Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls-Chapter 668: Being Calculated
Chapter 668: Being Calculated
Liu Xing saw that the purpose of his trip had been accomplished, and Elsa also needed him to calm down, so Liu Xing directly bid farewell and left.
When he returned home, Jill had already prepared dinner, but Leon was nowhere to be found.
"Jill, where did Leon go?" Liu Xing asked with some doubt.
Jill shrugged and said, "I don’t know, he just received a phone call and went out, but he said he would be back soon and asked me to prepare his dinner."
"Could it be Miss Wang?" Liu Xing thought for a moment and shook his head, saying, "It shouldn’t be Miss Wang, after all, Miss Wang knows she can’t get any useful information from Leon, and Miss Wang is definitely being closely watched by Allen’s people now."
Just as Liu Xing finished speaking, Leon returned with a large bag.
"Here, this is a prosciutto from Italy that my parents brought back from their trip. Jill, can you go to the kitchen and slice it?" Leon took out a whole prosciutto from the bag.
Jill raised an eyebrow and smiled, saying, "Leon, you’re really a rich second-generation kid, and this whole Italian prosciutto is very valuable. We’re in for a treat these days."
Leon touched the back of his head and said, "My family is just a typical middle-class family. My parents, apart from the house, didn’t plan to leave me any other inheritance, so our food level has always been pretty good. My parents also often go on trips and bring back various local specialties... Oh, and they heard that I’m living with Chris, so they specially bought souvenirs for you guys too."
Then, Leon took out three long, rectangular boxes wrapped in paper from his pocket.
Because Westerners like to open gifts in front of the giver, Liu Xing didn’t hesitate to take one of the boxes and unwrap it.
Then, Liu Xing saw a wooden puppet with a somewhat eerie shape.
It was indeed a wooden puppet.
When Liu Xing saw the long, rectangular box earlier, he had subconsciously thought that Leon’s parents’ souvenir would be a wooden puppet, because Sicily, a famous tourist spot in Italy, is known for its wooden puppets, and the story of "The Adventures of Pinocchio" also takes place in Sicily.
Most importantly, Liu Xing had received a Sicilian wooden puppet as a birthday gift in the real world, and the packaging was similar.
However, to be honest, even Liu Xing, who had experienced many battles in the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall, would feel a chill down his spine when seeing this puppet, because its appearance was quite eerie, with a half-crying and half-laughing face, and two empty holes where the eyes should be.
In Liu Xing’s opinion, this puppet didn’t look like a souvenir at all, but rather an item from a horror movie.
Leon naturally also realized this and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Uh, how should I put it, my parents just like collecting these kinds of handicrafts, so we have many similar souvenirs at home, like voodoo dolls and the like."
Liu Xing nodded and smiled, saying, "Actually, I think this puppet is pretty good, although it looks a bit strange, but I think it’s very unique and shows that your parents put thought into selecting it."
Liu Xing said this, but he didn’t think so in his heart.
To be exact, Liu Xing thought that Leon’s parents might not be simple.
As usual, in the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall, NPCs who are not important to the plot would not appear in the module, especially when the plot has already progressed to the middle and late stages.
So, if Leon’s parents are not related to the main plot, they should not have suddenly appeared at this time and sent such a strange puppet.
Therefore, Liu Xing thought that Leon’s parents might be related to the "Sacred Book" projection contest half a month later.
Or, to put it directly, Leon’s parents might be members of a secret cult.
This was not good news for Liu Xing, as he didn’t want to play out a tragic drama of betraying his friends in the upcoming main plot.
At this time, Jill unwrapped the other two boxes, and they also contained wooden puppets, although they looked more normal, with a somewhat creepy smile.
"It seems that Chris’s puppet is the one my parents bought for me, but they might have forgotten to mark it and notify me," Leon said with a bitter smile.
Liu Xing nodded and handed the puppet to Leon, saying, "Then I’ll give this puppet to you, I don’t want to be scared by it in the middle of the night and not dare to go to the bathroom."
"No problem, if possible, Leon, take my puppet too, I’ve been afraid of dolls and puppets since I was a kid, or rather, I’ve always been worried that they would suddenly come to life," Jill said seriously.
This was also what Liu Xing often thought when he was a child, or what most kids think when they stare at dolls or puppets.
Leon shrugged and smiled, saying, "This is a typical uncanny valley effect, where human-like objects like puppets and dolls often make people feel uneasy because they’re like humans but not humans."
Leon took the puppet while saying this.
Liu Xing thought for a moment and finally decided to keep one of the puppets.
After dinner, Liu Xing and the others gathered to watch TV, as the nightlife this year was really not rich, and because of the mafia-related attack yesterday, Allen had sent many police officers to investigate, so many bars and dance halls were forced to close temporarily.
However, at this time, Liu Xing was thinking about whether to wait until Leon and the others were resting and then go to the basement of this building to see if he could meet Tsathoggua.
After all, this was a genuine Great Old One.
However, after thinking for a moment, Liu Xing gave up on this bold idea, as he was afraid that he would go crazy due to a sanity points drop when facing Tsathoggua.
Although the "Chris" character card had sanity points marked as question marks, looking like someone who had seen the world, and could reduce or even cancel the sanity points drop in small scenes, when facing a Great Old One, the sanity points would still drop accordingly.
So, Liu Xing was confident in his luck, but it was still better not to see the Great Old One.
Just then, a gunshot suddenly came from outside the window.
Liu Xing and the others instantly went to the window and looked in the direction of the gunshot, and then saw a few young black men holding handguns and aiming at a middle-aged white man in a suit, who only had a briefcase in his hand.
"Is this a robbery?" Leon asked somewhat uncertainly.
Liu Xing pulled out his handgun and shook his head, saying, "I don’t think this is a robbery, because gun control in England is very strict, so ordinary thugs can’t get their hands on guns to commit robberies, let alone one per person. As for those mafia members who own guns, they wouldn’t stoop to committing armed robberies, and most importantly, that shot just now was probably a warning shot, which suggests that these black men are likely to take the middle-aged man alive. Anyway, we should this to the police now."
Jill and Leon nodded, picked up their handguns and bulletproof vests, and followed Liu Xing downstairs, calling the police along the way.
Soon, the three of them arrived downstairs and sneaked behind a car to observe the situation. If a gunfight were to break out, they could use the car as cover, since handguns are not very effective at penetrating cars.
At this time, the black men were still pointing their guns at the middle-aged white man, muttering some idle chatter. But what struck Liu Xing as strange was that these black men seemed to have no further plans.
What were they doing? Liu Xing felt that something was off.
Just then, two police officers walked over from the street corner and instantly noticed the situation.
However, Liu Xing quickly realized that these two officers were unarmed.
This was a bit awkward.
The two officers wanted to approach, but soon realized they had no guns, so they became aware that they were unable to subdue the armed black men. The two officers were at a loss for a moment.
Just then, one of the black men noticed the two officers and directly opened fire on them.
Liu Xing was stunned, unable to believe that these robbers dared to shoot at police officers.
To know that shooting at police officers carries a much heavier sentence than armed robbery.
Fortunately, the two officers were at a safe distance from the black man, so they weren’t hit by the bullets, but they were forced to take cover.
At this time, one of the black men began to move forward to control the middle-aged white man.
Liu Xing knew that they had to open fire.
Liu Xing decisively fired a warning shot and shouted at the black men, "Put down your handguns..."
Before Liu Xing could finish, the black men directly opened fire on him.
Fortunately, Liu Xing had anticipated this and took cover behind the car, avoiding being hit.
"Damn, are these black guys crazy? Daring to shoot at police officers at this time?" Leon said with some frustration.
Through the reflection on the storefront glass, Liu Xing saw that two black men were approaching, with the other four providing cover fire. It seemed they had no intention of letting them go.
"Have you seen the positions of those two black men? We’ll open fire directly when they get closer. Except for our hands, don’t expose any other parts of our bodies, and fire three shots before stopping." Liu Xing said in a low voice.
Leon and Jill nodded.
When the two black men were about 16-20 feet away, Liu Xing nodded at Jill and Leon, and they began firing simultaneously.
Liu Xing fired three shots in a row, but what he didn’t expect was that the KP Time system didn’t notify him to enter combat mode.
Had KP Time gone offline for lunch?
Liu Xing was puzzled and stopped firing, but the two approaching black men had already been hit and were crying out in pain.
Then, the remaining five black men split into three teams - one started a nearby SUV, two continued to provide cover fire, and two helped the injured black men up and walked away.
Then, the black men escaped in the car.
What kind of ghost was this?
Liu Xing immediately tried to contact KP Time.
"Hehe, Liu Xing, you can choose to use an inspiration judgment to figure out what’s going on." KP Time said with a laugh.
Just then, the sound of police sirens grew louder.
Liu Xing’s eyebrows rose, and he instantly realized that they might have been set up.
As for who had set them up, Liu Xing already had a suspect in mind.
A minute later, three police cars arrived at the scene.
Seeing New London Police Chief Allen getting out of the police car, Liu Xing knew his guess was correct.
Everything that had happened earlier was a trap set by Allen to force them to open fire!
According to regulations, police officers in England who open fire must undergo a special investigation committee to determine whether their actions were reasonable and lawful.
However, due to the committee’s slow work efficiency, it often takes several years to reach a conclusion, and during this time, the police officers involved must be available for questioning at any time.
So, Liu Xing was certain that this was a trap set by Allen to control their actions, as Allen could use the investigation committee to force them to attend questioning at any time, disrupting their plans.
This move was really ruthless.
As expected.
Allen didn’t come over, but instead had his trusted subordinates notify Liu Xing and the others to get into the police car and head to the police station to make a statement.
At this time, Jill and Leon also realized that something was off, but because Allen’s move was an open trap, they had no choice but to cooperate.
After arriving at the police station, Liu Xing and the others had their handguns confiscated, and after making their statements, they were called by the investigation committee to answer questions, mainly about why they opened fire and how many shots they fired.
It wasn’t until 1 am that Liu Xing and the others were finally able to leave the police station.
Of course, their handguns were still "temporarily" confiscated.
"That damn Allen, daring to set us up like this." Leon cursed in a low voice.
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Chapter 668: Being Calculated
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