Chapter 897

"So I decided that I should return to the Capital and enter the House of

Inspection just as my father wished. Yet I deliberately chose the Special

Investigation Unit, in order to be able to intervene in the internal

investigation of the military. In the end, when there was finally a result,

the military had kept it a secret. My sources told me that they had put

all the blame on Ricky and nothing happened to Charlotte in the end.

Even the fact that Charlotte instructed Thomas to set you up was

erased by them. After all, we have no solid evidence.”

"So, you came back to the Capital to help me find out the truth about

what happened back then?"

Joyce bit her lower lip, and a wave of bitterness surged in her heart. It

turned out, he did all these for her.

For four years, he had not given up his pursuit for the truth.

In order to find out the truth, he did not hesitate to give up the peaceful

days he had resolutely chosen to return to the center of power. And he

was back to the top of power only because of her.

“You should not think much about it. It's not entirely because of you."

Karl understood what she was thinking, and he knew she would have a

burden in her heart, and he explained, "It's just who I am. I feel eager to

find out about the truth. I just can't leave my cases like that. To me, itis

such a shame, and no matter what it might take, I will have to find the

truth one way or another.”

"Hmm." Joyce nodded, "So, why are you here and why would the

Special Investigation Unit take on this common criminal case?"

"Should I be asking you that question? Why were you at the crime

scene at Hotel Dragon?" Karl asked rhetorically, “Do you know

something?"

"Hmm." Joyce nodded, "I know who the killer is.”

Karl's dark eyes lit up abruptly, "Who is it?"

"Otis Robertson!" Joyce couldn't help but shudder a little as she said it

out loud.

Karl's eyes tightened and his expression immediately became serious.

Things were more complicated than he expected.

"How do you know?" He pursued.

“I came to the Capital from Mufron for the Artificial Intelligence Summit

and had some problems with the Walsh brothers of the Blue Maple

Group. I kicked their asses, and they sent some punks to block me in

the garage. Otis once told me that he would show his sincerity to me. I

never thought that his sincerity would mean killing people.”

She said and took a deep breath.

Yes, she was the one who asked Otis to show his sincerity, but she

never dreamed that Otis’ sincerity would be so vicious and bloody.

"Go on." Karl got up, made a pot of green tea and came over. He

poured Joyce a steaming cup of tea and brought it to her. He could tell

that she seemed a little cold and her fingers were trembling slightly.

Joyce took the cup of tea and warmed her hands.

The fear at the bottom of her heart was finally somewhat dispelled.

"Otis called me at seven this morning. He said that he had given me a

big gift and asked me to go to Hotel Dragon to check it out. I knew what

he meant by gift only after I got there. He meant getting rid of Mr. Walsh

for me," she said, taking a sip of her hot tea.

Karl read the document that Raya sent to the door just now, and said,

"According to the hotel's surveillance from last night to this morning, Mr.

Walsh had a dinner party last night, drank a lot of alcohol, and returned

to Hotel Dragon at nearly twelve. The person who sent him upstairs

and helped him into the room has been found. It is a man called

Eugene.”

"Eugene? The guy who has been following Otis all the time?" Joyce

asked.

"Right. Before you arrived, I already know that Eugene is Otis’

assistant." Karl continued, "After dropping Mr. Walsh off in his room,

Eugene left Hotel Dragon and never returned. Theoretically, Mr.

Walsh's time of death should be between five and six in the morning.

Eugene is not suspected at all.”

"Yes. Don't you think this case is quite familiar?" Joyce's clear black

eyes were fixed on Karl, "Or, have you already thought of it, before you

took over this case?"

"Hmm. That's right." Karl nodded gently, "Usually I ask my subordinates

to keep an eye on all the strange cases that they have no clue about,

and notify me as soon as they find anything. In the morning, when I

heard about the strange death of this Mr. Walsh. I immediately asked

for the details. Then I was reminded of the case of Stephanie's strange

death. So, I immediately led my men to the police headquarters to

retrieve all the evidence, and take away all relevant witnesses,

including, of course, you."

"Huh." Joyce smiled, "Detective, you have really got sharp eyes!"

"Didn't you think of that too?" Karl's appreciative gaze turned to Joyce.

"Well, the scene of Stephanie's death was so shocking to me, and I will

never forget the way she looked when she died. Now Mr. Walsh looked

exactly the same as Stephanie. Purple face, foams at the corners of his

mouth, closed eyes with bruises." Joyce clenched the cup of tea in her

hand.

"Charlotte and Ricky showed up at the Warner residence at noon, and

Charlotte went in to meet Stephanie. About five hours later, Stephanie

was dead. Charlotte was not suspected because she had been long

gone by that time. " Karl mentioned.

Joyce's eyes lit up, "It's all the same. Eugene appeared at Hotel

Dragon at twelve. About five hours later, Mr. Walsh died strangely, and

Eugene was in the same way not suspected because he had been long

gone by that time."

“Right.” Karl snapped his fingers, "So, what exactly did they use to

postpone the death by five hours? And without being noticed.”

“It is now certain that this method is from the military.” Joyce concluded.

Karl stared at Joyce for a long time with mixed emotions in his eyes,

and suddenly he asked, "It has been four years, and you have settled

down in Mufron and owned your own business. Why did you come

back, and why did you get involved with Otis?"

He paused.

"Could it be, you want to get close to Otis, who is now Charlotte's

husband? Do you want to get information from him? After all, it was

Otis who took over the investigation in the Ricky case back then."

Joyce shrugged, "Well, I simply can’t hide anything from you, and I

admit, that's what I want to do. And I've managed to get Otis’ attention.

I suspect that he must have something on Charlotte, and that Charlotte

would not dare to do anything to him."

“You're just ridiculous! Ridiculous! What a nerve!"

Almost angry, Karl jerked to his feet and reprimanded, "Four years ago,

you almost lost your life, and now you just can't learn your lesson!"