Ke-style law enforcement officers

Chapter 124 The Vanishing Fly

"Wait a minute, what's going on now?"

Milo stared at Kay, who was standing next to Rebecca, with a puzzled look.

Kai's face was still so haggard. It was hard to tell how much she remembered about what happened that night, but she seemed somewhat lost in thought.

“Galerid can’t tolerate this child, you should know what I mean, and… this is also Nero’s wish, he wants us to take Kay back,” Rebecca explained cryptically.

Walker and the other children died.

Furthermore, the local law enforcement officers found Freya's body in the underground cave, meaning that no one here would be willing to take care of Kai anymore. In addition, the town of Icam would be under lockdown for a long time to come, leaving Kai with nowhere to stay in Galid City.

"Is that so?" Milo said thoughtfully.

But they didn't pursue the matter further.

He could tell that Kai was acting strangely. She was usually very cheerful and talkative, but now she was staring blankly and remaining silent, which meant she probably knew what had happened that night. Perhaps she had already cried, or perhaps she hadn't yet recovered from her grief.

"Let's go then."

Milo wasn't good at comforting people, and he didn't think that words of comfort would be of any use at this time.

The three of them remained relatively silent, and no one touched on that painful topic.

Milo didn't know how things would ultimately end in Icam, but he knew very well that he and Rebecca shouldn't stay there any longer.

The people of Galid have a perception of the town of Iqlam based on their traditional beliefs, an attitude that outsiders cannot understand.

Things have developed to this point, at least from now on no more innocent people will go missing in the desolate mountains to the south.

But the real culprit was not caught.

The entire Solomon gang left.

To be more precise, the real culprit never showed up.

The person who dug out that underground cave was Raven, and he had left Ikm three years earlier, leaving this mess behind...

...

In other words, the deaths of Walker and his three other children are an inescapable consequence.

"By the way, where's Mogot?"

Milo suddenly remembered the old madman.

“He left after handing this to me, saying it was for you. He said you should understand what he meant.” Rebecca took an old and simple family crest from her bosom and tossed it to Milo.

The badge was made of pressed brass and covered with patina, but the copper grass flower pattern was still barely visible.

“The Drumman family crest,” Rebecca added.

Milo looked at the badge in his hand, pondered for a moment, then put it away and asked:
"Are your injuries alright?"

Although Rebecca was wearing a black trench coat, Milo could tell from her unsteady gait that Rebecca was injured.

"piece of cake."

Although the fight in front of the town's law enforcement office that night was extremely dangerous, Rebecca didn't mention it much, only briefly mentioning it.

……

The Galid law enforcement sent men to take Milo and his two companions to the train station by horse-drawn carriage.

Just as they boarded the train back to Nanwei City, a torrential downpour began without warning.

Huge raindrops pounded against the train's metal exterior like bullets, producing a piercing, noisy roar.

The passengers on the train quickly closed the windows.

Only Milo and Rebecca stared blankly at the dark clouds and torrential rain outside. When they first arrived in Galid City, the sky was clear and the surrounding scenery was pleasant. Who would have thought that they would encounter such terrible weather on their way out?

Just like their mission this time...

"Things haven't gotten much better, have they?" Milo muttered expressionlessly.

Of all the people on the train, only Rebecca could understand Milo's words.

She sighed and made no response.

She simply reached out and pulled the glass window shut, then took out a blanket and draped it over Kai, who was standing next to her.

The three of them sat together in one cubicle.

This was Kai's first time riding a train, and also her first time seeing a train. However, she did not show any surprise or curiosity. After entering the compartment, she curled up in the corner of the seat like a wounded little animal, hugging her legs and staring blankly at the cup on the table. Her dejected appearance was heartbreaking.

Milo inexplicably felt a sudden urge to smoke.

He hadn't felt this way in a long time, but he knew very well that neither nicotine nor alcohol could change anything, and this return journey of more than ten hours would be much, much longer than the journey there.

When you're feeling down, taking a nap is actually the best way to heal, at least it can provide a temporary escape.

But Milo simply couldn't sleep.

He had already slept for over thirty hours, and now, apart from feeling completely tired, the wounds on his body were constantly sending pain signals to his brain, making it impossible for him to fall asleep again.

Furthermore, until they fully arrived in Nanwei City, none of the three of them could be considered truly safe.

Nero's urgent demand for their immediate return must have stemmed from his concerns.

Don't forget what happened on this train last time.

This mission in Ickham has ruined something good for the Solomon gang; at the very least, their mining operations in Galid have been cut off. If they want revenge, repeating the same trick would be a good option.

So even though Milo is very sleepy right now, he can't fall asleep.

Especially now that there's a child in the group who lacks the ability to protect himself, he and Rebecca need to be even more vigilant.

On this point, Milo and Rebecca were on the same page.

They were both sitting on the side of the cubicle closest to the door.

Just sitting there calmly.

One can imagine how horribly they would die if some foolish assassin or killer came looking for trouble right now.

However, the reality was that after the train started moving, everything on board was calm.

The terrible weather seemed to have a hypnotic effect; the passengers in the carriage all began to doze off, and even the sounds of smoking and chatting became rare.

Somewhat bored, Milo took out his pistol and began cleaning the bloodstains and dust off the frame.

He suddenly noticed a fly resting on the back of his hand.

The little creature must have been driven into the carriage by the heavy rain; it was fluttering its pair of blue scales.

Milo gently placed the pistol on the table, bent the fingers of his other hand, and slowly moved closer to the fly, preparing to flick away this annoying buzzing thing that flew up.

But just as he was about to flick his taut fingernail at the fly, the fly that had landed on the back of his hand silently faded from Milo's view.

It disappeared...

Milo felt a chill run down his spine.

He looked up abruptly, wanting to say something to Rebecca, only to find that he was no longer in the train carriage.

……

(End of this chapter)