Chapter 98 Winding Path Along the Mountain Ridges
“Hale has been disgraced in the world of politics. Whatever she says cannot be used as evidence.” Jasper Milton said to Stella Grace.
“Who would want to kill Timmy? Is it related to the case of the stolen gold bars, or could it be someone not wanting you to find the murderer to prove your innocence?” Stella’s head ached when she thought about it.
She leaned against Jasper’s shoulder.
Jasper did not reply. He too was confused. He looked at Stella and tightened his grip on her hand.
“Chief, do you want to go get some food first? You haven’t eaten anything for a whole day.” Jimmy Fellow suggested.
“Yes, let’s look for somewhere to have a meal. We can’t live in the same hotel as before. I suspect that someone has followed us, so we should pay attention to our surroundings. Tonight, let’s find another safe place to stay.” Jasper ordered.
“Yes.” Jimmy drove past a restaurant and stopped at the door.
Stella opened the door and got out of the car, she heard a loud clang.
She looked down, looking for the source of the noise.
It was a dagger, and it seemed to be Timmy Nine’s.
She picked it up and asked Jasper in surprise, “Why would Timmy’s dagger be in the car? He wasn’t in the car at all. I remember that it was in his hand when he died.”
Jimmy’s face turned pale. “Did he become a ghost and put it in our car?”
Jasper glanced at Jimmy. “Don’t talk nonsense. There are no ghosts in the world. If he were a ghost and could place the dagger in our car, he should have used it to avenge his death instead!”
“You’re right, but why is it in our car?” Jimmy was confused, it was getting more and more mysterious.
Jasper looked at Stella, he glanced at her pocket, and understood what had happened.
“Stella, Timmy was on his last breath when you rushed to him, yes?” Jasper asked.
“He was breathing. I’m sure, but it did not last long.” Stella said sadly.
“He put the dagger in your pocket with all his might. At that time, you were so emotional that you didn’t feel it. When you got in the car, because your pocket was shallow, the dagger slipped out of your pocket. So when you got out of the car, it fell to the ground.” Jasper deduced.
Upon hearing this, Jimmy suddenly understood. “I think you’re right, sir. But why did Timmy put a dagger in Madam’s pocket?”
Hearing herself being referred to as Madam, Stella blushed and explained, “I’m not your Madam.”
Jimmy glanced at his Chief. “You’ll be in the future, won’t you?”
Jasper did not deny it. He took the dagger from Stella’s grasp, observed it, and pulled at it. The handle of the dagger was empty.
Jasper turned it upside down, and a USB stick fell on his palm.
Stella looked at Jasper in surprise. “What’s in the USB drive?”
“Get in the car first.” Jasper said warily.
They quickly got in the car.
Jasper switched on the laptop and inserted the USB stick.
There were two videos inside.
He clicked on a video recording called “My Village”.
“This is my village, Tavers Village.” Timmy had recorded himself, he then pointed at the large tombstone, and said in a choked voice, “My family, my relatives, my friends, my lover, and my children are all buried here.”
Timmy sat next to the tombstone as he recorded himself. He said with reddened eyes, “I think I may also get killed eventually , so I have to leave some evidence so that I won’t die for nothing like the other villagers.”
Five years ago, our village dug a cave by accident.
There were ten iron boxes in the cave. It was amazing! When they opened those chests, you could see that there were many gold bars in them. After counting them, there were a thousand of them, and also a treasure map.
My father said that he would hand these things over to the government.
I didn’t agree. The government didn’t build roads for us, nor did they give us electricity. If we sold these gold bars, it would enough for us to build the roads and bring in electricity.”
Father didn’t agree, but I was angry and ran out alone.
I don’t know who my father went to, but I’m sure that my father went to a devil.
Those devils killed all the 107 villagers and also an innocent relative of one of the villagers.
They did it all to rob us of the gold bars and the treasure map.
However, every plan has its loopholes.
What they didn’t expect was that I stole the treasure map from my father and copied it.
Unfortunately, I don’t understand the treasure map. I don’t know if those people understood it or not.” Timmy wiped his tears and patted the tombstone.
He put the copied map on the ground and recorded it on video.
Then, he burned the map in front of the large tombstone.
“I hope that one day, if someone sees this video, he may find the murderer through the treasure map to avenge our deaths.” Timmy ended the recording.
Jasper copied this video and stored it on the cloud drive. In order to be safe, he also sent a copy to his email.
He clicked on the next video.
The video was about Billy Cher,
also known as State Mayor Cher.
Jasper clicked on it.
“Today is the day I will kill that Billy Cher! That damned official, he took bribes and killed all 107 villagers in my village. Look, this is my surveillance screen, isn’t it cool?” Timmy was explaining.
He pointed the camera at the screen.
The scene of the police interrogation center could be seen on the screen.
“My gun has been modified, and the muzzle has a camera. As long as Billy appears, he will be shot immediately. By the way, I also sent a remote controlled smoke bomb.” Timmy said with a smile.
He then put down the camera beside him. In the video, they could see Timmy, as well as his screen.
Timmy made a snack and was eating it. Then, he saw Billy appearing on the screen.
He immediately put down the bowl, and his remote control triggered the smoke bomb, but Billy, who was on the screen, could be seen clearly.
Timmy adjusted the gun’s direction, pressed his mouse, and shot Billy to his death.
He also fired three more times.
After shooting Billy, Timmy picked up the camera and pointed it at himself. He said with a smile, “The first one has been killed, and the rest of you, wait for me. I’ll take care of you guys one by one.”
At this point, the recording ended.
Jasper looked at Stella and said, “It seems that God also wants me to marry you.”NôvelDrama.Org owns this.
“Can this video prove that you are innocent?” Stella was still a little worried. She was afraid that she was dreaming.
“This video should be enough to prove it, my guess is that the location this was shot should be near the interrogation centre. When I’m back, the police should be able to find out which house he rented. The equipment in the house should have fingerprints to prove that it was all done by Timmy.” Jasper patiently explained.
Stella breathed a sigh of relief. It was great that he could prove his innocence. It was worthwhile for them to come so far.
Jasper held Stella’s hand tightly.
The tension that he had been feeling all along finally began to ease…