This Japanese Monogatari Isn't Lame
Chapter 557 - 354: The Intricate Cult (4000 words)_2

Chapter 557: Chapter 354: The Intricate Cult (4000 words)_2

"Those people...have they really started targeting children now?" Gangye Yoshiko furrowed her brows deeply.

Beichuan Hui Li and others were simply high school students, highly susceptible to deception or easily attracted by what others said, which might lead them to join this illegitimate sect.

If she hadn’t been thinking of playing a long game to catch big fish, Gangye Yoshiko would have taken people to wipe out that group of minnows from the Church of Truth and Happiness long ago.

Gangye Yoshiko took another puff of her electronic cigarette and, addressing Beichuan Si, said, "In any case, Beichuan, I hope you can persuade your friends around you. The Church of Truth and Happiness is definitely not a proper sect, and there’s too much shady stuff involved behind the scenes."

She gestured with her hands, her expression serious.

"I know." Beichuan Si was not in the mood for jokes, either.

Now that he had come to understand that there was nothing clean behind those sects, Beichuan Si was even less likely to let down his guard.

Especially since...he was to make contact with members of that sect tomorrow...

Beichuan Si knit his brows tightly.

In any case, he thought it was time to reconnect with Magong Tong; he felt it necessary to go to the sect’s gathering place to see the situation for himself.

If it didn’t affect his ordinary life, that would have been fine.

But if it started to pose a threat to his life...

Beichuan Si exhaled and nodded to Gangye Yoshiko: "That’s it for now then, I’m heading back."

He didn’t let Gangye Yoshiko see him off because, more than anything, he now wanted to be alone to clear his head about the Church of Truth and Happiness.

Beichuan Si left the police station alone, not even taking the bus, planning to simply walk back.

As he walked, he continued to mull over the matters of the Church of Truth and Happiness.

"The church, huh?"

Beichuan Si’s gaze flashed.

If they were both sect organizations in Tokyo, could there be any contact with his own Beichuan Divine Society?

The scale of the Beichuan Divine Society was not small either; although the main family was in Gunma Prefecture, under the management of Qiuxiao Yunai and Shen Gu Mirai, as well as the support from Shan Yuanmu Yuzi’s father, the overall condition of the sect was looking up... and the Church of Truth and Happiness, watching this scene unfold, would hardly remain inactive, right?

At that thought, Beichuan Si took out his phone and dialed Qiuxiao Yunai’s number.

External communication had always been this woman’s job; Beichuan Si had always been hands-off.

The phone was connected shortly after.

On the other end, Qiuxiao Yunai directly exclaimed in surprise, "Beichuan?! You’re actually calling me of your own accord?"

Her voice conveyed an air of disbelief, as if the very idea of Beichuan Si calling her was implausible.

"It’s me," Beichuan Si replied briefly, "I have some matters I’d like to ask you about."

Err...

Qiuxiao Yunai opened her mouth, and it took a while before she spoke in her ethereal voice, "Oh well, I should have known you, Sect Hierarch Beichuan, had something you needed when you called. I might as well get used to it."

She even let out an exaggerated sigh as she spoke.

Beichuan Si couldn’t be bothered with her pretentious tone and simply laid out his purpose:

"Have you heard of the Church of Truth and Happiness, Qiuxiao?"

Hmm???

Qiuxiao Yunai fell silent on the other end.

After a long pause, she asked in astonishment, "Where did you hear that name from, Beichuan?"

It seemed Qiuxiao Yunai was aware of the Church of Truth and Happiness.

"I heard people mention it," Beichuan Si glossed over, then pressed, "Do you know the details of this sect? Qiuxiao."

Qiuxiao Yunai didn’t hesitate this time and soon replied after a bit of thought, "Actually, a person in charge from that sect has visited our Beichuan Divine Society."

She went into the details.

It was precisely during the Golden Week period when Beichuan Si was away, Qiuxiao Yunai followed the usual routine of preaching, promoting the benefits of believing in the Beichuan God.

After finishing her sermon, of course, Qiuxiao Yunai had to return to her office to continue dealing with all sorts of matters for the Beichuan Divine Society. That was when a person responsible from the Church of Truth and Happiness came to visit.

The other party seemed to have come seeking cooperation with the Beichuan Divine Society.

"What about sharing believers, community alms activities..." These topics of conversation were still pleasant.

But in the end, they also proposed that they hoped the Beichuan Divine Society would promote their new medicine.

Promoting new medicine to the believers of the Beichuan Divine Society...

"At that time, I felt something was not quite right, so I didn’t agree to their request," Qiuxiao Yunai said with a hint of strangeness in her tone; "Even if we were to promote a new medicine, it should not be us, the Beichuan Divine Society, doing so. That kind of suspicious and particularly expensive drug, I couldn’t possibly promote it to our believers."

Saying this, Qiuxiao Yunai’s voice became a bit indignant again, "But what I didn’t expect was that after I rejected them, they started to promote their own doctrine where we spread the teachings of the Beichuan Divine Society, and they even denigrated us as a false god... Although they didn’t actually achieve much, visually speaking, it still hindered the Beichuan Divine Society from attracting new members."

Qiuxiao Yunai didn’t stop talking and continued, "Moreover, I’ve heard that lately, among our core followers, there have been people from the Church of Truth and Happiness coming over to poach members and promote their doctrine... It’s so disgusting! Don’t you think so, Beichuan?"

The Beichuan Divine Society was essentially Qiuxiao Yunai’s life’s work, having completely shaken off the shadow of the Thousand Mirror Mutual Aid Association and newly developed.

But who could have anticipated encountering such a distasteful religious group in the process of development?

How could Qiuxiao Yunai not be angry?

"That group also said they wanted to meet with me again soon to discuss matters related to the group’s development. Do they think that by using these methods, they will make me obediently soften and listen to them? I will definitely not agree!"

"They want to meet with you again soon?"

Beichuan Si narrowed his eyes, "Is that what they said?"

Beichuan Si had been silent up until now, and when he finally spoke, it snapped Qiuxiao Yunai back to reality. Without hesitation, she replied, "That’s what they said. They hope to discuss future development strategies with us."

So that’s how it was...

First, pretend to seek peaceful development but, upon failure, turn to threats, give the Beichuan Divine Society a show of force, and then propose developmental strategies.

It seemed they were already targeting the Beichuan Divine Society...

Beichuan Si, pinching his chin, pondered for a moment before saying, "Qiuxiao."

"Hmm?"

"If someone from the Church of Truth and Happiness comes again, I want to handle it myself."

Beichuan Si said it simply.

Yet, it was this simple statement that completely baffled Qiuxiao Yunai.

She had been merely venting to Beichuan Si, not really expecting him, as someone who typically washed his hands of matters, to be of any help.

But now—

The Beichuan God himself was going to step in?

Qiuxiao Yunai stuck out her tongue.

She was all too aware of Beichuan Si’s abilities.

If he were really provoked, with his supernatural abilities... It wouldn’t be a problem for the Church of Truth and Happiness to change its last name to Beichuan.

"Beichuan... do you mean..." Qiuxiao Yunai couldn’t help but ask again.

She wanted to confirm she hadn’t misheard.

Upon her inquiry, Beichuan Si’s voice came through from the other end, "I mean, let me negotiate with them next time on your behalf. That shouldn’t disrupt your work, should it?"

"Of course not! I’ll call you before the people from the Church of Truth and Happiness come next time, okay?" Qiuxiao Yunai nodded repeatedly—

Even though she knew that Beichuan Si couldn’t see her gestures right now.

"Then it’s decided."

After leaving those words, Beichuan Si hung up the phone.

He stared at his cell phone for a while before slightly shaking his head.

He had originally thought the Church of Truth and Happiness was just one of the organizations Beichuan Huili had heard of casually... He didn’t expect that... this suspicious church had already become intricately linked with him.

Since things had turned out this way, Beichuan Si was ready to open up.

He felt a slight sense of anticipation for what was going to happen next.