Novel Storm
Chapter 38
Chapter 38 Two Strange Cases
Upon William’s arrival. Bradley’s eyes glistened when he saw the bottles of white wine in his hands. “Is that white wine I see? Haha! How lucky of us tonight!”
Smilingly, Zoie pulled out a chair for William and the three of them then sat downs.
With that. Bradley stated, “William. I understand that you think we’re letting those b*stards off too easily, but I’m not in charge of the matter. Our captain made that decision.”
As such, William blandly muttered, “Sigh Perhaps such matters would’ve been better handled by people in the underworld. I shouldn’t have looked for you guys.
Bradley smilingly refuted, “Not really. The world isn’t all black and white, you know. You’ll understand this soon enough.”
Soon, food was served. The mini lobsters were scrumptious and the lamb skewers were excellent. The three continued chatting as they dined.
As an emotionally tactful man, Bradley grew more talkative once he consumed the white wine. “Zoie, you’re no longer a little girl. I see that William is an outstanding man. Perhaps we can talk it out until the two of you get together.”
Such straightforward words left Zoie blushing. “Mr. Hussain, what are you talking about? Are you drunk already?”
Bradley giggled. I’m not drunk yet. William is undeniably a competent, righteous man. You won’t feel sorry for becoming his girlfriend.”
Feeling awkward, William immediately went on a tangent. “Mr. Hussain, you’ve been an inspector for so many years. Have you ever encountered any strange cases?”
“Strange cases?” Bradley pondered for a while. “Ah, yes! There were two strange cases, and I’m already getting goosebumps just thinking of them.”
Interested, William replied, “Oh? Do enlighten us
After chugging down the glass of white wine, Bradley began recounting one of the cases.
Fifteen years ago, he was already an experienced, senior inspector. One day, the team received a report about corpses being found in a villa beside a river. Upon investigation, the dead were of a family. comprising an old mother, a son, a daughter–in–law, and a boy that was about seven years old. The family experienced a horrible death. Even their skins were torn away as their corpses bloodily lay on the floor. What was even more terrifying was the fact that their blood was completely siphoned, and an extremely uncanny symbol was drawn on the floor. The symbol resembled a paper talisman an expert would use.
Back then, the incident left the entire capital shocked. Professionals across the department, the district, and the city were sent over to look into the case, but only to no avail. After three years of investigation, their effort led to nothing, rendering the case an unsolvable case, the documents of which were then scaled in the drawer of unsolved cases to this day.
Hearing about the paper talipinan, William was obviously fascinated. “What kind of talisman was that, Mr. Hussain
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documents.
William saw the four skinless corpses lying on the floor in the hall. Their heads were pointing at the inside of the hall while their feet were directed outside. Around them, there was a giant pattern that was drawn with blood. As soon as he saw the pattern, his entire body shivered as he blurted. “The Summoning Array!”
Bradley was taken aback, hastily asking, “What Summoning Array
Although William had received the legacy of witchcraft, he never really looked into it, but he could. remember the pattern. Its full name was Nine Skies Demon Summoning Array, which used blood as a catalyst to invoke the vilest demons. And the culprit that tore off the skins of the victims was the vessel of the demon. Donning the skins of mankind, a demon could dwell in the mortal realm for an extended period of time.
Without explanation, William simply stated, “A kind of Demonic Art. Right, did any accident happen during your follow–up investigations?”
Bradley shook his head. “No. After a thorough investigation of the crime scene, no one went there anymore. The follow–up investigations mainly revolved around the victims‘ relationships.” ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .
Sensing William’s fascination. Zoie then inquired. “William, did you discover something?”
After taking a bite of the mutton, William answered, “If my guess is right, a murder would take place here every six months, wherein the dead’s blood would be completely sucked dry, yes?”
Right away. Bradley trembled all over, dropping the glass in his hand onto the table as he peered at William. “How do you know that?”
William flatly replied, “I just do.”
In that instant, Bradley even suspected that William was the culprit, but after thinking about it, that wouldn’t be possible, since William was merely an elementary school student ten years ago. He then knocked his own head and claimed, “I’m overthinking it. William, do you mind sharing with us your
inference?”
“Essentially, this is an activity of a demonic cult. The culprit who skinned the victims requires a great deal of blood to forge human skins after a certain period of time, and that period of time happens to be six months.
Hearing that, Zoie felt goosebumps on the top of her head. “No way. That’s insanely ominous.”
William nodded. “Indeed, it is ominous. Also, let me tell you this: demons with shocking strength were sealed within the human skin. And the only reason the culprit forged more human skins was to harm more people. After a pause, he added. “Such people are masters of the Demonic Arts. You will never be able to capture them.”
With that, Bradley let out a snort. “Master of the Demonic Arts, my foot! I’ll capture them eventually!”
Zoie too nodded. “Yes. They shall be punished for the crimes they have committed!”
At once, William mocked, “Really? They might request bail by then.”
Embarrassed, Bradley replied, “Man, stop dwelling on that. I swear to you that I’ll punish them heavily should they repeat their mistakes.”
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Zoie pursed her lips and chuckled. “Mr. Hussain, we’ll talk about that when you become the captain.
Bradley shot her a stare. “Oh, I bet yal Once the merits are credited this time, I’ll surely become the intermediate captain!”
Thereupon, William suggested, “Let’s move on to the second case,”
And so, Bradley started recounting the second case which took place six years ago, when a female student in her senior year committed suicide in Halivaara High. She jumped down from the upper floor and instantaneously died. The next day, when the investigation of the case was ongoing, another female student jumped down from the higher floor of Halivaara High.
Two deaths in two days left the school immensely pressured, and they immediately announced a week of break. However, the deaths didn’t stop right there, as days later, yet another female student visited the school from home, only to jump from the upper floor. Following the third death among the students, the case became much more serious and its influence was abysmal. As such, the principal and three homeroom teachers were fired while the Director of Education was severely discredited and the heads of security were gravely disciplined.
Back then, Bradley was already an inspector. He was in charge of investigating the case, but sadly, his effort was in vain. Furthermore, what intrigued him the most was how all the dead female students were carrying tender smiles at the moment right before their deaths.
Followingly, the school halted classes for a month. Although the cause remained undiscovered, no similar incidents ever happened again. Though, once in a while, the looks and the tender smiles of the three students, as well as the revolting fresh blood on the ground, would flash across Bradley’s mind whenever he was daydreaming.
Having recounted the case, he heaved a sigh. “One of the girls was a child of my relative. ‘Uncle, Uncle!‘ she’d call me. Alas, we couldn’t find anything out, and the final official declaration was that the students. were too pressured in their studies and ultimately opted for suicide.”
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