"Silence!
Everyone, please be quiet!
I've already called the police!
The police will be here soon!
Before that, I hope everyone can remain calm and stay in your seats — to make up for your unhappiness, the TV station will compensate you financially. "
Amidst the chaotic screams, Assistant Director Wang walked up to the stage and shouted into the microphone.
His voice was amplified through the stage sound system, echoing throughout the studio and suppressing the screams. The mention of the police and financial compensation made the audience feel a little more at ease.
After more staff belonging to the TV station entered the studio, the scene was further controlled.
Then, the kind-looking director walked up to Kieran.
"I'm sorry that this happened.
If it's possible, please wait in the dressing room before the police arrive. "
Said the director.
"Since everyone else is here, I don't need to leave either."
Kieran shook his head, his eyes never leaving the body in the alley.
The body was curled up in the box, its joints completely stiff.
It seemed like the body was moved into the box the moment it was killed and then turned into a zombie. Based on the degree of muscle contraction, the body should have been killed around 1 to 3 hours ago.
From Kieran's perspective, the fatal wound was an assassination from the back.
The dagger, the murder weapon, was still on the body.
The dagger was stabbed deep into the heart, but it was stuck in the bone.
The killer wasn't a veteran.
He didn't even use a dagger.
Given the circumstances, an impulsive killer's image appeared in Kieran's mind.
As for other external wounds?
Before moving the body, Kieran couldn't tell.
However, Kieran was sure who the killer was.
The lingering killer aura was too obvious. Even though Kieran was in a weakened state, when he saw the killer, it was as bright and dazzling as a searchlight in the dark.
Although he didn't know why the killer killed, Kieran didn't want to waste his precious time on the killer's one-man show.
"Do you have a grudge against him?"
Kieran suddenly asked.
"What do you mean?"
The kind-looking director was stunned.
"Do you have a grudge against him?"
Kieran repeated.
"Impossible!"
"Max and I are the best partners. Although we argue, it's because of the show's opinion. In private, we are very good friends."
"Many people in the TV station can testify to this."
The man frowned and retorted.
"Then why did you kill people?"
"Murder?"
"Are you joking?"
"How could I kill anyone!"
There was a hint of panic in the other party's eyes, but it quickly turned into calmness. He held the microphone in his hand, bowed slightly, and aimed the tips of his feet in Kieran's direction. His eyes were aggressive as he spoke to Kieran in a questioning manner.
"You said I killed someone?"
"Where's your evidence?"
"If you can't prove it, I'll sue you for defamation, and …"
"I've heard rumors that you and Max had a conflict, right?"
"He said that when you looked at him, your eyes were like a man-eating beast!"
"You're saying I killed someone!"
"But I think you might be the one who killed someone!"
Kieran's voice spread along with the speakers. What happened on the stage quickly attracted the audience's attention. They recovered from the panic and stared at the stage without blinking.
"There is a lot of evidence.
The dagger is still on the body. You should have wiped the fingerprints clean, but where's the blood? "
"Although you covered it with perfume, your body has a strong fragrance smell, similar to the hand sanitizer outside the bathroom. You must have washed yourself with it many times."
"And the clothes you are wearing right now, it's a little different from when you first met me."
"It must have been stained with blood, right?"
Kieran's nose picked up more things, but a good hunter knew how to lure his prey into his trap step by step.
"Blood stains!
You've been talking about blood stains, have you found them?
Or do you need a Luminol reagent test? "
The director showed a sense of mockery on his face.
Kieran smiled when he saw the mockery on the director's face.
"Which means you must have cleaned yourself thoroughly."
"Not just the hand sanitizer outside the bathroom, there should also be some bleach, but … Don't you think it's weird for bleach to appear on a person's body for no reason?"
"Especially if you wash your entire body with something like bleach."
When one tried to cover up a flaw, more flaws would appear.
The director before Kieran's eyes was exactly like that.
Kieran shook his head when he saw the panic on the director's face again.
At this moment, he was sure that the other party had acted on impulse.
Otherwise, he would have been more meticulous.
But it didn't stop Kieran from continuing.
"Staff present, please go and check the washrooms on each floor. Please inform me if there is an overuse of hand sanitizer in the washroom on any floor."
"Also, please pay attention to the smell of bleach."
"If it's possible, please use that method to find the two spots above and search the entire floor. Pay special attention to the ceiling!"
The moment Kieran's words subsided, the director, who killed his old rival out of impulse, couldn't hold it anymore. He fell to the floor with a thud.
"H-How did you know?"
The director asked in a trembling voice.
Kieran, of course, wouldn't tell Kieran that any sane person would give up on the trash can because it would be the first place the police would check. Then, following the police's train of thought, all the secret spots in the TV station would be searched.
Even the ceiling would be the same.
In fact, according to the search procedure, if Kieran didn't do anything, it would only be a matter of time before he was found.
However, Kieran didn't tell the director that.
He pointed at the body in the box and said softly.
"He told me.
I'm a shaman! "
Kieran then walked towards the corridor beside the stage.
The TV station's staff, who were blocking the way, quickly moved aside to let Kieran pass. The audience stared at Kieran as he left.
They only came back to their senses when the door of the corridor closed with a crisp sound.
Praises sounded one after another.
Exclamations sounded one after another.
But none of them had anything to do with Kieran.
Naturally, the director, who thought he was smart and started to claim that he was innocent, had nothing to do with Kieran.
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