Chapter 495 Report
For Anthony Howard, it was just a morning like any other.
When he woke up from his usual nightmare, Anthony was still dripping with sweat. He took a shower, bought some sandwiches for breakfast, and then went directly to the police station to start his new day.
But for Anthony, this day was completely unchanged from his previous more than ten years as a police officer.
In other words, since ten years ago, his police career has completely changed.
"Hey, Sheriff."
When Anthony stuffed the last bite of the sandwich into his mouth and walked into the office, he saw a young man with freckles running towards him with a smile on his face. This guy's name is Dominic. He's a good guy, young, driven, and passionate about his job.
To be honest, Anthony doesn't think it's a good thing for him to be passionate about his work at his age.
"What's the matter?"
"There is a U-level case file that requires your confirmation and signature."
"U-level?"
Looking at the thick file that Dominic handed to him, Anthony frowned. The U-level case file within the police station is the code word for the investigator's case file. Simply put, it is the clues sent to the investigators after they encounter trouble and solve it. Then the police only need to follow these clues to investigate, but... …
"Where did the accident happen this time?"
"Innsmouth."
"Innsmouth? Oh, I know that place. I heard it's a weird place."
Anthony took the case file and walked forward casually. On the surface, he seemed to be calm and steady, but in fact, Anthony just wanted to delay as much time as possible to avoid opening this damn case file. It's like when the teacher wants to collect homework in the morning and you are procrastinating behind it. It seems that being able to delay for one second is a victory.
For Anthony, he doesn't want to be doing this job either. But there was no way, since that day ten years ago, his life had completely changed.
At that time, Anthony was just a fledgling young man. One day he received a call from the public claiming that there seemed to be some ferocious animal in the nearby sewer pipes. At that time, Anthony took his partner to the local area without any care, and then...he experienced the most unforgettable night in his life.
After that, the world before Anthony's eyes completely collapsed, and his once unshakable beliefs also turned 180 degrees. He didn't even know what he should believe. However, as a police officer, Anthony survived and eventually joined the police's special team.
On the surface, this team will also handle some normal cases, but in fact their real job is to guide the investigators through the process. As Anthony has had personal experience, he is naturally qualified to join this team. And Anthony has been working here for ten years.
But...to be honest, now he would rather deal with trivial matters such as traffic accidents than do his own job.
Unfortunately, it was not up to him. Soon, Anthony's desk was in front of him.
"But why did this come to us? Shouldn't the authorities be responsible?"
Anthony is from the federal police, and this kind of local case usually only needs to be confirmed by the local city police or state police, and there is no need to send it to him.
"Ah, I heard that something big happened. It seems that the whole Innsmouth was destroyed."
"A small town? All destroyed?"
After hearing the answer, Anthony was stunned for a moment. He had to admit that this really shocked him. It was not like Anthony had never taken over this aspect of file investigation work in the past. But according to Anthony's memory, the scope of impact of such cases is generally not large, and it can affect a small town... He has never seen such a thing before.
No wonder the file was handed over to him.
After hearing this, Anthony also opened the file with a serious expression, and then read the contents inside.
I have to say that the report here is very detailed. To put it simply, an investigator named Duanmuhuai went to Innsmouth for a vacation after seeing the advertisement. However, while on vacation, he accidentally discovered the local... The residents seem to be hiding some sinister secret. One night, he accidentally discovered that the other party was kidnapping foreigners on the street, so the investigator began to investigate.
It has to be said that the evidence given by this investigator is shocking. Not only is there evidence of private bribery between Innsmouth and members of Congress, there is even evidence and videos of a local hospital using patients for human experiments under the guise of medical treatment. Not to mention how the local evil forces illegally kidnapped foreign tourists as sacrifices.
The investigator also followed the clues and finally discovered that this group of cultists were secretly conducting an evil and terrifying ritual, trying to summon a terrifying monster from the deep sea to conquer the world. So he sneaked into it and eventually destroyed the ceremony, and the backlash caused by the ceremony destroyed the entire town of Innsmouth... I have to say that the whole process was normal, and the local police also attached investigation photos. , indeed a large number of human bones and scenes of suspected sacrificial sites were found in local buildings.
It’s just…………
Anthony always felt that there was something wrong with this report.
On the surface, the entire clue is no problem, there is sufficient physical evidence, and the local police also took photos as circumstantial evidence. It can be proven that human sacrifice and human experimentation did occur in Innsmouth.
It's just that... Anthony always feels that the report is a bit... procedural.
Yes, process.
As a police sergeant who specializes in U-level cases, Anthony has read the reports written by investigators more than once, and even talked to many investigators in person. In fact, almost all the investigators who experienced these things were very excited, excited, and scared. This is all normal, and as a person who has experienced it, Anthony himself understands it very well. That night ten years ago, although he escaped, his partner disappeared forever.
To be honest, Anthony was not afraid of drug dealers or criminals, but what he witnessed that night, the terrifying existence that did not belong to this world, became a lingering nightmare in his heart. For almost a year after that incident, Anthony had been trying to anesthetize his nerves with alcohol and drugs to escape the terrible nightmare.
Therefore, he could understand the emotions of those investigators who were almost having a mental breakdown. Experiencing that kind of nightmare once was terrifying enough, but asking them to write it down and retell it again was simply an impossible task for many investigators. As for those writing about mental breakdown, or those whose handwriting was so messy that they could not be seen clearly, and those who had runny noses and burst into tears, there were even more.
In fact, after experiencing a nightmare, many investigators either resorted to drinking to drown their sorrows, or they became depressed and even committed suicide. It is very rare to be able to jump up and down several times in a row...
But what to say about the report written by this investigator...it's very formatted.
The whole process is very clear, and the writing is quite calm. Even when describing the ceremony scene later, it is dry, unlike many investigators who will write such things as "I have never seen such a terrifying scene" and "That kind of terrifying existence is not at all... You should survive in this world!" and other extremely emotional vents.
Calmly as if writing a traffic accident report - on a certain day of a certain year, XX and XX vehicles collided on XX street. According to the on-site investigation, XX vehicle was fully responsible for running a red light...
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It's over.
Although the truth is this, but...can you express your feelings a little more?
To be honest, Anthony felt that the reports written by the police below were more emotional than those written by the investigator. Because according to the investigation of the police station below, it can be seen from the photos and videos that the numerous bones piled up in the underground altar, as well as the human tissues chopped into pieces in the basement of the hospital, the police who have experienced many battles cannot bear to see them. Was that after the fact, when an investigator was jumping up and down and didn't seem to have any mood swings at all?
Is this still a human being?
Not to mention the last long shot of Innsmouth, which made Anthony gasp. I saw that the entire town of Innsmouth was burned into darkness. The depression caused by the huge shock wave almost formed a basin like a crater on the moon. Most of the buildings were completely destroyed after this disaster. .
Although Anthony didn't know exactly what was going on, just by looking at the tragic situation in front of him, he could guess that the destruction of Innsmouth must have been like an earthquake.
As a result... As a client, don't you have any emotional fluctuations at all?
After all, according to the police investigation results, everyone in Innsmouth was dead! And judging from the photos, most of the people seemed to have been burned by flames and became tattered, with almost only the charred human figures left!
This scene gave him chills even when he was sitting here looking at the photos and reports! That person crawled out by himself and then went to the nearby police station to report the case!
Anthony now finally understands why the following sent this case to the federal government. The destruction of a small town is not as simple as a haunted house or a factory. That is to say, Innsmouth is originally located in a remote area, so it is not well-known. However, to suppress this matter, we must rely on the power of the federal government. The state government can control their mouths on the ground, but it cannot control other places. ?
There has to be an explanation…………
Of course, Anthony doesn't need to worry about this matter. His task is to confirm the clues and files, and then go through the process.
But...Anthony stood up silently after reading the dossier.
"Boy, is that investigator still there?"
"Yes, he's still at the police station in Newburyport."
After all, although the investigator is an investigator, he must go through the entire process before releasing the person. It's just one or two haunted houses. The whole town was destroyed and thousands of people died. Naturally, it was impossible to just let people go.
"Let's go to Newburyport."
Anthony picked up the file and walked out of the office.
He wanted to see with his own eyes what kind of investigator could do such a thing!
(End of chapter)