Hearing the sound coming from deep in the alley, Kyson and the big man looked at each other.
The two of them didn't speak, but they know what each other means.
Warily, the two of them stepped forward and started walking towards the source of the sound.
After they got closer, they finally saw what was really causing all those noises.
On a pile of thrown items, a small figure that looks like a monkey without fur, and with its whole skin in deep red color, is rummaging among the pile.
Its mouth was biting on a metal object, while its two hands continued looking through the pile.
Kyson and the big man looked at the strange figures with curious, but wary eyes.
"Do you know what that is?"
The big man asked in a deep, but low voice.
Kyson shook his head, "I don't think I've seen or read anything regarding that… thing."
From reading the information given by the government across the internet, Kyson can say that he knew quite a lot.
Everything that he knows, from monsters to the surrounding geographical changes, all of it came from the information spread by the government.
That information contains a lot of things. Diverse and some even more comprehensive.
So Kyson is confident about his knowledge reserve.
But that creature rummaging through the pile is something that Kyson doesn't know about.
It wasn't in the list of monsters passed by the government at all.
It seems the big man also knows this, so when he heard Kyson's answer, he wasn't surprised.
At this time, as if noticing their presence, the strange creature suddenly looked up at them.
Its round and big eyes looked at them with the same curiosity and wariness.
For a moment, the scene went into a standstill.
After seeing that no one was moving, Kyson decided to make the first action.
He continued moving forward, to approach the strange creature.
However, his action might have triggered the wariness of it, it suddenly jumped down from the pile of items, and dived directly into the ground.
Unexpectedly, instead of hitting the ground, the creature seems to fall into a hole and disappear.
Kyson's eyes widened in surprise as he saw this.
"... Where did it go?!"
He hurriedly moved forward and came to the spot where the creature disappeared and started looking.
Unfortunately, no matter where he looked, he couldn't find any trace of that creature.
It's as if it vanished into thin air.
The vortex of his beast space suddenly flashed in Kyson's mind, but he shook his head.
At this time, the big man also approached.
"Did you see anything?"
Kyson shook his head, "No, there's nothing here at all. It suddenly disappeared."
The big man looked thoughtful and said,
"It's probably better if we report this to the authorities. If that creature is something dangerous, it will do no good to our city if it continues roaming around."
Kyson immediately agreed with his words. He also understands what this situation could lead to if something bad happens.
After looking around for a bit more, Kyson and the big man decided to leave.
Next, they headed to the nearest police station together.
While on their way, the two of them got to know each other.
The big man is actually called Robert. He is a private detective.
Since there's really nothing in common between them, Kyson and Robert didn't talk to each other much.
When they got to the police station, they immediately reported what just happened in a clear and concise manner.
But after learning that it was a report regarding supernatural events, the policeman who was handling them actually called their chief.
After the chief heard the news, he asked the two of them to come to his office.
…
Office of the Police Chief.
"Please, have a seat."
As Kyson and Robert entered the office, the Police Chief offered them seats.
After sitting down, the two of them turned their attention to the Chief, who's sitting behind the table.
The Chief also stopped what he's doing and said, "The two of you must be curious why I called for you here."
Kyson and Robert both nodded, but didn't say anything.
The Chief nodded in understanding.
"Before I start, let me introduce myself. You might or might not know me, but I am the Police Chief of Porac City, Lando Versoza."
After him, Kyson and Robert also introduced themselves.
When Robert introduced himself, Chief Lando smiled and said, "I've heard of you, Detective Robert. Your name is well-known in our line of work."
As a detective, it is normal for Robert to have some exchanges with the police.
And so, Kyson wasn't surprised when he saw the two of them interacting.
Once all of that was done, Chief Lando's face soon became serious.
"The reason I called for the two of you is because of what you just reported."
"Our city, or to be exact, our country and the whole world is going through great changes at this time."
"While our world is still adapting to these changes, there are certain things that need to be investigated."
"However, the hands of most of the police force and other government agencies are full of various things. We lack the time to conduct investigations on things that suddenly popped up in the city, much more supernatural ones."
While saying that, Chief Lando looked at the two of them seriously. But his eyes were mostly on Robert.
As smart people, Kyson and Robert can already understand what the Chief wants to say by the flow of his words.
And his next words confirmed their thoughts to be correct.
"I want to ask you to conduct an investigation regarding the strange creature that you have just encountered."
Hearing his words, Robert looks the same as usual. It is not new to him to cooperate with the police to investigate various things.
Kyson, on the other hand, looks conflicted at this time.
After hesitating for a while, he raised his hand and said, "Uh, Chief, I don't think I can help you with this."