Awakening the War God

Chapter 146 The Theft

Chapter 146 The Theft

After Christopher and Blind John left the room, Santos hesitated for a moment and glanced at Zoe.

They were to discuss confidential matters today. There shouldn't be any outsiders.

Aware of Santos's concern, Gabriel said, "Mr. Adams, don't worry. I purposely kept you here in the ward to discuss this matter. The Blood Scripture has been stolen by the notorious thief, Robin Hood. I assume you are facing difficulties in deciphering his methods and capturing the elusive thief, which is why you've come to me.

"Consider yourself lucky. Although I may not be able to help you, with my sister around, everything can be solved.

"Anyone who thinks they are clever will appear foolish in front of her, including that so-called Robin Hood."

Zoe remained calm despite Gabriel's praise.

She held a physics book she hadn't read for days, silently flipping through its pages.

But his words surprised Santos.

He sized up Zoe once again, feeling doubtful.

Although this girl looked refined and exuded a sense of angelic purity, he found it hard to believe that she could crack the theft techniques of Robin Hood.

After all, he had gathered the most outstanding police officers in the city, yet they couldn't apprehend Robin Hood.

Moreover, the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of the Blood Scripture remained unclear.

After pondering for a moment, Santos said, "Since you say so, there's nothing I need to hide.

"Indeed, besides visiting the patient, I came to ask for your help in retrieving the Blood Scripture.

"The incident has somehow caught the attention of the national assembly. Senator Sullivan and I were severely reprimanded.

"In a sense, if the Blood Scripture can't be retrieved, both he and I might face grave consequences in our political careers.

"That da*n thief has gotten me in great trouble."

His angry look amused Gabriel.

Stifling a laugh, Gabriel said, "Mr. Adams, stop whining. What exactly happened on that day?

"To help my sister understand the situation thoroughly, please start from the beginning."

Nodding, Santos began his account. "At that time, we found the Blood Scripture on the body of a mercenary you had killed.

"This Blood Scripture is extremely precious. It can be considered a national treasure. Owned by NôvelDrama.Org.

"According to the abducted cultural relic surveyor, it was taken from the statue of the Thunder God in a tomb by the mercenary group.

"Considering that there was also a statue of the Thunder God in the secret passage of the Davis family, we speculated that there might be more than one scripture.

"There is an overseas organization that is greatly interested in the Blood Scripture. They collaborated with the Davis family and shipped the first copy of the Blood Scripture out of the country.

"The mercenary group was working for this foreign organization to obtain the second copy of the Blood Scripture.

"With all these factors, it can be inferred that the foreign organization highly values the Blood Scripture and would undoubtedly make further attempts to snatch it.

"So, we transferred it to the Silverwood Historical Museum.

"There's a special exhibition room in the museum with a strong and triple-layered anti-theft system. It's considered very secure, and that was where the Blood Scripture was stored.

"On top of that, I mobilized the elite police officers in the city to guard it around the clock.

"Unexpectedly, under such tight security measures, during a shift change, a note left by the renowned thief, Robin Hood, was found on the box containing the Blood Scripture.

"On the note are some printed characters and a hand-drawn rose. He wrote that he would come to the museum and steal the Blood Scripture the next day at noon.

"I reported this matter to Senator Barry Sullivan, and we came up with several sets of protection plans. I even mobilized the elite soldiers from the War Department to patrol with the police 24 hours a day.

"We thought it was foolproof, but strange things happened the next afternoon.

"I opened the box, only to find that the Blood Scripture was gone."

His description of the matter shocked Gabriel.

With such tight defense, how did the Blood Scripture disappear without a trace? It was really strange.

It was unbelievable.

He hurriedly asked, "There are surveillance cameras in the exhibition hall, right? Did they find anything in the playback?"

Surveillance cameras were the most objective way to reveal the truth.

As long as they reviewed the footage, they should be able to figure out what happened.

"There are, but..." still somewhat confused, Santos said, "but we didn't find anything in the footage. No one approached the box, and the box wasn't moved before I opened it."

"Hmm?" Gabriel was baffled. "That's truly bizarre. How could it have been lost then?"

The situation was indeed strange.

No wonder Santos looked so wretched.

Gabriel didn't even have the slightest clue.

With such strong precautions, how could the Blood Scripture go missing?

Could Robin Hood perform feats across space?

Unable to figure it out, he turned to look at Zoe.

He giggled and asked cheekily, "Zoe, what's your opinion?"

This thief seemed quite capable.

It looked like only Zoe could crack the case.

Santos also looked at Zoe expectantly, curious about what insights the girl whom Gabriel thought so highly would have.

Zoe slowly closed her physics book, but instead of answering Gabriel's question, she looked at Santos and asked, "Mr. Adams, before you opened the box, who touched it?"

Santos said with certainty, "I watched the surveillance footage. No one else touched it that day."

"What about the day before?" Zoe asked again.

"It was still me. I put the Blood Scripture and the box in the exhibition hall. I'm certain the Blood Scripture was inside the box." Suddenly remembering something, he added, "Oh, I almost forgot. The day before the theft, Senator Sullivan came and checked the box, but the Blood Scripture was still there.

"At that time, we showed him some emergency plans against things like power outages or sudden attacks. We were well prepared.

"Unexpectedly, none of those safe measures were used, and the Blood Scripture was gone."

Upon hearing this, Zoe smiled faintly.

She whispered, "The blind spot lies within the timeframe indicated by Robin Hood's note. No one approached the Blood Scripture during that time.

"We won't find any answers within that timeframe.

"Only by breaking through this blind spot can we discover the truth."

Gabriel quickly understood her meaning. His eyes lit up as he said, "Zoe, are you suggesting that the Blood Scripture had already disappeared before that day?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a thought flashed through his mind. "Could it be that Senator Sullivan, who came to inspect it the day before, took the Blood Scripture?"

Zoe had asked Santos earlier about who had touched the Blood Scripture.

Only Senator Sullivan had touched it.

By asking such a question, she indicated that the person who had touched the Blood Scripture was the thief.

He was astonished to reach such a conclusion.