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.

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

wound, Dustin noticed that it was a wound on his back. It must

heart, delivering a lethal blow. The blade was coated with a deadly poison to ensure

an extremely skilled person, or someone the victim knew personally, to assassinate a grandmaster silently. Those were the only ways a person could sneak up on them or catch

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walked in right then. But when he saw Paul’s dead body on the floor,

his hands fell to the floor with a loud thud,

my grandfather?” When he finally reacted, Patrick paled and stumbled back in shock

I entered, Sir Paul was

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

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

aren’t as they seem.” Dustin

you expect me to stay calm? If you’re not the murderer, then immediately surrender without putting up a fight. I will investigate the matter and give

My conscience is clear, and I have nothing to fear.”

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