Chapter 219 Love is the end of lies
The information sent to her by the mysterious man who called himself "Lei Feng" contained not only detailed information about the "Fulu Society", but also several videos recording the crimes of the "Fulu Society".
Asayama Rika only clicked on it and read for half a minute before she dared not read any further.
Even so, the crying of the child still lingered in her ears; the color of the blood flowing from the steel torture instruments still remained on her retina.
Asayama Rika thought, if there really is hell in this world, it must be here.
As for the demons that operate in hell, they are in the hearts of all those who inflict torture on children.
The devil is on earth.
To this day, she still couldn't fathom "Lei Feng's" true intentions. The documents sent to her contained complete architectural diagrams of the Fulu Society's meeting house, even clearly noting the modifications the building had undergone, including a secret backdoor in the basement leading directly to the outside world to prevent a raid.
This is also why Asayama Rika was able to enter their basement without alerting the Fulukkai.
She came in through that back door.
"Lei Feng" was particularly considerate and wrote on the back door of the building: You can sneak in from here and will not be discovered.
P.S. If you're caught, reveal your identity immediately and don't try to fool your mother. The person presiding over the ceremony today is Taro Tomihara, the guy in the skull mask—look familiar? Yep, you've seen him at the underground auction.
PPS: Your boyfriend once wanted to bust them all at an underground auction. By bust them all, you know, they meant blowing them all up. In his crazy plan, everyone died, including him; everyone died, except you.
PPPS I stopped him.
The last sentence was a bit of a slap in the face. Although Asayama Rika still considered him powerful, mysterious, and unfathomable, she couldn't help but find Lei Feng a little endearing when she saw this.
It's quite a contrast.
Asayama Rika's wandering thoughts were interrupted by the sound of metal colliding, and she suddenly came back to her senses.
Oh no, they're about to start.
There is less than a quarter of an hour left before the ceremony begins.
According to the information, the "Fulu Society" is divided into believers, members and high priests.
The followers are the minions, the members are the VIPs, and the high priest is the boss. That's how the documentation explains it, and Asayama Rika found it quite understandable.
The believers were responsible for capturing the children, the high priest was responsible for presiding over the ceremony, and the members were responsible for paying money in exchange for the children's blood.
The members of the cult would gather the captured children in the basement. Every once in a while, the Iron Maiden in the basement would devour the children's flesh and blood, and the fresh blood that dripped down would be provided for the members upstairs to drink and bathe in.
She had already recognized that the person who was surrounded respectfully by the believers was the high priest, Taro Tomihara.
Her mother, Asayama Kei, was also one of the high priestess.
She heard the suppressed sobbing of the children and the comforting voices of the older children - it seemed that they also had a vague sense of their impending death.
Asayama Rika touched her abdomen and straightened her back.
She had made up her mind to ruin the ceremony.
The other members of the church may not know who the high priest is, but Taro Tomihara must know that the other high priest is her mother, Kei Asayama.
In her mother's name, she wanted to stop this cruel ritual... before it even began. Her mother was on a plane, unable to communicate with the outside world. Asayama Rika remembered that her plane wouldn't land until eleven o'clock that evening.
Between now and 11 o'clock in the evening, even if others wanted to, they would not be able to verify it with their mother.
She wanted to delay as much as possible. Before leaving, she sent a message to Ah Xin, asking him to be careful and to bring enough people with him before taking action. Ah Xin hadn't replied yet.
The matter between her and Ah Xin had to be put aside for now. The most important thing now was to save the children in front of them.
As Asayama Rika waited anxiously, the cultists opened the cage and grabbed a little boy. The boy's face was dirty and his features were twisted in fear.
After being caught, he struggled a bit and waved his hands behind him a few times, trying to grab the hand of the girl who was older than him - the girl had been comforting him during the days he was captured.
But his hand could not reach it. Under the indifferent gaze of other believers and the high priest Taro Tomihara, he was violently dragged to the side of the steel torture device.
He finally started crying and was quickly slapped.
Asayama Rika's heart ached.
She thought to herself, Mother, if you had ever watched such atrocities happen with the same indifference as those perpetrators... then I swear to God, I will stop you.
I will do this even if you will hate me forever.
When Asayama Rika held her breath and took a peek, the "high priest" Tomihara Taro was also looking at the crying little boy.
That’s great, young □□.
Under the gaze of "God", he will give his flesh and blood, and life will be passed on to others because of his death.
Some of the "Fu Lu Hui"'s high-ranking members, or "high priests," knew that the so-called "god" was a lie they fabricated for profit, the equivalent of a brand name. Even though they performed rituals with piety, they didn't actually believe in their own lies. Others, knowing full well that it was a lie, gradually lost themselves in the daily brainwashing, ultimately coming to truly believe in the existence of such a "god."
Taro Tomihara is the latter.
He not only believes in the existence of "God", but is also quite pious.
He also believed that blood taken from children, consumed through drinking and bathing, could rejuvenate people.
So, he would sometimes enjoy blood with the members upstairs.
No one knew that the kind-looking president of Taiping Bank would sometimes have a bloody beard and a ferocious look on his face.
Beneath the goat skull mask, he looked at the little boy with longing in his eyes.
He seemed to have already smelled the rich, fragrant scent of blood and felt the sticky texture flowing through his skin.
However, at this moment, a shout pulled him back to reality from his fantasy.
Someone unexpectedly appeared for Tomihara Taro.
The expression on the girl's slightly plump face was not as timid as he had seen next to Asayama Hui. Instead, it was full of courage and revealed a sense of determination.
"—Stop!" she shouted.
The believers stopped their movements involuntarily.
"I order you in the name of 'God' to let go of that child!" Asayama Rika panted, appeared from behind the wall, walked to the boy in two steps, and confronted the believers who were pulling the boy.
Taro Tomihara frowned.
Asayama Hui's daughter, how come she is here?
What is Asayama Hui doing?
"Take her." He waved his hand.
The believers quickly surrounded Asayama Rika.
Asayama Rika remained fearless in the face of danger: "High Priest, I know you recognize me. I come with my mother's will - she is another high priest, and closer to 'God' than you - I have reasons to stop this ceremony!"
The believers were hesitant. They looked at Tomihara Taro and then at Asayama Rika, unsure of what to do.
The "Fu Lu Society" had a strict hierarchy of members, with the "high priest" having absolute authority over the members. If the young lady who suddenly broke in was talking about a real home, she was carrying the will of another high priest. If they offended her and the high priest found out, they would definitely be in dire straits.
After all, working in a shoe industry does not provide human rights protection or three insurances and one fund.
Seizing the opportunity of the believers' hesitation, Asayama Rika continued, "Mother saw danger in tonight's sacrifice. The ceremony must be postponed! This is what Mother told me before she left. Now, let the boy go."
"Danger? What danger?" Tomihara Taro was skeptical. "Why didn't your mother tell me..."
"That's because Mother doesn't trust you. Mother told me that you're too greedy, and have incurred the displeasure of 'God.' That's why she entrusted me with the task of informing you to terminate the ceremony. She sent me to supervise you." Asayama Rika's eyes were sharp. "'God' has already warned you and has punished you—it's so obvious, don't you see?"
Taro Tomihara was shocked.
For a moment, he thought of all the bad things that had happened recently.
It’s not just the loss of personnel in the “Fu Lu Hui”, but strange things are also happening frequently in Taiping Bank.
Some employees in key positions resigned, and a large amount of funds flowed out - suddenly many wealthy people were unwilling to deposit money in Taiping Bank anymore. Those who had deposited money in fixed-term loans and mutual funds would rather pay some penalties than continue to deposit money in his bank.
It was like the rats smelling disaster and running away in panic before an earthquake.
Could it be...is this "God's" warning to him!
Taro Tomihara was a little shaken.
Asayama Rika, who was sitting opposite her, seemed calm, but her palms were actually sweating.
"Lei Feng" told her that she could take advantage of Tomihara Taro's superstition. Her original words were:
"The old man deceived others and got himself into trouble. He has been unlucky recently. You can take advantage of this."
Now it seems that she has succeeded.
Because Tomihara Taro actually nodded and ordered the congregants to push the boy back into the cage: "Since that's what your mother said, let's postpone the ceremony for a while."
One of the believers came over, who seemed to be a close confidant of Tomihara Taro, and said, "Sir, what about the guests up there?"
"I'll go up and explain to them myself." Taro Tomihara shook his sleeves, as if brushing off non-existent dust.
"But you have to stay here for a while."
He said this to Asayama Rika.
"Someone, lock her up and keep an eye on her. She can't be released until the ceremony is restarted."
"……yes."
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