Investigation (Seeking Subscriptions)

Dawn.

Long police cordons had already been set up around No. 88 Silver Avenue.

Claude was, after all, a well-known wealthy man in White Tin. His murder was no trivial matter.

What was more, many of the documents scattered around the scene, along with the writing on the walls, revealed suspicions of his involvement in smuggling and espionage. Together with his death, they caused an uproar that could not be concealed, leaving certain people who had dealings with Claude grinding their teeth in secret, yet helpless to do anything.

Johnson was a police officer in his forties. His extensive career had exposed him to all manner of bizarre cases, and he had dealt with some troublesome monsters of the night.

Yet at this moment, crouching in the study and staring at the human outline drawn on the floor in white chalk, his expression was graver than ever before.

"The bodyguards stationed outside the villa swear they didn't let even a fly in. Although their words aren't entirely reliable, the investigation confirms it... The killer must have landed directly on the balcony. Can he fly?"

Johnson muttered to himself, "And... judging by how quickly the fight was resolved, the other side was a ruthless, cold-blooded killing machine. Both attacks were fatal in a single blow—clean and decisive... Justice's Partner?"

He knew very well that the kind of power the other party possessed was beyond the reach of ordinary police officers.

Therefore, he had chosen to report it immediately.

"A highly powerful individual, along with an espionage case... that should be enough to make the Kingdom Investigators step in, shouldn't it?"

Johnson thought silently.

The mere thought of those people made him shudder uncomfortably.

In many stories, Investigators were portrayed as tall, handsome, dashing figures. But in reality, he knew very well