Madison met with the criminal investigation team with John and spotted Carlos.
They were still grilling Carlos, scaring him with legal consequences, and laring him into talking with the promise of a reduced sentence. Despite everything Carlos kept his mouth shut about the abdich.
Jack Cullen the criminal immitigation teamâs captain, frowned. âCarlos admitted to the murder without hesitation, but heâs keeping his lips seabed about the artifacts.
âOur investigation indicates that Carlos several partners, but he doesnât have any children. Itâs unlikely heâs being threatened.â
John and the others gazed at Madison. âAny ideas, Madison?â
Madison replied, âIn the video call, I could see the . Now that Iâm up , Dean tell heâs got past baggage on can give it a shot Erwin www.also intrigued and wanted to see how Madison could get Carlos to spill the beans Madison walked into the interrogation room, Carlos, who had been slouching in chair, immediately Madison sat on the chair with alemale officer next to her.
The female officer smacked the table and , âBehave yourself.â
Carlos intuediately lowered his race, trying to hide the anger and resentment in his i Madison scrutinized Carlos for a while, then suddenly broke into smile. âThatâs why youâre not revealing the location of the antifacts Itâs not that you donât want to, but you single canât, right?â
Carlos jerked his head up and gaped at Madison. âHow did figure that out Madison lightly tapped her finger on the table. âaâs die confesson cube,â
Carlos sprang up his feet, looking either intery or scared. He hurriedly asked, âHow did you know?â
Watching the interrogation through the window, jalin asked, âWhatâs the confession case, Green Aurora?
Ervin look of sudden realization. âIt turns out to be the confession curse. Iâve come across it in historical writings. Back in the day, Vlad the Impaler designated his meri to raid and plunder to gather funds for his military campaign âAs he approached the end of his life, itâs said that he issued final decree specifying that he didnât want a grand funeral. No mounds or trees were to be placed on his grave, and no jewels pearls, or get to be with him.
Next to Erwin, John uncrossed his arms. âIn recent years, some scans have claimed that the rumors about him fake tombs are free.
The archaeologists nearby nodded in agreement, too.
Erwin continued âThe part about him having a grand funeral is accurate, and the take tombs are also trie, wanted a bured to avoid having his tomb lonted after he passed away. But a simple burial only keep measure hunters away, not those seeking revenge âBefore Vlad died, he had his generals pick our aburial site using their treasureâhunting skills. He then made them swear under the confession curse that theyâd keep the location of his actual tomb a secret. After all this, the coussin curse and how to break it have been forgotten.â
Erwin took a pause. âItâs likely still out there, but itâs only passed down among the tomb raiders.â
Everyone shifted their attention to the interrogation room.
At this moment, Carbs was being held den in his chair by the cops in the interrogation room. He Ðxed gaze on Madison and shouted incessantly, âHow on earth do you Madison calmly recounted the origins of the curse and spell, âThe shamans were pioneers in the mystic arts. One of the kings popularized the mystic arts practices.
âCurses and spells work hand in hand. The confession curse is adapted from the condession spell, and theyâre quite alike. How could I not know?
She then added, âBesides knowing about it, I can break the confession curse.â
Cales stopped struggling went completely still after bearing that He intently locked his gaze on Madison, trying to figure out if she was just bluffing or telling the truth, Meanwhile, Madison just calmly stared hack at him.
Moments later, Carlosâ muscles relined. With his shoulders slumped, he sighed in resignation. âAs long as you dispel the confession curse, tell you the whereabouts of the Their ancestors only passed down the confession curse but not the trick to undo it.
For centuries, tomb raiders used the confession curse to keep each other in line. No one could endo lor escape the tate of big bound to each o Madison kept her cool, as if she wasnât interested in the offer Chenching his , Carlos added, âI can tell you who Iâve been working with.â
Madison grinned. âDealâ
The focus hadnât been en apprehending Carlos. The key was to capture the whole cor.