Chapter 688: The Next Clue

Chapter 688: Chapter 688: The Next Clue

After earnestly reading through the clerk’s information, Han Dong did not feel as shocked as he had anticipated.

Perhaps it was the prior observation of the horror associated with the clerk that made this setting feel reasonable… However, Han Dong had not expected that at first, the clerk was merely a string of program code.

“No wonder it can ignore any conditions, as long as it comes into contact with an individual, it can achieve [Sowing], so that’s how it is!

From an internal program, it was elevated and transformed into a human, even causing a certain change in the ‘natural law’ which applied to Secretary Funa.

It’s truly miraculous that the Fate Space can give birth to such entities.

No wonder the [Mayor] takes the clerk seriously to some extent, granting her authority, and even allowing her to do things that cross the line.

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If Dean Richard is the one closest to God, then this devil secretary is the highest being in Derry Town. It’s only natural that the mayor is biased towards her.

Since Derry Town is superior to all the other small worlds.

It indicates that within the Fate Space, different worlds also have a hierarchy…The [Other Derry Town] controlled by the mayor should belong to the middle-low or middle rank.

There must also be a possibility of ascending to higher world planes.

The Fate Space might be more complex than we imagined, but for me right now, it’s not of great importance.

I am just a [Fate Traveler], and the real world is where I truly belong.”

After reading the clerk’s information, Han Dong felt somewhat relieved, thinking about some issues related to the root of fate.

He was just here to acquire Fate Points and Tools, do tasks for Fate Space, take the stuff, and leave… it’s that simple.

“The mayor commissioned me to investigate the clown under the conditions of favouring the Clerk.

This is because [Other Derry Town], which he manages, has become somewhat unstable due to the existence of the clown.

Even the Clerk and Dean Richard, who possess numerous means as [Ten Demon], are incapable of completely eliminating the clown.

From a certain perspective, it seems there is a setting in Derry Town that ‘lives of fate cannot kill the clown’… Therefore, the mayor is also gambling on us ‘outsiders’.

Verbally saying there is an issue with the monastery and letting me investigate… He wants to see how I would perform in the face of a clown.

If I get infected by the virus and can’t deal with it, he’ll let the clerk kill me.

If I meet the mayor’s expectations, he will intervene and continue to let me work… This mayor is indeed particularly troublesome.

It seems that the real deadlock in [Other Chapter] is to choose to be an enemy of the mayor, it is basically impossible to survive.

Moreover, it appears the mayor favors Huo Ziping’s team more… As an entity capable of reviewing the small world, he must know that in the [Main Chapter] world, Huo Ziping personally executed the clown.

My behavior is relatively opportunistic.”

Han Dong leaned against the back of the bench and stretched his body.

“However, the mayor didn’t particularly favor either party and because of my outstanding performance in the monastery, he granted me the identity of [Detective]…Next, I just need to find the clown.

It’s just, it seems unavoidable that in the end, I will have to confront Dragon City Team.”

Thinking of this, Han Dong glanced at Miss Jane, who was lying quietly on the dissection table.

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Dawn.

When saying goodbye to Miss Jane, she once again mentioned that if Han Dong accidentally encounters the clerk and can’t avoid combat, he should figure out a way to notify her.

Han Dong naturally made an [OK] gesture.

Then he immediately rushed to the resident committee to meet his team.

The excuse for not returning home all night was that he had followed the four human demons to clean up the clerk’s arms for the entire night.

The small and large rubbish bins on Palm Street are already filled with such arms, which are being burnt uniformly in batches.

“As long as you’re okay… actually, there’s another thing.” Cass’s expression was somewhat serious but also somewhat excited.

“What?”

“We have another piece of information about the ‘clown body part’.”

“Hmm? Where did it come from?”

“You didn’t return last night, so Diana and I stayed in the archive room of the Resident Committee. We read all the documents, large and small… We even started to go through the [Resident Complaint Box] out of boredom.

The committee has a lot of work and chooses to ignore some irrelevant opinions.

However…Diana found this.”

Cass quietly handed Han Dong a complaint letter from two and a half years ago.

The writer was a resident [Corpse Resurrector – Herbert West (from [Jumping Zombie])]. West had a special clinic of his own, serving customers who wanted to revive their loved ones.

The letter of complaint read:

‘I am Herbert West, a competent citizen of Derry Town.

This is the fifth time I’ve written to complain, I’ve sent letters to the town hall and the resident committee each time but received no response. I’m very angry about this.

Three months ago, I could always hear some annoying laughter from the walls of my basement clinic.

Although, through my self-made potion, I remain unaffected by low concentration of the virus, this [Laughter] has seriously interfered with my work and caused my income to decrease by at least 30%.

I hope the Resident Committee can give me an explanation.’

“Where does Mr. West live?”

Diana, who was leaning against the wall, immediately answered, “149 Smotel Street… It’s close to the edge of the town.”

“Alright… let’s go there immediately.”

“Don’t you need to rest a bit?”

Cass was somewhat worried about Han Dong’s physical condition. He had just faced the most terrifying existence in Derry Town in the monastery yesterday, and then spent the whole night cleaning wounds.

“We don’t have much time left.

From the mayor’s tone, Huo Ziping and his team should also be making progress… If I can’t hold up, I will naturally find the time to rest.”

“Okay.”

As the three of them were about to leave the Resident Committee…

…

Smotel Street.

Compared to Palm Street, where Han Dong lived, the style here was completely different.

There were strange buildings on both sides of the street lit with odd lights, and the front yards were mostly unkempt and overgrown with weeds.

There was also Mary Shaw’s Puppet House en route. Town Hall staff were in the process of demolishing and rebuilding the puppet house.

The walking residents, most of them, had a ‘monster’ attribute.

When they reached the outskirts of the town along the street that reeked, they finally found [Corpse Resurrector’s] house.

The main tone was a vibrant green, European-style two-story with a black arch and several irregular arc structures. This green style was often used in horror films from the 70s and 80s.

A huge sign was hung on the window, with a giant English letter written in green paint – [Resurrection Store].

Knock knock knock!

Knocking on the door.

The man who opened the door looked like a middle-aged university professor, with a syringe in his hand filled with a green glowing liquid.

“Honorable guests, are you here to resurrect the dead? My shop is currently running a promotion, there are three different levels of resurrection packages available for selection.

We’re sure to satisfy you!”