The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 722 Hope and Despair (25)

"Then, in order to escape those debts, I started wandering." Inuyama Jun said, "I met a group of fellow wanderers. We lived in parks, under overpasses, and in underground passages... We were like a group of primitive people living in the steel jungle of the city... Every day I went to collect waste and get relief food... Every once in a while, other people would give me the money from selling bottles so that I could bet on horses, because I used to bet on horses before I became a wanderer, and occasionally I could predict the results..."

Listening to Inuyama Jun's story, Qian Xiaoyi understood why he met him at the racecourse before.

"So you left Pingtai just to avoid debt?" Qian Xiaoyi asked.

"Yes... and I don't know how to face Heita anymore." Inuyama Jun said: "My presence will only cause him trouble. It's better to leave it like this and not disturb him. So..."

He bowed his head towards Qian Xiaoyi and said, "Please, please don't let him seek revenge on the Hope Cult! He still has a long life ahead of him, and he doesn't need to waste it on things like this."

"It seems that you still don't understand that kid." Qian Xiaoyi sighed, "Don't look at him like this. In fact, he is quite stubborn. As long as he believes that something is right, even I can't stop him. I can't stop him from taking revenge."

Recalling last year, Qian Xiaoyi touched his nose uncomfortably, remembering that time when he wanted to test Inuyama Heita's character, he was hit hard by the other party. Fortunately, the boy had not practiced boxing at that time and was like a weak chicken, otherwise he might have bled.

"No, he can't fight those people!" Inuyama Jun said in panic.

"So, he is not alone this time." Qian Xiaoyi said seriously: "We, the exorcists, and those who have been harmed by the Hope Cult, must stand up and face the Hope Cult."

Inuyama Jun was shocked and said, "You want to deal with the Hope Cult? They have that kind of special ability!"

Qian Xiaoyi smiled strangely: "Who isn't?"

"No, Heita is just a child!" Inuyama Jun was a little angry.

Qian Xiaoyi said, "You underestimated him. He knew what he wanted to do from the beginning. He even took the initiative to ask to join my firm for his own purpose... However, this kid hasn't learned enough. Don't worry, before he learns how to really fight, we adults are still there to support him. Before that, I won't let him go."

"Fight..." Inuyama Jun muttered the word, still wanting to stop it, but when he thought about what he had done and his identity, he fell silent. He really had no right to ask the man in front of him to do anything for his son.

"But..." Inuyama Jun shed tears, which dripped onto the hamburger. He choked and repeated, "He is still a child..."

Even Qian Xiaoyi felt a little awkward watching a grown man crying in front of her.

Even if Inuyama Jun was possessed by evil spirits and did many irreparable things in the past, who can say that he is not a victim?

"So, as a father, can you please stand behind him and support him?" Qian Xiaoyi asked, "Stand on the side of justice and fairness and expose the truth about the cult?" "Huh?" Inuyama Jun raised his head and looked at Qian Xiaoyi with red eyes: "You want me to be a witness? It's useless... I've tried it before. They did it very cleanly, and there is a deep network of interests behind them..."

"Don't worry about this kind of thing." Qian Xiaoyi said: "No matter how complicated the network of interests is, for those big men behind the scenes, this kind of organization is just a tool. Even if it's a pity to throw it away, it can always be given up, as long as... this tool loses its use."

"What should we do?" Inuyama Jun wiped away his tears and said, "I... I am a useless person now. I may not be able to help you."

"We exorcists will handle the main offensive work." Qian Xiaoyi said, "So you don't have to worry about the special abilities of the Hope Cult. In addition, we are still contacting victims of the Hope Cult like you, hoping that you can expose the true face of the Hope Cult. This is to expand the momentum and let everyone know what this evil cult has done."

"It's useless." Inuyama Jun still shook his head: "I know you used the same method to deal with the idol godfather, but Hope is different... This is a very extreme religious group. If you do this, you will only anger those fanatics. You can't disintegrate them at all, and it will only make them more crazy."

Qian Xiaoyi nodded. It seemed that Inuyama Jun had tried this trick before. However, just as he said, the cohesion of the other party was not comparable to that of Laishan's successful company. The big raccoon only used power to suppress the people under him. Once he lost power, he would immediately push everyone down.

And the Church of Hope...is really made up of a bunch of lunatics.

"So, your mission is not to destroy the other side." Qian Xiaoyi said, "but to make the name of Hope appear in the public eye and let everyone know about your existence. That's all."

Inuyama Jun's eyes sharpened: "Public opinion alone can't do anything to them. You have to tell me, how are you going to deal with those lunatics?"

He clenched his fists and his voice was a little agitated, but he was still enduring. This was the first time in all these years that someone had found him to discuss how to deal with that evil organization. He dreamed of defeating that cult.

"It's simple. They are united by faith and hope." Qian Xiaoyi said lightly; "So, all we have to do is shatter their hope and give them despair."

"Smash...hope?" Inuyama Jun was a little puzzled: "You mean, we should start with their strange power?"

Qian Xiaoyi shrugged: "They originally started with that strange ability, so of course we have to start from this aspect, otherwise why do you think we have the confidence to defeat them? I have said enough, so, Mr. Inuyama, are you willing to go to war against the Hope Cult for your family, for your son... and for those who have been hurt by the Hope Cult?"

"I...I..." Inuyama Jun's face showed suppressed anger: "I think about this all the time...Although I am just a waste, a waste who can't even take care of a child, I am willing to be the first stone thrown at the Hope Church, but...I have a condition."

Qian Xiaoyi could guess what the other party wanted to say, so he said, "Please go ahead."

"Please, don't tell Heita about this." Inuyama Jun said, "I don't want him to see me like this. Just pretend he never found me."

(End of this chapter)