Putting down the report in his hand, Liu Xing's mind was now occupied by a question - why did Ithaqua turn Dio into a Ghoul?
However, Dio's transformation process seems to have been very lengthy, as Dio lived as a human from the time he graduated from elementary school until the police discovered his true identity, suggesting that Dio was able to freely switch between human and Ghoul forms.
It appears that Dio's situation is much better than the family of five, as that family was transformed into Ghouls in a very short time and seemingly unable to revert to human form.
As for why Dio became the Blood Hand Print Killer, it seems that the hereditary heart disease in his family caused Dio to develop severe psychological issues, believing that he too had developed a heart condition.
So, in an attempt to "make up for the loss," Dio embarked on the path of killing and consuming hearts.
Additionally, Liu Xing noticed a detail in the report - Dio's friend Locke is currently in France. It seems that Dio had traveled to France recently, most likely to meet up with Locke, as Dio no longer has any family.
Thinking about this, Liu Xing sought confirmation from Wesker.
"That's right, we also thought so. However, since Locke's grandfather is a famous wealthy businessman in France, the investigators we sent there faced many obstacles and were unable to gather any information about Dio in France. But during that time, there were also several incidents in France where homeless people were killed and their organs were removed, which is why we believe Dio did indeed go to France," Wesker replied.
At this point, Leon, who was also looking at the report, suddenly said, "Captain, Dio's mother's memorial day is in five days. I think Dio might come back to pay respects to his mother."
Wesker nodded and said seriously, "That's right. Dio has never forgotten his parents' memorial days, even with our constant surveillance. However, since his parents are buried in a private high-end cemetery, we can only monitor the perimeter, and we don't know the exact location of their graves, as the cemetery only allows family members to enter. Over the years, Dio has always found ways to bypass our blockade and enter the cemetery to pay his respects, and often we only find out afterwards that he has been there."
It seems that capturing Dio at the cemetery is not a realistic plan.
However, Liu Xing suspects that the private cemetery might be a secret Ghoul stronghold, just a front for something else.
Out of curiosity, Liu Xing asked Wesker about the location of the private cemetery, only to find out that it was located in the suburbs of Manchester.
Although Dio's family had settled in London long ago, and Dio had lived in London his entire life, their ancestral home was still in Manchester, which is why Dio had his parents buried there.
Realizing this, Liu Xing immediately said, "Captain, I think the blood-colored Ghoul statue that appeared in the photo of the family of five might be the same one that Dio had in the photo. Is it possible that Dio gave that statue to that family?"
Before Wesker could respond, his phone rang.
After finishing the call, Wesker shook his head and said, "Although that's a possibility, the chances are quite low. I just received information that the missing family of five had gone to Manchester to watch a football match about half a month ago, and on their way back, they brought some gifts for their neighbors. The neighbors then saw the family's youngest son playing with the blood-colored Ghoul statue, and when they asked where it was from, the mother said they had bought it from a street vendor in a night market."
"But now, we don't even need to go to Manchester to guess that the street vendor who sold them the blood-colored Ghoul statue has already fled. After all, such a unique item could not have ended up in the hands of ordinary people, and the vendor was most likely not Dio, as the night markets in the Manchester area are quite strictly managed, and a wanted criminal like Dio would have been spotted immediately. By the way, we have officially issued a warrant for Dio on charges of homicide, and we've also fabricated a story about Dio having an accomplice, so that if regular police officers encounter him, they will notify us special officers to make the arrest."
Liu Xing nodded, this was exactly as Alice had previously mentioned.
At this point, Jill, who had finished reading the information on Dio, approached them and asked curiously, "Captain, besides Dio, have we discovered any other Ghouls in the London police department? Or are there Vampires, Werewolves, and the like?"
Wesker chuckled and replied, "I knew you would ask this question. It's a question that everyone who joins our special police unit asks. First of all, when our London police department was established, we secretly formed a special unit to deal with non-human entities like Ghouls, because these non-human beings existed even before the evolution of humans. Besides Ghouls, Vampires, Werewolves, and other legendary creatures do indeed exist, but their numbers seem to be quite low, and they generally do not appear in densely populated areas, so ordinary people only regard them as legends."
"However, since humans are on the menu of these non-human beings, we occasionally have cases that are related to them, the most famous of which is the Jack the Ripper serial killings. But the so-called Jack the Ripper is actually a Ghoul that we at the London police department fabricated, because the real culprit behind those serial killings was also a Ghoul, and was ultimately killed by our joint efforts with professional monster hunters. But we couldn't possibly reveal the existence of Ghouls to the general public, so we had to turn the killer into the legendary Jack the Ripper, leaving the case as an unsolved mystery."
"There are many similar unsolved cases where we at the London police department have actually identified the real culprits, but because they involve non-human entities, we can only take the blame for being incompetent. To be honest, from the establishment of our department to the present, we have handled a total of 389 cases related to non-human beings, but we've only been able to successfully apprehend the culprits in 63 of them. This is because these non-human beings are extremely powerful, and most of our weapons are virtually useless against them. Not only are they formidable in close combat, but some can even wield magic to fight us, so we often have to collaborate with specialized professionals when apprehending these mythical creatures."
"So, are those professionals Wizards?" Leon asked.
Wesker shook his head and said with a smile, "Although there are indeed many powerful Wizards in England, these Wizards often seclude themselves to study magic or wander around the world, so there are very few Wizards among the professional personnel we cooperate with. Most of them are Occultists. These Occultists are almost zero in combat power, but they are very familiar with the situation of those non-human creatures, so they can often give us a lot of useful advice. And some Occultists can also use magic, although they are not as skilled in using magic as Wizards."
As Wesker spoke, KP Time couldn't help but deduct 1 more sanity point from Liu Xing, but this was within Liu Xing's expectation, after all, the things Wesker said were things "Chris" had never encountered before.
"Alright, that's all for now. I'm going to talk to Chief House about what to do next. Chris, you guys open the suitcase and take a look at the contents, especially the Investigator's Handbook," Wesker said as he stood up.
Liu Xing raised an eyebrow and said with some surprise, "Investigator's Handbook? Why isn't it called the Special Police Officer's Handbook?"
Wesker shrugged and said as he walked away, "Worldwide, all those responsible for investigating and pursuing non-human creatures are collectively referred to as Investigators, so our special police officers in the London Police Department are just a part of the Investigators."
Liu Xing nodded, not quite understanding.
After Wesker left, Liu Xing and the others opened their suitcases.
In the suitcase, apart from the Investigator's Handbook mentioned by Wesker, there were only three items - a large-caliber handgun that looked very powerful with three corresponding magazines, a black anti-cut armor, and an Elder Sign ring.
Liu Xing picked up the Investigator's Handbook and found that it was quite thick, with more than 200 pages, most of which were used to introduce common mythical creatures like Ghouls and Deep Ones. However, to avoid the situation where some rookie Investigators are sent to the mental hospital due to a severe sanity point loss after seeing the true appearance of too many mythical creatures, the Investigator's Handbook does not include real photos of the mythical creatures.
Moreover, Liu Xing noticed that the descriptions of many mythical creatures in the Investigator's Handbook were inaccurate, indicating that human understanding of mythical creatures is still too limited.
However, what surprised Liu Xing was that the Investigator's Handbook even recorded the situations of Great Old Ones like Cthulhu and Gralki.
Although there were many passages about these Great Old Ones, there was not much useful information, as they were mostly quoting the descriptions of these Great Old Ones from some secret cults, so they were of no reference value to Liu Xing.
In general, this Investigator's Handbook is worthless in Liu Xing's eyes, but it is very useful for rookie Investigators like Leon and Jill, as it can allow them to learn a lot of knowledge about mythical creatures in a short period of time.
In addition, Liu Xing also noticed that the publisher of this Investigator's Handbook is Miskatonic University, and the main editors are all professors of Occult Studies at Miskatonic University.
After putting down the Investigator's Handbook, Liu Xing picked up the large-caliber handgun next to it.
This is a custom handgun, specially designed by the British government for their special police officers to deal with mythical creatures within the country, ensuring that special police officers have the power to fight when pursuing mythical creatures.
The custom handgun's magazine can hold a total of nine bullets, and a maximum of two shots can be fired per combat round, with each bullet dealing 3d3 damage.
Liu Xing looked at this custom handgun with satisfaction, as its attributes were quite good. As long as it hits the enemy, it can inflict at least 3 points of damage, much stronger than a regular handgun.
With a hint of expectation, Liu Xing picked up the anti-cut armor next, only to find that it was just an enhanced version of the police anti-cut armor, which can only provide some protection against the claw attacks of mythical creatures.
As for the last Elder Sign ring, it was just ordinary, nothing special to mention.
Just as Liu Xing was hanging the custom handgun on his waist, Wesker pushed open the door and said, "Everyone, go home and prepare tonight. We'll be going to Manchester for a while tomorrow. We're going to stake out the private cemetery where Dio's parents are buried, so you can all go home and pack your bags now."
So, they were going to Manchester in the end.
Liu Xing and the others nodded and left the office, carrying their suitcases.
Of course, Liu Xing and Leon didn't forget to help Jill move.
Fortunately, Jill was a tough woman, so she didn't have many things to move. Liu Xing and Leon solved the problem in one go.
After completing the moving mission, Leon went to find Miss Wang next door. After telling Miss Wang that the three of them would be going to Manchester on a mission, Leon started to chat happily with Miss Wang.
"Chris, do you think Leon has a chance of getting Miss Wang?" Jill said in a declarative tone.
Liu Xing shrugged and said, "It's up to fate. Although I don't have high hopes for Leon, who knows?"