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.

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

a wound on his back. It must have

stabbed Paul in the back and into the heart, delivering a lethal blow. The

silently. Those were the only ways a person could sneak up on them or catch

here’s your

Paul’s dead body on the floor, he felt

tea in his hands fell to the floor with a loud thud, shattering into a

grandfather?” When he finally reacted, Patrick paled and

When I entered, Sir Paul was already dead,” Dustin hurriedly explained.

Paul’s wounds earlier. He knew how misleading it looked.

both of you here. Who else could it have been if not you?” Patrick was anguished. “My grandfather had been nothing but nice to you, Dustin. Why

down. Things aren’t as they seem.” Dustin

not the murderer, then immediately surrender without putting up a fight. I will investigate

is clear, and I have nothing to fear.” Dustin nodded.

all, he was the only one in the room with Paul. Now that Paul was dead, he would inevitably