World War I

Chapter 115 The Last Insider

He had memorized the policewoman's file so well that even if his head was chopped off, he could still recite her file. He knew where the punctuation marks, brackets, annotations, ambiguities, and modifications were.

The pages of the archive have turned yellow, and the text looks like documents treasured in a museum.

The photo in his hand also looked old, just like the white hair growing rapidly on his temples. It was the person in the photo that made his white hair grow abnormally. It was still too early for him to retire.

"I didn't mean to do that, no."

Every time he takes out a photo, he always says the same thing.

He managed to sit up straight and put the photo next to the photo of the missing woman.

"It can't be that coincidental."

The secretary came in with a cup of hot cereal.

"Chief, that's impossible. Jennifer has nothing to do with the series of missing women cases in the county."

Knuckles took the cup.

"No, Jennifer is connected to these disappearances."

"Ten years ago, she was an American spy working as a policewoman at the Kursk Town Police Station. She was solely responsible for the secrets of the base and wasn't involved in anything else. She confessed herself that she was there for the base. Why is the Director so concerned about this?"

Knuckles coughed dryly.

"We shouldn't have killed her, and in that way. It's so inhumane."

"It was Taki who killed her, not you, Chief."

"So this incident is strange because Taki's investigation at the base was a trap."

"That was the Mammoth's doing."

"No, Defoe, it's not that simple. Mammoth and Taki shouldn't have had a feud. That's the strangest part of the case. That old fox Andre must be hiding something. Jennifer's identity as a spy is undeniable, but there must be another story behind it, a story we don't know about. Someone is causing trouble for the Kursk Police Department. Taki is dead, but that person still won't let them go. He seems to be teaming up with Mammoth to cause trouble for the Kursk Police Department. Who is he?"

"The director still suspects that the man has a connection with the American female spy Jennifer?"

"I wasn't so sure before, but ever since Taki died, I think it's becoming increasingly clear that the perpetrator has some connection to the Mammoth Spirit. There has to be one! But Andre won't say anything. The Investigative Committee, huh, they're hiding so much from us. The strangest thing is, we caught the American spy, and the Americans didn't react at all. It's so strange. They're like leaving Jennifer to fend for herself. She's like a sheep they've thrown out. They can kill her if they want, and eat her if they want. Do you think that's normal?"

"It's a bit unusual. Perhaps there's some kind of agreement between Andre and the Americans. This kind of thing happens all the time, it's not an exception."

Knuckles picked up Jennifer's picture.

"She is very pretty."

"Yeah, a bit like Natalie, your late wife."

"What a sin! I fucked her. I deserve to be shot."

Defoe, who also has white hair, said: "It's been ten years. It's been ten years."

"Yes, it's been ten years, and you are the last person to know."

Knuckles looked at Defoe with a smile. "Chief, Taki did it too, and other officers were involved. What does that mean?"

Defoe paused at this point.

"You finally realized what was wrong, didn't you?"

"Jennifer is dead, and someone is helping her get revenge, is that what you mean?"

"Yes, everyone who killed Jennifer is dead. I'm the only one left. I'm the only one left. That person won't let me go."

“But how do we explain these missing persons?”

Knuckles pulled a cigarette from the table and Defoe lit it for him.

"To solve this case, Luo Ye alone is not enough. Andre must tell the truth so that we can know what happened."

"There are some secrets he won't tell you. My chief is on the investigation committee, and we're local police. There's a huge difference in rank."

"I need to know the truth no matter what. It doesn't matter if that person takes revenge on me. I'm worried about Aya."

"Chief, all the missing persons cases happened in the county."

"Fool, wouldn't he go to the town and kidnap someone?"

"If the Director is really worried, you can send her to St. Petersburg, or even Moscow. No one can find her there."

"No, you're wrong. No matter where I hide Aya, he'll find her. I believe he can do it. He has special abilities. Otherwise, he wouldn't have kidnapped so many people without leaving any clues."

"With special abilities, he can only be a spy."

"The Americans started forming psychic teams in the 70s, long before us. Remember what happened in the winter of 1991? At the Mommiase base, a group of Americans disguised as lumberjacks were active near the base, searching for something. Andrei led the team and busted them all. Jennifer entered the Kursk Town Police Department in May 1990. I believe the Americans appeared near the base after receiving intelligence from Jennifer. They didn't enter the base, but instead searched outside. What were they looking for?"

"Director, the Mammoth Spirit also happened to escape from the base at that time."

A sly smile appeared on Knuckles' face.

"So do you know how Product No. 1 escaped?"

Defoe shook his head.

"If I'm not mistaken, it was the target the Americans were looking for who helped Mammoth escape."

Three deep wrinkles on Defoe's forehead instantly appeared.

"What exactly is that goal?"

"I've been searching for ten years, and only Andrei knows the truth. But the truth isn't far off. That man has started to move, starting with kidnapping beautiful women. Because of Miasiri's disappearance, I discussed my doubts with Old Plov. After all, he's the state police chief. He told me a piece of gossip, which I can't confirm yet. He said that in the spring of 1991, a failed test subject from the American psychic research team escaped when he was executed. He ultimately disappeared to Siberia, specifically, in the forest northwest of the Mommiase base."

"Is this happening?"

"If his daughter hadn't been captured and the old man hadn't said anything, my inference is that the guy is the escaped super soldier, and he has some kind of relationship with Jennifer."

(End of this chapter)