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.

of wells a city has just by overlooking it. She can even vividly depict the entire city and

rival

Did his child go missing too?” I asked anxiously while looking at

nodded. “Yes. His son is missing. He was born autistic, but

natural interest in such things, and he’s

extracted from toads into the water bottles of some classmates who bullied him. It

rubbed my forehead. “A toxin from toads?”

release toxins through their skin. One type of toxin is called bufotenine, and the other one is

people

got a gift, that’s for sure,”

breath.

teenagers with autism and Asperger’s syndrome. I suspect they’re still alive, at least they will be until their value to the

Maybe even…” I trailed off. There might

clearly considered

else do these two teenagers have in common?” I looked

at Zion.

The

missing five years ago.

at me with

continued softly, “I investigated 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

and the genius competition from

this moment, his ability to investigate

bit my finger.

feeling that there had to be a larger conspiracy behind everything that happened. Something connected the disappearance of these gifted teenagers, the parents

should head home to rest now. You’re getting terribly pale,” Rachel said