Hearing Seraphina’s words, Herman’s gaze went blank for a moment.

Actually, while going through these surveillance videos again and again, he had already thought about this possibility.

Yet, even though this idea had crossed his mind, hearing it from someone else made it feel completely different.

Especially when it was as firmly stated as Seraphina did.

No matter how long he had thought about it or how many conjectures he had made, he found it hard to accept at this moment.

“All we have are theories,” Herman said in a low voice. “We don’t have any proof”

Seraphina looked at him and said, “They’re theories, but they’re reasonable theories. You thought of it yourself, why can’t you accept it?”

“It’s not that I can’t accept it,” Herman said. “But investigations need evidence, we can’t just accuse someone based on a guess!”

“You need evidence, I don’t.” After saying this, Seraphina turned to leave

Leandro, who had been silent all this while, reached out to stop her. Seraphina looked back at him. Leandro gave her a look and said softly, “Calm down.”

Seraphina wanted to shake him off.

Now that the crime syndicate responsible for harming Sandra Smith was fully exposed to her, how could she stay calm?

But this thought only lasted a moment. Looking into Leandro’s eyes, Seraphina paused a bit and then slowly calmed down.

“Alright,” she said, “I’ll calm down.”

holding it all the while, occasionally squeezing it as if to

feel it and her mind gradually

he’s a suspect and you don’t have any evidence, you should be

hearing this, Herman lit up a cigarette and walked over to a

as Herman left. Suddenly, she thought of

him and then looked back at Herman, signaling him to

want to listen to her, but he should be willing to listen

hint, Leandro let go of her hand and walked towards the

was dim and neon lights one after another lit up. From the balcony, the city lights were

evil was hidden behind this

from the balcony. After a while, he said, “I know everything she said is right, but I

not you don’t want to face the truth,” Leandro said. “You just don’t want to face this person.”

I first joined the force, he took us rookies under his wing, handling cases all day and drinking with us at night. He never showed any arrogance as a leader and generously shared all his detective skills with us… Everything I can do today… including my drinking abilities, were all

unpredictable thing in this world is the human heart. Maybe when you’ve experienced enough, you’ll gradually

Herman looked at him and slowly repeated, “Besides myself, no one can be fully trusted?

sad about it, Leandro said

are? Herman got his meaning, “Can’t you find anyone in this world who you fully trust? What about me? Can’t you trust me?”

be trusted, it’s just that I have my reservations and

back at the living room.

the couch, talking on the phone with

have been a bit disappointed and angry, and he couldn’t help but ask, “What about

he paused for

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