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 dare come any closer.

I was getting desperate. I had no choice but to fight him on my own and try to hold him down.

Then my hand touched something hard and square under his coat.

I immediately pulled it out and threw it onto the ground. "Look! This signal jammer is the evidence! He tampered with the car and blocked our cell signals. This was clearly a planned murder!"

But no matter how loudly I shouted, Melvin and Ruby didn't move.

They looked frightened at first, then confusion appeared on their faces, and they stared at each other.

Ruby's voice trembled. "What... What's going on?"

Melvin swallowed hard before answering. "I don't know! He just mentioned Christine. Does that mean he knows Christine?"

Ruby suddenly seemed to understand. "I get it! He's after all of us! Hurry! We have to stop him, or he'll kill us too!"

Melvin clenched his teeth. He gripped the wrench and quickly walked toward us.

I was curious why he hadn't attacked earlier. But the moment Ruby mentioned Christine, his whole body seemed to fill with killing intent.

I decided not to think about it.

As long as he helped me, that was enough.

I held the man in the trench coat tightly and gave Melvin a chance to attack.

Without hesitation, Melvin swung the wrench at the man's head.

But at that exact moment, the man exploded with all his strength. He twisted our positions around.

The wrench slammed into my back instead. Pain exploded through my body. My mind went blank, and I could no longer hold him down.

Everything had suddenly gotten much worse.

He broke free and lunged at Melvin.

There was nothing I could do. I lay on the ground for a long time, struggling to stay conscious.

When I finally managed to get back up, I saw the man in the trench coat holding the bloody wrench. He was smiling at me.

Melvin and Ruby were lying nearby. Their heads were covered in blood. They were both dead.

"Now it's your turn." He started walking toward me.

Fear and the threat of death gave me enough strength to stand. I backed toward the edge of the mountain road. But there was a cliff right behind me.

By then, the man in the trench coat seemed to have used up most of his strength too.

He raised the wrench and swung it at me. But he suddenly lost his balance and fell. The wrench slipped from his hand and landed on the ground.

I immediately rushed over and grabbed it.

I was about to fight back when he turned his back to me and started laughing at the cliff. "Do you really think you're going to survive?"

Before I could react, he jumped off the cliff.

I stared at the spot where he had disappeared in complete shock.

I couldn't understand why he had chosen to kill himself.

My whole body hurt, and my mind was a complete mess.

The rain grew heavier and heavier. I couldn't hold on any longer and passed out.

I didn't know how much time had passed when I vaguely heard voices nearby.

"We've already examined the scene. Based on the evidence, he's the only killer."

My eyes flew open. But I was surrounded by police officers. They were putting handcuffs on me.

I struggled in panic. "I'm not the killer! I'm a victim! The killer jumped off the cliff!"

But the officers still roughly pulled me to my feet and dragged me toward a police car.

And just like that, I became the murderer.