Chapter 1272
"A photo?"
Mier saw the broken photo frame after trailing Kieran's gaze .
The glass on the frame was shattered by their previous rough break in . Kieran carefully shook the shattered glasses off and picked the photo up .
It was a photo of Smith, the firefighter on duty during the night of the fire .
He was wearing a firefighter uniform, standing under the sun with his colleagues .
Unlike the picture Kieran had seen in the files about him, Smith's face wasn't emotionless, he was showing a little smile .
One would need to look hard to spot the subtle smile though .
Likewise, if Kieran hadn't picked up the photo and checked it thoroughly, he wouldn't have noticed that there was a hidden layer underneath the photo .
More precisely, a piece of paper the size of the photo was stuck behind it, perfectly camouflaging .
Kieran carefully peeled the piece of paper off the photo . Mier beside him couldn't hold back her question .
"How did you notice it?"
Mier had searched the entire room . In fact, when she realized that Kieran was gone, Mier had straightaway went up to check the attacker she killed and searched the room, but she couldn't find anything .
She'd even scanned across the photo frame on the floor several times but still didn't find anything .
If she had picked up the photo frame, Mier was confident that she would have been able to find something, but it wasn't the time to find excuses for herself right now .
She was weaker than Kieran, it was a cold hard fact .
But she didn't feel depressed at the fact, instead, she was quite happy .
After all, Kieran fitted the image of the Monster Hunter in her mind perfectly .
"You are thinking about it the wrong way . It's obvious that Smith had known that he was involved in some matters that were out of his league, it was only a matter of time before something happened to him . Smith didn't want to sit back and get caught, so he left a clue of 'double insurance' behind: he led the people who abducted him to this place and allowed them to complete his setup," Kieran said as he continued peeling the piece of paper away from the photo .
"He led them here?"
Mier squinted her almond-shaped eyes, more thoughts coming afloat in her gaze .
"Mm . I don't know what was stolen but I do know that it couldn't have been big or too eye-catching since it was carried around without anyone noticing it . Wallets, watches, rings, all sorts of accessories are within our search range . So, if Smith really wanted to complete his setup, he had to limit the clues he left behind within the range, such as something hidden in the drawer beside the bed .
"Obviously, the Blood Kin didn't find anything . Disappointment incites rage, so there is a high chance that the dead Blood Kin here broke the drawer, including the photo frame . And if you guys noticed his disappearance, you would surely come visit here and search the place in detail, especially those things that don't fit well in the room . " Kieran nodded .
He then peeled the last part of the sticking paper off with even more caution .
Pak!
When the paper and the photo split, a clear noise sounded . Kieran glanced at the hidden words inside but when Mier tried to look at the paper, Kieran swiftly stuffed it in his pocket .
Mier was stunned by Kieran's action .
Kieran didn't even care about Mier's reaction, he turned his attention towards the corridor outside the room .
"I think we can trade in some vital information," Kieran said .
"Sure . "
The reply came from outside the room . Wier in his windcoat with his walking staff walked in politely .
"Wier?" Mier quickly reacted to her grandfather's arrival .
What Kieran had explained just now wasn't for Mier, but for Wier, the grandfather of the young lady .
The difference in treatment made her angered out of embarrassment .
She threw an unpleasant gaze at Kieran first . Then when she noticed Kieran didn't even care about her, she glared at her grandfather .
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