Please be my partner.

Suddenly, Liman came to his senses. The summer sun was still warm and refreshing. The boy looked at him with a hint of curiosity and worry. Where was the ferocious beast?!

Mellen asked, "Sheriff Liman, are you okay?"

Liman hesitated and said, "It's okay, Master Mellen, I just haven't had a good rest recently."

Mellen said, "Captain Liman, although the police station's mission is important, you must also take care of your own health. The security of the Colin District depends on you."

After a few pleasantries, Mellen got to the point: "Sheriff Liman, I'm here this time because I want to ask you for help with something."

Liman hurriedly said, "Master Mellen, you said that as long as it is something I can do, I will do my best."

Mellen smiled and said, "It's actually very simple. I want to see all the police files from the past few months."

"Ah? This..."

Liman looked embarrassed. He originally thought that Mellen had encountered some difficulties and needed his help, but he didn't expect that it was just reading files.

Violating the rules is secondary. The key is that this is beyond his authority. Once someone catches him, even he will be in a difficult position.

Seeing this, Mellen continued, "I went to Roland City to study, and during that time I also joined the Special Affairs Bureau as an investigator. Although I'm home on vacation this time, reading the police files isn't considered a violation."

Although the Special Affairs Bureau and the Police Station are at the same level in the kingdom's system, in actual operation, the administrative level of the Special Affairs Bureau is still higher than that of the Police Station.

This is also the fundamental reason why the special affairs bureau branches in various places are often able to suppress the police station.

Mellen was right. Even though he was just a temporary investigator, he was still an investigator, right?!

"Ah? This?!"

Liman looked at Mellen in shock. He didn't understand why such a big change could have happened after just a few months of not seeing him.

Mellen smiled and said, "Do you need me to give you a certificate?"

Liman quickly said, "No! No! Why would I doubt Master Mellen!"

Mellen nodded and said, "Don't worry, everything I said is true. If anyone doubts it, I will ask Uncle Mikel to come forward."

Liman felt much more at ease, as he also knew the relationship between Young Master Mellen and the police chief.

Next, without further ado, Liman took Mellen into the police station and went straight to the archives room where the case files were stored.

The police officer in charge of the archives room was surprised to see Liman coming with a strange teenager, but he did not dare to stop them. After opening the archives room, he quietly asked someone to ask the chief police officer to come over.

Both Liman and Mellen noticed, but neither said anything.

Under Liman's guidance, Mellen found the case files that had not been solved in recent months and began to read them quickly.

His purpose is very clear, which is to find those cases of inexplicable disappearances.

That's right, this is Mellen's "stupid" method. He can't take the initiative to look for the traces of the "polluter".

But, he knew the needs of the Devouring Swamp...

That is the human being who is gifted with spiritual affinity!

Starting from the other party's needs, as long as the other party has taken action before, you can always find clues.

Soon, there was a noise, but Mellen ignored it and continued to concentrate on reading the files.

Although he doesn't have a photographic memory yet, any content will leave a deep impression in his mind in a short period of time after reading it once.

Seeing this, Liman took the initiative to greet him.

After just a moment, the noise quickly disappeared, and then Liman and a middle-aged woman in a sheriff's uniform walked in.

The middle-aged woman frowned when she saw Mellen's indifferent attitude, but when she thought of Liman's words, she suppressed her anger, glared at Liman, turned around and left.

She planned to mention today's incident to Chief Mikel, first to test the chief's attitude, and then decide whether today's incident was a normal exchange of intelligence or an abuse of power by Sheriff Liman!

Seeing the middle-aged woman leave angrily, Liman raised a smile at the corner of his mouth, and didn't care too much. He and the former had some conflicts because of some petty dirty things, and the other party would make things difficult for him from time to time.

If this matter is handled well today, maybe...

Liman collected his thoughts and returned to Mellen's back. His demeanor did not look like that of a sheriff at all. Instead, he looked like a servant following behind a noble young master, ready to serve at any time.

Time passed slowly, and the only sound in the archives was the turning of pages.

Three hours later, Mellen closed the last file.

In the past four months, there have been as many as 623 cases of missing persons in Vero City, and this is the number of reports received by the police. Melen speculates that the number of people who disappeared quietly and were not noticed by anyone may be more than ten times the previous number.

Is it too much?

Not much actually!

Compared to the huge population of Vero City, which is nearly five million, this is just a drizzle.

After all, the means of communication in this world are not well developed, and even relatives may not be able to contact each other for a long time.

There are also many homeless people who have no relatives or friends. Even if they disappear for no reason, it will not attract much attention.

Mellen sighed, and sighed helplessly in his heart...

This is indeed a stupid idea!

Chapter 92 Exploration

Mellen suddenly turned around and saw Liman smiling and saying, "Master Mellen, have you finished reading?"

Mellen said softly, "Sheriff Liman, you don't have to stay here with me all the time."

Sheriff Liman shook his head slightly and said, "Master Mellen, I don't have anything to do right now anyway. I'm very free."

The chief of police, who was in charge of a wealthy area like Colin, actually said that he was free and stayed with me for three hours. The meaning he wanted to express was self-evident.

"In that case..." Mellen smiled and said, "I really have something I want to ask Sheriff Liman."

In fact, Mellen originally planned to leave directly after reading the file. He would just consider today's incident as a favor owed to Liman. However, the latter's performance made him change his mind slightly.

Li Man was delighted when he heard this and said respectfully, "Master Mellen, I still say the same thing. As long as I can, I will do my best."

Mellen nodded slightly.

This time, studying at the Mystical Academy of the Kingdom of Roland City not only laid a solid foundation for him in the supernatural and the mysterious, but also broadened his horizons and changed his way of thinking to a certain extent.

Even the large amount of scattered knowledge that one has come into contact with intentionally or unintentionally in the previous life began to play a role.

If two people of similar status keep ordering the other to do this or that, it will inevitably cause resentment and hostility unless the latter has a people-pleasing personality.

But if a superior assigns a task to a subordinate, as long as the latter is motivated, then this will be seen as a manifestation of respect in the eyes of the latter, and will produce a sense of psychological self-satisfaction.

Similar records can be found in modern psychology and even in the psychology of ancient emperors.

Mellen said: "I hope that Sheriff Liman can re-investigate all the missing persons cases from March to May this year to see if there are any suspicious circumstances."

Liman said, "I understand. I will personally supervise this matter from now on."

Mellen nodded and reminded, "It's best to follow the normal police procedures and avoid any unnecessary actions. Also, if you do encounter an incident involving the supernatural, don't delve too deeply into it. Just notify me immediately."

As he spoke, he handed over a thumb-sized blood-red gem and said, "Break it. As long as I am in Vero City, I can sense it."

Li Man's heart trembled, he took it respectfully and carefully put it in his arms.

The blood-colored gem is the crystallization of power condensed from the little red lotus. With the ability to control blood, as long as its power is triggered, the little guy can sense it even if they are far away. It is a very economical communication tool.

After coming out of the police station, Mellen walked slowly on the street. When he turned into an empty alley and came out, he had become a completely different person.

The vicissitudes of life uncle is officially online, and the casual clothes that were originally slightly loose have become fit.

After briefly organizing the information in his mind, Mellen walked towards the left forest area.

Zuolin District is not far from Kelin District. Those who can live here must at least have some wealth.

Soon, Mellen found his goal...

Three days ago, Mrs. Mido went to the police station to report that her brother had disappeared for no reason. Police officers are still investigating the matter.

According to the police's visit, the neighbors said that Mrs. Mido's younger brother was addicted to gambling. He would often disappear for a while after owing gambling debts. He would only come back after his powerful brother-in-law settled the matter. After a period of peace, he would reappear.

But based on past experience, Mrs. Mido should have known about it and would not call the police for such a thing, so there may be other hidden reasons for her brother's disappearance this time.

Mellen soon arrived at the place where Mrs. Meadow's brother was last seen.

Spike emerged from the Azure Ring and began... sniffing!

Spike, it's a dog!

Both the 'Polluter' and the 'Erosioner' have a unique smell belonging to the 'Swallowing Swamp'. This smell is something Spike will never forget. To some extent, the dog's sense of smell has reached the extraordinary level.

As long as Spike smells the unique smell at the last place where the missing person appeared, he can roughly determine whether the disappearance of the missing person is related to the "polluters".

He continued to investigate one clue after another along the line of missing persons. As long as he could find a clue, he could follow the thread and dig out more information.

This is the...stupid method that Mellen came up with.

Spike sniffed, then shook his head at Meren, indicating that there was no sign of the 'Defiler'.

Then they expanded the search area and changed several places, but found nothing.

Mellen thought about it and didn't rush to make a conclusion, but went to Mrs. Mido's house.

Mrs. Mido's idle brother naturally couldn't afford to buy a house, so he had always lived with his sister and brother-in-law with a thick face.

With his extraordinary skills, Mellen took Spike to conduct a brief investigation in Mrs. Mido's house, but still found nothing.

Just when Mellen gave up and was about to go explore the next target, the faint sound of a phone in the room attracted his attention.

After a moment, Mellen looked strange.

The person who was making the phone call in the room was Mrs. Mido, and on the other end of the phone was her brother who was said to be missing.

It turned out that this younger brother had caused a big trouble this time, and even his powerful brother-in-law couldn't deal with it, so he could only flee back to his hometown to avoid the limelight.

In order to prove the authenticity of her brother's disappearance, Mrs. Mido even made a false report to the police.

When Mellen noticed Mrs. Mido's beautiful face, curvy figure, and soft voice, he began to understand why the man of the family could tolerate his brother-in-law's mischief again and again.

Seeing how Mrs. Mido had sent all the servants away so she could talk to her brother, leaving her alone, and how concerned she was about her brother, a strange thought arose in Mellen's mind...

Madam, you don’t want your brother’s enemies and the police to find out that he’s pretending to be missing, right?

Shaking his head to drive away these trivial thoughts, Mellen left quickly and quietly.

The second person to report the case was a kind little boy. He said there was a homeless man near his home and he would occasionally use his saved pocket money to buy food and share it with the homeless man.

However, not long ago, the homeless man suddenly disappeared. The little boy's parents thought that the homeless man had left on his own, but the little boy insisted that the homeless man was abducted by someone.

In the end, the parents couldn't persuade the little boy and had to accompany him to the police station to report the case.

To be honest, even if the police took over this kind of homeless person missing case, they would probably just send one or two police officers to conduct a casual investigation and deal with the matter, without investing too much police force.

Mellen explored the places frequented by the homeless, including their huts built with dilapidated wooden frames and waste paper near a garbage disposal plant.

Nothing was gained.

The following process is repetitive and monotonous.

The third……

the fourth……

the fifth……

……

As dusk approached, Melen had already detected his fifteenth target.

Although he gained something this time, it was somewhat different from what he expected.

The fifteenth target was a boy named Danny. His mother became a little mentally ill because she could not bear the blow of his disappearance.

Originally, after confirming that Danny's disappearance had nothing to do with the 'polluter', Mellen was ready to leave. After all, finding these missing people was the job of the police station.

However, seeing the mentally ill mother, he sighed and asked Spike and Xiao Honglian to try to look for her.

As a result, you won’t believe it, but by following the clues, he actually caught a big fish.

This is actually a large criminal organization that mainly engages in human trafficking and organ trafficking.

Among them, there are even two evil extraordinary professionals.

These two extraordinary professionals are only at the first level, but their abilities are extremely strange. Not only can they cast various curses, but they can also summon a ghost monster by sacrificing a large amount of internal organs.

Although this ghost monster was only at the high level of the first stage, its abilities were extremely formidable. In order to end the battle quickly, Melen took out the [Final Track] and fired a sacred bullet at it.

In the end, the two extraordinary professionals and the ghost monster brought a total of 5.3 spiritual energy gains to Mellen.