Chapter 3

The police acted quickly and immediately locked down the scene. However, they did not find Myles' ashes inside after opening the locker; there was only a thin folder.

Serena threw the folder in front of me. "Channing, are you deliberately stalling for time?"

Frederick tried to persuade her. "Captain Jensen, let me handle the interrogation. Dr. Sheldon is likely still alive. You should send the others to search for Dr. Sheldon's whereabouts. Continuing the interrogation might delay the best rescue time for Dr. Sheldon."

Just as Serena hesitated, I raised my chin toward her. "Have you looked at the documents inside?"

Serena put on her gloves and opened them.

Inside the folder was a voluntary organ donation agreement. There were dark red bloodstains at the edges of the paper, but they were far less eye-catching than my father's trembling signature.

Serena frowned. "Channing, what is the meaning of this? Do you think Mr. Jones signed the agreement under Myles' coercion? I was there at the time. The situation was not what you think. Myles did not even bring this agreement. The nurse on rounds just mentioned it, and Mr. Jones voluntarily proposed to sign it."

I could no longer control my emotions. "My dad signed voluntarily? Serena, your five years as a criminal investigator were for nothing."

For the first time, the tide of opinion in the livestream chat began to turn.

[Could Dr. Sheldon have tricked Channing's father into signing the organ donation agreement and deliberately caused the surgery to fail?]

[It is terrifying to think about. If that is true, I can understand why Channing killed him. Who could stay rational in that situation?]

[Did he not also kill four other people? As far as I know, the identities of those four victims all seem related to the organ donation lead. It feels like we are getting close to the truth.]

[Putting myself in Channing's shoes is devastating. His best friend killed his father for profit, and his girlfriend, the head of the criminal investigation team, even married his best friend. Even after avenging himself, he still ended up being interrogated by his own girlfriend and forced to admit his guilt. This is too cruel.]

Serena also noticed the comments. Her expression sank, and she was about to argue.

The interrogation room door was suddenly kicked open. "Captain Jensen! Major discovery! Channing operated overseas for years. Based on the clues, we can deduce that he was involved in human organ trafficking!"

This statement hit like a bolt from the blue.

Serena glared at me, almost grinding her teeth. "Channing, your acting is superb. I almost fell for it. You brainwashed Mr. Jones into signing the agreement, did you not? You trafficked human organs and even sacrificed your own father to pin the blame on Myles. Have you no humanity?"

The livestream chat erupted in a massive uproar.

[Holy crap, Channing was the mastermind behind the human organ trafficking?]

[So he persuaded his own father to sign the donation agreement beforehand. After Dr. Sheldon had the patients sign it, he killed all the doctors involved and pinned the blame on them. There will be no way to prove anything.]

[Gosh, how heartless. Watch out for your enemies, but watch out for your friends even more.]

When I looked at those comments, I almost laughed myself to tears.

Serena almost collapsed. "Channing, do you not have anything to explain?"

I wiped my eyes. "What is there to explain? You already convicted me, did you not?"

Frederick abruptly stood up. "Take Channing back to the detention center. Everyone, set out now to search for Dr. Sheldon."

Serena did not move.

As I was escorted past her, she hesitated as she extended her hand, but she said nothing in the end.

After 48 hours of intensive searching by the police, some of Myles' remains were finally found in another grave near my father's at the funeral parlor. He was curled up, all four limbs and his spine broken. Only upon close inspection could one discern that he was kneeling.

Frederick's eyes instantly reddened. "Channing is a monster."

Serena even fainted immediately.

The forensic pathologist announced after the autopsy, "All of the victim's organs have been removed."

I did not lie about not knowing where Myles was because every part of him was in a different place.