When Jill and Leon saw the photo of Ithaqua, they both frowned, because they didn’t expect to see Ithaqua in this kind of place.
After the London police heard about the existence of Ithaqua from Locke, they used various ans to find a photo of Ithaqua, and this was the only photo of Ithaqua in their possession.
However, this photo of Ithaqua was sowhat special, as it was left behind when Ithaqua ca to the London police station to apply for a passport. Therefore, the London police believed that this might be a deliberate attempt by Ithaqua to mislead them, as it was unlikely that Ithaqua, who was preparing to execute his evil plan, would not have realized that he would be "on the radar" of the London police station or even the entire Great Britain Alliance police system. So if Ithaqua had a strong anti-investigation awareness, he should not have made such a rookie mistake and left his image information at the London police station.
So in the eyes of the London police, Ithaqua’s photo was very likely to be fake, deliberately used by Ithaqua to mislead the police investigation.
Of course, so police officers believed that Ithaqua was fearless and overconfident, so he didn’t mind leaving his photo for the police, which could also be seen as Ithaqua’s way of provoking the police - even if you have my photo, you still can’t catch .
But anyway, Jill and Leon now really know what Ithaqua looks like.
In Jill and Leon’s eyes, Ithaqua should just be a Wizard who might be related to Ghoul, so they didn’t expect to see Ithaqua again in the photo, and in such a manner.
"Is this Ithaqua waving at us?" Jill said hesitantly.
Liu Xing nodded and sighed, "It seems to be the case. After all, in normal circumstances, ordinary people would not make such a gesture, unless Ithaqua was also taking a photo at the ti. And most importantly, this photo was taken in 1990, and according to the situation, Ithaqua should still be in England at that ti, because it doesn’t make sense for him to go back to China, as he must have been closely following Dio’s transformation into a Ghoul since the mont he gave the Ghoul statue to Dio."
"That’s right, Ithaqua must have had so ulterior motives for doing that back then, and he should have known that the variables in that matter were very large, so he must have been following it closely. Moreover, he might be a follower of the Cult of the Cadaver, so he would have no reason to return to China. But thinking about it this way, I suddenly have an ominous feeling that the reason Ithaqua appeared in this photo in such a pose is because he knew soone would see this photo," Leon said with a furrowed brow.
Liu Xing looked at Leon with so admiration, not expecting Leon to be able to guess such a key point.
However, Jill said in disbelief, "No way, this Ithaqua shouldn’t be that powerful, to be able to anticipate that we would try to capture him? And to be honest, if it weren’t for Chris’ reminder, I really wouldn’t have noticed Ithaqua in the photo."
Since none of the three present knew that Ithaqua was a Yis People, Liu Xing could only co up with a plausible reason, "Jill, you’re right, but I think there’s a possibility that, first of all, this photo was taken in 1990, when the Blood Hand Print Killer had already attracted the high attention of the London police, and Dio had been forced to flee London to Manchester to hide. So Ithaqua, who was secretly observing all this, should have known that he was very likely to have been exposed, as he was the instigator of all this, and he didn’t deliberately hide his identity, so he was well aware that as long as the London police could investigate the true identity of the Blood Hand Print Killer, his identity would also be exposed."
"So it’s possible that at the ti, Ithaqua chose to temporarily return to China for a while to avoid the heat, as it didn’t matter whether the Blood Hand Print Killer was Dio or Locke, they had already gone into hiding, so Ithaqua could easily find them. But Ithaqua might have done this to put on an act, or to put psychological pressure on the London police."
"First of all, according to the nu of this Chinese restaurant, it has been in business for more than 50 years and is still doing well. And based on the Chinese concept of ’relying on parents at ho and friends abroad’, as well as ’one of the four greatest joys in life - eting an old friend in a strange land’, Ithaqua might have quickly befriended the owner as a fellow countryman and learned that the owner might want to travel back to China."
"So Ithaqua might have had soone specifically monitor this Chinese restaurant, and when the owner went back to China to travel around, Ithaqua would co to get his picture taken, and then find a chance to subtly suggest to the owner that these photos could be hung in the restaurant as decorations. That way, if any London police officers who happened to know what Ithaqua looked like ca to this place and saw the photo, Ithaqua’s purpose would be achieved."
Leon nodded and said, "There is indeed a possibility like that, because this Chinese restaurant was recomnded to by my father, who used to co here a lot when he was young, so it must have a long history, and it’s also quite well-known in the London city center. And most importantly, it’s not too far from the London police station, so there should be quite a few police officers who co to this restaurant."
"In that case, this Ithaqua is quite cunning, to be able to co up with such a sche to influence us," Jill said admiringly.
After all, this was not a strategy that an ordinary person could have thought of.
But although all this was just Liu Xing’s fabrication...
Because Liu Xing was very clear that Ithaqua definitely couldn’t have been a permanent resident in this ti period, so Ithaqua must have discovered that the three of them would co to this Chinese restaurant for a al at this ti, and that he would be interested in this photo, so Ithaqua deliberately appeared in it.
Given the current situation, Liu Xing felt that his true identity should not have been exposed yet, as his performance as "Chris" was quite good, and since Leon, his "good friend", had not shown any suspicion towards him, Liu Xing felt that the acting skills he had honed after entering the Cthulhu Role-Playing Ga Hall might even be worthy of a performance award in China.
... If he can beat those internet celebrities.
Apart from that, Liu Xing feels that Ithaqua should not have guessed his identity, or that the Cthulhu Role-Playing Ga Hall would co after it in this way.
So, after calming down, Liu Xing now thinks that Ithaqua probably doesn’t know that he is "Chris", so he just wants to simply let Ithaqua see this photo, and then spread it around the London police station through his own mouth, so that the London police will be more wary of him, and then Ithaqua can do so things more conveniently.
At this mont, a waiter who ca to serve the food smiled and said, "Hey, do you guys know about Hualai Temple?"
Hualai Temple?
Liu Xing frowned, how co the temple in the photo is also Hualai Temple?
Although it’s possible that this is a temple with the sa na as the one in Panlong Town, to be honest, Liu Xing thinks the na Hualai Temple is quite special, and normally there shouldn’t be a temple with this na, because temple nas are usually related to Buddhist scriptures or stories, or directly nad after the location of the temple.
But more importantly, Liu Xing is very clear that the na Hualai Temple must be a pun by the module writers of the Cthulhu Role-Playing Ga Hall.
So according to the words of a non-famous group leader in a non-professional role-playing group - the sa move will not work on the Saints Seiya twice, so the sa pun will not appear twice in the module.
Therefore, if the na Hualai Temple is just a pun, then in the sa parallel world, there should only be one Hualai Temple.
Therefore, in summary, Liu Xing feels that this Hualai Temple is definitely not simple.
At this ti, Liu Xing ca back to his senses and imdiately asked, "Hualai Temple? Is this temple very famous in China? I see there are a lot of people in this photo."
The waiter nodded and said, "Hualai Temple is one of the most famous temples in southwest China, because the current abbot of Hualai Temple is already over a hundred years old, and he is proficient in fortune-telling and divination, with an accuracy rate of almost 100%. So ten years ago, our boss specifically went back to China to have the abbot at Hualai Temple read his fortune, and the result was that he would have a bloody disaster five years ago, but if he encountered a Liu surna benefactor, he could turn the crisis into an opportunity. And sure enough, five years ago, there were a few thugs who tried to rob our boss at night, but one of the thugs’ masks accidentally fell off, so they wanted to kill our boss to eliminate the witness, but at the last mont of crisis, a young man surnad Liu ca to save our boss."
Surnad Liu?
Liu Xing suspects that the young man surnad Liu is Ithaqua.
As for the abbot of Hualai Temple, he is probably also a Yis People.
Thinking about this, Liu Xing continued to ask, "I see, it seems that the abbot of Hualai Temple has real kung fu. So can you tell the exact address of this Hualai Temple? Because I might go to China for a trip in the near future, so I want to go and see Hualai Temple."
The waiter thought for a mont and replied sowhat embarrassedly, "Uh, since I’ve never been to Hualai Temple myself, I only heard from our boss that Hualai Temple is located in Shudu, but as for the exact address, I’m afraid you’ll have to investigate it yourself, because our boss isn’t here in the store today. But for a famous temple like Hualai Temple, finding its exact address shouldn’t be too difficult."
Liu Xing nodded, dismissed the waiter, and then said, "Let’s hurry up and eat, after we finish eating, we still need to go back and report to the captain, I’m sure the captain will be very interested in this information."
Jill and Leon nodded.
Half an hour later, the three of them returned ho before the appointed ti, and after changing their equipnt, they ca downstairs to wait for Wesker’s arrival.
However, during the wait, Liu Xing received a text ssage from Dio, which simply stated that Dio had visited his friend yesterday and confird that the five Ghouls had not t with other Ghouls in the London city area, but those Ghouls seed quite interested in those five Ghouls, so they apparently planned to co to the subway to "join" those five Ghouls.
This is not good news.
After all, if those five Ghouls get involved with other Ghouls in the London city area, the difficulty for the London police to catch or kill those five Ghouls will increase significantly.
So after Wesker arrived, Liu Xing first told him this news, and Wesker’s idea was the sa as Liu Xing’s, that is, they need to catch or kill those five Ghouls as soon as possible, to prevent those five Ghouls from getting mixed up with other Ghouls in the London city area, otherwise the London police won’t have the strength to eliminate these Ghouls.
Then when Liu Xing brought up the photo, Wesker frowned and said, "I didn’t expect that photo of Ithaqua to be real. It seems this Ithaqua is quite bold, but I also agree with your idea, Chris. Ithaqua is probably doing this to disrupt our morale, making us think he has the ability of foresight, so that we will have unnecessary psychological pressure when facing Ithaqua."
"Back to the main topic, today we have installed surveillance caras on the main subway lines in London, and although we haven’t found any trace of those five Ghouls yet, as long as they dare to continue their activities, we will definitely be able to discover them in the first ti. And Chief House has already persuaded the higher-ups, and the military will also provide manpower support if necessary, so we don’t have to worry about lack of firepower now."
While briefing Liu Xing’s team on the current situation, Wesker led them to the temporary office of this Special Investigation Team - a cafe in the center of London.
This made Liu Xing couldn’t help but think of a Shimbun article more than 10 years later, because the economic situation in England was getting worse and worse, so many police stations were facing serious economic crises, and one of them had even fallen to the point of operating in a cafe...
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