There was a very big nail right through her abdomen.


    There were also three red nails nailed onto her private parts.


    Based on the color and the flow of the blood, as well as her wounds, Nina’s eyes were dug out before her death, and the nails on her forehead were nailed while she was still alive.


    Due to the nails on her forehead, she died of massive blood loss.


    The murderer cleaned the bloodstains on her body and proceeded to leave some other marks.


    The corpse was hardened, and the room temperature had been turned up. The murderer wanted to blur out the time of her death.


    “What is the rectal temperature?” Ste asked Benjamin solemnly.


    Benjamin Levis looked at her coldly and was very unweing, “Who are you?” He asked impatiently.


    “Not just anyone could enter this ce. Frederick is at the door, and I was brought here by his men. Who do you think I am?” Ste Grace replied.


    Benjamin stood up and threw his gloves away, “Where did Frederick find a kid like you? Is he trying to make you my apprentice?”


    “No,” Ste replied. She could not be bothered to entertain Benjamin.


    He would definitely report it to Frederick.


    It was alright as long as she had Frederick’s permission to enter.


    She continued to look around the room.


    There were traces of a fight in the house, as well as scratches on the walls.


    Nina’s hands were cut off, but the murderer didn’t take them away. The murderer must have been very confident about not leaving his DNA at the crime scene.


    The door lock did not show any signs of being tampered with.


    “Did you find any of Nina’s clothes or gloves when you came in?” Ste asked Benjamin again.


    Benjamin looked at her coldly, pressed his lips together, and said nothing.


    As expected, he did not say anything at all. She walked to the window and looked outside. The sky was still dark.


    She turned on the shlight of her phone and scanned the outside of the house. Then, Ste vaguely saw a small ss bottle hidden on thewn.


    Nina had mysophobia. She would never leave anything on the grass, even if the grass was fake.


    ”Come here, Frederick,” Ste shouted.


    Frederick heard her voice and walked towards the room without looking at Nina.


    Ste picked up a windbreaker from the ground and covered it on top of Nina’s body.


    “Have you called the police?” Ste asked.N?velDrama.Org exclusive content.


    Frederick nodded, “I’ve just reported it. Have you seen everything?”


    “Ask Linda toe over now. She said that she saw your mother’s safe box before. You should ask her toe over and identify where the safe box is. Also, I have a few things to ask you, but before that, could you help me pick up something,” Ste said.


    “What is it?”


    Ste turned on the shlight on her phone and shone it on thewn, “There is a ss bottle over there.”


    The moment Benjamin heard that there was a ss bottle on thewn, he stood upimmediatelyand jumped out the window. He picked up the ss bottle and asked Ste, “What is this?”


    “It’s an essential oil bottle. Do you have any clean gloves?” Ste asked.


    Benjamin took out a new rubber glove from his pocket and gave it to Ste.


    Ste opened the bottle cap and sighed in relief when she saw that there was a note inside.


    Benjamin looked strangely at Ste and questioned, “How did you know?”


    “I was lucky,” Ste didn’t want to say more. “Give me a pair of pliers.”


    Although Benjamin was unwilling to follow her orders, he still passed the pair of pliers to Ste.


    Ste took out the piece of paper in the ss bottle and opened it. There was only one sentence written on it: The thing is where it was in the first ce.


    Ste’s eyes dimmed.


    “What does that mean?” Benjamin asked in confusion.


    Hearing the siren outside, Ste put the note back in the bottle, screwed the bottle cap back on, and handed it to Frederick, “Keep it safe. Also, she was not killed by my men. Could you let him go?”


    “This is what I wanted to talk to you about. Get in the car first. We’ll talk after I’m done with my side,” Frederick said gloomily.


    As she heard the sound of the siren getting closer and closer, Ste quickly got into the car.Many policemen arrived and the house was sealed.Four policemen were assigned to guard outside the door.


    She picked up her phone and looked at the time. It was 5 a. m. She shut her eyes to rest but fell asleep unknowingly.


    A momentter, the car door was opened.


    Ste, who was sleeping lightly, opened her eyes.


    She nced at the rising run and realized it was almost 6 a. m. She sat up straight and stretched a little,. “How was it?”


    “When I called you, Benjamin told me thatmy mother has been dead for five to six hoursbased on the rectal temperature of the body. However, I received the phone call from my mother an hour ago, saying that she had something important to tell me.”


    Ste was suspicious, “That’s impossible. The corpse spots on your mother’s feet showed that she has been dead for at least 4 to 6 hours. I don’t believe in ghosts, but there sure are people who try to fake being a ghost. For instance,recording your mother’s voice before her death.”


    “That is why I believe that these were all nned. Every move that I’ve made was within the other party’s surveince. That’s why I tried to catch the murderer. Hence, I couldn’t release your men just like that. Outsiderswould definitely specte the rtionship between us,” Frederick said seriously.


    “You are a smart person. You should know very well who the actual murderer was. I guess the person who killed your mother must have hated her very much.”


    “I know that it was not your men who did it, but since he’s in my hands, and I’m on Christian’s side.Logically speaking, what do you think I should do?” Frederick asked.


    Ste frowned and looked into Frederick’s eyes silently.


    “I’ll definitely intimidate you. But fortunately, I could make an exception. Come to me. In return, I’ll let your men go. This is the only condition I ask for.”


    Ste immediately felt irritated, “Frederick, haven’t you given up on me yet? I’ll never like you.”


    “It does not matter if you like me. Don’t worry, I’ll nevery my hands on you. I’m just trying to help you. I’ll give you a hand, as long as I’m alive.”


    Ste turned her face away. She could not even bear to stay by his side for even a single day.


    She couldn’t trust himpletely.


    However, she had to understand the fact that her men’s lives were at stake.


    She would lose all her support if she refused to do so.


    Jasper would understand her decision.


    “I’ll stay with you for only a month. That’s all I could promise you. You’ll have to let me go afterward,” Ste requested.


    Frederick nodded and said, “Sure, we’re just acting anyway. What else do you want to know? Go ahead and ask.”


    “First, your mother’s time of death does not match with the time she called you. You’ve already told me that it’s a conspiracy. Second, there used to be a loyal maid who works here. Where is she now?” Ste asked.


    Frederick seemed visibly stunned.


    If it wasn’t for Ste, he wouldn’t have noticed that the maids were all missing from the house.


    “I’ll have someone to look for her now,” Frederick immediately said and proceeded to make a call.