“Exactly. However, there are only two fingerprints on the assessment report, corresponding to the thumb and index finger, respectively. Furthermore, the prints are very firm, as if while I’m holding it, someone has put something in between my fingers.”
The coroner raised his fingers on purpose and slipped the piece of paper in between them. Just like that, the paper was snugly pinched.
The Chief Prosecutor was astounded.
In response, Jonathan, who was sitting in his chair, banged the table with his murderous fist. The atmosphere in the study suddenly turned terrifying.
Evidently, the assessment results were fake.
The results that Logan had in his hand when he went to see Sebastian had been switched.
“Go on!” Jonathan ordered as he desperately tried to control his rage.
Gulping, the coroner continued, “With regards to the combination lock, the fingerprints on it have been tampered with. And that’s what makes the matter so suspicious.”
“What do you mean?”
“A lock that has been used for a long time will never be clean of prints.”
The coroner shrugged his shoulders as he showed them the clean fingerprint collection film.
Silence ensued in the study.
It wasn’t hard to follow the lead provided by the combination lock. As long as they could verify it had been tampered with, Jonathan could easily find out who unlocked it on that night.
The reason was that other than the correct combination, one also needed a fingerprint chip before one could enter.
The fingerprint chip was placed at the military base and only an officer had access to it. Hence, it would not be difficult to find out who had used it back then.
Subsequently, Jonathan decided to head back to the military base.
However, he was oblivious to the fact that he would be utterly shocked at who the perpetrator was when he finally completed his investigations. And in fact, that realization would deal a devastating blow to him.
Back at Heron Hill.
Sasha was having a good day with Sebastian who was being locked up at the summit of the small hill.
After they were sent there, Sasha realized Sebastian no longer raged as he did in the hospital.
Instead, he was largely calm and quiet in the house. All he did was play chess alone with a set that Sasha had found in Jonathan’s study.
On second thought, she wasn’t even sure if he was playing a game.
Every time she went in, she would only see a few pieces placed on the board and he would be staring blankly at them.
What is he thinking?
Sasha felt the urge to know.
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