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Liam realized that all of the hands were missing! It was the same for all three victims–their chopped off hands had been missing at the scene of the crime, and were still missing. Without a doubt, the hands must have been taken away by the culprit!But why did the culprit take them?According to Liam’s understanding, the culprit might have thought kept the hands as trophies! He would keep his trophies, and in future, every time he looked at the victims’ hands, the hatred inside him would lessen.This behavior was very similar to some of the feuds that Liam had experienced, so he felt that these Lost Hand Cases was some form of revenge. The culprit’s targets might have been chosen purposely, not randomly.Liam deduced that the victims might have previously offended the culprit, whether intentionally or unintentionally, so the culprit chopped off their hands to take revenge on them!But…what kind of hatred could have caused the culprit to decide to chop off their hands? Also, why was it
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Looking at Aetheron Second Middle School’s solemn and magnificent gate, Liam felt his legs become heavy, gluing him to his place.Aetheron Second Middle School was one of the biggest, most famous middle schools within the entire district! Many people would give up everything just to get themselves into the school.Liam never would have dreamed that Chloe would be attending the Second Middle School! Not to mention, she was in the eighth grade, and that in a month and half she would be taking the High School Entrance Examination!He was even more surprised that Chloe did not want her own father to come to the parent conference; not because her grades were too low, but because her grades were too good!As it turned out, Chloe was the Second Middle School’s genius. Every mock exam that she had taken, she was always ranked in the top three among the entire school.The little girl was very interesting. She told the school that night recitation did not fit her learning style, and that she wa
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Fifty-three days! Needless to say, I think all parents already know how important these fifty-three days are to the children?” On the stage, a white-haired middle-aged man was knocking on the table with his index finger. “The objective of having this parent conference today is to discuss how parents can coordinate accurately with their children and how to dispel their tension. I think…”This person was Chloe’s class teacher. He was concentrating on explaining to the parents the important things to take note of before the mid-year examinations. Who would have thought that while he was speaking enthusiastically, a cellphone started to ring from somewhere in the audience.“Ah, Hero, please chase the dream with me…Ah, Hero…” the cellphone rang. The parents were all listening attentively, but the ringtone was so loud that the parents gave a menacing glance all at once, and even the class teacher on stage was forced to stop his speech. What happened next was even more unbelievable. Not only
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According to the information from the eavesdropper, Elyon’s team had already changed their focus of the investigation on to the previous two cases. She had even sent someone to Mabel’s old house to investigate, reviving the old case.It seemed that Elyon truly was out of ideas.Liam could not help but laugh. “Hmph! It’s your guys’ fault for underestimating me. This time, don’t expect me to share the wealth either!” he thought to himself.He focused on jotting down the newest information in his notepad, and quickly fell into thinking mode. Now, he was sure that the Lost Hand Case had something to do with piano! But, how was it connected, he still was not sure. Liam felt that since the three victims had some connection with piano, the killer had to be some sort of piano expert as well. The expert must have had some kind of interaction with the victims!According to Sharon’s information, the three victims were all from different piano schools, with different teachers. Even though the thr
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Liam did not bother to answer Sharon’s question. After ending the call, he rushed into the crowd and hastily searched for the person playing the piano, Dan’s mother.“Hey? It’s you!” Liam quickly found her. He hurriedly asked her, “Big Sis! Tell me quickly, when you took part in that something something piano competition, did you know Sarah, Mabel, and Doyle. Any of these three people?”Dan’s mother’s expression froze. She moved back while shaking her head, as if hiding from a plague.“No? it’s been so many years. How could you say no straightaway?” Liam urged. “Think carefully again, do you know these three people? Did they take part in the grand piano competition with you?”“I…I really can’t remember!” Dan’s mother was frightened by Liam’s aggressiveness. She turned around and wanted to hide.Liam grabbed her by the arms and yelled, “Big Sis, Big Sis, what are you afraid of? I’m investigating a case!”“Hey! This parent over here, I’ve been watching you!” the white-haired class teac
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When he could not find the piano competition data, Liam had originally wanted to go talk with the three victims. Since they had actually attended the contest, maybe they would remember something important.But on further consideration, he quickly gave up the idea. He had heard through his eavesdropper that Elyon had placed surveillance around the three victims, so if he tried to visit them then Elyon would quickly find out what Liam knew.If Elyon caught wind of the direction of Liam’s investigation, the result would be disastrous. But the gods were on his side because just as Liam had been troubled with his dilemma, Sharon told him that the competition roster was already in her hands!The overjoyed Liam quickly rushed back to the police office. In order to keep their investigation a secret, the two did not meet up at the office, but instead went to a restaurant near the building, almost like a spy meeting.“Amazing!” Liam praised Sharon’s handiness. “To get your hands on something so
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“Out of the ten competitors, three have already lost their hands!” Sharon pointed at the list of names while peeling prawn shells. “Could the culprit be among the remaining seven people?”“That’s possible…” Liam pondered for a few seconds and said, “but the top three could probably be eliminated too! They performed well, so why would they want to chop off the hands of the losers?”“That’s true…” Sharon was also very excited. She pointed at the list and said, “Senior, look, the first victim, Sarah came in sixth in the Grand Piano Competition. Mabel was fifth, and Doyle was fourth. The culprit is chopping off hands in order! I think the culprit must be beyond sixth place! So, seventh to tenth place! These four people are the most suspicious!”“Right!” Liam nodded, “Since it started from sixth place, the person who placed seventh naturally is the most suspicious. I think the culprit is likely to be him!”“No, no, no.” Sharon unexpectedly shook her head. “I’ve checked the background of th
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That night at 11:30, Liam crawled into his bed, exhausted. Running around the whole day from morning to night, he had truly exhausted all of his strength. Both in his last life, and his new life, he never knew that investigating cases was this difficult!Every piece of evidence, every witness, and every piece of information had to be carefully, and repeatedly confirmed. Sometimes, even though he knew that what he was doing was fruitless, he had to stubbornly push forward because the key to solving many cases was often found in unexpected evidences.After leaving the police station, Liam and Sharon’s primary investigation target was the tenth place competitor from the piano competition. According to the evidence, she was the most likely suspect.Yet when the two found her, their jaws dropped because this contestant was currently pregnant, already in her third trimester. She had been pregnant for seven months already, and her stomach was like a huge ball! How could a pregnant woman so f