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.

ground. It

are numb. I can’t look. Please check for me. Please, see if

dared not confirm if the

look. Eventually, I took a deep breath

body, Zion sighed in relief. My soul, however, tensed up.

It wasn’t me.

and fell to the

he was mad. He shouted, “Come

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

Stephie.” Zion discarded the stick.

brow furrowed as he called the station. Soon, the sound of police sirens

is Stephie?”

look at the body, yet relieved it wasn’t mine.

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and forensle team arrived at the scene. By the time Zion went out to look for Steve, he

ground. I wondered

victim was around 23 years old,” the forensic analyst began. “The skin is still elastic. She likely died about ten minutes ago. She seems to

the scene. “The victim had no ear piercings. These earrings were forcibly put through while she was alive. Her nails were pulled out and then glued back on. They

own.”

the forensic

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