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The Last Passenger
The Last Passenger
Author: Mister Rhapsody

Chapter 1

Author: Mister Rhapsody
There were five people in our car, including the driver and four passengers.

The driver was a young man with dark skin. He was friendly and talked a lot.

He wasn't a full-time taxi driver. He was actually heading to Drakemoor for work, but he couldn't get a bus or train ticket. So, he decided to drive there himself and picked up a few passengers along the way.

Right now, he was shouting in panic. "Damn! Someone just died in our car, and you still have time to talk? I swear, I'm so unlucky! What if her family reports us? Do we need to pay them? How much would we have to pay?"

A pregnant woman in her 30s trembled as she asked, "Why would we have to pay? What does this have to do with us? The car breaking down wasn't my fault, and neither was the phone signal going out. I'm not paying a cent!"

I listened quietly and gave each of them a label in my mind.

The driver was a laborer. His hands were covered in calluses. In the trunk, I had seen work gloves and a safety harness.

The pregnant woman was an office worker. Just before this happened, she had still been working on her laptop in the car, preparing reports for her company.

But I couldn't figure out the identity of the last passenger.

He was tall and broad-shouldered. He wore a loose trench coat and barely spoke. At that moment, he was simply smoking by himself.

After the pregnant woman finished speaking, he flicked the ash from his cigarette and said casually, "Shouldn't we be trying to figure out how she actually died?"

His words made the driver's and the pregnant woman's faces turn even paler.

Once they remembered what the dead woman had looked like, both of them started shaking.

The driver's voice even began to crack. "I... I remember she was fine when the car broke down. She was still talking to us. She told us to go find another car and get help first. Then she said she was tired and wanted to sleep for a while. But how did she suddenly die in her sleep?"

The pregnant woman suddenly took several steps back.

She looked terrified as she moved away from all of us. "Wait... If she died from some sudden illness, she would have made some kind of noise. And I talked to her, too. She was very healthy. She even loved outdoor sports. She was going to Drakemoor for a skydiving course. If she had any serious health problems, how could she take part in something that dangerous?"

Her voice shook. "She was murdered!"

Fear spread through everyone.

The driver opened the trunk and grabbed a wrench. He held it tightly in his hand. "That's right. How could my car suddenly break down for no reason? And we couldn't even find out what was wrong with it."

He suddenly pointed the wrench at me.

"Was it you? She died, and then you suddenly made all of us introduce ourselves. Were you trying to distract us?"

But that wasn't what I was doing.

I was trying to find the killer.

From the moment the car broke down, I knew we were in danger.

And the killer was one of the other three people in the car.

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    I stared blankly at Elias. I couldn't understand what he meant.Christine had been dead for three years. I couldn't understand what her death had to do with the murders from last night.After a moment, Elias asked another question: "Caleb, do you remember why Christine was in the car accident?"She was the woman I had loved more than anyone. Of course I should have known.I instinctively tried to answer. But then I realized something terrifying. I couldn't remember what had caused Christine's accident or what had happened before it.The only thing I remembered was that she had died on my operating table.After that, I had quit my job because I was overwhelmed with grief. Then I had left Drakemoor, the place that held so many painful memories.But I couldn't remember why I had returned to Vellenmark.I couldn't even remember how Christine had died.I started hitting my head with my fists. "Remember! Come on, remember!"Elias quickly called a doctor and had me given another sedative.He

  • The Last Passenger   Chapter 8

    My head started hurting again. I had no idea what was happening to me.But Elias immediately pulled out a photograph and spoke in a sharp voice. "Caleb, you said your car broke down. Do you remember how it happened?"I couldn't answer.I couldn't think clearly at all. I could only sit there and take in whatever information he gave me.The photograph in Elias's hand showed a car that had been taken apart and badly damaged.Elias pointed at it. "This is your car. You damaged it yourself. You wanted to study how cars were built so you could figure out how to make Melvin's car break down on the road."Does your head still hurt? You still can't remember? Then watch Melvin's dashcam footage. We've already recovered it."Do you see it? There were only four people in the car from beginning to end. There was never any man in a trench coat."Everything the man in the trench coat said and did in your statement was actually said and done by you."Melvin and Ruby were talking to you the entire time

  • The Last Passenger   Chapter 7

    "Do you really think you're going to survive?"I quietly repeated the words the man in the trench coat had said before jumping off the cliff.He had planned everything from the beginning.His goal was to kill everyone else and pin the murders on me."Haha, Officer, stop pretending. You must have used your authority to alter the ride records and make me look guilty..."The officer beside Elias suddenly stood up and slammed his hand on the table. "Caleb, watch your words! You know better than anyone whether you killed them. Do you really think making up some imaginary person will get you out of this?"Of course I knew.I had watched the man in the trench coat kill Melvin and Ruby with my own eyes. He had even tried to kill me.Yet now, the police were calling me the murderer.My anger reached its limit. Strangely, that was when I became calm. I closed my eyes and stopped talking.No matter what they asked, I refused to answer.Elias placed my earlier statement in front of me. "Caleb, acc

  • The Last Passenger   Chapter 6

    I glared at him through clenched teeth. "I'm telling you again. I didn't kill anyone! If you've already decided to frame me, then why bother pretending to question me? Just convict me!"But I want to see how you're going to erase the evidence left by the man in the trench coat. He's dead, but his ride history still exists on the app. Aren't you afraid the truth will come out?"I clenched my fists in anger.A hint of confusion appeared in Elias's cold eyes.He quietly gave an order to the officer beside him.The officer immediately stood up and left the room.Only then did Elias look back at me. "Please tell us everything that happened yesterday. Don't leave out a single detail. If there really was a fifth person, we won't wrongfully accuse you."I wondered if he had changed his attitude because he was starting to worry.But I also felt some of the tension leave my body, and I began to recall everything that had happened the night before.Then I told them the entire story from the momen

  • The Last Passenger   Chapter 5

    I was sitting in the back seat of the police car, trapped between two officers.They clearly thought I was a dangerous murderer."I didn't kill anyone!" I shouted desperately. "The real killer jumped off the cliff! If you search the area now, you'll find his body!"But the two officers beside me didn't answer. The officer in the passenger seat turned around and glanced at me.I had heard the other officers call him Captain Thompson, so I immediately struggled against the handcuffs. "I'm not lying! You're police officers. Can't you find the evidence the killer left behind? Did the rain last night wash everything away? No! That's impossible! His blood is still here. Look!"I raised my blood-covered fist. "When I discovered that he was the killer, I fought him and injured his face. Take this blood for testing! You'll be able to identify the real killer!"Elias Thompson only stared at me coldly.He looked at me as if I were some kind of monster. As if I were a vicious murderer. "There is n

  • The Last Passenger   Chapter 4

    After I pinned him down, I punched him in the face several times with all my strength.He didn't have time to react. Blood spilled from his mouth.But that disgusting smile was still on his face. "Why are you saying I'm the killer?"I gritted my teeth and punched him a few more times. "Because I know the patient you mentioned! Christine has been dead for a long time! Why would you go visit a dead person?"Those punches drained what little strength I had left. I had to stop for a moment and stare at him, waiting for his answer.But I never expected him to still have the strength to fight back.He suddenly grabbed my hair and pulled me to the ground. Then he flipped over and pinned me beneath him.I wrapped my arms around him with all my strength, and we struggled against each other.I looked desperately at Melvin and Ruby. "What are you waiting for? Help me! He's the killer! Once he kills me, he'll come after both of you!"But they just stood there.They stared at me in fear and didn't

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