Yuyuan County Police Department
Normally, only a small number of police officers would be on duty at night.
But the police station here is brightly lit, and all the police officers are working hard, without a single absence... It seems that they are resting more during the day.
There is a large and eye-catching shrine in the lobby of the police station.
Various calls come in during the night hours, and the police officers will screen out "valuable" information from them and report to their superiors.
One of the calls was from the collection station of "By the Way Express", saying that the express was stolen during transportation and the total value of the lost items was about 20,000 yuan.
This type of theft case, where the amount involved is not too high, is generally treated as a "low-level case" and ordinary police officers will take the time to make a statement and handle it as much as possible.
However, since Shunbian Express has a cooperative relationship with the Yuyuan County Police Department, all express deliveries sent by the police department are free of charge.
Taking this into consideration, the ordinary police officer who answered the phone still reported the matter and wrote the words "express delivery" in the remarks column. It didn't matter anyway if the higher-ups chose not to deal with it.
Half an hour later.
Two detectives in black windbreakers arrived at the collection station. It was the first time the staff had seen police officers dressed like this and they were shocked. Just as they were about to lead them to the stolen truck,
One of them seemed to smell something and was already standing behind one of the trucks.
I reached out and felt a little bit of sticky substance on the surface of a parcel, and then put it to my nostrils and sniffed it carefully.
"Smells like fish... Octopus? Not from here, wait a minute."
The detective jumped into the carriage and closed the two iron doors again. After a while, he walked out and gave his conclusion.
"The suspects entered the train at 17:01 while it was moving. If I am correct, they should have only stolen clothes and communication equipment. The possibility that they are fugitives from other places is more than 90%.
It took a long time to escape to our county town. Without an ID card, they would choose to stay in an informal hotel temporarily, or live directly in the bridge tunnel area.
There is also a certain possibility that they may choose to steal from supermarkets or rob money.
Have the bureau immediately follow up on our investigation results, raise the importance of this case to Level II, mobilize 30% of the police force and activate all authorities to conduct a comprehensive investigation.
We must locate the fugitives by 5:00 tomorrow, or they will most likely leave us."
Another detective asked quietly, "For fugitives, do we need to verify the personnel with the nearby detention institutions?"
"No... If those guys knew about this, they wouldn't tell us the relevant information about the fugitive, and they would arrange for some troublesome guys to come to us. If they didn't catch the fugitive, it would bring a lot of trouble to the county."
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Late at night, in a village in the city, in a small hotel, in a self-remodeled double suite.
Three hours had passed since the 'family of three' checked in.
Fangfang had been positioning herself all the way, and as she had been locked up in the hospital for more than a year, she looked quite tired after finally escaping, and even fell asleep on William's back.
The small compartment was completely given to Xiaofang so that she could have a good rest. William believed that Xiaofang's abilities and special background would be of great help to their subsequent actions.
He and Catherine stayed in the main room. The wooden bed was large enough but a little old. It creaked when they sat on it or turned over.
After taking a shower, Catherine lay on the bed wearing only a loose sweater, her eyes wide open, and she quickly scratched the screen of her mobile phone with her fingers.
When she first came into contact with something like a 'mobile phone', she would grow an octopus tentacle from between her legs and slap William, asking him how to use it and what the software did, but now she has completely mastered it.
After being recommended to download a video software called PollPoll, I was completely immersed in it.
Card~The guest room door was opened.
The person who came in was none other than William, who was out shopping, carrying a large bag of necessary daily necessities in his hands.
He didn't steal it, he bought it with money.
As for money, it is easy to collect.
Before going to the supermarket, William found a main road with decent traffic. Wearing a designer suit and speaking fluent standard British English, he disguised himself as a businessman from abroad who came to inspect local projects and wanted to get taxi fare because his wallet was stolen. He received help from many kind-hearted people.
I easily saved up a few hundred dollars and bought a lot of useful things, mainly food.
In the hotel,
Two bowls of braised beef noodles with marinated eggs were quickly prepared.
Catherine, who was watching the video, was immediately attracted by the fragrance she had never smelled before. During this period of time, she had been trapped in the hospital and injected with nutrients, and had not eaten for several days.
The aroma of instant noodles continued to stimulate Catherine's salivary glands, and the sheets were soaked.
"Although it's not as good as the food in the circus, it's also unique! It smells so good. By the way, this kind of delicacy must be very expensive. William, did you just rob a passerby?"
"It's not a robbery, but it's not a good thing to attract too much attention. I bought these things through legitimate means. Let's eat quickly and have a good sleep, and leave this county town tomorrow morning."
Catherine ate her noodles and said casually, "Is it necessary to be so vigilant? Aren't we already quite far from the hospital?"
"When I first went upstairs, I saw that there was no one at the counter, so I quietly approached the boss's residence and took a peek through the slightly open door. Guess what
In the small room illuminated by red candles, the hotel owner and his entire family were kneeling and worshiping the shrine, their bodies twitching continuously as if in spasm.
One of us has to stay awake tonight, will you sleep or me?"
"I'm not going to sleep. I've already had enough sleep in that hospital. I'll finish this bowl of noodles and continue playing with my phone! This is so interesting. I'm going to take this thing back to the old world, and I'll never be bored again."
"Okay, I'll sleep for a while. Catherine, don't be so nervous. Remember to wake me up if there is anything unusual."
"Sleep yours."
William lay on his side on the wooden bed, hoping to take this opportunity to recharge his batteries and improve his efficiency for tomorrow's actions. However, as his eyelids closed, he could not fall asleep.
Too many questions pop up in my mind.
The world that William is currently experiencing is somewhat different from the world in Yi Chen's memory. It is obviously much darker. Every household has a shrine and everyone has a dark side.
I don’t know whether Yi Chen changed his memories before his death, or whether what he was experiencing was just a real nightmare.
Another very important point is how can we go back? Back to the old world, back to the circus.
At present, the only solution William can think of is to let Catherine regain her dream ability and use the same method to create a dream channel to return to the old world.
But how to restore the ability is a new problem.
"And the strangest thing is,
Since the death-related abilities could not be brought over, Yi Chen's independent consciousness also ceased to exist. If I could find the death statue that Yi Chen knelt before, would it be possible to reawaken the death ability
Once you are completely familiar with this world and are not being followed, try to go to the orphanage. As long as you find the statue of death, you may be able to solve your doubts.
Of course, it would also be possible to find the same death statue without going to the orphanage. 』
William did not have much obsession with the "orphanage". His personality had been completely separated from Yi Chen.
Just as William was thinking quickly about various problems, wow!
A flash of lightning flashed outside the window, and the raindrops beat against the window.
A cool breeze mixed with a little rain fell on his body. William opened his eyes and found that one of the windows was blown open. The old lock could not be locked at all.
He stood up and walked to the windowsill, and was about to reach out and pull the window back,
He looked downstairs.
In the passage of the urban village where sewage is flowing and rats and insects are running around, there are two mysterious men wrapped in black leather windbreakers. Such attire seems very out of place here.
Maybe it’s because of the lighting, their faces are not clear.
The most eye-catching thing was the leather shoes they were wearing. They were at least size 55, which was a bit exaggeratedly large.
William did not cast any more glances, nor did he continue to close the window. Instead, he stepped back from the windowsill area to avoid being noticed by the other party.
"Catherine, prepare to retreat! We seem to be being watched."
As soon as the words fell,
The sound of heavy leather shoes could be heard in the corridor and soon stopped in front of the guest room door.