Eight Uncles' Beloved Treasure (Lily)

Thanks to the clues provided by Josh, the case was swiftly resolved.

Of course, Layton did not explicitly mention that Josh was the source of the clues. If he had, the police might have grown suspicious of Josh. Instead, he attributed the findings to Blake, ensuring there were no issues on their end.

The following day, when Anthony returned home, he shared with Josh the information he had received from Layton.

It turned out that Hex had forcefully assaulted the child, leading to the child’s father becoming enraged and physically confronting him. Overwhelmed by anger, the father ended up killing Hex.

Upon returning home, the father’s anger continued to brew, and he took a knife and went to Hex’s residence, where he committed the act of murder.

“After Hex’s death, the child’s mother, pretending to be pregnant, took the head onto the train,” Anthony explained.

“Pregnant women undergo different security checks than others.”

Furthermore, they went to great lengths by driving to a neighboring county town and boarding the train at a small town along its route, where the security checks were not as stringent.

The train journey lasted for three days, covering a long distance.

“The father acted impulsively out of anger. The mother did not want him to face the consequences of the murder, so she spent a significant amount of time disposing of the body.”

To dispose of the remains, they dismembered certain parts, while the larger bones proved more challenging to handle and were discarded.

However, dealing with an intact human head, a complete skull, posed even greater difficulties. The child’s mother carried the head on the train for two days before finally discarding it just before reaching their intended destination.

“They believed that if they threw it far enough, it would be fine.”

Anthony provided a brief overview of the case to Josh.

Josh let out a sigh and inquired, “So, how many years will the child’s father be sentenced to?”

Anthony replied, “I’m not certain about that.”

not to delve further into the matter

…

the desolate landscape

the void before it. How long had it been since

who had taken the sacred tree had not

send a cat to the human world?” another cat voiced its

them, a

incredible power of the sacred

black cat’s response was cold and resolute. “No need. She will

fell silent, obedient

that surrounded them. Without the sacred tree, the illusions had

first major incident to occur in Gray Earth since the black cat

treasures, had all been

composure, its face displaying an unwavering coldness. None could fathom the thoughts swirling within its mind.

cats! We meet

gripping onto a vine, swung over with

thud, she landed on the rim of

her balance and nearly tumbled into

the black cat stood up, only to witness the little girl in front of

wiped the sweat off her brow. “If Lilly had fallen, her butt would’ve been in

cat remained

head, looking at the black

cute little kitty! Would you like some fish?

bag of dried fish from

black cat did

cats

witch offering an apple