Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

Chapter 358 Fishing Operation
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At the same time, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, Section 9 Headquarters.

"Everyone... ahem... the latest episode of "Idol Birth Festival" has officially aired..."

"This means that the 'supernatural war' without the smoke of gunpowder has already begun!"

"Based on the confessions of the arrested Amabie cult members, it is not possible to confirm how many believers knew about the plan to 'record the safety incident on site.'"

"However, for these cultists who are at large and are aware of the situation, Consultant Xia Fan, who appeared in the program safely, is a thorn in their eyes and a thorn in their flesh. They will surely ignite their forbearance into anger..."

Inspector Higurashi, who had been recuperating for a few days, was arranging work in a serious manner, wearing a neat uniform.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Ahem, is there something you don't understand?"

"No, I just think it's great that you're back, Boss!"

"That's right. We almost thought that our last farewell in Osaka was a farewell forever."

"Don't be such a pessimist. It's mission time now. Be serious."

Although the Amabie scales in his body were purified by the cat Jizo, Higurashi has lost a lot of weight compared to before he left Tokyo, and he still has a coughing discomfort in his throat from time to time...

But he didn't care about that at all.

The arrest operation failed in Osaka. If it weren't for Xia Fan, the cat, we would have lost half of the agents...

While he was still recuperating, Jizi returned to Tokyo to "steal his home", and almost caused a supernatural disaster of "evil gods rampant in Tokyo"...

With everything that has happened recently, if it weren't for Xia Fan's efforts to save the situation, Section 9 might have been expelled from the Metropolitan Police Department.

Faced with the greatest humiliation since the establishment of the Ninth Section, Higurashi, the person in charge, just recovered his ability to move and "returned to work" with a lot of resentment.

"In summary, from now on, all units are requested to enter a state of full combat readiness. Operation Fishing is officially launched..."

"In recent days, we have secretly released news through some gray channels that Jizi and the criminals, as well as the victims including Xia Fan, are receiving treatment at the Tokyo Medical University Hospital."

Secretly blinking his moist eyes, Rimu withstood the tearful gazes of the agents and began to write the "battle plan" on the large electronic screen behind him.

These days, because of the "supernatural case" that killed dozens of people and injured hundreds, the Metropolitan Police Department is extremely busy, with both internal and external tensions.

Externally, they downplayed the situation by maintaining the normal operation of the "Idol Birth Festival" and holding media meetings, but internally they intensified the interrogation of the arrested persons and, based on the clues obtained, they carried out secret operations to arrest many Amabie cultists.

However, the Amabie faith organization adopts a "decentralized" structure like a spider web, and the maximum number of people those cultists can report is their companions in the same "family" as them.

With Ji Zi and those senior believers losing contact, many remaining believers fled the known "nests" in advance and hid among the people.

This brought the search to a halt and cast a shadow on future events.

After all, no matter how it is framed, the underlying tone of religion is always "madness", and believers who lose their gods will only become more crazy.

"In fact, the victims were secretly transferred to another nursing home a few days ago, and the hospital has entered the 'bait plan' stage. If there are any remnants causing trouble, they will all be subdued and arrested by force according to regulations."

"Although the divinity of Amabie has fallen and the believers have lost their supernatural abilities, just in case, the Jinguji advisor will personally guard the scene as a 'supernatural force'."

At this point, Aoi Jinguji, who was dressed in a miko costume beside Higurashi, nodded slightly to everyone. "This is the defense arrangement for the 'offline'. Next is..."

"Wait, Inspector Higurashi, what should we do about the Cat Jizo Hall? What if those cultists..."

An agent raised his hand silently, interrupting Higurashi's statement and asked worriedly.

Everyone present knew that the high-ranking cultists who survived the accident were actually all imprisoned inside the Cat Jizo Hall.

If the news leaked, there is a high probability that that is where the actual attack took place.

"Cat Dizang Hall. Consultant Xia Fan will be staying there during the 'observation period'. The team responsible for his security will also be around. Don't worry."

"No wonder, I didn't see Consultant Xia Fan in the hospital. I always wanted to thank him in person..."

"You've actually been living there all this time? This is indeed the most reasonable arrangement."

After hearing what Higurashi said, the detectives' faces instantly relaxed.

Although most agents have limited access to information, they all know the "legendary deeds" of the Son of God of Amabie, who led a hundred fanatics to raid the recording site, but was defeated by Xia Fan with just two sticks...

Among the agents, there was a rumor circulating privately that Xia Fan not only dealt with the cultists, but also the "gods" they summoned.

"…The security plan for the scene is basically this. The field team will be dispatched immediately and will be under the command of the headquarters at all times."

"learn!"

The agent in charge of field command stood at attention and saluted, then left angrily.

"Then, next is the work arrangement of the information group..."

"According to incomplete statistics, over the past twenty years, there have been about a hundred organizations that believe in Amabie in the name of sanatoriums, with an average annual number of people maintaining over ten thousand..."

"Among them, ordinary believers who contribute money and bodies make up the majority, and only a very small number have the courage and skills to confront the police."

"Ordinary believers who are aware of the action plan may not dare to cross the police line, but there is a high probability that they will post bad comments on the Internet about Consultant Xia Fan, whom they call a 'heretic.'"

Inspector Higurashi began to deploy tasks to the remaining members of the information team.

"So, everyone in the information team, during the 'voting window' after the program is officially broadcast, you must monitor public opinion 24 hours a day."

"We need to screen negative comments against consultant Xia Fan and, in line with the principle of 'better to investigate the wrong than to let go', we must use technical means to dig out possible 'cult members'."

As soon as he said this, more than a dozen people in the information group frowned.

Even though these middle-aged civil servants have never seen a male idol in their lives, they know how popular Xia Fan is now. After the highly controversial content of the last episode was released, online public opinion is probably in an uproar, and the amount of data is hundreds of times more than usual.

"Given the tight timeline and large amount of data to be processed, I have assigned the newly promoted official agent Aiba to take charge."

"Aiba, next we'll talk about the technical aspects, so I'll let you explain it."

Having anticipated the reaction from the information team, Inspector Higurashi slightly turned sideways and took a step back.

(End of this chapter)