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.

she covered her eyes and crouched on the ground. It took her a moment to slowly lower her hands.

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

not confirm if the body was

even I couldn’t bear to look. Eventually, I took a deep breath and gathered the

seeing the face of the body, Zion sighed in relief. My soul, however, tensed up.

It wasn’t me.

and fell to the ground. His

if he was

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

Zion discarded the

he called the station. Soon, the sound of police sirens

is Stephie?”

look at the

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team arrived at the scene. By the time Zion went

and simply sat down on the ground. I wondered when this series

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

put through while she was alive. Her nails

own.”

to the forensic

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