Chapter 72: Greenwich (2)
I answered, “Yes, it’s all true.”
A short murmur spread and then subsided. I quietly straightened my back and looked at the people.
“I heard you noticed something unusual about Herschel Hopkins. How did you know?”
Because he died and came back to life? But I couldn’t say that. After a brief pause, I began to speak.
“He wasn’t wearing his ring. When I asked him about it, he tried to strangle me. His behaviour was odd. It looked like his body was desperately resisting, and as soon as he regained consciousness, he pushed me out of the house. At first, I thought he was being threatened.”
“After that, you went to see Owen Cassfire, didn’t you?”
“Yes, the professor gave me the address.”
“What did you request from him?”
No, the interrogation had shifted to me. Stay calm. They still see me as an ordinary citizen who saved Liam Moore. My suspicions, or rather, my secrets, haven’t been discovered yet.