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When the trial had ended, it marked the end of Melvin's criminal life. However, it also marked the beginning of a nationwide manhunt.Official media rushed to release the final verdict. Melvin had been sentenced in court to life imprisonment on multiple counts, including attempted murder, aggravated assault, and other serious offenses.As a result, the so-called "Genius Cellist Linda's Onstage Accident" case, which had once shocked the country and captivated the public, finally reached a temporary conclusion, with one of the main culprits in custody.But it was not over.At the same time, the police issued a stern, nationwide, highest-priority wanted order with a huge reward. It was announced through all major media outlets.The target was Eleanor Cooper, the other main culprit and the case's central figure.On the digital wanted poster, the photo she had carefully taken recently for her comeback, so sweet and innocent looking, now looked grotesquely ironic.Beneath the photo wa

On the other side of the city, Eleanor was attempting a silent escape as she fled through the darkness, as if she was already beaten.Eleanor stumbled aimlessly through a maze of back alleys in the run-down inner-city district like a hunted animal. She did not dare use any transportation that required an ID, did not dare step into any hotel with security cameras, and did not even dare stay in the light for too long.The Chanel suit she was wearing was already streaked with grime. One heel of her expensive Jimmy Choo stilettos had already snapped. Every step she took was uneven and clumsy, as if she were limping.In the end, with nowhere left to go and on the verge of collapse, she had no choice but to turn into a pitch-black alley that stank of urine and rotting garbage.A flickering sign hung at the end of the alley, its neon tube half dead, that read "Red Luck Inn". She knew that this was the only kind of place she could risk.She pushed open the greasy, creaking door and walked

Wee-woo…!The sirens grew louder as they approached, hammering at Eleanor's already frayed nerves. To her, the siren sounded no different than the cackling laughter of the Grim Reaper as it approached her.There was no longer time for hesitation. She stopped worrying about how filthy the musty sheets were.She tied one end of the crude, makeshift rope she had just knotted around one of the bed's cast-iron legs. Then, she threw the other end out through the narrow window without thinking twice.Out in the hallway came the heavy thuds of the police pounding on the door, along with the innkeeper's frantic shout. "This one, officer! The fugitive is right inside this room!"Eleanor knew there was no turning back now.She climbed onto the windowsill and looked down at the alley below. Her stomach turned, but the survival instinct forced her to grit her teeth and grab the makeshift rope. She clung to it and clumsily climbed down slowly.The coarse fabric scraped over her palms, qui

Under the night sky, the run-down inn was lit up bright as day by the harsh red and blue flashes from the police cruisers.The officers who had responded to the tip-off had rushed to the scene. The inn's short, pudgy owner rubbed his hands together. He wore an eager look on his face as he described what happened to the lead officer in detail. "…That's right, officer! That's her! She looks exactly the same as the photo on the wanted notice! The moment I saw her, I felt something was wrong, so I called you right away..."The police ignored his attempt to claim credit. Several agile SWAT officers brought up a battering ram and smashed open the shaky wooden door of the room on the third floor with a bang.The room was already empty.A scent of mold and cheap perfume washed over them, and shards of a shattered enamel cup were scattered across the floor. Most striking of all was the crude escape rope made from strips of bedding knotted together in haste, swaying slightly in the night b

Richard watched Maria's hand already on the doorknob. As she was ready to push it open and leave, a surge of panic he had never experienced before rose in his chest.He knew that if he let her walk out now, he would have no idea when he would have another chance to speak to her alone.In a moment of desperation, he said it before he could stop himself. "When... When are you free? Jonny... He said he misses you."In the end, he used his own son as an excuse to keep her here.Maria's hand at the door paused for a moment, but she did not turn around. With her back still to him, her voice was cold as she said, "I'm not free lately. The design draft is quite urgent."She did not give him any chance to answer. Without the slightest trace of hesitation, she opened the heavy door and walked out. Her firmness seemed to show that there was nothing else between them other than Jonny now.Richard stared at the door as it shut in front of him. The last glimmer of hope in his eyes went dark wi