Bailonz Street 13

Chapter 188. Calamity (3)

Though Liam looked like he wanted to scoop me up and proudly show me off to everyone, he remembered there were people watching and his clothes were covered in dirt, so instead of bouncing around, he just left a light kiss on my forehead.

It was artificially created damage. They seemed to believe that if they could fool ordinary people, they could fool us too, but we could clearly see these weren’t roughly torn wounds but cuts made by blades. Though meant to look like the work of beasts or monsters, it actually wasn’t.

Leaving the farm, O’Brien wore a serious expression.

“How many people could kill chickens and sheep?”

“Well. At least not an eighty-year-old,” Liam muttered, removing his nitrile gloves and dropping them in the trash.

I agreed. At least, someone who could even kill cows must be either very strong or skilled. Also, they had to be someone who wouldn’t draw attention walking around here. Look at Liam and me—we drew everyone’s eyes just walking a little. Therefore, the culprit was likely a local. They needed to know the animal owners without drawing attention.

“Do many people know you’re here because of the burial mound?”

I asked first. O’Brien answered while heading to the car.