Awakening the War God

Chapter 149 Admission

Chapter 149 Admission

It was evident that Gabriel's words had moved Barry.

He calmed down significantly, pondering for a long time in his chair.

After about a minute, Barry finally spoke up.

"Yes, I took the Blood Scripture!"

With this statement, Zoe's inference was thoroughly validated.

Santos snorted in response.

Barry didn't mind his reaction. He sighed and said, "When Mr. Adams reported to me about the note from Robin Hood, I didn't pay much attention at first. But then, unexpectedly, the authorities called me and demanded that I protect the Blood Scripture at all costs.

"Only then did I start to take this matter seriously. I collected information about the thief's previous thefts and discovered that he encountered equally stringent security measures but still succeeded.

"Worried about the loss of the Blood Scripture, I racked my brains and came up with a plan to preemptively take it, causing Robin Hood to lose his target.

"I believed that this approach was the safest and could definitely protect the Blood Scripture.

"The fewer people who knew about this plan, the better. So, I used the guise of conducting an inspection and had Mr. Adams and the others showcase their emergency plans. Then, during the power outage, I quietly took the Blood Scripture from the box."

Listening to Barry's account, Santos sighed.

Not only did it match Zoe's deductions perfectly, but it also left him frustrated.

However, he could only endure it silently.

"After you took the Blood Scripture, where did you put it? And how was it lost afterward?" Gabriel asked urgently.

The previous events were already known.

Now the most crucial thing was to figure out how the Blood Scripture was lost afterward.

"How did you even find out that the Blood Scripture went missing after I took it?" Barry was extremely surprised.

Even though he had taken the Blood Scripture, there was absolutely no way anyone knew.

Santos said in a solemn tone, "If the Blood Scripture wasn't lost, would you have been scolded with me during the video conference?"

"Mr. Sullivan, let's put this matter aside for now and focus on how the Blood Scripture was lost," Gabriel urged.

Barry nodded and continued, "After I took the Blood Scripture, I returned to my office and placed it in the safe under my desk.

"Because it was in the State Assembly, and my safe was highly secure. It was almost impossible to open it without the password.

"That's why I confidently chose that location.

"But strangely enough, the next morning, I called Mr. Adams to inform him that I would be bringing the Blood Scripture to the meeting to surprise everyone.

"However, when I opened the safe, the Blood Scripture was gone."

"Gone?" Gabriel couldn't help but furrow his brows.

It was another case of mysterious disappearance.

He quickly stood up and asked, "Mr. Sullivan, can we take a look at your safe?"

"Yes, it's right here." Barry also stood up and pulled the leather chair back, making space.

Gabriel and the other two approached.

There sat a square, iron safe under the desk.

There was not even the slightest sign of damage.

"My safe is specially made with nine layers of password protection. It may appear small, but it's very sturdy. Even if you use cutting tools, it would take several hours to open. As you can see, there are no signs of it being tampered with," Barry explained.

"Can we open it and take a look?" Gabriel asked.

At this point, he was puzzled and eager to know how the Blood Scripture had gone missing.

Barry hesitated, directly refusing, "There's nothing inside, except for some of my private belongings."

Gabriel couldn't help but feel annoyed, cursing in his heart.

He wondered what kind of things were hidden inside that couldn't be seen by others.

If Barry didn't open it, there was nothing Gabriel could do. He helplessly said, "How about this? Can you let the police come and try to extract fingerprints or other clues left by the criminal? If you're concerned about the contents inside, we can extract them from the outside password lock."

After thinking for a moment, Barry nodded and said, "Okay."

As long as they didn't mention finding the Blood Scripture and didn't open the safe, it didn't matter if the police extracted fingerprints from the outside.

He then called the police.

The waiting time was awkward and tense.

Gabriel broke the silence and asked, "Mr. Sullivan, there's something else I want to ask. It's now certain that the so-called note left by Robin Hood was not actually left by the thief himself. Instead, someone used Robin Hood's name to create panic.

"The purpose is to lure you into taking the Blood Scripture from the most secure exhibition room so that they can steal it later.

"It's not that I doubt your intelligence, but stealing the Blood Scripture must have been suggested by someone. It wasn't your idea.

"I think the person who influenced you should be connected to those criminals. So please think about it. Who reminded you to take the Blood Scripture?"

This point was the most crucial part.

Certainly, someone had reminded and instigated Barry to take the Blood Scripture. Otherwise, all the preparations would be meaningless.

"Is it him?" Barry's face changed dramatically.

It was clear that he had thought of something.

Gabriel anxiously asked, "Who is it?"

This person was very likely a member of the criminal gang as well.

But after Barry came to his senses, he quickly denied, "No one. Taking the Blood Scripture was my own idea, and there was no one guiding me.

"I think it was those criminals who accidentally discovered that I took the Blood Scripture and then stole it from my office."

As he said these words, Barry clearly lacked confidence.

His panicked demeanor revealed his lie.

"Mr..."

Santos couldn't help but question him.

But just as he uttered a word, Gabriel stopped him.

He looked at Gabriel in confusion, but Gabriel gently shook his head.

The words that were about to come out were forcibly swallowed.

"Perhaps, let's wait for the police to arrive first," Gabriel said.

The reason why he didn't let Santos question further was because it probably wouldn't lead to anything substantial.

Behind this matter, it seemed to involve Barry's secrets, and it was likely something he couldn't easily disclose.

If so, pressing him would lead nowhere.

If the police officer couldn't find anything, they would find a way to get Barry to talk.

But it was clear that Barry knew who was guiding him.

There was an awkward and silent period of more than ten minutes.

Finally, the head of the police station arrived at the office with a group of investigating officers.

As soon as he entered, he nervously blamed himself, "Mr. Sullivan, it's my fault that someone stole from your safe." © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

This was a major incident.

He had been sweating profusely on the way here.

Barry waved impatiently. "Alright, just have your men inspect my safe and see if they can extract the fingerprints of the culprit."

"Yes, sir!"

Under the instructions of their head, the officers started their work.