Inspector Atlee stood there in silence for a while, then turned to Frank and said: "Take his body back, send someone to draw his head, and draw the one in the warehouse, and publish a reward in the newspaper.
Residents who have passed these two people should be able to provide clues!"
Then he turned to Steven and Kate and said: "Thankfully Mr. Lancelot and Mr. Hopson participated in this operation! Otherwise it is hard to imagine what the result would be! Thank you very much!"
After he finished speaking, he put his right hand on his chest and bowed slightly to the two of them.
The two people quickly and humbly expressed that they were honored to be able to help. After a few polite words, the detective led everyone on their horses and went back. Steven got on the horse that Kate had just ridden, and the two of them followed the large group back to the Westin.
port.
After returning to New Westin, everyone dispersed, and the city defense soldiers headed back to the military camp under the leadership of their officers.
Frank came to the two of them, and after expressing his gratitude, he said to them: "Will you two stay in New Westin for a while? Your help may be needed in the follow-up of this case."
Kate nodded and asked, "Is there anything wrong with what the man in black said at the end?"
Frank replied: "It may be related to a certain cult! Someone will come to collect the reward after the newspaper publishes their portraits! We will find them soon. Where do the two gentlemen usually stay in the hotel? If there are clues
I will send someone to inform you two."
Steven said: "We usually go to the Desai Comprehensive College Library in the morning, train at the Misha Mercenary Regiment in the afternoon, and spend the rest of the time in the hotel. Frank, if you send someone, they can go to these places."
Find us."
Frank said: "Okay, then you two just wait for the news!" After that, he got on his horse and went back to the police station to handle the follow-up matters.
The police were still very efficient. When they had breakfast the next day, they saw a reward notice in the morning newspaper. There were pictures of the two men in black on it. Under the pictures, it said that they hoped that citizens would actively provide clues to the police and provide effective information.
Anyone with clues will be rewarded 40 silver francs by the police, which is already a very generous reward.
However, the morning paper did not publish the incident that happened in the warehouse yesterday, nor did it indicate what case the two people in the portrait were involved in. They probably did it to ensure smooth follow-up of the case.
After training at the Misha Mercenary Regiment in the afternoon, the two of them just returned to the hotel and saw Constable Pete waiting for them on the hotel porch.
At this time, Peter was wearing casual clothes. After seeing the two men, he came over and exchanged greetings with them. Then he told them that based on the clues provided by the informant, they had found the place where the two men in black had been. Tonight the police would start a search.
There was a raid, and Frank asked them to go to the police station.
The two of them and Constable Pete had a quick dinner at the hotel, picked up their equipment, and got into the carriage together to the police station.
Entering the police station and going to the homicide office on the second floor, Frank was in the office with several police officers. When he saw the two coming in, he said: "Steven, Kate, it's great that you can come! We will launch an operation tonight
! There are also several mercenary groups that will cooperate with us. Their leaders will be here later, and then we will discuss the action plan together."
Soon after, four mercenary regiment leaders wearing badges issued before that day's night patrol pushed open the door and entered the office. When Frank saw that everyone had arrived, he took everyone to the conference room next door. There was a poster on the wall at the end of the room.
A drawing.
Frank came to the drawings and said to everyone: "Tonight's action plan will start at 8pm. I will introduce the action plan to you gentlemen first, and then you can ask any questions or additions."
After that, he pointed to the drawing and continued: "Shortly after several newspapers published the reward order this morning, several citizens went to the police station to report clues about the man in black. Based on these clues, we targeted the residence in the south of the city.
In this manor in the area, the informant reported that these two men in black often accompanied a woman in and out of this manor. The last time they appeared was more than ten days ago, which happened to coincide with the time of the dismemberment case.
According to the description, the woman was about 30 years old. She usually wore a black gauze hat when going out, and her face could not be seen clearly. The last time I saw her was the day before yesterday, when she got off the carriage and entered the manor.
The two men in black seemed to respect her very much. In addition, the manor seemed to have many permanent staff in addition to relevant service personnel. This afternoon, the plainclothes detectives from the police station had found out the usual procurement situation of the manor. From this information,
Judging from the summary, there are no less than 20 permanent personnel in the manor."
He paused and said: "This is in line with the situation of many cult camps. They usually hide in residential areas and are difficult to find! If we hadn't killed the two men in black, we wouldn't have found them successfully.
Station, as to why the two men in black left their usual residence and went to hide in a warehouse in the suburbs, we have several theories, but we can only make a judgment based on the results of tonight's search."
Frank paused and continued: "Of course, these people may have run away after seeing the reward order in the newspaper. There is a time lag from when we received the clues to when we dispatched the surveillance team. I am almost certain that they
It has been moved! But the search of their location is still very meaningful! They must be in a hurry and will leave many clues. However, in order to prevent unexpected events, I have invited you gentlemen to act as a security guarantee. You will need to be alert to emergencies when the time comes.
, as for searching the manor, leave it to the police."
Frank then assigned the areas where the members of the mercenary group were responsible for guarding on the drawings of the manor, and stipulated the warning and contact methods for emergencies. As for Steven and Kate, they were responsible for following Frank's agents at the scene.
Monitor searches and be ready to respond to emergencies at any time.
After Frank introduced the above content, he asked everyone: "Gentlemen, if you have any questions or additions, please ask them now and I will answer them in detail."
Everyone asked some questions about some details, and after Frank answered them one by one, everyone began to check the equipment and make final preparations for the action.
After 7 o'clock in the evening, everyone set off from the police station in batches, and soon they all gathered on the street outside the manor. Later, the crowd dispersed, and the members of the surveillance team who had been deployed before gathered and surrounded the manor from four sides. Steven and
Kate followed Frank and others to the gate. A police officer rang the door bell and shouted loudly. After a long time, there was no response. Frank made a gesture and everyone climbed over the fence and entered the manor.
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There are two buildings at the front and rear of this manor of more than 2,000 square meters. The front building is very grand. There is a landscaped fountain in the open space from the front garden to the porch. The porch is connected by slopes on both sides of the porch, and there is a staircase in the front.
, everyone came to the front of the porch. Several police officers carried iron-clad wooden stakes and knocked open the door from the porch to the interior. Some of the mercenaries in charge of security had already surrounded the backyard. Steven and Kate followed Frank.
Entering the lobby of the building with a group of police officers carrying kerosene lamps.