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The trial moved faster than I expected.The evidence was overwhelming.The autopsy report from Valoria, hotel footage, Lena’s recording, Tristan’s gambling records, loan shark IOUs, forged mortgage, and the reopened investigation into Harold’s death, each piece layered over the next, tightening around him like a net.He hired a lawyer, tried to argue his innocence.In court, his lawyer said, “There is no direct evidence linking my client to the victim’s death. His trip to Valoria was coincidental. The recording reflects only the victim’s personal speculation.”But the prosecutor played Lena’s recording.“Zoe… if you’re hearing this… Tristan Shaw is gambling… I think he’s noticed me… If something happens to me…”Then that sharp cry.Then silence.Someone in the gallery began to sob.I sat in the front row, not a single tear falling.I had already cried enough.Now wasn’t the time.The trial lasted three days.On the second day, Tristan broke.He confessed to everything.He had been gamb
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Flora said, “The recording is your strongest piece of evidence, but it needs to line up with the investigation in Valoria. I have a contact in Interpol. I’ll reach out.”Three days later.Flora told me the autopsy report from Valoria was out.The cause of death wasn’t the fall.There were signs of blunt force trauma to the back of Lena’s head.She had been knocked unconscious first, then pushed off the cliff.It was murder.When I heard that, I was sitting in my car, pounding the steering wheel over and over.Lena, how much did it hurt? How scared were you?In those last few seconds, as you fell, did you think of me?Flora said the police had officially opened a case.But since it involved multiple jurisdictions, the process would take time.“Until then, you need to keep yourself safe. He can’t know you’re investigating him.”“I know.”“And don’t give him a chance to run.”“He won’t run.”I said, “He doesn’t know he’s been exposed. To him, I’m still the wife who knows nothing.”Flora n
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Following the trail of Silvercrest Capital, I found the location of the underground casino.It was in the basement of an industrial park on the outskirts of the city.I didn’t go in.It was too dangerous.But online, I found a few people who had been scammed there before. They had formed a group to try and get their money back.I joined.There were more than thirty people in the group, all of them cheated by Silvercrest Capital.Some had lost tens of thousands. Others had lost hundreds of thousands.One of them, a man named Harold, caught my attention.It was mentioned that Harnold used to be Tristan’s colleague, working in the same company’s finance department.He discovered that Tristan had misappropriated company funds, about ten thousand, and used it for gambling.Harold reported it to the company.An internal investigation began.Tristan was called in for questioning.And then, Harold got into a car accident.That was a year ago.His family said in the group that the accident happ
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On the flight back from Valoria, I kept circling the same question.Should I go straight to the police?I had the recording, hotel records, and photos of the surveillance footage.But when I forced myself to think it through, would any of it be enough to convict Tristan?The recording only proved that Lena had discovered his gambling, and that she felt she was being followed.The hotel records only showed they stayed at the same place.The footage only showed that Tristan had followed her inside the hotel.There was no direct evidence that he killed her.No witnesses and weapon.Her face was unrecognizable, and the cause of death was still under investigation.If I reported it now, all Tristan had to do was deny everything—say he went to Valoria on holiday and staying at the same hotel was a coincidence.What could the police really do?At most, hold him for a few days, then release him for lack of evidence.And by then, he would know that I knew everything.What would a man who could
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The police took the phone from the boy, saying it was evidence and needed to be examined.I stayed at the station the entire day.In the afternoon, a young officer came over, his expression a little strange.“Miss Shaw, could you come listen to something?”He led me into a small office. Lena’s phone was on the desk.The screen was cracked, but it still lit up.I knew the passcode.Lena never changed it. It was always her birthday.The officer had already unlocked it.He opened the Notes app.There was only one entry, dated the day she went missing.He played the audio recording from the app.The recording began with loud wind noise, like she was outdoors.Then Lena’s voice, urgent and low, like she was recording in secret.“Zoe… if you’re hearing this… I’m in Silverridge right now. I found something really bad.”My hand clenched into a fist.“Tristan Shaw is gambling.“I don’t even know how I found out… it was an accident. I saw him in the hotel lobby. Can you believe it? He was in Sil
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“Yes.”“What evidence do you have?”“Her phone and wallet were found at the bottom of the cliff. She’s been missing for a month. Please, you need to come and see this.”They said they would send someone.But it would take time.I hung up and dialed another number—the search and rescue team.I had looked them up before coming. There was a local volunteer team in Silverridge that often worked with the police on mountain and jungle searches.They were faster than the police.They said they could be there by the afternoon.The waiting was the hardest part.I sat on a rock at the edge of the town, Lena’s wallet clutched in my hand, unable to move.I opened it and took out the photo.In it, we stood at the university gates in our graduation gowns, arms around each other, smiling.Lena was holding up a peace sign.We were twenty-two that year.Lena had been my roommate all four years of college.She slept at the top bunk while I occupied the bottom.She would lean over the edge every night to
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