Dark looked at her and said, "Don't worry, I'm not doubting you. This is just a routine inquiry to gather some necessary information. After this, the principal and vice principal may come to see you as well. Don't be nervous—just tell them everything you know."
Cathy nodded hurriedly. "Understood."
Dark said, "Good, that's all. But for the time being, try not to go anywhere alone. It'd be best to stay with your friends."
After saying that, he escorted Cathy out of the office. "You're just letting her go like that?" Robert asked in surprise.
"What else?" Dark glanced at him. "She's only a witness. The information she can provide is limited."
"But the information she just gave us was already crucial!" Victor said. "She found the victim on a commonly used path. Robert, how could you not mention something that important?"
Robert averted his gaze and muttered, "But didn't I say that probably wasn't the primary crime scene?"
"But you inferred that from the lack of signs of a struggle there," Victor said.
"Different routes, same destination! Different routes, same destination!" Robert hurriedly said. Dark could not help shaking his head. "The incident occurred on a commonly used path, and we already know people had passed through there earlier. That means the Prairie Elf appeared at the scene shortly before Cathy found him. But whether that was the primary crime scene still can't be confirmed."
"Why?" Robert asked instinctively.
"Because there's another possibility," Dark said. "The Prairie Elf may have been struck down instantly by the killer right there, in that very short span of time."
Robert and Victor exchanged glances, and a trace of fear immediately rose in their hearts.
They had both seen the Prairie Elf's performance and had a fairly clear understanding of his strength.
But if