After so consideration, Liu Xing decided to answer Oko Hayato’s call, as he had already guessed the reason why Oko Hayato was calling him.
"Ryuusei-kun, it’s been a while," Oko Hayato said with a smile.
Liu Xing also smiled and replied, "Yes, it’s been a while, Officer Oko. I’m wondering why you’re calling now."
Oko Hayato spoke seriously, "Ryuusei-kun, I believe you know why I’m calling you. I just received a notice from the higher-ups, asking us patrol officers to try and find the eyewitnesses of the TokyoSkytree explosion incident. And I saw your na on the internal list... By the way, I’ve been transferred to Tokyo now."
Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, not expecting Oko Hayato to be in Tokyo now.
"Well, the thing is, we thought it would be too late by the ti we went to the police station to give our statents, so we decided to go first thing tomorrow morning. That way, we can also skip a day of school legitimately," Liu Xing said with a smile.
Oko Hayato was silent for a mont before speaking again, "Alright then, if possible, Ryuusei-kun, could you and the others wait for at the entrance of Tokyo Comprehensive University tomorrow? We can find a nearby police station to give the statents."
After so thought, Liu Xing decided to agree to Oko Hayato’s request, as he wanted to use this opportunity to understand the current situation of the other four players, since the Island Nation police should have gathered a lot of intelligence.
With the eting arranged, Liu Xing then hung up Oko Hayato’s call.
Since Liu Xing had answered Oko Hayato’s call on speakerphone, Zhang Jingxu and the others had also heard the conversation between Liu Xing and Oko Hayato.
"I didn’t expect Oko Hayato to have been transferred to Tokyo as well. It seems we can get so inside information from him," Zhang Jingxu said with a smile.
Liu Xing shrugged, saying with so concern, "That’s true, but I can’t help feeling that sothing’s not quite right with Oko Hayato. He seems a bit too enthusiastic about this, even though it’s just a routine statent. After all, a few statents like these won’t get him a promotion, so I think Oko Hayato must have other motives for finding us."
Liu Xing’s words made the others fall silent, contemplating Oko Hayato’s true intentions.
Liu Xing had already ford a suspicion - that Oko Hayato was outwardly here on behalf of the Island Nation police to take their statents, but was actually gathering intelligence for the Shadow Clan.
Liu Xing hadn’t forgotten that after the module at Morimoto Academy ended, he had seen a tattoo on Oko Hayato’s neck, which was the symbol of the Shadow Clan.
So unless unexpected, Oko Hayato was most likely a mber of the Shadow Clan, though Liu Xing wasn’t sure which part of the organization he belonged to.
After all, while the Shadow Clan had transford from a violent organization to a secretive cult, it was still the largest violent group in Island Nation, with a huge number of subordinates, who were a mixed bunch. The Shadow Clan couldn’t simply convert all of them into believers.
According to the information provided by Honekawa Suneo, the Shadow Clan had now effectively split itself into two - outwardly maintaining its presence as Island Nation’s largest violent group, while inwardly converting the higher-ups and so trusted subordinates into a secretive cult.
In simple terms, the Shadow Clan had divided its mbers into two main categories - the outer mbers and the inner mbers.
So Liu Xing wasn’t sure whether Oko Hayato was an outer mber or an inner mber of the Shadow Clan, which made him unsure how to treat Oko Hayato.
Of course, Liu Xing also considered the possibility that Oko Hayato might actually be an undercover agent from the Island Nation police who had been sent to infiltrate the Shadow Clan, but ended up being sent back to the police by the Shadow Clan in a twist of fate.
Thinking about this, Liu Xing rubbed his slightly throbbing temples and said, "Well, let’s just take it as it cos. For now, let’s all go back to our rooms and rest. We’ll know more once we et with Oko Hayato tomorrow."
Liu Xing was the first to head back to his room.
After all, Ling Ishikawa and the others didn’t know about Oko Hayato’s connections to the Shadow Clan, and Liu Xing couldn’t just straight-up tell them about it. He felt that continuing the discussion would be futile, so it was better to just go back and rest. Liu Xing was truly physically and ntally exhausted today.
Seeing Liu Xing return to his room, Ling Ishikawa and the others also went back to their respective rooms to rest.
The night passed without incident.
Early the next morning, Ming Hanxing went to help Liu Xing and the others get excused from their classes.
Given the seriousness of the matter, Tokyo Comprehensive University readily approved the extended leave for Liu Xing and the others. Liu Xing decided that when he t Oko Hayato, he would have him provide at least a certificate stating that they were "cooperating with the police investigation," so that Liu Xing could use that to legitimately ask Alice to help him change his major.
This was a great idea.
Since Liu Xing and the others needed to give their statents, Oko Hayato had agreed to et them at 9 o’clock. After finishing their breakfast, they went to the main entrance of Tokyo Comprehensive University and soon saw Oko Hayato, who was dressed in casual clothes, approach them.
After so brief greetings, Oko Hayato took Liu Xing and the others to a nearby police station and began taking their statents. The process need not be described in detail, as Liu Xing and the others were very cooperative, leaving nothing unsaid. After all, they had perfectly missed the four players.
Holding the statents from Liu Xing and the others, Oko Hayato sighed in resignation and said, "Ah, it seems you guys really had good luck, managing to avoid those terrorists. If you hadn’t left a step earlier, I might not have been able to et you."
Liu Xing shrugged and said with a smile, "That’s what we thought too. But speaking of which, shouldn’t those terrorists have been blown to pieces? Why do you police officers still need to take statents about this?"
Putting down the statents, Oko Hayato said sowhat gloomily, "I’ll be honest with you. We haven’t found the bodies of those terrorists at the TokyoSkytree explosion site, so we suspect they may not have died. But the surveillance footage shows they were at the cri scene during the explosion, which is puzzling us."
Liu Xing raised an eyebrow and leaned in, saying, "Officer Oko, are you suggesting these terrorists are connected to a secret cult?"
When Liu Xing said the words "secret cult," he paid close attention to Oko Hayato’s expression, but didn’t notice anything unusual.
"That’s right. The reason I’ve been transferred to Tokyo is that the Tokyo tropolitan Police Departnt has just set up a new departnt - the Secret Cult Response Unit. They’ve brought in all the police officers from across Island Nation who have knowledge about secret cults. The reason is that the higher-ups have gotten wind that those four terrorists ca from a certain secret cult, and there’s even a rumor that this secret cult might carry out the next terrorist attack. That’s why the higher-ups want us to investigate the TokyoSkytree explosion incident as soon as possible. That’s why I specifically ca to find you all after seeing that you were involved."
Liu Xing nodded thoughtfully and said seriously, "Officer Oko, you’ve seen the surveillance footage too, right? We have nothing to do with those terrorists at all. The TokyoSkytree explosion has nothing to do with us, and we don’t want to get dragged into this either. After all, when the gods fight, the mortals suffer. We don’t want to die for no reason."
Oko Hayato sighed again and said, "I understand your perspective, Ryuusei. But now I also hope you can help our police investigation. After all, you do have so understanding of these secret cults. Of course, we wouldn’t involve ordinary people like you in a direct confrontation with the secret cults. You just need to notify us if you notice anything suspicious, and if your information turns out to be correct, our departnt will give you a generous reward."
Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, already having an idea.
So Liu Xing decided to go along with it, saying, "Alright then, if we discover any leads, we’ll be sure to notify you imdiately, Officer Oko. But speaking of which, can you tell us more specific information about those terrorists? After all, we’ve only seen their photos so far."
Oko Hayato nodded and said, "Our investigation has determined that the four terrorists are all from Kitakyushu Prefecture, and they were all students from the Class of 2010 at Kitakyushu High School. Based on our preliminary investigation, these terrorists have been unemployed since graduating, and have had minimal contact with their families. They ca to Tokyo about a month ago and have been renting a room in an upscale hotel near the TokyoSkytree. So it’s puzzling that they could afford the high rent there, which is why we’ve started suspecting they may have joined a secret cult."
This line of reasoning was plausible enough, but it didn’t provide any useful information for Liu Xing, since those four players would certainly not be returning to their previous hotel, let alone their hos.
So Liu Xing followed up, "Then, Officer Oko, if these terrorists have been in Tokyo for a month, they couldn’t have just been lurking around TokyoSkytree the whole ti, right? Where else have they been going?"
Oko Hayato handed Liu Xing a report, saying, "This is an internal police docunt detailing the movent patterns of those four terrorists over the past month. Take a look, Ryuusei, but don’t go sharing this confidential information around."
Liu Xing took the report and nodded, "No problem, we won’t be revealing this internal information carelessly. But I do have one more question for you, Officer Oko - do you have any suspected targets yet?"
Liu Xing asked this question, hoping to find a way to pin the bla on the Deep Diving Society. If he could shift this black mark onto the Deep Diving Society, it would deal a heavy blow to them, and there was a good chance they would be forced to withdraw from Island Nation.
Of course, Liu Xing knew that his idea, while good, wouldn’t be an easy thing to pull off.
"That’s a perceptive question, Ryuusei. The truth is, we still haven’t definitively determined which secret cult those terrorists belong to. As you know, there are a lot of different religious groups in Island Nation - at least twenty that could potentially carry out terrorist attacks. So right now, we’re suspecting three different secret cults," Oko Hayato replied, hesitating.
Liu Xing nodded understandingly and stood up, saying, "Well, we’ll be heading back now. If we discover anything, we’ll be sure to let you know, Officer Oko."
Oko Hayato also stood up, saying, "That’s great. Just be careful, Ryuusei. Those terrorists are ruthless, and if they realize you’re onto them, they won’t hesitate to target you. Anyway, I need to head back to police headquarters to report."
Of course, before Oko Hayato left, Liu Xing didn’t forget to have him provide a certificate for their group, so they could now skip classes without issue.
Liu Xing felt relieved.
Since it was already noon when they left the police station, Liu Xing and the others just found a random restaurant to have lunch.
At the table, Zhang Jingxu asked with so concern, "Why do you think Officer Oko wanted our help? We didn’t expose ourselves during the Morimoto Academy incident, so why does he think we can help catch those four terrorists?"
Ling Ishikawa shrugged and said, "I see two possibilities. Either Oko Hayato is desperate and we’re free labor he can use, or..."
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