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Chapter 17

Author: Ally Ocampo
last update Last Updated: 2021-08-30 13:47:06

Det. Marvin Sullivan kept on working the murder cases of Salazar Simmons and Rodney Muller. He kept coming back to the crime scene, hoping to see something they missed the first few times. But no matter how hard he tried to look, he still came up with nothing. No clue about who the killer is.

Marvin is following Bartholomew Carter's video blogs. He kept wondering how Barth is getting that information. Sometimes, he even has details that the police don't have. Like the names of those supposed victims of Simmons and Muller. He kept wondering how he got those names.

"Marvin, we've been here four times. The hotel management is already complaining. They need to clean this room." Fred tapped Sullivan's shoulder.

"But we have to make sure that we didn't miss anything. We can't be too complacent." Marvin responded.

"Complacent? We already combed this room and the other crime scene four times over. How can it still be called complacent?"

"Just back me up on

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