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

rival computer–generated information.

we caught this time? Did his child go missing too?” I asked anxiously

“Yes. His son is missing. He was born autistic, but he’s obsessed with

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

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

rubbed my forehead. “A toxin from toads?” I

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

in people and cause

a gift, that’s for sure,” I muttered under

breath.

least they will be until their value to the kidnapper gets

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

clearly considered that a possibility as

else do these two teenagers have in

at Zion.

The

missing five years ago. They also participated in a genius

at

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 time. But after the disappearance of the

association and the genius competition from

much authority at this moment, his ability to investigate was

bit my

a larger conspiracy behind everything that happened. Something connected the disappearance of these gifted teenagers, the parents

head home to rest now. You’re

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