Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls-Chapter 667: Enduring for a While
Chapter 667: Enduring for a While
Liu Xing knew that those so-called detectives were actually about 80% members of the Cult of the Cadaver, and they had come to make up for the loss of their followers who died in the attack.
Of course, there might be some real detectives among them, and they would be a headache for Miss Wang. After all, those detectives who had received many benefits were like hunting dogs, and if Miss Wang made a mistake, they would pounce on her.
However, these were small problems for Miss Wang, because as long as the London police didn’t take official action, the pressure on Miss Wang wasn’t too great, and she could still carry out her previous plan step by step.
So Liu Xing thought for a moment and asked again, "What’s Commissioner Allen’s attitude now?"
Sergei shrugged and smiled, "Commissioner Allen’s attitude is obvious. As a temporary police officer in London, his top priority is to crack the case of yesterday’s attack. If he can’t, he’ll follow in Chief House’s footsteps. I heard that Commissioner Allen gave a military order to the higher-ups before taking office, promising to catch the culprit within two weeks. If there’s no breakthrough in two days, Commissioner Allen will definitely choose more radical measures."
Liu Xing nodded, it seemed that Miss Wang had to find out where Dio was being held before Commissioner Allen took action.
"By the way, Sergei, is there any news about Locke?" Leon asked.
Sergei shook his head and said helplessly, "Locke is still missing, and there’s no clue left. Commissioner Allen can only issue a joint investigation notice to other police officers, and there’s nothing else he can do. So, whether we can find Locke or not is up to fate."
Just then, Wesker arrived at the office.
"Sergei, you’re here too. I just heard Commissioner Allen looking for you, wanting to hear the autopsy of yesterday’s attack. You should hurry up," Wesker said.
Sergei nodded and left the office immediately.
After Sergei left, Wesker smiled and said, "You guys should have heard a lot about yesterday’s attack from Sergei, right?"
Liu Xing nodded and repeated what Sergei had just said.
Wesker thought for a moment and said with some annoyance, "No wonder Chief House resigned so quickly. It turns out that Allen was behind the scenes, pushing and helping. Allen is really getting more and more disgusting."
Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, it seemed that Wesker didn’t like the new police chief, Allen.
Facing Liu Xing’s puzzled gaze, Wesker shrugged and said, "The thing is, although Allen was Chief House’s trusted subordinate before, Allen also had many small problems. During his time at the London police, Allen caused a lot of trouble, and Chief House had to help him deal with the aftermath many times. As a result, Allen was eventually fired from the London police."
It turned out that there were such internal conflicts.
Liu Xing couldn’t help but frown and asked, "So Allen wants to suppress us?"
"Probably, Allen’s revengeful heart is still very strong. He had conflicts with a bar owner before, so he would often take people to check on that bar... Of course, I also had conflicts with Allen, so he wants to take revenge on me now. It’s just that I didn’t expect it to come so soon," Wesker sighed.
It seemed that the module was entering its mid-to-late stage, and the difficulty was increasing.
Liu Xing shook his head, and for a while, he had nothing to say.
After a long silence, Wesker finally spoke up, "If you guys want to be transferred to other teams or departments, I’ll help you apply after this case is closed. I believe Allen won’t make it difficult for you, since you’ve just joined the London police."
Liu Xing shook his head firmly and said seriously, "No, no, no. You’re looking down on us, Captain. How could we betray you at this time?"
Liu Xing was very clear that this was a life-or-death question. If he really chose to leave Wesker’s team, he would be an outcast in the London police.
Moreover, Liu Xing felt that Allen wouldn’t last long in his position as police chief, because it wouldn’t be long before the five Ghouls would strike again in the London subway station. When that happened, Allen would definitely follow in Chief House’s footsteps, and the London subway serial killings would have a much greater impact on the public than yesterday’s attack.
Of course, Liu Xing wasn’t the only one who thought so.
Jill said confidently, "Chris is right, and I think Allen won’t last long either. If nothing unexpected happens, the Ghouls will strike again in the subway station in a few days. If Allen can’t quickly solve the case, the subway killings will become a serial killing case, and the public outcry will be enough to bring Allen down."
"And most importantly, Allen is investigating yesterday’s attack and has withdrawn the personnel monitoring the subway station. So, ordinary people will think that Allen is doing this to give the nobles an explanation, and when the time comes, Allen will have to resign like Chief House, and maybe Chief House will even be reinstated. After all, the previous arrangements to deal with the Ghouls were all made by Chief House," Leon added.
Everyone couldn’t help but laugh in understanding.
It was unclear whether it was Allen’s intentional suppression, but Liu Xing and the others didn’t receive any new work in the office all day, so they could only idle away, reading and chatting, and then leaving on time.
Standing at the door, Liu Xing said, "By the way, I almost forgot about Sergei’s matter. I’ll go to Elsa’s place now. Do you guys want to come with me?"
Jill and Leon shook their heads, because from the current situation, the possibility of convincing Elsa was only about 30%, so they didn’t want to go with Liu Xing and get disappointed.
So Liu Xing went to Elsa’s door alone.
Before Liu Xing could even knock on the door, Elsa, dressed in her pajamas, had already opened it.
Liu Xing noticed that Elsa’s complexion was somewhat pale.
Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, instantly understanding why Sergei had hung up on Elsa - it was likely that Elsa’s boyfriend was now missing, and Elsa was blaming Sergei for it, since Elsa only knew that Sergei was dissatisfied with her boyfriend.
It seemed that Liu Xing’s trip was going to be in vain.
"Chris, how did you know I was here? Did Sergei ask you to come find me?" Elsa asked confidently.
Liu Xing nodded, feeling a bit embarrassed, "Yes, Sergei asked me to come and persuade you to go back home for a couple of days. After all, you should know about Miss Wang’s situation, and we’ve received intel that some radical family members of the victims are planning to take revenge on Miss Wang, so we’re worried that if Elsa gets caught in the crossfire, it wouldn’t be good."
Elsa let out a laugh, "You guys shouldn’t be moving house either, so what do I have to worry about?"
Liu Xing nodded, unsure of how to continue persuading Elsa.
The atmosphere was becoming increasingly awkward.
Just as Liu Xing was about to leave, Elsa suddenly asked, "Chris, I want to ask you something - do you know about my boyfriend?"
As expected.
Liu Xing was about to deny it when Elsa continued, "You must know about my boyfriend, because I’m very familiar with Sergei. Among his police officer friends at the London police station, aside from a few forensic colleagues, it’s only you guys, so I can be sure that Sergei has told you about my boyfriend. However, Chris, you shouldn’t have taken action against my boyfriend, otherwise, Sergei wouldn’t have asked you to come persuade me."
Liu Xing fell silent again, unsure whether to reveal the truth to Elsa.
From the clues Liu Xing had gathered so far, Elsa’s boyfriend was likely involved in the Ithaqua organization’s attack, so he was either in hiding with Ithaqua or in Miss Wang’s hands.
In any case, Elsa’s boyfriend was already doomed, since neither Ithaqua nor Miss Wang would choose to spare his life.
However, if Liu Xing didn’t tell Elsa the truth, she might hate Sergei for the rest of her life...
"Elsa, is your boyfriend missing? So you think Sergei did it?" Liu Xing asked cautiously.
Elsa nodded, "Yes, he called me the night before last, saying he’d take me out for a candlelit dinner after he finished his business, but I haven’t been able to contact him since yesterday."
Hearing this, Liu Xing was certain that Elsa’s boyfriend had fallen into Ithaqua’s hands.
So Liu Xing asked, frowning, "Elsa, did your boyfriend tell you what he was doing yesterday?"
"He said he was attending a club activity," Elsa replied. "He’s a member of the Water Gun Club, and yesterday they were going to the suburbs to compete with another university’s water gun club. I didn’t get a call from him yesterday, so I went to ask his clubmates, and they told me he drove back to school alone after the competition, which is why I suspect Sergei ambushed him on the way."
Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, surprised that Elsa’s boyfriend was into water guns, no wonder Elsa thought Sergei had caught him.
Although water guns were relatively harmless, they could still cause damage if modified, and some high-end models could even be made to look like real guns, which could cause panic in public.
So Sergei did have the opportunity to temporarily detain Elsa’s boyfriend, who was carrying a water gun.
Thinking this, Liu Xing asked a crucial question, "What time did they finish the competition yesterday?"
"Around 11 am, because the other teams were competing in the afternoon," Elsa replied after a moment’s thought.
Exactly what Liu Xing had thought.
Liu Xing sighed, deciding to reveal the truth to Elsa, "Originally, if nothing unexpected happens, your boyfriend was on the helicopter that attacked Locke Manor yesterday!"
Elsa’s eyebrows furrowed, her face incredulous, "Chris, you mean my boyfriend was involved in yesterday’s attack? Are you joking with me?"
Liu Xing shook his head, deciding to bring up Miss Wang’s involvement, "Actually, a few days ago, Miss Wang noticed some unusual activity from a mafia in Chinatown, so she sent someone to investigate and found that the mafia had close ties with your boyfriend, even giving him a large sum of money. Then, just before the attack, the mafia leader suddenly fled, so we now have reason to suspect your boyfriend was involved. If you don’t believe me, we can call Miss Wang right now to confirm."
As soon as Liu Xing spoke, Elsa fell silent.
Liu Xing sighed, quietly taking out his mobile phone to call Miss Wang.
Just then, Elsa spoke up, "I believe what you’re saying, Chris, because I’ve noticed my boyfriend has been spending lavishly lately, and when I asked him, he didn’t give me a reasonable explanation. I’m also clear that Sergei wouldn’t really arrest my boyfriend, it’s just that I didn’t think he’d dare do something so terrible."
Seeing that Elsa had accepted his words, Liu Xing quietly put his mobile phone away.
Then, Liu Xing symbolically comforted Elsa, "I think your boyfriend was probably coerced, after all, who doesn’t know this is a dead-end road?"
"Maybe," Elsa said with a bitter smile.
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Chapter 667: Enduring for a While
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