James opened his mouth slightly, his breathing becoming intermittent due to the twitching of muscles throughout his body. I don’t know if everyone is really silent, or what, the world has stopped in silence.
James could clearly hear his rapid heartbeat, and the blood rushing to his body was desperately crowded into the tiny capillaries on his skin under the sudden increase in pressure.
'That's not a human being', this was the only thought in James' mind, 'that question mark, this must not be a human being! Is it a devil? '
Like a spring stretched to its limit, James' intermittent breathing stopped for a moment, and his flushed skin became numb after feeling a slight chill for a moment. The spring begins to rebound.
The first voice after the world returned to normal was actually Coulson's.
"No!" Coulson slapped two stacks of documents on the desk, "Absolutely not! How can we let Lance go! We have no clue what kind of person the other party is! How can we send him away!"
"Do you have a better way?" Director Cologne glanced at Coulson, twitching his lips and waiting.
After the silence, Director Cologne snorted, "It seems not." He knocked on the table to remind James, who was obviously distracted for a moment, to focus, "As Coulson said, we don't know anything. These?" He shook his hand on the display board and glanced at Director Hoyin mockingly. "These are all what those people said after they publicly confessed."
"We can't wait for them to tell us." Chief Cologne looked at his two detectives, Coulson and James, "We have to see it with our own eyes! We have to see it with our own eyes!"
"Why me?" James struggled to control his breathing.
"Because you are a newcomer." Cologne twitched the corner of his mouth and seemed to sigh, "You don't have any complicated network in Barton, and you have not been exposed..."
"No!" Coulson was still excited, "Last time in Herman's case, Lance appeared in court..."
"No photos." Colon waved his hand. "Thanks to the guy (Revinch) who suddenly lost control outside the court, the media focused on what happened next."
"Then there are other..."
Director Cologne glared at Coulson impatiently and raised his voice, "Do you think I made this decision without doing a thorough investigation?" Cologne waved his hand and lowered his voice, "He has not participated in any press conferences. There are only two blurry silhouettes taken at the crime scene, and no one knows him!" Cologne twitched his lips, "Unlike some people."
These people are other police detectives including Coulson. When a case is over, no matter how big or small it is, the police department will always publicize it whether the media is interested or not. Therefore, press releases or press conferences will be issued to tell everyone, 'We have solved another case'!
Detective Coulson loves nothing more than describing his exploits in front of a bunch of cameras. So he opened his mouth and swallowed what he still wanted to say.
"You guys get out." Chief Colon waved to the people from the Newton Police Department. "Our own people need to be mentally prepared."
Huo Yin nodded and waved to his men. Of course, they won't just leave. In the end, this is still the case of Newton City.
When everyone left, Colon stood at the door. After making sure that no one would eavesdrop, he suddenly walked quickly to James who was sitting at the conference table and didn't know what he was thinking. The chair he pulled up directly waved to Coulson and lowered his voice, "Come here and listen!"
The three of them gathered in a circle, Colon's eyes fixed on James. "Lance, I don't think this is a difficult task for you. You have done more dangerous tasks than this before."
James nodded with his fists hidden at his side clenched.
"Very good." Director Cologne nodded with satisfaction, "But you are not just two people. There will be one more. The people in Newton cannot know about it."
"Who?!" Coulson was surprised. He stared at his boss and blinked. He raised his eyebrows and immediately thought of something else. He asked in a questioning tone, "We, uh, don't trust the guys in Newton City?"
At this time, Colon was truly satisfied. He curled his lips and patted Coulson on the shoulder, "Yes, I don't trust them." Colon took the information, "It seems scary to put all these cases together, but for For Newton, it’s the norm. Can you understand what I say?”
James put aside the confusing thoughts in his mind for a while. He was in such close contact with the director. He didn't want to look too bad. Start thinking about what the other person is saying.
Coulson was always the one who figured it out quicker, "You mean organized crime?"
"Yes." Director Cologne nodded with satisfaction again, "Those of us in the southeast of Barton have never had such ability, but this is in Massachusetts..." Cologne shook his head, "No, in the entire federation, I am afraid we are the only one in Barton City. That’s right.”
Cologne doesn't want to elaborate on the specific reasons, as everyone understands them. I can't tell whether this is pride or another kind of helplessness. Let’s experience it for ourselves.
"And this case is very special." Colon frowned, seeming to be thinking about something.
"This guy." Coulson pointed to the question mark on the display board, "He already had power in Newton City, but he gave up."
Colon nodded, with a serious smile on his face, uh, or was he just smiling
"What's special is that Huo Yin actually chased us. He came to us for a guy who didn't have any clues."
Coulson blinked, "So Newton's gang wants this guy!"
Huo Yin is just an errand boy. A police chief is just an errand boy.
Colon snorted and glanced at Coulson with satisfaction, "That's why I don't trust them."
"Then these..." Coulson quickly flipped through the information he had received before, "Are these true? Will the 'little things' in Back Bay follow the pattern they said and become..." Coulson frowned. eyebrow.
"I'm afraid it's true." Colon sighed, "I have been observing this case for a while. Newton issued a wanted notice a few weeks ago and began to contact surrounding cities to cooperate in the investigation. As a result, this unlucky sign is here for us. Appeared."
"How can we be sure that this must be the model of that club?" Coulson seemed to have a glimmer of hope.
"I'm sure." Colon shook his head, "Remember the sudden increase in Barton's crime rate."
James frowned, that was when Crowley first appeared.
Coulson flipped through the first piece of information and found it matched.
Colon continued, "It's just that the security in Barton has always been better than in Newton, so our cases of fights and petty thefts were just these when they came to them. No one cared about it at the time. The problem was that those people began to publicly confess their crimes and the cases became clear. The scattered cases were connected and the pattern emerged."
There was worry on Colon's face, and his meaning was obvious. No one in Barton came forward to confess!
"Then, the inexplicable crime wave subsided." Colon's face was not very good, "But I have been paying special attention to this. During this period, the patrol officers, including you." He looked at Coulson, his expression a little Helpless, "I have been integrating and comparing the miscellaneous cases you brought, but I found that they completely overlap with those in Newton City, and they even advance to the same extent!
Colon took out another piece of information, which was no longer from Newton City, but from Barton. "First it was ordinary public graffiti. At first I just thought it was the young people on Ogier Street who started to expand. But then With the destruction of public facilities, trash cans, road signs, sewers... these are things that can cause harm to people, which has to make me suspicious. Next, private property will start to be targeted, alarms, tires... "
This is a process that is becoming more and more serious, and the criminal intent is becoming more and more obvious!
"This can't be a coincidence, it can only be a copy." Colon became completely serious and glanced at the question mark. "'He' is here. I don't trust those guys in Newton, and I hate that they actually came to our Barton to arrest people. . But I’m sure I don’t want this guy in Barton either!”
Colon slapped the palm of his hand towards James, who had been quiet all this time, "I can honestly say that my first impression of you was very bad! So I only ask, are you qualified for the job!"
"Yes." What else could James say? "Who is the other person?" James was more concerned about his mission than analyzing the city's ethos. He did not feel that this was any easier than the mission he had performed as a soldier. Various thoughts that had been forcibly thrown away came back to his mind, and James wanted to finish talking quickly and go out to take a breath.
"Wes Janet." Colon nodded, unable to tell whether he was satisfied or dissatisfied, "He should have reported in the North District, but I was able to move him to the South District to avoid running into these guys in Newton. "
"Who is Janet?" When Coulson asked in confusion, James opened his mouth. If his thinking was not disturbed by the alien race, he should have thought of it!
"Newcomer." Colon seemed not to go into detail. He waved his hand and looked at Coulson. "You don't need to know too much. Lance has someone to take care of you, so you don't have to worry too much. As for you, you have to work with New York. Together with the guys from Newton, they will tell me everything!" He stared at Coulson and said fiercely, "We are the Barton Police Department, not the bunch of trash from Newton who are being called around! I want to know everything. !”
Colon held the hands of the two police detectives in a funny way and said seriously, "You two are both undercovers, do you understand?"
When Coulson nodded vigorously, James frowned, "Wei, uh, Janet..."
"I will arrange it." Director Cologne clicked his tongue, and James still maintained his first impression in his eyes - inappropriately free and casual.
"Go and ask them to come in." Director Cologne waved his hand, "You have to work out a way to sneak into the 'Fight Club'. I'll give you one morning. Once you figure it out, let me confirm."
Why is it all morning? Because Director Cologne was going to deliver these to a new guy in the South District in the afternoon. The director was considerate enough to give the newcomers an afternoon to prepare. (..)