Chapter 892: Analysis, Report, and New Ability
Returning to Dustin, Luke said in a low voice, âBoss, it seems the people who died are Kingpinâs men?â
Dustin nodded and said in a low voice, âAccording to the preliminary investigation, itâs probably the work of those two mysterious new âvigilantes.â There are fractures and knife wounds on the bodies of the gang members. The blunt force trauma matches previous cases.â
Pondering for a moment, Luke said, âIt seems that Kingpin isnât the only one who has allies.â
Something flashed in Dustinâs eyes. âYou mean...â
Luke said, âIn the previous explosions, the black mask was most likely framed by Kingpinâs people. Then, two similarly masked vigilantes appeared and attacked Kingpinâs forces. Itâs quite possible that theyâre teammates with the black mask.â
âThatâs true.â After a moment of silence, Dustin agreed with the hypothesis.
He pointed at the other side of the river. âAlso, the gangâs nest is right across the river. It seems the two vigilantes were worried that we wouldnât have jurisdiction over there, so they dragged the bodies to New York across the river and called our police department instead of 911. Thatâs interesting.â
Luke asked in a low voice, âAre you saying that theyâre doing this for the black mask? Thatâs right. Maybe they know that it was Kingpinâs men who attacked Walter since what heâs doing can help clear the black maskâs name.â
âThis may not be a small matter.â Dustin rubbed his forehead helplessly. âBut these two have worse tempers than Mr. Black Mask. This time, theyâve killed sixteen people. Are they trying to fill up the morgue in NYPD?â
Pretending to hesitate, Luke said after a moment, âBoss, thereâs someone among the bodies whoâs related to a case Iâve been investigating recently.â
Dustin was stunned. âWho?â
Luke said, âThe skinny man in the suit whoâs lying on the top.â
Dustin asked, âWhat case?â
Luke said, âHeâs suspected of abducting an underaged high school girl. He uses the name Zebediah Kilgrave, but I didnât find any record of that name in the police database. It might be an alias.â
Dustin frowned. âIs he part of a gang?â
Luke shook his head. âIâm not sure. I donât know much about him. Even his profile was drawn by a professional artist based on the victimâs description.â
Dustin made a sound of acknowledgement. âThen make a note of it in this case.â
He then lowered his voice and said, âIf this person is indeed connected to Kingpin, tell me if you find any clues. Donât mention it to anyone else.â
Luke said, âOkay.â
However, he was sighing in his heart. There was a connection between the two, but Kilgrave didnât know Kingpinâs real identity, nor had he ever seen Kingpin himself.
For someone with such a formidable superpower, Kilgrave was truly mediocre.
He had worked with Kingpin for a while, but had no interest in the latterâs matters at all. Instead, he used his ability on innocent girls every day. It was inevitable that a brainless person like this would get himself killed.
And that was indeed what happened. Although he wasnât brainless, there was indeed a literal hole in his head.
After going over what needed to be done, Luke and Selina started investigating the scene.
Although they knew the details of the case best, they still had to go through the necessary procedures.
While the detectives were busy at the pier, in a room a hundred meters away, a middle-aged man in a suit and gold-rimmed glasses was looking at the scene. He made a call. âBoss, something happened.â
âWhat is it?â A deep male voice rang out.
âKil is dead. He and Byas, along with fifteen of Byasâs men from his New Jersey residence, showed up on a yacht in Whitestone Park. That yacht belongs to Byas,â said the man in glasses.
âWTF!â The person on the other end of the line cursed, but very quickly fell silent again; only the sound of his harsh breathing could be heard over the line.
The man in glasses smiled bitterly and waited quietly.
âWhat happened?â The expected question came from the other end.
The man in glasses said, âFor now, Iâm not sure about anything else. I just received an urgent message from the police station that Byasâs body was found here. It wasnât until I saw photos of the scene that I realized that Kilâs body was among them.â
There was a long silence on the other end of the line, before the other man continued, âAre you sure itâs Kil?â
âItâs him. Iâm not wrong.â The man in glasses was certain.
There was an even longer silence on the other end.
A few minutes later, the man said, âWe canât afford to lose any more of our core. Have the people in charge of the area stop operating for now and go into hiding. Transfer the business arrangements to the external members. Also, find out who killed Kil.â
The man in glasses said, âYes, boss.â
After a few more seconds of silence, the man said, âWesley, you also need to be more vigilant. Donât personally make an appearance.â
The middle-aged man in glasses said, âGot it, boss.â
After hanging up, Wesley let out a long breath. âHow can I not make an appearance?â
With the current situation, if he didnât solve this problem soon, the New York gangs might break away from their control and stuff their own pockets while they were at it.
He had to find someone suitable to deal with that damn masked man.
Thinking this, his eyes were still fixed on the Whitestone Park pier. He couldnât help but feel depressed. How could Kilgrave be dead?! Without Kil, his bossâs plan had run into a huge problem.
Kil, that idiot, was too incompetent. Why had he run over to Byasâs nest when the masked man was attacking all the various bases?
Luke and Selina spent an hour working earnestly at the Whitestone Park pier before they drove off.
Now that they had seen the crime scene, they needed to go home and analyze the details, which was a very reasonable thing to do.
Once they got home, Selina washed up and went to bed.
Luke went to the workshop and checked Selina and Gold Nuggetâs test results. In passing, he also learned Kilgraveâs Elementary Pheromone Control.
His credit points were instantly reduced to 70,200.
After testing this new ability, Luke felt a little strange.
It was as if he had grown another limb.
However, unlike Elementary Telekinesis, this limb couldnât move objects. Instead, it was like an illusory line which he could control within a five-meter radius.
Any further than that, and the line would collapse and disappear like bubbles in the wind.