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Rene breathed a sigh of relief again.
Then, she pointed to the cake on the table and said, “I-I made that myself. Y-you and the children can try it.”
The three little fellows would never touch things their neighbors gave them until she got home. Nora was very satisfied with their manners.
She nodded. “Thank you.”
Rene became self-conscious again, though, she also felt relieved having completed her task. “T-then I’ll go first.”
Nora waited until she left before she walked to the door and looked out. Sure enough, she saw Liam waiting for Rene outside.
Rene’s eyes lit up when she saw him. She walked over and took his arm. She looked very clingy. When she whispered something, Liam nodded.
Obviously, Rene had taken the initiative to visit them because of Liam’s instructions.
Was he trying to please her because he knew that Nora was a high-level executive at NTT?
Nora did not feel much about it, though. After all, this was human nature.
Soon, night fell.
At Staav University’s laboratory building.
Epson was actually very scared. After all, everyone else in the building had obediently halted their experiments and gone back.
If there really was a murderer, there would be no one to kill except them. Thus, even though he was very sleepy, he still kept his spirits high and kept an eye outside.
Slowly, bit by bit, the clock moved from nine o’clock to five in the morning.
Seeing that the sky was gradually brightening, Epson slowly relaxed. He even walked over to the students and said jokingly, “See? A whole night has passed, there are no murderers at all! Those people were just trying to scare us. It’s fortunate that we didn’t leave and end up wasting this precious night. I’m going to complain to the university president tomorrow! And tell him that those SWAT officers are simply running too wild in the school, which has seriously affected our lives and work progress!”
Everyone laughed when Epson said that.
It gradually became bright outside. One by one, the Staav University professors reported for work. Students also gradually woke up in the dormitories and went for their classes.
Everyone had believed Brenda when she said with absolute conviction that Barbarian would definitely take action-after all, Interpol had extraordinary status.
Regardless, Epson still went to the university president’s office and told him that the serial murderers or whatnot didn’t exist at all. He even pointed out something angrily and said, “Professor Mayer was probably killed at home by people seeking revenge on him, but that group of people are not only clinging onto this but even carrying this over to a serial killer hypothesis. This is just the police’s excuse for their incompetence! There are so many projects to be done at Staav University, are we really going to follow their instructions and leave work on time every day? This is ridiculous!”
Upon hearing Epson, the other professors and students rushing their work also approached the president to lodge their complaints.
“Our projects cannot afford any more delays! Since nothing went wrong in Professor Epson’s lab last night, this means it’s okay for us to work after hours too.”
“Yeah, we can’t halt our progress just because of a murderer who may not even exist.”
“If our progress is affected, it will also affect Staav University.”
The president couldn’t hold up under the pressure of so many people, so he went to Brenda.
“Captain Brenda, I know you guys are from Interpol, but nothing has happened at all last night. The murder pattern of that serial killer ‘Barbarian’ you mentioned, is that once he starts killing, he must kill one person every day before he’ll stop, but no one died last night. The professors and students have begun to raise objections and they are complaining that your regulatory measures are too strict!”
Brenda, who was dressed in a military uniform, straightened her back. She looked at the president and slowly asked, “Are you sure there is nothing wrong with all the professors?”
“Yes, I’m sure!”
The president sighed. “Although we are morally obligated to cooperate with you, nothing of the sort that you mentioned happened yesterday, so I think you must be mistaken. It’s impossible that Barbarian would be in the school. Alternatively, maybe the screening was done well yesterday, so he didn’t have a chance to enter the school at all. I’m afraid we can’t cooperate with you anymore.”
Brenda explained nervously, “Sir, yesterday’s situation was indeed unexpected and non-conforming to Barbarian’s killing pattern, but trust me, I have been tracking him for three years now. There’s no way I would be wrong. He must be the one who killed that professor on the first day! He’s definitely here in Staav University!”
The principal replied, “I believed you when you told me this yesterday. When I asked you if you had any evidence, you told me that you were basing this on intuition. But Captain Brenda, there are times when one’s intuition can go wrong. Do you have any actual evidence? For example, traces of himself that Barbarian leaves behind after he kills someone?”
A stern-faced Brenda explained, “He has always been cautious and doesn’t leave anything but a poker card behind after he murders someone. When Professor Mayer died, there was a poker card in his home.”
The president sighed. “But what if the murderer deliberately did that to mislead you? So that you’ll suspect it’s Barbarian? The school carries out and researches hundreds of projects every year and many of them are pressed for time. They really can’t afford to be delayed! Captain Brenda, do you think…”
Brenda’s expression tensed up and she said, “Sir, do you know who Barbarian is? He has gone on five killing sprees during the past three years, and each time, he killed five people in a row before he stopped. Some of them might have been bad eggs, but some of them were also innocent citizens! In order to kill someone, Barbarian once placed a bomb and killed an entire bus full of people with him! He has no concept of life at all. It’s most dangerous when there are many students in the school. I don’t think you would want murders to take place, either, right?! Once Barbarian shows up, if there are too many people around, there will be countless casualties. Are you sure you really don’t care?”
Brenda’s words made the president’s jaw tense up. After a while, he sighed and said, “Fine, you’ve convinced me again. But if the situation still differs from what you say after tonight, then we may not be able to cooperate with you anymore.”
Brenda nodded. “No problem.”
When she came out, Aaron came forward at once. He said, “Captain Brenda, what on earth is up with Barbarian? He didn’t do anything last night? The professors and students are all calling us good-for-nothings now and some are even telling our men stationed at their positions what to do! Our guys are all feeling really awful!”
Aaron gritted his teeth in fury and added, “That guy named Epson is especially bad. He brought his students with him and openly called us incompetent.”
When Brenda heard this, a sharp look came into her eyes and she lowered her gaze. She said, “Tell our guys not to listen to them. They are just a bunch of ignorant and pedantic students!”
Aaron nodded. But right after, he heaved a deep sigh. “Everyone understands that, it’s just that we are also anxious. Did we really make an error in judgment this time? Is Barbarian not here?”
“He’s here.”
Brenda was very sure.
Firstly, the way Professor Mayer was killed completely matched Barbarian’s modus operandi. Secondly, Caleb was here. Additionally, he also clearly stated that Trueman had only sent him here to look for leads after he got to know of Barbarian’s whereabouts.
Therefore, Barbarian must be in Staav University But why was it that they simply couldn’t find him?
Aaron couldn’t help but say, “We kept everyone unrelated to the school out of campus yesterday. Was he unable to get in? That’s why he didn’t take any action?”
The professors all had their own living quarters in the staff dormitories, so none of them had gone home the day before. All of them had stayed in the dormitories.
Therefore, the whole school was currently sealed off.
Had Barbarian really been unable to get in as a result?
Brenda found it unlikely, though.
For Barbarian to walk away unscathed every time after he killed so many people, what he relied on was precisely his strong fighting abilities. A door wouldn’t be able to shut him out.
Brenda couldn’t help looking at Aaron once more. “Get someone to verify once more whether all the professors came for work normally today.”
Aaron nodded. “I have already contacted Peter, the director cooperating with our investigation of the professors and students this whole time, just now. He has confirmed that all professors have reported for classes and also that there are no students or professors absent from classes so far.”
Brenda frowned. She was very puzzled. While she was thinking, a few people, who looked like students, passed by her. When they saw her, they pointed at her and said, “You see that woman there? That’s the woman. She’s from Interpol. She must be why the police are so incompetent this time! First of all, women can’t compare to men because they tend to become emotional in their way of handling things. Just now, I heard that she determined that we’re facing a serial murderer because of her intuition? What kind of times are we living in? Does anyone solve cases with their intuition?
“Also, she said yesterday that someone would definitely be killed last night, so a lot of policemen were dispatched to handle the situation. But not only was there no news of anyone being killed, the lab that worked overtime last night even turned out fine! I really don’t understand why the president is cooperating with them…”
“Sigh, our project was originally supposed to be completed with just two more nights of overtime but it was postponed all because of her. Even the investors have become unhappy about this.”
“Ours, too. Epson said that the whole school was very quiet last night and nothing happened at all. He also said that she’s doing all this for Anti!”
“Anti? What does it have to do with Anti?”
“The officer said that Anti is her sister-in-law. Anti is currently conducting research in the US on the same topic as Epson, so the two of them are racing against time to see who can clinch the project first. That’s why the officer made up a ridiculous excuse like this to make things difficult for Epson. Unfortunately for her, he was not fooled. Our professor didn’t dare to take responsibility for potential accidents, so he obeyed their instructions, but Epson signed a waiver saying that he would take responsibility if anything happens in his lab!”
The two left while discussing the incident in low voices.
Aaron was furious. He wanted to go up and reason with them but Brenda held him back.
“Ignore them,” she said.
Aaron took a deep breath.
Brenda wanted to say something, but out of the corner of her eye, she suddenly glimpsed a familiar figure in the corner ahead. She cast her eyes down, suddenly took Aaron’s arm, and said, “Alright, Aaron, let’s talk business instead!”
Aaron: “?”
However, he lived up to the name of being long-term partners with Brenda and immediately understood what she meant. Right off the bat, he said, “Sure. Have you had lunch? You must be exhausted after the busy morning. Let’s have lunch first!”
“Okay.”
After Brenda answered, the two walked off intimately.
Only after they went into the distance did Solo come out of the corner. The skinny man clenched his fists tightly, awfully mad. He asked Nora beside him, “How am I inferior to that officer?”
Nora replied, “You are not as tall as him.”
Her one-liner pierced Solo’s chest like a knife.
Solo retorted, “Aren’t I just a little shorter than him?”
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