Ke-style law enforcement officers

Chapter 205 Terrible Memories

"There's no one in the basement."

A law enforcement officer came out of the basement to report.

"no one?"

Rebecca frowned and headed straight for the basement.

Milo and Theon exchanged a glance, then followed without a word.

……

In the damp, dark basement, the kerosene lamp had burned out.

The studio's desktop was piled with messy documents and some laboratory equipment.

But the night shift officer, Rick, had disappeared.

Milo went around to the morgue to check, but found nothing unusual.

The dissected corpses remained in their original positions. Although the weather had not yet warmed up, the morgue was already filled with the stench of decay due to the lack of a proper freezing environment.

Milo saw that one of the antlers on Aya's head had been removed, and her exposed brain had begun to rot.

Rebecca's voice came from the studio:

“His report was only half written. Go and bring him back.”

Milo walked over and took the half-finished report from Rebecca.

With just a quick glance, Milo noticed some sensitive words on the document—"A hollow, metallic-looking needle was found inside the body at the crime scene, preliminarily identified as some kind of injection instrument..."

"Injection equipment."

"The long needle in the air".

He muttered to himself, but couldn't find anything like the description in the text on the lab bench in the studio.

Milo walked back to the morgue with the file in his hand, and based on the description inside, he found a hidden wound on the sole of Aya Ferguson's foot.

Did Rick mention any of this to you yesterday?

Milo looked at Rebecca, who was standing in the aisle.

“He mentioned that he had discovered some clues and said he would study what he found thoroughly as soon as possible,” Rebecca nodded.

“Was something wrong yesterday? I mean, Rick,” Milo asked seriously.

"I did not notice."

How normal could someone who spends all their time with corpses be? Even if Rick did do something unusual, Rebecca wouldn't have thought it was strange at the time.

At this moment, a law enforcement officer came down the stairs from the first floor to report:
"The gatekeeper's records show that Rick left the law enforcement office two hours ago without reporting his whereabouts."

"Is this important?" Old Theon turned to look at Milo.

“It’s very important.” Milo nodded.

"I'll go find someone."

Old Theon stubbed out his cigarette and started walking outside.

“Then I’ll go find the missing ship.” Milo tossed the documents back into the studio and quickly put on his mask.

...

If Milo still had 60% doubt about his hypothesis a few minutes ago, his heart sank after seeing the word "long needle" in the report.

Because he had seen similar things before.

It's right there in Robben's memory.

Raven injected some substance into the mummified corpse using a needle-like syringe, which led to the strange man who almost left Milo and Rebecca stranded on the outskirts of the city.

Combined with Charles's retelling of the Miskatonic University advisor's original words—"The dead return to the world as something else"—this suggests a deeper connection to the story.

And then there was the inhumane massacre on the banks of the River Severn.

Without a doubt, everything makes sense.

The law enforcement system initially tracked the suspects all the way to Nanwei City, using the "small altar" as a clue to search all passing ships, with the aim of finding any who had escaped.

However, the search yielded nothing, and no similar cases occurred for ten years, so the matter was gradually forgotten. Nevertheless, it turned out that the search was indeed necessary.

Because the "Family" really did come to Nanwei City and hid there for a full ten years.

Now, they are beginning to replicate the rituals of the past.

Whatever sinister things may have lurked in the River Severn back then, it may have now reached the Nanwei City Canal downstream.

The disappearance of the ship has proven this point.

And this is just the beginning…

……

"Wait, no matter what happens, I need to know everything, everything."

Rebecca grabbed Milo, who was about to leave.

She spent the entire night rummaging through the past files of Nanwei City, looking for possible similar cases, but to no avail.

Rebecca agreed with Milo and Theon's assessment of the nature of the case, but she hated the feeling of being completely clueless.

Her intuition told her that Milo and Theon knew more than she did.

Moreover, the situation is not optimistic.

Because she saw the same solemn expression on Milo's face as he had when he was in the town of Iqum.

“You’ve seen evil inherited through bloodlines. The situation is urgent, and I can’t explain too much to you, but believe me, something similar has come to this city. Use your authority to protect those on the list and tell Nero to be prepared.”

Milo was in a hurry to find the missing ship, so he couldn't just relay everything that was on his mind to Rebecca in a few words.

You can only pat the other person on the shoulder.

"This time we have home ground, so we need to nip it in the bud. It's up to you."

After saying that, he put on his hat and rushed out of the basement.

After hearing Milo's words, Rebecca stood frozen in place for more than ten seconds.

Her mind replayed all the experiences she and Milo had gone through during those days of isolation and helplessness in the town of Ikham.

The crazed children, the nutrient-gathering beings covered in fungi deep in the cave, Walker's mangled limbs...

And the crystal orchids that cover the mountains and fields like white ghosts.

"Something similar has already arrived in this city."

Milo's words sent a chill down Rebecca's spine.

She couldn't accept that such a tragedy happening in the city under her jurisdiction...

...

……

On the ground, Milo rushed back to the interrogation room with the medical kit he had brought from the medical room, snapped his fingers at the shadow of Ryan Garcia with the mustache: "You're the pharmacist, wake this bastard up."

Ryan gave an OK sign.

They then began preparing the medication and injecting it into the unconscious McMann Trading Company executive.

Within minutes, the middle-aged man whose face had been beaten to a pulp by Rebecca woke up.

As soon as I woke up, I saw a masked man in black grabbing my collar and saying menacingly:

"I'm giving you a chance. Now mobilize all the ships under your command that you can operate and find that missing cargo ship for me. Otherwise, you will be sent to court on charges of dereliction of duty and concealing the facts of the case. Do you understand?"

...

Meanwhile, on the streets of Nanwei city.

Yan Man wandered aimlessly.

He just wandered around aimlessly, unable to shake off those chaotic thoughts.

Before they knew it, they had arrived at the Confession Pier and stopped in front of the bridge where Aya's body had been retrieved.

(End of this chapter)