bdsm-fiction Is there an unexpected event in Chapter 39?
Is there an unexpected event in Chapter 39?
Half an hour later.
In an alley outside the Bureau of Investigation, Luo Qiu and Winters meet again.
Both men were wrapped in trench coats, the high collars covering their necks and half their faces. The upper half of their faces was concealed by wide-brimmed hats pulled low. From the side, only their eyes were exposed.
The way they looked made it seem as if the two of them were about to make some secret deal.
"Where's the goods?"
"They're all here."
Winters unfolded his trench coat, revealing it filled with various items.
An old watch, a broken pocket watch, a chipped ceramic cat, two or three pieces of silver jewelry, and two complete gemstones.
"good."
Luo Qiu nodded. He had noticed the red light on the other person a long time ago, but now he realized that the red light was not coming from the two gems or the pocket watch, but from one of the two silver ornaments.
A broken silver ring.
Such a ring is not valuable; if placed on the market, the cost of materials alone would be about one hundred kronor.
But precisely because it's worthless, Luo Qiu has to go through a roundabout way to get it.
"Which one is the most expensive here?"
"Pocket watches are the most expensive, at least eight hundred kronor."
Which one is the cheapest?
"Clear crystal can only sell for eighty rankis."
"Wasn't the cheaper ceramic piece?"
"That item is selling a story; the buyer we contacted is willing to pay this price." Winters gestured two with his right hand.
"...None of these things interest me. Give me this ring."
Having received the ring, the two considered their meeting complete. Winters closed his trench coat again, turned around, and quickly left.
Luo Qiu also hid the ring in her pocket and took it back to her apartment.
It's a very ordinary ring; the silver has oxidized and turned black, giving it a dull, grayish appearance. Furthermore, there are no special symbols or unique designs on the ring face. There are only numerous messy scratches and a large crack left from an impact with some unknown sharp object.
For Luo Qiu, this ring had only one purpose.
Search Target: 0002
【Mental Power: 20.8】
[Mana Points: 8/47]
[Talent Data: Unknown]
After absorbing the extraordinary attributes from the ring, my mental strength increased by 0.5.
In addition, my mana has increased significantly due to my talent. I just advanced last night, and then used up a lot of mana this afternoon, but even so, my maximum mana increased by 3 points. If I didn't use any mana all day, would my maximum increase be 3 points?
Now, he no longer needed to worry about magical cultivation. Luo Qiu began to consider spiritual cultivation.
The two cases today involved three extraordinary individuals who have all gone missing, making him wonder if the operating style of the forces behind Fog City has changed.
Perhaps he should consider seriously learning a meditation technique.
In addition, Winters' side is also very interesting. If we can get in touch with his channels, we might be able to find a lot of extraordinary items.
Of course, the latter is very risky. The path he's thinking of might already be being explored by adventurers who are already making their fortune there. If he rushes in recklessly, he might just attract a lot of trouble.
……
The next morning, as soon as Luo Qiu arrived at his workstation, he smelled a mixture of coffee and tobacco.
A stack of reports lay on Smith's workstation, along with a cup of cold coffee, while he himself was scribbling something in a notebook. Looking up, one could see dark circles under his eyes.
Clyde sat in the chair next to him, a cigarette between his fingers, and remained silent.
Luo Qiu walked over and sat down next to the two of them, also looking at what Smith had written.
It is an application to disclose the identity of a missing person and to solicit clues from the public.
Smith is writing the reasoning section of his application:
[...In both missing persons cases, the missing persons were from out of town, and no usable contact information or identification documents were found to confirm their identities. On-site investigations have also failed to pinpoint a specific suspect or crime scene.]
[Given the concentrated timing and locations of the disappearances, all related to the area surrounding the concert venue, the possibility of an out-of-town criminal group targeting concert attendees cannot be ruled out. To broaden the source of clues, we earnestly request approval to release the missing persons' basic information (photo, physical characteristics, last known location) to the public, leveraging the power of the public to gather potential witnesses and related leads.]
【…】
"Didn't yesterday's report find any clues?" Luo Qiu asked Smith.
Smith rubbed his eyes, his voice hoarse: "I've gone through the report three times, but there aren't any new clues. Senior Clyde just asked about this too, and then he asked me to write this application."
Upon hearing this, Luo Qiu looked at Clyde.
"The application to inspect the ship was rejected. Later, I asked an old friend, who said that a shipment of important supplies had recently arrived at the port, and information about the port would likely be blocked for about a month."
"Requesting the release of information about missing persons might be the last possible breakthrough."
Luo Qiu nodded, then fell silent, watching Smith write the report.
The new agent's handwriting is quite good, with a trendy cursive style, while maintaining a rigorous approach to character spacing and layout.
But these characters weren't Luo Qiu's focus. His eyes were on them, but his mind was on the extraordinary items and the fact that they would be locked away in a dark, sunless evidence storage room. After all, once the request for public access was approved, the case would essentially enter a silent period.
unless……
Just then, a series of hurried footsteps came from the other end of the corridor.
It's the receptionist.
The investigation bureau had only been in operation for five minutes when a receptionist burst into the agents' office area, which clearly indicated that something urgent had happened.
For a moment, all the agents in the office area looked at each other, wondering what had happened.
Luo Qiu also looked at the other person, but in his line of sight, the receptionist walked straight towards him.
"Agent Rowe, and Agent Clyde... Thankfully, you're both here."
"Huh? What happened?"
"Supervisor Mr. Radford and our Deputy Director Mr. Henry just came by. They went to Conference Room 2 and asked me to find two detectives there."
"Supervisor? Deputy Director?"
Upon hearing these unusual words, Luo Qiu was surprised. He turned to look at Clyde, but in the other's eyes, he only saw confusion.
Clyde had no idea what was going on.
"Miss Linda, can you tell me what happened?" Luo Qiu tried to get closer to the receptionist to get more information.
But the receptionist just shook her head:
"All I saw was that the supervisor looked very serious; that's all I know. Good luck to you."
After saying that, the receptionist left.
After she left, the office lobby didn't return to its usual atmosphere. Everyone looked at Luo Qiu and Clyde, silent and anticipating their next move.
After a long while, Clyde was the first to stand up.
"Let's go, Luo Qiu, let's see what happened in the conference room. It might be related to our case."
"Maybe."
Luo Qiu shrugged, stood up, and casually picked up a report that Smith had written.
……