Chapter 47
Stella followed Robin, her whole body trembling uncontrollably.
Dexter trailed behind the group, silent, his face a ghastly shade of pale.
I glanced at Dexter and couldn’t help but laugh.
The police had finally found my body. With that discovery, Dexter was truly free at
last. He probably couldn’t wait for me to be out of the picture.
“Are you sure you want to do this?” Robin asked Stella again before they got into
the car.
Her complexion was ashen, and her legs nearly gave out as she climbed into the
car.
I instinctively reached out to steady her, but it was futile: my hands passed right
through her body.
I couldn’t touch anyone.
“She’s not dead.” Dexter said, furrowing his brow as if he still held onto some
hope.
Stella shot Dexter a look full of loathing before getting into the car.
I sat next to Stella, staring blankly out the window.
At this point, any affection or expectation I had for Dexter had long since
evaporated. He and Melody had done me in, and whatever love or loyalty there
was had been spent.
The orphanage had already been cordoned off by the police, with officers
patrolling all around.
Several ambulances were parked nearby, though they seemed rather
superfluous.
It was clear this was the scene of the initial crime in a string of murders.
I
I smiled bitterly to myself, What good were ambulances? I was definitely already
dead.
“Why wasn’t this cellar found during the previous searches?” The higher—ups
were on scene. considering the gravity of the case.
Robin quickly offered an explanation. “Sorry, this orphanage has been deserted
for ages. Without any blueprints, that cellar was just too well hidden…”
I too was curious about the cellar, located beneath a small storage shed behind
the abandoned yard, with a wooden floor concealing the clandestine space below
and an air of foreboding. emanating from it.
I had no memory of this place; I had been unconscious when the killer dragged
me in, and by the time I came to, I was already in that dim space without any
idea how I got there.
“Certainly, a place like this would be tough to spot, even if you searched a dozen
times. Who found it?” Robin asked.
“Robin, it was me,” Cory said, puzzled. “Strange… I was here several times
yesterday and didn’t
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notice anything off. Today, though, I spotted footprints on the floor.” He wondered
if he had simply not been observant enough the day before. “My bad for missing
it yesterday.”
“It’s not your fault. The killer wanted us to find it,” Robin said, his expression grim
as he lit at cigarette. This killer was clever.
“The lunatic Colin is the killer, right?” Cory asked, intrigued.
“Either he had an accomplice, or someone is setting him up to take the fall,”
Robin said, shaking his head. There were too many unanswered questions.
The group fell silent, standing at the mouth of the cellar, hesitant to go down.
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Robin took a deep breath, then turned to Stella and Dexter. “They’re family of the
victim, so they might help with identification.”
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Robin looked at her gravely. “You two, come with me.”
Dexter seemed agitated, but at the critical moment, he hesitated, taking a long
time before he could bring himself to go down the cellar.
I stood to the side, mocking his cowardice.
Now he was scared, huh?
Wasn’t it him who got me into this mess?
Dexter, you’re an accomplice.
I followed Stella down into the cellar, and the wave of dread that hit me was
almost tangible.
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