The fully armed and ferocious squad was exactly the same as the one Kieran and Hoskin ran into at the Winchester House ruins.
"Go in!"
When Kieran saw the squad, Hoskin pulled out his gun and was ready to fight with brute force and threw him through the short door.
Teresa followed right after.
Kieran hugged her tightly and stomped his feet on the ground, propelling himself through the short door like he was flying.
Bang Bang Bang!
The moment Kieran landed on the ground with Teresa in his arms, deafening gunshots sounded outside.
Bullets were fired at the surrounding brick walls, causing dust to fly everywhere.
Dust seeped into the small door that wasn't closed yet, causing Hoskin to cough heavily after being thrown to the ground.
Even so, the young officer was still holding his gun tightly and aiming at the door.
Kieran couldn't comment on Hoskin's actions at the moment when he saw his reaction.
Being hot-blooded and not afraid of death was admirable.
But if Hoskin was going to die recklessly, it wasn't worth it.
"Do you want to die?"
Kieran who climbed up from the ground pointed at the booby trap on the wall and ran towards the only door.
Though, even at that moment, Kieran didn't forget to check whether there was anything wrong with the door.
There was a booby trap, who could guarantee that there wouldn't be a second one?
"Hurry up!"
Kieran urged Hoskin and Teresa as footsteps entered his ears.
Both of them ran in without a second thought.
Unlike the dark room from before, this room that was covered by a sturdy door was lit up.
Therefore, the moment both of them entered, they saw the body on the floor of the room that looked like a storeroom.
It was a corpse whose skull had been blown off.
Though, none of them stopped to check the body.
Instead, they continued running forward.
When they went through another door …
KABOOM!
An explosion sounded behind them.
The violent explosion caused the ground to tremble.
It also forced the three of them to stop their running.
"Not from the same group?"
Kieran narrowed his eyes.
Then, facing Teresa's scrutinizing gaze, Kieran opened up his hands and said, "My previous guesses might be wrong but at least it helped us … But I think we are still in danger, the number of those people can't be wiped out by a single bomb!"
"Although they will lose some manpower and hesitate to move forward, they won't hesitate for too long. After all, there is more than one gate here!"
Teresa took another glance at Kieran and strode inside.
Hoskin immediately followed behind.
Kieran didn't hesitate either.
If the pursuers behind him had enough benefits, Kieran naturally wouldn't mind beating them up when they were down. However, a group of enemies armed with firearms was really not worth much to Kieran at the moment.
In particular, the current dungeon world was not a place where guns could be casually carried.
Without the [Crimson Ghost Stomach], Kieran didn't want to bring trouble to himself since he couldn't conceal himself completely.
Following behind Teresa, Kieran sized up his surroundings and pondered.
"These well-equipped men are not from the same group as the ones who slaughtered the nightclub … Did more people or factions join the fray?"
Kieran muttered in his heart.
Not only that, but his mind instinctively thought of the four unidentified corpses and the 'thing' that he was paying attention to.
It seemed like these men were here for the item.
In fact, those corpses might even be here for that thing.
Then …
"Someone beat us to it!
If the person who beat us to it got the information about the item from one of the five dead men and made his move, it would make sense for him to kill the witnesses and destroy the evidence.
Then, what is that item? "
Kieran tried to recall the valuable item that was similar to a small brick.
Teresa, who didn't stop her steps, had already passed through a kitchen and the bar counter of the nightclub.
There were three more bodies in the bar.
Similar to the bodies from before, all three of them were shot in the head.
Then, in the office on the second floor of the nightclub, the three of them saw Barney the Jackal's body.
"Sssss!"
The justice in Hoskin's heart made him wish that Barney the bastard would die but when he saw Barney's body, he gasped coldly.
Other than the fatal wound on his neck, Barney the Jackal's fingernails and toes were all pulled out, not a single tooth was left and one of his ears was cut off. There was even a fountain pen stuck in his left eye and his body was badly mutilated, especially his crotch, it was a pile of meat paste.
Kieran frowned when he saw the horrifying body.
It wasn't that he couldn't bear to see it.
It was just that Barney the Jackal was much more important than he thought, otherwise he wouldn't have been interrogated like this.
That's right, interrogation!
Besides, Barney the Jackal was much more stubborn than he thought.
"Did he know he would die if he spilled the beans?"
Kieran guessed.
Then, he started to scan the surroundings with his eyes.
He hoped to find more clues.
Teresa and Kieran did the same.
Hoskin, on the other hand, was stunned for a while before he reacted to the situation and joined in the search.
However, Barney the Jackal's office was much cleaner than he expected.
The safe hidden under the desk had long since been opened, and there was nothing inside.
Every single drawer on the desk was pulled open.
On the floor was a pile of paper documents.
"Damn it!"
After a round of searching, Teresa looked at the empty safe box and cursed under her breath. Hoskin was also in low spirits.
Kieran smiled.
"What did you find?"
Teresa's eyes shone when she placed a part of her attention on Kieran.
"I found something!
If you can keep it a secret, I don't mind telling you. "
Kieran said with a smile.
"What do you mean?"
Teresa asked in a heavy tone.
"It's simple. You informed the bomb disposal team and your colleagues but the ones who came here are the same bunch of bastards. Can I assume that there are some of them in your station?
"Or perhaps …"
"The ones you called to inform are the same bunch of bastards?"
Kieran's smile was still there.
Teresa's face turned sour.
Rage was all over her face. She dashed towards Kieran like an arrow and wanted to grab Kieran's collar. Her small stature exploded with astonishing speed.
However, he still failed to grab anything.
Kieran turned his body sideways, not only dodging Teresa's claw, but he also grabbed her arm and twisted it along with the momentum, locking it behind her back. After restraining her in a clamping position, Kieran punched Teresa's abdomen, rendering her completely defenseless.
Then, Kieran took out her phone from her pocket and tossed it to Hoskin.
"Hoskin, check the number she just dialed."
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