Julian''''''''scasewasswiftlycssifiedasasuicide.

        Nosurprise,giventheevidence.

        Thesurveigeclearlyshowedhimenteringthehauntedhousealohespotwherehe''''''''dfallenheldonlyhisfootprintsandthoseofafewmaintenanceworkers,allwithairtightalibis.

        Noonemourheodd,quietmanthey''''''''dniamedQuasimodobehindhisback.Thefilewasclosedwithoutceremony.

        YetoailgLulikeasplinterlodgeddeepbehhisskiimateenter"betweenJulianandReyarightbeforehisdeath.

        Hecouldn''''''''t—wouldn''''''''t—believethegirlhe''''''''draisedwithsuchcarewouldeverlowerherselfto...that.Thethoughtalonemadehisstomaot.

        AndReya?Gohoutatrace.

        AsforLinisan,theerwhohadstumbledonthem—herterstatementsunraveledintowild,iramblingsabout"drainedbodies"and"monstersinbearsuits."Thepolicedismissedherasunstable,escherhomewithareferraltosocialservices.Afterall,apregnantwomaionneededsupport,notsuspi.

        Caseclosed.

        ButforLu,thequestioered.

        SpecialAgentMa''''''''amLeehadsealedawayeverything—everyframee,everyscrapofdataontheSilverRingandCocases—boxed,stamped,andcartedoff.

        內(nèi)容未完，下一頁繼續(xù)閱讀