Chapter 5
William and Kevin rushed over to Daniel’s address after obtaining it. The address was located in a suburban area that was located in the city.
When I saw the place, I began trembling subconsciously out of fright.
After Daniel kidnapped me, this was the first place he had brought me to. I got severely tortured here.
Daniel tried to make me spit out Kevin’s location, but I refused to budge no matter what. In the end, he strapped the bomb to me and took me to an abandoned warehouse located in the suburbs.
William stopped in front of a house. He kicked the door open after making sure that no one was in there.
I entered the house as well. Daniel had already discarded the evidence of my torture, so no one could tell what had happened here.
William did a lap around the house. It was then I saw a button stuck in the comer of a cabinet. That button came from my shirt.
If Kevin could spot the button, the police would be able to confirm Daniel’s identity as the murderer,
I did everything I could in order to attract Kevin and William’s attention. Unfortunately, my efforts were all
in vain.
They never saw me. In the end, they left the house.
Once they were out, William said to Kevin, “I didn’t notice any traces of bomb creation. Could it be that Daniel’s not the suspect?”
Kevin shook his head. “It’s hard to confirm that for now. After all, it’s been a few days since the explosion happened. We don’t know if he came back to this place just to wipe
out all the traces.
“The most important part is, we don’t know where Daniel has gone to. Obviously, he’s lived in that house recently
“I’ll–st a few men here to keep an eye out for Daniel. Let’s find someone else who can craft the bomb use in the case,” William replied.
Daniel never went back to his home over the next few days. Kevin was just a forensic doctor, so he had clearly reached his stamina limit. Besides, this wasn’t supposed to be in his job scope, yet he followed the police around stubbornly.
Chief Jacobson couldn’t take it any longer. He ended up forcing Kevin to take a few days off. Only a few police officers were tasked to keep looking for new clues.
Kevin returned to the apartment we shared. The first thing he did was fall asleep right away.
Once he woke up, he instinctively called out to me. “Michelle, pour me a glass of water. I’m so parched…” He waited for some time, yet my response never came This elicited a frown from him. “Michelle, are you
deaf?”
A while later, Kevin got out of bed. Only then did he realize that I wasn’t home.
His expression darkened instantly. “I’d like to see if you’ll stay away from home forever! You’d better stay
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in hiding for the rest of your life, Michelle!”
After that, Kevin grabbed his phone and dug up my number from the contact list. He texted me angrily.” Let’s break up! Hurry up and move your stuff out of my place!”
Once he shot me the text, he got up to his feet and left the apartment without bothering to check for a
response.
The moment Kevin opened the door, I saw my parents standing at the doorway. Their hair had already grayed out in just a few days, their faces now pale and exhausted.
I could only stand behind Kevin with tears running down my
Kevin was surprised to see them. “What are you-”
face.
My dad grabbed Kevin by the arm. “Is Mich the victim who’s broadcasted on the news? She hasn’t contacted us for a very long time!
“Mich has never done this before! She’s always been a sweet and obedient child! Something must have, happened to her!”
My mom kept crying silently. As for me, I could only watch my parents cry.
The only people who truly cared about me were my parents in this whole wide world.
Kevin let out an annoyed sigh. “How could anything happen to her? She’s just hiding from us, that’s all!
up with her!” Also, Michelle’s whereabouts have nothing to do with me! I’ve already broken
My dad lowered his head and moved to sink down to his knees. But Kevin was quick to steady him on his
feet.
“What are you doing?”
“I’m begging you, please help us find Mich! She’s really gone missing! If you can contact her, tell her we’re very worried about her and ask her to go home as soon as possible!”
