Revenge After Death

Chapter 336

It turned out that both of the deceased were related to missing persons cases.

The man who had jumped off the building was related to the missing 18–year–old girl and the murdered victims.

“No. 37 Bridgeway Route…” I murmured softly to myself, feeling dizzy all of a sudden.

No. 37 Bridgeway Route was one of the last standing slums in Huma.

It was inhabited by either migrant workers from out of town or homeless nomads with no money. These people were considered the rock bottom of society.

The man who had jumped off the building was called George Zucker. He was a primary school teacher. His wife was a nurse at the county hospital.

They were a diligent and hardworking couple. They weren’t wealthy, but they lived a comfortable and happy life.

Their daughter was born with Asperger’s syndrome, yet they had never complained. The couple had even actively encouraged and nurtured her talents and strengths to help her integrate into society better. She shone in her areas of expertise.

They weren’t at fault for doing that.

It wasn’t their fault that their daughter was so outstanding. Perhaps she had become so outstanding that she had caught someone’s unwanted attention.

I leaned against the wall and stiffened suddenly. I turned back to the room and looked at

Zion.

“In what area was George Zucker’s daughter exceptionally gifted?” I asked.

“I heard she’s particularly gifted in areas related to numbers. She has a hundred times more spatial imagination than the average human being.

can count the number of wells a city has just by overlooking it. She can even vividly depict the entire city and its underground structures with

accuracy could rival computer–generated information.

Did his child go missing too?” I asked

is missing. He was born autistic, but he’s obsessed with various

seems to have a natural interest in such things, and he’s a

a toxin he had extracted from toads into the water bottles of some classmates who bullied him. It caused them to hallucinate, urinate, and

“A toxin from toads?” I asked.

through their skin. One type of toxin is called bufotenine,

in people

got a gift, that’s for sure,”

breath.

and talented teenagers with autism and Asperger’s syndrome. I suspect they’re still alive, at least they will be until their value to the kidnapper gets exhausted. Is it possible that someone is intentionally targeting these gifted

Maybe even…” I trailed off. There might be an even more sinister

He had clearly considered that a possibility as well.

their conditions, what else do these two

at Zion.

The

five years ago. They also participated

looked at me

the competition before. It was organized informally by an unknown association. Two competitions with generous prizes were held, so it was well- known at the time. But after the disappearance of the two teenagers, the organizers

association and the genius competition

because Zion did not have much authority at this moment, his ability to investigate was

my

happened. Something connected the disappearance of these gifted teenagers, the

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