A Core Ship From The Start
Chapter 694 - Chapter 694 Chapter 513 Fog City_2

Chapter 694: Chapter 513 Fog City_2 Chapter 694: Chapter 513 Fog City_2 However, reality had indeed slapped him in the face. He couldn’t really blame anyone because on the way to Fog City, Duanmu Huai understood that Arkham basically belongs to the New Continent. Even the history of their country does not exceed 200 years, and there are not too many traces of civilization. Miskatonic University was reckless in their approach, but after much thought, it was evident that they got into trouble only after they brought back those evil objects from archaeological excavations elsewhere.

In hindsight, they are second-hand dealers.

Setting up a store in Arkham proved to be like being a second-hand dealer of second-hand goods…

But the Old Continent is different. The civilization here dates back thousands of years, added with the dark Middle Ages, cult worship, witch hunting, and so on. To put it bluntly, the number of cultists in this part is definitely greater than the New Continent. Even if the New Continent does not pay much attention to this aspect, if you want to find a cultist, it would surely be easier to find one in the Old Continent, right?

After all, to find a mouse, one needs to look in the garbage dump. While it is not impossible to find one in the Gobi Desert, finding it would be another story altogether.

“Sir Knight, where shall we go next?”

“Well, let’s find accommodation first. If that does not work, I might need to consider moving…”

With a sigh, Duanmu Huai was disappointed. He contacted the maid earlier and the answer he received was disheartening. There were one or two customers visiting the store daily, but there was not a single case to deal with. The calls were mostly wrong numbers. It was absolutely despairing.

Duanmu Huai looked up at the sky–a cloudy sky, with not a ray of sunlight to be seen. It’s been this way since the Industrial Revolution. Ultimately, the problem was undefined. Somehow, the city seemed to be forming a vortex-like environment, where a large amount of smog swirled above it and created a thick cloud layer covering the whole country like a big lid.

Duanmu Huai had observed this from the airship. From above, one could clearly see the heavy clouds, resembling a huge vortex, covering the entire country. It was said that many citizens had never seen the blue sky or the sun since they were born. They could only witness different sceneries when they traveled out of the country…

Hmm, Duanmu Huai could hardly imagine what that must be like.

Of course, if he decides to move, he needs to choose a good location carefully. He certainly cannot make a hasty decision like the one he made for Arkham.

Without enough trouble, things would not feel right.

Although a detective’s work and an investigator’s work may seem similar, strictly speaking, an investigator’s job is much simpler. The reason is straightforward. While detectives normally deal with common criminal cases, where the criminals usually go into hiding after a crime or may never commit a crime again. Just like the infamous “Jack The Ripper” who probably got bored and stopped killing, leaving behind a baffling cold case, widely known but unsolved. No one knows who Jack The Ripper really is. They are not even sure if the person is male or female.

In such circumstances, the pressure on detectives is indeed high. After all, if they cannot find the criminals, they might eventually evade the law.

But cultists are different. Whether they steal something, kill, or start a fire, their ultimate goal is to hit the headlines. So often, if the detectives don’t have the intellect of Sherlock Holmes, they could simply follow a cultist and wait for the moment the cultist decides to summon the Evil God. Then, they take everyone down.

This is why Duanmu Huai was so calm on the airship when the two idiots were caught. As he said, their crime methods were so crude that it was evident they never intended to let anyone survive. Indeed, the two idiots had planned to use all the people on the airship as a sacrifice to summon Nyar.

Some might ask, if that is the case, why waste time on investigations and interrogations?

Well, as the saying goes, it’s better than being idle…

“Splash!!”

While Duanmu Huai and Lorena were casually strolling and shopping, they heard a splash and a shout from not far away.

“Mary!”

“Mary—-! Be careful!”

What was happening? Someone fell into the water?

Duanmu Huai and Lorena looked ahead curiously. A young girl was splashing in the water, swimming forward vigorously – huh? Forward?

At first, Duanmu Huai thought someone was drowning, but upon a closer look, that did not seem right. The girl was indeed wearing clothes, but she was evidently swimming towards the middle of the river. Who ever heard of a drowning person swimming against the current? Was this suicide?

Soon, however, Duanmu Huai saw the girl grasp onto something in the river. Only then did she turn around to swim towards the shore.

“Haah…haah…”

The girl in the river was frantically paddling towards the shore. Her limbs were numb and her body was freezing. It was late autumn, and the river was icy cold. She was fully clothed, the garments now wet and clinging to her body uncomfortably. But the girl bit her lip and continued to swim towards the shore.