For the first murder, Gerard clearly hadn't suspected himself of being the killer. Otherwise, he wouldn't have let me leave so easily.
But this completely different method of killing could easily be interpreted as a new development.
Maybe I hadn't killed the first victim, but had taken advantage of the confusion to commit the second murder.
The motive was still unclear, but there was no doubt that suspicion had fallen more heavily on me. Gerard's attitude said it all.
It seemed someone was determined to drag me into this...
Just what I wanted!
"So, Mr. Lu, do you have any way to prove your innocence?"
Gerard clearly wasn't planning to give Fu Qian much time to think.
So this is what it feels like to be on the receiving end!
Hearing those words, Fu Qian couldn't help but feel a little more sentimental.
Demanding that a suspect prove his innocence... How similar it was to what he'd done to the Huang Clan in Xiyuan.
He might not have had the Night Watcher, that behemoth, backing him up like he had back then, but with the Siren Group's resources, this sort of conduct was still well within their means.
"No."
Faced with such a difficult question, Fu Qian simply shook his head.
Gerard had only asked for appearances' sake. How could anyone prove their innocence in a murder that might even have involved the supernatural?
Even if I put a bullet through my own head, they'd say I was trying to fake my death out of guilt.
"...You think I really can't do anything to you?"
Fu Qian's uncooperative attitude had clearly pushed Gerard over the edge. His tone now sounded like a death sentence.
"On the contrary, I think you can. So go ahead."
Unfortunately, Fu Qian didn't even look