Enforcer Manual
Chapter 610: Crime Scene Investigation_1

Chapter 610: Chapter 610: Crime Scene Investigation_1

"You have to believe me, I know what Guan Lili is like, she doesn’t truly care about whether you live or die; this is all a task assigned to her by the Review Meeting and the company. After they have used you, they will kick you to the curb."

Song Lan had imagined many ways their conversation could go, but he never thought that Engle would be so earnest in seeking his trust, and instead of mentioning the Southeast Bank robbery that happened this afternoon, he said nothing at all.

He had even braced himself for Engle to use that captured photo as leverage.

"Just give me a chance, and I can help you see the true colors of Guan Lili and the company... Of course, if you don’t like the role of a mentor, I’m open to being partners or best friends; I also have a professional planning team on my side."

The atmosphere of the conversation wasn’t intense; Engle’s attitude had become almost obsequious. For a former national-level rescuer like Song Lan, the situation was quite comical. He could tell that Engle really needed this opportunity to turn things around.

But this wasn’t what Song Lan wanted to hear.

Right now, they were walking side by side in the most deserted part of the neighborhood. Perhaps because of the bank robbery today, there were even fewer pedestrians on the streets. In the nearly ten minutes they’d been walking, they hadn’t seen a soul.

Song Lan was conflicted.

He had been fully prepared to send Mr. Engle to search for treasure in the fishponds, but now that Engle had spoken, Song Lan found it difficult to act.

Could it be that the Southeast Bank robbery truly had nothing to do with Engle and his team?

"Mr. Engle, what about the Southeast Bank incident you mentioned just now?"

"Yes, that’s exactly what I wanted to talk to you about."

Engle said with unwavering confidence, "It must have been Guan Lili or the company playing tricks!"

"Guan Lili? Why?"

"It’s a typical publicity strategy of theirs, in order to get you quickly recognized by the public, they need to have you tackle some real tough criminals, not just some leader of the Flying Car Gang to become a national-level rescuer."

"Do you have any evidence?"

"Not at the moment, but I’m certain of it... If you don’t trust me, I could accompany you to the parking lot at the city center square. It’s the last place the robbers were spotted, and I’m sure to find some clues there."

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Song Lan was somewhat disarrayed.

And now, the person he suspected was the behind-the-scenes Black Hand was suddenly transforming, confidently proposing to lead him to the crime scene to investigate the real criminal.

In the end, Song Lan agreed to Engle’s suggestion.

For him, although the population density in the city center square was higher, making it somewhat problematic to deal with bodies, there were always more solutions than problems. Compared to the first time he had accidentally killed Dorago Safron, he had made considerable progress, especially since Lu Xiang had taken an entire night to teach him how to make a corpse disappear without a trace in different situations, knowing that Song Lan might face the same predicaments in the future.

In this field, Lu Xiang was without a doubt an expert among experts.

But once again, Engle kept his promise.

When the two entered the parking lot at the city center square, he immediately began a thorough search. In an effort to show his sincerity, Engle even voluntarily explained the capabilities of his cybernetic enhancements, "My brain is equipped with a technology called the Overload system, which I’m sure you haven’t heard of; it’s a system that only a very few can adapt to in the United Government. Besides that, my cybernetic eyes are customized by unified military industries. They can record every detail of a crime scene and automatically analyze them, and no cleaned-up bloodstain can escape my sight."

The incessant prosthetic science public lecture continued all the way to the third floor, and as the two had just set foot on the third level of the parking lot, Engle suddenly stopped short, and then, like a detective who had finally found a clue, excitedly said, "Ha, found it, right there!"

He pointed to the ground not far away.

Song Lan followed Engle’s gaze, but the bare ground had nothing on it.

He had not undergone cybernetic eye augmentation, and his Spiritual Energy for interference was not high-tech enough to recognize traces of blood that had been cleaned. If Engle was not lying, then his prosthetic eye was indeed functional.

"Bloodstains, there are a lot of bloodstains here; one of those robbers must have gotten injured during the firefight with the bank security."

Engle analyzed it in a quite professional manner, but his exaggerated tone made Song Lan suspect that this might just be a farce he was directing himself.

Logically speaking, Lu Xiang had also brought people to investigate the parking lot, and if there really had been such obvious bloodstains left behind, they should not have missed them.

"They stayed here for a long time, cleaned up all the bloodstains on this floor, but... the car they drove in is gone."

This might be what set the 2167 bank robbery apart.

In this era, robbers often no longer needed to use large sacks to carry out and transport money. They could simply transfer the 21.7 million watts through network channels, which allowed them, during their subsequent escape, not to arouse suspicion by carrying sacks or suitcases.

Bent over, Engle walked towards the staff room not far away, following the trail of bloodstains that Song Lan couldn’t see.

Considering that the robbers might still be at the scene and had not left, the two of them instinctively held their breaths. They tiptoed towards the closed iron door of the staff room, one on each side, and across from Song Lan, Engle really began signaling hand gestures as if they were partners.

As the countdown ended, Engle took the lead and kicked open the door of the staff room.

...

"Eh?"

The question left an awkward atmosphere in the room. Facing the empty space, Engle scratched the back of his own head and mumbled to himself, "That’s strange."

"What’s wrong?"

"The trail of blood ends here."

Engle walked a full circle around the room, finally stopping next to a washbasin. He stared at the empty basin, "It’s this place."

With that, he turned on the water tap to confirm it was working properly.

"How did they vanish into thin air from this floor?"

Full of doubts, he moved his cybernetic eye closer to the drain of the basin.

The next moment, Song Lan, who was investigating the corner, was startled by Engle’s sudden shout; when he turned around, the national-level rescuer looked like he had gotten the fright of his life, carelessly falling to the ground, his head knocking against a cleaning robot and rolling several times on the floor. He only managed to get up shakily after tumbling out of the rest room.

He murmured incessantly, "No, no, it’s not Guan Lili, you need to leave, don’t stay here!"

After leaving those words, Engle could no longer care about Song Lan, who was still inside the room, and scrambled towards the way they came from.

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