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.

the direction the camera faced and found that it was pointing at a secluded spot, hidden. among the

closely together, forming a natural semicircle.

couples to have some

squinted her

case it captured anyone who had visited the woods on the

library probably had charging outlets. She planned to charge the

her footsteps momentarily paused as she heard the

down her spine. Without hesitation, she

behind, embedding itself

were a while ago, before she had given birth, the arrow would’ve pierced through

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

fishy about him, but he

had been investigating for so long without finding any leads. The Kaufmann

forward to chase after the figure. Her body was agile, her steps swift. She followed the

vaulted over it

lay beyond the wall. Jumping over it

heavily and stared at the wall where the person

only ways were through the woods or over the wall, and

of thinking had been

sure if the person who attacked her just now was the killer, but after a scare, people would instinctively 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

lift their leg so high, even for a split. This was the last push-off

the evidence, Freya stayed where she was and called Officer Jonathan Copper, who

is Freya, Melissa’s cousin. I’m at Evergreen University

Jonathan instructed Freya to stay put, they were on their way to investigate.

around, and the person she encountered earlier had

together. For Melissa’s sake, she

standing vigilant at

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