She is a natural disaster.

Chapter 18 Tragic Encounters

After receiving Mike's call last night, Jolena hurriedly left home and rushed to the neighborhood where the incident occurred.

Detective Jolina summoned her officers to collect the four mutilated corpses that had been lying in the street and bring them all back to the police station morgue.

The police station was forcibly awakened in the dead of night by the four bodies that were brought back. The forensic doctor began a routine examination to determine the cause of death, and the police officers also began searching through files to find out the identities of the deceased.

The night was almost over, and the radiant female detective and her officers had made little progress.

The police archives do not contain any information about the three male corpses, including their identities and criminal records.

The forensic report was very professional, but it wasn't very useful. Anyone with normal eyesight could tell how the three male corpses died.

Fortunately, there was still the young girl. Qiao Lina found the girl's identity information and the police report.

In the spacious and bright riverside apartment, Jolena did not leave Mike's side. She looked at Anastasia with a look of confusion and bewilderment in her eyes.

Jolina said, "The police station doesn't have any information on the three male corpses. They were Beyonders, so the investigation bureau might have records of them."

It's normal that the police station doesn't have the identity information of the "superhuman"; even the investigation bureau might not have it.

Gloria is a megacity with a large population and a high turnover of people; no one can be sure exactly how many people live in the city.

Jolena continued, "As for that girl, she's just an ordinary person, a student who hasn't graduated yet. Why would she get involved in the attack against Mike?"

As she spoke, she glanced at Mike beside her. She had a rough idea of ​​the reason; it must be related to Mike's womanizing habit.

Jolina continued, "The girl's bones were basically shattered, and we also found that she had been assaulted after her death—"

At this moment, a dejected Mike jumped to his feet and hurriedly explained, "It has nothing to do with me! I didn't touch her!"

Master Mike Montagu doesn't have those disgusting hobbies!

"I can testify for Mike that he did not touch that girl," Anastasia said.

Although the girl's tragic fate after her death was related to the attack on Mike, this disgusting thing had nothing to do with Master Montague; on the contrary, it was the girl who hurt him.

"Of course I know." Jolena rolled her eyes at Mike, pulled him back to sit down, and said, "I looked through the police station's missing person reports and found the girl's name in the records, but the case has already been closed. That means the missing girl has already gone home."

Although the missing girl returned home, she unfortunately passed away, and even after her death, she was exploited and humiliated by villains.

"What a pitiful girl," Anastasia sighed, her ambiguous gaze falling on Mike, making young Master Montagu feel extremely uncomfortable.

Mike recalled his experience from the previous night, and the violin piece Anastasia played... Thinking of this, Mike couldn't help but shudder, and his mood, which had just improved, plummeted once again.

Jolina gave Anastasia a reproachful look. Although she didn't know exactly what had happened last night, Anastasia's gaze just now was really strange.

"Miss Angel, from what you just said, it seems you know who this girl is?" Jolina asked.

Even if Anastasia is a private investigator, and even if the priest highly regards her, how did she know the girl's information? Could she possibly be a fortune teller?

Jolina quickly looked away. Could Anastasia's mutated power be able to see through her thoughts?

"Miss Joyce, the human heart is not a book that can be read at will."

Anastasia handed the newspaper to Jolina and said, "I've only seen the girl's obituary... oh, and her missing person notice."

It was purely coincidental, and Anastasia herself was quite surprised.

A little over a week ago, she began investigating the series of disappearances in the old town and happened to see the girl's missing person ad in the newspaper. At the time, she didn't take the girl's disappearance to heart.

The girl in the missing person notice was born and raised in the new town, and even her disappearance occurred within the new town area, so it can be basically concluded that she is not related to the series of disappearances in the old town.

The missing persons cases surrounding the White Antler Tavern mostly involve homeless people and beggars, and the missing girl's family background is clearly inconsistent with this.

Until two days ago, Anastasia saw the girl's name in the newspaper again, this time not in a missing person notice, but in an obituary, but Anastasia still didn't pay attention to it.

Whether the girl in the missing person notice and the girl in the obituary were the same person, or two people with the same name, was irrelevant to Anastasia at the time.

She's not a saint, nor is she a heartless philanderer. Whether the girl lives or dies is none of her business.

However, life is always full of coincidences, some of which are man-made, and some of which are ordained by fate.

Anastasia never expected that she would "see" a strange girl three times in just a few days.

The first time was in a missing person ad in the newspaper, the second time was in the obituary section of the newspaper, and the third time was at the Floating Life Bar, where the girl was sitting next to Mike.

Anastasia didn't recognize the girl at first glance; she just felt that the girl was strange and somewhat familiar.

It wasn't until Anastasia stepped out of the bar and smelled the stench of death on the girl that she realized something was off about her and remembered where she had seen the girl before.

After listening to Anastasia's story, Jolina also found it incredible. The whole thing was full of coincidences, as if it had been arranged in advance. It was just too coincidental.

The most heartbreaking story is the girl's tragic fate. She first disappeared in a busy city, and although she returned home a few days later, her young life was cut short.

The situation was already tragic enough, but what was even more tragic was what happened to the girl after her death. Her body was dug up by villains and, under the influence of the mutated power, became a tool to attack strangers. She was also defiled by the villains!

Jolina was filled with rage, her fiery red hair making her look like leaping flames. She wanted nothing more than to rush back to the police station and chop the three male corpses to pieces to feed to the dogs.

She didn't know who had insulted the girl, so she chopped them all up; better to chop up the wrong person than let them go!

"I think if the Bureau of Investigation takes over, the girl's body probably won't be back with her parents for a while, right?" Anastasia asked.

"Yes," Jolina nodded, "but it shouldn't be long. The girl is innocent; she's a victim too."

At this moment, Mike, who was in low spirits, suddenly spoke up, saying, "Don't you guys find it strange? The missing girl had already gone home, so how could she be dead?"

Anastasia didn't respond. She knew something was amiss, but she didn't want to cause trouble. As she'd said before, whether the missing girl was alive or dead was irrelevant to Anastasia.

"This has nothing to do with you, Mike," Jolene told Mike bluntly. "However, I'll keep an eye out for similar missing persons cases at the police station and try to contact the girl's parents to find out the cause of her death."

Jolene Joyce is a detective in the police department. As a public official, she has an obligation to investigate this suspicious disappearance.

"I'm going back now. Please be careful."

Jolina couldn't leave the police station for too long; she needed to go back and continue monitoring the situation, and also prepare to hand over her duties to the Investigation Bureau.

The radiant female detective stood up, looked at Anastasia once more, and said solemnly, "I'm entrusting Mike to you, Miss Angel."

Jolene Joyce desperately wants to protect her childhood friend, but she can't always be by Mike's side, and she struggles to deal with superhuman beings with extremely high danger ratings, such as man-made disasters.

Left with no other choice, Jolina had to trust Father Lawrence's choice, even though she didn't know much about this private detective from the Old Town.

"Mr. Montague pays me, I protect Mike, it's a fair trade." Anastasia's response remained almost unchanged; she seemed to require no thanks from anyone.

However, Anastasia had to admit that she was somewhat envious of Mike, genuinely envious.

Father Lawrence, Bill Montague, Rupert Courtney, the mysterious Beyonder next door, and Jolene Joyce today—every single one of them cares about Mike.

Therefore, Anastasia decided to make things difficult for Mike.

Jolena left, and Mike followed her out of the apartment. Mike didn't return to the apartment until Jolena went into the elevator.

As soon as Mike returned, he heard Anastasia asking him an impatient question.

"What are your plans for today?" she asked. "Are you going to the Floating Life Bar tonight to hunt for girls?"

Mike shook his head vigorously. Having just experienced the terrifying attack last night, Mike had no desire to leave the apartment building unless his brain was truly without any wrinkles.

As for going to the Floating Life Bar to hunt for women, Young Master Montagu will not have that interest again anytime soon; the psychological trauma the girl left on him is simply too great.

He shared a car with a female corpse, almost brought her home, and almost slept in the same bed with her... Mike felt terrified just thinking about it.

Anastasia, whose first plan failed, came up with another. She asked, "Would you like to hear a piece of music?"

Mike glanced at Anastasia, who was eager to try, and couldn't help but wonder if she had suddenly lost her mind.

"I've already thought of a name for this brand new track," Anastasia continued. "How about 'To Jolina'?"

Mike thought the woman must be crazy. Although he wasn't sure what she wanted to do, he was sure she didn't have any good intentions.

Starving, Mike ran into the bedroom as if fleeing, jumped onto the bed, and pulled the blanket over his head, as if that would protect him from Anastasia's persecution.

Feeling rebuffed, Anastasia went to the apartment balcony, leaned over the stone railing, and looked down at the scenery outside the apartment, watching the traffic and people coming and going on the street.

The old city was rife with crime, while the new city was a den of iniquity. Where, then, did this glorious city truly find its glory?

Anastasia sighed; she was growing increasingly disgusted with Gloria.