The Double or more Life of the Fake Heiress (Mirabella) novel Chapter 1323

Dr. Ray paused for a moment, then handed the documents around to the folks gathered at the office desk.

After a couple of minutes, he glanced over at the professors and Wayne, asking, "What's your take on this?"

The group exchanged some puzzled looks, and it was Nick's boss who spoke up first, "I just can't see it being Mirabella. If he was the one who stole the documents, he could have vanished without a trace instead of coming back and walking right into a trap."

Nick was the type to keep to himself at the research institute, always head-down in experiments, barely interacting with others from different labs. So, the rest of them were a bit hesitant to voice their opinions.

"Chief Shen's analysis isn't off the mark," Wayne chimed in slowly, "but since this involves national secrets, we can't afford to dismiss any suspects."

"Hey, Ben, didn't you have a run-in with someone that night? What do you think?"

Ben wasn't supposed to be at this meeting, but given his involvement that night, Dr. Ray had specifically called him in. Holding the documents, Ben calmly looked up when a professor addressed him, saying, "When it comes to physical features, Nick does fit the bill."

He paused, then continued, "But I agree with Chief Shen. If Nick was the culprit, he wouldn't have come back. Plus, I noticed a few days ago that he seemed to be injured, which would make pulling off the theft pretty tough."

"Injured?" Dr. Ray's eyes narrowed, clearly surprised.

The night the documents went missing, the security chief had fired at the thief, thinking he'd landed a fatal shot. Yet, the person was never found. If the thief survived, the wound would have been on the chest.

Ben nodded slightly, responding to Dr. Ray, "Yeah, during surgery that day, I noticed his hand was a bit shaky with the scalpel, suggesting the injury might be around the chest."