An Understated Dominance

“H-he’s dead?” Dustin was shocked, looking at Paul lying there lifelessly. His eyes widened in disbelief.

The sudden turn of events caught him off guard, and he had trouble processing what he saw.

How could this be? Why did Paul die? Who did it?

Paul was a grandmaster martial artist, one of the five ultimate grandmasters of Balerno! Who was capable of killing him?

The killer carried out the deed so quietly without anyone finding out. Who could it be?

Dustin’s mind raced, trying hard to catch any trace of abnormality and make sense of the situation. However, he could not make heads or tails of the situation.

Everything had happened too suddenly, without even the slightest sign.

Dustin crouched down to check Paul’s body.

He noticed that his body still had a lingering trace of warmth to it. From that, he deduced that the time of death was less than an hour ago.

intoxicated by a substance that had messed with his senses, which led to

on his back. It must have been a short weapon like a knife or

the heart, delivering a lethal blow. The blade was coated with a

a grandmaster silently. Those were the only ways a

here’s your tea…”

walked in right then. But when he saw Paul’s dead body on the floor, he felt like lightning had struck him.

floor

finally reacted, Patrick paled

wasn’t me. When I entered, Sir Paul was already dead,”

on his hands as he had checked Paul’s wounds earlier. He knew how

have been if not you?” Patrick was anguished. “My grandfather had been nothing but nice to you, Dustin. Why would you do such a thing?”

aren’t as they seem.” Dustin frowned.

then immediately surrender without putting up a fight. I will investigate the matter and

is clear, and I have nothing to

room with Paul. Now that Paul was dead, he