Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls

Wesker nodded and said, "That's right. Currently, the only evidence we have to identify Dio as the Blood Hand Print Killer is that cufflink, so it's possible that we've wronged Dio. However, if what Dio said is true, and Locke is the real culprit, then the wedding this Sunday will be our only chance to catch Locke. I'll call Chief House now to report the situation. This matter requires Chief House's decision."

After finishing his sentence, Wesker took out his mobile phone and called Chief House.

About 15 minutes later, Wesker put down his mobile phone and said, "Alright, we can head back to London now. Anyway, Dio has already discovered us, and continuing to monitor him at Floral Cemetery won't be effective. Why not trust Dio this time? Besides, if we head back to London now, Chris, you can still attend my daughter's birthday party."

So Liu Xing and the others checked out of their hotel and returned to London.

Back at the London police station, Wesker went to discuss the details with Chief House, while Liu Xing and the others chatted in the office.

"Do you really believe Dio, Chris?" Leon asked seriously.

Liu Xing nodded and said, "I think Dio's words are highly credible. After all, Dio has no need to deceive us, and my intuition tells me that Dio is not lying."

"Chris is right. If Dio hadn't taken the initiative to appear, we might never have known that he was hiding in the manager's office at Floral Cemetery, let alone catch him. But speaking of which, did Dio tell you what's behind the conversation room on the first floor?"

Liu Xing slapped his thigh, realizing that he had forgotten to ask Dio if the conversation room on the first floor led to the Dreamrealm.

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised, and asked, "How did you know we were back, Sergei?"

Sergei chuckled and waved the file in his hand, saying, "There was a murder case at the subway station yesterday. The victim's condition was quite unusual, so Chief House asked me to send the autopsy report to him after I finished. I just saw Wesker, your team leader, in Chief House's office, so I knew you guys were back. By the way, Chris, can I talk to you for a minute?"

Liu Xing nodded and followed Sergei to the stairwell.

"Sergei, didn't I tell you to drop that case?" Liu Xing asked, puzzled.

Sergei shrugged and smiled, saying, "I wasn't planning to get involved again, but this morning, I discovered that the couple lived in the neighboring street, so I decided to investigate their situation. It turned out that I found some strange things. Firstly, based on their income, they shouldn't be able to afford such a nice house. So I investigated their family backgrounds and found that they weren't wealthy, and they hadn't won any lotteries. I think this couple might be suspicious."

"Because as a forensic expert who often appears at crime scenes, I have connections with police officers in various districts in London. I asked someone to help me investigate the couple's workplaces and found that one of the companies they claimed to work for didn't exist, and the other company didn't have anyone with their names. So, the couple's work information is fake. However, according to their neighbors, they would go to work normally every day, which makes me suspect that they're involved in some illegal activities."

"However, since they haven't committed any crimes, I couldn't arrange for someone to follow them. I could only focus on that phone number, so I went to the phone company and asked them to retrieve the call records for the past month. The results showed that the phone number had an extremely high call frequency, with almost 30-40 calls per day, especially on Sundays when the number of calls would exceed 300. Most importantly, within the past month, there were 77 calls made to that phone number, and the latest one seemed to be from your number, Chris."

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, surprised that Sergei had investigated so much. It seemed that Sergei was quite capable.

As for the Wade couple, it seemed that they were likely full-time contact persons for the Dreamers' Guild, responsible for contacting guild members.

From Sergei's investigation, it was clear that the Dreamers' Guild had over 100 members in England, with around 70 members attending offline gatherings every week.

"Oh, I did call that number. According to the information you sent me earlier, I thought it wouldn't be a problem even if I dialed the wrong number, so I decided to try it out. However, Sergei, please don't get involved in this case anymore. You should know that the case I'm handling involves an Extremely Evil serial killer, and I don't want you to get hurt because of helping me."

Liu Xing said seriously.

Sergei nodded, smiling, and said, "No problem, I would have done it anyway, because I can only help you with so much right now. After all, I'm just a forensic doctor. Okay, I'll go back and hand over the body found at the subway station to the Funeral Home. We'll talk later."

Subway station?

Liu Xing's eyebrows furrowed, and he suddenly realized that the body Sergei mentioned was likely related to the family of five that had turned into Ghouls. It seemed that the subway serial murder case had officially begun, and Wesker would soon be out of the picture.

Thinking of this, Liu Xing quickly grabbed Sergei, who was about to leave, and asked, "Sergei, what's the situation with the body at the subway station?"

Sergei handed Liu Xing a file bag and said, "I can't explain the situation with the body at the subway station right now, so you can just take a look at this autopsy report. There are some photos inside that will help you understand. Just return it to me later, Chris."

Liu Xing took the file bag, smiled, and said, "Thanks, then. Wesker's daughter is having a birthday party tonight, so I'll invite you to dinner tomorrow."

Sergei smiled and gave a thumbs-up, then turned and left.

Liu Xing returned to the office, opened the file bag, and took out the autopsy report. Jill and Leon also gathered around.

According to the autopsy report, the body was discovered at 7:00 am today at Aldwych subway station.

"Aldwych subway station? Isn't that the famous haunted subway station in London?" Jill asked, surprised.

Liu Xing nodded and said, "That's right. If I'm not mistaken, Aldwych subway station was closed in 1994 due to low passenger traffic and high maintenance costs. It's now been converted into a film studio. Today, a film crew was shooting there and discovered the body because of a strange smell."

According to the autopsy report's photos, Liu Xing could see that the body was found in a storage room at Aldwych subway station.

The body was gruesome, with signs of being torn apart and bitten everywhere, and some areas even exposed bone.

"Looking at the body, it's likely that the family of five did it," Leon said, frowning.

Liu Xing sighed, and it seemed that the family of five had started killing again. From the way they committed the crime, it seemed they had completely turned into Ghouls.

The autopsy report mentioned that the body had at least five different bite marks, as well as many scratches and stab wounds. The most important thing was that the body was severely damaged, making it impossible to determine the cause of death.

As for the identity of the deceased, the London police had confirmed that it was an ordinary company employee who had worked overtime until 9:30 pm yesterday and then went missing after leaving the office.

The subway station the deceased went to was about one kilometer away from Aldwych subway station.

Since there were no surveillance facilities at Aldwych subway station, the London police had not found any substantial evidence, except for a mysterious tunnel leading to an unknown location.

Just then, Wesker returned to the office.

"Oh, where did you get this autopsy report?" Wesker asked, surprised.

Liu Xing told Wesker about his relationship with Sergei, but of course, he didn't mention the phone number.

"Ah, I see. So you guys are familiar with the case now? Yes, the culprit is likely the family of five, and the most important thing is that they've turned into Ghouls and started treating their own kind as food. Chief House has decided to establish a Special Investigation Team, and all special police officers in the London police department will unconditionally join the team to try to catch or kill the five Ghouls as soon as possible."

"For now, based on our preliminary investigation, it's highly likely that those five Ghouls are already living in the London subway. However, due to the complexity of the London subway system, with its numerous stations and massive passenger flow, it's unrealistic to conduct a thorough search. But those five Ghouls probably won't attack pedestrians in broad daylight, so we can just stake out the less crowded subway stations at night, around 9 pm. Nevertheless, we all know how powerful those Ghouls are, so to be on the safe side, we'll arrange for a group of death row inmates to take our place." Wesker said, taking out a cigarette.

"Is this really necessary?" Liu Xing asked, looking surprised.

Wesker nodded seriously, "Of course, this is a very dangerous mission. We still don't know where those five Ghouls are, so we can't find them without paying a certain price. Therefore, we can only choose to sacrifice those death row inmates who are already destined to die, which is also a way of making the most of them."

Liu Xing sighed, because under the current circumstances, the best way to determine the location of the five Ghouls was to lure them out, and the best bait to attract them was fresh live humans...

"But anyway, since we just got back from Manchester, Chief House let us take a day off before officially joining the Special Investigation Team. So, after work today, you guys can come with me to attend my daughter's birthday party." Wesker said with a smile.

Leon shook his head, "Uh, Captain, I need to go home first and bring the gift for your daughter."

Liu Xing and Jill also nodded, indicating they needed to go home to get their gifts.

Wesker rubbed his chin, looking a bit embarrassed, "Speaking of gifts, I just realized I haven't gotten one for my daughter Alice yet. I thought we wouldn't be back from Manchester for a few days... Okay, so Chris, you guys remember to arrive at my place before 7 pm, and we'll take off at 5 pm today."

So, since there were no cases to handle, Liu Xing and the others went home at 5 pm.

Since Wesker's home was near the London police station, Liu Xing and the others didn't rush to get to his place.

"Jill, you're wearing a bit too much makeup, aren't you? We're attending Wesker's daughter's birthday party, not her wedding, so you don't need to dress up so formally." Leon teased, looking at Jill's formal attire.

Jill shrugged and went back to change into a more formal dress, while Liu Xing and Leon simply changed into Western-style suits.

To tease Leon, Jill said, "Leon, don't you need to go next door and visit Miss Wang? I remember Miss Wang saying that in their country, there's a saying - 'a day without seeing you is like three autumns'."

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