Real Cthulhu Running Game

"Old factory director? This..."

Zhang Jingxu pondered for a moment, and then said: "I understand what you mean. You think the reason why the old factory director left the family and hid in this small factory in the suburbs is actually because he has an uncontrollable super power. Can you create a special space on a certain road on a rainy night, so that people who accidentally enter this space can be trapped in it?"

"Yeah, that's what I think."

Liu Xing said seriously: "Actually, we can extract several key messages from that urban legend - rainy night and highway are the necessary conditions to open this urban legend, so when the rainy night ends, this urban legend will automatically close; in addition In addition, this urban legend will not harm anyone in nature, but it has high requirements on people's psychological endurance. This shows that the masterminds behind this urban legend, whether they are humans or mythical creatures, they are They have no intention of hurting anyone, and their ability to create this urban legend is uncontrollable, at least they cannot choose to shut it down early."

"But the most important thing is that this urban legend is running around the suburbs of Nagoya. This shows that the mastermind behind the urban legend is afraid. He is afraid that if he keeps creating urban legends in the same place, some people nearby will The secret church or a big family may be targeting him, so he will go to different places to release his abilities every time, so as not to let someone wait and catch him. After all, if his ability is used well, it will be It can work wonders sometimes.”

"The reason why I doubt the old factory director is mainly because of some strange operations he did before. The most important point is why he came to work in this natural gas tanking factory? Logically speaking, he can find a better job. , so the only reason I can think of is that this natural gas canning plant is located in a suburb within a suburb! If the old factory director is really the creator of this urban legend, then this factory in the suburbs is a good hiding place, as long as it encounters rainy nights Just run to the road and release your abilities casually. Basically, you don’t need to worry about vehicles passing by, because it’s so remote here.”

“However, with the continuous advancement of urbanization and the fact that Nagoya has become one of the three major urban areas in the island country, a large number of foreign people continue to pour into Nagoya. At the same time, Nagoya is also constantly merging with other surrounding cities. This has As a result, the natural gas tanking plant that was originally located in the outer suburbs has become a suburban area, and the number of vehicles passing around it is also increasing. Therefore, even if the old factory director intends to release his abilities on a seemingly unpassed road, he will not be able to do so. Maybe he predicted whether someone would pass by before his ability ended, so the urban legend emerged."

Speaking of this, Zhang Jingxu's cell phone suddenly rang.

"Well, it seems that you guessed it right, Liu Xing. This old factory director is most likely from the Konoe family of the Wushe family, and he is also the younger brother of the current head of the family; decades ago, the head of the Konoe family liked to Tian Takako named him Konoe Ryo, and there was nothing special about Konoe Ryo before he grew up. If you don't look at his family background, then Konoe Ryo is just an ordinary person, but his My elder brother, Konoe, is a rare genius. He graduated from college at the age of sixteen. After refusing to go to school, he returned to the family to help his father take care of various things."

"Although having such a talented brother makes Konoe Ryo feel a lot of pressure, the relationship between Konoe Ryo and Konoe is still very good, because after Konoe showed his talent, his family placed high hopes on him. , after all, although the Konoe family at that time was still ranked first or second among the five photographers in name, in reality the Konoe family had already declined. If there was no strong leader to turn the tide, then the Konoe family was very likely to He will become the first family to fall out of the Gosei family, which is an unacceptable fact for the Konoe family, which has always been accustomed to being the master."

"Therefore, Konoe has lived in a high-pressure environment since he was a child. To put it simply, apart from sleeping and eating time every day, Konoe is either studying or on the way to study. At the same time, this also leads to He has a bad relationship with his peers in the family, or in other words, he doesn’t really want to have anything to do with Konoe. After all, if a tree is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it, if a person floats in the crowd, the crowd will destroy it; therefore, in addition Except for his younger brother Ryo Konoe, most of his peers would just say hello to him and then find an excuse to run away, so Konoe really has a very good relationship with Ryo Konoe."

"But when Konoe truly became the heir to the head of the Konoe family, Ryo Konoe suddenly disappeared when he was still in college. At that time, Ryo Konoe was studying at the University of Tokyo, and at the same time, the old factory director entered the factory that year. of the year; of course, because it is already certain that Konoe will become the next generation head of the family. After all, all direct members of the Konoe family, even those who don’t like Konoe very much, have voted in favor of this. votes, so it is unlikely that Konoe was really worried that Konoe Ryo coveted his position, so Konoe Ryo's sudden disappearance became a mystery, and it was also a forbidden topic in the Konoe family."

"However, in recent years, because the Konoe family has gradually recovered its vitality under the leadership of Konoe, and has been able to steadily rank third among the Gosho family, some of the idle members of the Konoe family have become He was a little carefree. He liked to go out and socialize with people from other families when he had nothing to do. Then after drinking, he started talking about things after being praised a few times. Therefore, several direct members of the Konoe family mentioned why Konoe Ryo was there. He disappeared suddenly, and the reason is actually that someone wanted to do something against Konoe, so that the Konoe family would never recover!"

"At that time, in order to boost morale and announce to other families that the Konoe family would not fall so easily, the Konoe family invited many families when it was confirmed that the Konoe family would be the next head of the family. I came to a banquet, but at this banquet, someone planned to poison Konoe, but the poisoned wine was drank by Konoe Ryo, because Konoe Ryo and Konoe have a really good relationship. It’s so good that Konoe Ryo can snatch the wine glass from his brother’s hand and drink it himself at any time. After all, although Konoe Ryo is under great pressure, he is also treated very well.”

"So, there were three grades of wine at the banquet at that time. The lowest grade wine must be for those who are not considered to be high-class in the Konoe family, that is, family members other than the Goshe family, and then the mid-grade wine It is for ordinary members of the Gosaku family to drink. As for high-end wine, only senior members of the Gosho family, such as the head or elders, can drink it. Of course, Konoe, who is the protagonist of the banquet, can also drink it; therefore, he can only drink mid-range wine. Ryo Konoe, who drinks wine, is very curious about how the high-end wine in Konoe’s hand tastes, and Ryo Konoe will definitely not refuse his brother.”

"As a result, the poisonous wine that Konoe really drank fell into Konoe Ryo's stomach, and it didn't take long for Konoe to feel that something was wrong with him, so he left the banquet early, and Konoe really wanted to take care of him. His good brother also temporarily left the party. As a result, the poisoner mistakenly thought that his plan was only half successful, so he could only start the last step of the plan - playing the flute! Yes, that glass of poisoned wine In fact, it is golden mead, because if golden mead is poisonous, there is basically no solution, unless the formula of this cup of golden mead can be determined in a short time and suitable detoxification materials can be found."

"Of course, whether golden mead can cause death by poison depends on each person, so Konoe Ryo was lucky not to lead the dog directly, but the poisoner's last strike came later - the poisoner The poisoner directly played the flute to summon a Baiyaki, and then sneaked into the room where Konoe Ryo was resting. Without even looking to see if Konoe was really there, he picked up the Baiyaki, and then let Baiyaki become obsessed with him. The confused Konoe went on an interstellar journey; although Konoe and several others saw this scene, they were unable to stop the poisoner from escaping, after all, the poisoner was a ghoul."

"When Konoe Zhen and Konoe Ryo's father learned about this, he must have been furious at the time, but he also knew that the Konoe family today may not be able to find out the person behind the poisoning. After all, There were too many families attending the banquet, and there were also many families who did not have a good relationship with the Konoe family, so Konoe's father, after discussing it with several elders in the family, decided to put this matter to bed. We suppressed it for the time being and could only conduct a secret investigation. As a result, this investigation lasted for decades, but unfortunately we still have not found out which family the poisoner belonged to. "

"Of course, some people suspect that the Konoe family has actually found out the ins and outs of the matter, but the family of the poisoner is very likely to belong to the same five-house family as the Konoe family, so it is not easy for the Konoe family to fall out with this family directly. After all, the Five Photographers actually come from the same origin. They have been in alliance with each other for thousands of years. Therefore, it can be said that they are both prosperous and disadvantaged... Of course, the Five Photographers must be eager for each other to fall into ruin. Yes, after all, the Wushe family shares the same glory, and if one less person shares this glory, then the remaining people will definitely be able to share more."

"Fighting among the same roommates will definitely make people laugh, so if the Konoe family can't find conclusive evidence to prove that it was a certain family, then the Konoe family will have to suffer a dumb loss. However, judging from the situation in recent years It seems that the one who really attacked Konoe is probably the Ichijo family! Yes, it is the Ichijo family who is the boss behind the current natural gas canning factory, because in the past few years, the Konoe family has It has been acquiring the assets of the Ichijo family and interrupted many cooperations between the two parties, which has caused the Ichijo family to decline like the Konoe family back then."

"As for Konoe Ryo, although 99% of people believe that he has either died in outer space or is still on a planet light years away, there is a rumor that Konoe Ryo actually returned to Konoe's house a long time ago, but at this time, Ryo Konoe had some irreversible changes due to interstellar travel, so he could only hide in an annex of Konoe's house and survive; this is Konoe The story of Ryo Konoe, and if the old factory director is really Ryo Konoe, then many things will make sense."

Before Liu Xing could speak, Sawada Yoshida, who was driving the car, said first: "Yes, if the old factory director is really Konoe Ryo, then the sequelae of his return from the universe will most likely be the acquisition of a passive skill. ——As long as certain prerequisites are met, an endless space can be released on the road; although this passive skill can be used as an almost invincible control skill if used well, the release conditions are still too harsh, and it is also He had to let go, so Konoe Ryo chose to leave actively or passively."

"I think that in addition to gaining a passive skill, Konoe Ryo should also have changed in some aspects. That's why Konoe Ryo took the initiative to leave the Konoe family. Although the Konoe family was in decline at the time, It’s not like they don’t even have the ability to arrange a small manor for Konoe Ryo alone, not to mention Konoe Ryo blocked this disaster for Konoe Makoto, so Konoe Makoto will definitely not allow others to force his younger brother to leave the family; So Jeddah, you have met the old factory director so many times, have you found anything special about him?" Liu Xing asked.

Jida frowned and thought for a long time, then shook his head and said: "Although I have been in contact with the old factory director many times, I really didn't find anything special about the old factory director. In my opinion, he is just an ordinary old man. , the usual clothes are normal, there is nothing deliberately hidden... Wait, Mr. Ryusei, please call Satoshi Hashimoto again. I remember he seemed to have told me some stories about the old factory director before, but I always forget these stories that I am not very interested in, so I only remember that Satoshi Hashimoto said that the old factory manager had very bad luck."

Bad luck?

Liu Xing raised his eyebrows and immediately called Satoshi Hashimoto.

Regarding the affairs of Konoe's family, Liu Xing would definitely not tell Hashimoto Satoshi, so Liu Xing directly asked, "Is the old factory director's luck very bad?"

"Yes, the old factory director's luck is indeed very bad. Every now and then, he will break the nib of the pen, or lose a few pieces of money on him, and he often breaks the key. Therefore, the old factory director His office and bedroom have been replaced with fingerprint locks; however, the old factory director's bad luck did not have a serious impact on him. On the contrary, those who appeared near him when the old factory director was bad luck were affected. It may be a disaster for Chiyu.”