She Outshines Them All (Athena and Matthew) novel Chapter 97

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Rufus said, “This brat is quite talented. He is also tight-lipped. I wondering if I should use another method to force a confession out of him.”
Athena replied, “Let me do it. Is his phone and computer here? Maybe I can hack in and find conversations between him
and his client.”
Rufus shook his head. “The brat is ruthless. He threw his phone unto the river while escaping and refused to tell us where he lived”
Athena asked again, Does he have a bag? Did you find anything valuable on him?”
Rufus shook his head again. “We searched him but found nothing” At this point, he slapped his forehead and laughed. “I almost forgot to tell you. This guy is a hardcore fan of yours.”
A bunch of question marks appeared in Athena’s mind. “What fan? I’m sure I don’t know him. There’s a high chance he doesn’t know me either
“Look at this.” Rufus excitedly picked up a book from the countertop. Looks familiar, doesn’t it?”
Athena took a look. Her eyes widened as she thought, Holy shit. It’s “The Case Chronicles of Detective Lockwood Holmes”?” Moreover, it was self-printed and bound. It looked very worn too. Athena wondered how many times it had been read.
Wulfric smiled, “We found this precious on him. He said Lockwood is his only idol. He also said he was going to be a private detective like Lockwood. Doesn’t that sound interesting? How would he react if he knew you were the protagonist and author of this book?”
Athena’s gaze darted. She sighed inwardly. When she was younger and still immature, she secretly wrote detective novels online. She even called herself Lockwood Holmes and had a large number of fans. Now that she thought about it, it was quite embarrassing,
Even so, Athena took the book, opened the glass door, and walked into the interrogation room. “You guys can leave.”
The two thugs left respectfully.
Athena squatted in front of Daniel, who was beaten until he was weak. She waved the book. “You are always doing illegal stuff. Are you worthy of being a fan of Lockwood? If Lockwood finds out about you, you’ll have your a*** kicked, trust me.”
Daniel lay on the ground limply. His face was red as he said, “I-I did steal a lot, but I only stole from rich people. I’ve never stolen from the poor. I-I even used the money I stole to help many poor people and secretly sponsor their children to go to school
“Are you proud of yourself then? You think you’re a hero, don’t you?” Athena sneered. “How do you know that the rich people you steal from are bad? How do you know the poor you help are good?”
Daniel choked and argued, “I can’t be sure, but it’s definitely not big loss for the rich. I didn’t harm anyone.”
Athena snorted. “You’re still trying to defend yourself? Let me ask you, when you sneaked into Vlento Court and took photos of the Donovan family’s apartment, were they rich? Did they do anything bad?
“Do you know how much trouble you caused the Donovan family after the photos and videos you secretly took were made public? They couldn’t even go out to work. Isn’t that harm?”
“W-well…” Daniel stammered, not daring to look into Athena’s eyes. “I don’t know the Donovan family. I didn’t do it.”
Athena said, “Do you know how many years you’ll be sentenced for tre***a*ing?”
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Daniel shouted. Don’t even think about slandering me. There are very few surveillance cameras in Viento Court. You can’t prove I tres***sed into the Donovan family’s apartment”
Athena was speechless. Daniel was even more cu***ng than she had imagined, it was to be expected of a veteran who had been sent to prison many times.
After some thought, Athena said, “You think you’re very smart, don’t you? Let me ask you, who was the killer of the last case that Lockwood wrote on the Internet? How was the poison given to the victims?”
You’ve read Lockwood’s book too?” Daniel’s eyes immediately up. His severely injured body seemed to have been injected with steroids. He got up and sat up, gesturing vividly and babbling non-stop, “What’s your favorite case he ever solved? My favorite is the case of the rich kid who poisoned the escort at the clubhouse.
“There were only two people in the private room when the crime occurred. The escort was killed by the poisoned wine. The rich kid claimed to be drunk and that the escort was still alive and well before that. He didn’t know what happened after he was drunk. When he sobered up, he realized the escort was already dead..
At this point, Daniel suddenly shut up and stared at Athena. “If you’re also a fan of Lockwood, you must know how Lockwood found the real culprit. I don’t need to say more. Or did you read the book just to make me talk? Give me back my
book
Daniel shakily reached out to sn**ch the book from Athena’s hands, but he was frail and could not raise his hands high
Athena said. “I’m not a fan but I know Lockwood. We’re close”
“Really?” Daniel’s eyes blazed ever brighter. He even crawled forward and said excitedly. “How old is he this year? What does be look like? Where did he study? Can you ask him for an autograph for me?”
Athena asked. “If I help you get an autograph, will you confess!”
Daniel was stunned. He tilted his head and had a bitter expression on his face as he fell into a dilemma.
After waiting for a while, Athena said coldly, “You will never become Lockwood, and you are not worthy of being Lockwood’s fan.”
These words were like a blow to Daniel’s head. He wilted at once. “I-I don’t want to be like this forever either, but I can’t do anything else except this. Besides, I’m used to being free. I hate to live my life looking at other people’s attitudes, and I can’t stand the rigidity of working. I only feel free when I do this.”
Athena thought for a moment. “Why don’t you work for me?”
Daniel had a wary look on his face as he shrank back. “What do you want me to do?”
Athena replied, “Sneaking around… Uh, it’s similar to what you’re doing now. A private investigator or like someone like Robin Hood. You’ll be free. But what I do will never hurt the good or the innocent. You will earn enough to buy a house and a car and be financially free.
“Hmph. Who do you think I am? Do you think I’ll be deceived by you?” Daniel sized Athena up and sorted. “From your voice, you’re just a little girl. Do you have the money to hire me? Are you good enough to be my boss?”
Athena was not angry. “If Lockwood hires you, would you agree
“Of course!” Daniel came back to life and gestured excitedly. “When I read The Case Chronicles of Detective Lockwood Holmes’ in prison, I decided to switch careers to become a private detective. You don’t know this but all the inmates in prison idolized him.”
Athena wasn’t sure if she should be happy about that.
The more Daniel spoke, the more excited he became. “To realize my dream, I studied hard in prison. I consulted my
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cellmates from all walks of life and swore I would become the best private detective in the future. I would even solve big cases that the police could not solve…
Athena was speechless. She had the urge to punch someone.
However, Daniel quickly regained his senses and stared at Athena. “If you take me to see Lockwood, I’ll confess. However, don’t try to fool me with a random person. I will check if he’s the real deal.”
Athena pointed at herself and stated, “I am Lockwood Holmes.”