Chapter 261.3
Liu Xing thought that since the Island Nation’s authorities had already set their sights on the Deep Sea Gospel Society, all he had to do was cooperate with OkoHayato and provide some evidence of the society’s crimes. Then, he wouldn’t need to lift a finger, and the authorities would take care of the rest, uprooting the society’s influence in Kyoto. What a wonderful feeling!
However, OkoHayato’s next words made Liu Xing realize that he was still too naive. "Although it’s said that way, the high-level officials at the police department are still debating, and many of them want to directly investigate Morimoto Academy, arresting its leaders first. But there are also many people trying to exonerate Morimoto Academy, and even high-ranking officials from other departments are involved. In the end, my father became a scapegoat in the power struggle and was transferred to Kyoto for investigation. Unfortunately, he didn’t receive any substantial support, so his situation is very precarious. If we don’t find concrete evidence of Morimoto Academy’s wrongdoing, my father might have to resign within a few months."
Liu Xing looked at OkoHayato’s gloomy face and couldn’t help but sigh. He was indeed thinking too much, after all, this was a game, and players couldn’t provide assistance to NPCs.
However, OkoHayato’s appearance had pointed out a clear path for the players: to collect enough evidence to report Morimoto Academy and prevent their Ritual Ceremony from taking place. This should be the normal way to clear the module.
From OkoHayato’s words, it was not difficult to analyze that there were many secret cult members within the Island Nation’s police department, and even among the high-ranking officials. Otherwise, OkoHayato’s father wouldn’t have been transferred to Kyoto as a deputy director.
As for why other secret cult members were helping Morimoto Academy, the reason was simple: they understood the principle of "when the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold too." If they allowed the authorities to take action against Morimoto Academy, their own surface-level industries or influences would be eliminated one by one by the Island Nation’s authorities.
Liu Xing felt that because the Island Nation’s secret cults had infiltrated and controlled the government, they all understood that internal conflicts were acceptable, but when it came to external threats, they had to unite. According to Watanabe Ryuusei’s memories, when the Worshipers of the Yellow Sect expanded, they absorbed several small secret cults around them, which attracted the attention of the largest secret cult in the area, the Solar Sect. The Solar Sect sent people to communicate with Watanabe Ryuusei’s father, Watanabe Seiichi, hoping he would follow the "game rules."
However, Watanabe Seiichi had just become the leader of the secret cult and was full of himself, thinking the Solar Sect was no big deal, so he directly chased away the Solar Sect’s emissaries. As a result, the Worshipers of the Yellow Sect were isolated by other secret cults, but Watanabe Seiichi didn’t care.
Not long after, the Worshipers of the Yellow Sect were disbanded by the local police, and Watanabe Ryuusei suspected that the Solar Sect had secretly reported them to the authorities. Liu Xing now thought that this was possible, as the Worshipers of the Yellow Sect had broken the rules. If they had obediently followed the "game rules," they wouldn’t have been banned by the police.
Thinking of this, Liu Xing couldn’t help but sigh again. His "old man" was really useless, not knowing what it meant to "yield for the greater good." If Watanabe Seiichi had been more understanding, Liu Xing would have had over a thousand followers by now.
OkoHayato saw Liu Xing’s sighs and asked in confusion, "Ryuusei, why are you sighing?"
Liu Xing forced a laugh and said, "I’m feeling sorry for your father, Oko officer. He’s been given such a difficult mission without any help. Isn’t that making things hard for him? Moreover, the police chief of the Kyoto police department is actually from Morimoto Academy."
OkoHayato’s eyebrows furrowed in surprise, "What, Ryuusei, you’re saying the police chief is from Morimoto Academy?! You’re not joking, are you?"
Liu Xing thought for a moment, looking worried, and said, "I think these two reports will be very important. Deep Sea Gospel Society might try to interfere with the results, so I think we should prepare ahead of time."
"Don’t worry, Ryuusei. Even the Police Chief can’t arbitrarily interfere with the results, and my father can keep an eye on the reports to make sure Deep Sea Gospel Society doesn’t tamper with them... unless the coroner is also from Deep Sea Gospel Society." Oko Hayato seemed to have set a flag.
Liu Xing nodded, smiling, and said, "Then I’ll feel better. Now, let’s discuss another matter - I’ve made some progress on the identity of the Red-Clothed Female Ghost."
Oko Hayato raised an eyebrow, nodded silently, and gestured for Liu Xing to continue.
So Liu Xing said, "If I’m not mistaken, the Red-Clothed Female Ghost is a student who was killed by Deep Sea Gospel Society a few years ago in the Old Teaching Building. Her name is Higashi Meizi. I investigated the list of deceased students from the Old Teaching Building and found that Higashi Meizi was wearing red clothes when she died, and some of her personal belongings went missing, including something she treasured deeply. That’s why the Red-Clothed Female Ghost is looking for the deceased to help her find what she lost."
Oko Hayato nodded seriously and said, "Good, I’ll investigate Higashi Meizi’s detailed information when I get back to the police station. If I find anything, I’ll notify you by text. But what could the thing be that the Red-Clothed Female Ghost is looking for?"
Liu Xing thought for a moment before shaking his head and saying, "I’m not too sure. After all, Higashi Meizi has been dead for several years, and her family members all perished in a fire a few years ago. As for her classmates, they’ve all gone their separate ways, and even if Officer Oko uses his connections, it’s not certain he can find someone who was close to Higashi Meizi back then. I think even her friends from back then would have forgotten about her by now."
Liu Xing said this, but in his heart, he was secretly hoping Oko Hayato wouldn’t give up, because Liu Xing knew Higashi Meizi had a good friend - Juri Sonoda, who still remembered Higashi Meizi’s death.
After thinking for a while, Oko Hayato said, "Although the chances are slim, I’m still willing to try. The thing the Red-Clothed Female Ghost, or rather Higashi Meizi, wants to find must be very important to her. If we can help her find it, I believe Higashi Meizi won’t disappoint us. So I’ll use my connections to find people related to Higashi Meizi and hope we can achieve something."
Liu Xing secretly let out a sigh of relief, glad that Oko Hayato was willing to give it a try and not give up. It seemed he would be able to meet Juri Sonoda again as "Watanabe Ryuusei".
But speaking of Juri Sonoda, Liu Xing was now very curious about what Juri Sonoda was doing - was she still taking care of "Liu Xing"? In "Watanabe Ryuusei’s" memories, before the students from Cosmic Country returned to Island Nation, they had gone to the hospital to visit "Liu Xing" and "Yin En" to express their gratitude, and Juri Sonoda was taking care of the unconscious "Liu Xing" at the time.
However, Liu Xing suddenly remembered that Juri Sonoda had mentioned she used to be a student at Morimoto Academy when she was chatting with Minamoto Shizuka and others.
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