The Gentleman at the End-Chapter 649 - 647 - : Chasing the Killer in the Night

[Yu Yuan County Police Station]

Logically, only a small number of officers would be on duty during the night.

However, the police station here was brightly lit, with all officers busily working, none absent... it seemed they rested more during the day.

The lobby of the police station had a prominently placed large shrine,

Various calls came in during the night, and the officers would filter out "valuable" information to report upwards,

One such call was from a Convenient Express collection station, reporting that a package had been stolen during transit, with the total value of the lost items estimated to be around twenty thousand.

This type of theft case, with not very high involved amounts, would normally be categorized as a ’low-level case’ and handled by ordinary officers when they found the time to make a record and deal with it as best as possible.

However, due to the cooperative relationship between Convenient Express and the Yu Yuan County Police Station, all deliveries sent from the police station were free of charge.

Considering this, the officer who answered the call still reported it and wrote ’Convenient Express’ in the remarks section, since it wouldn’t matter if the higher-ups chose not to handle it.

Half an hour later.

Two detectives dressed in black coats arrived at the collection station; the staff, seeing officers in such attire for the first time, was stunned and was just about to lead them to the stolen delivery truck,

when one of them seemed to smell something and was already standing behind one of the trucks.

He reached out and touched a slightly sticky substance on the surface of a package, then brought it close to his nose to sniff carefully,

"Smells like fish... octopus? Not someone from around here, hold on."

The detective jumped into the truck and closed the two metal doors behind him, and after a while, he came out and concluded,

"The suspect entered the cargo at 17:01 during the train’s journey. If I’m not mistaken, they only stole clothing and communication devices. The possibility that the suspect is a criminal from outside the area is over 90%.

Having spent a considerable time escaping to our county, without an ID they would likely choose an unregulated small hotel for temporary accommodation, or maybe even stay in an underbridge area,

They might also consider stealing from supermarkets, or even mugging someone."

"Get the station to immediately follow up on our findings, elevate the importance of this case to level II, mobilize 30% of our force, and activate all permissions for a comprehensive investigation.

We must pinpoint the fugitive’s location by 5:00 AM tomorrow; otherwise, there’s a real possibility they might leave our area."

The other detective quietly asked, "For the fugitive, should we verify with nearby incarceration facilities?"

"No... If those guys find out, they wouldn’t share any relevant information about the fugitive with us, and would even send some troublesome fellows here, which might end up bringing a lot of trouble to our county instead of catching the person."

...

Late at night, village within the city, small hostel, a self-modified double suite.

It had been three hours since a ’family of three’ checked in.

Fangfang had been tracking all the way, and having been confined to the hospital for over a year, she was extremely tired and had already fallen asleep on William’s back.

The small compartment was left entirely to little Fangfang, to let her rest well; William saw her ability and unique background as greatly beneficial for their subsequent actions.

He and Catherine stayed in the main room, the wooden bed was fairly large but somewhat old, creaking with every sit or turn.

After showering, Catherine lay on the bed in just a loose sweatshirt, her eyes wide open, fingers rapidly flicking through her phone screen,

When she first encountered a ’smartphone,’ she would grow a tentacle from her legs to tap William and ask how to use the device and what the apps were for, now she had mastered it completely.

She had downloaded a video app called PollPoll and was totally engrossed in it.

Click~ The room door opened.

It was William, who had been out shopping, now holding a big bag of essential living supplies in his hand.

He hadn’t stolen them, but bought them with money.

As for the money, it was quite easy to collect,

Before heading to the supermarket, William had found a fairly busy main road. Dressed in a branded suit and fluent, standard British English, he impersonated a businessman from abroad inspecting local projects who had his wallet stolen and needed cab fare, receiving generous donations from kindhearted passers-by.

Easily, he had collected a few hundred dollars and bought several useful items, mostly food.

In the hotel,

two bowls of braised beef noodles with marinated eggs were quickly prepared,

and Catherine, who was watching videos, was immediately attracted by this fragrance she had never smelled before. She had been trapped in the hospital and injected with nutrients, without having eaten for several days.

The aroma of the instant noodles continually stimulated Catherine’s salivary glands, soaking the bedsheet considerably.

"It’s not as good as the food at the circus, but it has its own flavor! It smells so good. These delicacies must be expensive, right? William, did you just rob someone?"

"Robbery is a bit extreme, being too conspicuous isn’t a good thing. I bought these through legitimate means. Let’s fill up and sleep, we’ll leave this county town first thing in the morning."

As Catherine slurped her noodles, she casually mentioned, "Do we need to be this cautious? Aren’t we already far from the hospital?"

"When I went upstairs just now, no one was at the counter, so I quietly approached the owner’s residence. Through the slightly open door, I peeked inside, guess what?"

In the narrow room lit by a red candle, the entire family of the hotel owner was kneeling before a shrine, their bodies convulsing as if in spasms.

"Tonight, we must have one person stay awake. Will you sleep, or shall I?"

"I don’t feel like sleeping~ I’ve already slept enough in that hospital. I’ll play on my phone once I finish this bowl of noodles. It’s so interesting. I want to bring this back to the Old World, then I’ll never be bored again."

"Okay, then I’ll take a nap~ Catherine, don’t be too careless. If anything unusual happens, wake me up."

"Sleep then."

William lay sideways on one side of the wooden bed, hoping to rest and gather his energy to improve efficiency for tomorrow’s actions, but as he closed his eyes, he found himself unable to sleep.

Too many questions surfaced in his mind,

The world William was experiencing had certain differences from the world in Yi Chen’s memories, obviously much darker, with each household worshiping a shrine and everyone harboring a dark side.

He wondered whether Yi Chen had altered his memories before his death, or if what he was experiencing was merely a true nightmare.

Moreover, there was another very important point: how could he return? Return to the Old World, back to the circus.

The only method William could think of was for Catherine to regain her Dream Ability, using the same method to create a Dream Channel back to the Old World.

But how to restore the ability was another problem.

"There’s also the strangest point,

Since death-related abilities weren’t brought along, Yi Chen’s independent consciousness also ceased to exist. If I could find the Death God Statue Yi Chen worshiped before his death, is there a possibility I could reawaken the Death Ability?

If I get completely accustomed to this world and am not being tracked, perhaps I should try visiting the orphanage~ If I can find that Death God Statue, maybe I could solve the puzzle.

Of course, if I can find a similar Death God Statue without going to the orphanage, that would work too."

William didn’t have much attachment to the ’orphanage’. His personality was already completely separate from Yi Chen,

As William quickly pondered various issues, whoosh!

A bolt of lightning streaked past the window, followed by a light drizzle tapping at the window,

Cool air mixed with a bit of rain fell onto his body, and William opened his eyes to find a window had blown open, the old latch barely locking.

He got up and walked to the window, just about to reach out and pull the window shut,

when his gaze naturally shifted downwards,

in the dirty, rat-infested alleys of the urban village, stood two mysterious figures clad in black leather coats, such attire starkly out of place here.

Perhaps it was due to the lighting, but their faces were not clear.

Most conspicuous were the shoes they wore, at least size fifty-five or larger, comically oversized.

William didn’t give them more scrutiny, nor did he continue with closing the window. Instead, he stepped back from the window area to avoid being noticed by them.

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As soon as he spoke,

the heavy footsteps of the leather shoes were already echoing in the corridor and soon stopped in front of their room door.

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