My Immoral Detective System

The couple glanced around the kids as Zion held his breath while he continued to pretend to be unconscious. He still didn't know what to do, and could only pray that they would end up choosing someone else until he could think of some method to escape now that he had seen the entrance of this underground place.

But before he could think of anything, he felt Arnold picking him up. His heartbeat went faster like a bullet train, but he still suppressed his anxiety for the fear of being discovered. But no matter how much he tried, he couldn't simply calm down his heartbeat in a split second. Soon enough, the masked man stopped and looked down at Zion's face for a moment as he frowned.

The man's eyes widened in realization as he glanced at his wife and said hurriedly, "Wife! This child is still awake!"

But Carol's expressions didn't change. She just glanced at the kid in her husband's arms coldly and said, "So what? It's not like we haven't killed any child when he was still alive and conscious."

The husband's face paled for a split second as if he had just remembered a terrible memory. Then he took a deep breath as his arms tightened subconsciously around the child. In a trembling voice, he finally said, "Carol, can't we stop all of these things? Haven't you taken enough revenge?"

When the wife heard that, she let out a dark chuckle. "You think I was only doing this because I wanted revenge? No!" She got up from her seat and made her way to Zion, who was also surprised after hearing this type of strange conservation. Then she traced the child's cheeks with the back of her hands. Her cold nails brushed against Zion's skin, making him frown in discomfort. "I just want to destroy everything she loves."

A chill went down Zion's spine. This Carol person was really a psychopath after all! She even said such words out loud that couldn't be said anymore in the public. What did she mean by wanting to destroy everything that the queen ever loves? Why does this girl hate Odina so much that she even didn't hesitate before killing children who were innocent?

Clearly, Zion wasn't the only one with such kind of questions in his head. The husband also pursed his lips and asked, "Wife, I have never questioned you because of how much I love you, but you have also never told me anything. Just what exactly happened between the two of you that made you hate her majesty?"

"Don't give her respect in front of me!" Carol snapped as the muscles of her face contorted quickly. "She doesn't deserve it!"

This time, the husband hesitated and carefully gripped the child in his arms as he said, "Then, let me at least make him unconscious. That way, he wouldn't have to feel the pain."

After saying that, his hand moved to take out a handkerchief from his pockets, but Carol stopped him again. She held his hands and said when she saw him tilting his head in confusion, "Husband, please don't instead, use this situation to draw out this child's expressions as he would die a painful death. I want you to be as vivid as possible. And after capturing it well, send them to Odina under an anonymous name. Let her see how cruelly her citizens die! I want to make her feel devastated, that's it!"

The husband's hands shook when he heard that. He took a shuddered breath and kept the child down. After that, he gently rubbed the kid's hair and said in a soft voice, "Dear, I'm sorry you will have to go through a lot of pain, but I can't displease my wife. I love her. Please, bear with it. After a few seconds, you'll feel immensely good. I promise! You'll also meet your friends there, and even my own child who left the world early. Please treat him well."

Carol watched this scene with utmost patience and finally, when the husband got up, she crouched on the ground.

At this time, Zion's heartbeat was so high that even the bullet train would seem slower. From what he heard, he almost got a gist of what was going on around here. It must have been that something had happened between the sisters that made their relationship so sore. And because of that, the older sister started hating Odina to the point that she was even ready to kill a bunch of children just to see a devastated look in the queen's eyes.

Just as he was thinking about this, he felt something cold caressing his cheeks. His heart nearly stopped when he realized what he was!

It most likely was a dagger! After realizing that he couldn't keep up the pretences, he instantly decided to do something to save himself. Otherwise, he would be doomed today. Even though he had decided to take some action against these two people, he knew he couldn't win with the body of a child. So he only wanted to create an opening to help him escape this place.

After deciding to act, he immediately opened his eyes.

Carol and Arnold both were stunned after seeing the child suddenly opening his eyes. They had thought that even though the child had come back to consciousness, he was likely to stay limp with his eyes closed because of extreme fear. But who knew that this kid would end up stopping pretending to be asleep?

This was the first time Carol had seen any kid staring at the killer with his eyes wide opened. Of course, she had killed many children in the past, but that didn't mean she would look at them in the eyes and murder them brutally. Even though she was cruel, she couldn't handle the emotion of extreme despair and helplessness with a hint of panic in their eyes. She didn't want to look at the expressions of the children who were dying, and if she happened to witness such a scene, she would get nightmares for days!

That was why she had started to prefer to keep the children unconscious and kill them. But who would have thought this new kid to be so bold?

In reality, Zion wasn't as bold as he seemed to be! He was nervous, and even his palms sweaty when he thought of what he was going to do to save himself. But he really didn't have any other choice. His lips pursed as he glanced at the dagger in the elf girl's hands that had become loose because of her moment of shock.

Zion immediately made use of this chance and snatched the sword as he grabbed a piece of cloth. He gagged it inside the elf girl's mouth and kept the sword at her neck. It's sharpest edge was touching the neck as he used his other hand to hold the elf girl's mouth. Then he looked coldly at Arnold and said, "If you want to live, confess."

The wife was terrified as if she had become a completely different person. She had just been a cruel and evil girl, and now, she almost looked like she was on the verge of collapse. She turned to look at her husband with her moistened eyes and said in a meek tone, "Husband….Save me."

Arnold's heart broke after hearing this voice. Even though he didn't like the way his wife's mind worked, and he even hated himself for not going against Carol to follow his values, when it comes to his wife's safety, he would throw away all of his prejudices. All of a sudden, a burning anger covered his heart as he stared at the kid with an icy gaze. If looks could kill, he would have murdered the child already. This was the first time he wanted to kill a kid so badly!

Zion could tell what this person was thinking. So he tightened his grip around the sword and brought it closer as he gave the man a glance filled with warning. "Careful. If you dare to move your lips, your wife will be as good as dead."

The man's face paled as tears poured down his eyes. Then he fell on his knees and said in a pleading tone, "What do you want?"

"I want you to confess everything."

The husband sighed and nodded while wiping his tears. Then he got up and said, "I-I'll tell the queen that I killed those kids. As long as you leave my wife alone, I'm ready to face the punishment."

"Do you think I'm insane?" Zion glared at the masked man. "The real perpetrator is right here, and she can't even commit more crimes in the future. I want you to confess the truth, not half cooked lies! Quick. Make a decision, or else she would die."

Just then, he felt the elf girl trembling as he brought the knife even closer. The sharp edge touched her skin as blood oozed from the wound.. All of a sudden, the woman's arms raised and tried to catch Zion from behind, but the detective had learnt many skills from Lia, and knew how to avoid the attacks of a person who didn't know how to fight. Then he sneered and said, "Try that again, and I'll cut off your head!"