Chapter 506 The other side of the ocean

Author: Xibeimao

Duanmu Huai now finally understands why all the detectives in movies, TV games, and animations look like salted fish.

The reason is very simple, that is......

It’s so relaxing!!!

At this moment, Duanmu Huai was leaning on the chair, watching the horse racing on TV, drinking Coke - well, he felt that he had more and more potential to evolve into a confused detective who liked to slap random hats.

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Why is this so?

Duanmu Huai couldn't figure it out. The reason why he changed the first floor into an antique store was so that he could attract customers together. After all, if someone really needs to buy something to ward off evil spirits, then he must have similar troubles. Then he just needs to let Luo Lei

Na just introduced it smoothly, wouldn't this guest come to the door?

Isn't it wonderful to kill two birds with one stone and kill two birds with one stone?

The result...According to Lorena's report, although the business of the antique shop below is not prosperous, it can be said that most of the guests who come here will buy some items to ward off evil spirits or to control the house, and even a small number of them.

People bought weapons to eliminate demons, but why didn’t anyone come after them?

We have obviously spent a lot of money on advertising on TV and newspapers, but is it all in vain?

"...So that's it, is there anything you can do here that I can do to pass the time?"

So Duanmuhuai had no choice but to call Anthony to see if there was any official case.

After listening to Duanmuhuai's complaints, Anthony was also speechless.

"So what you're saying is that you feel you're free and want to find something to do?"

"That's right, I originally thought about opening a detective agency, and there would definitely be a lot of cases, but I ended up being idle like this... It's really boring. If there's something you can't handle, why don't you just tell me how to do it?

Sample?"

While stroking the black cat and white rabbit in his arms, Duanmu Huai complained.

"That's what I say, but I don't have that many cases here..."

Hearing Duanmuhuai's request, Anthony rolled his eyes speechlessly. If this was ordinary police work, various criminal cases would be inevitable every day. But how could such U-level cases be so frequent? If they were really done every day

One thing, doesn’t that mean there are people who want to destroy the world every day?

You shouldn't go to the police, it's more reliable to go to Ultraman.

but……………

"There is one case that is indeed more troublesome, but in other countries... have you heard of Jack the Ripper?"

"Oh? I've heard of it."

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai immediately cheered up.

"In fact, there is currently a series of serial murders in Fog City. It is initially determined to be a U-level case, but it is difficult to detect. I heard that several investigators there have died... Since you like it so much

If you're looking for trouble, why don't I open a letter of introduction for you and you can go over there?"

U-level cases in this world are basically globally shared intelligence, similar to Interpol in the movie. After all, this kind of case is not like ordinary arms smuggling and drug trafficking. Even if it succeeds, it will only harm a country. On the contrary, these evil

If things like cultists succeed, basically the whole world will be in trouble.

So in this case, this kind of transnational action is actually easier.

After all, saving the world comes first.

Of course, ordinary players don't have this kind of capital. After all, going abroad is very expensive. If you don't throw the dice well at the beginning, you are probably still thinking about where to beg for food. How can you be in the mood to go abroad?

Go for an investigative search?

"No problem, leave it to me."

In the game, Duanmu Huai was good at throwing dice at the beginning, which meant he was a middle-class person, so he mainly ran around the country at that time, but it is different now. I am a rich second generation, rich and willful! What happened to going abroad? The same goes for going abroad.

Play! Hey, just play!

Moreover, I have more experience in missions abroad. Maybe after completing this mission, I can be promoted to C level... Well, this is probably impossible.

Forget it, it depends on the situation.

Duanmuhuai wanted to act swiftly and resolutely, and after getting the letter of introduction and a copy of the file from Anthony, he immediately started to take action.

Going to the foggy city is not an easy task. After all, you first have to go to the east coast and then across the Atlantic Ocean. For ordinary people, this may not be a problem, but for Duanmu Huai, this is a big problem...

The reason is very simple. With his size, what kind of transportation is better?

But fortunately, problems that can be solved with money are not problems these days. Soon, Duanmuhuai settled the matter of going to Fog City through his own channels.

First, he would take the "Pacific Railroad" train from Arkham City to the West Coast, where he would then board the "Full Moon and Stars" airship to the Twist City.

There is no other way to choose these two means of transportation. The train space is small, but luckily there is a VIP carriage. As long as Duanmu Huai pays enough money, he can have a carriage to himself. Although the train is not fast, but

The scenery for three days and four nights is still worth seeing.

And the reasons for choosing airships instead of airplanes or cruise ships are even more obvious.

Duan Muhuai definitely can't fit in the airplane. If he wants to sit, he can only sit in the cargo hold. As for the cruise ship--just kidding, in a world with Cthulhu, you want to take a boat on the ocean?

Courage is commendable, courage is commendable.

In this case, airships are a good choice.

It is slower than a plane, but faster than a boat, and the space is relatively large, allowing Duanmu Huai to roll around comfortably in it. The important thing is that the airship is a toy for the rich, which also ensures that there will not be too many guests, relatively

It's relatively clean and comfortable.

Of course, the most important point is that pets are not allowed on airplanes, but airships can...

So after taking care of everything, Duanmu Huai took Lorena, Bell Girl and Tutu and boarded the train to the west coast. As for the maid, he left him to look after the house and take charge of the antique store business - after all, it was sold

All that goes is money, all that comes back is soul, no one should be missing.

It has to be said that having money is good. Although she paid several times more than an ordinary sleeper, Duanmu Huai got a separate luxury carriage, which was divided into two rooms: host and guest. The guest room is located near the door, and the rest

The lower part is all given to the master bedroom - well, although the space is not large, it is enough for Duanmu Huai to roll around.

In addition, the service in the carriage itself is naturally the best. They can call and request to order directly, and the waiter will personally deliver their meals to the carriage. This is also what Duanmuhuai likes very much, otherwise

If someone of his stature were to squeeze into a dining car, it would really cost someone his life.

After the train set off, Duanmuhuai lay on the bed, opened the copy of the case file faxed by Anthony, and read it carefully.

Fog.

The history of this world is similar to Duanmuhuai's world, but there are also differences. For example, although the science of this world is relatively advanced, it has a bit of steampunk-like fun. The same is true for Fog City. He once read on the forum

Players have described the scene there. According to those players, due to the large-scale development of industry, the entire island country was shrouded in smoke. They could not even see the color of the real sky. In that country, just look up and see

There are always gloomy and gloomy dark clouds. Only a few times, people can occasionally peek out of the gaps in the dark clouds and see a ray of sunshine and sky.

From the perspective of quality of life, it is definitely unhealthy. But if you want to experience the atmosphere, there is no place more suitable than there.

After all, the classic plot when you watch detective movies is that the detective in a trench coat walks on a street covered with dark clouds and experiences the fun of Sherlock Holmes under the mist...

Okay, I digressed, back on track.

Of course, the Jack the Ripper that Anthony mentioned cannot really be Jack the Ripper. He just used this name to name the case. Of course, this name was not chosen randomly. According to the report in the case file, since a few months

Starting a few days ago, there have been a series of murder cases in the foggy city, and they mostly happened late at night. The victims were all young girls. According to forensic identification, these people died after their chests and abdomen were torn open by some kind of steel weapon on the spot.

At first, the police dispatched a large number of police officers to search, but there were no clues. Then several investigators and detectives volunteered to investigate, but the results were basically that no one was found alive, but no body was found.

Obviously, this case has gone beyond the scope of the Wudu police, so they also sent messages to brother agencies in other countries, asking them to help them - after all, this is not an ordinary criminal case, and there is no shame in losing.

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In other words, if we really lose, then everyone will die together.

Generally speaking, this kind of cross-border case is difficult to handle. If Duanmuhuai hadn't called Anthony to express that he was bored, Anthony wouldn't have thought of this.

"Um…………………"

Duanmu Huai opened the file and looked at the photos and information above. Indeed, no wonder it was called Jack the Ripper, because the victims were all women, and they were all disemboweled.

It's just that unlike Jack the Ripper in history, the victims this time were almost all ordinary girls, not street girls. And according to forensic identification, they were not harmed during their lifetime...

But...why is this?

Looking at the photos of the murder scene, Duanmu Huai also looked confused. If it was done by a cultist, then there should be some evil magic circle or spells nearby, but there is nothing here. It looks very strange.

Are they not cultists, or are these people killing young girls in order to obtain some kind of magic material from their bodies?

Haha, could it be the evil cultivator who stole the girl's Yin Yuan?

Isn’t this style of painting wrong?

Forget it, we will know the situation by then.

Thinking of this, Duanmu Huai yawned, put away the documents, and then slowly fell asleep listening to the rhythm of the train "ding-dong-dang" on the soft big bed.

Soon, the night passed.
To be continued...