The morning sun shone on the walls of the alleyway in a slanted manner, cutting through the shadows and shedding light on Kieran and Teresa.
Teresa was staring at Kieran.
Kieran replied with a smile.
Under the strong light and shadows, both of them looked like a painting.
Though it was only in the eyes of the spectators from afar.
Hoskin who was standing beside both of them saw both of them refusing to give in to each other and he could smell the heavy smell of gunpowder.
Instinctively, the young officer moved aside a few steps out of instinct. He was at a position where he could hear both of them clearly and wouldn't be caught in the crossfire should anything happen.
Just when Hoskin stepped back, Kieran and Teresa spoke at the same time.
"I want to know every detail of the explosion case!
I want to know every clue that you found out! "
Both of them exchanged gazes.
There definitely wouldn't be the awkwardness of a young man and a young woman having a telepathic connection, neither would there be any words like "you go first".
Both of them frowned at the same time.
Both of them felt how difficult the other was to deal with.
"I think we can be more fair. How about an exchange?"
Kieran suggested.
"Who will answer first?"
Teresa asked in a straightforward manner.
"I suggested it, so of course I'll go first. I suppose as the chief officer, you won't go back on your words right? Especially in front of your men. "
Kieran pretended to be generous and smiled before pointing at Hoskin.
Instantly, Hoskin felt the murderous gaze from his superior.
Obviously, Kieran was right, Teresa wanted to act shamelessly from the start.
But now?
"Of course not!"
Teresa squeezed her voice out from the seams of her clenched teeth.
"Then, shall I begin?"
Kieran looked at Teresa and after she nodded, Kieran started.
"I didn't discover much, just three points."
"First, the person who caused the explosion at Winchester House should be destroying the evidence. This guy is good at explosion and short blade fighting, or both of them are good at explosion and short blade fighting respectively."
Secondly, the professional that we met before was searching for something in the House of Winchester. The item shouldn't be that big, about the size of half a turtleneck or something similar. "
"Third, the person who planted the bomb here … is likely to be in cahoots with the professionals we met."
After a pause, Kieran continued.
Hoskin was taken aback for a moment. He subconsciously recalled the professional equipment of the assailant he had encountered earlier and that bomb was set up in a professional manner.
But based on this point alone, Hoskin didn't think that the two should be treated as one.
However, the young man did not dare to ask. Instead, he looked at his superior.
Teresa couldn't wait to speak up.
"How did you know the Winchester House bomber was an expert in close combat?"
"You were at Winchester House before this?"
"Or did you see something?"
Teresa's question sounded like she was interrogating a suspect.
No doubt, Kieran was extremely suspicious in her eyes.
Though, Kieran was prepared for it.
"When I arrived at Winchester House, my mind suddenly flashed over the scene of me going through the explosion. At that time, I must have wanted to stay in this hotel but when I opened the door, I smelled gasoline and blood. My instinct must have noticed something was wrong and started to run. Then, the explosion happened."
Kieran was thankful for the amnesia sufferer title again.
He used two 'should's' to describe the situation, hiding the details that he should be staying in the hotel.
Kieran knew once he revealed that he was also a guest of Winchester House, it would be the start of trouble.
The chief officer before him would bite him like a mad dog.
"And Chief Teresa, we're exchanging information now, so we're considered collaborators. Please don't interrogate me like you're interrogating a criminal, it makes me feel like I'm still in handcuffs … Now can you tell me the details of this explosion case?"
Kieran emphasized his identity when he asked.
He was reminding Teresa and testing her at the same time.
Similar to how Teresa tested Kieran.
Kieran didn't stop testing Teresa either.
Who could guarantee that Teresa wasn't the bomber?
Even though Teresa seemed to be very loyal to her job.
Kieran wouldn't trust anyone in an unfamiliar dungeon world.
Under Kieran's gaze, a sense of rage flashed over Teresa's face but at the next moment, she kept her promise and continued to speak.
"We found five mutilated bodies in Winchester House. The bodies were burned and exploded, making it impossible for the forensic to identify them. Other than Symede Augen, this important figure's car determined that he was the first to be found and identified but the killer is still on the loose."
"Only this?"
Kieran blinked his eyes.
"Only this!
The person who caused the explosion was much more vigilant and careful than we thought. There weren't any useful clues left at the scene and even until now, I still can't identify who the other four bodies belong to. All I can do is to release the news and investigate the missing persons! "
Teresa who was questioned seemed to be ashamed of her helplessness but when she saw Kieran, she was enraged again.
"Where's the hotel owner? And the waiters?
Their identities should be confirmed right? "
As a newbie, it was Hoskin's first time truly participating in a case, he asked with a puzzled look.
"A week ago, someone bought Winchester House with a high price. The original owner brought the money and his wife and daughter who were working as waiters to enjoy their life but in the end, they got into a car accident on the way. None of the three of them survived and the people around didn't even see the new owner … F * ck me!"
At the end of her words, the hot-tempered Teresa couldn't help but kick the trash can beside her.
Hoskin, on the other hand, widened his eyes in shock as if he was frightened by the scene.
Hoskin, who hadn't encountered similar cases before, was shocked by the news. He didn't know what kind of case would cause eight innocent people to die just like that.
Meanwhile, Kieran squinted his eyes out of habit.
Kieran didn't want to think about who was innocent.
He was summarizing the clues in Teresa's words.
The biggest suspect was naturally the mysterious buyer who bought the Winchester House.
The least suspect would be the mayor candidate Symede Augen who had been identified.
There were still four other unidentified bodies remaining on the same level of suspicion.
However, Kieran placed most of his attention on Symede Augen.
It wasn't just because Symede Augen was the only one who had been identified.
It was also because no one could guarantee that Symede Augen was really dead!
After all, all they could confirm was that the car belonged to the big shot.
What if he faked his death?
Kieran thought in his heart.
"Why aren't those bastards here yet?"
Teresa, on the other hand, was getting more and more impatient.
As soon as Teresa's words subsided, a group of men appeared at the entrance of the alley.
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