Chapter 85 A Murder Mystery
[Edward’s P.O.V.)
By the time our plane landed, Dylan was already waiting by the airport exit in the car. Although the time difference had messed up my routine, I just wanted to get back to Rose as soon as possible. The thought of her being helpless made me want to give the car wings.
Soon, we were in the pack’s territory. For a while, I could feel my wolf Champion spin inside me, as if he was excited.
‘Stupid wolf, will you behave yourself?’
‘Luna was just talking to me.’ ‘Yeah? What did you guys talk about?’
‘She said she missed you and asked me to remind you to be safe on the road. She’s waiting.’ “Thank you for the message, but don’t f*ck with me. If she can talk to you, she would have spoken to me first.’
Champion howled angrily inside me. I knew that he hadn’t had sex with Charlotte in a while, which might explain why my poor wolf was already hallucinating.
When I arrived at the castle, Ad and my parents were already standing at the door to welcome us. All the ranked members were there, except for Rose.
“Edward, thank God you’re finally back.” My mother came over to hug me while my father looked grave.
“Where’s Rose?”
“She’s in her room. Jane is with her,” said Ad. I rushed back to my room immediately and the moment I opened the door, I wrapped my girl in my arms. She was no longer as energetic as before as she simply pressed her head against my chest.
“I miss you very much.”
“I miss you too, Babe.”
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“I didn’t do it.”
“I know.”
Rose looked up and her eyes looked like dark clouds had already formed.
“I feel like I’ve brought some bad luck to you ever since I joined this pack. I did not mean to…”
“You should never say such things again. You the Luna of our pack, my lover. You did not bring us any trouble. If anything, everything happening must have been fated to happen.” I didn’t bother to go to Christie’s hut right away. Instead, I brought Rose to my office. I told all the other members of the pack to join us immediately as well, including Dr. Baldwin.
When everyone was present, I asked the doctor, “So what was the specific cause of Christie’s death?”
“Alpha, as I reported to Gamma in the early morning, I have confirmed that she had died of poisoning. I examined her blood sample and found two things.”
“What did you find?” asked Patrick.
“First, I found the components of Wild Mountain Green. I am guessing most of you don’t know what that is, but your great-grandparents would know that many years ago, there were cases where she-wolves were drugged and forced to have sex with others, traces of Wild Mountain Green were detected in their bodies. The Council of Elders once experimented on dead werewolves as well and found that when this plant was mixed with certain hormones, it would turn into a strong aphrodisiac. That was how they ordered all werewolf packs to ban the sale or culture of Wild Mountain Green.”
“Christie had this ingredient in her body? Could it be that she was drugged and then poisoned to death? My God.” Jane sighed.
“But I didn’t find any traces of male werewolf semen or sexual intercourse in Christie’s body. I also tested the blood on her hands. There were traces of some of her own secretions and we also found fresh tampons in the toilet. I believe that she was on her period, but she was forced to masturbate to relieve her intense desire due to the effects of Wild Mountain Green.”
“Is Wild Mountain Green poisonous enough to kill someone after making them go into heat?” asked my mother.
“No. But I found a high concentration of sodium pentachlorophenol, which is what caused her death.”
We all stared at Dr. Baldwin with curious eyes as he continued to speak. “Sodium pentachlorophenol is a pure white organic compound in the shape of needle-like crystals. The original drug is usually a light red color in scale-shaped crystals. Both are usually used to prevent brown rot in trees. It is also used as a weed killer or pesticide. It can also be used as a protein and starch binder as well as a water-based paint bactericide.” “My chemistry results were a mess when I was a student. Please speak English.” Patrick protested.
“Beta, what I’m trying to say is that because this chemical is highly toxic, it is not commonly found just anywhere, including in human society. However, if someone had used it on Christie, she would have probably experienced dizziness, fatigue, vomiting, then tachycardia, muscle rigidity spasm, and blood-pressure drop. She may have also been unconscious for a short period of time before she finally died.”
“Then how did this thing enter her body?” asked I.
“I first thought that she drank something by mistake or that someone had intentionally poisoned her food or water because sodium pentachlorophenol is extremely soluble in water. But her mouth was clean. Her face, on the other hand…”
“Someone smeared that thing on her face?”
“I found some redness on the skin of her face. There was also some swelling and needle-like bleeding spots. It was obvious that her face had been exposed to the chemical. As I expected, the test results showed that those things had seeped into her face, absorbed through the skin. But I don’t know how the chemical got onto her face in the first place.”
“Oh my God, could it be that someone has such a big grudge against her? Why would she let someone smear these things on her face? Or perhaps she committed suicide?” asked Jane in a flurry of questions. However, no one present could give her an answer. I noticed Rose was trembling slightly and I quickly held her hand tightly.
All of this was a little strange. I had to find out the truth as soon as possible so that I could untie the knot in Rose’s heart and prove her innocence.
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