The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 843 The Beginning of the War (22)

After nearly a month of fermentation, the topic of the Church of Hope spread like a virus on the Internet, and all kinds of bizarre rumors, true or false, continued to catch people's eyes. No one expected that this huge sect was like an iceberg under the sea, and only a small part of it appeared before the world.

Brainwashing, imprisonment, fraud, instigation of crime... The Hope Church has gradually been associated with these negative words. More and more victims have come forward to accuse the Hope Church of its actions, and even launched a class action lawsuit.

Under this wave of public opinion, almost everyone knew that the Hope Church would hold the "Aquarius Festival" at the foot of Mount Fuji in a few days to celebrate the birthday of its founder, Mari Amahara.

By then, I am afraid that thousands or even tens of thousands of people will come from all over the country to participate in this grand parade.

Yes, that's right, the so-called Aquarius Festival is actually a grand parade. According to rumors, many floats of different appearances have been transported from all directions to the starting point of the event. The believers of the Church of Hope will start from the starting point, surrounded by those floats of various shapes and the leader Mari Amahara, to the venue at the foot of the sacred mountain Mount Fuji, and then receive the blessing of the founder Mari Amahara.

Many people don't understand why the Church of Hope is organizing such a high-profile event at this time. Logically speaking, the best thing the Church of Hope should do now is to play dead and wait for the craze to pass before making a fortune in silence. The memory of ordinary people is like that of a goldfish. After just a few seconds, they will be attracted by more timely news and forget what happened before.

But Mari Amahara did the exact opposite. Perhaps no one except themselves and the Exorcist Alliance knew why they did this.

"There are still three days left... It's really nerve-wracking and exciting." Inside the safe house of the Sword Society, King Kong waved his fist excitedly. Except for him, some core members of the Exorcist Alliance gathered here.

Suzuna looked out the window suspiciously, warily wondering, "Is it really okay for so many of us to gather here? If they want to attack at this time, wouldn't they be able to catch us all in one fell swoop?"

Zhang Chunfa, holding a smoking cessation lollipop in his mouth, smiled and said, "My lady, everyone around here is my people now. Unless Hope has gone crazy and armed an army with weapons, they can't take this place down. They threw grenades in the center of the city before, and although they were suppressed, they left enough evidence. If they want to do something more outrageous, unless the President of the United States comes, even the Prime Minister of Japan can't protect them."

Terao Yu sat on the sofa, holding a professional book on semiotics in his hand, and said as he read: "Suzuna, I think you should stop saying such things. Who knows if you have any talent for divination? If your bad luck is really right, we're doomed."

"Oh! That's it!" King Kong laughed and said, "In the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" (Japan calls the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" the "Records of the Three Kingdoms", not the official "Records of the Three Kingdoms"), wasn't it like this when Cao Cao was defeated at the burning of Red Cliffs and fled to Huarong Road? First he laughed a few times, and then..."

"Shut up!" Xingchangrang came over from behind and covered King Kong's mouth, shaking his head and saying, "I don't know about others, but King Kong, you'd better say less. I still have high hopes for your talent for divination."

This safe house is a traditional Japanese single-family house with two floors. It is a good temporary base and can accommodate enough people.

Ashiya Jisuke, Qian Xiaoyi, and Okubo came down from upstairs. Qian Xiaoyi asked, "What are you guys talking about? It's so lively."

Hoshiba Rang shook his head: "Nothing, compared to this, have we determined our target?" "Yes." Ashiya Yoshisuke looked at Okubo and said, "Because of the information provided by Mr. Okubo, we have confirmed the location of the secret base where the Hope Cult trains [Spiritual Children], or [Saints]. When the other party's ceremony begins, we need to destroy that base and strike at their manpower. We have to thank Mr. Okubo for providing us with such important information before the war begins."

Okubo said modestly: "It's not that place. I just provided a rough location. It's up to you to find the exact location."

What he said was not wrong. Okubo was the saint in charge of the logistics of the Church of Hope. If the Church of Hope needed to purchase a large amount of supplies or needed a venue, he would be asked to arrange it. Although it was not known where those supplies were finally sent, after years of investigation by Okubo, he had figured out the general area.

He had an impression of this batch of supplies. Every once in a while, the Hope Church would need a batch of fresh food, daily necessities, and some clothes. Judging from the sizes of those clothes, there were quite a few minors among them, so Okubo dared to conclude that this batch of supplies was provided for those "saints" in training.

"Heitaro, are you okay?" Qian Xiaoyi looked at Inuyama Heita who was standing by the window.

Inuyama Heita exhaled and looked at Qian Xiaoyi firmly: "I will try my best."

King Kong patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Qian! We will protect Heitaro well! He is not going alone this time. I believe that with the help of so many of us, those guys who hope to teach will definitely not be able to withstand our surprise attack!"

"That's what I said." Qian Xiaoyi said, "Theoretically, those people's strength is definitely not as good as yours, but... who knows if the Hope Cult, or the Hundred Ghosts, will come up with some new monsters? It's better to be careful... So the insurance measures will be left to you, Xiao."

Suzuki adjusted his glasses and nodded: "Okay."

"Eh? Is she really okay?" Suzuna muttered softly.

Qian Xiaoyi turned to look at Shichijo Masato who was talking to Tachibana Mio, and asked, "Heitaro and his men will raid the psychic school of the Church of Hope, so we can't let our guard down on the front line either. We will defeat the Church of Hope and Mari Amahara in front of hundreds of millions of people, so we need to prepare everything. Have you made arrangements, Masato?"

Nanajo Masato smiled and said confidently: "Don't underestimate me and Ms. Tachibana, we have been preparing for this day for a long time. Not only us, but also the victims persecuted by the Hope Cult, they are also holding back their energy and want to pull Amahara Mari off the altar!"

"That's good. Jingde may want to use this recognition to do something." Qian Xiaoyi clenched his fists. "But no matter what they want to do, one thing is certain, that is, they must not let Tianyuan Mari succeed! So, to be on the safe side, everyone please gather around, and let's discuss the specific combat methods to avoid any omissions."

(End of this chapter)