Chapter 353 - The Empty Room (1/2)

Officer Kenneth Jiang was a revered officer in the Beijing Police Department. Over the years, he had been involved in many big cases and even risked his life to save ordinary citizens. Because of this, it was assumed that he was next in line for the position of Police Chief.

After all, the current Police Chief was getting old and he was looking to retire in a few years.

However, Officer Kenneth Jiang had a secret that his colleagues didn't know about.

Trojan had scouted him when he was still in the police academy and had helped him pave this path to becoming Police Chief. In fact, he had staged crimes for him to solve as well as people for him to save. It was all done for the sake of getting someone in the top position of the Beijing Police Department for The Organization.

If not for Trojan and The Organization, Kenneth Jiang would just be an ordinary police officer that no one noticed.

Kenneth walked past the Police Chief's office slowly and tried to listen to what was being discussed inside. He knew there were cameras watching the office so he couldn't linger for too long or he'd be suspicious, so he pretended to drop a pen to give himself a little more time.

But, no matter how he stretched his ears, he did not hear anything inside.

He returned to his desk and watched over the door inconspicuously. Last time, when Boginya contacted him, he didn't find any useful information about Halia even though Boginya was sure there was something odd about her. This time, Halia was right there, in the same building as him. If he still didn't find something, Boginya was going to be furious!

So, after 15 minutes, Kenneth stood up and walked past the office again. Again, he tried to listen in on the conversation inside. But, once again, he heard nothing! It was like the room was empty even though he clearly saw the Police Chief, Halia, and a man walk inside.

He bent down to tie his shoelaces and peeked under the door slightly. There were no signs of movement inside and he did not see any shadows.

Normally, when everyone knew the Police Chief had people in his office, they did not disturb him. It was something he was adamant about. Even if they had something urgent, they were told to call him on his phone instead because he didn't want anyone walking into his office. It made sense. After all, he met with undercover agents, whistleblowers, and all kinds of people to discuss important and confidential matters. But, curiosity got the better of Kenneth and he gently knocked on the door.

All he wanted to hear were any signs of movement from inside. Even if the Police Chief was to yell at him and tell him to go away, it was enough to convince him that nothing strange was going on inside. But, to his surprise, there was no response.

Another officer walked past and gave him the hush gesture. ”The Chief is probably ignoring you because he's got guests inside. You should return to your desk before you get in trouble,” she said.

Kenneth nodded his head and returned to his desk once again. As he did so, he picked up his phone and made a call, ”Something strange is happening in the Chief's office...I think...there's no one inside...”

Even though it didn't make sense, his gut told him the room was empty.