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Chapter 1360 Are You Afraid? (Miaomiao still focuses on sleeping)

After receiving the news, Duanmu Huai waited for another two days before coming to the bar again. Naturally, the detective was still sitting in the same seat as before.

"Your news is very interesting."

Duanmu Huai sat down, picked up the wine glass next to him, and took another sip of juice.

"So...Mr. Duanmu, what do you think?"

"Before that, I have something to ask you."

Seeing the other party's impatient look, Duanmu Huai waved his hand and signaled him not to be anxious.

"what's up?"

"Let me ask you, how determined are you on this case?"

"Determination?"

  It has to be said that facing Duanmu Huai's questioning, Shi Banzhi was quite surprised. He originally thought that Duanmu Huai would negotiate some conditions with him, but he didn't expect that he would ask about his determination to investigate the case right away?

"That's right, you are a detective, not a policeman, and it is not your job to investigate the case."

"But I have already received the commission fee."

Tokisaka hesitated and shook his head.

"I'm not the kind of person who doesn't keep his word."

"What if someone offers you a higher price and asks you to stop?"

"Of course I won't do that."

"Really?"

Hearing Tokisaka Tomo's answer, Duanmu Huai sneered.

"So, if your employer died unexpectedly, would you still continue to investigate the case?"

“………………Excuse me, what do you mean by this?”

Having said that, Tomoya Toshisaka realized that something was wrong.

"It's simple, just like I said."

Duanmu Huai spread his hands.

"Indeed, I may not be as professional as you detectives in solving cases. But I am professional in dealing with cults. I can tell you clearly that if everything you said is true and the cult does exist, then as long as you continue to investigate, you will inevitably encounter obstacles. If you are a policeman and you want to do your duty, then there is no problem. But you are just a detective, a detective who is paid to do his job. Are you sure you want to continue the search?"

Duanmu Huai did not lie. When he was a judge, he had eliminated at least 8,000 cult organizations. He could guess what tricks those cult members would use with his eyes closed. Although Duanmu Huai did not have qualified personnel at the moment, the addition of detective Tokisaka Tomo could effectively improve their investigation capabilities. But on the other hand, he was just an ordinary person. If the cult really wanted to kill him, it would be very easy.

And if this guy is recruited by the cult and becomes an undercover agent to stab you in the back, that would be even more troublesome.

Therefore, Duanmu Huai had to make it clear to him in advance, letting him know that this was not a detective game. If this cult really had the ability to locate the location of these Old Ones, then at least it would prove that they were not just some superficial, middle school-type organization, and they might even have a certain influence in the upper class.

Duanmu Huai made this judgment because of the incident of the Baifan family. The rules of the Baifan family have a long history, but for most outsiders, it is obviously unknown. And if the girl named Zuo Bo who disrupted the ceremony is really related to the cult organization, then it means that the other party must have mastered the secrets of the Baifan family that even Huangmao and Mika and others do not know.

This is not something that ordinary people can do. Even gossip paparazzi cannot have this level of power, because this is a secret that has been kept for a long time. Naturally, only families with a long history can know it.

Generally speaking, such families have a high social status.

“………………Are you threatening me?”

It must be said that Tokisaka Tomo's expression became serious at this moment, while Duanmu Huai shrugged his shoulders.

"I'm not threatening you. I'm just telling you the truth. Assuming your prediction is correct and there really is a cult behind all this, this is what you'll encounter next. I know more about cults than you do. Believe me, real cults are not just good people. If you get too close to their secrets, you'll end up dead."

Having said that, Duanmu Huai looked at Toshisaka Chi again, whose face was ashen.

"Not just you, but your family too, they can all clean it up."

"No... this is impossible... we are living in a society ruled by law!"

“But if it’s an accidental death, the police won’t care, just like the victim you are investigating now.” “…………………………”

This time, Tokisaka Satoshi did not speak, but fell into deep thought.

"I don't know your family situation, but I have to tell you first that if you want to deal with cults, this is the threat you face. Of course, I'm not talking about the kind of tricks that pretend to be gods and practice qigong to make money. They have ten thousand ways to kill you and the people around you, even your employer, and they can do it to the extent that even if you call the police, the police will be helpless. Facing such an enemy, you can only rely on yourself. Don't expect to call the police to arrest these inhumane bastards. If you don't have the determination to kill them yourself, then I advise you to get out of this matter as soon as possible and continue to investigate marital infidelity and other lucrative jobs."

Duanmu Huai said this based on his experience. A true cult is not an organization that cheats people out of money. They really possess supernatural powers and may even have connections with some old gods. Facing such an enemy, calling the police is useless, unless you have super powers and can fight back, otherwise you will just be played around by them.

In the end, Toshio Toshisaka didn't say much, but left the bar in silence.

Duanmu Huai was not surprised by this. After all, he was just an ordinary detective who was trying to make a living. Toshisaka Zhi knew that he could not risk the lives and property of his entire family for a case.

The reason why Duanmu Huai reminded him was also a kind of reward. After all, Shi Sakachi reminded Duanmu Huai of the possibility of cult involvement.

Of course, this was just Tokisaka Satoshi's one-sided statement, but it also made it impossible for Duanmu Huai to continue to slack off. After all, although he was an Old One, he was also a judge of the Inquisition, and it was the duty of the Inquisition to eliminate heretics. Duanmu Huai would naturally deal with cults like this that were suspected of colluding with the Old Ones.

The premise is that there really is such a cult.

But the problem is, Duanmu Huai is not sure whether such a cult really exists now.

Fortunately, he was not completely without clues.

That was the address that Tomoka Tomo had left for him before.

According to Tokisaka Satoshi, he found this in a notebook that fell from behind the desk when he was searching the victim's room. At the time, Tokisaka Satoshi didn't know what these meant, but he just wrote them down out of his duty as a detective. After all, people have given you money, you can't just do nothing.

But later, with the earthquake in Minamigami Village and the incident at Shiraho Residence, Toshizaka Tomo found a connection. After investigating, Toshizaka Tomo found himself.

Duanmu Huai didn't think this was a coincidence, there must be some connection, but he wouldn't let anyone else do it. After all, there were few people in this world that Duanmu Huai could trust.

"Forget it, it doesn't matter, just keep going."

Duanmu Huai did not intend to follow Shi Sakachi's policy. The other party hoped to find the location of the cult through clues and then deal with it. Of course, as a detective, Shi Sakachi's policy was not wrong. After all, he was just a private detective and did not have the professional authority of the police, so he could only do so much.

But this doesn't suit Duanmu Huai.

  Others would counter the opponent's moves and avoid the traps. But Duanmu Huai didn't plan to do that. He planned to walk in directly, destroy the opponent's plans again and again, and let them jump out by themselves!

As for how to do it?

It’s very simple, just follow these addresses one by one!

If it is true as Tokisaka Satoshi guessed, that every place is related to the Old Ones, then as long as Duanmu Huai arrives at the place, he will naturally be able to find the problem and then completely destroy those idiots who should have been eliminated by history long ago.

  Of course, the first thing Duanmu Huai needs to do is to investigate the situation in these places!

After that, Tokisaka Tomo never came to the bar again, and Duanmu Huai thought that he had listened to his advice and gave up this dangerous investigation to do other things. He himself began to further investigate these addresses, trying to find out what these places had.

  However...it's difficult!

Only after Duanmu Huaizhen got the hang of it did he realize that intelligence investigation was not something he was good at!

He would search online to see if he could find anything from these addresses, but that was it. Through these addresses, Duanmu Huai locked onto some areas, but he had no idea what was in these areas or what the current situation was. Not to mention that several of them were upper-class residences like Bai Fan's, so Duanmu Huai couldn't just run over there and cause trouble.

As for other places, they were either in old villages deep in the mountains or on isolated islands overseas. In short, most of them were in some remote places. However, there were also a few places located in the downtown area. After searching, Duanmu Huai found that these were just simple residences or shops. As for other places... he couldn't find anything.

Of course, Duanmu Huai could ask the bar owner to find someone to investigate. But Duanmu Huai thought that the fewer people who knew about this, the better. Generally, such cult organizations have considerable power underground. If they investigated underground, they might alert the enemy.

But to investigate it yourself?

He is like this...

Of course, it is not possible to let Sakuya go. After all, Sakuya is just an ordinary girl. Although she has good grades and outstanding abilities, things like investigating intelligence are still not suitable for her.

"Oh...what a hassle."

After another day in the bar, Duanmu Huai left the bar and planned to go home. He regretted scaring the detective away, but only a little. Because Duanmu Huai knew that fighting against a cult was not something that those with weak minds could do.

Anyway, what should I do?

Muttering to himself, Duanmu Huai walked to the parking lot and approached his car.

However, just when Duanmu Huai was about to open the door and get in the car, a dark shadow suddenly emerged from the side and pounced towards Duanmu Huai!