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Before their conversation ended, someone walked in through the door. But this time, it wasn’t just one. person, but a whole group of people.
The police officers came in. “We received a report saying that a murder has taken place on this grounds.”
Danika pointed at Steven, lying on the bed. “He was already dead when we came in.”
The police officer ignored her. When he saw the corpse on the bed, he turned grim and immediately called for his partners. They seemed to have already pinned the two people as suspects.
Eustace and Danika were both taken to the police station. They awaited their interrogations.
At the same time, the news of Steven Dickman’s death spread through Parrington like wildfire. He was, after all, the son of a major family. People would care.
Soon, photos of Danika being taken to the police station were leaked. People began saying that Steven was trying to rape her, and when she was defending herself, she stabbed him to death.
The people began cursing and calling Steven a monster, but they also cursed Danika for being a murderer. In the end, Steven was still a human being, and the police could investigate his crimes. There was no need to kill him.
Quickly, the internet was split. Some people thought that Steven was a bastard and that he deserved death. On the other hand, some believed that his crimes didn’t warrant his death and advocated for Danika to pay her dues.
Danika knew nothing about all this. She was being interrogated at the time, and the atmosphere was bleak. She sensed that things were about to be complicated.
“You say that Steven was already dead when you got in, but results from the autopsy revealed that he was already dead for an hour before the police arrived. Does that mean you’ve been in the room for an hour?”
Danika frowned and said honestly, “I was knocked unconscious and brought to the hotel. When I woke up, I realized he was dead. You can check the surveillance cameras. You should be able to see that I didn’t walk in by myself.”
Her words did not make the police officer believe her. He said, “The hotel’s cameras are broken, so no one can vouch for you.”
That was to be expected. Danika was not surprised. If someone were to frame her, they would do everything to ensure it was perfect. Things like cameras would not exist..
“Even if that’s the case, you can’t think that I killed him?” Danika asked. The police had other evidence.
He took out the bag of evidence: In it was the dagger used to kill Steven. “We retrieved your fingerprints. on this dagger, and you have a ton of blood on you. Right now, you’re our biggest suspect.”
Fingerprints.
Danika smirked. Her kidnapper was truly immaculate. They had thought of everything.
“I didn’t kill him. You can track my whereabouts through surveillance cameras around the city. You’ll realize that a few men had surrounded me. I was knocked unconscious by them.”
“We will investigate that.”
“Also, I hope that you’ll find out when the cameras in the hotel began malfunctioning. If it was damaged after the incident, there should be a way to retrieve the lost footage. There might be answers in it.”
As she spoke, the police officer wrote things down in his notebook. Then, he realized that he was a police officer. How could he be led astray by her words?
He turned unpleasant and said coldly, “You’re the biggest suspect. Know your place. We will conduct the investigation however we please. We don’t need your advice.”
“Don’t take this the wrong way. I hope you’ll get to the bottom of things as soon as possible. After all, it’s everyone’s duty to help the police,” she said, chuckling.
The police officer thought she was crazy. The evidence all pointed toward her, but she could find it in her to laugh. Wasn’t she afraid that nothing would turn up and she would be branded a murderer?
He wasn’t the only police officer who thought the same. Joe Chapman, who watched the interrogation from outside, smiled as he said, “She’s pretty bold. It’s no wonder that you admire her.”
Eustace looked at Danika, who was in the interrogation room. A smile appeared on his lips unwittingly. “She’s just that special.”
She was Danika Zellweger, his ex-wife. Subsequently, the woman he could not fathom the most.
“But you must prepare yourself. Even if she’s yours, this is a tough situation to handle. The evidence all points to her. If you can’t find anything that clears her name, she might actually have to go to court,” Mr. Chapman reminded.
Although Eustace’s status was extraordinary, he was just another person to the law. If Danika had really killed Steven, even Eustace wouldn’t be able to protect her. He nodded, understanding. “I believe her.”
“Alright. Then you must find evidence that proves her innocence. The superiors are taking this very seriously. The Dickmans are applying a lot of pressure. There won’t be much time for you.”
“Alright.” Eustace prepared to leave. But soon after, he said to Mr. Chapman, “Take care of her for me.”
“Don’t worry. Nothing will happen to her as long as she’s with me.”
Eustace left the police station while Danika’s interrogation was still ongoing.
Once Zack and Gilbert heard the news, they immediately hired a lawyer for Danika, who came to see her. Once they knew that she was alright, they began searching for evidence.
Danika, on the contrary, wasn’t worried. She hadn’t killed Steven. On top of that, she had full trust in Zack’s and Gilbert’s abilities. She believed that they could find the evidence needed to clear her name. But before they could, the police presented yet another damning piece of evidence to her.
“This is Steven Dickman’s phone. There’s a text from you telling him to meet you at the hotel. We have reason to believe that you plotted his murder.”
Self-defense and the intention to kill were two entirely different things.
Danika looked at Steven’s phone and smirked inwardly. Her kidnapper had truly prepared everything. She didn’t even know Steven’s number, so how could she send him a text?
“I didn’t text that. Someone must have used my phone to frame me when I was unconscious,” she said calmly. She was neither panicked nor worried.
Outside the interrogation room, George and Yvonne Dickman’s faces turned unpleasant when they heard her reply. They were obviously not in good moods.
“Liar!” George roared. “Who else could it be? She must have seduced my son, and when she failed, she killed him! You must get to the bottom of this, Mr. Chapman! Don’t think she can flaunt the law just because Eustace has her back! The Dickmans are powerful, too!”
Mr. Chapman felt uneasy. He could not afford to offend a single one of these families. “Don’t worry, Mr. Dickman. Justice will be served. No one shall affect our investigations.” The implication was that neither Eustace nor the Dickmans could sway him.
George got the hint and scoffed. “It best be that way. I won’t hold myself back if I learn that you’re picking sides!”
“Please don’t worry. We will seek justice for the victim.”
While they talked, Yvonne stared at Danika. After a while, she said, “Mr. Chapman, may I talk to her?”
In the interrogation room, Yvonne looked at Danika sitting on the opposite side. The corners of her lips. lifted slightly but quickly returned to a frown.
“Miss Danika, my brother was wrong for what he did before. That’s why I told him to apologize to you. You said you had forgiven him, so I thought you had. I didn’t think…”
She covered her face and wept.
Danika said nothing, watching Yvonne’s performance with a cold look on her face.
“You could have handed it to the authorities even if he had done something wrong. Why did you kill him? He was so young. How could you do it?”
Yvonne’s words implied that Danika was truly a murderer. She completely ignored the fact that the evidence wasn’t inconclusive and Danika was still just a suspect.
Danika leaned back against the chair. It was a long while before she spoke. “The police haven’t even labeled me as a murderer yet. Why do you think I killed Steven?”