stjorthotic Chapter 47: The Death of the "Murderer"
Chapter 47: The Death of the "Murderer"
A few minutes earlier, Ethan Li's car arrived at a street behind Hathaway's villa. He had already learned of the female lawyer's plan from his phone message, which is why he rushed over.
He skillfully scaled the wall and dialed the number on his phone, but no one answered after several attempts. Li Yisen couldn't help but look at the still brightly lit house.
The plan hasn't even started yet, why aren't you answering? Has something gone wrong?
Having made his judgment, Li Yisen circled the house, trying to see inside through the windows, but it remained empty. Then, a strange sound came from a corner, like some kind of creature crawling through a pipe.
Li Yisen quickly looked towards the air vent on the second floor. If he remembered correctly, this was the location of the bathroom.
Could the air vents and maintenance openings on the bathroom ceiling be hiding small animals?
Lee Ethan was unaware of the situation, but he still found a place to hide, and the pinhole camera captured a shocking scene.
A hot woman crawled out and, without hesitation, unleashed her full power of 20 points, knocking the woman, whose bones hadn't yet healed, down with a single punch, knocking out several of her teeth.
"Ethan Lee, what are you doing here?"
Upon hearing this, Li Yisen realized that the other party was the one who had framed him, and a sinister smile appeared on his face.
"Guess."
Li Yisen didn't know what the woman's limb deformity meant, but he knew very well that he couldn't give her time to recover.
He kicked the woman in the abdomen with all his might again, causing this notorious female assassin in California to vomit blood. He then ruthlessly slammed his knee into her back and handcuffed her.
"Behave yourself."
Sylvia, the snake woman, finally managed to restore all the dislocated bones in her body to normal, but the fact that her limbs were handcuffed made her extremely anxious.
"Let me go, and I can tell you the truth."
"You're the one who killed Eileen Hathaway, aren't you?"
"I am not."
Do you think I would believe that?
Li Yisen took out his phone and dialed 911.
"I am Constable 49527. I have discovered a suspect in the murder of Eileen Hathaway at XXXX."
"receive."
This is an affluent area; the police will arrive within minutes of Luna calling the police.
Just then, an unexpected event occurred: Lee Ethan's Flash ability activated automatically, creating an illusion of him being shot through the chest.
Without hesitation, Lee Ethan rushed towards the bushes, ignoring even Sylvia.
"Bang bang bang bang bang"
The bullet grazed past him, and Lee Ethan drew his sidearm and returned fire decisively.
"Bang bang bang bang"
Lee Ethan was unharmed in the exchange of shots, while the preemptive striker was suppressed and even suffered a scrape on his shoulder.
The man named Josiah clutched his wound and frowned. He had heard that Ethan Lee was a very good shot, but he never expected him to be this good. His own mediocre marksmanship seemed to be no match for him.
In just two seconds, Josiah made his decision and fired again, but this time his target was the snake woman Sylvia, who was lying on the ground.
"Bang bang bang"
After three shots, the woman's screams continued.
When Joseph saw his former colleague get shot in a vital spot, he didn't even bother to make a precise exchange with Ethan Lee and immediately ran away. He admitted that he was no match for a new police officer when it came to guns.
Lee Ethan carefully confirmed that the enemy had escaped before dragging the female assassin, who had been shot three times, behind cover.
"Cough cough, I'm going to die. That hyena is really ruthless."
Lee Yisen frowned, but still tried to stop the bleeding with his hands. However, he had been hit in two vital areas. If the ambulance could arrive in 3 minutes, there was still a chance.
Sylvia gave a sad smile.
"Heh, I didn't expect it to be a lowly cop who wanted to save me in the end. As a reward, I'll tell you a secret to infuriate that trash Josiah. The plague spread from corpses in the sewers. Some stinking rats sold the bodies of recently deceased Gundams from the sewers to black market corpse collectors, and that's how..."
The woman eventually breathed her last, while Lee Ethan, in a brief conversation, recalled the giant rat he had encountered before.
Underground tunnels, corpses, plague?
Could there really be a connection?
Now is not the time to think about such things; Lee Ethan still needs to ascertain whether Luna Hathaway is alive or dead.
The glass window was smashed open, and Li Yisen climbed inside without hesitation. In less than 20 seconds, all the windows and doors were sealed shut with iron plates.
"....."
Lee Esen took a deep breath and searched for his target, quickly finding the woman lying in the bathroom in the same unforgettable spot.
"Ms. Hathaway?"
Luna Hathaway opened her lifeless eyes and tried to press on the wound with her other hand, but eventually loosened her fingers due to the drug and her weakness.
If no one comes to her aid, this lawyer will eventually follow in her sister's footsteps, and the villa's value will likely drop by half.
"Ethan... Lee?"
"Don't speak."
Ignoring the lush greenery before him, Li Yisen picked up a bath towel and pressed it firmly against the woman's arm wound, then raised the wound above her heart to reduce bleeding.
During the journey, Li Yisen admitted that as a man, he could not ignore the unobstructed view. After looking at it for a few more seconds, he wrapped the other person's body with a towel.
"The ambulance will be here soon."
"Sister, have you come to pick me up?"
"I'm not your sister."
Police and ambulances arrived quickly; as always, in a wealthy area, all services are fast.
[Ding! Arrest the murderer of Eileen Hathaway. Her identity is Sylvia, a killer who has committed multiple murders. You are currently drawing a 3-star reward.]
Is this the Samsung reward?
It seems Sylvia is no ordinary person; hopefully, I'll draw her skill of climbing through vents.
[Ding. Acquired a three-star Constitution-type talent: Advanced Hearing]
[Constitutional Type 3 Talent - Advanced Hearing: Hearing ability is greatly improved, reaching an excellent level of hearing that can hear more than 5dB.]
（正常听力是10DB到25DB，25DB以上就是听力受损，10db以下是优秀听力，5DB已经是非常优异的听力。敏捷+1）
In an instant, Li Yisen felt that his hearing had improved a lot. His hearing, which used to be damaged by more than 25 dB, could now hear relatively faint sounds.
His skills are indeed excellent, but since he's a constitution-type character, his one-star reward isn't enough.
Despite his complaints, Li Yisen still cooperated and followed the police back to the police station.
In the chief's office, Chief Jason Garcia rubbed his head as he reviewed all the evidence.
"Ethan, you've really given me a tough problem. You can continue your two-day leave. Don't refuse. I'll arrange for the police to search the sewers. As for the bullet bloodstains at the scene, we'll need to wait until tomorrow to determine if we can identify the perpetrator."
"Thank you very much, I'll take my leave now."
Jason watched his subordinate leave and simply shook his head; he had a feeling the man wasn't the type to rest obediently.
The director's hunch was right. The next morning, Li Yisen planned to go down into the sewers again. Only he knew the areas where the rats were active. As for what he had said about never going down again, that was more important than system participation and rewards.
However, before he went down, he received a call from a policewoman.
"Senior, I need an explanation."
"Evelyn, are you still asleep? What am I supposed to explain?"
The policewoman's voice grew a few decibels.
"Of course, I need to explain everything from yesterday. As your partner, I only just found out you were arrested and solved last night, and it was other colleagues who told me. Why didn't you ask me for help? Don't you trust me?"
It's not that I don't trust you as a person, it's just that I don't believe in your abilities.
"..."