Withhertearfulfession,thecaseteicallyclosed.Withalltheselingeringdoubts,Lusubmittedthereport.
Linisanwaschargedwithdesecrationofacorpsearuofevidence.However,sideringshehadbeeedlysexuallyassaultedandpsychologicallymaniputedbythedeceased,andthecaseinvolvedself-defehafession,thecourtwaslikelytoshowleniency.Hersentencewouldbenomorethanthreeyears,anditwouldbeginonlyaftershegavebirth.
Withiwocaseswereclosedjustlikethat.
Onpaper,justicehadbeenserved.
ButLucouldstillfeelit—theitchbetweenhisshoulderbdes,thewhisperinthebackofhismind:Thisisn''''''''tover.
Itwasn''''''''tthathelikedtooverplicatethings,orthatheingfh-profileserialkillercasetoboosthiscareer.Aftersomanyyearsasadetective,Lusimplytrustedhisinstincts—andtheywerescreamingthatsomethingwasn''''''''tright.
Butpoliceworkdemandedevidehoutanythingsolidtochalleheofficialclusions,allhecoulddotthem.
Junhadhisdoubts,too.
Thecaseswerestrangeenoughontheirown:privilegedyoungmensexuallyassaultingunderagegirls,amanagerpreyingonfemaleemployeesanddotingitinphotographs—sosimir,surfagsoclosetogetherintime.
paredtoLu,Jun''''''''ssuspisfurther.Hehadavaguefeelingtherewasaninvisiblethreadtyingalltheseretiogether.
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