Ke-style law enforcement officers

Chapter 213 Dream Guidance
Rebecca, who was in charge of searching for a list of potential victims, led two law enforcement officers through the alleys of the old parish in the south of the city.

She had always agreed with Milo and Theon's assessments, so she immediately became alert when she noticed that someone on the list was missing.

Today is April 1st, a day of holiday for the entire city, making it a more lively day than usual.

If the killer intends to repeat the crime, then this young woman named Sansa will most likely become a new victim.

Rebecca needs to find her quickly.

After investigating Sansa's daily routine, Rebecca immediately set her sights on the 45th parish.

“There’s no mistake. The records from St. George’s Hospital show that she is an immigrant from a northern city and grew up in the original city center orphanage. Whenever she has free time, she would go back to the old site of the orphanage to take a look. This information was provided by her colleague.”

Two young law enforcement officers followed closely behind Rebecca, one of them speaking rapidly.

"The orphanage was merged into the church two years ago and was relocated. The old site is now in a semi-abandoned state. Like the Great Library, it is a site protected by the cultural department. It has never been demolished or repaired."

Another person added.

“Normally there are people guarding it, but over time it is inevitable that management will be neglected, and now it is a dangerous building.”

"Stop talking nonsense, perk up, find the person and bring them back first."

Rebecca doesn't like to do analysis while traveling.

These alleyways were too narrow to travel on horseback, so the three of them had to wade through the muddy paths and the gaps between the many old buildings.

Perhaps because of the holiday, the alleyways were unusually quiet today, as most people probably went to the banks of the canal.

In Rebecca's view, this was the perfect time for the killer hiding in the city to commit the crime.

We need to find Sansa as soon as possible.

"Once we arrive at the former orphanage site, do not act rashly. Follow my instructions."

The orphanage was not far ahead; the pointed roof of the old building had already come into view.

Rebecca quickened her pace.

"If we don't find the person, we won't waste time and will simply return the way we came."

Her cold gaze swept across the dark alleyways around her.

But at that moment, one of the three members of the team who had been moving quickly through the alley suddenly stopped and fell behind.

Rebecca's boots stopped immediately as they stepped into the puddles in the alley.

She frowned and turned to look at the subordinate who had suddenly stopped behind her.

The law enforcement officer next to him turned around and shouted, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and move along!"

He looked anxious because he could sense that his female boss was on the verge of losing her temper.

However, at the deserted alleyway entrance, the law enforcement officer just stood there blankly, ignoring his colleagues' calls and not even glancing in their direction. Instead, he tilted his head, staring unfocusedly at the northeastern sky, his body swaying slightly from side to side as if he were drunk.

They look like they're possessed.

"What are you doing?"

Rebecca turned around and looked solemnly at the figure of her subordinate in front of her.

At that moment, countless bad thoughts flashed through her mind, all stemming from her experience in Iqm.

Rebecca raised her hand to the handle of the gun at her waist and took two steps forward.

He called out the name of the law enforcement officer who had fallen into a daze:

"Enforcer Lawrence!"

Even so, the other person still stared blankly at the distant sky, seemingly not hearing Rebecca's voice at all.

An eerie atmosphere silently enveloped this area of ​​intersecting alleyways.

The law enforcement officer, who had been recounting the investigation results to Rebecca just a moment ago, now stood frozen, seemingly lost in thought. Rebecca had no idea what had happened.

Her breathing began to quicken. The previous ten minutes of rapid travel had not made her breathing disordered, but at this moment, she could no longer suppress the unease in her heart.

After several calls went unnoticed by Lawrence, Rebecca cautiously took a few steps forward.

However, at that moment, another subordinate behind her brushed past Rebecca and walked straight toward the person in front of her.

"Stop right there, you bastard, don't do anything rash."

Rebecca lowered her voice to warn her subordinates.

She had witnessed the horrific reactions of children who had gone mad in Iqum; in extreme cases of losing their minds, a few children could dismember and devour an adult alive.

In this situation, it would be a bad idea to be too careless and get too close to Lawrence.

But right after Rebecca said those words, she realized something was wrong.

Because the subordinate behind her seemed to completely ignore what she was saying, and just walked straight past her.

His gait was completely different from usual, with a noticeable dragging motion, and he didn't avoid the deeper water areas in the alley; he was practically wading through the water.

Rebecca had a strange feeling that her two subordinates had suddenly become very unfamiliar...

One of them stared blankly at the sky, while the other walked straight ahead without exchanging a word.

When the latter walked up to the former, he didn't go around him and just bumped straight into him, causing both of them to stumble.

But he only stumbled slightly, and then the guy who had been standing still started to catch up with his colleague, walking in the direction he had been gazing into the distance...

……

Gulu...

Rebecca swallowed.

She couldn't explain what was happening before her eyes. One minute she was annoyed that the two guys were talking too much nonsense, but the next minute they turned around and left as if they were possessed, and they were heading away in the same direction.

Rebecca really wanted to chase after them and stop them.

But at this moment, an even stronger feeling was telling her that something unusual had happened, which meant she had found the right place.

The old site of the orphanage in the opposite direction behind her was the place she should go.

……

Rebecca struggled internally for about ten seconds.

Only after her two subordinates disappeared around the corner of the alley ahead did she harden her heart completely, draw her flintlock musket and combination short blade, and turn to head towards the old site of the orphanage.

...

……

at the same time.

On the shore of the Confession Pier.

A man from Miskatonic University was chatting with another man on the street. They talked about everything from the Great Plague to the church, and then about the changes in Nanwei City over the past few years.

They had a very pleasant conversation.

But at a certain point, the other person suddenly stopped responding to the man's words.

He stared blankly at the surface of the canal, a strange smile on his face.

……

The man frowned, then sighed:
"The dream has begun already? It's faster than I expected..."

(End of this chapter)