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-Third Person’s POV
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Germain said. “This way, Lance is completely off the hook. No matter what happens to the criminal, it’s all under the special commissioner’s call.”
“You know who the special commissioner is? It’s Dudley from the Royal Constabulary. Once he’s done investigating and makes a call, there’s no need to loop the Ministry of Justice back in.”
“Even if it later comes out that she was poisoned, it won’t touch Lance.”
Plus, he didn’t want to tangle with the Herburt family, who had a priestess, Tracy, in the royal court.
Most of the Herburt family had backgrounds in the judicial system. If this case were thoroughly investigated, it could easily trace back to him.
“Rome wasn’t built in a day. I’ve waited years for this and can’t afford to mess up now,” Germain said.
“As long as the parasite cover–up holds, Union County’s administration won’t be implicated,” he added.
He suppressed his frustration and slowly added, “The Union County connection, which I’d cultivated for a long time, couldn’t be destroyed.”
“Rest assured, no one will discover the parasite plot. I’m in full control of it,” Raven said confidently.
The special commissioner rolled into Union County at the end of April.
Given how high–profile the case was, Dudley jumped right into the investigation and threw the doors open for public involvement to give the folks some closure.
The victims were a respected family known for their kindness.
While not everyone could participate, a selection of local elders, students, and ordinary citizens- handpicked by Lance–were allowed to join.
Lance insisted on transparency to reveal the truth.
When Arnold burned an herb before the criminal, Taine, a tiny parasite, barely thicker than a hair, came crawling out of Taine’s nose.
The worm was nearly invisible, but those nearby got a good look at it.
Since Taine had been dining with her family, the parasite must’ve been slipped into her medication.
Dudley immediately collared Dr. Aiken, Taine’s physician.
Without any coercion, Dr. Aiken knelt down in fear and spilled the beans.
He claimed a guy had approached him six months back, offering a stack of cash and some powder to slip into Taine’s medicine. The guy claimed it wasn’t poison and even swallowed some to prove it.
That guy claimed he gave the medicine to Thine because she’d been ill for so long. They, being a kind
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family, couldn’t bear to see her suffer.
Dr. Aiken knew it was a lie, but seeing the person take the medicine unharmed and tempted by the money. he agreed.
To show the parasite’s power, Arnold used a chicken.
After feeding it the parasite and fumigating it, the chicken went nuts, pecking at everything in sight.
Another fumigation session calmed the chicken down, and it vomited out the parasite.
“This parasite, called a Mind Parasite, is controlled by humans. When Taine swallowed it, it was just an
egg
She continued, “Even high heat can’t kill these eggs. They travel through the blood to the brain, which takes about six months–matching Dr. Aiken’s story.”
“Now that the parasite’s all grown up, whoever it gets into can be controlled to act crazy when they smell something specific or through remote control,” Arnold explained.
The crowd was blown away. Dudley then declared, “This was a deliberate and premeditated crime. Taine was just a pawn, a victim herself.”
Amidst the uproar, Arnold packed up and warned the terrified Dr. Aiken, “You’re lucky. The person who poisoned Taine didn’t expect the parasite to be extracted. They probably thought no one would dig this deep. That money you took–it might cost you your life.”
Dr. Aiken broke into a cold sweat and collapsed to the ground.
As the sun dipped below the horizon and night fell, Arnold’s message reached the Blackthorn Pack, “Phase one succeeded; phase two is underway.”
Long story short, Dudley wasn’t heading back anytime soon.
Arnold’s mission was to subtly hint to Dudley that such a high–profile case w likely had hidden forces at play.
idespread public impact
Keen to prove himself and not just rely on Tracy’s clout to keep his position, Dudley was determined to uncover the truth.
If there was indeed a conspiracy fueling national outrage, he might crack a major case and earn serious recognition.
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