Ke-style law enforcement officers

Chapter 209 When Hell Offers Forgiveness

On the bustling street, countless figures in black robes thronged about.

Not only adults, but also children, dressed in small black cloaks, followed in the footsteps of the adults.

Among the many figures was the Valrocan family.

Kang, dressed in a black cloak, led the bouncy little Finn, patiently explaining to him why everyone was dressed like this today and who this day was commemorating.

Little Finn was completely bewildered.

He was very happy because he didn't have to go to school today and it was a holiday, even if he was just sweeping the streets.

Besides Kang and Finn, Emma also made a rare appearance on the street.

She was also wearing a cloak.

Emma didn't join the crowd of pedestrians on the street; instead, she sat under the shade of a tree next to the Confession Pier, holding a book.

This was a place she frequented before she became ill.

A gentle breeze blew through the cloak, the pure black fabric making Emma's skin appear even paler.

If there's anyone who doesn't need to dress up and looks good even in a shroud, it can only be Emma.

Her slightly thin figure was shrouded in the shade of the trees, making her stand out from the crowd on the street next to her.

On the bridge to the left of the pier, passersby would lay a flower at the spot where Aya had died.

Emma quietly observed everything within her field of vision, silently memorizing these less-than-beautiful scenes.

Her condition did not allow her to go out like that.

The truth is, family members all have their own things to do, Kang is one, and Milo is even more so; they also have to take care of young Finn.

Milo hasn't been home for several days.

Emma's personality prevented her from feeling wronged or experiencing any other negative emotions. On the contrary, she was very happy to see her family gradually getting back on track, even as her health deteriorated.

The only regret is that it seems she won't be able to see the final, happy ending.

Therefore, all we can do is try to remember everything we can see right in front of us.

Because at some point, she will have to tell her about the people and things her mother missed.

Tell your mother that your father and brother are doing well and are happy; tell your mother that they have met a very outstanding young man; tell your mother that you are not sad at all.

Unconsciously, Emma has already incorporated the Nanwei people's understanding of death.

She became very open-minded, feeling neither injustice nor resentment, but calmly accepting the status quo and the impending end.

As Nanwei said, death is the summary of life.

……

...

However, life is unpredictable, and even death is no exception.

On this special holiday, while the living shroud themselves in remembrance of the dead, some souls who have already fallen into hell are driven by some evil force to struggle to climb back to the ground with their broken limbs.

This time, death was not a complete severance; it was as if, just as the scriptures say, hell had a concept of forgiveness, and the earth returned the dead to the earth.

……

In a warehouse owned by McMann.

The crew is loading salvage equipment, including ropes and long hooks, onto the ship.

Milo stood in the warehouse, quietly watching the figures coming and going.

He noticed that the crew members that Hodley had brought all had some wet parts on their bodies, such as their hats, armpits, and shoes.

They left wet and muddy footprints as they walked on the dry floor, which was quite common in Nanwei City, a city known for its dampness. However, the ground around the warehouse was not very muddy, and it hadn't rained since yesterday, so at least Milo's boots were dry.

Milo calmly observed the crew members passing by, including Hodley. He asked, seemingly casually:
"Such a large riverside warehouse, where are all the other staff members?"

“This is the boss’s private warehouse, Mr. Enforcement Officer,” Hodley explained patiently. “You see, what’s piled up here isn’t company goods, but fishing gear and tobacco and alcohol. No one from the company comes here except for the warehouse guards.”

"So that's how it is."

Milo nodded in realization:

"It seems your boss is very generous, even using his own private boat."

“Yes, everyone is very anxious about what happened to the company. Everyone in the company is working extremely hard to find the missing crew members.” Hodley wiped the sweat from his face and said to Milo, “Please wait two minutes. We will load all the tools onto the ship soon, or you can go up to the ship and wait for a while.”

"You're being too polite. Let me lend a hand too."

Milo shook his head, walked forward with a smile, and took a bundle of rope from a crew member.

However, the other party's first reaction was to cautiously take a step back.

But Milo didn't stop. He continued forward and took the heavy bundle of rope from the crew member's shoulder.

In close proximity, Milo touched the back of the other person's hand.

He felt an extreme chill.

The other person's body was like a piece of metal exposed to the cold winter outdoors—cold, stiff, and lifeless, without a trace of human presence.

……

The crew member's movements suddenly stopped.

Not only him, but the other four crew members around him also stopped their busy pace and stood still without saying a word.

The same applies to Hodley on the other side.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly turned as if it had fallen into an ice cave, becoming eerie and unsettling.

In the dimly lit warehouse, six expressionless men stared intently at Milo, their heads slightly lowered so that Milo couldn't see the pupils in their eyes.

If Milo still had some doubts in his heart just now...

Now, he was absolutely certain.

The crew members who move freely in front of you, including this diligent employee, Hodley, are no longer alive.

……

Milo, holding the rope in his hand, turned to look at Hodley and calmly asked:
"The name missing from the list is actually yours, isn't it, Mr. Hodley? You were the crew members on the missing cargo ship..."

"Would you be interested in telling me about what you've all been through?"

Who hijacked the cargo ship?

"Or rather, what killed you?"

……

Milo awaited Mr. Hodley's reply.

But it was clear that once Milo exposed them, all the pretense was rendered meaningless.

Hodley did not answer Milo's questions.

At that moment, Milo's heart began to race.

It's the sense of crisis that the Scarlet Witch mentioned.

……

It seems they intend to keep Milo in this warehouse permanently.

(End of this chapter)