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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.

an impatient voice came from outside the door. “Dad, I am here.”

in his twenties, who bore a resemblance to Finley, rushed

It was

was one year junior to Isla and Keira, currently studying at Oceanion University.

when Connor got admitted into

knew that even if she gave him, it would just end up fueling

a father made Connor a rather gloomy person. He hardly socialized and even had a strained relationship with his

was filled with anger. “I’ve borrowed twenty thousand from a classmate. I have nothing else. If you push me any further,

Connor froze in shock, dropping

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twenty

he trembled as he touched

father’s nose…

looking at Keira, he shouted in terror, “You… Did you

groped on the floor for his phone, trembling as he dialed 911. “Hello, I want to

police arrived quickly. They located the power switch for the abandoned building. When they switched it on, the entire building

were being interrogated by the

“My dad sent me a message asking me to get five million for him, or else he’ll be killed. But I’m only a student. Where can I get that money?

my friends thinking it

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time being…

my father was already dead! That’s when I

Horton and I had accompanied Miss Olsen here

her because the building was pitch dark. Miss Olsen entered the room first, then we heard a scuffle inside. Worried that Miss Olsen might be at a

he alive or dead before you guys entered the

Tom subconsciously looked at Keira,

stated sternly, “Bear in mind that

a crime.”

Tom remained silent.

the room, Miss Olsen knocked on the door, and a man’s

telling her to come in.”

“Was it the

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“I

police turned to Keira. “Miss Olsen, whose voice did you hear? What exactly happened

here?”

entered, I heard him threatening me and launching at me. I

“So, you didn’t do it intentionally? Was it self-defense gone wrong?”

calmly, “I don’t know.”

were puzzled. “What don’t you know?”

“It w dark in the room. Miss Olsen merely kicked the pers away. It’s unclear how

Keira.” Miss Olsen, think carefully Did you hear the sound of a weapon penetrating a body, or a knife going through? Did

scream?”

had been reviewing every detail prior to

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shook her

asked. “No.”

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