Reborn with Nothing but My Farm and Vengeance in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 541

Chapter 541: Chapter 541: The Little Devil

Just as Melody Summers was feeling confused, she heard the nanny muttering, "...It was that child... It must have been that child..."

Melody Summers was taken aback. ’A child? What child?’

The nanny’s eyes were vacant as she continued, "...I saw it yesterday. Even though that child is young, his eyes... so vicious and evil... Those aren’t the eyes of a child! ...They’re the eyes of a demon!"

"Yes, a demon! That child is a demon! He must be the one who harmed the young mistress..."

Hearing the nanny’s illogical ramblings, Melody Summers and Grace Sutton glanced at each other, both completely baffled—

’What child are they even talking about? And how did demons get involved?’

As the two of them stared at each other, bewildered, several police officers suddenly walked out of the villa. One of them was a familiar face—it was Officer Hopper, the one who had brought Howard Fletcher to the Summers Family’s house yesterday.

After what had happened yesterday, neither Melody Summers nor Grace Sutton was particularly eager to see Officer Hopper. But to their surprise, upon spotting them, he walked straight over.

Officer Hopper stopped in front of Melody Summers and Grace Sutton, frowning as he asked, "Do you two know the whereabouts of Howard Fletcher?"

Melody Summers was utterly confused, and Grace Sutton, her face a mask of bewilderment, replied, "...How would we know where he is? Didn’t you take him with you?"

Hearing Grace Sutton’s reply, Officer Hopper’s expression grew even more grave. In a low voice, he said, "This homicide next door... it might be related to that Howard Fletcher..."

"What?!" Grace Sutton, completely shocked, blurted out, "How is that possible?!"

Melody Summers was just as astonished—

’How could it be related to Howard Fletcher?’

’Howard Fletcher and Zara Walsh... They had absolutely nothing to do with each other!’

’How could Howard Fletcher kill Zara Walsh? And why would he kill her?’

Seeing the astonished looks on Melody Summers’ and Grace Sutton’s faces, Officer Hopper thought for a moment before briefly recounting what had happened after Melody Summers got home yesterday.

"...And that’s what happened. Yesterday, Ms. Zara Walsh took pity on Howard Fletcher and brought him home. No one expected something like this to occur..."

Officer Hopper himself found it incredible, but the villa’s surveillance footage had clearly recorded Howard Fletcher taking a fruit knife from the living room fruit bowl late at night and sneaking into Zara Walsh’s bedroom.

Howard Fletcher stayed in Zara Walsh’s bedroom for half an hour. When he came out, he was covered in blood. Barring any surprises, it was almost certain he was the one who killed Zara Walsh.

Recalling the gruesome scene in the bedroom, Officer Hopper said with a grim expression, "From the looks of the scene, Ms. Zara Walsh had her throat slit with a knife in her sleep. It was a fatal blow..."

"The killer seems to have tried to cut her head off... but due to issues with the knife, they didn’t succeed. Instead, they shaved off all the flesh from her neck..."

Recalling the scene, even Officer Hopper felt his blood run cold. He had been a police officer for so long, but he had never seen such a brutal scene!

Hearing Officer Hopper’s words, Melody Summers understood everything. She immediately pieced together the cause and effect—

’Zara Walsh must have seen the argument at the Summers Family’s gate yesterday. She knew Caleb Summers was dead. To get the ring back and to get revenge, she chose to take Howard Fletcher home temporarily, planning to use him as a pawn.’

’But who knows what happened after Howard Fletcher got to the Walsh Family’s home. Maybe Zara Walsh beat or cursed him, making him hold a grudge. Or maybe it was for some other reason. In any case, Howard Fletcher took advantage of the dead of night to sneak into Zara Walsh’s room and kill her.’

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