D.Gray-Man - Chapter 169
There Was A Silence
The two guards supposed to keep Cross locked, had fallen asleep. I don’t know this characters so, it’s hard to tell if they are the kind to just, you know, fall asleep on duty. Because, there’s the high possibility they both were made to sleep by Cross’s killer.
Anyway, the important thing now is that, after the guards seen the corpse and called for help, there was a moment where Cross’s body was alone. When the guard returns, the body is gone and the window smashed. Now, whoever did this, he wanted Cross dead, he wanted the order to know it and they wanted the body. There’s always the possibility that Cross himself was involved and he’s still alive but, I highly doubt it, because of the way he acted before it happened. I have no idea about who killed him, who he was working for and why do they need the body.
Also, the story clearly states "..nobody has ever seen him from that day." So, Cross is out for good.
It seems Allen has been sent on a mission right after his meeting with Cross. They are probably spending all their resources to get all the Innocence they can as soon as they can. They receive a message to come back to the Order. How will he take the news?
