In this world, there is such a group of people, they are all over the world, they have a variety of identities, from gangsters, liars, journalists, hooligans to students, university professors, archaeologists, businessmen, tycoons, even detectives, soldiers, policemen.........

They span almost every profession imaginable in the world, men and women, young and old, all over the world, who are not members of an organization, who do not follow the same religion, and who do not have the same beliefs.

And these people have only one thing in common——— that is, they once discovered the indescribable and terrifying existence hidden in this world, on the other side of this universe, because of some coincidence or intentional or unintentional contact. In the face of the mortal spirit breakdown, groveling for destruction and the terrifying threat they faced, they mustered the courage to face the unspeakable threat and fear, and again and again defeated attempts to plunge humanity and the world into chaos and destruction.

They are the world's greatest unsung heroes——— investigators.

According to the setting of this world, it is like this.

The government departments of this world know something about this, and in fact they are secretly studying this unspeakable threat. Of course, they do not recognize this existence to the outside world. After all, once this kind of thing really breaks out, it will only cause social panic.

Logically speaking, at this time, it should be like in the movie or comics, and set up a special organization to deal with——— such as the man in black or something. However, in fact, this is not the case, in fact, the logic is also very simple——— the government does not recognize their existence, then of course it is impossible to get an organization to study or crusade against these monsters, otherwise it is equivalent to admitting their existence?

By the same token, it would not be possible for public officials to deal with these issues. It's like everyone knows that dancing gods is a feudal superstition, so it's a truth that you can't let government employees dance gods.

However, this threat is real, so how to deal with it?

That's when the investigator came in.

Basically, according to the setting of this world, if someone is lucky (or bad) enough to happen to something similar and eventually manages to get out of it, then nine times out of ten they will call the police. And if the police arrive at the scene and find that it is confirmed, then they will invite these "survivors" to become investigators.

To put it bluntly, from the government's point of view, the so-called investigator is more like the role of an outsider/temporary worker in the police department.

In fact, there is no way to do it.

After all, you look at what the investigators do.

You go to a small town to investigate a case of mysterious disappearance, and you find out that a certain house is suspicious, and you pick the lock and get in.

Then traces were found inside, and then the lock was picked open and the safe was opened, and the documents inside were found.

Then he found that there was a secret room in the wall, and smashed the wall directly.

Alarmed by an unspeakable monster, a fire burned down the house to avoid accidents.

Good guys, smash and rob a dragon, right?

This will involve the kidnapping of living people or something, when the police are dispatched to arrest people, people will be crazy on the spot in the courtroom, you dare to slip the door and pick the lock without a search warrant, and even smash and loot my house and burn it, do you handle the case like this? Is this evidence legitimate?

This is certainly not legal anymore.

But what about the other way around?

If you want to say that a thief steals other people's things, goes to someone else's house, finds that there are drugs hidden in it, and then finds out that he takes the drugs to the police station to report that someone is selling drugs and hiding drugs, then it is none of my police's business, right?

After all, it wasn't the police who stole it!

So since someone reported the case, wouldn't the police have a reason to come to the door to search?

As for the thief, won't he be guilty?

In this, the investigator plays the role of "thief".

This is also the reason why every mission, the investigator must collect all the clues, after all, this is part of the legal evidence, as long as the evidence is sufficient, the investigator can open the net whether it is sliding the door and picking the lock or killing and setting fire, which can be regarded as a crime.

But if the evidence is insufficient......... Well......... Then I'm sorry, I can only arrest you as a criminal.

As long as you are an "outsider", what you do or do has nothing to do with the government, nor is it instructed by the government, let alone permitted by the government.........

Because of this, investigators are often more of a name. Because you have nothing to do with the government, of course you can't get any special allowances, and it is impossible for the government to pay you five insurances and one housing fund, let alone a ......... Not only that, if you encounter something weird, the first thought of the police is probably to deal with you.

Well, there is a high probability that it will send you into the tiger's mouth.

Of course, the investigator is not just a temporary worker used to carry the blame, on the one hand, after becoming an investigator, it is equivalent to giving you a green channel for PY transactions with the police, as long as the evidence is sufficient and the physical evidence is sufficient, whether you are sliding the door and picking the lock or killing and setting fire, there is a high probability that you will be released on bail and go home to sleep on the same day.

On the other hand, when you become an investigator, you will be sponsored by an organization called the Foundation. After all, it is a non-governmental organization on the surface......... Doesn't that have anything to do with the government?

In fact, the day after Duanmu Huai returned home, a blank letter appeared in the mailbox, and there were only two pieces of paper inside.

One of them is a card with the name of Duanmu Locust written on it and a big "D" sign.

The other has a web address written on it.

Duanmu Huai silently turned on the computer, typed in the URL, and then entered the Foundation's website.

Well, on the surface, this seems to be just a simple public welfare foundation website, and most of the content in it is about public welfare assistance. Only when you log in with your name and number will the Foundation be revealed to you in its truest form.

But...............

"It's useless........."

Looking at the list in front of him, Duanmu Huai couldn't help but complain. This interface is the Foundation's "welfare" for insiders, simply put, according to the points obtained by the evidence and exhibits brought back by each investigator after settlement, you can exchange some corresponding items on this website.

Of course, there's a lot of everything, including houses, vehicles, weapons, vehicles, and so on. It's just that Duanmu Huai is still a D-class personnel at the moment, so his exchange list is just some ordinary things.

As for the reality anchor, Kant counter or something, he doesn't have to think about it at this level.

After all, it's a D-class (stall hands).

For Duanmu Huai, the most important thing at the moment is naturally weapons.

For a typical investigator, the basic standard weapon is a dagger, revolver, or knife. After all, these things are easy to carry and easy to use. But this is not the case for Duanmu Huai, firearms are basically useless to him, shooting skills are too poor, and with Duanmu Huai's palm, the general gun in his hand is simply the same as a child's toy gun.

Weapons can be chosen, but here's the problem......... What kind of weapons does Duanmu Huai take to go out, aren't they all very ostentatious?

Greatsword? Hammer? Can you carry this thing down the street? This is not a fantasy world.........

Fortunately, in the end, Duanmu Huai still found a weapon.

That's the cane.

In fact, there is a similar weapon in the game, called the sword staff, which is a sword made in the shape of a cane. On weekdays, it's just an ordinary gentleman's cane, but as long as I pull it up with the handle, I can pull out the sharp blade hidden inside.

This thing is very popular in the game, and many players like to wear suits and leather shoes, and then use a cane and sword to force it.

After all, this thing looks like it can pretend to be forced, and it can still fight, right?

However, if Duanmu Huai wants to do it, it is naturally impossible to use this ordinary cane sword, this thing is almost like a toothpick in his hand, and it is a joke to take it out.

But......... He can order one himself!

There is no need to put any sword blades in it, and there is no need for any mechanism, just let people use steel to forge a solid black steel cane, and this problem will be solved?

With the height of Duanmu Huai, a cane is basically more than 2 meters long, and there are no tens of 100 kilograms that can't get down, and then the head of the cane is carved into the shape of an eagle's beak, which is not only beautiful and beautiful, but also Wen can pry the box and Wu can beat people, and a hundred kilograms will be smashed down, he wants to see who can block this stick?

What's wrong with a big guy driving a big car and sniping with a big stick?!

Oh yes, and the car...............

After returning home, Duanmu Huai directly asked the maid to send the heavy truck for modification. That MMP thing is like a container for transporting lions and tigers, where can you sit people! At the very least, you have to let people modify it to become able to sit on it, right? Even if you're a little bigger, you can't just throw yourself an empty container, why don't you play with me?

For the modification company, this job also surprised them, especially after meeting Duanmuhuai, they suddenly felt that ——— this may be the most difficult job since they opened.

However, for the sake of money, they still agreed to Duanmuhuai's request and began to modify the heavy truck and container.

Of course, this will take time, and during this time, Duanmu Huai does not plan to be idle.

The so-called come and come, don't look for him, he can find something!

So Duanmu Huai quickly set his sights on a place where players go to watch after coming to this world.

It is a well-known, popular, and popular treasure in the same area as Arkham City.

Innsmouth.

(End of chapter)