Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls

Wesker sighed again and said, "As far as I know, currently, nearly one-third of the nobility in our country of England have some kind of obscure relationship with the Cult of the Cadaver, because the Cult of the Cadaver, as the secret cult with the best relationship with Ghouls in the world, possesses many forms of magic that are beyond our common imagination, such as resurrection!"

"Resurrection?!" Liu Xing and the others exclaimed in unison.

Wesker nodded and continued, "That's right, the Cult of the Cadaver has already mastered the magic to resurrect the dead. However, although it is said to be able to resurrect the dead, it is actually turning the deceased into a low-level Ghoul. But the deceased who have been transformed into low-level Ghouls still retain their memories and rationality from their previous life, the only difference is that their appearance becomes extremely horrifying. But what does this cost matter in the face of resurrection? Especially for those elderly nobles who are on the verge of death, as long as they can continue to live, they are willing to pay any price!"

"So, now in England, at least one-third of the nobility have secretly joined the Cult of the Cadaver, including Duke Charles and even higher-level members of the royal family. Therefore, the police are really in a dilemma now, because the influence of the Cult of the Cadaver in the country is simply too great. We have no chance of taking action against the Cult of the Cadaver directly, so we can only try to weaken the Cult of the Cadaver by targeting its related strongholds, such as the Floral Cemetery."

"However, it's easier said than done. In order to completely raid the Floral Cemetery, we must obtain solid evidence of its serious illegal activities. If we only find Dio, we still won't be able to deal a heavy blow to the Floral Cemetery, unless we can really discover some unspeakable secrets in the interview room or the manager's office... Of course, your main mission is still to monitor the graves of Dio's parents, and you don't need to get involved in the other issues of the Floral Cemetery, as other colleagues will be responsible for that."

"No problem, we all know our own capabilities and won't be foolish enough to take unnecessary risks. But if we really have the opportunity to investigate the interview room and the manager's office, I think we should still give it a try," Liu Xing said seriously.

Wesker frowned and shook his head, "No, no, no, even if you have the opportunity to investigate the interview room and the manager's office, you absolutely cannot act on your own. You must get my and Chief House's approval before taking any action, because it's not that I look down on you, you are just a group of new graduates from the Police Academy, so your combat skills are definitely not very good. And we also have a precedent, the interview room is like a ghost door, once you open it, it's like you've already stepped one foot into hell, and we won't be able to provide any help for you outside the Floral Cemetery. So I'll say it again, you absolutely must not take any risks in the Floral Cemetery, because I don't want to write any reports about you sacrificing your lives in the line of duty."

Liu Xing and the others nodded, indicating that they accepted Wesker's requirement.

At this time, the atmosphere became solemn.

Wesker chuckled and said seriously, "You're right, the third-floor reception hall also has problems, and the problems may be even bigger than the interview room and the manager's office. Because only a small part of the Floral Cemetery employees are qualified to enter the third-floor reception hall, and these employees have all been working at the Floral Cemetery since it opened. The most important thing is that these employees either have completely cut off contact with their relatives and friends, or they are simply orphans. In other words, these employees have very simple social relationships and almost no contact with the outside world. And they all live in the annex of the Floral Cemetery, which is the so-called employee dormitory."

"Employee dormitory? Is there an employee dormitory in the Floral Cemetery?" Leon asked with a puzzled expression.

Liu Xing's expression was the same as Leon's, because he also didn't remember seeing any annex in the Floral Cemetery.

Liu Xing thought carefully again and found that he had only seen the Mausoleum Building in the Floral Cemetery, and the map of the Floral Cemetery provided by Wesker also didn't show any annex.

Wesker shrugged and took out a map of the Floral Cemetery, saying, "The Floral Cemetery didn't plan to build an annex during the initial design, but later, for some unknown reason, an annex that didn't exist in the drawings appeared after the construction was completed. So this annex is, in a sense, an illegal building, but since the owner of the Floral Cemetery is Duke Charles, no one has bothered with this small problem."

"As for why you haven't seen the annex, it's because the annex is extremely well-hidden. First of all, the annex is located behind the Mausoleum Building, and you should have seen that there is a large forest there. The annex is hidden in the forest, and although it's called a building, it's actually a two-story small building, but each floor has an area of more than 500 square meters."

While speaking, Wesker marked a point on the map of the Floral Cemetery, indicating the location of the annex.

"The first batch of employees recruited by the Floral Cemetery, the special employees I just mentioned, all live in that annex, and they have almost never left the Floral Cemetery for several years. So we now suspect that these employees are all believers of the Cult of the Cadaver. As for the employees recruited by the Floral Cemetery later, they are basically security guards, cleaners, and chefs, and they don't have the right to enter the third-floor reception hall, even the night shift security guards won't patrol the third-floor reception hall."

"Therefore, our understanding of the third-floor reception hall is very limited. We can only get information from the guests who have been to the third-floor reception hall, because we can't possibly go and ask those Cult of the Cadaver believers, right? So what we know now is that the third-floor reception hall is indeed a huge hall as shown in the floor plan, with a large table in the middle and various decorations and plants around it. But what's a bit strange is that the floor of the reception hall is completely covered with carpets, even in the hot summer."

"The walls of the reception hall are also covered with wallpaper, which means the entire reception hall has been disguised with an extra layer. So we now suspect that the reception hall may not be as simple as it appears, but the specific situation will have to wait for further investigation. However, since the Floral Cemetery dares to open the reception hall to the public, I personally think that even if there are problems with the reception hall, the problems may not be that serious."

Wesker spoke seriously.

Liu Xing nodded, although the Flower Mausoleum certainly had many problems, but what did it have to do with him? After all, the main quest of his current module should not involve the closure of the Flower Mausoleum. Perhaps after meeting Dio, the next plot will return to London, so Liu Xing felt that he should not get involved in the affairs of the Flower Mausoleum. Anyway, after completing this module, he will go directly to the future more than 10 years later, and he should no longer have the opportunity to use the "Chris" character card.

"Not in that position, not planning for that policy."

"Oh, I almost forgot one thing, because we definitely won't be able to go back to London these two days, so my daughter Alice's birthday party has been postponed to the day we return to London. So you guys need to buy a birthday gift for my daughter."Wesker said with a smile.

Leon chuckled and nodded, saying, "No problem, I've already prepared a gift for Alice. But speaking of which, have you found any clues about the missing family of five?"

Wesker frowned and said helplessly, "Although this case is no longer under our jurisdiction, I also followed up on this case when I was bored today. The missing family of five, although their whereabouts are still unknown, after checking the surveillance cameras around their home, we found that the family of five entered the sewer while carrying large and small bags. I guess they might have realized that their situation was very bad, so they wanted to hide in the sewer to avoid harming the nearby neighbors... Of course, it's also possible that this family of five felt that they had been targeted by us, so they hid in the sewer to avoid being caught."

"As for where this family of five went after hiding in the sewer, we don't know now, because as everyone knows, this family of five may turn into Ghouls at any time, and in the terrain of the sewer, we definitely can't defeat this group of Ghouls. So the police department has set up a Special Investigation Team to use high-tech equipment to investigate the situation in the sewer, but the progress is very slow, and it is unlikely that this family of five will be arrested in the short term."

"In addition, the Special Investigation Team has also confirmed that the person who killed the unfortunate reporter and the rich second-generation boss is the father of this family of five. The reason is very simple, because Leon, you also saw the articles published by the unfortunate reporter on 'The Eye of London', which mentioned this family of five a few times. So the father of this family of five thought that the unfortunate reporter was investigating him, so in order to prevent his family from being exposed, the unfortunate reporter and the rich second-generation boss had to die. And that father is quite smart, knowing that after turning into a Ghoul, committing the crime will create more trouble for us, the police, to solve the case."

Liu Xing nodded and asked puzzledly, "Captain, is there a special reason why that father chose to kill people in that manor?"

Wesker shook his head and said firmly, "From the current situation, this is just a coincidence. Because one of the neighbors of that family of five used to work in that abandoned manor, so in a conversation long ago, he had mentioned this matter to that father. So when that father was preparing to murder the unfortunate reporter, he remembered this and fabricated a false message to send to the unfortunate reporter. As for the death of the rich second-generation boss, that father completed the murder by climbing the outer wall of the apartment."

Liu Xing sighed, it seems that the unfortunate reporter and the rich second-generation boss died quite unfairly. They just casually reported a couple of strange incidents, but ended up being killed.

However, based on the current situation, Liu Xing felt that according to his many years of experience in playing the Cthulhu RPG game, the next plot will most likely start the subway serial killer case after they return to London.

This is really one thing after another.

Since they had to get up early the next day to go to the Flower Mausoleum, Liu Xing and the others didn't chat much with Wesker and went back to their respective rooms to rest.

Fortunately, Liu Xing was not visited by Cthulhu in his dreams again tonight.

Early the next morning, Wesker called Liu Xing and the others to the room and gave each of them a handgun.

Because the guests at the Flower Mausoleum were all either rich or noble, the security measures at the Flower Mausoleum were very strict. Liu Xing and the others had to go through a full security check before entering the Flower Mausoleum, so they naturally couldn't bring the handguns with them.

But the Flower Mausoleum was full of dangers, and without the handguns, Liu Xing and the others were like three lambs waiting to be slaughtered. So Wesker specially borrowed three handguns made of special materials from an intelligence department, which could avoid various security checks and be brought into the Flower Mausoleum.

Of course, the power and accuracy of these handguns were not very good, so for Liu Xing and the others, they were only slightly better than nothing. If they really encountered Dio, they might not even be able to defend themselves.

Half an hour later, Liu Xing and the others successfully entered the Flower Mausoleum with the handguns.

Perhaps because the weather was a bit gloomy today, and the time was still early, the Mausoleum Building looked lifeless, making Liu Xing feel a bit uncomfortable.

"I checked the weather forecast yesterday, and it said there was a high chance of rain all day today. I didn't expect the weather forecast to be so accurate." Ms. Margaret said, looking at the sky.

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