“He took the promotion and kept his mouth shut for years… but how do you know he knows something?”
“He was suspicious from the start.”
“First, when I rang the bell, he opened the door on the third ring. I waited about a minute between each ring.”
“The house is small. If he had come down from his room upstairs, he should have reached the door by the second ring at least. But he came on the third.”
“Then he said he was watching TV. But the TV is in the hall on the ground floor. If that were true, he should have opened the door on the first ring.”
“So it’s obvious he was doing something else… probably hiding evidence.”
“He already knew someone might come asking about the case, since Richard had informed him.”
“You are right, I ask him, did you tell the same things that you tell me, to the boy who just left he said no .”
“And he confesses that he tell him the same there is a file which has every detail ,only he has the file because of greed he couldn’t destroy it so that he can blackmail the superiors but when his wife and his son died in the plane crash he lived simply and left the job” .
“He actually has a brain problem after the incident with his family. He forgets many things, but if you remind him of a name or event, the memories slowly come back.”
“He completely forgot about the file he had. But years later, when Richard mentioned the case again, he suddenly remembered it. That’s why he destroyed the file before you arrived.”
“When I reminded him about the details of the case, he finally told me everything.”
“He said that while he was waiting near the victim’s house, the victim told him the same strange thing again— ‘Save your friends.’”
“At first he got irritated and said, ‘Fine, let me see it myself or I’ll get sick of hearing this.’ So he went up the hill.”
“He stopped in the middle of the path when he saw people guarding a cave. From behind a tree, he and the victim saw something unbelievable… there was a hidden laboratory inside.”
“But when the other officers called him on the radio, he was still there. He escaped with the victim so that they wouldn’t get caught.”
“When the force finally arrived, the laboratory was gone. Instead, they found several criminals there.”
“He reported everything to his superior, but the superior just shut him down and said, ‘Stop talking nonsense. There’s nothing like that.’”
“And that’s when he saw them… the symbionts.”
The man stepped into the light.
It was Kelix.
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He already knew the stranger… and the woman standing beside him.
“But why didn’t you use your powers on him?” Kelix asked. “Why send me instead?”
“First, I can’t use my powers right now because of the training restrictions,” she replied calmly. “If I could, I would have used them earlier on the psycho who was declared the victim.”
“And second, I was already with the victim at that time. That’s why I thought it would be better if you handled Daniel while I dealt with the victim. In a way, we were helping each other.”
“Still… one last question,” she said. “How did you figure out that your father’s death is connected to this case?”
he took a slow breath before answering.
“Because the department split the whole incident into two different cases so no one would suspect anything.”
“They carefully calculated everything. One case was made big… and the other was made small.”
“In the first case, the report says that two cops died during an encounter with a group of weapon smugglers.”
“It became a huge story. Every newspaper had headlines about the brave officers who died in the line of duty.”
“They turned it into a story of heroism… to gain sympathy from the citizens.”
“And in the second case, they blamed everything on a psycho neighbor,” she continued. “They made it a small case so it wouldn’t attract attention. No big news coverage, no headlines.”
“A few newspapers mentioned it, but no one cared. Everyone’s attention was already on the first case.”
She frowned slightly.
“Then why didn’t you believe the same story?”
“I did… at first,” she admitted. “For years, I believed my father and Richard’s father were killed in a gunfight.”
“But when I encountered the RS, I started researching everything related to it.”
“That’s when I found this case.”
“It’s the only case where there’s even a small possibility of RS involvement. But people misunderstood the signs… they thought it was just some kind of strange sculpture.”
he paused for a moment.
“When I saw that the location matched the place connected to my father’s case… I started to doubt the official story.”
“Not completely sure,” he added, “but enough to investigate.”
“So I decided to dig deeper.”
“If my suspicion was right, I would finally learn how my father really died.”
“And if I was wrong… we would still gain important information about RS.”
“Thanks for all your help Lucy”. ( the stranger is Lucy )
“What do you mean by the information?”
“According to my theory, the rs created in that place are not complete.”
“when you look at them closely in the case photo because if they are burned from acid and ethanol they regenerate and if you destroy them you have to burn them with magic.”
“Then they turn into ashes because without hunter fire they can’t be destroyed, they will burn but regenerate again “.
“Right , yes because no matter what, only hunters in the end have to burn them with our fire with spell” .
Lucy narrowed his eyes.
“So that means…”
He paused for a moment.
“…those things weren’t natural RS.
“They were experiments.”
“So you mean those are experiments” Lucy said in a shock
“Yes”
“Yes you are right Kelix, I remember now that maybe it’s happened, because even for hunters these cases start right after that year “.
“See I am right about it. “
“And I am sure that in the creation of rs there is also a human behind it.”
“So what do we do next? How did you find your parents?”
“I have to go to that place, maybe I might find something .”
“If you need my help, just tell me,” Lucy said. “And don’t forget the promise you made.”
“I know where I need to go,” Kelix replied. “But I’m not completely sure yet. If I don’t find anything there, we’ll search again.”
He nodded slightly.
“And yes, I remember. After I find the truth about my parents… I’ll help you.”
Lucy smiled.
“Good luck, Mr. Kelix Storm.”
“Thanks, Lucy,” he said. “But are you really sure I can help you?”
“Yes,” she answered calmly. “Only you can help me. I trust you, Kelix.”
Kelix looked determined.
“Then I won’t disappoint you.”
Lucy raised an eyebrow and smiled teasingly.
“Well, you better not. It would be pretty embarrassing if you disappointed the girl who helped you this much.”
Kelix smirked.
“Don’t worry. I won’t give you that chance.”
“You’ve helped me a lot,” Kelix said. “Ever since the academy. You disguised yourself as Sophy, gave me books, explained the rules, and even taught me how to control my magic.”
Lucy smiled slightly.
“I actually suspected something from the start,” he continued. “Then Arian confirmed it. Only trusted hunters are given the magic ring of transformation.”
“And there’s only one student hunter who has it… the elites.”
“But the elites were all on missions, and Eden definitely wouldn’t help me. Then I checked the graduation board and saw your name there.”
“So I asked Sophy where I could find you.”
Lucy crossed her arms with a faint smile.
“And you found me.”
“Yes,” Kelix said. “But I was a little shocked when I realized you were the same Lucy I met at the hotel.”
Lucy laughed softly.
“Same here.”
Then she looked at him with playful eyes.
“Maybe destiny wants us to keep meeting, Kelix.”
“Yes… so I guess we’re on the same boat,” Lucy said. “Or maybe I just wanted to meet you.”
Kelix looked at her, confused.
“What?”
Lucy shrugged lightly.
“Nothing. Just kidding.”
“Well, it seems like you don’t really need my help after all.”
Kelix shook her head.
“I get it. Don’t worry… I can handle it.”
