Warrior Training System Chapter 79: Serial killers

"There have been so murders, which isn't unusual for us," Sergeant Hally began, standing in the middle of the group as everyone listened intently—everyone except Astraval Killian, who looked frustrated but remained silent. The burly sergeant continued, "But you may wonder why a special unit like ours is concerned with them. Well, the reason is the sheer number.

So far, there have been 19 murders, and we expect more."

This shocked everyone, and Alix quickly asked, "What were departnt doing while all these murders happened?" Discover hidden tales at m,v l'e-

Sergeant Hally remained composed as he explained, "We've been rounding up suspects. All these murders occurred in the last two months, and every ti, multiple bodies were found at the scene. Each ti, the victims belonged to the sa family—sotis it was the children and mother, sotis the father and children, and other tis, just the parents."

"So, does that an a family mber is responsible?" Detective Eve Dallas asked thoughtfully, noting the sergeant's ntion that in so cases, the mother and children were killed, in others, the father and children, and in a few cases, only the parents—always leaving one family mber unaccounted for, whether a father, mother, or child.

"It's possible, but not certain. The family mbers who weren't killed or whose bodies haven't been found are missing," Sergeant Hally explained. Cassian, listening carefully, scribbled down notes as part of his duties. Robert, assigned to investigate with Julius and Alix, did the sa while Cassian was paired with Eve and Cassandra for the investigation.

Cassandra shook her head and added, "They might have been kidnapped, or worse—controlled. It's hard to believe that all of them would willingly kill their own families with their own hands." The detectives' expressions darkened, as did the sergeant's. Sergeant Hally nodded grimly. "Yes, the investigators, before you ca to the sa conclusion."

"Hopefully, they've just been kidnapped. Dealing with mind-controlled people is a nightmare," Robert said, jotting down his observations. Cassian nodded in agreent, fully understanding the difficulty of interrogating soone who had been under mind control. Even if they were freed from it, they might not rember anything about what they were made to do while controlled.

Fortunately, it wasn't Cassian's job to handle those complexities—that responsibility fell to the detectives. His and Robert's role was to manage the groundwork, assisting by gathering and sharing information between the two teams. With multiple murders, nurous cri scenes, and a host of suspects, this investigation was going to take ti.

Though most of the information they gathered might end up being useless, uncovering just one or two key details could be enough to catch the culprits—if luck was on their side.

"If the missing family mbers are mind-controlled, then this becos a serial killer case, which falls under the special unit's jurisdiction. And if it's a case of kidnapping, that's also our responsibility. Large-scale kidnappings and killings like this can only be the work of an organized cri ring, if not a single individual," Sergeant Hally said, his frustration evident.

"Now, gather the information from the previous officers assigned to the cases and split the cri scenes between your two groups."

As Sergeant Hally finished speaking, he glanced at Killian, who was clearly holding back from interrupting. Sighing, the sergeant added, "As for Senior Detective Killian, you can return to your case, but stay inford about this one—it might be related to that terrorist organization of yours."

"It's called the Cult of Silias, Sergeant, and yes, it might be connected to these murders," Killian said, rising from his chair. "I've investigated one of these cases myself. While I couldn't find any concrete proof, the nature of the cri fits the pattern. Many of the serial killers we've caught in the past belonged to that organization. If this is their doing, you all need to be extra cautious.

Most of their mbers are strong, possess strange and sinister powers—mind control being one of them."

While Cassian, Robert, and Julius looked confused, the other mbers of the special unit wore grave expressions, clearly understanding what Killian was talking about. Sergeant Hally nodded as he listened and said, "Detective Killian is right. Stay alert while investigating these murders, and make sure our new recruits are inford about the serial killers and the organization. Dismissed."

As he dismissed the group, Hally turned to the old mage and added, "Detective Killian, co to my office."

As the two older n left the room, Alix approached Robert, while Dallas went to Cassian, instructing them to gather the investigation reports from the other officers.

"We're going to be busy from now on, it seems," Robert said, glancing at the list in his hand. It contained the nas of officers who had been assigned to the murder cases before the special unit took over. The list wasn't long—just ten officers, with two of them assigned to five murder scenes each.

Four of them were already in their departnt, but the other six were scattered across different departnts.

That ant they'd have to visit other departnt offices, each about an hour away from one another, spread all across the city—a task that would take a lot of ti. "I just hope I get so ti to practice," Cassian muttered with an annoyed look as he followed Robert. Since he wasn't yet familiar with the layout of the city, he didn't want to risk getting lost on his own.

"We'll start with Officer Romin," Robert said, pointing at the na on the list. "He's only about an hour away, so that's not too bad. After that, though… things get tricky."

Cassian groaned internally. "Tricky how?"

"Well, after Romin, we'll have to head to the East District, which is the opposite direction. Then we zigzag back west, and south to co back here. It's like soone planned it just to annoy us," Robert explained with a grin, clearly trying to lighten the mood.

Cassian shook his head in frustration. "By the ti we're done, it'll be midnight."

"Probably," Robert said with a chuckle. "But hey, at least we'll get to stretch our legs."

"I'd rather keep them tense, but at least the departnt will cover our expenses," Cassian said with a smirk, and he could see that Robert was equally excited, as it ans there als too.