Chapter 345: Strange (Please Collect, Vote for the Monthly Book, and Recommend) 4800 Words, Please Vote for Recommendation!!

That night, Kai and Kelly still had a private time together. After all, he had just arrived and many things had not yet been fully developed, so for the time being, he could not do much. In addition to the agreement with Kelly, Kai went home early.

When Kai came to the police station refreshed the next day, he saw a very spectacular scene. Most of the detectives in the police station were sleeping on their desks in various postures. Obviously, these guys did not go home overnight and stayed in the police station all night.

"Ahem, everyone, if you don't want to be caught by Theresa in the office to greet your mother, you must get up and work quickly." Kai also knew that it was a bit too much to leave a group of colleagues at home to spend time together last night, so when he came in the morning, he deliberately found a good dessert shop and ordered dozens of coffees and donuts. Especially donuts, this thing is irresistible to Americans who love sweets.

Compared with other snacks, most police officers will choose donuts as snacks. After all, it is high in calories, high in sugar, convenient and practical with one hand, and very cheap. More importantly, the 24-hour stores of this thing are the most common in the United States. The police who need to work overtime in the middle of the night need this kind of thing the most, and over time they become its loyal customers. Of course, Kai will not buy those common goods. The "Charlie and Jerry" donut store that Kai chose is an elite old store with more than 75 years of history. Their donuts are crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, and rich in fragrance. The sugar paint and flour have a perfect golden ratio, which is sweet but not greasy and makes people eat non-stop. Among them, the most popular ones are vanilla bean donuts and maple bacon donuts.

These two classic donuts are only made 300 per day, which is very difficult to buy. Of course, more importantly, its taste is as touching as its price. A set of six donuts costs $78!

This price is too crazy. But others are at this price, you can buy it if you want.

A group of people were woken up by Kai and were originally full of resentment. After all, they were either screwed into the interrogation room and interrogated all night yesterday, or looking for clues everywhere. They had no time to rest. They finally waited until dawn and could rest a little, but they were disturbed by Kai again. It would be strange if they didn’t have resentment.

But the aroma of donuts immediately made them forget to complain, and they all took donuts and ate them desperately.

That thing is really delicious.

Kai handed a donut to Mike and Marcus and asked: "How is it, did you get it?"

"Get it? Does another murder count?"

"Did you find the person who installed the ventilation duct?"

"Well, we found his house last night. The person has been dead for three days. The body has rotted." This is also thanks to the fact that the temperature in Chicago is not too high, otherwise the body that has been left for three days will definitely be enough for them to drink a pot. "That guy is a gambler who owes a lot of debts. He was obviously bribed by that gang and then silenced."

When they found that guy, his throat was cut open, the blood was drained, and a dagger was nailed to his arm. The dagger has been taken for testing, hoping that there will be some gains on it, but the hope is not great.

"What else?"

"And..." Mike's mind was still groggy. After thinking for a while, he said: "I have arranged for someone to inquire and see if there are any new faces who have spent a lot of money to have fun recently. In addition, I have also found some experts in the underworld to see if I can find some information from them."

Mike found an informant of his own. Although he said it was an informant, it was actually not much different from a lover. It was a girl whose brother was caught by Mike himself. Then Mike asked her to be an informant and collect some information on the condition of reducing her brother's sentence.

The girl's name is Max. She is familiar with many people from all walks of life and has a wide network of contacts. More importantly, she is familiar with many brothels. It is best to let her inquire about such things.

"I hope there will be progress." Kai said so, and then he asked: "Is there anything I can do next?"

Marcus glanced at Kai and heard the hidden meaning in his words. "Why? Do you need help?"

"No, I have something to do. If you don't need my help, I want to deal with things here first." Kai received a call last night from William. The old man's efficiency was so fast that even Kai was surprised. According to him, he got some undisclosed information from an FBI friend and saw a clue. So he called Kai immediately.

Kai planned to go to William first today to see what the "darkness" that Matthew mentioned at the beginning was.

Marcus and Mike looked at each other. Although they didn't have anything that Kai needed to help with, now that the bureau had such a big case, everyone was on edge, but Kai still had to do private things, which was a bit too much. So even if they didn't necessarily need Kai's help, they would still be unhappy.

Seeing their looks, Kai felt it necessary to explain.

"It's Matthew. No matter what, he is still my partner. Now he suddenly quits. It's too embarrassing for me to be alone. I want to find him and see if I can persuade him to come back."

"Okay, but I think it's difficult. That guy is a freak." Marcus said.

...

"Based on your information, I found the case that Matthew is investigating. I have to say that this guy is a real man. Look, this is the case that Matthew and his partner Martin handled back then."

"Cult corpse abuse case?"

"Yap!" William said as he took off his glasses.

Kai took the file handed over by William. There is a big red seal printed on the dossier - Top Secret!

"Where did you get this? It's illegal." The red seal on it indicates that the confidentiality level of this file is very high, at least it is not accessible to people of Kai and William's level. But now that William has taken these things out, that can only mean one thing. William did not obtain them by legal means.

"I have a friend who happens to be in charge of these files. Don't worry, this is a copy. There will be no problem. My friend is a professional." As a police legend in Chicago for 45 years, Old William's connections cannot be underestimated, and People like him are not stupid enough to believe that formal procedures can solve all problems. He has many channels at his disposal. If he lives long enough, he will naturally know many people with different identities and backgrounds.

Kai opened the file and William gave him a summary.

"Back then, they discovered a cult from a corpse abuse case, a cult organization that believed in the 'King in Yellow'. I won't talk about the rest. You have the files. They found the murderer of the first case and killed him. They rescued two underage girls and a little boy by the way. The little boy died, and the other little girl could not be snatched because she was injected with an overdose of hallucinogens. But I found a suspicious point, the 'King in Yellow', 'Kakosa' and a 'Scar-faced Man' mentioned these three many times in the documents they narrated. But there has been no progress in this regard. Also, the murderer in this case, Ledo, is considered to be a serial murderer and is related to at least two murders, and he is also a cultist."

As William spoke, he took out some other case files.

"I thought it was not that simple, so I searched again in the archives to see if I could find anything else. Unexpectedly, I found something wrong in the missing persons file."

Kai immediately took over the files and found that they were all cases of missing women and children. At first glance, there is no connection between these missing cases. Most of them disappeared in different places and at different times. Apart from the similarity of being women and children, there is no intersection.

"Do you still remember that you told me that Matthew harassed the archbishop of the Diocese of Chicago? I checked and found that this bishop once hosted a public welfare project. It is called the Siyuan Project. The original intention of the project is to help those who cannot afford to read Children with books can read with the support of the church. But... this plan suffered a heavy blow from the beginning. , their first school was quickly closed due to child abuse, but this did not affect the development of the entire plan. More and more schools were opened in the Archbishop, but this is not the point. The point is that when I put the Siyuan Project in place. After combining the location of the school and the location of the disappearances, it was found that all the disappearances occurred within the school!”

"Your new partner seems to be in big trouble!" William put down his glasses and said slightly depressed: "If my guess is correct, there will definitely not be just one bishop involved in this matter. So many The disappearance case has never been reported in the society, and no law enforcement agency has investigated it, or even The local police didn't pay attention to it, they just reported it as an ordinary missing case and then left it alone. If there were too many people missing, someone would definitely notice it, but now no one cares, or even knows. This is not something a bishop can do, there are many people involved behind this case!”

William held the coffee cup, as if hoping to warm his heart with the heat of the coffee. "What's wrong with this world? It's so crazy that I almost don't recognize it anymore. I'm even beginning to miss the old times now. Even the Ku Klux Klan is not as crazy as this group of people."

Kai silently looked through all the case files and then put them away. "I don't know what's going on in the world, but I know that this matter can never end like this. I will handle it. Don't get involved in this case anymore, and don't tell anyone about this case. Leave it to me. "

William opened his mouth, seemingly reluctant.

"Hey, old man, your old bones can't withstand such a storm. It's time for young people to dominate the world. You'd better just hide behind and be a backup!" After that, he left calmly.

…

On the interstate leaving Chicago, Matthew drove his red pickup truck with a dull expression.

Matthew has been in a bad state recently. He feels like someone is watching him wherever he goes. This feeling has been tormenting him. But he knew that it was not an illusion, someone was indeed watching him.

And he knew why. Because of the case he is investigating.

Since the case that made him and Martin famous, Matthew has been wondering about what happened that year.

He had heard the words 'King in Yellow', 'Kakosa' and 'Scarfaced Man' from more than one person. But the problem was that after they found Ledoux, due to Martin's impulse, he shot Ledoux died, and the clue was cut off.

What happened in LeDoux's lair was completely different from the version they told others, and they lied.

They told others that they had been involved in a fierce gunfight with LeDoux and LeDoux's associates, eventually killing them. But the fact is that their arrest went very smoothly, incredibly smoothly, and they caught Ledoux and his accomplices.

But when Martin saw the miserable state of the children kidnapped by Ledoux, he exploded and shot Ledoux to death. In order to help Martin cover up the facts, Matthew had to kill Ledoux's accomplices and set up the scene to look like a scene after a gunfight.

Although this made them successful, Matthew always knew that they had not completed the case. He still had no idea what the "King in Yellow", "Kakosha" and "Scarface Man" meant.

Until three years ago, when he was interrogating a robbery case, he heard the "King in Yellow" and "Kakosha" again, which made Matthew realize that he still had things to do! So he started an investigation again, but halfway through the investigation, he was suppressed by the top leaders, and surveillance has been with him ever since.

During these three years, he tried many methods himself, but there was still no progress. This made Matthew understand that everything he had was under the eyes of others, and he had to make changes. If he wanted to seek justice for the people who were killed that year, he had to get rid of all surveillance.

Leaving the police station was his first step.

The second step is to get rid of surveillance. Leaving Chicago is a good start.

Just as Matthew was thinking about it, a siren sounded from behind the car. Matthew looked in the rearview mirror and found that it was a state police car. The police car kept signaling Matthew to pull over. Matthew frowned, but he did it anyway.

After the car stopped, two state police officers in police uniforms got out of the police car, one white and one Latino. They held the handle of the gun with one hand and approached from both sides, shouting slowly: "Please put your hands where we can see."

When they walked to the window, the two state police asked Matthew to show his driver's license.

Matthew picked up his driver's license and handed it over, asking: "What's the problem?"

The white state police took his driver's license, compared him with the photo on the driver's license, and said casually: "You are speeding!"

Matthew remembered clearly that his speed was not fast, not even more than 60 kilometers. This made Matthew alert. The two state police were obviously looking for trouble.

"Okay, get out of the car." The white state police officer outside the car door said.

Matthew got out of the car as he asked.

The two state police officers took two steps back, and their right hands had already unfastened the buckle of the holster, saying: "Now we suspect that you are carrying prohibited drugs. Please put your hands on the roof and cooperate with our inspection."

Matthew understood that these two people definitely had malicious intentions. Just as he was about to fight back, there was a burst of roaring engine sounds on the road. A Cobra 427 roared towards this side, and the speed was at least more than 120 kilometers.

The two state police officers immediately gently inserted the half-pulled pistols back. Obviously, this was not a good time to take action. They planned to wait until the Cobra left before making plans.

But the fatal thing was that the sports car was parked right next to them.

"Hey, Matthew! I finally found you."

"Kai?" Matthew asked in confusion.

"I think we need to talk." Kai didn't even look at the two state police officers, and said directly to Matthew.

"What to talk about?"

"Let's talk about the King in Yellow." Kai's words made Matthew's face change immediately, and the two state police officers also changed their faces. After hearing Kai's words, they immediately drew their guns and shouted: "Police! We suspect..."

But before they finished speaking, the two state police officers swallowed back what they were about to say.

Because Kai drew his gun faster than them, they were pointed at their heads by Kai's two guns before they aimed at the two people.

Kai shook his head and said to them: "Do you want to see whose gun is faster?"

Matthew also moved here. He kicked the knee of the state police officer next to him, and when the state police officer fell down, he kicked him in the ass, kicked him like a dog eating shit, and then pressed his knee on his back, handcuffed the state police officer's hands, took off his pistol, controlled his hands, and finally handcuffed him with the state police's handcuffs.

The other state police officer was just about to rescue his companion, and the cold muzzle of the gun was pressed against his temple.

"Don't move."

"You are assaulting a police officer! It's a felony!" The state trooper wanted to intimidate the other party.

"Really? Don't you know that we are also police officers, CPD Headquarters Detective Chief, Kai Wayne. Are you going to continue pretending to be a police officer? Please pretend to be a police officer a little more professional next time."

Kai just came over and found out that these two people were fake police officers, for no other reason, just because of the license plate. Illinois police cars are government vehicles, and there will be ILExempt under the license plate, indicating that they are Illinois government vehicles.