Lord of the Mysteries: Just a Bystander, Moonlighting at the Tarot Club
Chapter 51

Hidden Complications

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Inspector Gana described the events in detail in his letter:

Early yesterday morning, their precinct had received orders from Police Headquarters to cooperate with other precincts in cracking down on several gangs in East Borough.

Everything had gone smoothly at first, until they surrounded Sanson Bar.

During the standoff, a gang member hiding in the crowd had fired a surprise shot, accidentally hitting the precinct chief leading the operation.

He had lost too much blood and died at the scene.

Overcome with grief and anger, the police had attacked the gang members indiscriminately. After half an hour of fighting, they had successfully wiped out the vicious criminals.

At the end of his letter, Inspector Gana also said that, with the chief dead, he would probably be unable to continue looking into the matter he had promised to investigate.

Lorry had originally tried to learn the truth behind the Koyar Village case through Inspector Gana to help him deal with Baron Percival. He had never expected to encounter the baron ahead of time, leaving that move seemingly useless.

Even less had he expected that seemingly useless move to come into play now.

Inspector Gana apparently still doesn't know that Baron Percival committed suicide. That's normal. It only happened a day ago, after all, and he's just an inspector...

The problem is, isn't this too much of a coincidence...? Baron Percival had barely died before the precinct chief who classified the Koyar Village case as a gang turf war died in the line of duty. Then even the killer died...

No matter how I look at it, something seems wrong... Could this still not be over...? Was Baron Percival's death not the end...?

Lorry's brow furrowed deeply, and a trace of confusion appeared in his eyes.

He could not help thinking

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