When Ste Grace arrived at the entrance of the research center, she was still deep in thought.


    If she was the only woman that Jasper Milton had, how did Katty Davis get syphilis?


    Did she have another man?


    “Pretty girl, you’ve arrived at your destination,” the driver shouted.


    Ste picked herself up and said, “Oh, okay.”


    She took a look at the meter, paid the fare, and got out of the car.


    What was she thinking about?


    Even if Katty had an affair with another man,it had absolutely nothing to do with her.


    She was only surprised what these three years had done to them.


    Ste walked into the centre and found Greg Miles in a rage.


    “How did any of you graduate? All you know is how to boast when everything is fine, but when a casees up, none of you dare to handle it?”


    “Don’t we have an expert here? She is probably the only one who can handle it,” someone suggested.


    “If she handles every case here, then why do I even bother hiring you?” Greg snapped.


    Ste walked into the meeting room and gently knocked on the door.


    Greg looked at Ste, feeling embarrassed. He wanted to say something to her but hesitated.


    Ste smiled and said, “Well, I’ll take it.”


    Greg looked hopefully at Ste. “You’re my savior, Ste. Come with me to my office.”


    Greg came out of the meeting room and took Ste to his office. He showed her some photos.


    Ste saw a smaller version of a European-style castle in the first photo. It was built with ck bricks which were no longer used now. There were woodbine all around the wall of the castle. It looked a little mysterious with all the nts overgrowing it.


    In the second photo, a tall many dead in a room. His body was curled and his fist was clenched tightly. His face looked distorted and in pain.


    “His name is Jae Chyl , Nina Chyl’s younger brother. He was the mayor of Riverside city. He was found dead in this castle. It’s a locked room murder. There was no wound on his body. The autopsy found that his brain was filled with blood and they concluded that he died in fear. There was no poison found in his body, and no sign of substance abuse,” Greg exined.


    Ste looked at the third photo. It was also a dead man in a room. Hey on the floor gripping his own neck. His eyes were red. The way he died looked terrible.


    “This is Zion Chyl, a Lieutenant and coach of the special forces at the military base. It looked like he strangled himself to death. But, he was also found to have died in fear. Both of them died yesterday. Now the higher-ups are pressuring the authorities to close the case within a week. We have to take it,” Greg said helplessly.


    Ste understood. “Well,heavy is the head that wears the crown.Since your center is one of the top in the country, you should be able to handle it.”


    “Stop teasing me. I’ll leave this to you. You can im all your expenses and even stay in the presidential suite. I’ll pay you a thousand dor every day. I can pay you for anything as long as you solve the case,” Greg said without hesitation.


    “Am I going there with the police?” Ste asked.


    “Two police officers will being shortly. The police are taking this case very seriously. They hired an expert, Benjamin Levis. He will be bringing an assistant with him. The five of you will be assigned to this case. Benjamin will be the team leader.”N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive ? material.


    “Benjamin Levis? I’ve heard of him. He’s famous but he has always kept a low profile. He istes himself from the outside world when he’s not involved in cases. It’s such an honor to be able to meet the legendary expert” Ste said with a smile.


    “You might be a goddess in his eyes too. Your global reputation could be on par with his,” Gregmented.


    Ste said nothing more. She went back to pack before heading to the police station.


    She did not tell Jasper that she was going outstation.


    Out there, he had no authority.


    But she still had to inform Eli Wayne. “Girl, I’m going on a work trip. We can’t meet up for the time being.”


    “Ah. How did you get so busy? I thought you just joined the center. How can Greg be so mean? Did he ask you to go on a work trip, like, right now?” Eli Wayneined.


    “Yes, I have a case to work on.I’ll get in touch with you when Ie back,” Ste apologized.


    “Let me tell you, something happened on our military basest night.


    An officer was killed, and at the same time, another officer died in Riverside City. The thing is, the one that died in Riverside City did not apply for a leave, which means that he broke thew and left the base without permission.


    The Chief is very angry. The fact that a murder happened here in the base meant that there is a problem with the security system. It’ll be even worse if there is a spy here. Anyway, it’s very serious, especially now that the Chief’s running for President.


    This has been covered up for now. I have toy low for the next few days. I’ll talk to you soon. I need to got for work now.” Eli ended the call.


    Ste put away her mobile phone. No wonder Jasper looked so seriousst night.


    Was Zion Chyl’s death rted to the one at the military base?


    If she could find the truth, it might help Jasper.


    …..


    ….


    Ste was thest one to arrive at the bus prepared by the police.


    She got on and ran into Benjamin Levis.


    He looked like he was around thirty-five years old. He wore a ck windbreaker and a hat. He was tall and thin with a triangr face and single eyelids. His sharp gaze could slice a man in half.


    He didn’t look too friendly, so she decided not to greet him and took her seat.


    “Ste Grace.” Benjaminspoke in a very deep voice unique to him.


    Ste turned to Benjamin and smiled. “You were rushing from the airport. A little girl holding milk tea bumped into you and her mother was very angry. They thought you were a pervert and nned to call the police. So you got mad and took both of them to the police station.”


    Benjamin pursed his lips and did not answer. He stared at Ste with a dark glint in his eyes.


    Benjamin’s assistant was very surprised. “How did you know that?”


    “I saw the tag on Mr. Levis’ luggage. It says the flightnded at eleven o’clock and it’s only twelve thirty now. You usually need an hour to reach here from the airport. You must have been in a hurry. Then there’s the milk stains on your clothes that you haven’t cleaned up. Judging from the height, it should be a little girl.


    When I arrived, a middle-aged woman was leaving with a little girl. She was cursing the pervert whomade her miss her flight.


    As I got on the bus, I could see remnants of rage in Mr Levis’ eyes,” Ste exined.


    “Are you trying to show off ?” Benjamin asked bluntly.


    Ste was not angry at all. “When you called me, there was doubt in your eyes. You wanted to know my capabilities. I just proved myself to you, didn’t I?”


    Benjamin remained silent.


    Ste’s phone rang.


    It was a text from Jasper.


    It was brief and concise, “G XXX, go to busNo. 12. I’m there.”


    …