Chapter 899: Ezo Tribe |
From the current situation, the "cleaning" work of Shima Mitsuhiro and Mutou Masao is quite good, at least there is no news of other forces planning to take action against them.
As for the abandoned villa area, Shimazu Nakano later sent people to check it out and found that the entire abandoned villa area had been leveled, and the gate to the Dreamrealm had been cast into a huge concrete pillar.
Although the surveillance cameras on the nearby roads were checked, no suspicious vehicles were found heading to the villa area.
However, this suggests one thing - Ii Naoyoshi and Liu Xuyu are not alone.
So Shimazu Nakano began to investigate the secret cult that Ii Naoyoshi was in back then, to see if there were any remnants of that secret cult.
Finally, the thing Liu Xing was most concerned about was the remaining items in the safe.
First, there was a pair of jade bracelets, which had a very significant origin. It is said that a certain envoy to the Tang Dynasty brought them back, and their function is very simple - to ward off evil spirits.
Jade can ward off evil spirits.
This saying has been passed down from ancient times, but its authenticity has always been in doubt. However, in this parallel world with a Cthulhu myth background, some jade stones can indeed ward off certain weak mythical creatures.
"More importantly, these jade bracelets must be used as a pair to be effective because they were blessed by a powerful mage. If they are separated, the blessing effect will disappear. Additionally, these jade bracelets can improve health and restore spirit if worn for a long time. If we weren't worried that you might break them in your sleep, we wouldn't have just put them on your bedside table," Zhang Jingxu added.
Liu Xing turned around and saw that the jade bracelets were indeed on the bedside table.
It seems these jade bracelets are truly treasures.
"As for the flintlock, it's quite interesting because it is a replica made by a secret cult leader decades ago out of personal interest. However, after that secret cult was swallowed by another, many items were scattered, and the flintlock was sold as a craft. The buyer was a fairly powerful Yin Yang Master who modified the flintlock to fire special bullets with various magic spell effects, turning physical damage into magic damage," Yin En said, taking out the flintlock from his waist.
"Unfortunately, we didn't find matching bullets, and making them ourselves would be troublesome, so the flintlock can only be a decoration in the living room," Ding Kun said regretfully.
Yin En nodded and said, "Yes, even with matching bullets, the flintlock is just a big toy because its effective range and accuracy are too poor, and the firing interval is long. Most importantly, the damage of those special bullets might not be higher than handgun bullets, so it's fine for playing around, but taking it to the battlefield would be asking for trouble."
"What about the snuff bottle?" Liu Xing asked.
Zhang Jingxu pointed to the living room and said, "Like the flintlock in Yin En's hand, the snuff bottle is also just a collectible. Its function is to make the snuff (powdered smokeless tobacco) inside produce a hypnotic effect, allowing the user to have a good sleep after using it. So the snuff bottle is now a decoration on the counter, and it looks quite nice."
Liu Xing raised an eyebrow and smiled, "So, the items left in the safe were not things Ii Naoyoshi and Liu Xuyu didn't have time to take, but things they didn't bother to take?"
"That's right. Except for the jade bracelets, the flintlock and snuff bottle are useless to Ii Naoyoshi and Liu Xuyu. The embroidered shoe is similar because if it can't be controlled, it's also useless," Zhang Wenbing said.
Liu Xing thought for a moment and curiously asked, "By the way, how did you deal with the embroidered shoe?"
"Shimazu Nakano took it, saying it would be sent for a comprehensive examination to see its origin and whether it could be replicated. If it can be replicated, we can airdrop a batch of embroidered shoes into the Public Faction's territory, causing chaos. Although the Public Faction is already in chaos," Zhang Jingxu said gleefully.
Earlier today, two small secret cults under the Public Faction clashed and fought on the streets of Tokyo.
The most important thing is that they were members of a security company whose mission was to ensure the safety of the Tokyo area.
The ordinary police officers in Tokyo had been sent to surrounding areas to "calm the public," so the security company was responsible for maintaining public order in Tokyo. The Warrior Faction also established security companies to take over major cities like Osaka.
When the two small secret cults started a street gunfight, the situation spiraled out of control, resulting in more than ten deaths, including two civilians hit by stray bullets.
This put the Public Faction under great public pressure, and internal issues remained unresolved as the two small secret cults sought support from their "big brothers."
According to Shimazu Nakano's undercover report, the Public Faction is now in chaos, with frequent small-scale conflicts.
This served as a reminder to the Warrior Faction, so although the Oda Family and other forces still found the Tokushima incident suspicious, they no longer demanded more evidence from Shima Mitsuhiro and Mutou Masao.
Of course, the Oda Family and other forces are still investigating the Tokushima incident.
"Alright, Liu Xing, do you want to get up and move around?" Yin En asked.
Liu Xing nodded, feeling that he had slept for several days and needed to get up and move around.
Since Liu Xing seemed fine, Zhang Jingxu and the others went about their business, leaving Juri Sonoda to accompany Liu Xing for a walk in the back garden.
As for Alice, she found a new job as the head of the foreign work group of the Warrior Faction after returning to Osaka, responsible for coordinating and arranging missions for foreigners in the Warrior Faction.
These foreigners are mostly players who came to the Island Nation to participate in the Public-Military Conflict, so Yin En and the others supported Alice becoming the head of this work group, as it allowed them to monitor the players' activities and use them for small tasks.
In the backyard, Liu Xing did not forget to ask Juri Sonoda about other situations during this period.
"Actually, not much has happened during this period, just some small-scale disturbances in Hokkaido." Juri Sonoda sighed and said, "Liu Xing, you should also know the situation in Hokkaido, because there are almost no strong families there. So after the Public-Military Conflict started, Hokkaido was not like other regions where someone stood up to take charge. Therefore, many people with ulterior motives began to cause trouble in Hokkaido."
Liu Xing nodded. Due to some historical reasons, the Hokkaido region has always been regarded as a barren and cold place. Although the Hokkaido region is not small in area, no family is willing to develop there. Therefore, the Hokkaido region has always been one of the most backward regions in the Island Nation until it officially developed in the last one or two hundred years.
As the saying goes, the major families of the Island Nation still control their own territories. So after the Public-Military Conflict started, those areas not directly under the jurisdiction of the Public Faction and Warrior Faction basically had local major families standing up to take charge, ensuring that everything could continue to operate normally.
However, the Hokkaido region lacks such families with the ability to stand up, so many troublemakers took the opportunity to cause trouble for their own interests.
As a result, incidents occur frequently in the Hokkaido region, and the Public Faction near Hokkaido is also reluctant to send people to solve the problem because they are not justified in managing the Hokkaido region now. It is easy for the Warrior Faction to seize the opportunity to launch public opinion attacks.
Therefore, the Hokkaido region has now become a no-man's land...
"Miss Sawada received a message a few days ago, saying that a new organization, which may or may not be a secret cult, has emerged in Hokkaido. They claim to have received an oracle from the gods of the Ezo Tribe and plan to re-establish a kingdom belonging to the Ezo Tribe in Hokkaido." Juri Sonoda sighed again.
Liu Xing raised an eyebrow and shook his head, saying, "Ezo Tribe? This is another mess."
The Ezo Tribe was originally an indigenous people of the Island Nation, mainly living in the northeastern region of Honshu Island. However, a long time ago, they were defeated by the current main ethnic group of the Island Nation, the Yamato Tribe. The remaining people were forced to move to the Hokkaido region. This is also one of the reasons why the families of the Island Nation are unwilling to go to the Hokkaido region because the Ezo Tribe is also a tribe of cannibals!
No one would want to live next to a tribe of cannibals.
So in modern times, the emergence of firearms ended the era of cold weapons and officially "integrated" the Ezo Tribe into the Island Nation. However, after the Ezo Tribe mixed with the down-and-out samurai who were forced to make a living in the Hokkaido region, the Hokkaido region remained chaotic for many years.
Although the Ezo Tribe has now fully integrated into the Island Nation system, if someone causes trouble in the name of the Ezo Tribe now, it would indeed be a troublesome matter because the issues between the Island Nation and the Ezo Tribe people are similar to the issues between the United States of America and the Native Americans.
"Yes, I heard that the Public Faction plans to send people to discuss the Hokkaido issue with us. Shimazu Nakano also held a meeting for this purpose a few days ago. Everyone believes that the Hokkaido region cannot continue to be chaotic because the Public-Military Conflict is essentially an internal issue. We must not let some small-time crooks take advantage of the situation, and..." Juri Sonoda hesitated.
Seeing this, Liu Xing smiled and said, "If I'm not mistaken, there should be the shadow of the United States of America behind the organization that wants to rebuild the Ezo Tribe kingdom."
"That's right. After investigation, we found that the organization is indeed supported by the United States of America because the organization's bank account has recently received many foreign remittances. The most important thing is that there are already many so-called civil organizations in the Hokkaido region, which are essentially the white gloves of the United States of America. These civil organizations are nominally self-financing, but more than 80% of their operating funds are directly funded by the United States of America." Juri Sonoda nodded and said.
Liu Xing couldn't help but shake his head and smile. He didn't expect that the United States of America still wanted to cause trouble at this point. It seems they are still unwilling to withdraw their troops from the Island Nation and are playing such a trick.
Wait a minute.
Liu Xing suddenly thought of something and frowned, asking, "By the way, Juri, do you know where Mutou Masayoshi is now?"
"Mutou Masayoshi?"
Juri Sonoda quickly understood Liu Xing's meaning and pulled Liu Xing back, saying, "Let's go find Chen Fuping now. She should know where Mutou Masayoshi is."
Fortunately, Chen Fuping was with Alice at this time, so Liu Xing and Juri Sonoda quickly found her.
"Mutou Masayoshi? I heard from Ryuzaki a few days ago that his father has decided not to participate in the election anymore and plans to go back to the United States of America to lay low." Chen Fuping thought for a moment and said.
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