Chapter 283


    Seraphina doubted her own ears for a moment.


    “Come again,” she said to Herman.


    Herman, too, seemed reluctant to ept the fact. After a while, he repeated, “Maddox is dead.”


    Seraphina blurted out an expletive, unable to control herself.


    “He’s dead?” She was nearly out of control, “You told me this morning that he would wake up soon,


    now you’re telling me he’s dead. How did he die? How could he just drop dead like that?”


    Herman lit a cigarette on the other end of the phone, and after a while, he said. “His injuries were


    severe what’s so surprising about him dying?”


    Seraphina hung up the phone in anger.


    N?velDrama.Org is the owner.


    She hadn’t lost her cool in a long time, but the news of Maddox’s death had indeed struck a nerve. She


    waspletely dazed for a


    moment.


    On the other end of the phone, Herman stood at the end of the hospital hallway, a cigarette in his hand,


    silently staring into the distance.


    Knowing she was not in a stable state of mind and not wanting to affect the people at home, Seraphina


    quickly returned to her room and paced back and forth in her bedroom.


    Maddox’s injuries were indeed severe, and sudden death was possible under such circumstances. But


    when she was about to find out the identity of the fourth member of their criminal team, he suddenly


    died. Wasn’t that strange?


    Thinking about this, Seraphina suddenly stopped pacing, and after a while, she changed her clothes


    and went straight to the hospital.


    When she arrived at the hospital, Herman hadn’t left.


    Even though Maddox had been dered dead and his body had been taken away, Herman was still


    standing at the door of his room, quietly looking at the empty bed.


    Seraphina walked up and nudged him.


    It seemed to bring Herman back to his senses. He turned to look at her, and after a while, he found his


    voice and said, “What are you doing here?”


    “I couldn’t exin everything over the phone,” Seraphina said, “I just want to know, why did Maddox


    suddenly die? Did he have anyplications? Or did a part of his body suddenly mutate?”


    Herman was silent for a while before answering. “We’ll have to wait for the autopsy results to know the


    exact cause.”


    “What if he didn’t die suddenly because of his severe injuries? Seraphina asked.


    Herman suddenly nced at her, “What are you getting at?”


    Seraphina was firm, “He was murdered again.”


    Herman immediately looked away, “How is that possible? How many people do you think knew he was


    still alive?”


    “Yeah,” Seraphina looked at him, “You would know best how many people knew. So, who among them


    came here? Who entered this


    room?”


    “We’ve had people guarding the door of the room at all times.” Herman’s voice was hoarse and his


    eyebrows were furrowed, “Do you think someone could have done it under our watch?”


    Looking at Herman’s tired and angry face, Seraphina suddenly seemed to realize something. “You


    already have a suspect in mind, don’t you?”


    Herman’s eyes suddenly became tense. He looked away and replied somewhat rudely, “No!”


    His denial only made Seraphina more convinced of her suspicion. She reached out and grabbed him,


    “You do!”


    Herman forcefully broke free from Seraphina and turned to walk towards the elevator.


    Seraphina quickly caught up with him, “You have a suspect in mind, why don’t you investigate? Who is


    making you hesitate so much? How can you let the murderer get away?”


    Herman suddenly stopped, turned to look at her, and there was a hint of terror on his handsome face, “I


    will investigate! I will definitely investigate! But right now there’s no evidence, I won’t just suspect


    someone who might be innocent!”


    “Stop making excuses!” Seraphina said, “Isn’t investigating a case about making bold assumptions and


    verifying them carefully? You don’t dare to suspect someone? If you don’t even dare to suspect


    someone, what are you investigating?”


    Herman once again walked towards the elevator.


    Seraphina followed him closely, “Who exactly is making you so unwilling to ept the truth? Can you


    eliminate his suspicion by not epting it? Stop fooling yourself! You are a policeman, this is what you


    should do!”


    She kept saying these things, but Herman seemed to not hear, he walked out of the elevator, quickly


    walked to his car, got in, and didn’t give Seraphina a chance to get in, and then quickly left the hospital.


    Seraphina was left behind, she stomped her foot in anger, and then called Leandro.


    “Leandro,” she rarely spoke to him so serious, “Take me to find Herman! Now!”


    On the other end of the phone, Leandro, who was preparing for a meeting, paused for a moment and


    only replied, “Okay.”


    He hung up the phone, and when he informed Keen to cancel the meeting, Keen was taken aback, but


    did not dare to ask more, he could only say, “Alright.”


    It wasn’t until Leandro left thepany that Yasmina pushed the door into his office. Looking at Keen


    who was still tidying up, she asked curiously, “What happened? The executives from several


    departments have been preparing for this meeting for two weeks, why did he cancel the meeting?”


    “How would I know?” Keen replied impatiently, “Mrs. Reynolds called, and that was it.”


    Hearing this, Yasmina couldn’t help but raise her eyebrows and sigh, “He’s really spoiling his wife.”


    Everyone has their own psychological defenses, which can be divided into severalyers. Regardless


    of how manyyers Herman’s psychological defense had, Seraphina was clearly excluded. To get him


    to talk, Leandro was obviously a better candidate.


    Leandro brought Seraphina to the door of Herman’s apartment, pressed the doorbell, and the door


    opened shortly after.


    Herman, with a cigarette in his hand, appeared behind the door, looking much calmer than before. He


    nced at Leandro and Seraphina at the door, then simply called out, “Leandro.”


    Seraphina hovered behind Leandro, not making a move.


    Leandro, on the other hand, didn’t hesitate. He grabbed her hand and led her through the door.


    The room was thick with smoke and even though Seraphina wasn’t particrly sensitive to it, she


    couldn’t help but cough.


    It was clear that Herman was seriously pissed off.


    On the living room table, aptop was open, its screen showing a surveince video. Seraphina took a


    nce and realized it was footage from a hospital elevator.


    This time, Herman wasn’t resisting like before. He just stood there, staring at theputer screen!


    “What the heck did you find that’s got you so bummed?” Leandro asked.


    It took a while for Herman to respond. His voice was hoarse and even shaky as he finally said, “My


    mentor.”