Unlike the first body that was swollen in the water, the other six bodies looked like they had just died and were tossed into the lake.
Based on Kieran's experience, the six bodies should have lost their organs.
Although their ribs were supporting their chests, their abdomens were unusually dry.
Despite that, one of the naked body's chest and abs were very eye-catching, the arms on both sides were even thicker.
Even though the man was lying on the ground, he still looked strong and powerful.
Not just this one, the other five bodies were the same, all of them had obvious signs of training.
Especially the palm!
The index finger, thumb, the web between the thumb and forefinger, the center of the palm, and the back of the palm all had calluses.
To form such calluses, other than using firearms for a long time and practicing hand-to-hand combat, they should also be very familiar with cold weapons.
At least, they should be very familiar with daggers and knives.
The thickness of the calluses between the thumb and forefinger couldn't have formed without at least a decade of training.
Putting down the body's palm, Kieran opened the body's mouth.
A pitch-black mouth appeared in front of him.
The teeth were gone.
The tongue was gone too.
The teeth must have been knocked out one by one.
The tongue?
It was dragged out directly.
On top of that, a complete pair of underwear was brought out.
The operator was undoubtedly very skillful, causing these people to suffer pain and fear at the same time.
Kieran could totally imagine the process of their organs being pulled out. What these people had to endure wasn't just the fear of death.
It was a deeper level of despair.
Despair spread all over their bodies.
Under such despair, no matter how twisted the bodies were, it wouldn't be too much.
But …
The six bodies before Kieran's eyes looked very calm after they died.
As if they had seen through everything and passed away peacefully.
It didn't make sense!
Unless …
Suddenly, Kieran thought of something, he quietly wiped away his traces and backed out of the crowd. He stood at the edge of the crowd and squinted his eyes.
"See that?"
McRose came over and asked softly.
McRose's face was showing a sense of fear.
It seemed like McRose, who had quite the professional knowledge, also noticed something was wrong with the bodies.
"Em."
Kieran nodded.
"I wonder who did it."
"He's even scarier than the butcher in my memories!"
"I can't imagine how a person's tongue could be pulled out and a whole set of internal organs pulled out. Are they pulling an airplane with their tongues?"
"But besides licking, it's hard to pull the tongue, right?"
Said the forensic lady with lingering fear.
Faced with such a question, Kieran remained silent.
He saw Inspector Gretchen walking towards him.
"What do you want to say?"
The inspector said straightforwardly.
"I'm sorry for what happened to them."
Kieran sighed.
"Have you seen these people before?"
The inspector took out six photos.
The shot was very blurry, and the angle was from top to bottom.
There was no doubt that they were all taken by the surveillance cameras.
But no matter how blurry it was, Kieran could confirm that the people in the photos were the deceased he had just seen. And based on his excellent memory, the surrounding scenery should be … Elm Tree Street!
It was the place where his identity resided.
"This should be Elm Street."
"But I've never seen them before."
Kieran was being honest.
Other than confirming the bodies, it was the first time he really saw them.
"Is that so?"
Gredith looked at Kieran with a doubtful gaze.
From Gredith's point of view, Kieran was too suspicious.
Wherever he went, there would be a crime.
And it wasn't a small case either.
Every single one of them was a major case with someone dead.
Especially this time.
The moment Kieran arrived at Water and Sunshine Sanatorium, the whole sanatorium had a major case that had never happened since it was built.
It was even extremely rare in Moon City.
Seven bodies!
After all, there were seven corpses!
Huu!
Gredith took in a deep breath.
"You know what?
I don't have a good impression of a high-class residential area like Elm Tree Street. I always thought it would be troublesome to deal with the people there.
But today is an exception.
"That's because the security system, which is perfect and secretive, far surpasses that of the public, captured everything I wanted."
All of them appeared at Elm Tree Street because of you!
When that murderer who thought he was a clown appeared at your place, they were there together, spying on you! "
Gredith then took out a stack of photos.
The photos showed the people from many different angles.
The date and time were even clearer.
Everything was just like what Gredith said, these people should be the 'spies' that Kieran sensed before — the living ones.
"What does this mean?"
"Do you think I killed them?"
I spent most of my time with you after that, and I met that 'package'.
Then, I went to the morgue to visit my 'ex-wife', and I met the guy who made the 'package'. Although I was out of your sight for a while, I didn't have time to complete the 'package', right?
More so, I was with Rose after that. "
Kieran asked.
McRose nodded repeatedly, testifying for Kieran.
She didn't think Kieran was the killer either.
Although she had only known Kieran for two days, other than being weird, cold, stingy, heartless, infuriating, and a little mysterious, Kieran would never kill someone.
Especially a stranger like Kieran.
"Of course!
Otherwise, would I be standing here talking to you?
I would have handcuffed you a long time ago! "
Gredith nodded and pointed at the bodies, continuing, "But do you dare say you are not related to these things?"
"Who knows?
Maybe I am.
Maybe I am not.
Just like when the sun shines on me, I feel warmth but I don't think I am the only one enjoying the warmth. "
Kieran shook his head.
"Are you saying you are innocent?"
Gredith asked out of instinct when she thought about Kieran's somewhat philosophical words.
She thought Kieran must have noticed something when he said that.
It was just like the famous detectives she knew. After discovering the key point, they would always say a famous sentence.
Of course, there were also those who didn't.
Therefore, none of them were famous.
While Gredith was anticipating Kieran's answer, Kieran shook his head again.
"No.
I am emphasizing that it's time for afternoon tea.
I don't think anyone has time for the pastries today, so I don't think we should waste it. I would like to suggest to Lady Hennessy to give me all the pastries and bring them back. "
Kieran pointed at the cooking maid who was pushing a cart filled with pastries and fruits further away.
"You …"
Immediately, Gredith widened her eyes.
If looks could kill, Kieran would have been smashed to bits by now.
"I'll keep a close eye on you!
"If I find out that you played a dishonorable role in this matter, I will definitely handcuff you!"
Gredith grunted angrily before she left.
Further away, a police cruiser with frogmen was slowly driving towards the lake.
Seven bodies were found in the lake, so it was natural for the police to search the whole lake.
No one knew whether there were important clues in the lake or not.
Or …
Were there more bodies?
"You are purposely taking revenge on Gredith for what she said to you earlier, right?"
McRose asked softly when she saw the frogmen come down from the cruiser.
Kieran smiled in disdain.
Revenge?
How could he be such a petty person?
If he was petty, he wouldn't have retaliated with words, he would have kicked Gredith's face, making her face look like a peach blossom.
Looking at that disdainful expression …
McRose grew more suspicious.
She should have understood that Kieran would not do something like that, but for some reason, when she saw Kieran's expression, there was a voice in her mind telling her not to offend Kieran, otherwise, she would suffer.
McRose trusted her instinct a lot.
That was because she had long since discovered that she was different from others.
So …
"Do you want the pastries, fruits, and afternoon tea?
I'll talk to Hennessy, she will agree. "
McRose followed her instinct and said.
"Thank you."
Kieran showed a smile and replied politely.
When McRose walked over to Hennessy, Kieran turned around and headed back to the main building.
He didn't think Gredith would find anything in the lake.
What Gredith wanted them to see had already been seen.
There wouldn't be any more unexpected discoveries.
Now?
He had to ask Gredith why she did it.
It wasn't why she killed these people.
It was why she went through so much effort to let Kieran, who happened to be here, witness this scene.
The identity of the bodies.
The time they appeared.
It was too much of a coincidence.
Even Gredith found it unbelievable.
Let alone Kieran, who never believed in coincidences.
He quickly went up the stairs.
In front of Room 404, Kieran knocked on the door.
Dok, Dok, Dok.
"Come in."
With a much louder voice than before, Kieran pushed the door open.
Adams, who was lying on the bed a moment ago, got off the bed with the help of his walking stick. He was standing beside the window, watching everything that happened downstairs.
Adams curled his lips into a faint grin.
It was as if he was watching a good show.
"You seem to be satisfied?"
Kieran asked straightforwardly.
"Em.
I'm very satisfied.
After all, I've been waiting for this for so many years.
I'm really happy. "
To Kieran's surprise, Adams nodded and laughed heartily.
"Why?"
Kieran asked.
"Why do you ask?
You went through the same thing as me and you're asking why? "
Adams looked at Kieran in shock. Then, as if he thought of something, Adams looked at Kieran with an extra sense of pity, causing Kieran to frown.
"What a pitiful man.
He was kept in the dark from the start.
I'm afraid … "
"You never knew Mary's identity, right?"
Adams turned his body around completely and looked at Kieran face to face in a very formal manner.
Mary!
The ex-wife of this identity!
Kieran was shocked in his heart.
He wasn't really surprised by Mary's identity. After hearing bits and pieces from Gredith, Kieran knew his ex-wife wasn't as simple as she seemed.
But what shocked Kieran was that Adams was related to his ex-wife.
The secret room in the morgue!
The dismembered body!
The dismembered Mary!
Mary's true identity!
There was also Adams in front of him!
Valuable clues started to form a clearer picture in Kieran's mind.
However, he wasn't in a hurry to find the most crucial point.
He looked at Adams as if he wanted to confirm something.
"I need to confirm something. The Mary you mentioned, is it my ex-wife?
"Apart from Mary?"
"Do you know any other Marys?"
If that's the case, I think you would have died a graveless death, much worse than those guys outside the window. "
Adams said with a smile.
"Their deaths are related to Mary?"
Kieran frowned.
Adams' words didn't seem to contain any real content but it revealed some unusual clues.
Mary was dead.
But a dead Mary could still control the life and death of the living.
An evil spirit?
Or a demon?
Kieran wondered in his heart.
As for the wandering souls, wraiths, and vicious spirits?
In the past, the two types of undead creatures would find it extremely difficult to deal with ordinary humans, not to mention the six well-trained people downstairs. Although the Ferocious Spirit could pose a threat to one of the six people downstairs, it wasn't enough to face all six of them at the same time.
It could only be an evil spirit!
Or a higher rank one!
A human soul that had transformed into a demon?
Kieran squinted his eyes.
Demons were special existences, especially this kind of demon that had evolved from a human and didn't possess any items, so they would have extremely special abilities.
Plus, he had guessed the identity of the demon before this.
If this conjecture was true ….
"An enemy that I have never met before!"
Kieran slightly lowered his head. In a place where Adams couldn't see, his squinted eyes flashed over a glimmer.
Adams smiled again when he saw Kieran looking down as if he was deep in thought.
Anyone would have to think before facing such a situation.
Even the husband was no exception.
"It's somewhat related.
But before that, I hope you can listen to what happened to me, that is … "
"Sorry.
I don't want to.
What a waste of time. "
Adams was about to explain what had happened to him, but he was interrupted by Kieran.
"Maybe you don't understand what kind of world you will encounter from my story.
A real world that you can't even imagine, hidden under this fake world.
It's cruel but filled with treasures.
Could it be … "
"Don't you want to acquire a power that normal people can't?"
Adams explained.
He looked at Kieran with a calm face.
He knew Kieran would agree.
No one had no curiosity.
No one would reject being different.
All he had to do was prove the existence of that world.
Although it would consume a lot of his energy and he would have to rest for a few days after using it, he had to do it in order to convince the husband of that world.
He had to convince the husband to join this world.
To be more precise …
Join the real world and join their side.
So, he raised his hands above his head and shouted with all his might, "Open your eyes and look at this power that normal people can't have!"
A gloomy and cold aura started to appear.
Feeling the negative energy, Kieran smiled, raised his left hand, and snapped his fingers.
Pak!
After the snap, a fireball appeared out of thin air.
The scorching heat swept through the entire room along with the airwaves. The gloomy coldness dissipated in an instant, and Adams' body swayed as he fell to the ground. He stared dumbfoundedly at the raging flame burning in the void.
Kieran looked down at him and said softly.
"A power that normal people can't have?"
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