Chapter 1421: Witnessing a Murder

A man picked up a kitchen knife and chopped at a woman, the scene was bloody and violent… This is what Curly saw from the attic window.

Curly also forgot about her mom being stingy and giving too little in the red envelope, she was completely frightened.

Dylan saw Curly suddenly quiet down and thought she was unhappy, said, “Should I go back and tell my dad to give you another red envelope?”

Curly didn’t answer.

“Curly, don’t be angry, you can have mine. I don’t have use for the money anyway.”

Curly still didn’t move, Dylan sensed that something was wrong with her. Curly was never someone who would sulk; if she was unhappy, she would definitely vent it.

“Curly, what’s wrong? You seem out of sorts.” Dylan got up and walked over, patting Curly, and she almost screamed.

Curly covered her mouth, her face was full of horror, and it had turned white.

Dylan asked worriedly, “Curly, what’s wrong? Are you feeling sick?”

Curly’s chest heaved, she glanced at Dylan, then suddenly turned and ran out.

“Curly?” Dylan was completely bewildered.

Dylan followed her out, Curly ran fast, and by the time Dylan caught up, she was already gone.

“Curly.”

…

Curly went to find her father; for something like this, she could only go to him. On the way, she encountered her mom dressed up beautifully.

Sienna Johnson smiled and said, “Curly, why are you running so fast?”

Sienna was about to scold her for being so hasty, not at all ladylike, but Curly hastily said, “Mom, where is Dad?”

“Your dad is in the room. What do you need him for?”

Curly didn’t have time to answer her mom’s question, she rushed past Sienna to find Adrian Desmond.

Arriving at the bedroom door, Curly pushed it open with a bang, but her dad was not there, “Dad?”

Adrian’s voice came from the bathroom, “I’m here.”

Curly heard her father’s voice and ran to the bathroom door, not even knocking before running in.

Adrian was sitting on the toilet, looking embarrassed, “Why did you come in?”

“Dad, it’s bad, something awful happened.”

At this moment, Adrian was especially embarrassed, he said helplessly, “Can you go out first?”

“Dad, I witnessed a murder.”

“What?”

“I saw a man chopping a woman with a kitchen knife from the attic… Dad, it’s terrifying. You need to save her…” Curly came to pull Adrian, but he didn’t move, “I know, please go out first.”

“Dad, hurry, she might die.” Curly said anxiously.

“Okay.”

Adrian pushed his daughter out and locked the bathroom door.

Adrian was not worried at all, as long as it wasn’t his own people, he couldn’t be bothered with other people’s affairs.

Yet seeing his daughter so anxious, Adrian still went along. It was Lunar New Year, Adrian didn’t alert anyone else, he only brought Marion, if Curly hadn’t insisted on going, Adrian wouldn’t have taken her.

“Is this the house?” They came to a red iron gate, Adrian asked Curly.

Curly scratched her head, also a bit unsure, from the attic she just saw the murder, but the exact location… “It seems like here.” Curly said uncertainly.

Adrian told Marion, “Don’t alert the people inside, go in and have a look.”

“Yes, Sixth Master.”

Marion didn’t use the door but stood there, listened to the movements inside, and upon confirming there was no noise, he quietly climbed the wall.

The quiet courtyard felt particularly eerie in this lively New Year. A gust of wind blew, and Marion smelled a faint scent of blood.

He quietly infiltrated, the house was silent, and Marion didn’t sense any living presence.

He walked in, the living room had seeds and candy, used for entertaining New Year guests, and the walls were decorated with blessings.

Following the faint scent of blood, Marion reached a big bed.

The smell of blood was strong here, Marion squatted down, below the bed lay a bloodied woman, staring directly at Marion, enough to scare any ordinary person.

After investigating, Marion retreated.

The police knew about the murder case, would definitely investigate the room, so Marion didn’t move anything, carefully hiding all his traces.

Marion climbed over the wall and reported to Adrian, “Sixth Master, there’s indeed a dead body inside.”

Curly said, “Dad, should we call Emergency Medical Services?”

Marion said, “The person is already dead.”

“Then should we call the police?” These special numbers, Curly learned at school, she knew to call the appropriate emergency number depending on the situation.

Adrian picked up his pale daughter, and said to Marion, “Make the call.”

Surprised, Marion glanced at Adrian, thinking: Why is Adrian meddling in such matters.

“Yes, Sixth Master.”

Marion immediately called the police, briefly mentioning that Curly saw a murder from the attic at Cloudscape Mansion, but said nothing else.

They didn’t want trouble.

Curly tightly wrapped her arms around her father’s neck, very quiet, Adrian was quite frustrated: The murderer couldn’t do it quietly, instead in the courtyard, where Curly saw it.

“Don’t be afraid, the police will definitely catch the killer.” Adrian reassured.

“Okay.” Curly was still in shock, never expected such a thing to happen.

Earlier, she was worried about the small red envelope, and now such a terrible incident happened.

“It’s okay now, sweetheart.”

Adrian held Curly as they returned to Cloudscape Mansion.

The killer must be caught, they often visit Cloudscape Mansion, dangerous elements must be eliminated.

Killing one person, then the second, wouldn’t be psychologically burdensome.

Adrian didn’t want his family to be in danger.

On New Year’s Day, police also need a break, only one officer was on duty, and when they heard “murder case,” they were scared.

This kind of murder case, for a local cop, they might go their whole career without encountering one.

The duty officer was a young cop, just graduated from Police Academy, still full of passion for the job.

Upon hearing “murder case,” he quickly reported to his superiors, awaiting their instructions.

He didn’t take any rash actions, waiting for the city’s criminal investigation personnel to arrive, fearing he might destroy the scene and let the suspect escape.

The young cop didn’t wait for the city’s criminal investigation personnel but received another emergency call, revealing that Village Chief’s son-in-law, Barnabas Smith, was killed.

“Understood, we will head over immediately. Don’t touch anything at the scene, the city’s criminal investigation personnel are on their way…”

The young cop thought it was one murder case, not knowing it was two separate murders.