Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls

The problem facing Liu Xing now was whether to tell Wesker and others about what had just happened.

Although Dio didn't explicitly tell him to keep quiet, Dio had hinted that he only wanted to cooperate with Liu Xing alone.

So, Liu Xing felt that since Dio had come to him, it meant that Dio could still monitor him, and his every move might be under Dio's control. If he told Wesker and others about Dio's business, it might lead to some unpleasant consequences.

Moreover, Liu Xing couldn't explain why Dio would choose to cooperate with him, as the Cthulhu dream incident was too difficult to explain, and Wesker and others might not believe it. It was like Cao Cao's phrase "I'm good at killing people in my dreams," which was hard for ordinary people to believe.

However, looking at the business card in his hand, Liu Xing couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

To be honest, Liu Xing had never heard of the so-called Dreamers' Guild. In the real world, Liu Xing would often browse the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall forum when he was bored, as the parallel worlds created by the game hall shared many common elements, such as famous secret cults.

But on the forum, Liu Xing had never heard of a secret cult like Dreamers' Guild, or perhaps it was just an organization similar to a mutual aid group, as Dio had said.

The only difference was that this organization was quite mysterious, with a high threshold for membership.

Moreover, the mortality rate of this organization seemed to be quite high...

"Hey, Chris, what's up? I remember you're not with Wesker on a mission in Manchester?" Sergei asked with a laugh.

Liu Xing sighed and said, "Yeah, I'm still on a mission in Manchester. I need a favor from you, which is to investigate a phone number for me. It's a personal matter, so I can only hope you can help me out."

Sergei immediately replied, "No problem, it's just investigating a phone number. It's not a big deal. But it seems like you've got a romantic encounter in Manchester, and someone's left you their phone number?"

Liu Xing smiled bitterly and said, "No, no, this phone number is related to the criminal we're trying to catch on this mission. It was left on a business card that might belong to the criminal, so I want to investigate it first before deciding whether to report it to our superiors."

"OK, I understand. But I won't be able to help you investigate the phone number right now, as it's too late. I'll go to the police station tomorrow morning and investigate it for you, and then I'll send you the results via text message," Sergei said seriously.

After finishing the call with Sergei, Liu Xing put down his mobile phone and prepared to sleep.

As for Dio's business, Liu Xing finally decided not to tell Wesker and others for the time being, and would wait until Sergei had investigated the phone number before making a decision.

The next morning, Liu Xing had just arrived at the Floral Cemetery when Sergei's text message arrived.

According to Sergei's investigation, the phone number belonged to a ordinary household in London, and the owner's name was Wade, a ordinary decorator, and his wife Ellie was a ordinary company employee. They didn't have any children, and there were no records of any wrongdoing or debts.

It seemed like a very ordinary family with no special circumstances.

Sergei asked at the end of the text message whether Liu Xing had sent the wrong phone number, and if not, whether he needed Sergei to investigate the family's situation further. ŖåŊо฿Ęs

Liu Xing thought for a moment and finally decided to reply to Sergei, telling him not to bother with the matter anymore, as Sergei was just a forensic doctor, and Liu Xing couldn't expect him to investigate the matter further.

So, Liu Xing felt it was better to let Sergei distance himself from the matter.

As for the phone number, Liu Xing thought he could try calling it, as it seemed that the Dreamers' Guild might not be a true secret cult after all.

Or, to put it another way, Dreamers' Guild is actually an anti-secret cult.

Everything is back to normal.

Liu Xing was still chatting with Leon and Jill, watching the Symphony Orchestra members perform with all their might.

Finally, after an hour, Liu Xing found an excuse to go to the restroom and slipped away from Leon, then took out his mobile phone and dialed the phone number of Dreamers' Guild.

"Hello, this is the Wade residence. May I ask who you are?" a man's voice asked doubtfully.

Liu Xing only then realized that he had forgotten to ask Dio for the password.

Oh well.

Liu Xing shook his head and decided to take a direct approach: "I was introduced by Mr. Dio. Is this Dreamers' Guild?"

There was a pause on the other end of the phone before Wade spoke up: "You must be Chris, nice to have you join our Dreamers' Guild family. I'm sure Mr. Dio has already told you about our organization, so I won't go into details. What I want to tell you is that every Friday evening, we hold an offline gathering. If you're free, please call me before 6 pm, and I'll send you the specific time and location. Please come alone."

"No problem, I'll see you later, Wade. I have some things to attend to now." Liu Xing said.

Wade chuckled and hung up the phone.

Liu Xing looked at his mobile phone and saw that today was Wednesday.

It seemed he had a chance to make it to the Friday gathering.

Thinking of this, Liu Xing couldn't help but look up at the ceiling, because it all depended on whether Dio would cooperate.

After finishing breakfast, Liu Xing and Leon sat in the hall, resting during their free time.

At this time, a staff member walked over and said, "Chris, the logistics department needs to see you."

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, knowing that it wasn't the logistics department that wanted to see him, but Dio.

It seemed Dio already knew that he had contacted Dreamers' Guild.

Leon and Jill were about to follow Liu Xing to the logistics department, but Liu Xing gave them a signal to stay back.

Leon and Jill understood and watched as Liu Xing went upstairs.

Liu Xing followed the staff member to an office in the logistics department, where he found Dio sitting inside.

"I'm delighted that you, Chris, have chosen to join us at Dreamers' Guild. As the vice president of Dreamers' Guild, I welcome you." Dio said with a smile.

Liu Xing nodded and sat down, saying, "I thought about it carefully last night, and I think what you said must be true. After all, you already know my identity, so you have no reason to deceive me. If you were really a Ghoul, the best way to deal with me would be to kill me."

Dio poured a cup of tea and handed it to Liu Xing, saying, "That's correct, Chris. You're thinking clearly. However, I know you must be thinking about how to avenge your parents. Locke has already fled to France, and as a police officer, you don't have the authority to pursue him across borders. Moreover, Locke has connections in France and is not someone to be underestimated."

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, surprised that Dio would bring up this topic.

According to Dio's words, he was currently living in hiding because of Locke's connections, and now Liu Xing sensed that Dio was willing to cooperate with him to take action against Locke.

Dio's operation was making Liu Xing a bit confused.

At this time, Dio continued to explain, "I know you're surprised that I would say this, but the reason is simple: I want to clear my name and stop living in the shadows. Every year, when I pay respects to my parents, I have to be on edge, afraid of being caught by the police. Now that you're willing to cooperate with me, I can have confidence in working with the police to catch the real Blood Hand Print Killer - Locke."

Liu Xing nodded, still somewhat puzzled, and said, "If you're willing to cooperate with the police to catch Locke, I'm all for it. However, the problem is that Locke has already fled to France, so how can we catch him?"

Dio chuckled and pulled out an invitation card from his pocket, saying, "Take a look at this, Chris. This is the wedding invitation of Locke's son, and the wedding will be held at a luxurious villa on the outskirts of London. I hope you can attend the wedding with me, and then I'll find an opportunity to talk to Locke alone and record his confession as evidence."

"Then what am I supposed to do?" Liu Xing didn't find his mission in Dio's plan.

Dio's expression turned serious, saying, "Chris, what you need to do is very simple. After I get the evidence, you just need to stand up and reveal the truth to everyone."

Liu Xing furrowed his brow, shaking his head, "Dio, you should know that audio evidence obtained through eavesdropping is inadmissible in court, and I'm just a small police officer right now. If I speak out, I'm afraid not many people will believe me."

Dio smiled again, saying seriously, "What if I can make Locke reveal his true self?"

"Then it's settled," Liu Xing said decisively.

Dio nodded, handing Liu Xing a wedding invitation, "Then let's do it this way. Now, Chris, you can directly tell your colleagues about my situation, but to be on the safe side, I still need to leave here first."

Dio finished speaking, put on his hat and sunglasses, and left the office.

Liu Xing looked at the wedding invitation in his hand and found that Locke's son's wedding was being held this Sunday.

Just then, KP Time suddenly appeared, "Now, the third part of this module's main quest, 'Blood Wedding', officially begins. Players, please attend Locke's son's wedding on time and stay until the end."

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, thinking that since KP Time said so, it seemed that Dio might really be innocent.

Back in the first-floor lobby, Liu Xing pretended to be dispirited and sat down next to Leon.

Seeing this, Leon naturally showed concern, asking, "What's wrong, Chris? How did you become like this?"

Liu Xing let out a long sigh, saying seriously, "I saw Dio."

"What?!" Leon and Jill both exclaimed in shock.

Liu Xing nodded, standing up, "Let's go find the captain now. We're not doing anything meaningful here anyway."

Leon and Jill, although still confused, chose to believe Liu Xing.

So, Liu Xing told Ms. Margaret and then left Floral Cemetery with Jill and Leon.

As for Wesker, who was guarding outside Floral Cemetery, he had already received Liu Xing's text message, so he returned to the hotel early.

When Liu Xing and the others arrived at Wesker's room, Wesker directly asked, "Chris, are you sure you saw Dio?"

Liu Xing nodded, saying seriously, "No mistake, I can be 100% sure that I saw Dio himself."

Then, Liu Xing recounted his conversation with Dio.

Of course, except for the information about the Dreamers' Guild.

"Originally, since Dio said so, I also think it's highly likely that Blood Hand Print Killer is Locke, over 80% likely, to be exact. After all, as you said, Chris, Dio could have directly killed us or ignored our existence, but he didn't need to expose himself like this. And to be honest, when I reviewed Blood Hand Print Killer's case files, I also suspected Locke because he had a prior record, having been arrested by the police for suspected involvement in an illegal organization during his university days, but he was quickly released on bail." Wesker said.

Liu Xing nodded, saying seriously, "That's right, from the current situation, I also think Dio is likely to be innocent, after all, the evidence we have to convict Dio is just that one button on the sleeve."

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