Ke-style law enforcement officers

Chapter 294 Foolish Questions

"To be honest, I've only found five people so far."

Dillashio pulled out the five pages of information he had prepared long ago and placed them in front of Milo:

"The people on the clock tower will give me brief, fragmented information. My task is to use this information to find those people. Some of them have already fallen into the abyss, and some are still unaware of it. But without exception, when you look into their clan history or their faith history before the Great Plague, you can find some clues. Some of them are real families, and some are believers in pagan sects, but they are all very well hidden."

"And the five people I found are among the victims of the 23 heinous incidents that occurred tonight."

……

"So David Derby counts as one too."

Milo fully understood what Dillashau meant. While carefully wrapping his palm with gauze, he said, "Actually, it wasn't David Derby himself, but rather Ephraim White, a follower of a sect called—well, Dagon, yes, Dagon. He was supposedly a descendant of some witch or priest, anyway, it's very mysterious. Before he died, he transferred his will into his daughter's body, and then spent about ten years replacing his son-in-law's body, eventually becoming a thing that was neither human nor ghost. Fortunately, he's dead now."

“That’s right. These people who died can be simply categorized into one type. They all carried some ancient heritage, whether it’s bloodline or faith.” Dirasha nodded and said, “Although we haven’t verified this further yet, the latest information from the Star Clock Tower today points to people who are also on the death list. There’s no mistake. These dead people were not ordinary people.”

"So, those assassins of unknown origin are doing the same thing you're doing—they're also looking for these... what were they called again, the Apostles of the Dominators? And it seems they're way ahead of you," Milo muttered.

“Unfortunately, no one has seen these hunters tonight, and we don’t know their purpose…” Dillasho looked down at the seven mangled corpses.

These people mostly died from sharp cold weapons. Of the seven corpses, except for the one that was burned, the other six had their heads severed.

Judging from the number of physical injuries, they did not engage in any struggle or fighting with the murderer before they died. They were almost all killed without any warning, and the methods were swift and decisive, which was chilling.

From this perspective, it is actually difficult to connect the deceased with the evil apostles mentioned by Dillah.

People will only see them as innocent victims.

……

"I saw it."

Milo shook his bandaged hand and said.

"You saw those hunters?" Dirachoon looked up in shock again.

“You don’t believe me?” Milo asked.

Dillah Shaw paused for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "I'm just curious how you survived."

“Because I’m on their assassination list too, right?” Milo shrugged.

“Hmm…” Dillash nodded: “Actually, the first suspect the people on the Star Clock Tower had me keep an eye on was you. Of course, after the Glagi incident, their attitude towards you became a bit subtle.”

"I've been cleared of suspicion, haven't I?" Milo muttered to himself.

"Not quite."

"Ok."

"...So those hunters you mentioned? Hunters? What are they? Do you have any ideas?" Milo asked Dirac.

Dillah Shaw answered frankly, "Absolutely not. I didn't even know these guys existed until the sirens started blaring in the city tonight. You're the one who encountered them head-on, so you should be the one providing the clues."

“Okay, let me think.” Milo pursed his lips and stroked his chin as he recalled, “Professionals, I’ve never seen such a high level of professionalism before. Maybe I’m just not experienced enough, but to put it somewhat arrogantly, this is the first time a human has been able to make me look so embarrassed.”

He emphasized the word "human".

Then he continued:
"Furthermore, they are definitely not the kind of hitmen who take money to do things, because when they killed David Derby, some of them chose to pay with their own lives. It was extremely brutal, even to the point of being fearless in the face of death."

"And then... well, I don't know how much you know about this, but they're armed with the latest firearms, combined with the oldest and most mysterious anti-human weapons."

“A cryptic weapon?!” Dillash frowned.

“It seems you’ve heard of it.” Milo nodded.

Actually, there was one crucial clue he didn't mention: the existence of visionaries within the Hunter organization.

But Milo didn't know how to explain the concept of psychics, and he was even less aware of how much Dillashaw knew about this field, so he could only remain silent about it for the time being.

“These clues are very valuable. I’ve investigated their origins as thoroughly as possible through my channels.” Dirac took out a pen from under his gray robe and quickly wrote down the information Milo provided. Then he looked up and asked:

"Any more?"

“Hmm…” Milo suddenly had a strange expression on his face. He tentatively asked, “How well do you know about the church you belong to?”

"What do you mean?" Dillash asked, somewhat taken aback.

“What I mean is, do you think it’s possible that these people are receiving church salaries just like you, but you just don’t know they exist?” Milo stared at Dirac with a half-smile.

“Impossible, absolutely impossible.” Diracho denied Milo’s conjecture with absolute certainty: “Mr. Defoe has made it clear that I am the only one carrying out this mission.”

"Is it possible that Defoe himself didn't know the truth?" Once Milo's conspiracy theories started, he couldn't stop.

“If your investigation is pointing towards the church, then I can only say that your task force will ultimately have to accept being the scapegoat,” Dillah said very seriously.

He unusually suppressed his friendly smile.

Milo shrugged:

"Alright, alright, I was just mentioning it briefly. Let's get down to business. Didn't you say that the big shots on the Star Clock Tower have been providing you with clues? Are they still doing it? I mean, including David Derby, are all these so-called Apostles of Calamity dead? If not, those hunters are still in Nanwei City."

Milo realized immediately after asking the question that he had asked a very stupid one.

"Uh, never mind, they definitely haven't left yet."

Because he's on their kill list, and he's still alive and kicking, those people definitely aren't going to back down.

(End of this chapter)