Freya knew full well that the police had already been meticulous in searching for any breakthrough, but not a hint of suspicious evidence was left at the crime scene…

She took a deep breath and turned to look at the small path she had come from.

The scattered footprints in the woods around the path might be the only thing she could investigate. Even though it was a difficult task, she was determined to try it.

Rather than retracing her steps on the path, Freya entered the nearby grove.

The trees in this grove were dense and blocked out the sun. Even though it was afternoon, it was still dim. inside.

Who knew what it would be like at night?

Freya thought about the many young couples who liked to date in the woods at night. But after what happened to Benjamin, such activities were certainly not going to take place anymore. Nevertheless, it was a line of investigation.

Inside the grove, Freya carefully surveyed the area, walking step by step until she reached the center of the grove. There, she looked around in all directions.

“As expected, nothing,” Freya sighed.

She was about to turn around and leave when she noticed a glint from the corner of her eye.

After taking a few steps, she suddenly realized what it might be and turned back.

Lodged in the tangle of branches of one tree, a camera used for photography was quietly lying there.

Freya’s eyes lit up. She rolled up her sleeves and immediately climbed the tree..

Her climbing skills were decent, and in no time, she had reached the upper branches. She picked up the camera to examine it..

The camera was completely dark, indicating that it had run out of battery.

it was pointing

together, forming a natural

have some exciting

squinted her eyes.

angle. But in case it captured anyone who had visited the woods on the day of the incident,

the library probably had charging outlets. She planned to charge the camera

grove, her footsteps momentarily paused as she heard the faint sound

a chill ran down her spine. Without

past her from behind, embedding itself directly where she had been

it were a while ago, before

not far away. Seeing that the first shot missed, the figure immediately turned and fled..

fishy about him, but he

gritted her teeth. She couldn’t hesitate further. She had been investigating for so long without finding any leads.

agile, her steps swift. She followed the path out. of the woods

headed straight for a wall and vaulted over it from the edge of the lake.

the wall. Jumping over it recklessly could

heavily and stared at the wall where the person

police had said before. To reach Swan Lake, apart from the main path, the only ways

her eyes lit up. Maybe my line of thinking had been wrong! The perpetrator might have entered by climbing over

choose a place they had previously successfully escaped from. Freya fixed her gaze on the wall the person had climbed over and eventually spotted a very faint footprint

for a split. This was

Freya stayed where she was and called Officer Jonathan Copper, who was in charge of

Copper, this is Freya, Melissa’s cousin. I’m at Evergreen University right now,

Jonathan instructed Freya to stay

was no cover around, and

her lips together. For Melissa’s sake, she couldn’t back down.

standing vigilant at the same spot.

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