Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls
Chapter 622: Another Body
The reason why Liu Xing wanted to cooperate with Isabella's brother Gary was because Gary had the ability to tame Ghouls, and the Blood Hand Print Killer in this module was very likely to be a Ghoul, so if he could get Gary's help, Liu Xing felt this module would be much easier.
However, Liu Xing was well aware that cooperating with Gary was like courting danger, and the most important thing was that he didn't know Gary at all, and he was just an ordinary person with zero knowledge of Cthulhumyth.
There was no basis for cooperation at all.
Moreover, Liu Xing was not sure whether the Cult of the Cadaver would appear in this module or not. If the Cult of the Cadaver did appear, then the problem would be big, because Gary was a member of the Cult of the Cadaver... Although in Liu Xing's view, Gary should only be a nominal member of the Cult of the Cadaver.
To be honest, Liu Xing now regretted one thing, which was that he didn't ask Alice for more details about that matter back then, and now he could only start the investigation from the beginning.
Of course, Liu Xing now knows that the subway is a high-risk area in this module.
Thinking about this, Liu Xing subconsciously took out his mobile phone to search for the situation of the London subway, but then he remembered that it was the year 2000, so his mobile phone could only be used for making calls and sending text messages, and did not have the function of accessing the internet.
This made Liu Xing feel a bit depressed, after all, as someone who was already used to the convenience of the mobile internet era, now going back to this era when the mobile network was just starting to develop, he felt a bit out of place, and the most troublesome thing was that he could no longer use the internet to collect intelligence at any time and place.
This would greatly reduce the efficiency of his information gathering.
Feeling a bit headachy, Liu Xing put down his mobile phone and decided to just go to sleep first.
Because if nothing unexpected happened, that incident might happen tomorrow.
Early the next morning, "Chris's" biological clock woke Liu Xing up.
Liu Xing glanced at the alarm clock on the bedside table and found that it was only 6 o'clock in the morning.
As expected, as a rising star in the English police force, "Chris" was a macho man who got up early to exercise.
But Liu Xing was not.
As an ordinary person, Liu Xing was the type who never got up early to exercise, because in Liu Xing's eyes, getting up early would shorten one's lifespan, so he had always been the type to sleep until the last minute.
So, now Liu Xing's spirit and "Chris's" body were seriously at odds.
However, in the end, the spirit prevailed over the flesh, and Liu Xing started to go back to sleep.
Thus, at 7:30, Liu Xing was woken up by Leon.
When Liu Xing finished washing up and came to the living room to have breakfast, Leon said with some surprise, "Chris, what's wrong with you today? You didn't go out for a run this morning?"
Liu Xing paused for a moment, then quickly made up an excuse, "Uh, how should I put it, even though the three criminals I didn't shoot were the ones who died, they still died in front of me, so I was still affected by it last night when I was sleeping, so I didn't have time to get up early today."
Leon nodded in understanding and said, "That's right, I had a nightmare last night too, dreaming that you were shot by those three criminals and they then came into the room and killed me too. It seems we both need to see a psychologist today."
Liu Xing shrugged, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
After breakfast, Liu Xing and Leon went to work, but Leon didn't forget to go next door and say hello to Miss Wang, and even called it "clocking in for work."
Walking on the road, Liu Xing couldn't help but tease Leon, "Leon, I think you can just quit your job today and apply for a bodyguard position with Miss Wang. I'm sure Miss Wang won't refuse you, and then you can be with her 24/7."
This time, the experienced Chris responded nonchalantly, "Actually, that's what I was thinking too, but I feel that being a police officer can allow me to help Miss Wang more, after all, there are some things that are more convenient for us police officers to do."
Liu Xing looked at Leon in surprise and dramatically said, "Oh, my dear Mr. Leon, I didn't expect you to have already fallen so quickly on your first day of work. It seems we can't be friends anymore."
Leon rolled his eyes at Liu Xing and pointed to Liu Xing's waist, saying, "Haha, Chris, you're the one who has no right to say that. If it weren't for you resolving the situation yesterday, Chief House wouldn't have been able to keep you."
Liu Xing and Leon teased each other, and soon they arrived at the London Police Station.
At the entrance of the London Police Station, a very tall young man stopped Liu Xing and Leon, "Uh, you must be Officer Chris and Officer Leon, right? I'm Sergei, Elsa's brother. I'm here today to thank you for saving my sister last night."
Liu Xing shook his head and smiled, "Officer Sergei, you should know that as police officers, we would never stand by and watch ordinary citizens get harmed by criminals, so this is just something we should do. You don't need to come all the way here to thank us. But by the way, as detectives, Leon and I may have a lot of occasions to bother you in the future, so I hope we can work well together."
Sergei chuckled and nodded, "Of course, although I've only joined the London Police Station a year earlier than you, you can ask around in the station, and you'll find that I'm now the number one forensic scientist in the London Police Station. If you have any problems, you can come find me."
Liu Xing raised his eyebrows, somewhat surprised to find that Sergei was the number one forensic scientist in the London Police Station. It seems he has another good helper in this module.
"Uh, I have to go now, because someone has just brought in a body that needs me to perform an autopsy, so if you don't mind, Officer Chris, we can meet up here after work for lunch, and I'll treat you."
Liu Xing nodded and smiled, "Someone is treating us to lunch, of course we're more than happy to. See you at noon, Officer Sergei."
Sergei turned around and left with a smile.
Back in the office, Wesker, who was eating a doughnut, spoke up: "Chris and Leon, the certificate issued by Chief House is on the desk, you can now go to the logistics department to collect the gun and ammunition. And Chris, remember to write a report on what happened last night, it needs to be submitted to me by noon."
Liu Xing frowned, because based on Chris's memory, this shooting report would not be easy to write. Or rather, for an action-oriented person like "Chris", writing would be more troublesome than taking action.
And most importantly, Liu Xing still had no way to search the internet for a sample shooting report to "copy".
This era is still too backward.
At this moment, Liu Xing had a flash of inspiration, suddenly thinking of a possibility. When he needs to complete this module, he could leave some ideas for "Chris", such as creating or investing in Facebook-like internet industries, or simply participating in the World Cup or European Cup betting, so that he could get some benefits when he returns to the future.
He could even find the "Chris" in the real world.
However, upon further reflection, Liu Xing felt that this would be a way to change the future, and he thought it would be better not to try this approach.
Since there were no cases at hand, after returning from the logistics department, Liu Xing began to write the report under Leon's guidance, while Wesker went to "visit" Chris.
Although Wesker officially said he was there to exchange experiences, when Liu Xing went to the bathroom and passed by Chris's office, he found Wesker and Chris drinking coffee and discussing the North London derby between Tottenham and Arsenal.
The most interesting thing was that Wesker was a Tottenham supporter, while Chris was a passionate Arsenal fan.
So it's really hard to understand how Wesker and Chris became good friends, after all, Tottenham and Arsenal, these two North London teams, are quite hostile to each other.
But what Liu Xing was most concerned about was, as an Arsenal fan, why did Chris go to Manchester to be a police chief, when the relationship between the Manchester clubs and Arsenal was not very good either.
In England, a country with a strong football atmosphere, many local officials often gain public support by supporting the local team.
As for Jill, being bored, she was browsing through the files Wesker had given her, which were all about the Blood Hand Print Killer case.
At 11 o'clock in the morning, Liu Xing finally finished the report.
At this time, Wesker, who had returned to the office, glanced at the report and then said, "The report is fine, but I want to know if you guys have any problems? Although you may have seen corpses before, the kind of freshly shot-in-the-head corpse you saw yesterday must be quite rare, so I want to know if you've been affected, like having nightmares or something. If so, I'll arrange for a psychologist to counsel you."
Liu Xing shook his head and said, "Although I had a nightmare last night, I think that's normal, and it hasn't had a big impact on my mentality, so I don't think I need to see a psychologist for counseling."
Leon and Jill also nodded, indicating that they didn't need to see a psychologist either.
Chris nodded and said with a smile, "If that's the case, then that's great. But you should also have read the relevant professional books. We detectives often come into contact with all kinds of corpses, and we may even have to shoot and kill some criminals ourselves, so the possibility of us developing psychological problems is quite high. Therefore, I hope that when you realize your mental state is not good, you can report it to me in a timely manner, so that I can arrange for you to see a psychologist as soon as possible. You should know that the psychologists who cooperate with the London Police Department are all well-known in the industry, and we can receive free psychological counseling, so you should take advantage of it."
Wesker then announced that they could leave for the day.
So Liu Xing and Leon originally planned to take Jill with them to find Sergei, because Liu Xing and Chris both believed that Sergei would not refuse Jill's invitation to have lunch together as a beautiful woman.
However, Jill still felt that she didn't contribute much to what happened the night before, and she had already made an appointment to have lunch with a high school classmate who was working in London.
It's worth noting that Jill deliberately emphasized that the high school classmate was a woman.
This couldn't help but tease Liu Xing.
Liu Xing now also felt that Jill was interested in him, but unfortunately he was not the real "Chris", so Liu Xing thought it would be better not to help "Chris" find a girlfriend for now.
Since it was not yet the official end of the workday, Liu Xing and Leon went to the autopsy room where Sergei worked.
In general, most police department forensic autopsy rooms are set up inside or near the local funeral home, but in this parallel world, the London Police Department has set up a small forensic autopsy room in the basement, so that the forensic pathologists can perform autopsies on corpses found in the London city area in a timely manner.
At this time, Sergei was chatting with a colleague, it seems he had already completed his morning autopsy mission.
Seeing Liu Xing and Leon, Sergei bid farewell to his colleague and walked out of the white coat.
"It looks like we're all off work early, so let's go have dinner together," Sergei said with a smile.
Liu Xing and Leon naturally didn't refuse.
After arriving at the restaurant Sergei had booked and ordering the food, Liu Xing and the others started chatting, and the relationship between the two sides became more familiar.
"By the way, Sergei, how was the autopsy of the body you did this morning? Didn't it affect your lunch?" Leon said, looking at the steak that had just been served.
Sergei raised his eyebrows, confidently saying, "Leon, you're underestimating me a bit. I've already autopsied bodies in the triple digits, and the number of corpses I've seen is even over four digits. And you should also know that the bodies that need our forensic pathologists to autopsy are very special, many of which can be described as gruesome. So I'm no longer afraid of anything now... But speaking of which, the body this morning was indeed quite special. From the wounds on the body, the victim seems to have been torn apart by some kind of large beast, but the victim was found on the fifth floor of a high-end apartment in a bustling area, and there were no traces of any large beast at the scene."
Hearing Sergei say this, Liu Xing and Leon both frowned.
Because the body Sergei autopsied this morning was very similar to the one found at the mansion gate yesterday!