"The male deceased was about fifty to fifty-five years old. His body was split into two parts by a huge tearing force from the middle of the thoracic spine. He died on the spot..." Although the weather was very cold, Deacon was wiping his forehead at this time. I was sweating, listening to the reports from my men.
The murder scene was in the bedroom, a very spacious bedroom, so spacious that it could be equivalent to the living area of some civilian families. Because the bodies were all in pieces, the exact number of deaths could not be confirmed yet, but it was at least five people. The scene in this room is simply like a slaughterhouse. Even though most of the stumps have been cleaned up, the remaining blood, body fluids, and some unknown greasy substance are still emitting an irritating light. Gagging breath.
Paper Man came in from the door at this time: "Okay, okay, this familiar smell..." As soon as he took a step in, he frowned and pulled the collar of his windbreaker higher.
Deacon turned around and asked, "How come you were discharged from the hospital?"
Zhi Xia said: "I just went to HL's branch to do some things, and then I received the news there. Now that you are all here, tell me about it."
Deacon said, "I left the hospital and chose a restaurant. As soon as I sat down and ordered two dishes, the director called me and told me in a tone as if the Black Death had broken out in the city. Something big had happened. "
Zhi Xia said: "Ah, nobility... I remember this is the residence of Baron Giuseppe."
Deacon continued: "He should have died early this morning. The servant didn't knock on the door until noon as usual, but there was no response. Then he smelled a strange smell."
"Looking at these traces, the baron is not the only one who died." Zhixia knelt down and looked at the blood stains.
Deacon said: "Ah, the Baron must be dead. His body above the chest is still relatively intact. You can confirm it from his face. As for the others... there are about four or five women."
"Oh, if you are poor, you live alone, but if you are rich, you have many wives and concubines." The paper man sneered: "This huge bedroom is soundproofed on six sides, and the servants don't knock on the door until noon as usual. It seems that they are having fun every night. A well-deserved death.”
"Don't comment on his lifestyle now. There are so many nobles living like this. Let's just do our jobs well." Deacon also occasionally said a few sincere words. Obviously he didn't want to let the paper go. Xia made some inappropriate remarks in public.
Paper Man was nonchalant: "Of course, of course, this is what it should be, but I don't think there is much work to do here. Judging from the scene alone, it is already very obvious who the murderer is."
Deacon wasn't stupid either. He continued: "The one at the Copper Parrot Bar?"
Zhi Xia said: "His name is Blood Owl."
Deacon quickly asked: "Do you have any clues about his whereabouts?"
Paper Man smiled bitterly: "No, even if I had, I wouldn't be able to catch him." He said before leaving: "I have to admit that what Jim told me at the beginning were all correct opinions. Prisoners with risk level four can only Let hl send reinforcements."
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That night, Jim Malone's office.
When Paper Man visited, Ma Long and Faru had been waiting for a long time.
"Sorry, I'm late." Zhi Xia said this to Faru. Based on his relationship with Ma Long, there was no need to be so polite.
Faru said: "It doesn't matter, we didn't wait too long."
Paper Man also sat down and said: "I have seen the scene. Giuseppe was undoubtedly killed by the Blood Owl."
Ma Long lit up his cigar again: "What do you think his purpose is?"
Zhi Xia said, "According to normal people's thinking, what he did this time was, at a large scale, doing justice for heaven, and at a small scale, it was to eliminate harm for the people."
Faro cleared his throat: "Mr. Nice, please pay attention to your wording."
Paper Man shrugged and said, "But in my opinion, it is meaningless to speculate on his purpose. I don't have much contact with him, but I can basically confirm that he is not a normal person, but a complete madman. He behaves as he pleases and dares to kill anyone at any time and place, for any purpose, or no purpose at all." He said to Faro: "You also heard about the fight between Blood Owl and Botterini that night. He not only killed ordinary gangsters in the bar, but also killed the priests of the Iron Commandment. The Holy City Inspector General brought the banner officer and a group of warrior knights to seek revenge with great fanfare. It can be seen that he definitely killed a lot. Maybe thirty or fifty? Who knows, do you think there will be that kind of solitary ability user in this world who inexplicably has trouble with the discipline of steel? Put yourself in my shoes, if you, or I , who has no legal status and no position like him, how dare you do such a thing?"
Faro thought about it for a while and then replied: "Judging from this case, the blood lord is still in Venice. He is indeed different from the normal wanted criminals. Most people must have chosen to hide for a period of time after the incident that night. He waited for the limelight to pass before waiting for an opportunity to leave the city. But more than a month later, he committed another murderous crime.
I think this can also be exploited. Since he is so rampant, or this is his character, then we must mobilize power far beyond his imagination and hunt him with all our strength. Let this arrogant murderer see the horror of HL's upper-level combat power. "
Malone said, "Do you have a plan or a candidate?"
Faru said: "I plan to contact Instructor Luca at the headquarters. That gentleman is my mentor. If he is willing to come to Venice to help us, even the blood owl will die without a burial place."
At this moment, the phone on Malone's desk rang again. As soon as he picked it up, before he could say a word, the other person yelled in a trembling voice: "Ma... Colonel Malone... General... Governor... "
The expressions of the three people at the desk changed suddenly. Could something have happened to the Governor
"The governor's son... was just confirmed to have been killed!" The man finally finished.
Although this is also bad news, fortunately the governor is fine, which makes people break out in a cold sweat.
Paper Man stood up and said: "Okay, I'll go take a look, but according to my guess, there is no one else who would do such a thing."
Faro couldn't sit still anymore: "I'm going to contact instructor Luca now, hoping to stop this lunatic before he kills all the dignitaries in Venice."
Ma Long is the eldest among the three, and he does have the demeanor of a general. He put down his cigar and said solemnly: "The work of mobilizing troop support and all the aftermath matters are left to me. When I can defeat the blood owl, I will take care of it." Before the combat power is gathered together, the safety of this city depends on the two of them. He is just a person. To put it bluntly, he is a powerful and brutal murderer, but people are still people after all, and no individual in this world is invincible. , we cannot "disorder" ourselves and must act according to the rules."
They both responded, walked out of the office, and went their separate ways.
Faro was walking alone in the corridor, recalling the scene when he first came here a month ago. He had just gotten off the plane, and before the jet lag came over, there was a fierce battle. In one night, he encountered at least two people who were stronger than him. Then he was injured, and then there was a series of reports after the incident, countless questions to be answered, countless lies to be published, and today, the serial murder case has rekindled...
Over the past month, Faru has also secretly investigated many interesting things, such as the relationship and history between Paper Man and Ma Long. The two served in the same army twelve years ago. Eight years ago, a dispute continued on the South African continent. After four years of chaotic war, the two of them returned alive and victorious. Ma Long was originally an officer. He was promoted several levels and was transferred to the branch of HL as the top officer, while Zhi Xia actually went to work as a police officer.
Now it seems that this floating city is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger. The dispatch of the army that night, as well as a series of watertight information blockades, diplomatic language, etc., all show Jim Malone's ability to do things. He has this ability. A person is far more useful to the empire than an ability user who only knows how to fight.
And Paper Man seriously hurt Faro's self-esteem. This ability user who has not undergone any HL intensive training is at the same strong level, but far surpasses him. This can only be said to be a talent gap. If Paper Man had also joined HL, his current military rank would most likely be one level higher than Faro.
Although these thoughts are quite concerning, Faru currently does not have the energy or time to delve into the details of these two people. The most important thing at the moment is to hunt down the blood owl. This demon king has been wandering outside for a day, and he has to sleep with his eyes open. One eye.
He quickly returned to his room, turned on the video communication screen, and connected to a person named Luca...
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Fifteen minutes later, as soon as Paper Man arrived at the door of the Governor's son's mansion, he bumped into Dickon. The fat man looked like he was going crazy, exhausted and confused.
"Elott! Do you know what is going on? If you know, think of a solution quickly. Do you want everyone in the bureau to lose their jobs?!"
Zhi Xia only found it funny: "Calm down, don't worry, you can treat these cases as some kind of natural disasters that cannot be controlled by human beings. HL will soon send god-like guys to solve everything."
"How can you still put on such a relaxed face? Recently, no one has come to report robberies, burglaries, or "sex" crimes for a long time. In addition to posting missing persons notices at the police station, people are looking for people who have been missing for a few nights. Except for drunkards, even gang fights at night almost no longer happen. You thought the crime rate had dropped significantly and the social atmosphere was harmonious. But as soon as you were discharged from the hospital, suddenly there was a murderer in the city who killed two households in a row. Regarding the noble incident, I wonder if you have been cursed by some kind of voodoo! Can you go back to the hospital and stay in bed for a few more days?"
Paper Man was too lazy to pay attention to him and walked into the big room, "You have already finished the survey. I will go in and take a look at the scene. See you in the bureau later."
Deacon gestured with his middle finger, roared a few times, and returned with a few accompanying police officers. Zhi Xia walked all the way to the house, and the other police officers at the scene knew him, so they didn't stop him.
The corpse at the scene has not been removed yet. You can see the governor's son, a boy of sixteen or seventeen years old. His whole body is twisted like a wrung towel. The bones of this twisted corpse have never been removed. Dislocations protruded from his body, his expression was extremely distorted and painful, and large pools of blood spread on the ground.
The Doge of Venice had a son in his later years. He is already sixty-three this year. According to Paper Man’s estimation, the old man’s emotions should go through three steps in the next period of time: grief → anger → madness.
Of course, he couldn't control this. At this time, Paper Man's state of mind was already different from the past. He no longer only had the idea of "doing justice", and his identity and responsibilities as a police officer had long been abandoned by him.
Underneath the increasingly frivolous attitude and the decadent and indifferent surface, another emotion is quietly growing in Paper Man's heart, and will change his fate for the rest of his life in the not-too-distant future.