Chapter 589 Is that You? Little Jack?
"I don't mind helping you find Jacob and Jack. Besides, I was going to ask him for help..." Chen Ke said, taking a sip of coffee.
Diana and the others need to recuperate in the dream world. The Dream Center is Chen Ke's domain. He is originally a perpetual motion machine, but other people can't get normal responses there.
"As long as you are willing to help, my community welcomes you and your friends. Jacob mentioned you to me. You have won his trust, which means you have won mine too." Ivy smiled.
Big Yager was also very happy. He knew Chen Ke's ability. Jacob mentioned it to the children. With Chen Ke's help, many things became much simpler.
"Then it's settled. I need a room, a few sets of clothes from this era, including me, there are two men and two adult women, and I also need food, water and other supplies..." Chen Ke said.
"That's not a problem. Although my children are all pickpockets, they can still afford your living expenses. But..." Ivy changed the subject.
"What are the conditions?" Chen Ke said bluntly.
"...My trust is unreserved, but my patience is limited. Considering Jacob's age and physical condition, we don't want you to spend too much time." Ivy said.
Chen Ke smiled and drank the coffee in one gulp.
"Ha... It's so bitter. Speaking of time, I am very sensitive to time. Things that can be done in an hour will never be delayed to one hour and one second." Chen Ke said.
Ivy and Dayage looked at each other, then looked at Chen Ke with a satisfied smile.
"So, when will you arrange for your people to come?" Dayage asked.
"It's now." Chen Ke said.
Chen Ke got up, opened the door, and called inside a few times. Parker came out first and smiled awkwardly at Dayage.
Lucina helped Diana out of the room. Diana was wearing black knight armor, and she walked with a clang. Fortunately, Lucina was strong and could help a person and a set of armor.
Ivy knew that Chen Ke was not an ordinary person, but she had never seen such a scene. She took a sip of coffee to cover up her surprised expression. Dayage beside her couldn't hold back, and her surprise was beyond words. At the same time, she looked into the Dream Center curiously.
Chen Ke closed the door and introduced his friends to Ivy.
"This strong girl is called Lucina, this is Parker, and the one in the black armor is called Diana. She has no clothes, so she can only wear this." Chen Ke said.
While Chen Ke was introducing, Dayage opened the door again, and it was already an ordinary street outside.
"Come with me, Chen Ke, I just happen to have a vacant house, you can live there temporarily." Ivy stood up with a cane, and Poloz hurried over to support her.
Chen Ke and the others followed Ivy out of the house. Along the way, many people cast curious eyes on them. Not to mention Diana, just looking at the clothes of Lucina and Parker, their clothes are completely different from this era.
As they walked, Evie assured Chen Ke that the residents of this street were all homeless people who gathered on this street to make a living. They knew what to say and what not to say, so they didn't have to worry about their whereabouts being leaked.
Chen Ke believed Evie's words for the time being, but he had to act quickly, after all, there were spies from the Foundation in this era.
Evie took them to the end of the street, a secluded place backed by the lower reaches of the Thames River. A two-story cabin stood under a dense tree, overlooking the river bank from a high position.
Evie did what she promised. She asked the children to deliver a lot of clothes and daily necessities, and provided food, which was enough for five adult men to eat for two months.
Chen Ke also did not forget Lucina's injuries. The wound on her waist needed to be re-dressed, and the internal injuries also needed a long enough period of recuperation to recuperate. As for Diana, she just needed a good sleep.
"Do you have a doctor here? Lucina is injured and needs treatment." Chen Ke asked.
"Can you take care of this lady, Poloz?" Ivy nodded and looked at Poloz.
Poloz smiled, then looked at Lucina. Her eyes were like a scalpel, cutting down along Lucina's body line.
"Chen Ke... I can take care of myself. That woman's eyes make me creepy." Lucina leaned behind Chen Ke and whispered.
"Your wound has split open and is still bleeding. There are also internal injuries. I saw the bruises on your abdomen. This is not the Dream Center. You will die if you drag it on like this." Chen Ke shook his head.
After Lucina left the Dream Center, her body muscles began to function. Her injuries deteriorated at a speed visible to the naked eye, and her spirit became a little worse.
"Come with me, Ms. Lucina. I'm going to give you a bath first... and then check your wounds." Poloz's voice was a little cold. The woman hadn't spoken just now. Chen Ke looked at her appearance and thought her voice would be sweet.
"Speaking of taking a bath... I actually want to..." Diana's voice floated out from the gap in the helmet, sounding very dull.
"No problem, Ms. Diana, we have a double bathtub." Poloz said.
Lucina glanced at Diana, her cheeks flushed a little.
"Do you need to take a bath, Mr. Chen? Mr. Parker?" Poloz looked at Chen Ke.
"No, we just need two sets of clean clothes and two revolvers." Chen Ke waved his hand.
He and Parker are both perpetual motion machines, Parker is more convenient, he is dusty and can't get dirty at all.
After arranging everything, Chen Ke decided to start the search for Jacob immediately. After all, Evie had helped him, and now it was his turn to show his support. The mutual help between adults was exchanged for that thing, and friendship played a limited role.
He and Evie were in the small wooden house on the second floor, listening to Big Yager briefly talk about the search in recent months and recorded some relevant information. The children on the street had already started searching for Jacob's whereabouts, but they found nothing.
As Evie said, if Jacob didn't want to be found, then they couldn't find him.
"What motive did Jacob have to hide?" Chen Ke asked.
"This is just an assumption. He went out to find Jack. If he found that Jack had any accidents, maybe he would decide to deal with it himself instead of telling us." Evie explained.
"Yes, Jack's personality changed after you left... He used to be a carefree boy, but later he became more and more extreme and violent." Big Yager also said.
Chen Ke rubbed his temples and suddenly remembered something, which made him realize the seriousness of the problem.
Jack, little Jack...
This was in 1888...
In this era, a series of brutal murders occurred in Langdon. The murderer was not only cruel, but also sent letters to the police station to provoke. Finally, after killing the tenth victim, he disappeared and was at large.
Jack the Ripper...
"Is it you, little Jack?" Chen Ke muttered to himself.
"What are you talking about?" Dayage asked.
Chen Ke looked at Dayage and said, "It seems that we have to go to the police station."