Chapter 494 Reporting
It was just another morning for Anthony Howard.
When he woke up from the usual nightmare, Anthony was still dripping with sweat. 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 is completely unchanged from his previous ten-plus years of police career.
In other words, since ten years ago, his police career has 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 running towards him with a smile on his face. The guy was Dominique, a nice guy, young, driven, and passionate about what he did.
To be honest, Anthony feels that it is not a good thing for him to be enthusiastic 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?"
Looking at the thick file Dominic handed him, Anthony frowned. The U-level case file is the code word for the investigator’s case file inside the police station. Simply put, it is the clues sent by the investigators who encountered trouble and solved it. The police just need to follow these clues to investigate, but... …
"Where did it happen this time?"
"Innsmouth."
"Innsmouth? Oh, I know there. I hear it's a queer place."
Anthony took the file and walked forward casually. On the surface, he seemed calm and steady, but in fact, Anthony just wanted to delay as long as possible to avoid opening the damn file. This is like going to school in the morning when the teacher collects homework, and you procrastinate behind, it seems that being able to procrastinate for a second is also a victory.
As for Anthony, he also doesn't want to do the job himself. But there is no way, since that day ten years ago, his life has completely changed.
At that time, Anthony was just a fledgling young man. 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 indifferently, and then...he experienced the most unforgettable night in his life.
After that, the world before Anthony's eyes completely collapsed, and his once unshakable belief was also reversed by 180 degrees. He didn't even know what he was supposed to believe, but as a police officer, Anthony survived and eventually joined the police special team.
On the surface, this team will also handle some normal cases, but in fact their real job is to go through the process for investigators——As Anthony, who has had personal experience, is naturally qualified to join this team. And Anthony has been here for ten years.
It's just... To be honest, now he would rather deal with trivial matters such as traffic accidents than do his own job.
It's a pity that he can't help it, and soon, Anthony's desk is close at hand.
"But why did it come to us? Shouldn't the authorities be responsible?"
Anthony is a member of the Federal Police, and this kind of local case generally only needs to be confirmed by the local city police or state police, and there is no need to send it to him.
"Ah, I heard that something has happened. It seems that the whole of Innsmouth has been destroyed."
"A small town? All destroyed?"
Hearing the answer, Anthony was also stunned for a moment, and had to admit that this really shocked him. It was not that Anthony had never taken over the dossier investigation work in this area in the past. But according to Anthony's memory, the scope of such cases is generally not large, and it can affect a small town... He has never seen such a thing.
No wonder the dossier was handed over to him.
Hearing this, Anthony opened the file with a serious expression, and then looked at the contents inside.
I have to say that the report here is very detailed. To put it simply, an investigator named Duan Muhuai went to Innsmouth for vacation after seeing the advertisement. The inhabitants seem to be hiding some sort of sinister secret. And one night, he accidentally discovered that the other party had kidnapped foreigners on the street, so the investigator started the investigation.
It has to be said that the evidence given by the investigator is shocking, not only the evidence of private bribery between Innsmouth and members of Congress, but also the evidence and video of a local hospital using patients for human experiments under the guise of seeing a doctor. Not to mention how the local evil forces illegally kidnap foreign tourists as sacrifices.
Following the clues, the investigator finally discovered that the group of cultists were secretly holding an evil and terrifying ceremony, trying to summon a terrifying monster in the deep sea to conquer the world. So he sneaked into it, and finally 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 investigation photos in it. Indeed, a large number of human bones and pictures of suspected sacrificial places were found in local buildings.
only……………
Anthony always felt that this report was a bit wrong.
On the surface, the whole clue is no problem, the physical evidence is sufficient, and the local police also took photos as circumstantial evidence. It can be proved that there are indeed acts of human sacrifice and human experimentation in Innsmouth.
It's just... Anthony always felt that the report was written a bit... in a procedural way.
That's right, streamlined.
As a sheriff who specializes in U-level cases, Anthony has read the reports written by the investigators more than once, and even chatted with many investigators face to face. In fact, almost all the investigators who experienced these things were very excited, excited, and terrified. 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 is not afraid of drug dealers or criminals, but what he witnessed that night, the horrible existence that does not belong to this world, has become a lingering nightmare in his heart. For almost a year after that incident, Anthony has been trying to anesthetize his nerves with alcohol and drugs to escape the terrible nightmare.
So he can understand the emotions of those investigators who are close to a mental breakdown. It is scary enough to experience that kind of nightmare once, and asking them to write it down and repeat it again is simply an impossible task for many investigators. As for those who said they had a nervous breakdown, or whose handwriting was so messy that they could not be read clearly, and those who had snot and tears, there were even more of them.
In fact, after a nightmare, many investigators either drink away their sorrows and completely sink, or are depressed or even commit suicide in the end. It is really rare to be able to jump several times in a row.
But what about the report written by this investigator... It's very formatted.
The whole process was very clear, and the writing was quite calm, even when describing the scene of the ceremony later, it was dry, unlike many investigators who would write something like "I have never seen such a horrible scene" "That kind of terrible existence is not at all You should survive in this world!" and other extremely emotional venting.
Calm as if writing a traffic accident report———On a certain day in a certain month and year, XX and XX vehicles collided on XX street. According to the on-site investigation, it was found that XX vehicles were fully responsible for running a red light...
It's over.
Although the reasoning is the same, but...... Can you express your feelings a little more?
To be honest, Anthony felt that the reports written by the police station below were more emotional than those written by the investigator. Because according to the investigation of the police station below, the photos and videos show that the piles of bones piled up on 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. Is that after the fact that you, an investigator, jumped up and down and saw that your mood didn't fluctuate at all?
Is that human being?
Not to mention the last long-range photo of Innsmouth, it made Anthony gasp. I saw that the entire town of Innsmouth was burned into darkness, and 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 the specific situation, but just looking at the tragedy in front of him, he could guess that the destruction of Innsmouth must have been the kind of earth-shattering.
As a result... As the person involved, don't you have any emotional fluctuations at all?
After all, according to the results of the police investigation, everyone in Innsmouth is dead! And judging from the photos, most of the people seemed to have been scorched by flames, and they became dilapidated, almost only charred human figures remained!
Even if he sat here and looked at the photos and reports, he would feel chills in his heart! That man crawled out of it by himself, and then went to the nearby police station to report the case!
Anthony now finally understands why the following sent this case to the Federation. The destruction of a small town is not as simple as a haunted house or a factory. In other words, Innsmouth is originally located in a remote place, so it is not well-known, but if this matter is to be suppressed, it must rely on the power of the federal government. ?
There has to be a saying...
Of course, there is no need for Anthony to worry about this matter. His task is to confirm the clues and files, and then go through the process and it's over.
But...... Anthony stood up silently after reading the file.
"Boy, is that investigator still there?"
"Yes, he's still in the police station at Newburyport."
After all, although investigators are investigators, they have to go through the entire procedure before they can be released. If you want to talk about one or two haunted houses, that's all. The whole town was destroyed, and thousands of people died. Naturally, it is impossible to just let people go like this.
"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 was capable of doing such a thing!
