The Tracks of Fate Began to Turn

The captain, his face grim, said, "No need. Merge this unusual incident with the previous 057 file and handle them together."

"057?"

One of the investigators quickly retrieved detailed information from the 057 files from his memory.

"That madman who killed three people and then set himself on fire because of his mental problems?"

The captain took a deep breath. "That's right."

"Captain, wasn't that case ultimately classified as a regular case and later removed from the Mysterious Archives?"

"That's right. At the time, it was indeed classified as a normal case because nothing unusual was found. However, later, based on information provided by a protector, it was discovered that the perpetrator had been in contact with an organization before his death."

He also provided the same group number, and said that only those selected by that organization could join the group.

"A protector?" the investigator asked, somewhat puzzled. "How come we don't know about them?"

"Because the person who was supposed to be protected was to be handed over to us, but something went wrong during the handover process, and he was sniped and killed."

"What? Which organization sent people to assassinate us? That's outrageous!"

The captain nodded. "The inspector and I suspect that this organization may have some means of controlling the supernatural, or cooperate with the supernatural and use it to recruit and brainwash its members."

Everyone fell silent.

Their worst fears came true.

Low-level monsters have little reason and attack and prey on humans purely on instinct. Even the lowest-level Wandering Soul will not actively attack humans; they will simply roam around in fixed areas, waiting for humans to walk into their trap.

However, advanced eeriness is a different story.

Some are highly sophisticated and bizarre, possessing a certain level of intelligence and even capable of communicating with humans.

While most of these supernatural entities attack humans, there may be a few that choose to cooperate with them.

Humans offer them human sacrifices, and they share their abilities with humans.

The bizarre nature of these creatures is already quite troublesome, but if someone were to collude with them, it would become even more terrifying.

"Then what are we waiting for? We must expose this organization."

"Are you stupid? That's high-level weird stuff. We'd be just delivering ourselves to the enemy if we went there."

The captain sighed. "Keep an eye out for anything unusual in the area lately. Have the cyber police keep an eye on the internet and see if they can hack into that group."

"Go investigate Drago's ex-girlfriend and his connections. I suspect that the sacrifice he mentioned is probably a human sacrifice."

After Drago failed to offer any sacrifices for a period of time, he suffered a bizarre backlash and was completely devoured.

This indicates that he had been using human flesh and blood to nourish the monster.

So where did these human flesh and blood come from?

Given Drago's personality, he wouldn't use his own flesh and blood to sustain himself, so it could only be people he came into contact with.

The investigator immediately replied, "We've investigated all his ex-girlfriends before, because after they were dumped, they all attempted suicide, but were all saved by their friends and family."

This is a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

"However, we don't know how those girls are doing now. Should we go and look for them again?"

Protecting their safety is also part of the investigators' job responsibilities.

Just as the captain was about to agree, he received a message from the police inspector.

His teammates asked, "How is it going?"

He then told the others, "I received a message from the police chief; several people just called the police to accuse Drago of mentally abusing and controlling their daughters."

"The girls seem to have come to their senses and are cooperating with their families in filing charges against Drago."

"However, they are still somewhat mentally unstable, and the police department has sent a professional psychologist to provide them with psychological counseling."

With Drago's death and the containment of the supernatural, the affected girls also escaped the supernatural's control.

The police inspector knew this case was not simple, so he messaged him to ask how to resolve it.

If this doesn't involve anything supernatural,

No matter how crazy or infatuated those girls were with Drago, it was their own choice.

However, all of these people were victims of a strange influence.

They did not voluntarily like Drago or make sacrifices for Drago in a subjective sense.

The police inspector was also in a bind, wondering how they would explain this to the outside world.

If we reveal the truth, will it alert the perpetrators? But if we treat it as a normal emotional dispute, we'll be letting down the victims.

The inspector then passed this difficult problem on to the Investigation Team.

Anyway, abnormal events are under the jurisdiction of the Investigation Team.

After reading it, the captain quickly made a decision: to cover it up for now, but not to close the case so quickly; he would say it was still under investigation.

Once they uncover the organization behind it, we'll close the case together.

The captain then explained to the inspector what to do.

He then ordered investigators to begin investigating this hidden organization.

He went to the shopping street alone.

He wanted to see the One fortune teller again to see if he could get any clues from him.

Also, let's confirm whether this fortune teller is friend or foe.

The captain drove up to the fortune-telling shop.

This time, he made it to the door without any problems.

He parked his car, hesitated for a moment at the entrance, and finally stepped inside.

Welcome! Welcome!

A strange-sounding voice came from the side, startling the captain, who turned to look.

A pair of glowing red dots stared intently at him.

The captain felt a chill run down his spine.

These are a pair of eyes.

The store was dimly lit, and something was crouching on a shelf next to us; it was a dark, indistinct mass that was difficult to see clearly.

Only a pair of bright red eyes hung there in mid-air, looking particularly Terror.

He mustered his courage and slowly approached. It turned out to be a black Crow, blending perfectly into the surrounding darkness, and almost invisible without careful observation.

When the Crow saw him approaching, it tilted its head, blinked its red eyes, and uttered a sentence from its beak. "What are you looking at, you idiot?"

The captain paused, then chuckled to himself; this was truly a bird with an ominous air of politeness.

He didn't linger and walked towards the wooden table in the center of the room.

The light is brightest here.

A man sat behind a wooden table, one hand on the table, his palm supporting his face, seemingly dozing off.

The captain was unsure whether he should speak up, in case he disturbed the other person...

The witch opened her eyes. "The trajectory of fate has begun to turn."

The captain met those purple eyes that seemed to be filled with some kind of magic, and he felt as if he had fallen into a mysterious starry sky.

My whole brain feels dizzy and lightheaded.

When he came to his senses, he was already standing at the entrance of the fortune-telling shop.