Chapter 1359 Secret Sect (I lie down and don’t want to get up)

Tomoe Tokisaka is a detective. Not long ago, he received an investigation commission—a girl died unfortunately. Her body was found in the woods not far from the school. When it was found, the girl's body had been torn to pieces. According to forensic identification, it was caused by some kind of wild beast.

Of course, the official regarded it as an accident, that is, the girl met a bear in the woods and was killed.

Well, bears are not uncommon in Japan, so on the surface, it seems that there is nothing wrong.

But the girl's brother obviously doesn't think so. He insists that this is a murder, and he has his own reasons.

According to her brother, before the girl was killed, she had been in contact with a group of mysterious guys, and she was always mumbling about strange religions. The brother once talked about this with the girl. At that time, the brother thought that the girl was bewitched by some new religion—after all, in Japan, cults are legal, so much so that in this place, in addition to mainstream religions, the Flying Spaghetti God Cult or the Tram O Hanshin Cult can be regarded as legal sects. And these cults always like to preach everywhere and win over people.

At that time, the brother just thought that his sister was deceived, because they were also a wealthy family, and these cult members might think that his sister was easy to deceive and wanted to cheat money. So he scolded her and forbade his sister to associate with this group of people.

At that time, the sister also agreed obediently, so the brother didn't care.

It was not until his sister died that when he was packing up his sister's things, he found out from the text message records of his sister's mobile phone that his sister had been in contact with those guys!

And it was also the forest they asked his sister to go to! And she went there more than once!

Now that my sister died there, she said that she had nothing to do with this sect, and the brother would never believe it!

But the brother is not stupid. He knows that it is impossible to catch the handle of those cult members with just these, especially if he hands it over to the police. It would be difficult to deal with it if he alerted the snakes.

So he found the detective Tokisaka Satoshi and asked him to secretly investigate this cult.

"Oh? Cult?"

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai became more interested. After all, dealing with cults is also one of the jobs of the Tribunal, and he has dealt with cultists many times.

"Tell me, what does this cult believe in?"

"The doctrine of this cult is actually not complicated, but it is a bit strange."

Toshiya Toshiba explained.

"They call themselves the 'Cult of the Light of the Universe'. The main content of their doctrine is that in this universe, there are countless huge beings that are unimaginable to humans, and humans are like ants in front of them. Therefore, they claim that in order to fight against these terrible beings, humans must believe in a great god. As long as they get its protection, humans can survive in this dangerous universe."

"Uh........."

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai's hand playing with the wine glass paused slightly.

Well, he can't say this is wrong?

After all, the Outer Gods are different from the Warp Evil Gods. The Warp Evil Gods attack humans because they need human souls to strengthen their own power, so humans and Warp Evil Gods must be fighting to the death.

But the Outer Gods are different. They are completely on their own. They basically look down on the human race, don't care, and don't care.

But the problem is that the power of the Outer Gods is too strong.

So much so that even if they rub against humans casually, it is enough to cause a world-destroying crisis to humans.

There is a mission in the expansion pack, that is, on a certain planet, someone got the record of the black goat from some unknown channel. It happened that the person's daughter was seriously ill and had only a few days to live. So the person was obsessed and finally decided to use a ritual to summon the offspring of the black goat to make his daughter healthy.

Shub-Niggurath's attitude towards this was indifferent, and he directly gave a black goat seed to cure his daughter.

People really don't care, but the problem is that it is the black goat of the forest that gave birth to countless evil gods!

The result is that after the daughter recovered, her physique began to mutate, and finally she turned into a huge thing like a carnivorous plant, spraying spores on the entire planet, and the result was that the entire planet was infected, and all creatures were transformed into the son of the black goat.

Well, in this way, everyone is a loving family.

Faced with this situation, the Inquisition can only issue an extermination order, okay!

And all this is not because Shub-Niggurath has any hatred or grudge against humans, it is simply that humans cannot withstand this kind of power!

The other party just threw a seed, and it caused the destruction of a planet, and it was unintentional! There is not even any plan or conspiracy. It’s just that you summoned me with a ritual, and I happened to be able to do it, so I just helped. I’m afraid Shub-Niggurath himself didn’t take this little thing to heart.

As a result, a planet was destroyed.

Even the Stain of Corruption can’t do this!

This shows how terrible these Outer Gods are.

If most of them were not outside the Milky Way, how could the evil gods run wild. The evil gods don’t have the subspace shit, and the Star Gods can only affect the material universe, while the Outer Gods dominate both the material universe and the dimensional universe!

Although there are many investigators who are refuting the deeds of the past, it must be understood that they are quarreling with the rulers of the old days, not the outer gods!

The Old Ones, as the name suggests, are former rulers, just like Cthulhu. They used to be free and glorious for a period of time, but later they were either sealed or beaten to death. In this case, it is not very difficult for humans to repel them at a small cost.

It's like the kind in martial arts novels, like the leader of some gang, who has extremely profound skills, but when you are beaten to death, a random boy passing by can stab you to death. For the Old Ones, this was pretty much it.

Take the Mountains of Madness as an example. When the Ancient One was once powerful, it had a head-on confrontation with Cthulhu and even beat Cthulhu into isolation.

But what now? There are two or three kittens, should they run or should they run?

This is the ruler of the old days. If he were to be an outer god - hey, let me see which position is more comfortable.

The only good thing is that because the alien gods basically don't care about humans, everyone stays on the same page. As long as no one wants to die, everything will be fine.

But if you can’t stand it, there will always be someone seeking death!

Duanmuhuai cursed silently in his heart and looked at Tomo Tokisaka again.

"Then what?"

"I have been following this group for a while and found that they are very difficult to deal with. These guys only communicate online, just like those netizens, and do not meet each other at all. But I also found some clues, that is, this sect is not Like many sects, they preach in public, and they mainly start from those who are keen on weird stories or mysterious legends. They will look for people who meet their requirements on those forums and BBS, and then invite them to join.”

According to Satoshi Tokisaka's investigation, the girl who was killed was a very enthusiastic paranormal enthusiast, and the investigation of her computer records also revealed that the sect was found because the girl had been active on the paranormal BBS for a long time. They met her and invited her to join their organization.

"It's pretty accurate."

Duanmu Huai frowned and complained silently. I have to admit that this church is really good at finding people. After all, if they are really believers of alien gods, then it would be right for them to find paranormal enthusiasts. After all, for humans, there is basically no way to obtain intelligence information about alien gods.

Well, anyone who knows too much is either crazy or dead.

Hey, this is an endless cycle. Ordinary humans cannot accept intelligence and knowledge about alien gods, and it will drive them crazy. So they don't know anything, but because of their ignorance, they will unconsciously pursue it like moths to a flame. Once they discover the truth, they will not be able to leave all these warnings to future generations, because they will either go crazy or die due to mental trauma. Then the ignorant newcomers will repeat the foolish behavior of their predecessors...

"But what does all this have to do with me? How did you find me?"

"because this."

Tomo Tokisaka pointed to the document in Duanmu Huai's hand.

"The organization of this sect is very strict. I once wanted to sneak in, but I couldn't sneak in anyway. And the only thing I found from the victim was this book. In fact, strictly speaking, I didn't know these addresses. What does it mean, but when I learned that something happened in two of them, and you were in the core..."

"You mean I'm from that cult?"

"No, sir."

Tokisaka Satoshi shook his head.

"Theoretically, this is indeed possible. But I have conducted a careful investigation on you, and according to my judgment, you should have been unintentionally involved in their conspiracy and destroyed it——So, I just said that you may also become the target of this cult. This is why I came to you, hoping that we can cooperate."

"But, those are all natural disasters, how could there be any conspiracy..."

However, before Duanmu Huai finished speaking, he suddenly stopped.

Is it really just a natural disaster?

It has to be said that when Ban Zhi proposed his guess to Duanmu Huai, Duanmu Huai also started to think about it.

Indeed, both Minakami Village and Baihan Residence looked like accidents at first glance. But - think about it carefully, how did these accidents happen?

The outbreak of the earth-boring insect occurred because the construction team building a road "accidentally" dug its nest and then alerted the earth-boring insect.

As for the curse on the Baifan family, after investigation, it was because the girl named Saeki took the initiative to break the rules, so the curse was triggered, and then this series of things happened!

Duanmuhuai always thought that this might be just an accident, but what if it wasn't?

According to Satoshi Tokisaka, that sect likes to recruit paranormal enthusiasts most, and Saeki is obviously a paranormal enthusiast. As for Minagami Village, although it is said that the hole was dug by the construction team, there is one very important question - who dug it?

Someone has to take action, right?

If this is really what the cult did, then their purpose is... to expose the Old Ones to the world and cause chaos in the world?

Indeed, think about it carefully. If the burrowing demon worm hadn't met me, who could have dealt with it? And if it couldn't be dealt with, the whole place would have been ruined. At that time, even if the government blocked the news, some people with ulterior motives could spread rumors or something, especially the group of supernatural enthusiasts, who are the source of conspiracy theories. Just a disappearance can make you disappear, alien abduction and other incredible plots.

So these bastards are planning to mess up the world?

Tokisaka Tomo is ultimately just a detective, with insufficient experience. But Duanmu Huai is a judge. He visits cults to pass the time when it's windy and rainy. He knows what the cultists are thinking.

It's just that Duanmu Huai is not very good at insight. If Ling Nu is there, he will definitely not let go of these clues. But if Ling Nu is not there, Duanmu Huai might let go of some clues.

"………………"

Duanmu Huai shook the wine glass and squinted his eyes at the ice inside.

Cult...

"Mr. Duanmu?"

Looking at Duanmu Huai like this, Shi Saka Tomo became curious.

"Do you know something?"

"Maybe, maybe not."

Duanmu Huai stood up and glanced at Shi Saka Tomo.

"I have some things to investigate, and I'll contact you later."

"Of course no problem."

Shi Saka Tomo didn't expect to convince Duanmu Huai with just one speech, so he took out his business card and handed it over. Duanmu Huai also took the business card, nodded, and then left the bar with Mimi.

Back in the car, Duanmu Huai did not go home immediately. Instead, he picked up his mobile phone and made a call. Soon, a hearty voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Hey, brother Duanmu, how come you have time to call me?"

"I have something to ask you. How is the road repair going?"

The person Duanmu Huai called was none other than the leader of the construction team. Duanmu Huai rescued them from the cave. The workers were naturally very grateful to Duanmu Huai. The leader of the construction team even left his contact information to Duanmu Huai, saying that he could call him anytime if he needed anything in the future.

So Duanmu Huai made this call.

"Hey, this road still needs to be rebuilt, but fortunately, the insurance is in place, and the brothers didn't suffer much loss. The town also said that it can be postponed... In short, we have to be careful this time, don't dig any messy holes again."

"By the way."

Hearing the other party take the initiative to mention this topic, Duanmu Huai also asked.

"Come to think of it, I have something to ask you. You said that the construction team dug that hole. Who dug that hole?"

"Who dug it? Um... Let me think about it. Oh, yes, it was the guy who drove the excavator. You have seen him."

"Me?"

"Yeah, didn't you bring his work card to us? If it weren't for you, I'm afraid his mother wouldn't even know whether he was dead or alive."

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai remembered that when they went up the mountain to the campsite, they did encounter the body of a worker. I remember his name was Sanmu Chun...

"Didn't he go into the cave with us?"

"We scolded him at the time, saying that he was digging without knowing it clearly, so we didn't let him go in again, but left him outside. This guy had just joined our construction team not long ago, and this was his first real job. I didn't expect that he would cause such a disaster......"

Just joined the construction team not long ago? First time working?

Duanmu Huai raised his eyebrows.

"Then you go ahead and do your work. I won't bother you anymore. I'll treat you to a meal later when I'm free."

After saying some nonsense, Duanmu Huai hung up the phone. Then he narrowed his eyes, stared at the phone in his hand, and touched the little panda lying on his shoulder.

This is really interesting.