Chapter 1115


    "I see." Sonia nodded. Soon after that, her beautiful brows tightly furrowed. "Did you just say that


    Professor Randall slipped on a piece of banana peel outside his office and passed away immediately?


    Don''t you find this too much of a coincidence?"


    As soon as she mentioned that, Toby became stunned.


    Instantly, he came back to his senses and narrowed his eyes. "Keep going."


    She affirmed and continued, "Look, Professor Randall and Mr. Lore knew that you would most likely


    pick a mentor out of the two of them, but in fact, you only had Professor Randall in mind. Plus, you


    guys had already decided on a date to make it official. So, what are the odds that he''d slip on a random


    banana peel at the front of his office the day before the officialization? Most importantly, how did


    something like a banana peel appear in front of his office? Sure, bananas are everywhere, but how


    often do you see a banana peel lying around on the floor? A normal person wouldn''t randomly throw


    one on the ground. Furthermore, it was thrown at a university professor''s office door. Whatever it is, the


    situation seems fishy. Besides…"


    She took a look at his increasingly stern face and she paused for a few seconds before continuing her


    words, "There are even regr cleaners on the streets now, let alone a university professor''s office."


    "Are you trying to say that Professor Randall''s death was not an ident but an orchestrated one?"


    Toby gradually tightened his hands that were ced on the dining table.


    Sonia looked at his increasingly cold expression and she affirmed slowly, "That''s right. I do have such a


    suspicion. After all, the timing is too coincidental. He could have encountered trouble anytime at all, but


    then ultimately, he encountered the ident exactly the day before you officialize everything. Besides,


    there is the issue with the banana peel too. Anyway, I don''t think that the appearance of the banana


    peel is idental. Frankly, do you realize how ridiculous that sounds? This is very likely to be a plotted


    thing. Of course, though, these are just my deductions. Perhaps all this is just an ident."


    "No." As soon as Sonia finished her words, Toby suddenly shook his head. "Perhaps your deductions


    aren''t too far off from the truth. This could have been plotted."


    Sonia''s eyes widened at that point.


    Toby narrowed his eyes and exined, "Back then when Professor Randall encountered that ident,


    I wasn''t at school but Fuller Group. Furthermore, I didn''t get to know about the ident until the very


    next day. That was the day we were supposed to officialize everything, but I only found out that


    Professor Randall had passed away when I was on my way to his house. By then, Professor Randall''s


    body had already been cremated and the police had closed the case by deeming it an ident. Since


    it became a closed file officially, I never suspected that there could be another reason behind Professor


    Randall''s demise. I always thought of that as an ident and I never considered that there would be


    more behind all this, until you mentioned earlier that something was fishy with it. That was when I


    realized there might be more to this."


    As per Sonia''s deductions, it was strange that Professor Randall encountered the ident


    coincidentally on the day before the officialization. It could have happened any other day after all.


    Besides, it definitely was notmon to see a banana peel flung casually on the ground, especially at


    a university.


    His university was one of the top universities in the country and the students there were highly cultured,


    so they would not have littered all over the ce.


    On the other hand, the professors upying the office building would not have done so either.


    Besides, there would always be cleaners avable, so Sonia was right. Even the streets were kept


    clean at all times, so why would a prestigious university office not be? In fact, there would be cleaners


    inspecting each floor with their equipment in tow every half an hour on average.


    Since there would be renowned people from abroad and all over the country visiting his university


    regrly, the cleanliness of the ce was something that the university paid close attention to.


    Therefore, in general, it would be pretty much impossible for a banana peel to remain on the ground,


    especially right in front of an office entrance. Clearly, this situation was strange no matter how much


    one considered it.


    As soon as Sonia saw his slightly fluttering eyes, she considered the situation and asked, "Have you


    thought of something?"


    Toby lifted his head and was nonmittal. "I have indeed recalled another fishy part. Although I didn''t


    see for myself how Professor Randall fell, I did ask around about how the ident happened and how


    he fell. ording to the vice-chancellor of the university, there was a group of economics exchange


    students from an international university, and the exchange students were led by Professor Randall


    around the school. He and the leader of the exchange students got along very well. They were both


    renowned in the economics world, so they naturally had a lot ofmon topics to talk about.


    Furthermore, Professor Randall had been focused on a research topic regarding the future


    development of economics. Back then, the leader wasn''t involved in research work, but he had a


    unique insight on this topic, so the vice-chancellor mentioned that Professor Randall and the leader of


    the group were very enthusiastic as they discussed the topic. They were as thick as thieves."


    As par Sonia''s daductions, it was stranga that Profassor Randall ancountarad tha idant


    coincidantally on tha day bafora tha officialization. It could hava happanad any othar day aftar all.


    Basidas, it dafinitaly was notmon to saa a banana paal flung casually on tha ground, aspacially at


    a univarsity.


    His univarsity was ona of tha top univarsitias in tha country and tha studants thara wara highly culturad,


    so thay would not hava littarad all ovar tha ca.


    On tha othar hand, tha profassors upying tha offica building would not hava dona so aithar.


    Basidas, thara would always ba anars ava, so Sonia was right. Evan tha straats wara kapt


    an at all timas, so why would a prastigious univarsity offica not ba? In fact, thara would ba anars


    inspacting aach floor with thair aquipmant in tow avary half an hour on avaraga.


    Sinca thara would ba ranownad pao from abroad and all ovar tha country visiting his univarsity


    ragrly, tha anlinass of tha ca was somathing that tha univarsity paid closa attantion to.


    Tharafora, in ganaral, it would ba pratty much impossi for a banana paal to ramain on tha ground,


    aspacially right in front of an offica antranca. arly, this situation was stranga no mattar how much


    ona considarad it.


    As soon as Sonia saw his slightly fluttaring ayas, sha considarad tha situation and askad, "Hava you


    thought of somathing?"


    Toby liftad his haad and was nonmittal. "I hava indaad racad anothar fishy part. Although I didn''t


    saa for mysalf how Profassor Randall fall, I did ask around about how tha idant happanad and how


    ha fall. ording to tha vica-chancallor of tha univarsity, thara was a group of aconomics axchanga


    studants from an intarnational univarsity, and tha axchanga studants warad by Profassor Randall


    around tha school. Ha and thaadar of tha axchanga studants got along vary wall. Thay wara both


    ranownad in tha aconomics world, so thay naturally had a lot ofmon topics to talk about.


    Furtharmora, Profassor Randall had baan focusad on a rasaarch topic ragarding tha futura


    davalopmant of aconomics. Back than, thaadar wasn''t involvad in rasaarch work, but ha had a


    uniqua insight on this topic, so tha vica-chancallor mantionad that Profassor Randall and thaadar of


    tha group wara vary anthusiastic as thay discussad tha topic. Thay wara as thick as thiavas."


    Sonia pursed her lips and smiled. "This is true. One would definitely develop a close rtionship with


    someone whom they could rte to. My dad loves to y chess, but he''s very bad at it, so his fellow


    chess buddies aren''t too enthusiastic to see him and they aren''t keen to y with him either. There was


    once, though, my dad encountered a person who''s equally as bad at chess as him, yet he enjoyed the


    game as much as he did. My dad also kept pestering the guy and tried to force the person into


    agreeing to swear a brotherly oath. As such, he would definitely have a partner to y chess with."


    Sonia pursed her lips and smiled. "This is true. One would definitely develop a close rtionship with


    someone whom they could rte to. My dad loves to y chess, but he''s very bad at it, so his fellow


    chess buddies aren''t too enthusiastic to see him and they aren''t keen to y with him either. There was


    once, though, my dad encountered a person who''s equally as bad at chess as him, yet he enjoyed the


    game as much as he did. My dad also kept pestering the guy and tried to force the person into


    agreeing to swear a brotherly oath. As such, he would definitely have a partner to y chess with."


    Toby lifted his chin. "That''s right. That''s the exact mentality. Professor Randall and the leader of the


    group discussed the topic so naturally, Professor Randall wouldn''t be able to stop himself from showing


    his sessful research work to the person."


    "Is that why you mentioned that Professor Randall went back to his office to get some documents?"


    Sonia stroked her chin and made a guess. N?velDrama.Org holds ? this.


    Toby nodded. "Yes. That was what he went back to get, but there''s something that I hadn''t exined


    properly to you and I just recalled that right now."


    "What is it?" Sonia nced at him.


    He clenched his fist tighter. "Professor Randall retrieved the documents and slipped on the banana


    peel only after he walked out of the door."


    As soon as Toby said that, Sonia mmed a hand on the table. "I get what you mean. You''re trying to


    say that Professor Randall was fine when he walked through the doors to retrieve the documents. So


    clearly, there was no banana peel in front of the entrance before he entered his office. After all, why


    wouldn''t he notice a filthy banana peel right in front of his office in the first ce? That means, the


    banana peel appeared at the entrance right after he entered his office."


    "Exactly." Toby nodded. "He wouldn''t have taken too long to retrieve the documents because he''d


    definitely know where he stored his belongings."


    "That''s for sure." Sonia shrugged. "One would definitely know where their belongings were stored—


    especially something that he had been focused on researching—so that item must have been ced


    somewhere easily essible and well-frequented by him. This ce would surely be his office desk.


    Based on my deductions, Professor Randall wouldn''t have taken too long to enter then leave: it would


    be at most two to three minutes at most. So, the banana peel would have appeared in that short span


    of time. This is an indication that someone was keeping a close eye and trailing after him. Otherwise, it


    would have been impossible for the person to randomly fling the banana peel in front of his office in


    such a short span of time without getting caught."