The entire Xianyin Pavilion was filled with wailing and howling. Dozens of people were all shackled together, crying and panicking as they were taken away to prison.

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The next day, this shocking news spread throughout the entire Yingzhou City.

The deputy commander of the Yingzhou navy, the prefect’s own sister, Emily Parker, had taken a liking to a brothel courtesan, Chad Sullivan, and wanted to bring him home to marry. But in the brothel, she was murdered by Chad Sullivan.

Xianyin Pavilion was immediately sealed off, and many people including Mrs. Carter were also thrown into jail.

Not only that, but the courtesans from other brothels also suffered misfortune—one by one, they were arrested by the authorities and locked up.

On just the second day, the county magistrate tried the case. There were both witnesses and physical evidence.

There wasn’t even a real trial; they just pressed fingerprints and signed off.

Chad Sullivan was convicted of murdering Emily Parker and sentenced to death, to be executed in three days.

Because the case seemed so obvious.

First, at the time, the small building where Chad Sullivan was located was completely isolated from the outside. The dozens of warriors brought by Emily Parker had surrounded the building tightly, allowing no one to enter or leave.

And this building had no secret passages, no other exits—inside, there were only Chad Sullivan and Emily Parker.

From beginning to end, neither the windows nor the doors were opened, and no one went in or out.

There were no sounds of arguing or fighting inside.

Emily Parker died. She couldn’t have committed suicide; the only possible murderer was Chad Sullivan.

Even though no physical evidence was found, and no poison was discovered on Chad Sullivan.

But Emily Parker was the prefect’s sister. Under the prefect’s pressure, the county magistrate closed the case as quickly as possible and was determined to execute Chad Sullivan as soon as possible, to avenge Emily Parker.

Not to mention that Chad Sullivan was just a brothel courtesan, a man of low status—even if he had the protection of a scholar’s title, he was doomed.

No one in the world could save him now.

What’s more, no one cared whether he lived or died, except for Mrs. Carter.

However, Mrs. Carter was just a madam of the brothel, and she herself was implicated by Chad Sullivan, becoming an accomplice and unable to protect herself.

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Inside the death cell.

In three days, Chad Sullivan would be executed.

First of all, he was certainly heartbroken.

Although he didn’t truly love Emily Parker, overall, this woman had brought him nothing but good memories.

But inside, he also felt a very strange emotion.

That feeling where every hair on his body stood on end, and all his focus was concentrated.

Back on Earth, because he was paralyzed, he spent every day watching movies, reading books, and playing games.

And among movies and books, his favorites were detective and mystery stories—he had seen almost all of them.

Detective Dee, Sherlock Holmes, and so on.

After Emily Parker died, he was first plunged into utter shock, then grief and regret, and finally, only one emotion remained.

The search for the truth.

That familiar feeling of watching detective dramas returned.

He was filled with a desire to fight.

Not only did he want to find the truth, but he also wanted to seek justice for Emily Parker.

Even though he didn’t love this woman deeply, she did love him.

He couldn’t let her die in vain—he had to uncover the truth and find the real mastermind.

This was a classic locked-room murder case.

Dozens of warriors guarded the building outside; no one went in or out. Inside, there were only Chad Sullivan and Emily Parker, and no third person entered.

Emily Parker couldn’t have committed suicide, because she was about to marry Chad Sullivan and was full of hope for a happy future.

If it wasn’t suicide, then it was homicide—murder.

No wonder the county magistrate convicted Chad Sullivan, because from every angle, Chad Sullivan was the only possible culprit.

But Chad Sullivan himself knew he wasn’t the murderer.

That night, there was no third person in the building.

The food wasn’t poisoned, nor was the wine, because Chad Sullivan ate plenty himself and was fine, but Emily Parker died.

That was bizarre!

No poison in the food or drink, Chad Sullivan wasn’t the killer, Emily Parker didn’t commit suicide, and no one else entered.

But Emily Parker still died mysteriously?

How did she die?

It was truly too strange!

Could it really have been a vengeful ghost?

But in this world, who has ever seen a ghost?

But Chad Sullivan knew—it had to be a murder.

No matter how bizarre Emily Parker’s death was, there had to be a killer.

So who was the murderer?

He didn’t have much time left—he would be executed in three days.

He had to uncover the truth, not only to save himself, but also to let Emily rest in peace.

Chad Sullivan racked his brains, starting to recall every detail of his interactions with Emily Parker.

The devil is hidden in the details.

After closing his eyes, Chad Sullivan’s mind began to reconstruct everything, replaying every frame and every line of dialogue with Emily Parker as if watching a movie.

As long as he could find the devilish detail, he could deduce the truth and find the killer.

Even though it was extremely difficult.

And so, Chad Sullivan sat there motionless.

Suddenly, he snapped his eyes open, a spark lighting up in them!

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