Chapter 54

Qin Ran left his residence and sprinted towards the police station in the shadows.

He needed to find out if there was a secret passage under the base that Schubert had blown up.

If there really was a secret passage, then his previous guess would be more certain.

Of course, it was also possible that Schubert had left the passage for other uses.

All of this needed to be verified by Qin Ran.

Qin Ran's residence was not close to the police station.

Although they were in the same district, one was in the south and the other in the north.

However, with Qin Ran advancing at full speed, twenty minutes was enough for him to clearly see the outline of the police station.

Qin Ran did not immediately enter the police station.

The appearance of the mastermind named 'Evan' made Qin Ran even more cautious.

Although his guess had not been confirmed, if the assumption was true, the person who had been meticulously plotting to obtain the wealth accumulated by the Dawnlight Church over a thousand years would not be comparable to a player who had just entered the game.

For example: planting his own people in the police station!

"Damn! Damn it!"

"Has explosives become a must-have for gangs?"

"Why do the others have it besides that bastard Schubert?"

The roar of Deputy Chief Lestrade clearly reached Qin Ran's ears.

Immediately, a sharp light flashed in Qin Ran's eyes.

Indeed, it was not just to let the army enter the city, but to create chaos!

If it was just to support an 'agent,' there would be too many of them in front of him.

Deputy Chief Lestrade's roar continued.

Qin Ran did not rashly enter the police station but observed from the outside.

He hoped to ask in a more covert way.

Chief John and Deputy Chief Lestrade were naturally the best choices.

Moreover, both of their offices were on the second floor, adjacent to each other, and climbing to the second floor was easy for Qin Ran.

However, just as Qin Ran was about to act, someone walked out of the police station.

Carl!

Qin Ran immediately recognized the young police officer, even though he had taken off his uniform.

Seeing the exhausted look on his face, Qin Ran slowly followed him.

Carl's destination was clear.

The single dormitory provided by the police station.

This was one of the few benefits of being a police officer, of course, after marriage, one would still need to rent or buy a place.

But that was too early for Carl.

At least, he had not considered it in the short term.

He had to get through the recent period first.

Thinking about the disappearance of 'Black Hand' Jimmy from last week to the events of the past two days, even a young, energetic person like Carl was struggling.

He had only rested for less than ten hours in the past three days.

This was why he was ordered to rest even during the busiest time.

"I need a fierce lion, not a sleepyhead!"

Deputy Chief's words made Carl feel happy.

The young police officer took such words as encouragement.

And in fact, it was.

For the stubborn and rigid Lestrade to say such words was itself an acknowledgment.

Carl, entering his room, threw himself onto the bed.

Just as he was about to fall asleep, a voice called out to him.

"Carl!"

"Sir Qin Ran?!"

Carl quickly woke up and assumed a defensive posture, exclaiming at the sight of Qin Ran.

"What are you doing here?"

Carl looked at Qin Ran in confusion.

He could not understand why Qin Ran would appear in front of him in such a way.

"Something happened! I need to act covertly!"

Qin Ran's identity and previous help made Carl willing to believe his words.

"Then you're looking for me?"

The not-so-stupid Carl clearly knew that Qin Ran's appearance in his dormitory at night was definitely not for a chat.

"Did you find a secret passage in Schubert's base?"

"We found it, a long one, leading directly to the next block!"

Carl answered truthfully.

"Directly to the next block?"

"When did Schubert occupy that base?"

Qin Ran was taken aback; the length of the passage made him think of more.

"A week ago! When 'Black Hand' Jimmy disappeared!"

Carl answered instinctively.

After saying this, Carl was stunned.

The young police officer thought of something.

A passage leading to the next block could not be built in a short time!

Not even ten weeks would be enough, and this far exceeded the time Schubert had established that base!

"Sir Qin Ran?"

The young police officer looked at Qin Ran.

"Was it prepared in advance?"

Qin Ran did not answer him but, after a moment's thought, continued, "Did our Deputy Chief lead a team to 'clean up' other gangs?"

"Yes! After clearing out Schubert, the Deputy Chief wanted to take advantage of the momentum to catch all of them at once!"

"But, those guys also had homemade explosives, just like Schubert!"

"And it seems... they knew everything about our actions, just like last night!"

Carl hesitated.

But he finally voiced the doubt he had had since the failed raid on Schubert last night.

There must be a mole!

Upon hearing Carl's words, this was Qin Ran's first reaction.

Then, Qin Ran began to reassess the power of 'Evan'.

After all, it was just a guess before, but now it was confirmed.

"What happened?"

Seeing Qin Ran thinking, Carl could not help but ask again.

"Something very bad happened!"

"It involves a lot of people!"

"So, Carl, I hope you can keep it a secret. Don't tell anyone—say you didn't see me and fell asleep as soon as you got back to the dorm!"

Qin Ran looked at him seriously.

The other person instinctively wanted to say something but finally nodded.

"Okay, Sir Qin Ran!"

The young police officer said with a very serious expression, as if making a vow.

Then, Carl thought of something and spoke again.

"Sir Qin Ran, there's one more thing... Chief hasn't appeared all day!"

"What?"

Qin Ran was taken aback.

"Chief didn't show up on time this morning!"

"Deputy Chief also sent people to Chief's house, Mrs. Adams said Chief hasn't been home for a week!"

"Although this has happened before, this time..."

Carl's face showed worry as he spoke.

"I understand!"

"John must be dealing with some urgent matter and didn't have time to inform you—I'll check it out!"

Qin Ran reassured the young Carl.

"Remember our agreement!"

After reminding Carl again, Qin Ran quickly left the police station's single dormitory.

When Qin Ran walked out of the police station's single dormitory, his face quickly turned grim.

Chief John was in trouble!

Almost as soon as Carl mentioned that the Chief hadn't appeared all day, Qin Ran had this suspicion.

As for what happened?

Qin Ran also knew in his heart.

After all, when they parted yesterday, Chief John had said he would join more people to investigate the Schubert incident.

"Damn!"

"Their power is even greater than I imagined!"

"I hope it's just a detention, not..."

Qin Ran did not want an upright person to die because of this, even though they had known each other for a short time.

...

Golan Sen watched as Qin Ran returned.

Qin Ran's serious expression made Golan Sen quickly guess that things were not simple and had taken an unpredictable turn.

"How is it?"

However, as a Guardian Knight, Golan Sen showed no panic and asked calmly.

Golan Sen had experienced too much.

He was long accustomed to remaining calm in the face of any situation.

Because he knew that panic would not help him at all.

"Please wait a moment!"

Qin Ran walked to the still unconscious Ruskan, woke him up with cold water, and asked bluntly, "Are these homemade explosives from Evan?"

"Yes!"

Looking at Sworke's body and Qin Ran's cold eyes, the other person answered cooperatively.

"It should be right!"

"The mastermind behind Schubert and 'Evan' are the same person!"

A chop to the neck knocked the other person out, and Qin Ran immediately informed Golan Sen of his previous guess.

The former Guardian Knight frowned.

"The army?"

Golan Sen knew how terrifying the army was. Even he could not ignore hundreds or thousands of muskets, let alone the even more powerful cannons.

That was something flesh and blood could not resist.

His countless friends and colleagues had proven this with their lives.

"We need a plan!"

Golan Sen said.

"Yes! We can't fight the entire army!"

Qin Ran agreed with the Guardian Knight's statement. As he thought, he continued, "But we have our advantages... the thing that guy wants most—the wealth accumulated by the Dawnlight Church over a thousand years—is in our hands!"

"At least... that's what he thinks!"