Chapter 11 (1/2)

Translator: Atlas Studios

Editor: Atlas Studios

“Proprietor, why don’t you just tell us where Old John is?” Tang Luo interrupted the proprietor and said, “We just want to understand the situation, don’t worry.”

“…”

The proprietor was obviously unwilling. No one knew how that group of foreigners would interpret the situation. What if something bad happened?

“Since proprietor doesn’t want to say, then we’ll find Cotland Yard,” said Tang Luo. “Just tell them we have clues, except that someone doesn’t want to cooperate. It is highly suspicious he is Jack the Ripper.”

“No, please don’t!”

There was a drastic change in the proprietor’s expression.

Looking beyond the daily routine of eating, sleeping, and criticizing Cotland Yard, there had been a state of fear and panic lately, and everyone knew that Cotland Yard was “fuming with anger.”

The proprietor was now in trouble and would be taken back for a severe beating. Even after being released, he wouldn’t have anywhere to seek regress.

One had to take care of themselves first, over their friends.

The proprietor provided Old John’s address and repeatedly said that even if something was wrong with Old John, it had nothing to do with him.

He had just taken pity on Old John and given him a job, to provide relief to the lonely old man.

Old John did not belong to the hotel’s staff. Correct, he was just a temporary worker.

“A temporary worker, do you understand?”

After Tang Luo said they understood, the proprietor heaved a sigh of relief.

…

Tang Luo, Zhou Zhenguo, and Little Chu rushed straight to Old John’s residence, while Li Liang and the remaining three rested in a different hotel.

Before verifying that the hotel was safe, they would momentarily not stay there.

Tang Luo did not care that Li Liang and the rest did not intend to contribute, as long as they were not a burden.

In the words of Zhou Zhenguo, it was not a problem when Employees of Gods and Demons became fearful when they encountered issues they were unable to solve.

What was problematic was the kind of incapable employees, and when they encountered issues they were unable to solve, they would recklessly rush into things, therefore ruining the plan.

Among the Employees of Gods and Demons, most were cautious. However, some were arrogant.

Speaking of which, this was the last mission where Zhou Zhenguo would meet a newcomer.

According to the information he had received, after five missions, he would not meet any newcomers in the subsequent missions.

Of course, it was not 100% that he would definitely not meet them.

The Game of Gods And Demons was different from the Dimension of The Gods, where there was a big ball of light where one could ask questions from time to time.

Gods and Demons were how most people referred to it as.

All the rules had been slowly deduced by the Employees of Gods and Demons through experience and were not guaranteed to be absolutely correct.

Not to mention, some Employees of Gods and Demons had reservations, or deliberately released the wrong information.

Old John’s residence was about half an hour’s walk from the hotel. It was situated in the poorer part of town, in the slums.

After arriving, the three of them inquired many times before they found Old John’s tiny run-down house—or should it be called a room.

The barrier that encircled his house was slightly better than a fence wall.

Inside, his house was slightly bigger than a room in the hotel.

When Tang Luo and the rest arrived, Old John was chopping firewood in the courtyard.

His cleaning duties at the hotel were at noon, in the afternoon, and at night.

The morning was Old John’s resting time.

Upon sensing someone’s presence, Old John looked up in surprise and saw Tang Luo and the rest.

He stood up quickly and walked out of the courtyard. He then bowed and asked, “Gentlemen, are you here to look for me?”

As the “only” guests in the hotel during this time, Old John recognized them.

“Yes.”

Tang Luo did not immediately jump into aggression mode. Rather, he acted very gentlemanly. “We are detectives. There are some situations that we would like to know more from you.”

As he was talking, he took out the documents and unfolded them in front of him.

Old John was illiterate, but he was able to recognize the Cotland Yard stamp at the end of the documents.

Immediately, he got so panicked that he didn’t know where to place his hands.

Little Chu immediately said, “So it’s you!”

“Huh?”

Old John’s baffling expression was extremely real.

“No hurry.” Tang Luo stopped Little Chu, who wanted to give trouble, as they entered the small courtyard.

“Mr. John, I would like to know what you were doing when you were in the hotel last night,” said Zhou Zhenguo.

This Old John’s performance did not seem like a member of the Jack the Ripper organization that everyone was speculating about. Or was this person’s acting skill flawless?

“I was just performing my usual cleaning duties.” Old John revealed a pained expression.

Zhou Zhenguo suddenly took a step forward and asked while looking down at Old John, “What about the toilet at the end of the corridor on the second floor? Did you clean that last night?!”

Old John was startled and replied instinctively, “No, I did not.”

“No?” Zhou Zhenguo’s tone eased.

Before waiting for Old John to say anything, Little Chu’s expression changed as he exclaimed, “Oh no!”

“What happened?”

Tang Luo remained calm as always.

“Could we have made a mistake?” Little Chu’s face was serious. “Sister Xiao Bi heard Cheng Cheng, who was outside, say that there was someone in the toilet. Hence, there was no need to clean. Therefore, we immediately thought it was him. To be honest, we haven’t really paid any attention to who is exactly cleaning the hotel, and didn’t even note down their appearances.”