Chapter 643: Gunshot in the Middle of the NightКлючевые словаDice In The DarknessПоделитьсяКомментарии
"The owner of this café is a retired special police officer who was injured, so he is happy to use his café as a temporary command center for our Special Investigation Team, and there are several subway stations within a 2-kilometer radius of this café, which also makes it convenient for us to monitor the subway stations," Wesker began.
Liu Xing nodded, as he had noticed the nearby subway station when they got off the car.
Upon entering the café, Chief House and Chris were chatting with a man in his 40s who had lost his left eye, who seemed to be the café owner.
It appears this is the café owner.
When Chief House saw Liu Xing and the others enter the café, he called out, "Chris, come over here and meet Hill."
The three of them approached, and Chief House said to Hill, "These three are the new special police officers we recruited at the London Police Department this year. They are all elite graduates from the Police Academy, especially this Chris, who is already a legendary figure in the Police Academy, as he has topped the class in all subjects every year."
Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, not expecting this Hill to be Chris’s former superior.
Hill nodded and smiled at Liu Xing, saying, "I’ve heard about you, Chris, because my son is your junior, and he sees you as his idol. So when he comes to the café to bring me lunch later, you’ll have to help me supervise him to study hard, so that he doesn’t end up just being a beat cop after graduation."
"No problem," Liu Xing replied concisely.
At this point, Chief House asked with some confusion, "Hill, aren’t you going home for dinner today? Why are you having your son bring you food?"Hill shrugged and said, "Although I’ve been out of the police force for many years, I can be sure that the number of special police officers in the London Police Department now is not much less than when I was there. So your Special Investigation Team is definitely short-handed right now, and although I can no longer be on the front line, I can still help with some logistics work."
After a moment of silence, Chief House nodded and said, "Okay, as you said, we do have fewer special police officers in the department now, and we do need professional help. So Hill, you can help us man the command center, collect and summarize the information from the various teams, and then pass the most useful information to me."
Hill saluted Chief House and said with a smile, "Of course, no problem. But Chief House, do I get a temporary position and some pay for this?"
Chief House rolled his eyes and said, "We’re paying you for using your café, Hill. As the café owner, you’re obligated to provide us with service, so don’t expect any extra pay. Wesker, take Chris and the others to the employee break room and have them each take a walkie-talkie, because we have quite a few subway stations to monitor tonight."
Wesker nodded and led Liu Xing and the others to the employee break room.
The break room had several large boxes, one of which contained various firearms and ammunition, indicating that the London Police Department was determined to take down those five Ghouls.
After getting the walkie-talkies, Wesker had Liu Xing and the others sit at a table, and a café server brought them a pot of coffee.
"Tonight at 9 o’clock, we’ll go to the subway stations to monitor them. Chris, you and Jill will need to disguise yourselves as subway station staff, while I and Leon will be in the monitoring room with the other regular police officers. So your mission today, Chris, will be more important, as you need to keep a close eye on every passenger who enters the subway station. If you spot any suspicious passengers, use the walkie-talkie to contact me," Wesker said seriously.
Liu Xing nodded and said, "Understood. But I have to be honest, if those Ghouls decide to make a move tonight, Jill and I alone won’t be able to stop them, so Captain, can’t you assign a few more people to disguise themselves as subway station staff to assist us?"
Wesker shook his head and affirmed, "Since the subway murder case is now widely known, Chief House has already released a redacted report on it and has also increased the security level at the various subway stations. So Chris, you and Jill will be acting as the subway station security guards. Except for a few high-traffic subway stations, the others only have two security guards patrolling the platforms, so I can’t possibly send more police officers to play security guards.
"As for why I chose you and Jill to be the security guards, it’s mainly because your abilities are stronger, and you also have some understanding of the Ghouls. And in most London subway stations, at least one of the security guards patrolling the platforms is female, to facilitate searching suspicious female passengers if necessary. So Leon, you’ll just have to stay with me in the monitoring room."
Leon gave Liu Xing a look of utter despair, the subtext of which was clear.
Liu Xing knew what Leon was thinking, but he didn’t take Leon’s current behavior too seriously, as in "Chris’s" memories, Leon had always been overshadowed by "Chris" at the Police Academy.
Just then, Liu Xing noticed a military man entering the café.
Although the man was in civilian clothes, based on his gait and the information Wesker had mentioned yesterday, Liu Xing could confirm that he was the military personnel coming to assist the London Police Department.
Wesker had also noticed this, so he said, "The military has sent over 100 fully-armed soldiers to assist us in this operation. But just like us, only a few of them know about the existence of Ghouls and other non-human creatures. So when we’re working with the military, we need to be careful with our words, so as not to create unnecessary psychological pressure for our helpers."
"Is it only a little over a hundred people? Is the military so stingy?" Leon opened his mouth and criticized.
Wesker shrugged his shoulders and pointed to the endless stream of people outside the cafe, saying, "This is because the truth of the subway murder case cannot be known to these ordinary citizens. After all, if these ordinary citizens know that the military has sent a large number of soldiers to assist our police, then in a few days, all kinds of rumors will appear, causing unnecessary panic. Even those five Ghouls may choose to flee London for other cities after learning of the military’s involvement, so the reinforcements provided by the military are all in the form of leave from the army, and the number has also been strictly controlled."
Liu Xing nodded. If the ordinary citizens knew that the military had also sent a large number of soldiers to intervene in this subway murder case, then the next day in the London city area, all kinds of rumors would spread. And at that time, the London Police Department would not be able to clarify anything, after all, the military had intervened in this case, which meant that the perpetrator of this case was definitely not a good person.
At that time, the citizens of London would probably "talk about the subway with trepidation". So from this point of view, these more than a hundred soldiers are already quite a lot.
Soon, the time came to 8:30 pm, and Liu Xing and the others who had left the cafe went directly to the subway station they were responsible for.
"Due to the subway murder case, the last trains on all London subway lines have been advanced to 10:30 pm, so Chris and Jill can come back directly after 10:30 pm. And what I just said, if you discover any suspicious targets, you must use the walkie-talkie to notify us immediately, and you must not act on your own before we arrive, because your life is always the most important."
The security guard uniforms worn by Liu Xing and Jill nodded, and then went to the platform to "go to work".
Since they knew that the real capture of those five Ghouls would be in a few days, Liu Xing’s current mentality was quite relaxed, and the originally nervous Jill also gradually calmed down under Liu Xing’s influence.
"Chris, it seems that what you just said to Alan is true. I thought you were just giving Alan some encouraging words." Jill said with a smile.
The Alan mentioned by Jill was Hill’s son. Just now, when Alan came to deliver food to Hill, he heard that his idol was also in the cafe, so he immediately came to Liu Xing and expressed his admiration. Of course, Liu Xing naturally followed the content he had promised Hill before, and gave Alan a bowl of chicken soup, telling him to study hard and keep progressing, including a sentence - no matter what you are doing, you must keep a calm mind.
Of course, these chicken soups were all heard by Liu Xing from the class teacher when he was in high school, so Liu Xing finally recited a poem to encourage Alan to become a special police officer of the London Police Department in the future, to fight against mythical creatures without fear of life and death for the safety of the country and the people... At that time, Liu Xing almost believed it himself.
Liu Xing looked around at the few passengers and said, "Since the subway murder case has been made public, fewer and fewer people have chosen to take the subway at night. And with the disguise of that Ghoul being exposed yesterday, I think those Ghouls will be more obedient today, and we may get nothing today."
Jill nodded in agreement and said, "That’s right, I also think we’re going to be wasting our time again tonight. And even if those Ghouls make a move tonight, the chances of us encountering them are not very high, because although the passenger flow of this subway station is not very high, it is already in the center of the encirclement network, so those five Ghouls won’t be so stupid to make a move here, otherwise the colleagues at the surrounding stations can surround them through the subway tunnels."
Just as Liu Xing and Jill had expected, until the last train at 10:30 pm left the platform, those five Ghouls still did not show any signs of movement.
It seems that those five Ghouls don’t dare to defy the law.
So Liu Xing and Jill went back to meet with Wesker and Leon.
"It seems that these Ghouls are more cautious than we imagined, and they didn’t make a single move today. But anyway, I think these Ghouls will most likely make a big move tomorrow or the day after, because they may not have eaten for two or three days." Wesker said, rubbing his chin.
Liu Xing expressed strong agreement with this.
Because according to Liu Xing’s speculation, the subway murder case side quest should be over before Locke’s son’s wedding, otherwise if the two storylines progress simultaneously, it would be too much pressure for him as the player, after all, Liu Xing as a special police officer must participate in the nightly control mission, so he definitely won’t have time and opportunity to focus on the main quest.
So it will be either tomorrow or the day after, those five Ghouls will definitely expose themselves, and those Ghouls are most likely to face off with him directly.
After all, if the future Alice didn’t say wrong, the team led by Wesker will be attacked by the Ghouls!
Wait a minute.
Liu Xing suddenly remembered something, which was that the future Alice had said that although Wesker’s team had killed several Ghouls, they had also suffered huge losses, with many team members seriously injured or even killed on the spot, which was also an important reason why Wesker chose to resign afterwards.
Thinking about this, Liu Xing couldn’t help but look at Leon and Jill. Although he had just met them, in these few days of getting along, Liu Xing had already treated them as his friends, so Liu Xing suddenly started to worry about their safety.
Liu Xing suddenly had a bad premonition.
As the only player in this module, Liu Xing naturally became the primary target of attack for those Ghouls.
Jill noticed the worried expression on Liu Xing’s face, and she guessed what Liu Xing was worried about, so she patted Liu Xing’s shoulder, silently encouraging him.
Since nothing happened tonight, Chief House still arranged for the various teams to disperse on the spot. Liu Xing and the others continued to ride in Wesker’s car back home.
On the way back, Wesker didn’t forget to remind Liu Xing and the others to get their driver’s licenses as soon as possible and buy cars, so that he could get rid of the job of being a dedicated driver.
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