Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls

Chapter 198: Yin En Under Surveillance

Kuroba Naoki saw his younger brother waving at him and smiled, nodding in response. He then said to Liu Xing, "That's my brother Kuroba Daisuke, still a high school student. I'll be leaving first."

Liu Xing chuckled and pointed at Yin En, saying, "What a coincidence, the person chatting with your brother is my friend. Let's go over together."

Kuroba Naoki raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything, simply walking over with Liu Xing.

Yin En noticed Liu Xing and Kuroba Naoki approaching. Recognizing Kuroba Naoki because of his resemblance to Kuroba Daisuke and the presence of Liu Xing, he quickly understood Kuroba Naoki's identity.

"Ah, you must be the curator Kuroba, it's a pleasure to meet you," Yin En said enthusiastically.

Of course, Yin En hadn't forgotten they were in a library, so he waited until Kuroba Naoki was closer before speaking in a low voice, winning Kuroba Naoki's favor with this small detail.

Since Yin En had just been chatting with Kuroba Daisuke, he knew that Kuroba Naoki was planning to take Daisuke and others out for fun. After meeting with Liu Xing, they exchanged a knowing look and then bid farewell to Kuroba Naoki.

To Liu Xing's surprise, Kuroba Daisuke seemed to greatly admire Yin En.

After leaving the Ziwu City Library, Liu Xing and Yin En got into a car to return to Chen Wenbin's house, as it was getting late and they had agreed to be home before dark to avoid an ambush by the Dark Willow Gang.

In the car, Liu Xing couldn't help but ask Yin En how he knew Kuroba Daisuke and his friends.

"Oh, I was just in the business district, finished shopping, and took a taxi to the Ziwu City Library to meet you. Right after getting out of the cab, I met Hirose Sakura, who I mentioned to you before, and through her, I met Kuroba Daisuke and a girl named Sonoda Mirai. They're classmates and had planned to hang out today since it's a holiday."

"Because of my profession, young Kuroba Daisuke looks up to me a lot. After all, kids his age often fantasize about being heroes on the battlefield. So, I quickly got on good terms with them and became part of their group."

"Then I found out that Kuroba Daisuke's brother is the curator of the Ziwu City Library, Kuroba Naoki. After entering the library, we heard from the staff that Curator Kuroba was meeting someone, so I guessed it must be you talking to Kuroba Naoki. I wanted to buy you some time, so I chatted with Kuroba Daisuke and the others. Luckily, Hirose Sakura knew me already, and Kuroba Daisuke is somewhat of a fanboy, so they were willing to talk to me."

"Of course, I couldn't just chat with them for so long without a purpose, so I gathered quite a bit of information from them. For instance, there have been attacks by the Killer Demon in their school, targeting students who are troublemakers. This reminds me, Chen Wenbin mentioned that many victims of the Killer Demon attacks are from the Ziwu City underworld. So now I suspect that the Killer Demon specifically targets bad people."

Hearing this, Liu Xing nodded and seriously said, "Indeed, I was thinking the same. I just discussed this with Kuroba Naoki, regarding Sawada Tomohiko. I suspect that Tomohiko might be the Killer Demon, and the priest of the Godless Shrine might be the same one who turned mercenaries into Ghouls years ago!"

Yin En raised his eyebrows in surprise and said, "What, you mean the priest of the Godless Shrine has been alive for hundreds of years? That seems unlikely, she looks so young."

Liu Xing knew Yin En was skeptical but actually agreed with his theory.

So, Liu Xing shared his speculations and evidence with Yin En, who finally agreed, albeit reluctantly.

"Who would have thought that Ziwu City, seemingly insignificant, is actually a den of powerful figures," Yin En said, lighting a cigarette.

Liu Xing nodded and replied with a resigned tone, "Yes, now we can be sure that the priest of the Godless Shrine is on the same level as the Killer Demon. There's likely someone equally powerful with the Ghouls, and Mikageichi and Kojima Kanto of the Dark Willow Gang are probably on the same level as Otonashi Takuya. As for the Dark Willow Gang's mastermind, they're probably not far off from the Godless Shrine's priest. And these are just the ones we know about. It feels like a battle of the gods, and what role do we ordinary people have in this?"

Yin En, looking at the scenery outside the window, said thoughtfully, "Everyone has their role to play. Since King Tindalos chose us as Mian Gu Lu's bodyguards, it means we have the capability and opportunity to stand equal with the Killer Demon and others. Even the greatest ancient generals needed soldiers; they couldn't win battles alone."

Liu Xing, fed a dose of motivational talk, quickly changed the subject to Otonashi Takuya. "Speaking of which, Yin En, when I was talking to Kuroba Naoki earlier, I heard that Sawada Tomohiko had a samurai named Otonota working for him."

"Otonota, do you mean this samurai could be Otonashi Takuya?" Yin En asked in surprise.

Liu Xing shook his head, unsure, "It's not certain, but I suspect that Otonashi Takuya is either Otonota himself or a descendant. Otonashi Takuya is too strong to be an ordinary person. When we talked about the Eldritch God Taketori this morning, he seemed very calm, so I think there's definitely a connection between Otonashi Takuya and Otonota."

Yin En extinguished his cigarette, pondering, "Should we try to probe Otonashi Takuya then?"

"I'll find a chance to test him. But for now, Yin En, you can contact Sawada Yinyin and ask her to gather information about Otonashi Takuya," Liu Xing said while driving.

Yin En nodded silently and took out his phone to compose a text.

Before Yin En could finish his message, a text arrived on his phone.

"Wow, speak of the devil, it's a message from Sawada Yinyin," Yin En said, surprised.

After reading the message, Yin En turned to Liu Xing with a deadpan expression, "Liu Xing, it seems like Sawada Yinyin is monitoring my phone."

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