From Earthbound Spirit to Tokyo Evil

He didn't set this standard casually, but because according to his research, in Japan, the cost of treating a serious illness like cancer is about 5 million to 10 million yen. Most people who can afford to stay in the hospital have insurance, so the actual cost they pay will definitely be much less than this figure.

It was for this reason that Xiachuan offered 2 million yen, a standard that he thought was high enough.

After all, he collects the actual revenue here.

Moreover, we have to consider that not everyone comes here to treat terminal illnesses. It is impossible for the price to be too high for common difficult and complicated diseases.

Who could have thought that Kana Nomiya would dare to ask for such a high price, and Ninomiya on the opposite side actually agreed without hesitation!

Or am I too lacking in imagination and not dark enough in heart?

Thinking about the fact that Tokyo Watcher used 100 million cash to bribe him, he felt a little embarrassed about his petty-mindedness.

"Lord Hailin?" Kana Nomiya didn't get a response for a long time and became a little uneasy.

Is the God angry because I asked for too high a price and went against his original intention?

Is the 9.8 million commission going to go down the drain?

"You did a good job." Xia Chuan finally came to his senses and responded to her. "Tell him we only accept old cash with non-consecutive numbers, that's all."

The ceremony will begin immediately.

Of course, Kana Nomiya is not afraid that Ninomiya will default on his debt.

For such rich people, what is important is not money, but life.

It's only 100 million yen. If it doesn't work, he won't pay it, because that means the shrine maiden and the gods are fake. But if it really works, would he still dare to refuse to pay the gods? Isn't he afraid of being punished by the gods?

After all, President Ninomiya was the first business that the Skeleton Shrine had made. In order to make him feel that the money was worth spending, Kana Nomiya even asked her sisters to dance Kagura for him for a full hour. Anyway, they had to train when they had nothing to do, so they just took it as exercise.

Nakano Hiroya was not surprised, because he had seen dying people being brought back to life by the shrine maidens using the same Kagura dance. But Ninomiya was shocked by the obvious changes in his body.

All previous expectations and doubts now have clear answers.

Although he would definitely have to go to the hospital for a secret full-body check-up immediately afterwards, at this point he actually no longer had any doubts in his mind.

As a collaborator of Akasaka, he certainly knew the existence of Tokyo Watchers and was also very clear about their attitude towards aliens. Precisely because of this, for a god who was recognized by Tokyo Watchers and Akasaka and was willing to do things for money, he immediately placed him at an unprecedented height.

Even if you don't consider speculation or believing in this God of the Corpse, maintaining a good relationship with Him is a necessary option.

Tokyo is becoming increasingly unstable. Who knows if such a relationship will save me and my family at some point?

It was just 100 million yen. Ninomiya suddenly felt a little regretful. Why didn't he just offer to double the amount?

No, after I go back, I must show my sincerity!

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"Five hundred million yen?!" After hearing this number, Xia Chuan finally broke down.

Is money really so worthless?

Why did I consider so much before?

Of course, he knew that this kind of situation would not happen too often, but as long as there was one such business deal coming in a month, the problems with Xiachuan Club would no longer exist.

If there are more core believers who can devote themselves wholeheartedly to the work of the sect, it will definitely be much easier to develop more believers or hide the truth about the sect from the sect association.

Natsukawa immediately checked the money, and after confirming that it had not been tampered with in any way, he immediately asked Kobori to fly over and withdraw 400 million of it to relieve the pressure on Sato.

Kana Nomiya was also a little uneasy. All she wanted was a commission of 9.8 million, but in the end, she accidentally turned it into 49.8 million?

This money is hot...

"Lord Hailin, I am willing..."

"This is what you deserve, so keep it well. If you feel uneasy, share it with Misa and Wakana. You can do whatever you want." Natsukawa certainly wouldn't do such a thing as abandoning the donkey after it has served its purpose. Tokyo Watcher was able to bribe Kamiya Hiroshi with 100 million, so isn't his shrine maiden worth that much?

However, he would not turn a blind eye to Ninomiya's deliberate show of goodwill.

That night, he asked Kobori to fly directly to Ninomiya's house, fly in quietly through the open window, and place five hastily made bronze mirrors on Ninomiya's bedside table, and by the way, arranged a dream for him.

In his dream, he once again confirmed Ninomiya's thoughts.

He did not dislike this level of fence-sitters. After all, the Skeleton Shrine had not yet truly demonstrated its strength to fight against the Tokyo Watch. Asking such a wealthy businessman to take a huge risk and become his believer was too inhumane.

"You don't have to become my believer. As long as you don't become an enemy of the Skeleton Society and continue to maintain this attitude, we don't mind giving you a little help."

What Ninomiya saw in his dream were twelve huge and strange gods. Of course, the only one he could see clearly was the one that was closest to him and was talking to him.

Fear was inevitable, but the words spoken by the gods made him feel more or less at ease.

Of course, he is a powerful person who has the final say in the human world, but in front of gods, he is nothing but a ridiculous ant.

Since they showed such goodwill, he naturally did not dare to doubt it.

He suddenly woke up from his dream, and his mistress who had been with him for many years was also awakened.

"Having a nightmare? Shall I get you a glass of water?"

Ninomiya nodded and sat up. A moment later, he saw the five coin-sized bronze ornaments on the bedside table.

The contents of the dream had become blurry, but he still vaguely remembered some of them, and he immediately put them all around his neck.

My wife, son, and daughter, it won’t be too late to give them to them when I see them.

As for... He looked at the beautiful woman who stood up to get him some water and shook his head slightly.

We must respond to the kindness of God as soon as possible.

However, the previous offering must have been seen by Akasaka. To do the same thing again would be tantamount to actively exposing what extra benefits he had received from the Kailin Daimyojin.

Since God is not against money, then...

"Please make an appointment with those old friends from the Zhonghe Society for me tomorrow." He took the water glass from his mistress and said casually.

"On what grounds?"

"I haven't seen them for a long time. I'd like to ask them out to chat and see how they are doing. By the way, let's meet at the golf club that opened last year."

Chapter 144 Surrounded

"Agent Kuroda, Nakano Hiroya and the others..."

"Don't worry about them for now, just record all their actions." Kuroda Koji said.

Not everyone has the courage like Ninomiya to directly contact the Skeleton Shrine. After all, Ninomiya is suffering from a serious illness and has no better choice. As for other people, although they will have various problems as they get older, they are not yet at the point where they have to take huge risks to have in-depth contact with the aliens with an uncertain future.

However, most people sent people to the Skeleton Shrine to test it. On the one hand, they wanted to see how Tokyo Watcher and Akasaka would react, and on the other hand, they wanted to invest in building a good relationship with the Skeleton Shrine in advance.

Money is not a problem for them. Even if they don’t need it now, as long as they maintain a good relationship, it will come in handy in the future.

The Skeleton Shrine finally returned to normal. Although the number of guests was still too small compared to ordinary shrines, each guest basically brought considerable donations. For the three sisters of the Nomiya family, this level of busyness could be said to be the best thing.

Tokyo Watchman and Akasaka have been slow to express their stance, and this ambiguous attitude has aroused many people's curiosity.

The Akasaka group itself can be seen as a fairly large conglomerate. After years of relative peace, these institutions and companies that originally existed as subordinates and vassals of Akasaka have gradually become intertwined with Akasaka and have influenced each other.

The appointment of Kuroda Koji was strongly recommended by the deceased Ishino Shinjiro and was approved by the important official K. The successor important official J did not object, but because he was too young and had always been a capable subordinate of Ishino Shinjiro, there were many people with more experience and connections than him. Moreover, after he took office, he did not seem to show any outstanding qualities. On the contrary, because he continued many of Ishino Shinjiro's practices, he was even more humble and obedient than Ishino Shinjiro in front of the Tokyo Watchers, and even created a new organization like the Scott Group that invaded Akasaka's power and even surpassed Akasaka. Most people could not help but regard him as an incompetent person.

Although no one was stupid enough to rely on the power of the Skeleton Society to do something, taking the Skeleton Society incident as an opportunity, some people represented by Hiroya Nakano began to connect with each other and began to form a relatively loose faction, but with certain influence and financial resources.

They have not really started to seek power or express any demands, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that it is only a matter of time.

What surprised people was that, although he should have been sitting on the crater of a volcano because of this, Kuroda Koji seemed quite calm, as if he was not worried about any tricks behind his back. He just continued to be around important person J every day as before, and completely turned himself into J's number one henchman.

To the disappointment of Tokyo Watchmen and Akasaka, there seemed to be no more conflict between the Styx Society and the new mysterious organization that had previously caused the mask and demon sword incident. Both sides chose to lie dormant temporarily and stopped their actions, which allowed Tokyo to enter a rare period of peace for some time.

However, everyone also understands that as long as they have not been eliminated and continue to exist, the occurrence of vicious incidents cannot be stopped, it is just temporarily delayed.

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"Shengli is really good. Come on, cross the single-plank bridge."

While Natsukawa was distractedly chatting with Yui Aoki, he was watching Chiyu Moriyama training the black cat.

It was indeed beyond his expectations that after the initial strong resistance and even serious confrontation, the black cat eventually forgot its identity as a stray cat under the dual effects of the paper stick and food, and began to obediently accept its fate of being ruled by Chisuke Moriyama.

Completely gave up the dignity of the master.

The spiritual energy and the secret method of cultivating spiritual pets must have played a role here, but Moriyama Chiyu's perseverance and tenacity must have also played a crucial role.

Sitting, lying down, staying in one place without moving, coming to the owner immediately when hearing the command, and not eating without the command, these basic items naturally need not be explained in detail.

It can basically do things like accompanying, playing dead, and prohibiting. Chiyu Moriyama is currently training it to overcome obstacles. This makes Natsukawa feel that if she is given another two months, she should be able to take the cat to the circus to perform.

Although it is still far inferior to the effect that Natsukawa can achieve through animal control magic, but being able to achieve this effect entirely through training, I really don’t know whether Moriyama Chisuke has a talent in this area, or if this cat itself escaped from the circus?

Due to the effect of the training, the black cat has begun to show signs of evolving into a spiritual pet. In comparison, the apprentice shrine maidens trained by Yui and Kawaguchi Reina have only been able to let their pets recognize them and get close to them.

It hardly seemed like they started at the same time.

Is it really true that jade cannot be made into anything useful without being polished?

The phone rang suddenly.

"Hello?" It was Derek's number.

"If something happens, move immediately." Derek said.

Are the guys from the Styx Society finally unable to sit still again?

Xia Chuan said something to Chiyu Moriyama and hurried downstairs. At this time, the car that usually served him had arrived downstairs and the door was opened.

Xia Chuan jumped into the car, and the agent in the passenger seat immediately opened his laptop and told him what he knew so far.

The incident took place in Bunkyo-ku, and the victim was also a member of parliament, but unlike the previous times, this time the victim was not killed at home, but was attacked at his mistress's home. After the bodyguard realized what had happened, he immediately reported it to Akasaka.

"If we rush over now, we won't be able to do much more than collect the bodies, right?" Xia Chuan complained in a low voice.

"This time is different. It's been less than ten minutes since the incident! In addition to all members of Scott's team being dispatched, two key personnel have also been dispatched and are approaching from different directions. Key Person J hopes that this time he can stop them before they escape!"

"So, this time, instead of going directly to the scene of the incident, I have to get off the bus in advance?"

"Yes!" The agent in the front row called up the map and drew the area he was responsible for on the screen.

It was only a block away from the scene of the incident, and J was also very clear that the only people who could identify the other party with their eyes without the help of instruments were the members of Scott's team, namely him and M. It was almost impossible to find the other party in an area ten minutes away with only six people, so the only hope was that the other party was still staying near the scene of the incident and waiting to see Akasaka's joke and confirm the effect of his actions.

From a psychological point of view, it is indeed very possible.

At least Xia Chuan himself likes to wait and see the results of the events he planned. However, most of the time he relies on the perspective of the crow, so he has never been discovered.

The Styx probably doesn't have such convenient means as he does, so... maybe it's feasible?

Chapter 145 Trap

As expected, the car stopped quite far away from the scene of the accident. Judging from the map, the area Xia Chuan was responsible for was probably the narrowest among the six people.

He found a place with a wide view and waited, and at the same time called the nearby crows to start spying on the movements in other directions.

The first person to see was naturally M. There was no other way, her bus was too conspicuous. In addition, Rika Inaba, who had just gotten off the bus, also began to report her whereabouts to Natsukawa, and at the same time let Natsukawa know M's plan.

Of course, Inaba Rika has no ability to see evil spirits, nor does she have the ability to distinguish between ordinary people and aliens, but her Crow God has such ability, so M puts her in charge of a fairly large area, and M herself, under the "protection" of Kimoto and others, slowly walks towards the scene of the incident, serving as one of the baits of this operation, attracting the other party's attention, and at the same time responsible for driving the other party out of hiding and falling into the trap of others.

The second person he saw was J, who was standing on top of a tall building at the intersection, scanning the area below.

The third one was the druid who had fought with him before. He had obviously swallowed the potion, but had not transformed yet. Instead, he stood at the intersection and observed the pedestrians around him.

It took Xia Chuan some time to find the other two people.

One of them was a white man with white hair, and the other looked like a Latino. Both of them were wearing hooded clothes and blended silently into the crowd.

On Xia Chuan's left was the white-haired man, and on his right was J. If he guessed correctly, he was regarded as the weakest link and the strength on both sides of him was consciously strengthened.

When everyone was in place, Kuroda Koji began to rush to the scene of the incident with various vehicles as usual, connecting with the victim's bodyguards and sending robots in.

At the same time, more police cars began to set up temporary roadblocks on the periphery, prohibiting people from entering and checking those going out.

The helicopter that Derek was riding in also flew from the south, and with him came two other armed helicopters, which forced Xia Chuan to ask the crows to lower their altitude to avoid being seen by them.

"Have you found any suspicious targets?" J's voice came through the special channel.

The arrival of the three helicopters should be enough to alert the other party. If they really stayed near the scene, they should have started to consider whether there was anything unusual in the current situation.

"I didn't see anything." Xia Chuan was the last one to answer after everyone else had reported.

"Open your eyes, or they will slip away from you." said J's voice. "M, you can start now."

Xiachuan saw that M suddenly left Mu Yuan and others and began to patrol around the scene of the incident at a very fast speed.