“Subway Massacre?!”
Ed's whole body trembled as if he was electrocuted, and he stopped what he was doing. Isn’t that case already closed a long time ago? Floyd personally admitted his crime, how could...
"...How come no one has ever mentioned it to me?"
If this matter had nothing to do with Freud, he would definitely not be so bored as to write himself a bad check for £1,500.
"In principle, investigators are not allowed to participate in cases involving themselves. There are still several unresolved doubts in that case——"
Luo Wen gently lowered the statue, put the priest's body together, and silently drew a seven-pointed star on his chest:
"I only heard about it after I returned to the team. According to the intelligence, the special operations team dispatched by the Divine Bureau did not encounter the expected group of ghouls after arriving at the scene. They only found a burnt corpse on the ground. Ghostly remains.”
If the memory in the dream is correct, the corpse should be left by me...
Only one wreckage was found?
Ed suddenly came to his senses, "Only the remains of a ghoul?" He confirmed again.
"Yes. The special operations team sealed the entire underground tunnel, and after several days of investigation, no trace of ghoul activity was found." Rowan replied while searching.
The underground tunnel of the pneumatic subway is not connected to the Rat Trail. Apart from the platform, the only exit is the vacuum fan. The intelligence of the ghoul is almost that of a beast. Even if it escapes to the outside world along the vacuum fan duct with its memory, it will be quickly discovered.
In this way, the whereabouts of the ghoul cannot be explained.
But what if it’s not ghouls who are massacring civilians?
Even in the dream with remaining memories, Ed did not witness the appearance of other ghouls.
And those who have a biting attack style similar to those of ghouls, have a certain amount of intelligence, and can blend into the crowd and escape afterwards...
Only werewolves seemed to fit the bill.
The exhaust duct of the vacuum fan is close to the bank of the Silver Mist River. It is not difficult to wash away the blood stains, as long as you prepare a change of clothes in advance.
However...since Floyd is the business agent of the Oakland family, is it possible that the Oakland family also colludes with the Ring Brotherhood?
Ed shook his head secretly. This is obviously impossible. The strength of the two parties is inherently feuding, and there is no trust at all. There was no way the Oakland family would cooperate with an evil esoteric cult that saw them as prey.
"Perhaps Floyd betrayed the Oakland family and colluded with the Circle Brotherhood?" Ed said half-questioning and half-answering.
Rowan was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting Ed to jump to the end of the question:
"Yes, this possibility cannot be ruled out. Whether it is the investigation of Floyd's belongings and his subordinates, or the information obtained by the Bureau of Investigation after the private communication with the Oakland family, the Conservative Party is not ready to directly communicate with the Oakland family. The Royal Society is preparing to break up.”
"...Their original plan was just to find one or two ghouls to appear in the subway tunnel and use safety hazards to affect the reputation of the pneumatic subway. But they didn't expect the noise to be so big. I heard from Eaton that there was even a detective from the Bureau of Investigation. Members also encountered unexpected events.”
A Bureau of Investigation agent.
"Arthur was very popular in the team, and his death was a heavy blow to everyone." Ed sighed and closed the empty cabinet. "Our relationship with the Royal Society has also been somewhat tense because of this."
"Oh..." Rowan lowered his head and apologized slightly, "It's a pity that I couldn't meet him. But his sacrifice was not in vain. Now we have at least confirmed the existence of the Ring Brotherhood, which is far away from the "Subway Massacre" incident. The truth is one step closer. "
One step closer to the truth...
Is that true? Ed asked himself.
Could it be that the mysterious man who killed himself in the control room was a member of the Brotherhood of the Ring? But this still doesn't explain the origin of Sylvie and the Keeper's program...
Crunch——
A loud noise interrupted Ed's thoughts.
"Who?" He quickly put his hand on the half-open gun bag and turned to the source of the noise.
"Hey, don't be nervous, it's me."
Bai Ya was seen leaning his elbow on the remaining half wooden door, with half a cigarette butt in his mouth.
"I've finished counting the battlefield. Guess what? There are 52 wolf corpses, which is almost as much as the entire Silvermist City investigators combined - almost half of them were burned clean by this kid."
"Put out your cigarette first." Rowan put down the gun and nodded, "Didn't I tell you not to smoke anymore? That stuff is not good for your health."
"What's the matter? I read in the newspapers that this stuff is good for people. 'Smoking is good for health.'" Byakuya held the cigarette butt and waved nonchalantly.
“Do you trust the advice of a professional physician or do you trust the commercial ads in the newspaper?”
"Of course I believe you." Bai Ya said with a smile as he poked the cigarette butt against the door panel and extinguished it. "Your bullets are much more harmful to health than cigarettes, and your advertisements are not as popular as your scalpels."
"You kid..." Rowan rarely managed to hold back the smile on his face, "However, Ed did make a big contribution this time."
"It's a big credit?! He was just crazy, okay?" Bai Ya danced and gestured, "At that time, I was hiding in the bushes to shoot cold arrows, and suddenly half of the sky lit up. I thought it was where Issyk was. Resurrected."
"Ed, Ed, my little three-legged cat-"
He hummed a little tune and walked over in a swagger, and took a sip on Ed's forehead:
"You're really awesome this time. Is that the blood of an emperor?"
"Yes..." Ed smiled awkwardly and took out his handkerchief and wiped the lip marks on his forehead, "I happened to find a good can of fuel when I fell from the rat tunnel, so I secretly took it out and hid it. .”
"Okay, just be careful not to explode under the covers. Mr. Gummy and I will definitely keep it a secret for you - as for whether that bastard Anvil will secretly snitch on you, that's not sure."
"Okay, the search here is almost over." Rowan said seriously, "Let's go meet Miss Olivia."
"By the way, Mr. Byakuya, that..."
Ed was about to get up and go out when he suddenly turned around and said, "I will pay you back the 20 pounds before the end of this month."
"Ah?" Bai Ya was stunned at first, then laughed and waved his hand, "I would have forgotten such a small thing if you didn't tell me. Then you can just buy me a few more drinks."
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