Chapter 12 (1/2)

Translator: Atlas Studios

Editor: Atlas Studios

After leaving the slums, Tang Luo and the rest did not rush back to the hotel. Instead, they found a quiet cafe.

Little Chu asked the waiter for paper and pen. He then wrote and drew, sorting out the situation.

Based on the clues they currently had.

He described the situation as follows:

Jack the Ripper was a secret organization and not a person.

The previous night, they had met Hodge, a peripheral member that was about to be inducted into the organization.

One or more people in the hotel were also members of the organization.

The organization had the special ability to master skills similar to Zhou Zhenguo’s.

The most important thing was that they might have been monitored by this organization since the beginning.

It was a coincidence that Hodge had been lured out.

But it was no coincidence that Li Liang had disappeared on the first night while Cheng Cheng disappeared the previous night.

After sharing his analysis of the situation, Little Chu looked at Tang Luo and Zhou Zhenguo and asked, “Master Xuanzang, Uncle Zhou, what do you think?”

“It makes sense.” Zhou Zhenguo nodded, expressing his affirmation.

Tang Luo said, “I am not good at this. Maybe we could follow Benefactor Chu’s line of thought and complete the mission.”

Little Chu exhaled with a sense of fulfillment and satisfaction. One was a veteran, and the other was a very capable monk. Little Chu was backed by his intelligence, so he wasn’t bad either.

In comparison, Little Chu preferred to achieve victory using intelligence.

The Five Tiger Generals1 were very popular.

But clearly, Zhuge Kongming1 was more formidable.

“Next, we have two breakthroughs. One is the hotel, and the other is the clue left by Hodge.” Little Chu showed Zhou Zhenguo the letter he had with him. “The situation with the hotel is unclear, so let’s not act rashly and alert the enemy. We’ll investigate Hodge first.”

If not for what had happened in the hotel, today’s plan was supposed to be to investigate Hodge.

There was no opposition from Tang Luo and Zhou Zhenguo.

The three packed up and headed straight to Cotland Yard.

How to investigate Hodge? Naturally, with the help of the local authorities.

Originally, for this, a person with credentials was sufficient. Although Little Chu was proud, he was still prudent. He clearly realized that although he used his intelligence to guide the mission, he was still a weak person who had ‘no power to restrain even a chicken’.

At most, he had a ‘screen of light skill’, which he did not know how to activate, and had not been able to execute it again so far.

Compared with the ‘Warrior Monk Xuanzang’, who was combat proficient or Zhou Zhenguo with skills, Little Chu was a weak chicken.

Splitting up the group was like seeking death for him—an act, which he absolutely would not do. He must follow Zhou Zhenguo or Tang Luo closely.

“Assh*le! Bastard! Imbecile!”

When they arrived at Cotland Yard, Tang Luo immediately heard the roars from the Inspector General’s office.

The structure of Cotland Yard was like this:

The most senior was the Inspector General, followed by the Deputy Inspector General, then the Team Commander. Below the Team Commander were the rank-and-file agents.

Lastly, were the patrol police, which was the identity that Tang Luo was now using.

The usual patrol police were long-term external hires, and Tang Luo was a short-term hire to help with the Ripper case.

His immediate superior was a fierce person, and the agents did not speak to him in a good tone either. It was hard to be lively there. If only there was Kong1…

Oh, there was no Kong Yiji.

Tang Luo asked around and learned from the agent who had sent him the credentials the previous day, the reason behind the Inspector General’s anger.

It was actually related to him—Hodge’s headless body had been discovered.

Jack the Ripper’s case was not yet resolved, and now there was a headless murder case. It would be strange if the Inspector General was not angry. And this “guillotine” that had resulted in the headless murder case was countless times more brutal than Jack the Ripper.

Jack the Ripper, simply ripped the person apart. At most, there were a few organs missing.

The crime scene was discovered in the early morning. It did not look like an act by humans as the victim’s head had created a hole. As though a rock had fallen from the sky, crushing the victim’s head while leaving a hole in the ground.

According to the agents’ speculation, the murderer should be a burly man carrying a sledgehammer so as to create such a scene.

The guillotine was also called Head Crusher and Brother Hammer.

After listening to the agent’s description, Zhou Zhenguo’s eyes twitched non-stop. He knew what Tang Luo and the rest had done the previous night, but he did not expect it would be so exaggerated.

Little Chu looked at Tang Luo expectantly, as if he intended to find a strange and awkward expression on his face.

Unfortunately, Tang Luo appeared to be indifferent, as if the guillotine and the Head Crusher that the detective spoke of were not related to him.

‘His ability to control his emotions was worthy of a Master.’

“It just happened that I also came because of this matter,” said Tang Luo. “The identity of the deceased is Hodge, we have already investigated it.”

“What?” The agent was stunned and then surprised.

The deceased’s head was gone, and the gray coat he was wearing was quite common.

Cotland Yard, within a short time, was unable to identify the deceased.

Unexpectedly, this detective from a foreign country had actually managed to do it. It seemed that the credentials had not been given in vain!

The agent happily rushed to report this, while Tang Luo and the other two stayed.