Chapter 7
The house was brightly lit. Mia was wearing a white dress and nested herself into the sofa, looking adorable.
Seeing Maxwell coming back, she was near tears and then threw herself into his arms.
"Why... Why did you come back just now? I was so scared..."
Maxwell took her into his arms and kissed her forehead with affection.
"Don't be afraid. I will protect you, and I won't let her hurt you again."
The person in his arms nodded obediently, but he didn't notice her smirk.
After hugging each other for a while, she pulled Maxwell to the balcony, where there was a professional astronomical telescope.
"Look, what a beautiful starry sky!"
Hearing her words, Maxwell seemed to have thought of something and paused for a while.
"Mia, do you know that starry sky looking like fluorescent lights?"
Mia was very curious. "Fluorescent starry sky? It should be very beautiful, right? Have you seen it? I really want to see it! I love the starry sky the most! Can you take me to see it?"
Maxwell scratched her nose lovingly and promised, "Okay, I will find it for you to see."
Seeing those two being so affectionate with each other, I felt a dull pain in my chest.
I had no idea why Maxwell didn't notice something wrong just now.
The starry sky in that photo was completely different from the real one.
It is because he couldn't guess what those fluorescent dots of light were. Or because he just didn't want to consider something related to me.
"Why do you come back so late? Did you encounter any difficult cases?"
"Well, we found a female corpse. Yet, there is only the torso. The head and limbs were cut off. It must be a revengeful murder."
"Oh, such a tragic death! Did you find any clues?"
"Some discoveries have been made. We should be able to identify the deceased and find the murderer soon. Don't go out recently. I fear that woman will hurt you like crazy."
Mia was in his arms, and her eyes were full of pride.
"Darling, won't Lena be unhappy if you stay with me every day?"
Hearing my name, Maxwell's face darkened.
"Why should she be unhappy? She is so dirty and disgusting, not as good as you."
His words made me feel sad.
I wanted to remind him that the one he was holding in his hands was a wicked woman.
Chapter 8
The next day at noon, Maxwell was still busy in the autopsy room when Bob rushed in with a photo.
"Maxwell! Have you contacted Lena? I called her several times but she didn't answer!"
Maxwell didn't even raise his head. "Why should I contact her?"
Bob was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. He then slapped the photo in his hand in front of Maxwell.
"We found the place where the body was dumped! It's in the west of the city, only a dozen kilometers away from here! We searched for the whole morning and looked for someone who had seen the woman in blue. We checked the monitor. Although there is only a profile, it looks very much like Lena!"
He continued to say, "Most importantly, the place where the body was dumped is very close to your home!"
Maxwell stopped moving.
"There are many people in blue in the world, not to mention girls wearing blue clothes. It's just a coincidence.
"A person kills Lena? It's impossible! There isn't a person who is more vicious than her.
"She cheated on me. Thus, even if she dies, I won't care about it!
"If what you said is true, I'll finally feel relieved."
I floated over to take a look and was startled to realize the person in the picture was indeed me.
The photo seemed to be a screenshot of a video, so it wasn't clear. If someone was unfamiliar with me, it would be difficult to recognize me based on the blurry profile.
Yet, the scar on my left arm was relatively clear.
Another police officer rushed in anxiously. "Mr. White, we have a clue!"
If Maxwell just looked up, he would find that the person in the picture was me and that female corpse also belonged to me.
Chapter 9
I wondered if Maxwell would feel happy after knowing that I was dead.
The policeman brought a letter with a few words written in blood: [Guess who I am? The hint is the starry sky.]
Everyone gathered around the blood letter and made guesses.
"Starry sky? Does it refer to the photo of the starry sky yesterday? What does it mean?"
With a disgusted expression on his face, Maxwell took out his cell phone and sent me messages.
[Lena, enough! Do you think I will change my mind as you play such a trick? Let me tell you. I will never be with someone as dirty and vicious as you!]
[If you're not dead, please sign the divorce agreement immediately. I regret that I marry you.]
Bob looked serious, "Maxwell, how about we investigate first? Lena doesn't seem like someone who would joke like this."
Maxwell disagreed, "That woman is crazy, so there's no need to pay attention to her."
After saying that, he was engrossed in his work again.
Bob thought something was wrong, so he took a few people to the garbage station. They searched for several hours and finally found the photo.
A group of people gathered around the photo and analyzed it for a long time.
"These stars are so strange. Looking at the background of the photo, it is in a room. How can there be stars in a room?"
"The color of the stars is also strange. It seems like..."
Bob's expression changed suddenly, and fear caused his hair to rise.
"It is... luminol."
He realized something instantly and rushed to the autopsy room.
"Oh no, Maxwell, something bad happened to Lena!"
Maxwell held the scalpel with his hands and didn't raise his head.
"Even if she died, it has nothing to do with me."
Bob's voice trembled as he said anxiously, "The photo! It's not stars but blood! The photo shows a murder scene!"