Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 336

Their daughter was born with Asperger's syndrome, but they never complained. In fact, they went out of their way to encourage her talents and abilities, making sure she shone brightly in the areas where she excelled.

What did they do to deserve this?

Was their daughter's mistake being too brilliant? Did her brilliance make her a target?

Leaning against the wall, I stiffened, then turned and walked back to my room, looking at Robin. "The girl who jumped, Leo's daughter, what was her special talent?"

"They say she had an extraordinary knack for numbers, spatial visualization a hundred times better than the average person. She could overlook the city, count every manhole cover, and recreate the entire urban landscape and its underground infrastructure on paper with uncanny accuracy."

Like computer-generated...

"What about the person they caught this time? Did his child go missing too?" I asked Robin anxiously.

Robin nodded. "It's a boy, born with autism, but he's obsessed with all sorts of insects and poisonous plants. He seems to have an innate interest in them, a sort of biology prodigy. He once slipped a toxin extracted from a toad into the water bottle of a bully, causing them to hallucinate and strip down to urinate in front of the whole class..."

I massaged my temples. "Toads?"

sticky venom or release toxins from their skin. One is bufotenin,

muttered under

alive... at least, until the value they possess is fully exploited. Could it be that someone's

nodded, clearly sharing

these two kids have anything in common?" I asked

run by a group that vanished after just two events. They offered a hefty prize, so

organization behind that contest," Robin

power, his

bit my fingernail

murder and disposal of their parents

back and rest. You look terrible," Stella said, concern etched

paused for a long while before

a private tutor for their children. This tutor was Phoebe, the winner of the first

case

stood frozen, staring

it too that the disappearance of the two teens was