“Okay, doctor. Thank you.” I deliberately lowered my voice and looked at the door, making sure that no one was there. Then I pretended to ask casually, “By the way, why are there so many soldiers in the city?”
While taking out a few boxes of medicine from the cabinet behind him, the old doctor sighed and said, “There was a murder.”
“Who was killed? Have they found the murderer?” I asked, pretending to be surprised.
The old doctor sighed again. “A child died, and the murderer was the famous Prince Rufus. Did you went to the parade?”
“I had something to do at home, so I didn’t get the chance to see the parade.” I also sighed. “But on my way here, I heard some rumors. I wasn’t sure whether they were just gossiping or telling the truth though.”
“Oh my God! It was actually a very tragic scene. It was a good thing you didn’t go there.” The old doctor shook his head, took out a bag, and slowly packed the medicine on the table. “That child was too little, but he was torn alive.”
“How did it happen? Was it during the parade?” I continued to ask. If it had happened at the military parade, the lycan king should have immediately known it. The soldiers wouldn’t possibly waste time. They would report to him as soon as possible.
“No. The boy’s dead body was found in the dense forest in the suburb, near the swamp. It was too awful. The boy’s body seemed to be torn apart by a beast. Nothing was left intact. It’s said that even the bones of his hand were broken into pieces,” the old doctor said indignantly. “Prince Rufus was too cruel. That boy was the one who offered him flowers earlier. The boy’s only mistake was throwing a rotten egg at him. But he killed the poor little boy so brutally.”
Everything the old doctor said made me more and more suspicious.
If the boy’s body was found near the swamp, it shouldn’t be Rufus. He had absolutely no reason to be there. As far as I could remember, I didn’t see any moon grass along the way leading to the swamp. Rufus was actually attracted by the moon grass all the way to the manor in the suburb. It was impossible for him to pass by the swamp.
“At the moment, the boy’s family is crying and protesting at the gate of the palace. If they don’t get an explanation, they will all hang themselves at the gate of the city.” The old doctor seemed to have never heard of such a thing before. He sighed again. “What on earth is going on with Prince Rufus? Has he really become a monster?”
“How can you be so sure that it was Prince Rufus who killed the boy?” I asked him, pretending to be curious.
“Of course, there are witnesses.”
Sylvia’s POV
“There are witnesses? It’s such a remote place. How can there be witnesses?” I said, feeling surprised.
The old doctor handed the medicine to me and said, “Yes there are. One werewolf even swore that he saw Prince Rufus in his wolf form kill the boy.”
If there were really witnesses, then everything would be a lot more complicated.
On my way looking for Rufus that night, I had passed by the crime scene near the swamp. But at that time, I didn’t see any dead bodies. So whoever that witness was, his testimony was very suspicious.
“What was that witness doing? Why was he in such a remote place?” I continued asking the old doctor about the witness, trying to get more information about his identity.
“Many hunters live in the suburb, so it’s not surprising that someone happened to pass by there when Prince Rufus killed the boy,” said the old doctor.
“Well, that makes sense. Spring is coming, so it’s a good season for hunting,” I said with a smile. I had to agree with him so as not to arouse his suspicion. Then I asked casually, “But it was such a coincidence, wasn’t it? Do you know where he lives?”
“That’s what I don’t know. All I only know is that he has been taken away by the soldiers of the palace for investigation. I heard that he was left scared silly and kept talking nonsense.”
I pondered for a while before I asked, “Where is the child’s body now? I want to go there and offer my condolences to the bereaved family.”
Since I couldn’t get any information about the identity of the witness, I had to find the body of the boy and see if there were any other clues. If he was really torn into pieces by a beast, there must be traces on his wounds.
The old doctor shook his head and said in an extremely regretful tone, “The death of that child was too tragic. He will be cremated at three o’clock in the afternoon.”
I looked at the time and was shocked to know that it was already two o’clock. I didn’t have much time left.
“Do you know which crematorium?” I hurriedly asked.
“That one in the west of the city.”
“Okay, thank you.”
I took the medicine and paid for it. Then I immediately left the pharmacy.
More and more soldiers gathered and patrolled the city, so I didn’t dare to take the main road. I hurriedly walked through alleys one after another until I finally arrived at the west of the city.
As soon as I walked out of the last alley I had to pass through, I saw a group of soldiers passing by. I wanted to turn around, but it was too late. They already noticed me.
“Hey, where are you going? Remove your hood and show your face to us,” shouted one of the soldiers at me.
I was flustered, and I panicked for a moment. Then I lowered my head, coughed violently, and said hoarsely, “I have a flu, so I have to cover my body, in case it gets worse.”
After saying this, I coughed in the direction of the soldiers several times. As expected, they all subconsciously stepped back.
“What are you holding in your hands?”
“Medicine for my flu.”
Upon saying this, I took the initiative to hand the medicine to them for inspection while I kept coughing. They just glanced at it quickly and threw it back to me.
“Go! Get out of here now.”
I breathed a sigh of relief. I tightened my grip on my cloak and hurried away. But after taking just a few steps, I was stopped by someone.
“Wait! Sylvia? Is that you?”
It was a flamboyant male voice, sounding strange yet familiar.
I didn’t dare to look back. I just lowered my head and walked forward, trying to recall in my mind who the owner of the voice was.
“Sylvia, wait! I know it’s you. Don’t run away.”
His voice then reminded me of a disgusting face. I didn’t want to believe it at first.
But when I abruptly turned my head, I found that it was really Shawn, the idiot. Damn! I was so unfortunate that I met him here.
I didn’t respond to him. Instead, I quickened my pace.
Shawn’s POV
The military parade was only held once every four years, so I didn’t want to miss it. My people and I even went to the imperial capital one day earlier.
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