Ke-style law enforcement officers

Chapter 276 Each Holds Their Own Account

After seeing Justin Joffrey off, Milo kept staring at David through the glass window in the interrogation room.

This guy was strange. During the interrogation, he suddenly became taciturn, and after that, he didn't say a word no matter what the law enforcement officer asked him.

Two months ago, Milo might have simply arranged for him to be sent to a mental hospital.

Without a doubt, this guy's behavior is no different from that of a madman. Murderers like him don't need to go to court to stand trial.

But the clues Justin provided were very important.

Milo now suspects that the guy sitting in the interrogation room isn't David Derby at all.

……

He had just visited Justin's current address a few months ago.

However, the address he wrote down during the interrogation was the old house that Justin had moved out of several years ago.

That's just the first point.

Secondly, a right-handed person actually wrote that line of not-so-sloppy handwriting with their left hand.

"Could the legend of Innsmouth be true? Is there really something strange about this coastal town?"

Milo recalled the strange creatures he had encountered at the bottom of the canal.

He carefully examined David's handwriting on the document in his hand.

Henry's shadow appeared on the wall beside him, and he gestured to Milo in sign language, saying, "I've heard some rumors about Innsmouth. It's said that the natives there are a group of heretics with impure blood, and their clan traditions carry a lot of ancient spells and magic. Of course, these are just folk tales, but I think from our perspective, we shouldn't just take them as complete fabrications. What do you think?"

He's right.

As victims of ancient curses, the group of seven has every reason to believe in the existence of ancient magic.

Coincidentally, Milo also had the same idea.

The only thing that remains unclear is why those assassins lurking in the shadows targeted David Derby and Grasso.

Based on the information Milo currently has about these two people, they are completely unrelated in terms of their living environment and social class, and are the kind of people who have absolutely no connection.

They have absolutely nothing in common.

"Perhaps we should ask the maids who were fired by the Derby family; they should be the ones who know the most about the couple's married life."

Milo quickly flipped through the documents in his hand.

The sky outside was beginning to brighten, but Milo didn't feel tired at all. He quickly tidied himself up, and with two slices of bread in his mouth, he rode away from the law enforcement office.

……

According to the information provided by the archives, Milo found the only maid still remaining at the Chloeshire Manor in the city of Nanwei.

The elderly woman seemed reluctant to discuss the Derby couple's affairs.

However, pressured by Milo's black trench coat, she chose to tell the truth.

...From the old woman, Milo received a story that was completely different from Justin's.

"Mrs. Derby is a very gentle and considerate woman; she shouldn't have to endure such humiliation!"

"David Derby was a complete hypocrite. You can't even imagine how he treated his wife. He not only cursed and threatened her frequently, but also kept her under house arrest in the filthiest attic of the estate, and sometimes in the cellar."

"Our servants' quarters are located at the back of the manor. At night, we often hear the lady crying. That damned fellow's study is filled with countless wicked books, where he remains silent all day. Sometimes he even sits on the windowsill, laughing wildly and speaking in a language no one can understand. You think we were fired? No, we left the manor voluntarily because we couldn't stand that terrifying fellow. David Derby, he still didn't let the lady off the hook, did he?"

"I knew it. If I had left the manor any later, I might have met the same fate. Golden Tree, please make sure you send him to the execution platform. He's a madman!"

……

Milo was a bit confused.

The maid and Justin gave conflicting accounts, and in their testimonies, the roles of David and Arcenas were almost completely reversed.

Justin claims that David had pleaded with him countless times for help, saying that his wife was trying to control his mind and exterminate his soul.

However, from the maid's perspective, it was Asenath who was constantly persecuted.

……

"As far as I know, David claims he has been tormented by Asenas, and he claims his wife attempted to murder him..."

"Nonsense! The lady is a gentle and humble woman. She treats everyone with the utmost courtesy. Those baseless accusations are completely fabricated. They are purely because she comes from that special place called Innsmouth. David takes himself too seriously. Perhaps he was indeed infatuated with the lady's appearance when he was young, but as time went on, the inferiority of his noble blood began to show. He despises the lady and her background from the bottom of his heart. Like other nobles, he believes that people from that place are all evil. He has a problem with his own mind, yet he blames all the faults on an innocent woman. Sir, I am telling you the truth. You must not believe that scoundrel's lies."

The old woman became extremely emotional when David Derby was mentioned.

She even went so far as to list outrageous things David had done to Milo, including Derby's alcoholism, domestic violence, and the terrifying noises he would sometimes make late at night.

From her perspective, all the blame should be placed on Derby.

……

"So that's it, I understand."

Milo feigned an understanding look and asked the old woman, "Do all Innsmouth people suffer from this kind of hostility? I feel like only Asenath is an exception. As far as I know, she was already isolated back in the academy."

“Because of Ephraim, Ephraim White, her biological father,” the old woman sighed. “That infamous old man, everyone in Innsmouth knew he was an old-fashioned magic apprentice, and that his faction was full of cursed wizards… But so many years have passed, old Ephraim died more than a decade ago, and outsiders have forgotten these rumors. Who would have thought that Asenas’s own husband would still be so bothered by it?”

“A magic apprentice?” Milo muttered. “This Ephraim White you’re talking about, has he done something really bad?”

"Rumor has it that one branch of their clan possesses some strange methods that can twist people's minds and even possess the bodies of living people. But old Ephraim has been dead for so many years, who cares about those things anymore? If he could really possess other people's bodies, he wouldn't be rotting and stinking in his dilapidated hut." The old woman clearly scoffed at those ancient rumors.

This surprised Milo somewhat.

In his mind, older people are always more willing to believe these strange legends.

Perhaps it was because Asenas had indeed left a good impression on the old lady and her group of maids during their relatively short time together at Chloeshire Manor.

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(End of this chapter)