Summary of Chapter 237 A Forced Hand from The Understated Dragon Lord
Chapter 237 A Forced Hand marks a crucial moment in Swnovels’s Novel novel, The Understated Dragon Lord. This chapter blends tension, emotion, and plot progression to deliver a memorable reading experience — one that keeps readers eagerly turning the page.
Daniel weaved his way through the streets on his electric bike, heading towards the area behind King’s. Upon arriving, he found a crowd gathered nearby. Pushing through, he discovered that someone had jumped from a building—it was a woman in a King's uniform.
Looking closely, Daniel noticed something off about the woman's complexion; her face bore a tinge of darkness. It wasn't a willing act; she must have encountered something evil, something that drove her to jump.
Glancing upward, Daniel spotted a thin veil of black mist enveloping one of the windows on the thirteenth floor, invisible to the average person because it was the aura of an evil spirit. Only someone with special abilities, like Daniel, could see it.
If Daniel was correct, the woman must have visited that room on the thirteenth floor before her leap.
At that moment, Medical Examiner Shitstrong finished examining the body and came to a preliminary conclusion. He reported to Ava, "Detective, it looks like a suicide."
"Suicide?" Ava pondered for a moment, then nodded, "Let's have the staff make a record of it, complete the procedure, and close the case."
Daniel took a good look at the beautiful woman—it was Ava! The very same person who had checked him for DUI a few days ago. She was investigating another case now; she wasn't specialized in this kind of thing.
This server, he believed, was a victim—Daniel felt he must bring justice to light.
He was supposed to buy barbecue for his 'dear' but decided to set that aside to seek justice first. Stepping forward, he spoke out, "She didn't jump by her own accord, she was harmed by someone."
Ava looked up, recognizing the familiar pain in the neck after a moment's thought, "You? What scum is out and about so late? Where's your wife? Doesn't she care about you?"
"How am I scum? That woman last time wasn't my wife; she's just a colleague."
"Who said we're concluding easily? From the statements we've taken and the victim's social media chat records, she was freshly heartbroken. It's that heartbreak that pushed her to the extreme. She jumped, it's tragic, but indeed a suicide."
"What if there's a second victim whose cause of death is also suicide?" Daniel's question stunned Ava.
"Second? What second?"
"If I'm right, on the thirteenth floor, there's another person who hung himself!" Daniel pointed to the window tinged with the spirit's aura, adding, "The person in that room should be a man, most likely this girl's boyfriend."
Ava looked up to the room Daniel was pointing at. It was the hotel's changing room, number 1313—the room the girl jumped from.
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