Life Dungeon Game

The people handling this case probably share the same view as He Ao's earlier assessment: the Kave couple were likely arrested and tortured for a period of time before the car accident occurred.

He analyzed that the accident scene was most likely not in the alley where the body was found, but somewhere else, and the body was just deliberately dumped there, probably so that the cleaners would take it away.

The Kave couple had multiple vehicle runs on their bodies, suggesting that the other party was very likely to have committed intentional homicide.

However, the perpetrators did not seem to expect that the Kavi couple would be so resilient, and that they would leave behind a message before they died.

And that's the end of the document's content.

While this case was brutal, there are many similarly brutal cases in St. John's.

As the police officer who received Sito said, such cases happen every day in St. John's City and are almost impossible to investigate. My condolences to Sito.

He Ao put down the bracelet and looked out the window.

The off-road vehicle had now arrived at its destination, a dilapidated and dirty road.

As far as He Ao could see, there were countless dirty tents erected everywhere, or tattered mattresses laid out on the ground by the street.

One by one, disheveled homeless people sat in the shadows of towering buildings, some dozing off, others gazing blankly at the sky.

And closest to Heo, a homeless man was squatting in a corner, holding a bottle of water and eating a brand new loaf of bread.

Chapter 672 Bloodstained Coins and Bread (Long Chapter, Requesting Monthly Tickets)

He Ao's hand was on the door handle, ready to get out of the car, when suddenly he had an idea and looked up at the rearview mirror.

Jiaxi, who was sitting in the back row, sat up at some point and stared at He Ao with her big, cute eyes.

She didn't seem to be sleeping well.

He Ao glanced at the little girl in the rearview mirror and smiled. "Going downstairs with Grandpa?"

"Uh-huh!"

Jiaxi nodded vigorously, then quickly reached out and opened the back door.

He Ao also picked up his cracked cane and got out of the car.

He is now investigating the source of the information about the wanderers provided by 'Blood Wolf'.

Since places like city halls and social security groups, which record information themselves, are unlikely to have such detailed information on homeless people, the information Blood Wolf obtained likely came from some kind of investigation.

Furthermore, since the information provided by Blood Wolf includes the specific areas where the homeless person is active, their name, and a photo, this survey should not be considered an online survey, as it is very difficult to obtain accurate information in online surveys.

Therefore, the method used by Evolution is most likely the oldest and most effective investigation method: offline investigation and questioning.

Generally, when people are face-to-face, the information they obtain is more accurate, and it is easier to collect photos of homeless people.

However, this also leaves a lot of traces of the action. After all, when a person or organization walks by and asks for various information, it will always leave an impression.

So Heo had Eve find a relatively large gathering place for homeless people in St. John's City and rushed over.

He didn't go to the South City Seventh Street mentioned in the example intelligence provided by Blood Wolf. The information provided by the other party may have been prepared in advance, so South City Seventh Street may very well be a misleading trap set by the other party for counter-reconnaissance.

The place where He Ao is currently located is a gathering place for homeless people in the southern part of the western city, near the western city wall.

As He Ao's footsteps landed on the dilapidated, broken ground, Jiaxi closed the car door and stood beside him. "Grandpa, what are we going to do next?"

“Investigate who has collected personal information about these homeless people here.”

He glanced at the homeless people around him, his gaze sweeping over the homeless people who were frantically eating bread, and landing on an old man huddled on the edge of the street.

The old man was thin and wiry, with messy hair, a stubble beard, and some dirt on his face. He leaned against the wall by the street, staring blankly at the sky, seemingly lost in thought, or perhaps waiting for something.

Many people around him had water and bread in their hands, while many others had nothing. This old man was one of those people who had nothing.

He Ao didn't walk over directly, but instead opened the map and looked around, finding a small supermarket on the side street.

He first took his granddaughter to a small supermarket, bought a large loaf of bread and some water, and then returned to the street where homeless people gathered.

Their appearance attracted some attention, but not much.

However, two young men kept watching them from a distance, their eyes fixed on the two men.

He Ao paid no attention to any of this. He quickly led his granddaughter toward the old man they had just seen, stopping in front of him.

He squatted down beside him and asked, "Old brother, can I ask you something?"

His voice roused the dazed old man from some kind of illusory dream.

The old man blinked, then lowered his head unsteadily to look at He Ao.

He glanced at the bread and water in He Ao's hand, his voice hoarse and slow, "Old brother, I have nothing to tell you, I can't do any work, I'm old and about to die, and I can't make any money."

Clearly, he was very wary, which is normal among homeless people; those who are too trusting usually don't live long.

He Ao glanced at Jiaxi.

Jiaxi took the bread and water from He Ao and handed them to the old man. "Grandpa, we just bought these from the supermarket next door."

The old man looked down at Jiaxi's lovely face, his gaze slightly hesitant.

He Ao continued, "We'll just ask some simple questions. Do you know anyone who has collected information about homeless people?"

The old man looked at the bread in Jiaxi's hand, swallowed hard, hesitated for a moment, and then slowly took the bread and water from Jiaxi's hand, replying in a hoarse voice,

“What secrets do we homeless people have left? There are so many people collecting information that we can’t even count them all. We’ve even sold our social security cards, bank cards, and passports.”

Social security cards and passports are among the important credentials for federal verification of bank accounts. Some gangs buy the "three-piece set" from homeless people and then use their relatively creditworthy bank cards for money laundering or other crimes.

Has anyone taken a picture of you?

He asked in a low voice.

One important component of the information provided by the 'Blood Wolf' was the 'photos' of the relevant personnel.

Having this photo can help the person receiving the task quickly locate the target, which is basically crucial information.

"photo?"

The old man took a bite of bread, chewed, and looked at He Ao with a puzzled expression. "Those people from the Labor Department's employment agency will take our photos and register our contact information, saying they'll contact us if there are suitable jobs."

He looked down at the old bracelet on his wrist with its screen shattered and his wrist covered in mud. "They said the same thing the year before last, and they said the same thing last year. I'm almost dead now, and they still don't have suitable jobs."

In St. John, water is a paid resource. In areas with poor municipal conditions, water in public toilets requires verification and payment before purchase, making it difficult for homeless people to maintain personal hygiene.

"Employment agency? They come to the street to register you?"

He Ao then asked.

The information provided by Blood Wolf also included the specific addresses where the wanderers were active.

"They don't have that kind of heart,"

The old man took a bite of bread. “We have to walk several blocks to find their office before they can register us. They don’t even let us stay there for long, afraid that we will dirty their chairs and floors, or that we will sleep there.”

Did they ask for your address?

He Ao continued to ask.

"Older brother,"

The old man chuckled, crumbs of bread stuck to his lips and beard. He looked around. "Look, where else do we have?"

What does an 'address' look like? We can't afford to buy a house, we can't afford the rent, we can't even afford to sleep on the street in front of a corporation with security.

That means they didn't ask for the address.

He Ao's mind raced.

In other words, the employment agency collected photos and phone numbers, but they didn't necessarily know exactly where these homeless people were active.

"Has anyone else come here to take photos or collect your personal information?"

He asked again.

"Only employment agencies take photos,"

The old man chewed on his bread and pondered, "There are many people who want our information. Those who recruit laborers or those labor agencies all have my information. But now that I'm old, they don't want my information anymore."

"Ah."

He Ao nodded slightly, looking around thoughtfully.

Based on this information, it seems that Evolution has many channels to obtain information about these homeless people, such as employment agencies, labor brokers, or even underground merchants who buy and sell bank cards.

However, judging from these information sources alone, a single source cannot constitute the kind of detailed information provided by 'Blood Wolf'.

However, they can find a way to collect multiple information sources together and combine them into a complete information source.

However, no single information source can cover all homeless people. For example, job agencies that collect photos require homeless people to register themselves, so there are bound to be many homeless people who will not register.

For example, labor agencies collect information mainly to introduce temporary laborers. They prioritize collecting information on young adults, while information on children and the elderly is ignored.

Therefore, even with all this scattered information, the number of homeless people who can be identified with 'comprehensive information' is probably not very large.

Of course, it's also possible that evolution doesn't require so much information about wanderers; they might capture one batch and then figure out how to capture the next.

He Ao fell into a brief moment of contemplation.

If these are indeed the channels through which the Evolutionary Followers gather information, then he might be able to further explore the channels through which the Evolutionary Followers trade with these information sources.

But he had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

The sources of this information are too diverse, and collecting this information would require contacting too many forces, which would increase the risk of the Evolutionary Path being exposed.

If the Evolutionary Path purchases information from a powerful information broker, the very act of deliberately buying information about the homeless will expose its special nature. Moreover, such an information broker may have had contact with the Pollution Cleanup Department, which will increase the Evolutionary Path's risk of exposure.

Evolution may not care much about being exposed now, but in the past, especially when the Night Hawk was still around, it was very important to hide itself.

To maintain maximum confidentiality and eliminate the risk of leaks from intermediaries, evolving to collect information personally is also a good approach.

Moreover, information collected personally is more comprehensive, detailed, and controllable, which can increase the success rate of capturing homeless individuals.

However, this method is only effective if the person collecting the information is well concealed and remains undetected.

From He Ao's current contact

Based on the information available, if they were indeed using the method of conducting their own investigations, then there must be a very effective 'disguise' covering them up, preventing He Ao from directly detecting how they collected the information.

He Ao always felt that he might have missed some information.

"Brother, if you have nothing else to do, please leave as soon as possible."