Chapter 683: Fire Burning Big Ben |
Sergei nodded and said, "I think what Chris said is correct, but Allen's side is also thinking the same way. After investigating, they found that the suspect who used Sleeping Potion to knock out the victim likely wanted to abandon the body on the train tracks. Then, the last subway train or the first train of the morning would run over the unconscious body, making it impossible for us to detect the Sleeping Potion in the body. In the end, the case would be closed as a suicide or an accident, and the suspect would get away with it. However, they didn't expect that there would be non-human creatures like Ghouls in the subway station."
"As for why Allen's team thinks this way, it's because they found a suspicious person on the surveillance footage, and after initial investigation, they suspect that this person is an assassin. The victim, although appearing to be an ordinary office worker, was actually a commercial spy, so Allen's team suspects that the victim offended a company and was killed as a result. However, further investigation is needed to confirm this."
"No wonder Allen was so confident and promised to crack the case within a few days. It turns out that they had already found the killer, but Allen might have been too clever for his own good and didn't expect the Ghouls to strike again today." Wesker laughed.
Liu Xing nodded, and a rough idea had formed in his mind. The reason for this situation was likely a communication problem between the Cult of the Cadaver, Allen, and the five Ghouls.
Firstly, the subway murder case that happened yesterday was likely the result of Allen's investigation, which was actually a killer trying to make the death look like an accident. After knocking out the victim, the killer threw the body onto the subway tracks.
Then, the Ghouls in the subway station thought that this was the Cult of the Cadaver's signal to "start eating," so they enjoyed a meal; while Allen thought that this case was arranged by the Cult of the Cadaver to boost his reputation, so he confidently held a press conference and set a flag. Meanwhile, the Cult of the Cadaver might have been busy with other things, such as dealing with Ithaqua and Gralki's followers, and didn't notice what was happening.
As a result, the lack of communication led to a series of unfortunate events.
Because the five Ghouls in the subway station couldn't be considered true Ghouls, their self-control was poor, and after a long time, they finally couldn't resist and killed a homeless person who was hiding in the subway station, thinking that the Cult of the Cadaver had prepared the person as food for them.
Now, Allen was in a difficult situation. He had already set a flag, and it would be hard for him to crack the case unless he blamed the killer for today's case as well. However, the killer couldn't take the blame for the homeless person's death, which didn't look like the killer's doing at all.
As for Allen going to find the Ghouls to talk? Liu Xing thought it was unlikely, because the paparazzi in England were not to be underestimated. Liu Xing estimated that the paparazzi in London were already keeping an eye on Allen, who was now a celebrity in England. If they could get a big scoop from Allen, such as "London Police Chief Frames Someone for Subway Murder," they would be promoted.
To know that the ranking system among paparazzi was very strict.
So Liu Xing thought that Allen wouldn't dare to randomly find the Ghouls or the Cult of the Cadaver's followers, lest he be discovered by the paparazzi and get into trouble.
However, this was good news for Liu Xing and his team.
After staying in Sergei's office for a while, Liu Xing and his team returned to their own office. After all, they knew that Allen wouldn't be idle and would come to inspect their work.
In the office, they mixed around until it was time to go home, and then they bid farewell to Wesker and went home.
When they got home, they found that Miss Wang had returned.
As Miss Wang's loyal dog, Leon immediately went over and said, "Miss Wang, you're back, and your suspicion should be cleared now, right?"
Miss Wang nodded and smiled, "That's right. The police have already determined that I'm not related to the attack case, so I can live here now. If you don't mind, would you like to have dinner at my place tonight?"
Leon nodded without hesitation.
So Liu Xing and his team sat in Miss Wang's living room.
Before they even had dinner, Liu Xing saw Jill and Leon pass out.
Of course, this was all done by Miss Wang.
Liu Xing shrugged and said, "If there hadn't been a riot in Chinatown today, Allen would still be suspecting you, Miss Wang."
Miss Wang laughed and nodded, "That's right. Allen was going to continue to suspect me, so he could openly send people to monitor me. The riot in Chinatown, although it caused me a great loss, also gave me an opportunity to turn the tables. After all, a crying child gets milk, so Allen had to admit that I was not related to the attack case. By the way, I've also found out about the book."
"The book is called 'Time Dog Chronicles,' compiled by a Taoist from the Song Dynasty based on the remaining fragments of 'The Secret Scripture of Xuanjun.' It was brought to England during the Qing dynasty and was bought by a shop owner over 30 years ago. The Wang family's head wanted to buy the book because he knew it contained Magic Spells, but he was too late, and the shop owner got it first. He only knew that the book was in the hands of a Chinese person, but unfortunately, he spent a long time looking for the owner without success."
"However, this history is no longer important. What's important is that the Magic Spells recorded in 'Time Dog Chronicles' are very powerful, as they can summon the legendary time-space creature, Hound of Tindalos. To know that Hound of Tindalos can travel through time and space, and ordinary means can't harm it, even powerful gods would find it hard to deal with them, let alone us. So we need to consider how to deal with Ithaqua, or how to kill him before he uses the Magic Spells."
It was indeed summoning Hound of Tindalos.
Liu Xing shook his head; this was really getting difficult. After all, Ithaqua was a god-like figure who was hard to deal with, and if he really summoned Hound of Tindalos, Liu Xing and Miss Wang might not be able to stop it.
"Right, does Dio really not need me to send someone to bring him back?" Miss Wang asked.
Liu Xing shook his head and said helplessly, "Forget it, even if we bring Dio back now, he'll just think of a way to escape to Floral Cemetery again. But speaking of which, the big fire at Floral Cemetery was probably started by Ithaqua."
"No mistake, the big fire at Floral Cemetery has been confirmed to be started by Ithaqua, because the Cult of the Cadaver has already begun a full-scale hunt for Ithaqua. Therefore, it can be inferred that Ithaqua started the fire, and I think Ithaqua must have also taken the Crimson Ghoul statue. The reason is that I heard none of the Cult of the Cadaver followers in Floral Cemetery survived," Miss Wang said seriously.
Liu Xing furrowed his brow and sighed, "So it seems that Ithaqua's power is stronger than we imagined. To know that there are many Cult of the Cadaver members and Ghouls in Floral Cemetery."
Just then, Miss Wang's mobile phone suddenly rang.
Miss Wang took out her phone and frowned, saying, "It looks like Gralki's followers are really crazy. They're planning to set fire to Big Ben!" Meow Meow Meow?!
Liu Xing looked at Miss Wang with a confused expression.
Miss Wang sighed and continued, "After the gunfight between Gralki's followers and the Cult of the Cadaver, I sent someone to follow Gralki's followers to see what they were up to. As a result, I discovered that Gralki's followers had collaborated with a secret cult called the Dreamers' Guild, and they're all living in the Dreamers' Guild's secret base, which is inside Big Ben. Moreover, Gralki's followers have just brought a batch of gasoline and flammable materials into Big Ben, so it looks like they're planning to set fire to Big Ben during the Sacred Book projection contest."
Liu Xing furrowed his brow, not expecting that Dio's suggestion to Robert would actually succeed, and now the Dreamers' Guild had collaborated with Gralki's followers.
However, as Liu Xing thought at the time, the cooperation between the Dreamers' Guild and Gralki's followers was like trying to take a tiger's skin, so now the Dreamers' Guild had been taken over by Gralki's followers, and it seemed that the Dreamers' Guild's territory was also going to become a sacrifice for Gralki's followers, and even the Dreamers' Guild would have to take the blame for Gralki's followers.
But to say the least, Liu Xing had to admit that Gralki's followers were indeed ruthless, daring to burn even Big Ben, which could be said to be a symbol of England. If Big Ben were to be burned, it would definitely shock the whole world.
Of course, burning Big Ben would still be beneficial for Gralki's followers, because if a fire were to break out at Big Ben, the entire city of London's attention would be focused on Big Ben, and Gralki's followers would be able to take advantage of the situation.
Currently, all the forces participating in the Sacred Book projection contest were making the same preparations - attracting the attention of the London police.
After all, London was a city that never slept, and the appearance of the Sacred Book projection was within the city limits, so when the Sacred Book projection appeared, it would definitely attract the attention of the London police.
It was still the same old saying, even a famous secret cult like the Cult of the Cadaver wouldn't want to casually provoke a country.
And the police, as the country's violent organ, all forces had a unified view of them - to avoid contact as much as possible.
So all forces were making the same preparations, which was to find a way to divert the London police's attention to other places after the Sacred Book projection appeared, and even borrow a knife to kill.
The Cult of the Cadaver was preparing the Ghouls in the subway station, while Gralki's followers were preparing to burn Big Ben.
It had to be said that burning Big Ben was a pretty convenient and quick option.
"I didn't expect Gralki's followers to be so ruthless. I was just planning to create a large-scale mafia brawl in the London suburbs," Miss Wang sighed.
It turned out that Miss Wang had also made the same preparations.
Liu Xing sighed and said, "So, do we need to stop Gralki's followers from burning Big Ben? After all, Big Ben is a symbol of our England."
As a physically "English" person, Liu Xing had to say so now.
Miss Wang shrugged and said helplessly, "But how can we warn the London police? We can't just say someone is planning to burn Big Ben, or we might really attract attention. I think this matter should be left to the Cult of the Cadaver to handle, after all, Allen is still the chief of the London police, and it's most suitable for him to deal with Gralki's followers."
Liu Xing nodded in agreement with Miss Wang's idea.
To avoid Jill and Leon from discovering that they had been drugged, Liu Xing didn't chat with Miss Wang for too long and had Miss Wang wake Jill and Leon up.
Jill and Leon were completely unaware of what had happened.
After finishing dinner, Liu Xing and Jill took Leon, who was reluctant to leave, back home.
Back home, Leon couldn't help but ask, "By the way, do we still need to protect Miss Wang? I remember Allen didn't formally order us to lift the protection on Miss Wang, and now that Miss Wang has been cleared of suspicion, shouldn't our protection mission be restarted?"
Liu Xing and Jill looked at Leon with a speechless expression.
Because they estimated that they would have to get up early to handle cases the next morning, Liu Xing and the others went to rest early.
Of course, Liu Xing immediately found the wooden doll and put it in a bag, then wrapped it with tape and threw it into the closet.
This way, the wooden doll shouldn't be able to cause any more trouble.
Liu Xing went to sleep at ease.
The next morning, Liu Xing got up and checked the bag, making sure the wooden doll hadn't done anything unusual.
Was I just being paranoid?
Liu Xing thought to himself.
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