The corpse was salvaged from the river.
The story was also very simple.
There was a very long river beside the town, so usually, many people in the town make a living by fishing from this river.
They usually cast their nets in the morning and then collect the nets in the evening.
Today, they were delayed because of something, so they collected the nets two hours later than usual.
Originally, they thought that there might not be any gains today because the fish might have already swam away after eating the bait.
However, they did not expect that when they went to pull the net, they found it very heavy.
Everyone was overjoyed and thought that there would be a big haul today.
Yet when the net was pulled up, the more they pulled it up, they felt that something was wrong.
There was no fish in the net but it was a human hand that came out of the water.
Everyone was shocked, so they quickly called the police. At the same time, a group of people worked together to pull the net up.
Soon, the police arrived.
After screening, the deceased was a young girl, about eighteen years old. The cause of death was suffocation due to drowning. Everyone did not know her, so it was obvious that she was not a local.
Just when the police were about to take the person back for a good inspection, Vickie saw the body.
She was stunned.
In the next second, his face turned pale.
The police seemed to realize that her expression was out of the ordinary, so they walked over and asked, "Do you know her?"
Vickie just sat there and did not react for a long time.
Her response made her even more suspicious.
The police immediately gathered around and looked at her warily.
"Are you okay?"
Vickie finally reacted.
She raised her head in a daze, looked at them, and then cleared her throat and said, "I know her."
The faces of the police changed drastically.
...
Of course, Vickie knew the deceased.
She was the maid who was kicked out of the chateau for picking up a box of bird's nest in the chateau a few days ago.
She had never expected that just after three days, she had become a corpse when she saw her again.
What happened?
Things had gotten to this point, so naturally, Vickie had to go back with them to assist in the investigation.
She did not have anything to hide about this incident, so she told them everything about the previous incident.
Although she had said what she knew, she had yet to calm down from the shock in her heart.
She could not believe that the person who had passed in front of her alive before was now a breathless corpse.
According to a forensic examination, it was said that she had been dead for two days.
However, judging from the degree of soaking of the corpse, the time spent soaking in the river was no more than an hour at most.
In other words, she was first drowned with water, then two days later, she was thrown into the river.
Vickie felt a chill rise in her back for some reason.
She suddenly thought about those few boxes of bird’s nest.
The maid said that she had found the bird's nests in the garden, but after some verification later, all the evidence proved that she was lying.
Everyone did not think much about it at the time, thinking that she was just afraid of being punished, so she refused to admit it.
At that time, even Vickie felt that it was a little strange, but she did not come out and say anything to her.
Could it be possible that something was wrong with this incident?
Thinking of this, Vickie could not help but frown.
She had only returned here today. Her previous whereabouts were also proved by her alibi, so there was no suspicion on her.
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