Chapter 717
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Teresa brought Kieran straight to the police station in Edland City.
Of course, they weren't heading into the main building.
Behind the main building was an independent three-storey building.
On the right side of the building's entrance, there was an inconspicuous sign: Unofficial Forensics Department.
"You don't have much time, around 10 minutes or less."
Teresa then pushed the door open and went in.
Kieran followed closely behind.
Behind the door was a long and narrow hall with doors on both sides. Other than the windows at the end, it was hard for any light to shine in. The already secluded building instantly added a sense of gloominess to it.
However, whether it was Teresa or Kieran, neither of them cared about the gloominess at all.
Both of them strode forward.
Soon, they reached the B1 floor.
"Hey, Teresa, morning!"
A middle-aged man in a white coat waved at Teresa and said without even looking at Kieran, "Is it because of the Winchester case?"
"Other than that, is there anything else?"
"Give me 10 minutes."
Teresa said in a rude manner.
"You shouldn't be begging like this … Forget it, I'm more afraid of your 'begging' look. 10 minutes, max 10 minutes."
"I'm going for a smoke."
The middle-aged man shrugged helplessly.
He then stood up and headed to the B1 floor.
Teresa then headed to the morgue at the back.
Based on the tacit cooperation between the two of them, it seemed like it wasn't the first time they did this.
Maybe it was because she saw the shock in Kieran's eyes, Teresa couldn't help but explain, "He ran into some big trouble two years ago and I was the one who helped him. Although he couldn't stay in his original position anymore, he wasn't kicked out either. That's how we got to know each other."
"What kind of 'begging' look?"
Kieran was curious about that.
"Shatter their teeth or break one of their fingers."
Teresa said calmly.
"What a unique way of 'begging'."
Kieran commented.
He didn't suspect that Teresa was exaggerating because according to Teresa's temper, it was too easy for her to exaggerate in certain situations.
As for the method not befitting the identity of a police officer?
Her life as an undercover agent had allowed Teresa to have a different way of doing things compared to other police officers.
Just like now.
The moment they entered the morgue, Teresa opened up the morgue cabinet that was labeled as the Winchester House explosion case.
"Because of the explosion and the intense burning, we still can't tell who is who."
Teresa pulled open the body bags and pointed at the five curled up charred corpses that didn't even look like humans.
Naturally, Kieran did not have the ability to distinguish between the two.
Under the intense flames, not only were the five charred corpses unrecognizable, but they had also shrunk to the size of a child. However, one of the corpses was very peculiar.
There was a big hole in the left side of his chest.
The kind that pierced through the front and back.
The burning surface of the wound was natural, it wasn't a wound that was dug out after death.
"This is the most peculiar one among the five and also the most miserable — his heart was dug out when he was alive. That bastard must have hated him to the core."
Teresa commented.
"Yeah."
Kieran nodded but his heart was spinning fast.
"His heart was dug out?"
The result was out of Kieran's expectation.
According to Kieran's speculations, as the arbiter, he should have left behind the decisive evidence.
Unless …
"There is a better arrangement?
A more direct evidence than the executioner seeing the heart … what would it be? "
New doubts appeared in Kieran's heart again.
It made Kieran think for quite some time.
However, without any valuable information, Kieran got nothing out of it.
"I shouldn't rush you but we don't have much time."
Teresa reminded Kieran.
"It's enough!
I don't even know who to express my condolences to in this kind of situation! "
Kieran looked at the charred bodies with a bitter smile.
Although he said so, before he left, Kieran still bowed to the dead.
It was the proper respect for disturbing the dead.
As for apologizing to the dead?
Kieran didn't.
Although according to the mission description, Kieran was the same person as the arbiter.
However, Kieran wouldn't really treat the arbiter as himself.
It wasn't just because of the awkward feeling of treating a non-existent person as himself, it was also because Kieran knew if he really treated the arbiter as himself and took responsibility for everything the arbiter did, the chances of him being exposed would skyrocket.
Right now, he was suffering from amnesia.
After bidding farewell to the forensic doctor, Kieran and Teresa walked out of the station side by side.
"Where are we going?"
Teresa asked.
"The place where you bumped into me. Someone suggested me to walk around that place, maybe the lost memories will reappear!"
Kieran joked and then asked in a seemingly unintentional manner.
"Where's Hoskin?"
"He went to investigate that university professor.
That Professor Harold is much more complicated than we thought. He wasn't just an archeology professor at Yuda State University, he also organized a society called Graven in the university. I couldn't find any more information about this mysterious society in the written documents, so I sent Hoskin to Yuda State University. "
Teresa answered honestly.
Graven?
Kieran muttered in his heart.
He seemed to have seen the name in some books before.
However, he couldn't remember which book it was.
However, one thing was for sure, Professor Harold must be related to the mystical realm.
Kieran was sure Graven didn't come from any medical books.
On the way back, Kieran purposely led the topic to Professor Harold until Teresa sent him back to the car.
"This is on you!"
Teresa tossed a brown paper bag from the back seat to Kieran and sped off.
It was two sandwiches and a bag of milk.
Although it was cold, it definitely wasn't from overnight.
She must have bought it before she found Kieran.
Holding the brown paper bag with the food, Kieran couldn't hold back his smile when he recalled Teresa's fierce expression when she first appeared.
"What a dishonest person."
After a soft sigh, Kieran took out a sandwich and ate it as he walked, continuing his interrupted search.
Unlike the quiet morning before, the people on the streets were bustling with activity.
Shops were opened one after another, the crowds were endless and the cars were jammed on the streets. The whole of Edland City felt like it had just woken up from a dream.
Standing on the busy street, Kieran was determining the direction he should go based on the map in his mind.
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