Chapter 2594 Dear Mr. Detective 45
Alrick saw Bruce, who was supposed to be on guard in the duty room, leaning on a hard wooden chair with his head drooping, obviously someone had tampered with him.
Alrick walked over, kicked the chair leg rudely, and cursed in a low voice: "Bruce, you idiot!"
Bruce woke up with a start, opened his eyes in a daze, and just as he was about to open his mouth to call for help, Jinchen, who was quick-eyed and quick-handed, covered his mouth with his hands.
Jinchen grabbed some scrap paper from the reception desk next to him, crumpled it into a ball, and stuffed it into Bruce's open mouth.
Jinchen warned in a low voice, "Don't make any noise. Do you want to attract everyone here?"
Bruce finally breathed a sigh of relief and swallowed back the exclamation that was on the tip of his tongue. He hurriedly took out his gun and rushed towards the detention area angrily, ready to settle the score with the daring jailbreaker!
Jinchen and Alrick split up and knocked out several people who were hiding in the corner and preparing to launch a sneak attack, just in time to block Silas and Joshua's escape route.
Silas reacted extremely quickly. The moment Jinchen appeared, he raised his pistol with a fierce look in his eyes.
Joshua was half-dragged and half-pulled by Silas, looking coldly at Jinchen who was blocking his way. "Inspector Cyril, I advise you not to seek death. Get out of the way now, and you might still be able to save your life."
Jinchen seemed unconcerned by his threats, even uttering a lazy "ah," "I'm at the Court Police Supervision Bureau during the day. Didn't I make it clear to you?"
"The Griffin Gang is completely finished. Even if you spread your wings and fly away now, where can you escape to?"
These words were like thunder from the blue sky, leaving Silas and Joshua stunned at the same time.
Without giving them time to react, Alric followed and saw that Silas dared to point a gun at Jinchen, a fierce look flashed in his eyes.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The gunshots echoed in the narrow corridor, numbing the eardrums.
The bullets pierced Silas's knees and the gun flew out of his hand.
Alric didn't even look at Silas who was rolling in pain on the ground. He pulled Jinchen behind him and then raised his cold eyes to look at Joshua, whose face was as pale as a ghost.
"The Griffin Gang has been abandoned by Duke Velika like trash, and now even their last stronghold has been captured by us."
"Joshua Klein, tell me, where do you want to escape to?"
Every word Alric spoke carried a chilling sense of oppression.
At this point, if Joshua still doesn't understand who is behind the demise of the Griffin Gang, then all these years have been in vain.
Joshua wanted to pounce on Alric and tear him into pieces, and drag him to hell with him.
However, just as he made a move, before he even had time to pick up the gun dropped by Silas, Alrick and Jinchen had already subdued him from the left and right, as if they had cooperated countless times before.
Alric twisted his arms behind his back with such force that he nearly broke the bones.
At this time, Sheriff Bruce also rushed over, cursing and carrying heavy iron shackles.
Seeing Silas screaming on the ground and Joshua being subdued, he was so angry that his face turned blue. He walked up and kicked the two of them hard several times, cursing loudly, venting his anger at being teased and almost failing in his duty.
Joshua groaned from being kicked, but there was only despair on his face.
He knew that this time he really had no way to escape. Before he was finally dragged away, he struggled to turn his head, staring at Alric with his last bit of strength, and asked in a hoarse voice.
"It was you... You planned this from the beginning to the end... Did you kill him..."
He didn't finish his sentence.
Jinchen's eyes flashed, and he slashed Joshua's neck with a knife.
Joshua's eyes rolled back and he fell to the ground, losing consciousness.
Jinchen stuffed the unconscious Joshua into the hands of the still cursing Bruce like carrying a sack.
"This makes it easier to tow it back. You're welcome."
Bruce took it subconsciously, and before he could react, he mumbled, "Oh...thank you, thank you..."
Then he dragged Joshua, who was like a dead dog, and Silas, who was still wailing, back with even louder cursing.
[The villain's darkening value is detected -5, totaling 0! 】
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At noon the next day, Joshua Crane was convicted of murdering the earl's heir and was publicly hanged.
The heavy noose was put around the neck, and the trapdoor under the feet opened.
Joshua Crane's life of sin ended here.
At the same time, the Black Castle in Beiyal City was completely destroyed.
The remaining forces were wiped out by the army sent by Prince Peg and Alric's allies. The Griffin Gang, which had been entrenched for many years, finally came to an end and became history.
A few days later, Jinchen found a free afternoon and came to Olga Manor again.
John's study was dimly lit, with heavy curtains drawn tightly, blocking out almost all the sunlight outside.
John sat alone in the large armchair, a pale statue.
Perhaps due to his longing for her and the repeated torture of opium addiction, he was thinner than the last time we met, with sunken eye sockets, high cheekbones and pale skin.
It looks just like the legendary vampire living in the castle.
On the desk in front of him were scattered books and music scores that Vincent liked to read during his lifetime.
At the top was Vincent's last letter, which had been rubbed and wrinkled.
"John." Jinchen called.
John slowly raised his head, his eyes a little empty, and it took a few seconds before he focused on Jinchen.
He forced a nearly empty smile, "Cyril... you came. I went to see the execution scene... Thank you for letting Vincent rest in peace."
John's voice was dry and weak. He looked at Jinchen and said, "You came here today... to fulfill our previous promise? Tell me the final truth."
Jinchen nodded, his eyes fixed on the steaming cup of black tea in front of him, and said calmly, "Yes."
"The person who poisoned Vincent the first time... was Croft."
John's brow furrowed in confusion. "Who?"
This name was very unfamiliar to him.
"A leader in the black market," Jin Chen explained, his voice steady and emotionless. "Young Master Vincent... had been secretly collaborating with him."
Then, Jinchen explained how Vincent chose to cooperate with Croft for the sake of family interests and personal ambitions.
It describes how he later wavered in the face of temptation, attempted to betray, and ultimately ended up being killed.
He did not mention Alric's dual identity, nor did he exaggerate the conspiracy, but simply stated the events.
John listened quietly.
He knew nothing about the disputes in the black market, but from Jinchen's description, he was able to piece together the dangerous transactions that Vincent had conducted.
There was a long silence in the study.
After a long time, John took a deep breath and smiled a complex, painful, relieved and deeply sad smile.
"It turns out...that's it."
He murmured, his fingers curling up unconsciously, "He took so many detours and paid such a high price..."
John paused, shook his head, and his tone became a little erratic. "But it doesn't matter... In my heart, Joshua Klein is still the murderer."
He raised his eyes and looked at Jinchen.
"Cyril, I have a feeling..." His voice was very soft, "I will be able to go see Vincent soon."
"Go ask him in person about those things that he didn't have time to explain clearly."
Jinchen looked at him, who was so thin that he almost hunched over, but still maintained an aristocratic and elegant posture, and understood what was going on.
He didn't say much to comfort her, just nodded slightly, sat for a while, and then stood up and said goodbye.
Leaving John's study, which was as silent as a tomb, Jinchen walked slowly through the garden of the manor alone.
The sun was shining brightly and the fountain cast a halo of light in the sunlight.
On the lawn not far away, Julian was helping Count Olga practice horse riding.
The old earl seemed to be in much better spirits than before, and Julian was in high spirits.
He saw Jinchen crossing the path from a distance, leading the horse, nodding and smiling in the direction of Jinchen.
There is no doubt that he will be the next high-profile earl of the Olga family.
Jinchen raised his eyebrows, and without stopping, he walked straight across the central fountain square and left the manor, which was still prosperous but had changed a lot.
The gate of the manor slowly closed as Jinchen left.
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Back in the cylindrical room, Alric was sitting at the desk by the window, reading a document in the afternoon sun.
Hearing footsteps, he raised his head, put down what he was holding, reached out to pull Jinchen closer, and tilted his head back for a short, gentle kiss.
Jinchen smiled and touched his cheek, "What are you looking at?"
Alric picked up the document on the table and handed it to Jinchen. "An elderly nun was found dead in the old church in the west of the city. The cause of death is somewhat suspicious."
Jinchen took it, flipped through it quickly, and looked at Alrick teasingly.
"So…our dedicated Inspector Alric?"
Alric could hear the teasing in his words, and he put his arm around Jinchen's waist and pulled her closer. "Don't worry, my dear Cyril..."
"This time, I will cooperate with you and find out the truth together."
In the evening, a light carriage drove out of the cylindrical house and headed towards the church in the west of the city.
In Book Harbor City, many stories are still happening, and a new chapter is quietly beginning.
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[Congratulations to the host for completing the mission, the black value is reset to zero, and the reward points are accumulated! ]
[Transferring to the next world...Transfer successful! ]
