Chapter 515 Fog City
After that, Dr. Rose, who was killed by Lorena's book, melted directly, turned into a petroleum-like liquid and disappeared into the air, while Arthur was directly tied up and locked in the room.
After that, the captain finally repaired the radio and contacted the police in Fog City.
Then, after a group of people arrived in Fog City, the imprisoned Arthur was taken away directly by the police. Duanmu Huai also handed over his investigation report, and the matter was considered to be over.
Of course, he also met the police representatives from Fog City.
"I heard about you from Chief Anthony, but I didn't expect that you are really powerful and have caused so many things before you even came here."
Sitting in front of Duanmuhuai was a short, fat, middle-aged man with a mustache and a rather prosperous look. He was chewing a cigarette and looking at Duanmuhuai with a helpless wry smile. In front of his desk, there is a name plate——G. Lestrade.
"Well, don't look at that."
Sensing Duanmuhuai's gaze, Chief Lestrade sighed helplessly.
"I know what you're going to say. I don't look like a short, stocky bulldog, and I don't have a friend named Sherlock Holmes."
"I didn't say anything."
Duanmu Huai chuckled and looked away.
"About that U-class case..."
"Well, that's what I want to say."
Sheriff Lestrade also calmed his expression.
"Before you came here, another case occurred. To be honest, I think it would be difficult for Holmes to solve such a strange case even if he were here."
As he spoke, he reached out his hand and took out a file.
"The case occurred in the evening of the 12th. The witness was a plumber. He had just finished repair work and walked out of his employer's house. Then he saw a body floating on the river in front of him. Then he reported the news in panic. Call the police.”
"So, the question is?"
"The problem is that, according to her friends, the victim disappeared suddenly. They were wandering on the street and shopping, and got separated because there were too many people. Then she never saw her friend again. Since then, she has not seen her friend again. Judging from the time, it took less than three hours from the time her friend disappeared to the time her body was found. This is not the point.”
"Oh?"
"The point is, because of the many killings in the past few days, our police have set up several patrol teams to patrol every street, especially the streets near the river. We have deployed defenses on the streets where she disappeared. The places where children frequent are even more closely watched, but the problem is that I asked the police officers in charge of that street at the time, and they all said that they had never seen this young lady.”
Having said this, Sheriff Lestrade took a long drag on his cigarette and then crushed the cigarette butt into the ashtray.
"You see, things are so strange. It's like the victim disappeared from the world after being separated from his friends."
"What about monitoring?"
"No gain."
Lestrade frowned as he spoke.
"To be honest, the situation is not good now. Ignore those newspapers for now. If this continues, we may have to issue a curfew... Of course, the director does not agree with this."
This is also normal. It is a big deal for any country to impose a curfew without a war. If other people knew that the foggy city issued a curfew because of a serial murderer who could not be caught, they would probably laugh at Scotland Yard. No one...
"I heard that you also commissioned several investigators. Did they come up with any clues?"
"No, in fact I don't know if they have found any clues, at least nothing was found on their bodies. But..."
Having said this, Chief Lestrade raised his head and looked Duanmuhuai up and down.
"I have more confidence in you."
"Thank you very much."
After talking for a few more words, Lestrade stamped Duanmuhuai's investigator ID, which meant that Duanmuhuai was officially qualified to conduct investigations here. Then Duanmuhuai turned around and left the police station and returned to the street.
"Huh..."
Standing on the streets of the foggy city, Duanmu Huai took a deep breath. It had to be said that the air here did have a cold and heavy atmosphere. It's not just because of pollution, it's more like the entire fog is immersed in an indescribable darkness and depravity - well, if anything, Duanmu Huai feels that this is somewhat similar to Altdorf.
The dim city, the cold air, although it seems to be bustling with people on the surface, always gives people a feeling of coldness and alienation. It's as if everything in this city has released its dark side, shrouding them in a dark shadow...
"Mr. Knight, this city always gives me a bad feeling, as if there is some kind of evil breath taking root here..."
Even Lorena felt this way.
"Yeah, I'm starting to regret whether it was a mistake for me to open a store in Arkham."
Duanmu Huai also sighed silently. He initially chose to open a store in Arkham because of the Holy Land Tour and the University of Michigan. After all, in Duanmu Huai's view, there must be a lot of things happening with the University of Michigan.
However, the facts slapped him in the face. It was no wonder that on the way to Fog City, Duanmu Huai thought about it carefully and realized that Arkham was in the New World after all. The country's history in that place does not exceed 200 years, and there are not many traces of civilization at all. Although the University of Michigan is seeking death, if you think about it carefully, they only brought those evil objects back after going to other places for archeology to cause trouble.
To put it bluntly, they are second-hand dealers.
Opening a store in Arkham is simply like second-hand and then second-hand...
But the Old Continent is different. Human civilization here can be traced back thousands of years. Coupled with the dark Middle Ages, cult worship, witch hunting, etc., to put it bluntly, the base of cultists here is definitely It's bigger than the New World. After all, even if the New World doesn't care enough in this regard, if you want to find a cultist, it must be easier in the Old World, right?
After all, mice have to look for them in garbage dumps. You can find them in the Gobi Desert, but whether you can find them is another matter.
"Mr. Knight, where are we going next?"
"Anyway, let's find a place to live first. If it doesn't work out, I have to consider moving..."
Duanmu Huai sighed silently. He had just called back to ask the maid, but the answer he got was disappointing. The store below could get two or three customers a day, but there was not even half a commission. Even the calls that came in were almost always from the wrong phone number... it was simply disappointing.
Thinking of this, Duanmu Huai raised his head and looked at the sky in front of him - it was indeed dark clouds and there was no sunlight at all. I heard that this has been like this since the Industrial Revolution. In the end, I don’t know what went wrong. All in all, it seems that a vortex-like situation has formed here, causing a large amount of smoke and dust to hover in the sky, and finally formed such a Huge clouds like pot lids cover the entire country all year round.
Duanmuhuai also saw it on the airship. When he looked down from the sky, he could clearly see the dark clouds like a huge whirlpool covering the entire country. I heard that there are many people in this country who have not been seen since they were born. Under the blue sky and sun, you will only have the opportunity to experience different scenery when you travel...
Well, Duanmu Huai couldn't imagine what this was like.
Of course, if you want to move, you have to find a good place. This time, you have to choose carefully. You must not just slap your head like Arkham - and then get confused.
It doesn’t matter if something doesn’t happen all the time.
In fact, although the work of an investigator is similar to that of a detective, strictly speaking it is much simpler than that of a detective, and the reason is very simple. What detectives have to face are more normal criminal cases. In these cases, criminals usually choose to hide themselves after committing crimes, or they may not commit crimes again. Just like Jack the Ripper, he probably stopped after having enough fun, and then the police were confused. In the end, it became a world-famous unsolved case. No one knows who Jack the Ripper is, or even I don’t even know if it’s a boy or a girl.
So in this case, the detective is under a lot of pressure. After all, if he can't find the criminal, the criminal might get away with it in the end.
But cultists are different. You don’t care if they steal things, kill people, or set fires. In the end, the purpose of these cultists must be to make big news, so many times if the players really don't have the brains of Sherlock Holmes, they don't know how to decipher the code, and they are too lazy to open the lock, they just find a cultist to keep an eye on it, and wait until it finally chooses to summon the evil god. Or something, jump out and clean them all up.
This is also the reason why Duanmu Huai was so calm on the airship. As he said, the other party's criminal methods were so rough, and it was obvious at a glance that he did not want to keep them alive. Facts also proved that Duanmuhuai's guess was correct. Those two idiots still expected to use the entire airship as a sacrifice to summon Naia. Some people may ask, if this is the case, why waste time on investigation and interrogation?
Oops, as the saying goes.
Being idle is also idle…………
"Plop!!"
Just as Duanmuhuai and Lorena were walking and shopping, they suddenly heard the sound of falling water not far ahead, followed by shouts.
"Mary!"
"Mary——! Be careful!!"
What's going on? Someone fell into the water?
Duanmu Huai and Lorena also looked forward curiously, and saw a girl in the river throwing herself into the water and swimming forward desperately - huh? forward? ?
At first, Duanmuhuai thought someone had fallen into the water, but after a closer look, it didn't look like it. Although the girl was wearing clothes, she obviously swam toward the middle of the river. She had never seen anyone who fell into the water swim backwards. Isn't this suicide?
But soon, Duanmuhuai saw the girl hugging something in the river, and then turned around and swam towards the shore.
"Haah...haah..."
The girl in the river was desperately shaking her hands and feet and swimming towards the shore. However, her hands and feet were numb and her whole body was cold. It was late autumn, so the river was naturally freezing cold, not to mention that she was still Wearing clothes, the water is clinging to the body now, which is quite uncomfortable. But the girl still gritted her teeth and swam desperately towards the shore.
Finally, the river embankment was in sight, and the girl raised her head, took a deep breath, and then stretched out her hand to grab the railing. However, at this moment, suddenly, a wave of waves suddenly hit her, causing the girl to float backwards!
not good! !
At this moment, the girl was also frightened. She also knew that she was almost out of strength and wanted to get ashore as soon as possible. But this time she was pulled back directly...
"Mary!!"
The shouts of her friends came from her ears. At this moment, the girl's consciousness was beginning to blur, but she still gritted her teeth and swam desperately to the river bank again. But just when she came to the river bank again, a wave of waves floated over again.
no---! !
While resisting the river water, the girl desperately stretched out her hand. However, at this moment, a huge black shadow suddenly flashed in front of her eyes, followed by a loud "bang" sound, the river water splashed everywhere, and then the girl She felt her collar being grabbed by someone and lifted directly out of the river. When she came to her senses, she was already sitting on the river bank.
"Mary!!"
At this moment, two girls also hurried over from the side and hugged her.
"Are you okay!"
"I, I'm fine..."
Hearing her friend's call, the girl came back to her senses, and then hurriedly looked into her arms - she saw a black kitten lying motionless in her arms.
Seeing this scene, the girl hurriedly raised her head and looked at everyone.
"Excuse me, does anyone know if there is an animal hospital nearby?"
Facing the girl's inquiry, the people around them looked at each other for a moment, and at this moment, a deep voice came.
"Let me see."
"Ah, okay..."
When she heard someone speaking, the girl hurriedly raised her head, and then she was stunned when she saw Duanmu Huai standing next to her.
This man is so tall! !
"Is this your cat?"
Looking at the kitten in the girl's arms, Duanmu Huai asked, but the girl was stunned for a moment and shook her head.
"No, I just saw it in the river, so... are you an animal doctor?"
"I'm not, but I can show her."
As he spoke, Duanmuhuai stretched out his hand.
"Suzuki, do me a favor."
"Meow."
Hearing Duanmuhuai's call, Lingnu poked her head out of Duanmuhuai's coat pocket, then jumped down along his arm and landed in front of the kitten lying on the ground. She circled around the kitten. Two circles, then stretched out two front paws and pressed them on the kitten's chest.
Seeing this scene, the girl and the people next to her were shocked.
Is this... performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation? ?
Cat performs CPR on cat? ?
At this moment, the people nearby also gathered around, standing in a circle, staring at this scene with their mouths open. And then they saw that under their gaze, the black cat pressed the kitten's chest several times, and then pressed hard. Then the kitten opened its mouth and spit a few mouthfuls of water, then opened its eyes and started meowing. Shake.
"Really saved?"
"I read that right."
"This cat is so smart!"
Seeing this scene, the people nearby were shocked. This cat performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the cat, but it was saved? Are they watching acrobatics? Is this possible?
"Meow meow."
Lingnu puffed up her chest very proudly and shouted at Duanmuhuai, and Duanmuhuai also stretched out her hand and put Lingnu back into her pocket. At this moment, the girl had already picked up the kitten that was shivering from the cold, then stood up and saluted Duanmu Huai.
"It's really a shame...ah!"
"You should also pay attention to your health and be careful of catching a cold."
Looking at the wet girl in front of him, Duanmu Huai also warned, but soon, his eyes glanced at the girl's right eye, and then looked away. At this moment, the girl's friend also came to her side and put the coat in his hand on her body.
"Mary, are you okay!"
"Well, I'm fine, that gentleman......"
As she spoke, the girl turned her head and looked forward, then couldn't help but be stunned.
Where are people?
Why is such a big man missing? ? ?
(End of chapter)