Reborn with Nothing but My Farm and Vengeance in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 298

Chapter 298: Chapter 298: False Witness

Everyone turned at the sound, only to see the door to 1602 open. Maisie Lynch was standing in the doorway.

When everyone’s gazes turned to her, Maisie felt a flash of nervousness, but she quickly forced herself to calm down.

She took a few steps forward, tilting her head up slightly, and spoke to Officer Tate. "Officer, I can be a witness. I saw everything last night. I saw Melody Summers run hurriedly out of the elevator... Her mask accidentally fell off then, so I recognized her."

The moment Maisie Lynch finished speaking, Melody Summers turned to look at her.

Meeting Maisie’s slightly nervous gaze, Melody stared into her eyes and said, enunciating each word, "Maisie, do you realize you’re committing perjury right now? Have you considered the consequences of giving false testimony?"

It was as if Melody’s gaze had seared her. Maisie’s eyes darted away in a panic, not daring to meet Melody’s.

Seeing this, Mrs. Sutton quickly stepped forward, positioning herself protectively in front of Maisie.

Mr. Sutton, however, pointed at Melody Summers and said to Officer Tate with a disgruntled expression, "Officer, I suspect she’s threatening the witness!"

Immediately after, Mrs. Sutton also turned and patted Maisie’s hand. She said to Maisie with a look of relief, "Thank you, you kind girl. We’re complete strangers, thank you for being willing to come forward and testify for us!"

Then Mrs. Sutton turned back to Officer Tate and said, "Officer, we don’t know this young lady. We just moved in. Our words might not count as proof, but hers should, right?"

Officer Tate ignored Mr. and Mrs. Sutton. He looked at Maisie, who was behind Mrs. Sutton, and asked her, "You said you saw everything? Do you have any proof?"

Maisie didn’t quite dare to meet Officer Tate’s gaze. She lowered her head slightly and said, "Because Melody Summers looked so panicked at the time, I was a little worried about her. I even called out to her and asked why she was going out so late... I remember the elevator doors hadn’t closed yet, so the elevator’s surveillance camera should have recorded it."

Hearing this, Mrs. Sutton quickly took out her phone and said, "Yes, yes, she’s right! There is a voice at the end of the video. Officer, look, the surveillance camera recorded it."

As she spoke, Mrs. Sutton replayed the segment of surveillance footage from the elevator, turning the volume all the way up.

At the end of this surveillance clip, right before the elevator doors closed, a woman’s voice could indeed be heard from outside the elevator: "Melody Summers, why are you going out so late?..."

Seeing this, Officer Tate took the phone from Mrs. Sutton’s hand. He dragged the progress bar to the end and listened to it several times.

Then, Officer Tate frowned slightly. The voice at the end of the video did indeed match Maisie Lynch’s...

Seeing the situation develop to this point, Mr. and Mrs. Sutton both wore triumphant expressions.

Mr. Sutton pointed at Melody Summers and said to Officer Tate, "Officer, we have both a witness and physical evidence now. You can convict her now, right? We demand that her family compensate us for our losses and then move out of the complex!"

Mrs. Sutton nodded along in agreement. "That’s right, Officer. There’s a thief living in the complex. If she doesn’t move out, the rest of us won’t feel safe living here!"

Before Officer Tate could speak, Maisie Lynch, who had been standing to the side, suddenly spoke up. "Melody Summers, I heard just now that you have to compensate the victim for a six-figure loss... Can you afford that kind of money right now?"

Maisie raised a hand to brush her bangs aside, suggesting with a light chuckle, "If you can’t come up with the money, you could sell me your apartment, 1606. I’m willing to buy it from you. That way, you can compensate the victim for their financial losses and still have money left over to find a new place to live."

The thought of Melody Summers’s spacious apartment soon belonging to her made Maisie’s eyes light up with excitement!

Looking at the triumphant smiles on the faces of the Suttons and Maisie Lynch, Melody Summers suddenly let out a small smile of her own.

Just a moment ago, she had figured it out—the down jacket!

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