The Woodsman and The Elven Princes

Chapter 47

An ambulance came and took the dead body. The three of us just looked at it and still couldn’t believe what we saw. Everyone was mumbling and gossiping about the man. They talked a little bit louder, so I could hear it clearly.

"Was he your customer last night?" A woman spoke to someone beside her.

"Which one? I don’t remember." The man answered in confusion.

"The one who bought a bottle of juice and a rope. I saw him because I was checking out the stock." I thought the woman was his wife, and they opened a supermarket together.

Oh, yes, that person." The man remembered. "He was not alone that night; he came with someone older, right?"

"Oh yeah, that man. Why don't I see him here?"

My ears were so sharp today that I could hear everything they talked about. I turned my back and found the one who was talking. "Excuse me, Mr. and Mrs. But may I ask you about the man who you talked about?"

"Uhm, yeah, sure. What do you want