Chapter 428
"What kind of people were they?"
"It was in the dead of night, so I couldn’t see clearly, but there seemed to be about seven or eight people in the yard. After that night, Professor Earwood didn’t open his door for four or five days. When I finally saw him, I asked him what was going on, and he said he was visited by relatives. Who has that many relatives visiting in the middle of the night? In the rain, they were all wandering around the yard. It was strange."
Rosemary continued her inquiry, "Could it be that Professor Earwood made some enemies?"
"Unlikely. He and his wife are kind people, and they never leave this small town. They get along well with everyone. I think it might have something to do with Carol. Shortly after this incident, they both resigned and went to find her."
A hint of sadness filled Rosemary’s eyes. "I wonder when I will see Carol again."
"Well, it’s hard to say. If they had any news, Professor Earwood would have brought her back by now. But there has been no word from them. I wonder how the search abroad is going."
"Thank you, ma’am," Rosemary expressed her gratitude. "It seems I will have to wait until next time to return the book to Carol."
"You’re a good kid, coming all this way to return a book." The woman glanced at Rosemary’s backpack, no doubt filled with Carol’s books.
After exchanging a few polite words with the woman, Rosemary slipped around to the back of house number 111. Seeing no one around, she hopped over the wall and entered the yard.
The yard was full of fallen leaves and wilted plants, indicating that no one had lived there for a while. Rosemary pulled out a Luminol spray from her backpack and sprayed it on the ground. After a while, some areas began to glow.
Luminol could detect traces of blood diluted up to 12,000 times. Even if it was cleaned up thoroughly, as long as there was Luminol, the blood traces could be detected.