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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.

impatient voice came from outside the door. “Dad, I

in his twenties, who bore a resemblance

It was Finley’s son,

Isla and Keira, currently studying at Oceanion

for tuition fees when Connor got admitted into the university, but

gave him, it would just end up

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

classmate. I have nothing else.

Finley, Connor froze

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The twenty thousand

to Finley’s side, he trembled as he touched his

father’s nose…

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

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

abandoned building. When they

the others were being interrogated

“My dad sent me a message asking me to get five million for him, or else he’ll be

borrow twenty thousand from my friends thinking it

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the time

didn’t expect that when I arrived, my father was already dead! That’s

his statement. “Mr. Horton and I had

Olsen entered the room first, then we heard a scuffle inside. Worried that Miss Olsen might be at a disadvantage, we went in… I opened my

alive or dead before you guys entered

this question, Tom subconsciously looked at Keira, feeling guilty.

stated sternly, “Bear in

a crime.”

Tom remained silent.

“Before entering the room, Miss Olsen knocked on the door,

heard from inside, telling her to come in.”

police asked, “Was it the victim’s

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“I don’t know.”

to Keira. “Miss Olsen, whose voice did you hear? What

here?”

eyes fixated on Finley’s body in deep thought. “When I entered, I heard him threatening me and launching at me. I instinctively kicked him away, and

fists. “So, you

“I don’t know.”

puzzled. “What don’t

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

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

scream?”

who had been reviewing every

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police’s arrival, immediately shook her head when

asked. “No.”

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