Chapter 495 Reporting a Crime

For Anthony Howard, it was just a morning like any other.

When he woke up from his usual nightmare, Anthony was still sweating. He took a shower, bought some sandwiches for breakfast, and then went directly to the police station to start his new day.

But for Anthony, this day was completely the same as his previous police career of more than ten years.

Or, starting ten years ago, his police career completely changed.

"Hey, Sheriff."

When Anthony stuffed the last bite of the sandwich into his mouth and walked into the office, he saw a young man with freckles on his face running towards him with a smile on his face. The young man's name is Dominic. He is a good man, young, energetic, and passionate about his work.

To be honest, Anthony thinks that it is not a good thing for him to be passionate about his work at his age.

"What's the matter?"

"There is a U-level case file that needs your confirmation and signature."

"U-level?"

Anthony frowned at the thick file that Dominic handed to him. U-level case files are code words for investigator case files within the police station. In simple terms, they are clues sent by investigators after they encounter troubles and solve them. The police only need to investigate according to these clues, but...

"Where did the accident happen this time?"

"Innsmouth."

"Innsmouth? Oh, I know where it is. I heard it's a weird place."

Anthony took the case file and walked forward carelessly. On the surface, he seemed to be calm and steady, but in fact, Anthony just wanted to delay as much time as possible to avoid opening the damn case file. It's like the teacher is collecting homework in the morning, and you are dragging your feet behind, as if delaying it for one more second is a victory.

For Anthony, he didn't want to do this job. But there was no way. From that day ten years ago, his life changed completely.

At that time, Anthony was just a rookie. One day he received a call from the masses, claiming that there seemed to be some ferocious animals in the nearby sewer pipes. At that time, Anthony took his partner to the local area without caring, and then...he experienced the most unforgettable night in his life.

After that, Anthony's world completely collapsed, and his once unshakable faith also turned 180 degrees. He didn't even know what he should believe in, but as a police officer, Anthony survived and eventually joined the police's special team.

This team will handle some normal cases on the surface, but in fact their real job is to be responsible for the investigators to go through the process - as Anthony has had personal experience, he is naturally qualified to join this team. And Anthony has been working here for ten years.

But... To be honest, now he would rather deal with trivial matters such as traffic accidents than do his job.

Unfortunately, this is not up to him. Soon, Anthony's desk is in front of him.

"But why is this transferred to us? Shouldn't the authorities be responsible?"

Anthony is from the Federal Police, and such local cases generally only need to be confirmed by the local city police or state police, and there is no need to send them to him.

"Ah, I heard something big happened. The whole Innsmouth seems to be destroyed."

"A small town? All destroyed?"

After hearing the answer, Anthony was also stunned for a moment. He had to admit that this really shocked him. Anthony had taken over this kind of file investigation work in the past. But according to Anthony's memory, the impact of such cases is generally not large. He has never seen such a thing that can affect a small town.

No wonder the file was handed over to him.

Hearing this, Anthony also opened the file with a serious expression and read the contents inside.

It must be said that the report inside is written very detailed. In short, an investigator named Duanmu Huai went to Innsmouth for vacation after seeing an advertisement. However, during the vacation, he accidentally discovered that the local residents seemed to be hiding some evil secrets. And one night, he accidentally discovered that the other party was kidnapping outsiders on the street, so the investigator began to investigate.

It has to be said that the evidence provided by this investigator is shocking. There is not only evidence of bribery between Innsmouth and congressmen in private, but also evidence and video of a local hospital using patients for human experiments under the pretext of seeing a doctor. Not to mention how the local evil forces illegally kidnapped foreign tourists as sacrifices.

And the investigator also followed the clues and finally found that this group of cultists were secretly holding an evil and terrible ceremony, trying to summon a terrifying monster in the deep sea to conquer the world. So he sneaked in and eventually destroyed the ceremony, and the backlash caused by the ceremony destroyed the entire town of Innsmouth...

It has to be said that the whole process is normal, and the local police also attached the investigation photos in it. Indeed, a large number of human bones and suspected sacrificial sites were found in the local buildings.

But...

Anthony always felt that this report was a bit wrong.

On the surface, the entire clue is no problem, there is sufficient physical evidence, and the local police also took photos as circumstantial evidence. It can be proven that human sacrifice and human experimentation did occur in Innsmouth.

It's just that... Anthony always feels that the report is a bit... procedural.

Yes, process.

As a police sergeant who specializes in U-level cases, Anthony has read the reports written by investigators more than once, and even talked to many investigators in person. In fact, almost all the investigators who experienced these things were very excited, excited, and scared. This is all normal, and as someone who has experienced it, Anthony himself understands it very well. That night ten years ago, although he escaped, his partner disappeared forever.

To be honest, Anthony was not afraid of drug dealers or criminals, but what he witnessed that night, the terrifying existence that was not of this world, became a lingering nightmare in his heart. For almost a year after that incident, Anthony had been trying to numb his nerves with alcohol and drugs to escape the terrible nightmare.

Therefore, he could understand the emotions of those investigators who were almost having a mental breakdown. Experiencing that kind of nightmare once was terrifying enough, but asking them to write it down and retell it again was simply an impossible task for many investigators. As for those writing about mental breakdown, or those whose handwriting was so messy that they could not be seen clearly, and those who had runny noses and burst into tears, there were even more.

In fact, after experiencing a nightmare, many investigators either resorted to drinking to drown their sorrows, or they became depressed and even committed suicide. It is very rare to be able to jump up and down several times in a row...

But what to say about the report written by this investigator...it's very formatted.

The whole process is very clear, and the writing is quite calm. Even when describing the ceremony scene later, it is dry, unlike many investigators who will write such things as "I have never seen such a terrifying scene" and "That kind of terrifying existence is not at all... You should survive in this world!" and other extremely emotional vents.

Calmly as if writing a traffic accident report - on a certain day of a certain year, XX and XX vehicles collided on XX street. According to the on-site investigation, XX vehicle was fully responsible for running a red light...

It's over.

Although the truth is this, but...can you express your feelings a little more?

To be honest, Anthony felt that the reports written by the police below were more emotional than those written by the investigator. Because according to the investigation of the police station below, it can be seen from the photos and videos that the numerous bones piled up in the underground altar, as well as the human tissues chopped into pieces in the basement of the hospital, the police who have experienced many battles can't stand it. Or was it after the fact that an investigator was jumping up and down and didn't seem to have any mood swings at all?

Is that human being?

Not to mention the last long shot of Innsmouth, which made Anthony gasp. I saw that the entire town of Innsmouth was burned to darkness. The depression caused by the huge shock wave almost formed a basin like a crater on the moon. Most of the buildings were completely destroyed after this disaster. .

Although Anthony didn't know exactly what was going on, just by looking at the tragic situation in front of him, he could guess that the destruction of Innsmouth must have been like an earthquake.

As a result... As a client, don't you have any emotional fluctuations at all?

After all, according to the police investigation results, everyone in Innsmouth was dead! And judging from the photos, most of the people seemed to have been burned by flames and became tattered, with almost only the charred human figures left!

This scene gave him chills even when he was sitting here looking at the photos and reports! That person crawled out by himself and then went to the nearby police station to report the case!

Anthony finally understood why the case was sent to the federal government. The destruction of a small town was not as simple as a haunted house or a factory. That is to say, Innsmouth is originally located in a remote area, so it is not well-known. However, to suppress this matter, we must rely on the power of the federal government. The state government can control their mouths on the ground, but it cannot control other places. ?

There has to be an explanation...

Of course, Anthony doesn't need to worry about this matter. His task is to confirm the clues and files, and then go through the process.

But...Anthony stood up silently after reading the dossier.

"Boy, is that investigator still there?"

"Yes, he's still at the police station in Newburyport."

After all, although the investigator is an investigator, he must go through the entire process before releasing the person. It's just one or two haunted houses. The whole town was destroyed and thousands of people died. Naturally, it was impossible to just let people go.

"We're going to Newburyport."

Anthony picked up the file and walked out of the office.

He wanted to see with his own eyes what kind of investigator could do such a thing!