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

Tokisaka Satoshi 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 the forensic identification, it was caused by some kind of wild beast.

Of course, the authorities ruled it an accident, which means that the girl encountered a bear in the woods and was killed.

Well, bear attacks on people are not uncommon in Japan, so on the surface, this doesn't seem to be a problem.

But the girl's brother obviously didn't think so. He insisted that it was a murder and had 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 talking about strange religions. The brother once talked to the girl about this matter, and at that time, the brother thought that the girl was bewitched by some new religion. After all, cults are legal in Japan. In this place, apart from mainstream religions, the Flying Spaghetti Cult or the Tram O Hanshin Cult can be considered 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 her out of money. So he scolded her and forbade her to associate with this group of people.

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

  It was not until after his sister's death, when he was packing up her things, that the brother discovered from the text message records on her cell phone that his sister had been in contact with those guys!

And it was the same forest they had asked their sister to go to! And they had been there more than once!

Now my sister is dead there, and she says it has nothing to do with this sect. I will never believe it even if you kill me!

But my brother is not stupid. He knows that it is impossible to catch the cultists with just these means, especially if he hands them over to the police. It would be difficult to deal with them if they alerted the cultists.

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

"Oh? A cult?"

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

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

"The teachings of this cult aren't complicated, but they're a little weird."

Toshiya Toshisaka 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 obtain its protection, humans will be able to survive in this dangerous universe."

"Well…………………"

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

Well, he can't even say this is wrong?

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

But the Outer Gods are different. They just play their own games. As for the human race, the Outer Gods basically look down on it, don’t care about it, and don’t pay any attention to it.

But the problem is that the power of the outer gods is too strong.

To the extent that even if they casually rub against humans, it would be enough to cause a world-destroying crisis to humans.

There is a mission in the expansion pack, which is about a person on a certain planet who got the record of the Black Goat from some unknown channel. It happened that this person's daughter was seriously ill and had only a few days to live. So the person was obsessed with it and finally decided to use a ritual to summon the offspring of the Black Goat to restore his daughter to health.

Shub-Niggurath didn't care about this and simply gave his daughter a black goat seed to cure her.

People really don't care, but the problem is—that is the Black Goat of the Forest that gave birth to countless evil gods!

As a result, after the daughter recovered, her physique began to mutate, and eventually she turned into a giant, carnivorous plant-like thing, spraying spores onto the entire planet. As a result, the entire planet was infected, and all living things were transformed into Sons 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!

And all this is not because Shub-Niggurath has any hatred or grudge against humans, but simply because humans cannot withstand such power!

The other party just threw a seed, and it caused a planet-level destruction, and it was unintentional! There was not even any plan or conspiracy. It was just that you used a ritual to summon me, and I happened to be able to do it, so I just helped. I'm afraid Shub-Niggurath herself didn't take this little thing to heart.

As a result, a planet was destroyed.

  Even the Scale of Corruption can't achieve this level!

This shows how terrifying these foreign gods are.

  If most of them were not outside the Milky Way, how could the evil gods have their turn to run wild? The evil gods are nothing without the subspace, and the star gods can only affect the material universe, while the outer gods control both the material universe and the dimensional universe!

Although there are many investigators who are refutation of the deeds of the Old Ones, it is important to understand that they are refutation of the Old Ones, not the Outer Gods!

The Old Ones, as the name implies, are former rulers, like Cthulhu, who once enjoyed great glory for a period of time, but were later either sealed or beaten half to death. In this case, it is not difficult for humans to repel them at a small cost.

It was like the kind in martial arts novels, where a gang leader or something had extremely profound skills, but when he was beaten to death, any random servant passing by could stab him to death. For those Old Ones, it was almost like this.

Take the Mountains of Madness for example. When the Ancients were once powerful, they fought Cthulhu head-on and even beat Cthulhu into autism.

  But what about now? There are only two or three kittens. They still have to run away, right?

This is the Old One. If it were the Outer Gods, hey, let me see which posture would be more comfortable to die.

The only lucky thing is that, since the outer gods basically don't care about humans, everyone keeps to themselves, and as long as no one seeks death, everything will be fine.

But damn, there are always people seeking death!

Duanmu Huai cursed silently in his heart and looked at Shi Banzhi again.

"and then?"

"I have been tracking this group for a while and found them to be very difficult to deal with. These guys only communicate online, just like those netizens, and never meet each other. But I also found some clues, that is, this sect does not preach in public like many sects, but mainly targets those who are keen on strange stories or mysterious legends. They will look for people who meet their requirements on those forums and BBSs, and then invite them to join."

According to Tokisaka Satoshi's investigation, the murdered girl was a very enthusiastic psychic enthusiast, and from her computer records, it was also learned that the sect found her and invited her to join their organization because the girl had been active on the psychic BBS for a long time.

“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 foreign gods, then it is appropriate to find supernatural enthusiasts. After all, for humans, it is basically impossible to obtain intelligence information about foreign gods.

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

Alas, this is just a vicious circle. Ordinary humans cannot accept the information and knowledge about the outer gods, which will drive them crazy. So they know nothing, but because of their ignorance, they will unconsciously pursue it like moths to a flame. When they discover the truth, they will not be able to leave all these warnings to future generations, because they will also go crazy or die due to mental trauma. So the ignorant later generations will repeat the stupid behavior of their predecessors...

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

"Because of this." Shi Sakachi pointed at the document in Duanmu Huai's hand.

"This sect is very tightly organized. I once wanted to get in, but I couldn't. The only thing I found from the victim was this notebook. Strictly speaking, I didn't know what these addresses meant, but when I learned that something had happened in two of them, and that you were at the core..."

"Are you saying I'm from that cult?"

"No, sir."

Tokisaka Satoshi shook his head.

"In theory, it is possible. But I have investigated you carefully, and according to my judgment, you must have been involved in their conspiracy unintentionally and destroyed it. That's why I said that you might also become the target of this evil cult. This is also the reason why I came to you, hoping that we can cooperate."

"But, those were all natural disasters. How could they be related to some conspiracy......"

However, before Duanmu Huai could finish his words, he suddenly stopped.

Is it really just a natural disaster?

It has to be said that when Sakachi proposed his guess to Duanmu Huai, Duanmu Huai also began to recall.

  Indeed, both the Minamigami Village and the Shiraho Residence looked like accidents at first glance. But————think about it carefully, how did these accidents happen?

The outbreak of the burrowing insects occurred because a construction team building a road "accidentally" dug up its nest, which then alarmed the burrowing insects.

As for the curse of the Baifan family, if you trace it back, it was because the girl named Saeki took the initiative to commit suicide and broke the rules, which triggered the curse and caused this series of events!

Duanmu Huai always thought that this might just be a simple accident, but what if it wasn’t?

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

Someone has to do it, right?

  If this was really done by that evil cult, then their purpose was... to expose the Old Ones to the world and cause chaos in the world?

Indeed, think about it carefully. If it weren't for me, who could have dealt with the burrowing devil bug? And if I couldn't deal with it, the whole place would be ruined. Even if the government blocked the news, some people with ulterior motives could spread rumors, especially the group of supernatural enthusiasts, who are the source of conspiracy theories. Just a disappearance can make up all kinds of bizarre plots such as disappearance of gods, alien abduction, etc.

  So these bastards are planning to mess up the world?

Tokisaka Chi was just a detective after all, and he lacked experience. But Duanmu Huai was a judge, and he would visit cults to kill time whenever he had time. He knew exactly what those cultists were thinking.

However, Duanmu Huai was not very good at perceiving things. If Ling Nu was around, he would definitely not let go of these clues. But if Ling Nu was not around, Duanmu Huai might have let go of some clues.

"…………………"

Duanmu Huai shook the wine glass and squinted his eyes to stare at the ice cubes in it.

A cult...

"Mr. Duanmu?"

Looking at Duanmu Huai like this, Toshisaka Zhi became curious.

"Don't you know something?"

"Maybe, maybe not."

Duanmu Huai stood up and glanced at Shi Banzhi.

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

"No problem at all."

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

After getting back in the car, Duanmu Huai did not go home immediately. Instead, he picked up his phone and made a call. Soon, a cheerful 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 over there?"

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

So Duanmu Huai made this call.

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

"correct."

Hearing the other party bring up this topic, Duanmu Huai also opened his mouth to ask.

"Speaking of which, I do have something I want to ask you. You said that the construction team dug that hole. Who dug that hole?"

"Who dug it? Hmm... Let me think. Oh, yes, it was the guy who drove the excavator. You've seen him before."

"I?"

"Yeah, didn't you bring his ID 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. He remembered that his name was Sanmu Chun…

"He didn't 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 and kept him outside. This guy had just joined our construction team not long ago, and this was his first time to really work. I didn't expect that he would cause such a disaster..."

  Have you just joined the engineering team? Is this your first job?

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 squinted his eyes, stared at the phone in his hand, and touched the little panda lying on his shoulder.

This is really interesting.