The Gentleman at the End-Chapter 752 - 750: Escalation of Contradiction

The officer with yellow teeth looked at the distinctly different woman at the end of the hall and muttered,

"Because of some things I did in the study that slightly diverged from the script, my ’Danger Level’ increased a bit, leading to me being targeted by the real dangers of this scene?

Hahaha... You’re far more interesting than I imagined, William. You actually possess such malicious means, could it be that you and I are of the same kind?"

The officer’s body twisted as if still not quite accustomed to it,

then reached out and tore off some tumors that had grown on the skin surface, swallowing them like meatballs. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

After chewing for a while and traveling down the esophagus, getting quickly processed by the gastrointestinal tract, they were expelled from the butt as gas! The officer did it with his butt purposely poked out.

Poot! The loud sound echoed through the corridor, quite comical.

With that fart, a balloon with a human face slowly rose and then drifted in front of the officer,

with a hard blow!

The balloon was immediately compressed by the strong force and shot towards the end of the hall!

Boom! The entire floor trembled, the intense explosion blew through the end, and the blizzard outside drifted in as well.

However, this special building funded by Duke’s Chamber of Commerce was repaired in just a few seconds. The woman who had been standing in the corner had also disappeared, unclear whether she was obliterated or had vanished completely.

The officer cocked his head in confusion, "I didn’t blow up anything... It seems it wasn’t a physical entity - was it some kind of ethereal spirit, or perhaps some untouchable concept?

This appearance must have been just a warning and posed no threat. Interesting.

Alright, let’s continue the patrol, see if I can encounter any isolated individuals, then try to find a legitimate reason to kill them.

It’s been a long time since I’ve had such fun killing, oh how satisfying!"

The officer continued roaming between the different floors,

and along the way, he stumbled upon Nurse Ima and Sharon who was following behind the nurse. Sadly, without a good excuse, the officer did not kill them on the spot.

"What a pity—But it’s not really convenient to act with two people together. Let’s take a stroll to the top floor. Hopefully, I’ll find something."

When the officer went to the top floor of the residence hoping to try his luck, his sensitive nose caught a strange scent. This floor had several halls used for storing the family’s heirlooms.

Each door was reinforced and securely locked,

but as the officer approached the last exhibition hall,

creeeak—the door, which should have been secured with multiple locks, swung open on its own, with a strong stench of blood wafting out from inside.

As the officer entered, he saw various large items displayed, mainly sculptures, all completely covered with white cloths.

Following the scent of blood, the officer quickly arrived in front of a sculpture similarly concealed under a white cloth, but this cloth was already soaked through with blood.

Driven by curiosity, the officer slowly reached out and forcefully yanked the cloth!

The cloth fell, revealing a "human vase" sculpture,

with every orifice plugged with fresh flowers. The victim was electrician Dick Drum.

The officer suddenly realized something, bent down to touch the blood on the floor and sucked it, tasting a distinct salty hint of seawater.

"Catherine? Wait! You couldn’t still be here, could you?"

Just as the officer stood up, intending to check the other sculptures, whoosh! A shadow flashed by, and the window in the corner of the room suddenly opened, with the figure quickly escaping through it.

By the time the officer looked out the window, there was nothing to be seen.

"Not bad for my deputy, such high efficiency in killing! Let’s see who you’ve killed, shall we?"

The officer returned to the flower-filled corpse, slowly removing the flowers from the corpse’s mouth, trying to confirm the identity of the actor who played the electrician.

Of course, he also listened attentively to any footsteps outside the door, to prevent anyone from approaching at this time.

As he was removing all the flowers from the corpse’s mouth,

Boom!

Without hearing any footsteps, the door was kicked open and the light from a flashlight shone in!

The one who arrived was her fiancé Calvin, looking out of breath as if he was searching for his fiancée... Curiously, there were remnants of melted snow on his shoulder.

"Officer Sebastian! What are you doing!?"

The officer looked at the meltwater stains on Calvin’s shoulder and the familiar scent emanating from him, and immediately understood what was going on.

"Oh, I’ve been played..."

The officer scratched his head and suddenly pulled out his handgun, aiming it at Calvin at the doorway.

After a brief standoff, the officer’s expression turned to a smile and he raised his hands in surrender, "Mr. Calvin, I’ve been misunderstood! Since a murder has occurred here, why don’t we call everyone together for an emergency meeting right now? I wonder how many are still alive."

As the officer made this suggestion,

the audience’s vision was also filled with the name of the next Chapter of the plot -[Chapter 3: Labyrinth]

Time moved on to the next morning,

The severity of the blizzard made it impossible for anyone to leave the mansion; the vehicles parked at the entrance were completely buried, and the restoration of electricity was indefinitely delayed.

But what happened inside the mansion was even more chilling.

The master of the manor, Leidun Bell, had been brutally murdered, his elder daughter Jennifer Bell had gone missing,

and the electrician Dick Drum was found dead in the exhibition hall area of the manor, used as a human vase with his body filled with various bouquets.

In the conference room, aside from the mansion’s maid,

there were only four key characters left,

The nanny, Ima Bister

The second daughter, Sharon Bell

the fiancé of the elder daughter, Calvin Frey

and the family head’s friend, County Police Wilksen

At the start of the meeting, Officer Sebastian tried to sidetrack the discussion to clear his own suspicions, first pointing out that everyone was alone last night, except for the nanny and the second daughter being together, so everyone was a suspect.

He then shifted the main contradiction onto ’elder daughter Jennifer,’

emphasizing that despite the blackout caused by the blizzard last night, Jennifer insisted on leaving her fiancé and was subsequently seen in the hallway by the nanny, the officer, and eventually went to the master’s office as well.

Adding the fact that Jennifer had a heated argument with the master at the dinner table and the two had not been in contact for ten years, the motive for murder was also established.

Unfortunately, Jennifer herself had also disappeared.

The officer loudly suggested, "I propose we conduct a thorough search of the mansion; if we can find Miss Jennifer, the problem might be solved."

"I agree, we must find Jennifer quickly!! She must have her reasons!" The nanny, who had always treated Jennifer as her own, nodded repeatedly, eager to find Jennifer, who was like a daughter to her.

However, as the fiancé, Calvin was not in a hurry, but instead looked at the officer with a hostile gaze.

"Hey! Officer Sebastian, you’re deliberately distracting everyone. We’ve all gathered here because while I was searching for my fiancée, I found you ’cultivating a corpse.’ Can you explain that?"

The officer lit a cigarette and replied with a smile, "Haven’t I already explained to you? I had discovered the body when I was on my way to the top floor.

I was just examining the body out of professional instinct, and I was preparing to inform everyone afterward. It was just a coincidence that Mr. Calvin found me at that moment, quite the coincidence indeed!"

The fiancé Calvin still maintained a smile,

"There’s another thing,

Indeed, my fiancée often complained about her father, but this time she returned to clear the air and then planned to start a life with me.

On the other hand, you’re quite suspicious, Mr. Officer.

You deliberately drove a police car to the Bells’ on the eve of the blizzard, seemingly wanting to stay the night due to the snowstorm.

Last night you also saw the master once and could have killed him right there.

On your way back from the murder, you happened to bump into Jennifer on her way to the study. After Jennifer found the master’s body, you could have knocked her out and hidden her, or even silenced her directly.

I guess your cozy relationship with the master might have been for the purpose of waiting for this very opportunity. Kill the master and pin the blame on Miss Jennifer with the biggest contradictions.

You might even want to take advantage of the blizzard to kill everyone here, then concoct a flawless story and pin it all on Jennifer.

To achieve your goal, be it wealth or a grudge against the master of the Bell family.

Confess now and tell me! Where is my fiancée?"

Calvin placed his hands on the tabletop, leaned in, his eyes bulging! He exerted immense pressure on the officer...the tension between the two was at its peak, ready to explode at any moment.