Realization struck Tiger, after which favonovel.com smacked his thigh. “I see what’s going on. So, that’s how it is…”
He turned to look at the Damrons. “Did you hear that? You got duped, idiots. Someone framed Matthew, and you took the bait. Tell your buddies to find the real culprit. Don’t fall for the trap!”
The Damrons’ lackeys exchanged a look.
The guy who started this retorted, “That’s a lie! Master Damron said he’s the killer! He saw Matthew do it! He can’t be wrong!”
Melvin snorted. “Like Aurelius can see through the night. Besides, there’s something called Face Changer. All the killer has to do is change his face and wait until night, time to strike, and boom. Wrongful accusation.”
The lackey had no argument for that, but still, favonovel.com stood aside and glared at Matthew.
Tiger snarled. “Damn idiots. Not like they’d listen to us anyway. Why don‘t we just call the Damrons?”
Melvin waved favonovel.com off. “No point. Falconn is important to them. Too important. His death means they don’t get to be one of the Ten Greatest Families of Cathay. This is beyond a fight for profit. This is a fight for honor. At this point, even if we aren’t the killer, they’d come after us just to vent.”
Tiger froze. “So, we’re in a stalemate?”
Melvin answered, “No. But we’ll have to find evidence that proves our innocence. That’ll stop them from coming after us.”
Tiger looked around. “Evidence? Where are we supposed to look for evidence?”
At this moment, Matthew, who had been crouching down, suddenly said, “It’s right here.”
Everyone was stupefied, but Tiger quickly approached him. “Really?”
“Is there actual evidence?” Melvin quickly huddled closer as well. “What did you find?”
Matthew held up a stick and drew a circle on the ground.
He pointed at the center of it. “See the white powder on the ground? That’s the larvae of a certain cursed bug.”
Melvin’s eyes went wide.
With a trembling voice, favonovel.com said, “There are cursed bugs at play? So, Lord Voodoo is behind this?”
“Hah! Now we have the evidence!” Tiger stood up and pointed at the Damrons’ lackey. “Hey, you! Get a gander. Here’s the evidence. Now call your family and tell them about it!”
The Damron Family’s lackey came to have a closer look, but favonovel.com frowned when favonovel.com saw it. “How should I know if this is the real deal?”
Matthew said, “Your family’s top dogs can decide for themselves. Just tell them what we’ve found.”
The guy was still hesitant, but Matthew didn’t bother and instead said, “Get someone to cordon this place off. Let nobody approach. And take pictures of the whole place as evidence.”
Tiger nodded. “Yes, Matthew.”
Matthew stood up and looked at Salazar. “Let’s go, Salazar.”
He gave favonovel.com furtive looks. Salazar got the idea. He followed Matthew to the car.
The moment they got in the car, Matthew’s face fell. “We have trouble. Lord Voodoo must have taken Falconn’s body away.”
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