ask those people if they know what the person who chatted with Ling Ishikawa looks like, whether it’s Honda Tetsuya or not," Honekawa Suneo suggested.
Liu Xing shook his head, smiling bitterly. "No need to waste effort. I think it won’t be effective. Those people’s identities should not be simple, as they were able to exile Ling Ishikawa to an alternate dimension and evade Miguel’s tracking. This means they must have the ability to confuse the people around them, making them unaware of Ling Ishikawa’s sudden disappearance."
Honekawa Suneo nodded silently in agreement.
Liu Xing sighed again, picking up his wine glass. "Alright, let’s finish our drinks and go. Staying here won’t yield any discoveries. By the way, Miguel, is there any news from Alice’s side?"
Miguel nodded, saying, "There are some discoveries, but they’re not major. After leaving Fujiwara Shrine, Alice went to a beauty salon, which happened to be next to the Golden Arches. I went in to eavesdrop and found that the beauty salon was also a Deep Sea Gospel Society asset, specializing in serving high-end clients, including officials’ wives in the Kyoto area, to gather information."
"This time, the beauty salon’s manager learned from a wealthy businessman’s mistress that a real estate company was planning to acquire the Morimoto School Old Teaching Building area, which was about to be reclaimed by the government. If developed into a high-end residential area, it would definitely be profitable. Most importantly, this real estate company has a strong background, and if they forcibly acquire the land, Morimoto School, or rather Deep Sea Gospel Society, would have no way to stop it."
Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, smiling. "This is interesting. It seems one mountain is higher than another. However, this Morimoto School Old Teaching Building area is a crucial location for Deep Sea Gospel Society in Kyoto, and we can’t let it fall into others’ hands."
Therefore, Liu Xing didn’t think anyone in his team could complete this arduous mission.
But Liu Xing felt that Honda Tetsuya was probably the most important NPC in this module, and whether they could clear the module depended on Honda Tetsuya... and so on!
Liu Xing suddenly thought of a question: according to reason, the next person to "commit suicide" should be Honda Tetsuya, since his name implied the five elements, and he had seen the Red-Clothed Female Ghost. The Deep Sea Gospel Society should come to trouble Honda Tetsuya, but Honda Tetsuya’s current strength was likely capable of defeating the entire Morimoto Academy’s fanatical believers, including Liu Xing’s group.
So, would it be enough to wait for over ten days and let the Deep Sea Gospel Society trouble Honda Tetsuya, and then just wait for the module to clear?
Liu Xing shook his head; this was a difficult module, and it couldn’t be that simple.
So, Liu Xing now thought that Honda Tetsuya was lying, and he hadn’t actually seen the Red-Clothed Female Ghost, but was just pretending to deceive him!
It had to be said that Honda Tetsuya’s acting skills were 99% convincing!
"Trouble, trouble!" Liu Xing rubbed his temples, looking helpless.
Now, this module was getting more and more unclear, with various clues and information tangled into a mess.
Just as Liu Xing was struggling, Alice arrived at Flame Bar because she had just received a report from the staff that all the listening devices in the bar had been disrupted by an unknown signal, losing their listening ability. Alice hurried to Flame Bar.
Of course, Alice didn’t notice that there was a masked stranger watching her from not far behind.
"Boss, you’re here."
Outside the door of Flame Bar, the manager was waiting for Alice’s arrival.
Alice nodded, looking gloomy, and said, "Less talk, what’s the situation now?"
The manager knew Alice’s personality, so he immediately said, "An unknown signal appeared an hour ago, disrupting our listening devices. This is definitely not an accidental situation, as the frequency of the signal is clearly designed to target listening devices. However, it’s still business hours, and we can’t conduct a large-scale search for the signal’s location, so we need you to take charge."
Alice’s eyebrows were tightly furrowed as she said, "Get the bar closed immediately, and tell the customers that we have to close due to special circumstances. Make sure to give them all a complimentary drink and a voucher, and absolutely don’t damage our reputation. Then, arrange for someone to search the entire bar and find that unknown signal!"
The manager nodded and quickly ran back to the bar to execute Alice’s orders.
Ten minutes later, Flame Bar was left with only the Deep Sea Gospel Society’s followers, and under the private booth where Liu Xing’s group had just sat, they found Honekawa Suneo’s black technology.
Of course, this wasn’t because Liu Xing had forgotten to have Honekawa Suneo take it away, but because Liu Xing had intentionally left it behind.
"Alice, this is the unknown signal. Do you want me to retrieve the surveillance footage to see who was sitting here just now?" the manager asked respectfully.
Alice shook her head, looking serious, and said, "No need, even if we retrieve the footage, we won’t be able to find out anything."
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