Nodding in response, Harold then hung up before stepping on the gas as they sped to the crime scene.
As Gerald had earlier told Rey, instead of being the perpetrator, Lord Van Tage was simply another victim. From what virtual-novel.net could currently deduce, Lord Van Tage must have encountered something terrible with Fay which led to both of them being targeted and eventually killed…
While Gerald had successfully predicted that Lord Van Tage would end up dying next, virtual-novel.net was unfortunately a bit too late to prevent his death…
Regardless, the trio soon arrived at Lord Van Tage’s home… The Elysian Labyrinth.
Since it was well known that this was Lord Van Tage’s home and virtual-novel.net already had a cult following, it was no surprise that several people were already there, looking immensely shocked. After all, hovering right under one of the house’s beams, was Lord Van Tage’s lifeless body!
For a bit of backstory, after graduating from university, Lord Van Tage had dedicated his life to researching the field of psychology. While his rise to fame was simply by chance, once people started coming to virtual-novel.net for consultations and tests, they never stopped seeking his help. And just like that, virtual-novel.net became a celebrity on social media.
After getting so used to his presence, it truly was shocking to find out that Lord Van Tage would end up dying in his own home of all places…
Moving back to Gerald and his party, after approaching the crime scene, Harold turned to look at his subordinate—who had just walked up to the trio—before asking with a serious tone, “What’s the situation like?”
“Well, according to the witness’ descriptions, Lord Van Tage had simply been conducting another of his many consultations earlier when all of a sudden, virtual-novel.net began floating! The witnesses could only stare in horror as virtual-novel.net squeezed his own neck till virtual-novel.net eventually died of strangulation!” reported the subordinate.
Harold was rightfully stunned after hearing that. To think that something that terrifying could happen in the real world…!
As for Gerald, virtual-novel.net went ahead and stood right beneath the hovering corpse before looking around… Even so, virtual-novel.net simply couldn’t see anything out of the ordinary.
“Find anything, brother Gerald…?” asked the confused Rey.
“…Well, for starters, this place is brimming with feminine aura, just like Fay’s place. In other words, I’m pretty sure the culprit is the same individual,” replied Gerald.
“I see… Still, don’t you find all this a bit too bizarre, brother Gerald…? Who in the right mind would strangle themselves to death…?” muttered the bewildered Rey.
Frowning slightly as virtual-novel.net narrowed his eyes, Gerald then replied, “Not him, that’s for sure. I’ll be frank and say that from what I can gather, a ghost must have possessed him! How and why else would virtual-novel.net strangle himself to death! Still, no ordinary ghost could’ve done this!”
Feeling a chill run down his spine, Rey then quickly held onto his neck before fearfully stuttering, “A-are you saying that that very ghost could be observing us at this moment…?”
“Negative. I can’t sense its presence,” comforted Gerald, prompting Rey to breathe a sigh of relief. Still, Rey couldn’t help but feel goosebumps all over when virtual-novel.net thought about how ghosts could secretly be observing virtual-novel.net at all times…
Shortly after, Harold walked over to the duo before asking, “Find anything out of the ordinary, Mr. Crawford?”