novelraw Chapter 678: Slow Progress
Chapter 678: Slow Progress
Chapter 678: Slow Progress
Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls
Liu Xing knew that Miss Wang would soon send him a text message - her subordinates had already found the location where Dio was being held.
After all, this was the standard procedure for the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall.
Although Leicester City was not far from London, Liu Xing and his team would definitely need to stay in Leicester City for a few days, so Wesker arranged for them to return home to pack some luggage first.
Two hours later, Liu Xing and his team arrived in Leicester City.
Since they were there to assist the Leicester City police with the case, the Leicester City police arranged a hotel for them near the police station and sent someone to brief them on the situation.
According to the Leicester City police's investigation, the suspects involved in the attack were indeed hiding in Leicester City, and the police had already discovered and were monitoring several suspects. However, because these suspects were of a relatively low level and were still openly active on the streets of Leicester City, the police decided to wait and observe them.
Of course, the Leicester City police had not yet found the hideout of Ithaqua's other followers.
Liu Xing was clear that the people the police had found were intentionally sent by Ithaqua to distract the police, so continuing to follow them would not yield any results.
After finishing the welcome dinner in Leicester City, Wesker called Liu Xing and his team to his room.
"Since we're here to assist the Leicester City police with the case, we'll just follow their lead for the next few days. After all, this isn't our home turf," Wesker said seriously.
Liu Xing and the others nodded in agreement.
Wesker sighed, looking worried. "To be honest, I think we're going to get played by Allen again. If the investigation doesn't make progress, we'll at least need to stay in Leicester City for ten to fifteen days, and we might even get blamed for it."
"We shouldn't get blamed, though. We're just here to assist with the case, and there are only a few of us," Leon said, looking puzzled.
Liu Xing shook his head. "If Allen has already discussed this with the head of the Leicester City police, then we might be assigned some high-difficulty missions. If we can't complete them, we'll definitely get blamed, and the biggest blame will fall on us."
Jill nodded in agreement. "I think so too. Allen won't let us off easily. He'll find a way to make us take the blame, and then use that as an excuse to suspend us or transfer us to another department, since we're still influencing his plans as detectives."
"That's what I'm most worried about. Allen has already reached the end of his rope, and I just asked Chief House about it. The head of the Leicester City police is Allen's classmate from the Police Academy, and they have a good relationship. So Allen can get his classmate to make things difficult for us, and that's exactly what's happening. The person who received us said that during our stay in Leicester City, we'll have someone accompanying us to avoid any unfamiliarity with the local situation. That means we'll be under surveillance, and every move we make will be monitored."
Liu Xing's brow furrowed - this was not good news.
After all, no one wanted their every move to be watched by others, especially by their arch-nemesis.
However, Liu Xing thought about it and felt that he didn't have anything to hide, except for the matter of why Dio was there, which was a bit hard to explain.
So Liu Xing couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
"In any case, our rule of action for the next few days is to only do what we should do and not give Allen any excuses to blame us," Wesker summarized.
Liu Xing and the others nodded again, then went back to their rooms to rest.
Back in his room, Liu Xing told Miss Wang about his situation in Leicester City, and Miss Wang said that she would be willing to command her subordinates in Leicester City if necessary.
So Liu Xing was able to sleep peacefully.
The next morning, Liu Xing and his team were called up by the so-called special agent because the Leicester City police had just caught one of Ithaqua's followers.
Of course, the reason for the arrest was just a minor offense, as the follower was caught fighting with a passerby because the passerby had knocked over his sandwich.
The Leicester City police naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity and promptly took the follower away for questioning.
As an assisting investigation unit, the Leicester City police thought it was necessary to let Liu Xing and his team observe the interrogation.
So Liu Xing and his team arrived at the Leicester City police station's closed interrogation room, where they watched the interrogation through a monitor.
The Leicester City police did a thorough job, waiting for Liu Xing and his team to arrive before starting the interrogation.
An hour later, the interrogation was temporarily suspended, as the results were not very satisfactory. The follower, named Modidas, was a bodyguard for a Chinatown mafia leader and had not participated in the previous attack. However, because his boss wanted to flee, Modidas had followed his boss to Leicester City.
After arriving in Leicester City, Modidas' boss gave him some money and told him to have fun in Leicester City for a few days before contacting him again. After that, Modidas lost contact with his boss.
Later, Modidas met some friends from Chinatown and learned that his boss was now being pursued by the England police for participating in the shocking attack.
Modidas was terrified after learning the truth, fearing that he was also being pursued. He had been lying low for the past two days, only going out at night, and his mental state had been getting worse. Finally, he got into a fight with a passerby over a small matter and ended up in the last place he wanted to be - the police station.
However, one thing Modidas can be certain of now is that the Chinatown mafia leaders are basically all in Leicester City, and they are all connected to the mastermind behind the attack. Most importantly, these mafia leaders brought a large amount of weapons and ammunition with them when they came to Leicester City, enough to organize an armed force of over a hundred people.
This is not good news.
Therefore, the police chief of Leicester City directly announced a three-pronged approach: the first team would stay at the police station, waiting for someone to call Modidas; the second team would continue to investigate and visit around Leicester City, tracking down the whereabouts of the Chinatown mafia leaders; and the third team would follow up on the leads provided by Modidas to catch the low-level personnel who had similar experiences, to see if they could get more information from them.
Liu Xing and the others naturally fell into the third team.
On the way to a small hotel, Liu Xing and the others formally met the "officer" responsible for monitoring them, Tam.
Tam is a seasoned detective from the Leicester City police department, but Wesker had heard of Tam's big name several years ago because Tam's professional abilities were extremely poor, and sometimes even new graduates from the Police Academy were better than him. However, Tam was very good at flattering and making connections, and was always smiling and willing to help, so Tam was very good at handling interpersonal relationships and got along with everyone in the police department. Therefore, Tam had never been fired and had even been promoted to deputy captain in recent years.
In short, Tam was a slick talker, so the Leicester City police sent him to "assist" Liu Xing and the others.
It's undeniable that Tam was really good at chatting, and although Liu Xing and the others were initially wary of him, they felt that Tam was not bad after chatting with him for a while.
Liu Xing couldn't help but feel that Tam's verbal skills should have exceeded 90, so it was a pity that Tam didn't switch to being a lecturer.
They arrived at the small hotel where Modidas lived, and according to Modidas' testimony, there was also a subordinate of Ithaqua living there, who was also a low-level personnel like him.
It was possible that the person had already heard that Modidas had been caught, so Liu Xing and the others ended up making a futile trip.
Then, Liu Xing and the others were assigned to "search" another hotel.
After a busy day, Liu Xing and the others finally caught one of Ithaqua's subordinates, but the information he could provide was similar to Modidas'.
However, the other captured Ithaqua subordinates provided a useful piece of information, which was that the mastermind behind the attack was living outside Leicester City, so these low-level personnel were arranged to be in Leicester City to attract the police's attention.
So, after dinner, Liu Xing and the others were sent back to the hotel to rest, while the Leicester City police continued to investigate Ithaqua's possible hiding places outside Leicester City overnight.
"We're being pushed aside," Leon said with some frustration.
Wesker chuckled and said, "Isn't this a normal thing? We're just responsible for assisting the investigation, and they can't give us all the tasks. Moreover, this is a good thing for us, as going to the suburbs at midnight to investigate is very dangerous, especially when dealing with a group of heavily armed thugs."
Liu Xing nodded, smiling and saying, "You're right, this is a good thing for us. We didn't get assigned to be cannon fodder, and Tam seems like a nice guy. I think Allen just asked his old classmate to keep an eye on us."
Wesker shook his head seriously and said, "Actually, guys like Tam are the most troublesome, because they're too deceitful. If he suddenly stabs us in the back, we might fall for it. So, we still need to be careful around Tam, lest we get sold out."
Wesker finished speaking and let Liu Xing and the others go back to their rooms to rest.
There was still no news from Miss Wang's side.
For the next two days, Liu Xing and the others went to investigate in the countryside and farms around Leicester City with Tam during the day, and then went back to the hotel to rest on schedule.
However, the gains from these two days were not significant, with only a few more low-level personnel caught, and the information obtained was similar, with almost no substantial progress.
As for the London side, Sergei would send Liu Xing a text message every day, updating Liu Xing on the situation in London.
Because the truth had already been revealed, Sergei had lost interest in researching the unknown toxin, as Sergei was very clear that he might not even know the composition of the toxin, let alone conduct further research.
So, Sergei had originally planned to autopsy Jorma's body, but unfortunately, Allen had ordered Jorma's body to be strictly guarded, so Sergei didn't get the chance to approach Jorma's body.
And just today, Jorma's family finally arrived at the London police station to claim the body.
What's worth noting is that Jorma's family arrived at the police station around 7-8 pm and strongly requested that the police hand over Jorma's body to them, so after verifying the information, Jorma's family got their wish.
Because Jorma's body was "strange", Sergei was arranged to give Jorma's family a "reasonable" explanation, but Jorma's family showed great tolerance, or rather, they didn't care at all, and even seemed happy.
Moreover, Sergei noticed that Jorma's family members all had unhealthy-looking pale faces, and they rarely used language when communicating with each other, instead using simple hand gestures or even just eye contact.
So, Liu Xing could confirm that Jorma's family members were followers of Gralki, as they were all afraid of sunlight, had unhealthy-looking faces, and tended to use eye contact.
Most importantly, they all came from Saven Valley.
However, it's better to let Gralki's followers take Jorma's body than to let the Cult of the Cadaver get it.
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