He had barely reached the entrance when a colleague pulled him aside.
“What the hell is going on with you? The Sward Family murder case has been dug up again! It was Miss Sward who filed report!”
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“The provincial office has sent in a special investigation team. I told you that no secret stays buried forever. There are always traces of what you’ve done! And you still insisted on having Jessie live under the same roof as Rachel? Are you out of your mind?“} “Now the whole station is cursing your name. Just this one case and everything you’ve worked for over the past few years might go down the drain! Whether you can even keep your job is still up in the air. Since Miss Sward filed the report herself, you’d better contact her right away. As long as she admits the evidence is fake, maybe… maybe you can still turn public opinion around.“)
His colleague grew increasingly anxious.}
Martin stood frozen in place, unable to snap out of the shock.”
His colleague quickly pulled out his phone, showing Martin the call records from his attempts to contact me.
Dozens of calls had gone unanswered.
“Miss Sward knows the truth now. I can’t reach her at all. As long as she still cares about you, you have a chance! You need to act fast! What are you standing around for?“}
“You’re not still thinking about protecting Rachel, are you? Rachel is nothing but a disaster. If you keep favoring her, she’s going to ruin you! Right now, the best solution is either to have Miss Sward admit the evidence is fake and withdraw the report, or send Rachel to prison to pay for her sins! There’s no other choice!“}
Martin’s phone was taken out by his colleague. He dialed the number once again, but the cold, mechanical voice on the other end remained the same.
I wouldn’t even contact him anymore.”
Martin’s mind was in turmoil, the thoughts churning endlessly.”
His first thought was of the evidence in the study.
But quickly, he dismissed the idea.}
It couldn’t be.
In five years of marriage, I had never stepped into his study.
He had told me that it was a room filled with his work–related materials and confidential cases. Every time he left home, he would lock the door.
I never had the chance to discover what was inside. He had also made sure I wouldn’t find out.
He couldn’t bear to imagine what I would think if I saw what was on those walls.
But the bloody truth lay right in front of him, offering no room for thought or denial.§
He snatched the phone and frantically called me.”
But there was still no answer.
He dialed over a hundred times and finally, it became an empty number.
Manin completely broke down.
“Help me explain to the leadership. I need to find her. Jessie is still pregnant. She can’t be in danger. She wouldn’t hang up on me, so something must have happened to her. I must find her!”
His colleague froze for a moment, looking at him as if he were crazy.
“Your priority right now is to cooperate with the investigation. If you leave now, it will be the same as fleeing from justice. Don’t you care about your job? Martin, wake up! Jessie is missing, but Rachel is still here! As long as you catch the killer, this can still be resolved!” But Martin had already lost all sense of reason.
His face darkened immediately. “Rachel is still in the hospital. Give me two more days, just two more days, I will find another way. Rachel can’t be in danger. Otherwise, all my efforts over the past five years will have been in vain! She has already suffered so much at the hands of the killer. I didn’t protect her properly back then, but now, no matter what, I will make sure she is safe! I believe she is innocent!” No matter how his colleagues tried to persuade him, he firmly believed that Rachel was the victim.§ After an intense argument, his colleague left in disappointment, slamming his sleeves in frustration. Martin didn’t hesitate anymore. He immediately got in his car and drove back to his parents‘ house.
