World War I

Chapter 170 Intact
One-Eyed's routine report came in: "Sheriff, Tom Hiddleston didn't go out all day yesterday; he stayed in his rented apartment."

"Sure?"

"determine."

"okay, I get it."

Last night, Luo Ye had reason to suspect that Billie and Sal's disappearance was related to Tom Hiddleston, but the report from One-Eye, who was under 24-hour surveillance, made his guesses suddenly lose shape.

Could it be that Sonia's seventh sense was wrong?

But upon closer reflection, Luo Ye realized that it wasn't just Sonia who was doubting things; it was his own seventh sense that was questioning him. He also felt that Tom Hiddleston was that super soldier. Thinking back to that night when the masked man who collected the ransom was so similar in build to Tom Hiddleston, Luo Ye realized that the man's physique was just too similar to Hiddleston's.

Luo went out into the street and found a tailor who made him a black hood that looked exactly like the masked man's.

Back at the police station, they summoned Turgenev.

"Put it on."

"What do you mean?"

"Looking for inspiration."

"I know what you mean. You're not good at judging people by their figures."

Turgenev put on the hood, and Luo Ye looked at him, laughing and crying at the same time, saying, "Why do I feel like you are that guy? You look so much like him. If you hadn't come with me on the mission, you would have been the American Superman."

Turgenev removed his hood: "His voice must have been manipulated, with cotton stuffed in his nose, to suppress his voice, unless you could see his face."

"Has Mark ever seen his face?"

“We should be able to see it, but we can’t be sure if Chris is in Mark’s hands. It could be another trap. So, my suggestion is to find that fortress first. We can’t keep dragging this out.”

Luo Ye stared at the ceiling. "Your posture is very alluring, Captain."

"It seems we've overlooked something."

"what is the problem?"

"Was Mark's appearance a coincidence? I mean, we were just about to continue searching for that German fortress when Mark suddenly appeared, and then American soldiers showed up later."

"It can't be ruled out, but what does that prove?"

"It doesn't prove anything, but I don't think it's a coincidence. Product No. 1 is playing tricks, tricks that are easy for us to overlook."

"Don't pretend you're some awesome detective; you're just lucky to have won the lottery."

Luo Ye tilted her head and looked at him. "I solved that jewelry case. Can you do it? No way. I can find where the soldiers are hiding. Is that like winning the lottery? Colonel, you're a bit naive."

One sentence left Turgenev speechless.

"What are you talking about?"

The professor came over to join in the fun, "It's nothing, does that sheep still have an aggressive expression?"

"Could it be that the sheep murdered the rich tycoon? After the ram attacked him, the rich tycoon was soon in a car accident."

"Colonel, are you joking or telling a story?"

"Then explain why Yaroslav III was hit by a ram and then struck by someone else. Is that really such a coincidence?"

Dr. Stein laughed and said, "Colonel, I think that solving cases requires science. Yours—but we can't rule out that this is not a coincidence. Why did the ram attack Yaroslav III as soon as it saw him?"

"That's probably because that guy eats too much mutton, so the rams are avenging their kind. The French use perfume to cover up their body odor because they eat too much mutton."

The doctor chuckled after hearing this.

Turgenev: "How about this, let's go eat mutton tonight and see if that ram will attack me."

After the three of them rambled on for a while, the doctor got down to business: "Chief Luo, I noticed something yesterday. That sheep seems to be afraid of light, especially strong light."

"Oh? Let's go check the surveillance footage."

The surveillance footage showed that the sheep's eyes were always squinting, especially when the sun was out.

"Doctor, is it a natural reaction?" "That's not a natural reaction, please trust my judgment."

"What else?"

"It thinks, just like a person, which is amazing."

"From what aspects can we tell?"

"Or rather, from the eyes."

"Continue, since it's afraid of light, are Mark's eyes also afraid of light?"

"You'll have to arrest him first to find out. But theoretically, since they both ingested the white spider, their reactions should be similar. Humans and animals share some similar mechanisms."

"Will my eyes develop problems in the long run, such as going blind?"

"It's hard to say, but it's definitely a bad sign."

"Alright, thank you for your hard work, Doctor. I'll report this to Andrei."

"Don't report it yet, let's talk about it in a few days."

"Ok."

“There’s another problem—” The doctor looked toward the pharmaceutical laboratory.

"Ye Kalinan has been acting mysteriously lately. I wonder what she's researching. She's always going out alone and buying strange things. For example, she collects withered flowers from flower shops, collects shed pet hair from pet stores, and even buys eagle claws at high prices. What is she doing?"

"Is there such a thing?"

"Yes, she was covering it up; I discovered it by accident."

Turgenev: "She is the head of the Bureau for Investigating Unnatural Cases, so it's understandable that she behaves strangely, but this is too strange."

As they were talking, Yekalinan left the pharmacy, carrying a basin of water to a large tree, and poured the water under the tree.

Luo Ye and the others looked at her, but she ignored them, her face expressionless.

After the door to the pharmacy lab closed, the three men exhaled sharply, “Yekarin’an, she’s beautiful, but her temper is really strange.”

Luo Ye: "She's not eccentric, so how dare she talk back to Andrei? Let's not talk about her, let's talk about Mark."

Mark called at noon, "At 3 p.m., there's a minibus at the 235 sign on Highway 7. Put the money in the minibus, don't try anything funny, absolutely don't try anything funny. Come alone, I'll wait for you!"

As soon as he hung up the phone, Luo Ye shouted excitedly, "Immediately arrange the capture plan! If I can't capture the soldiers, surely I can capture Mark!"

"We have limited police resources. Should we call One-Eyed and Stanislav back?"

"No need, go find the bureau chief."

At 3 p.m., everything was arranged. Luo Ye drove the police car to the 235 sign on Highway 7 and saw a blue bus parked on the side of the road. The bus was empty. Just as he was about to put the money down, Mark called: "I've changed my mind, Luo Ye. Please keep driving at 70 kilometers per hour along Highway 7. Don't stop unless I tell you to!"

"You cunning thing!"

Luo Ye did as instructed, and the police car drove forward. He drove for three hours, even after crossing the county border, but still hadn't received a call from Mark. Luo Ye felt like he'd been tricked, and roared as he pounded on the steering wheel.

Just then, Mark called: "There's a pickup truck behind you. Throw the box on the pickup truck. If you dare to shoot, Chris will have her head blown off."

"I want to talk to Chris!"

"Do as I say, you can only talk to Chris if you do it, hurry up!"

A black pickup truck pulled up alongside the police car, running very close, less than a meter apart. If Luo Ye had taken action at that moment, he could have easily stopped the pickup truck in an American style. However, he didn't dare gamble with Chris's life. Gritting his teeth, he threw the box into the back of the pickup truck.

The pickup truck accelerated sharply, and Luo Ye also stepped on the gas. Mark's call came in for the third time: "Your encirclement is no longer effective. Don't chase after them. Wait for them in front of the Kursk town police station in six hours. Your mistress will be back in your arms unharmed. I keep my word."

Six hours later, Luo Ye stood anxiously waiting at the entrance of the police station, determined not to give up his last hope.

A little kid ran over and said, "Officer, someone asked me to give you this."

Luo Ye took it and saw that it was an enlarged seven-inch photograph. The person in the photograph was Chris, who was wearing a police uniform.

(End of this chapter)