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Lewis stepped forward, intending to go in first.

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But Keira didn’t wait for him to speak. She quietly pushed open the door.

She didn’t trust her uncle very much, afraid that he would threaten or coerce her into some trap, so she

was very vigilant.

The room was dark, and the light was not turned on.

Keira slowly entered, and as soon as she walked in, she saw a dark figure rushing toward her. “Niece, if you don’t give me money today, you won’t leave!”

That threatening tone…

Keira squinted, sneered, and swiftly raised her foot to give the figure a heavy kick.

“Thud!”

The figure fell to the ground.

Hearing the noise, Lewis hurriedly pushed the door and entered. He couldn’t see what was happening and asked anxiously, “Is everything okay?”

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“It’s fine.”

As these words fell, Tom, who was following behind, took out a powerful flashlight and directed it toward Keira, illuminating half of the room.

As Keira was alert for any movement from Finley, she glanced at Lewis and noticed that he was staring hard at something behind her, his pupils slightly dilated,

chin tense.

Keira frowned and turned her head involuntarily.

Lewis instinctively took a step forward, trying to block her line of sight.

But Keira shook her head slightly, avoiding his protection, and looked.

The next moment, she stood rooted to the spot in

shock!

Finley lay there face up, his eyes wide open, his body twitching slightly. His chest was pierced through by an

old steel bar!

His clothes were soaked with blood, creating a horrifying sight.

Keira’s heart sank a little. She hurriedly went forward

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to check.

came from outside the door. “Dad, I am

man in his twenties, who bore

was Finley’s son, Connor.

was one year junior to Isla and Keira, currently studying

asked Keira for tuition fees when Connor

it would just end up

gloomy person. He hardly socialized and even had

nothing else. If you push

Finley, Connor froze

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twenty thousand scattered out of the

side, he trembled as

father’s nose…

on the floor. Then, looking at Keira, he shouted in

floor for his phone, trembling as he dialed 911. “Hello, I want

power switch for the abandoned

the others were being interrogated by the

eyes were red, but he wasn’t crying. He looked somewhat relieved. “My dad sent me a message asking me to get five million for him, or else he’ll

friends thinking it would be enough to tide him over

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time being…

that when I arrived, my father was already dead! That’s when

and I had accompanied Miss Olsen

heard a scuffle inside.

he alive or dead before you guys entered

looked

sternly, “Bear in mind that perjury

a crime.”

Tom remained silent.

the room, Miss Olsen knocked on the

from inside, telling her to

police asked, “Was it

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“I don’t know.”

Keira. “Miss Olsen, whose voice

here?”

body in deep thought. “When I entered, I heard him threatening me and launching at me. I instinctively kicked him away,

fists. “So, you didn’t do

calmly, “I don’t know.”

“What don’t you

dark in the room. Miss Olsen merely kicked the pers away. It’s unclear how he died.”

Keira.” Miss Olsen, think carefully Did you hear the sound of a weapon

scream?”

reviewing every detail prior

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police’s arrival, immediately shook her head when

asked. “No.”

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