The Return Of The God Level Assassin

Chapter 828: EXPOSING THE SHADOWS

”HOW was it?” Luo Yan asked ʼSofiaʼ, referring to what he just asked the other to do.

ʼSofiaʼ made an ʼokayʼ gesture. ”Itʼs as you said, there are really hidden passages in our room and in Sorchaʼs room. I did what you told and got a positive response.”

Luo Yan smiled hearing that. ”Good. If you can, please the others to secretly gather here later.”

”Excluding that person, right?” ʼSofiaʼ asked.

Luo Yan nodded. ”Yes.”

”Donʼt worry, Iʼve got this,” ʼSofiaʼ said with a determined expression on ʼherʼ face.

Cute. ”Just as I thought, ʼSofiaʼ is perfect to be a detectiveʼs assistant. Maybe after this I should take you back home.”

A gorgeous red stained ʼherʼ cheeks. Luo Yan almost raised his hand and poked it. But he stopped himself in time and just clenched his fists.

”I- Iʼll go now.”

After saying that, ʼSofiaʼ turned around and left. ʼHerʼ brisked steps looked as if ʼsheʼ was fleeing from someone. Luo Yan only chuckled and also walked towards the stairs.

He climbed down and once he reached the first floor, he went straight to the kitchen. As expected, Mrs. Gilmore was there, busy preparing dinner. Cian was there, helping out. The maid and the head maid both werenʼt there. Since the two of them were partnered together, they were probably somewhere in the manor, cleaning or something.

Before entering the kitchen, Luo Yan quickly changed the expression on his face and acted as if he was very confused and helpless at the moment. The moment he stepped inside, he let out a very dramatic sigh. Which, of course, was noticed by the mother-son pair.

”Whatʼs wrong, detective?” Cian immediately asked.

Luo Yan sighed again. ”Itʼs Mr. George. He just regained consciousness.”

”Thatʼs good, right?” Cian asked, wondering how could that be worth sighing over.

”Yes, it is. But the problem was, he started saying these weird things.” Luo Yan said. ”I wonder if that fall affected his brain for him to say such things.”

This time, Cian was more curious rather than confused. ”What did Mr. George say?”

”He said that the reason he fell off the window was because he saw a ghost,” Luo Yan answered shaking his head. ”I thought that it might be because of what happened to Mr. Harcourt. Thatʼs why his mentality was affected and it gave him the illusion of seeing a ghost. But after hearing who the ghost he saw was, I started to doubt if that was really the case.”

Cian looked even more interested. ”Whose ghost did Mr. George said he saw?”

”Itʼs Mr. Harcourtʼs second son – Richard.”

After Luo Yan said that, there was a loud clang inside the kitchen. Both he and Cian turned to the source. They saw Mrs. Gilmore picking up the rolling pin that she accidentally dropped.

”Are you alright, mum?” Cian asked his mother worriedly.

Mrs. Gilmore smiled gently at her son. ”Yes, Iʼm okay. I apologized for distracting you from your conversation because of my clumsiness.”

”Thereʼs no need to apologize, Mrs. Gilmore,” Luo Yan said, his eyes full of understanding. ”But since we already have your attention, do you think what Mr. George saw was really a ghost?”

”No. Just like what detective said, with what happened last night, add that to the fall earlier, I think Mr. Cooper was greatly affected by those things,” the woman said calmly. ”Heʼs definitely not in a right state of mind.”

”I think so as well,” Luo Yan said, nodding. ”But I also find it quite curious as to why he would even think that he saw Richard when thereʼs not even a precedent for it.”

”I can think of a much more logical explanation for Mr. Cooperʼs situation,” she said.

Luo Yan raised one of his brows. ”Oh? Do tell, please.”

”The person he might have seen could be Mr. Edward. Iʼve seen portraits of Mr. Richard and they have a high-degree of likeness.”

Luo Yan felt a bit amused. If not for all the things he had discovered before, he truly might think that that was possible. Sadly, he knew that that could have been the case.

”That could really be possible,” Cian seconded. ”Then, does that mean Mr. George saw Mr. Edward before he fell off the window? Why would Mr. Edward scare Mr. George like that?”

”Who knows what goes on in the minds of the rich and wealthy,” Mrs. Gilmore said with a shrug.

”But still, being a detective, I should explore all avenues so I could arrive at the truth,” Luo Yan with a serious expression on his face. ”Maybe with Mr. Georgeʼs statement, I could find a different answer to the one I already came up with. Itʼs too bad that he was too distraught to answer my questions properly. But no matter, I could just ask him later once he woke up.”

As he said that, he did not forget to observe Mrs. Gilmoreʼs reaction. Of course, in a not so obvious way. The otherʼs fists were clenched so hard he could see the veins on it.

Luo Yan smiled in secret. It seemed that he had already accomplished what he came here for.

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At night, everyone somehow requested to have their dinner in their rooms. Probably feeling all tired and just wanting to rest. And at about ten in the evening, a shadow was seen skulking into one room.

This shadow first lifted the door of the secret passage on the floor. Then, slowly climbed out. The shadow glanced at the bed. Because there was no light inside, all the shadow could see was an outline of a body lying on the bed, covered by the thick comforter.

A cold glint flashed on the shadowʼs eyes. The shadow walked carefully towards the bed, making sure that their steps wouldnʼt awaken the person sleeping on the bed. After a few steps, the shadow arrived beside the bed. They picked a pillow and without hesitation, the shadow pushed it over the bodyʼs head and pressed it hard.

The moment they did, the shadow felt that something was wrong. But it was already too late.

Light suddenly filled the room, completely exposing the shadow.