Chapter 5 (2/2)

This time, Zhou Zhenguo had no intention of being that ruthless person—just that he did not want to get complicated. There was definitely something wrong with Li Liang.

Zhou Zhenguo was reluctant to have a time bomb around him. Leaving, or pretending to leave was the best option.

After saying that, Zhou Zhenguo turned around and left the church. It was already daytime outside. His actions did not appear to be affected at all.

As for Little Chu and the others, they hesitated for a while and felt that it was better to follow Zhou Zhenguo. However, by the time they chased after him, they had lost track of him.

They could only return in dismay and look at Li Liang from time to time, with unhappy expressions.

“Benefactors, please rest assured that I will protect you!” proclaimed Tang Luo, as though he was taking on everything.

Tang Luo did not expect that Zhou Zhenguo would propose to separate, but he did not care either. Once one got used to it, breaking up was no big deal.

“…”

A few hours later…

Little Chu and the others had very solemn expressions.

“So it is not London,” said Little Chu.

They had left the church after Zhou Zhenguo split from the group. After some investigation, they had realized that this place was not the Victorian London, which they had wishfully thought at the start.

Instead, it was a spacious small western city.

It was dominated by European and American Caucasians and had a language that was similar to English.

In terms of communication, there was actually no problem. Being Employees of Gods and Demons, they would have language proficiency when entering the mission world.

When Tang Luo and the group walked on the street, they looked a little out of place but did not attract much attention.

The transportation on the street were horse-drawn carriages.

The factory’s chimneys emitted thick black smoke, causing the sky to be covered with a hazy greyness.

Since it was not London, everyone, after putting their brains together, did not know if there was any valuable reference material about the Ripper. Hence, this city was useless to them.

The top priority was to determine the general direction.

They were unable to find Jack the Ripper by charging randomly like a headless fly.

Li Liang contracted his body as he sat on the bench in the park beside the road, his face pale with an uncertain expression. Apart from getting injured, he was also aware of the things that had happened to him most of the time. Otherwise, Zhou Zhenguo had no reason to leave all of a sudden.

‘If I knew it, I wouldn’t have gone looking for trouble.’ Li Liang lamented in his heart.

According to the rule of horror movies, it was likely that when a person visited the toilet in the middle of the night, it was a classic act of looking for trouble.

Why didn’t he think of this at that time?

Actually, it was not Li Liang’s fault. Even Zhou Zhenguo didn’t expect the danger to come so quickly. Even if it were a movie of an hour or two long, there would be a bit of foreshadowing at the beginning.

“Master is back.”

“Master…”

When Li Liang was sighing, Little Chu and the rest, who were beside him, made some noise and took a few steps.

Tang Luo held some newspapers in his hand, walked into the small park by the street, and distributed them to everyone.

“Jack the Ripper has killed again!”

“Police received a huge amount of provocative letters!”

“Useless Cotland Yard!”

The newspaper used large headlines to attract attention and reported information on Jack the Ripper.

This legendary killer had made a name for himself in this small city, killing 25 people in just two months. The number of cases committed exceeded the Ripper from history, and the people killed were not limited to females.

The victims consisted of men, women, and children. It could be said that the killings were indiscriminate. It was perversion taken to the extreme—every victim was eviscerated!

Cotland Yard (police station), which represented a stark contrast to the crazy Jack the Ripper, had never been able to catch him. Naturally, it was heavily criticized for that.

After reading the relevant reports, everyone was looking worried.

The danger of Jack the Ripper was far beyond their imagination.

“What should we do now?” asked Little Chu.

The group arrived at a completely strange place, hoping to find the serial killer that had created widespread panic in the city. This was a very difficult challenge for young people who had not yet experienced the hardships of society.

After Zhou Zhenguo left, Tang Luo naturally became the pillar.

“Let’s eat. Are you all not hungry?” said Tang Luo.

“…”

After Tang Luo’s reminder, they realized they were famished.

The group stood up and was about to move forward when Little Chu thought of something. “Master, do we have any money for eating?”

The only benefit of Employees of Gods and Demons was their language proficiency. The game was not responsible for providing wealth and property to facilitate their employees’ operation.

“Yes, we have money. I met two kind-hearted people in my journey and asked for alms.” Tang Luo took out his wallet from his trouser pocket and opened it. It contained a thick stack of cash.

“Asking for alms?”

Little Chu and the others looked at Tang Luo’s smile and frowned, feeling that things were not that simple. However, now was obviously not the time to worry about that.

Inside the alley in the distance…

Two pickpockets laid on the ground, unable to get up. Their faces were in pain as they trembled.