Chapter 9: Case Closed, An Accident!

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

The Chief shook his head and dispelled the terrible thoughts in his mind. He walked to his office while letting out a sigh, and intended to have a good sleep.

Although he did not investigate it personally, the impact of this case was so great that the entire society was paying attention to it.

Not only did he have to deal with the pressure from his superior with fear and trepidation, he also had to think of ways to get rid of the power of the press.

For a moment, he was mentally exhausted, which caused him to form such an unrealistic illusion in his mind.

That’s right, he believed that everything he saw in the video just now was all an illusion.

After all, he had encountered a lot of supernatural cases in his decades of career.

In the beginning, as in this case, there were many unexplainable and strange phenomena. But bit by bit, everything was explained when undiscovered clues were found in the end. The so-called supernatural incidents happened simply because the key clues had yet to be found.

And when those crucial clues were found, those so-called supernatural incidents that went against the worldview would be solved easily and all of this could be explained by science.

Therefore, the Chief subconsciously felt that this case was no different from those cases. It seemed to be a strangely unsolved case now, but when they continued to investigate and once they found that hidden key clue, they would be able to unravel and reconstruct the whole case from the beginning.

…

The next day.

After Alice rested well, she immediately regained her spirit, led a group of police officers, and rushed to the crime scene to carry out the second exploration.

On the yacht.

Knowing what to do next, she ordered her subordinates to do a detailed investigation of the other places on the scene.

Then, she went directly to the strange puppet from the footage of the footprints.

When she saw the puppet, Alice was stunned.

In front of her was a lifelike and exquisite puppet.

Its deep blue eyes, vivid expression, and jade-like skin.

All showed that this puppet was nothing like the other puppets.

It was too realistic!

Alice was amazed. She could not help but touch the puppet’s cheek.

That delicate skin was no different from real skin.

This was simply a great work of art!

It was hard to imagine what kind of person had the ability to create such a piece of work.

If this was to be auctioned off, Alice strongly believed that it would definitely fetch an incredibly high price.

Shaking her head, Alice collected her thoughts and stopped imagining.

She began to carefully examine this puppet.

If there was something unusual about this puppet, or whether the puppet was a machine that could be controlled remotely.

Then, this case could be concluded as a murder. It was not an accident at all!

However, she was soon disappointed!

After a careful examination, she found that even though the puppet looked very realistic, it was only because of the sculptor’s extraordinary skill.

Other than that, there was nothing special about it.

It was carved out from the most ordinary wood, and not some electronic product.

She even gritted her teeth and destroyed the work of art in her eyes, trying to see if there was anything hidden inside.

However, it turned out that she was overthinking.

The puppet in front of her was just the most ordinary carvings.

This time, Alice was even more confused, and it could even be said that she was completely dumbfounded!

In the footage of the footprints, the puppet was clearly able to move and had caused Jerry Mac’s death.

But what was going on now?

If it was logically reasoned out, things would be very simple.

The footage from the footprints technology must be real, that was for sure, and it was the basis of all reasoning.

Based on the video, the puppet must have caused Jerry Mac’s death.

In other words, the puppet was able to move.

In that case, there were only two situations.

The first was that the puppet could move on its own.

The second scenario was that the puppet was being controlled remotely.

However, based on the inspection of the scene, this puppet was clearly an ordinary sculpture, not some electronic product.

Therefore, the second scenario was obviously out of the picture.

Then, it was only the first scenario left, which was that the puppet could move on its own! 

The thought of this had made Alice break out in cold sweat in broad daylight, not to mention it being a hot summer day.

At this moment, she looked at the puppet in front of her with dread, her eyes filled with fear.

The puppet could move on its own. Could it think on its own?

How was this possible?

“Phew–” She exhaled heavily and shook her head violently.

She could not let her imagination run wild. She was scaring herself.

As an experienced detective, Alice strongly believed that supernatural incidents did not exist in this world.

Everything in the world could be explained with science.

At the moment, she was just in the situation and had not found the most important clue.

‘That’s right, it must be so.’ Thinking of this, Alice immediately ordered her officers to thoroughly investigate the crime scene and not let go of any traces.

She drove herself into working mode. Her gaze was like an eagle’s as she scanned the scene.

At the same time, her mind raced, thinking about the case and trying to find what she had missed.

…

It took the entire morning for this search.

Alice sagged her head and returned to the police station with a group of exhausted police officers.

All the efforts and sending out the most experienced police officers along with all kinds of advanced equipment for the whole morning, yet still nothing was found.

All of this, as if to indicate that this time, the case was really an accident.

They had investigated again and again, but there was still no progress.

Under the pressure exerted by the superiors, coupled with the pressure from the society, the Chief had no choice but to declare that this case was closed as it was really an accident.

The various suspicious points from the footage could only mean that the footprint simulation technology was not perfect enough, causing some loopholes in the footage.

The footage that was restored this time was not the real situation of the scene!

Just like that, this case was closed with some questionable points.

Although Alice was still very puzzled, there was nothing she could do in such a situation. She could only accept it helplessly.

However, the case this time had left an indelible impression within her, including that mysterious exquisite puppet. It had been deeply imprinted in her mind.