The Captain I Married by Chance novel Chapter 544

The horrific details of the case lost some of their gruesome edge when delivered in his commanding, clinical tone, replaced by an atmosphere of somber gravity.

"With Frank's family vanishing without a trace and the ranch completely deserted, our focus shifted heavily to the remains. After forensic analysis, we definitively identified the bones found at the buffet as belonging to Frank and his family of four."

"Once their identities were confirmed, we discovered that Frank's family had been preparing to flee the country for some time. As we dug deeper, the truth behind the death of Frank's uncle finally came to light."

Nora turned her attention to the case files projected onto the large screen behind Nathan.

According to the confession of one of the ranch hands, Frank and his wife had murdered the uncle and buried his body behind the pigpens.

After that, Frank practically lived at the ranch, rushing home only briefly each day before hurrying back.

Initially, everyone assumed Frank was just paranoid about the workers slacking off, or worried they might steal meat to take home.

But after several tense encounters, the workers began to realize something else entirely—Frank was obsessively guarding that specific pigpen.

The ranch hands had huddled together, brainstorming every possible scenario, yet none had guessed the gruesome reality.

That was until a night out drinking between the new and veteran workers.

Fueled by alcohol, an elderly man who had worked as a butcher for years brought up the strange behavior of the pigs.

"I practically watched those pigs grow up. They're usually full of energy, but lately, they've been incredibly sluggish."

"Something wasn't right. I tried telling the boss we needed to bring in a vet to take a look, but he absolutely lost his mind at me."

"I just don't get what he's thinking. We're still months away from the holidays. If we fatten them up properly, they'd double in weight by winter. Why is he neglecting them?"

At first, the group brushed it off.

Some even tried to see it from Frank's perspective.

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