Chapter 26

Rachel hid fearfully behind Zion, not daring to look.

Steve was the first to enter. He limped slowly. I felt like he was trembling. It was unclear if this trembling stemmed from fear or excitement.

“Stephie…” His voice was hoarse and unpleasant. The ruined tone felt suffocating.

“Stephanie?” Zion echoed.

He farrowed his brow as he activated his phone’s flashlight.

There was a dull thud. The woman standing before us fell straight to the ground.

Zion’s expression darkened. He quickly grabbed a nearby stick and surveyed the surroundings.

cautiously.

It was a dead body.

Rachel was just an ordinary medical student. Despite her strong character, she had never seen a body

like this.

crouched on the ground. It took her a

asked Zion, “Zion, my legs are numb. I can’t look. Please check for me. Please,

if the body

bear to look. Eventually, I took a deep breath and gathered the courage to move forward with Zion.

the face of the body, Zion sighed

It wasn’t me.

retreated and fell to the

as if he was mad.

in horror, unsure if he might have a mental illness. Perhaps he had a split personality. Could

Zion discarded

he called the station. Soon, the sound of police sirens approached. Rachel sat on the ground and suddenly broke into uncontrollable

is Stephie?”

to look at the body, yet relieved it

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at the scene. By the time Zion went out to look for

up struggling and simply sat down on the ground. I wondered when this series of murders would finally

old,” the forensic analyst began. “The skin is still elastic. She likely died about ten minutes ago.

earrings were forcibly put through while she was alive. Her

own.”

listened to the forensic

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