Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls-Chapter 545: The True Identity of Thousand Face

Indeed, as long as Thousand Face has a bit of brains, he should know that the Island Nation authorities will never let him off the hook. So, the reason why Thousand Face has taken action is actually to intimidate the high-ranking officials of the Island Nation, making them aware of his power.

However, it must be said that Thousand Face’s strength is beyond Liu Xing’s imagination. At least for now, Liu Xing hasn’t come up with any way to deal with that mysterious wind. If it weren’t for Ling Ishikawa enhancing his hearing, he wouldn’t even know about the existence of this wind.

Therefore, Liu Xing believes that after Thousand Face’s display of power, many high-ranking officials of the Island Nation will be shaken and choose to back down. After all, they don’t want to be inexplicably killed by an invisible force.

Even resigning from their positions would be better than dying.

So, with a slightly wicked curiosity, Liu Xing asked, "Officer Oko, I’m curious to know how Thousand Face managed to force those black-clad individuals to give up their actions and commit suicide?"

Oko Hayato nodded and said helplessly, "We are well aware of what Thousand Face did in Tiger’s Den because Tiger’s Den is a special place. The hidden bosses of the Shadow Clan installed some concealed cameras inside Tiger’s Den, which allowed us to see the internal situation clearly. Therefore, from the moment those black-clad individuals entered Tiger’s Den and took control of you hostages, we were watching everything on the monitoring screen when Thousand Face took action."

Liu Xing chuckled and continued, "Well, I’m very curious now. Do those influential figures who witnessed Thousand Face’s actions still have the courage to continue capturing him? After all, Thousand Face’s invisible killing methods should make some timid individuals choose to back down."

Facing Liu Xing’s question, Oko Hayato could only shrug and say, "I’m not really sure about that. After all, I’m just a small police officer. I don’t have access to those influential figures. But from what I know, some of them have indeed chosen to back down, while others believe that those black-clad individuals are Thousand Face’s subordinates and this whole thing is just a staged performance."

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow and mockingly said, "Those influential figures must have lost their minds to think that those black-clad individuals are working with Thousand Face. Any sensible person can see that there is no connection between them. Moreover, Thousand Face has no need to stage this performance for those influential figures, especially after he already blew up Tokyo Skytree. He doesn’t expect to whitewash himself through this act, so those influential figures are just foolish."

"I agree with you. Those so-called politicians have no understanding of these matters. They still approach it with conventional thinking. So, we can now describe our side as a weak force, and we are exhausted. But speaking of which, Ryuusei, the tips you gave us this afternoon were quite helpful. After our initial investigation, we found that Thousand Face orchestrated the Tokyo Skytree explosion to divert the attention of our Island Nation police force. Apart from this possibility, Thousand Face has no other reason to do such a thing. After all, they are not Middle Eastern terrorists, and if they seek revenge, it should be against the United States of America." Oko Hayato said seriously.

Liu Xing nodded and asked tentatively, "So, Officer Oko, can you tell me what exactly Thousand Face did that required such a massive commotion to divert your police force’s attention? Are they trying to seize power in the Island Nation like the Cult of the Cadaver in England?"

Liu Xing knew that Oko Hayato and the Island Nation authorities had already learned about his group’s actions in England from the English authorities, so he had no intention of hiding these things.

Oko Hayato shook his head and spoke, "No, no, no. Although we still don’t know the true identity of this Thousand Face, I can assure you that Thousand Face is not associated with any secret cult. We have close ties with certain secret cults within the Island Nation, and none of them have heard of Thousand Face. Furthermore, as Ryuusei-san is aware, the Island Nation has numerous secret cults, each with their own interests and agendas. Therefore, it is unlikely that Island Nation’s secret cults would openly seize power like the Cult of the Cadaver in England. Our secret cults are not as powerful as the Cult of the Cadaver and cannot suppress other secret cults to take control of the Island Nation."

"However, I have heard a rumor that Thousand Face is actually a lone wolf and doesn’t belong to any secret cult or mysterious organization. We have conducted some research on the mobile game and recovered certain databases. We have also apprehended a few temporary workers from the gaming company. Through our investigations, we found that Thousand Face’s login IP addresses are all the same, and the person they contacted, claiming to be their boss, is also the same individual. Most importantly, we have identified ten suspects who could possibly be Thousand Face, but they are all deceased. They died during the tsunami that occurred years ago. We suspect that Thousand Face may be one of the victims of that tsunami, but for some reason, they have been resurrected and are now operating under the name Thousand Face. After all, they perished in that tsunami."

"Tsunami?" Liu Xing carefully recollected the memories of "Watanabe Ryuusei" and realized that the tsunami Oko Hayato mentioned was similar to the one that occurred in the real world in 2011. It was triggered by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and had an average wave height of around ten meters, with the maximum reaching over twenty meters.

However, the tsunami in this parallel world was even more devastating due to its suddenness. The earthquake monitoring agencies of various countries did not have enough time to issue warnings, so the Island Nation’s authorities were unable to provide advance notice. As a result, the coastal cities of the Island Nation were hit by the tsunami, leading to a much higher number of casualties. The official death toll announced at the time was over one hundred thousand, with over two hundred thousand people reported missing.

Thinking about this, Liu Xing concluded that this tsunami was likely caused by one of the Great Old Ones. Ordinary mythical creatures wouldn’t possess such power to trigger such a terrifying tsunami within a short period. Moreover, according to the speculations and verifications from players on the forum, most major natural disasters in this parallel world were somehow connected to the Great Old Ones.

Just then, Ling Ishikawa suddenly spoke up, "So, Officer Oko, are you suspecting that the ten individuals you mentioned died as passengers and crew members aboard the Purple Dreamliner Cruise Ship?"

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow and quickly searched for information about the Purple Dreamliner Cruise Ship in the memories of "Watanabe Ryuusei."

Soon, Liu Xing understood why Ling Ishikawa had brought up the Purple Dreamliner Cruise Ship.

The Purple Dreamliner Cruise Ship was a large tourist cruise ship that traveled between the Island Nation and the United States of America, with a capacity of 2,200 people.

Half an hour before the tsunami struck, the Purple Dreamliner Cruise Ship, carrying 1,800 tourists and crew members, departed from Tokyo Harbor and was subsequently overturned and sank by the tsunami.

During the sinking process, the captain of the Purple Dreamliner Cruise Ship reported the situation to the Island Nation Coast Guard and requested assistance.

However, due to various reasons, it seemed that the Island Nation Coast Guard had overlooked the capsized Purple Dreamliner Cruise Ship. They only arrived at the scene for rescue operations four days after the tsunami. Unfortunately, by that time, the ship had completely sunk, making the rescue extremely difficult. The dispatched divers, numbering over ten, reported no signs of life within the ship. Consequently, the Island Nation Coast Guard decided to temporarily abandon the salvage operation for the Purple Dreamliner Cruise Ship and instead focus on rescuing other sunken vessels.

Thus, it took over a year before the Purple Dreamliner Cruise Ship was salvaged from the sea. During the process of sorting through the ship’s remains, traces of the victims’ last moments and farewell letters were discovered in many cabins. Combining these traces and letters, a shocking fact emerged. Many victims started dying five days after the sinking of the Purple Dreamliner Cruise Ship, with the longest-surviving victim succumbing to thirst and lack of oxygen on the twenty-third day after the ship sank...

Consequently, many of the victim’s farewell letters were filled with a sense of longing for the world and resentment towards the Island Nation authorities. They questioned why the Island Nation didn’t come to their rescue after all those days had passed.

Thousand Face, could it be one of the victims of the Purple Dreamliner Cruise Ship?

If that’s the case, Liu Xing can understand why Thousand Face would choose such a strange name. He now represents the more than a thousand victims of the Purple Dreamliner Cruise Ship, living on their behalf.

Therefore, the TokyoSkytree explosion can also be seen as a form of revenge by Thousand Face, even though it has affected a large number of innocent people...

At that moment, Oko Hayato sighed and said, "Yes, currently we suspect that Thousand Face is very likely one of the victims of the Purple Dreamliner Cruise Ship, maybe even a survivor. After the cruise ship encountered a tsunami, all the crew and passengers were immediately evacuated to the cabins. As a result, most of the bodies of the victims on the ship were found. However, there were still ten bodies of victims that were not discovered. Considering the circumstances at the time, it is unlikely that there were any survivors. After all, there were no small islands around the area where the incident occurred, so those ten people were counted as victims."

"As for why we believe Thousand Face is one of those ten victims, it’s because during the investigation of the TokyoSkytree explosion, we found several divers among the victims who had participated in the rescue of the Purple Dreamliner Cruise Ship. Furthermore, when investigating other cases possibly related to the TokyoSkytree explosion, we discovered some victims in the Tokyo Bay container corpse incident who were also connected to the Purple Dreamliner Cruise Ship. After conducting autopsies, it was confirmed that some of these bodies died from drowning, starvation, or suffocation..."

Hearing this, Liu Xing became even more certain that Thousand Face was one of the victims of the Purple Dreamliner Cruise Ship, but for some reason, he was resurrected after death. It’s highly likely that the Great Old One, who caused the massive tsunami, discovered him and resurrected him due to his deep-seated resentment. Moreover, the Great Old One granted him certain abilities and sent him back to the Island Nation for revenge.

So, at first, Thousand Face carried out his revenge in secret, hiding the bodies of those he killed in a container in Tokyo Bay. However, recently, the Tokyo police discovered this container, so Thousand Face decided to divert their attention to prevent interference with his revenge mission.

Coincidentally, at this time, Thousand Face realized that several of his targets for revenge had gathered at the TokyoSkytree. Therefore, Thousand Face decided to take immediate action and blow up the TokyoSkytree, killing two birds with one stone.

As for the number of innocent casualties resulting from the TokyoSkytree explosion, that is not within Thousand Face’s consideration. After all, for a vengeful spirit like Thousand Face, the lives of innocent people hold no meaning.

In simple terms, Thousand Face is now capable of doing anything for the sake of revenge.

Realizing this, Liu Xing immediately asked, "Officer Oko, what is your plan now?"

Oko Hayato understood Liu Xing’s unspoken question and replied, "Currently, we have dispatched personnel to protect those individuals who were involved in the Purple Dreamliner Cruise Ship incident, hoping to apprehend Thousand Face when it strikes. However, based on the TokyoSkytree explosion, we can see that Thousand Face is extremely clever. It won’t personally carry out the revenge but will manipulate ordinary people who have been lured by its promises to work for it. So, we are under immense pressure in terms of security. The most crucial point is that we still have no knowledge of Thousand Face’s current situation, so we are entirely on the defensive."

Liu Xing nodded. Indeed, Thousand Face is very clever. Although it is determined to seek revenge, it also knows that if it were to personally carry out the revenge, it wouldn’t be long before it is discovered. Then it would face various obstacles, hindering its revenge. Therefore, Thousand Face opted for a strategy of using others to carry out its deeds of revenge.

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