My Immoral Detective System

Zion and Martin kept hiding in that spot as they heard the duo speaking in an indifferent tone. It almost felt as if they didn't know each other that well and weren't familiar with each other, but they were still trying to have a professional relationship despite having to have deep hatred toward each other. He frowned when he saw this and continued to observe the surroundings inside that place.

Even though it was dark, he didn't care about it anymore. He was still curious about this strange case where an actor was murdered right in front of the eyes of the public. Why would someone do that? If it were in his world, if this case had occured back when he was on Earth, he knew that there would have been a few possibilities: first one would be that the girl was probably forcing the manager to act in a certain way to make sure that none of them could point fingers at her. And second one would be that there was probably some third party that was instigating the relationship between the manager and the girl, who seemed to be the leader of the theatre. Otherwise, why would this manager call this girl his master in a tone laced with fear?

As he thought of this, he kept his ideas aside for now since he couldn't think of anything to confirm his suspicion and focused on the scene at hand.

At this time, the manager finally opened his mouth and asked in an irritated tone, "Master. Someone asked me about him."

"Oh?" There was a touch of curiosity in her voice. "Why would they do that? That dwarf is a nobody that I had appointed temporarily. Since his work is finished, I told him to go back. Did I do something wrong?"

Any onlooker would assume after hearing such a tone that this girl was rather innocent. But Zion knew that she was probably someone who had been good at showing off her acting skills. Or it was probably that she was actually innocent and the manager was just angry at her for some other reason.

Zion's lips pursed as he continued to think about this while listening.

The manager, in the meanwhile, pursed his lips as if he were trying to hide the displeasure in his heart and said, "Master, do you remember what you had promised the leader back when you assumed the position of the co-partner?"

The girl's angry voice echoed from the inside. "The heck you are talking about! Didn't I tell you not to say a single word about that person?! I don't want to hear anymore!"

Before the manager could say a single word, a vase came flying at his face as he moved his body to dodge the sudden attack. Then the female voice echoed from the room all over again. "Go away! You cheap manager! You're useless!"

The manager didn't move and sighed before he picked up the fallen pieces of vase and placed them on the table beside him as he looked at the darkness looming before him. "Master. I just don't want you to be in danger. That's it. Make sure you don't do anything too extreme, otherwise the authorities wouldn't stop before tracking you down just like before."

The female's voice sounded from the inside as if she were irritated due to something. "Don't you dare to remind me of that thing. I was stupid little girl, but now I have matured. Did you think I would repeat the same mistake?" She paused as if she just realized something and asked in a very irritated voice, "You don't think I killed the main actor, do you?"

The manager didn't say a word, but his silence was the greatest answer she wanted to receive. After this, the woman got so angry that she wanted to hit the manager a couple of times. She threw another item, which was also a vase, at the manager. This time, the manager couldn't dodge it on time and the item hit his face on the right. After this, he couldn't stand on his feet anymore as he fell on back due to the sudden attack. Blood trickled down his cheeks, but his face didn't hold a trace of surprise as if he were accustomed to facing such dangerous situations.

After that, he calmly got up and wiped his face with a handkerchief and said, "Master. If you continue to be angry like that, I'm afraid your co-partner will find out about it. It'll be troublesome if that person finds out about your existence."

The female voice quietened down as if she were thinking about something. Zion thought that this girl was probably pondering over the words that the manager spoke just now.

After that, he heard the female sighing, and she said, "Go for now. I'll handle everything. When anyone asks about that worker, just tell them that he left the job suddenly. And that you don't know his address."

The manager lowered his head and said in a quiet voice, "Master, when will we get rid of the person who co-owns the theatre with you?"

The woman inside suddenly let out a deep chuckle at these words as if she were totally amused by him. Then she said, "Soon. I have made my plans."

After that, the manager didn't say a single word and walked out of there before closing the door behind.

Zion gestured to Martin to follow him. This time, they didn't go back to the place where the manager was heading to, instead, they went back to the inn they had booked. Martin and Zion entered their rooms and closed the door behind before exchanging a glance.

Martin sat on the bed with a grave expression on his face. "I can't believe what we just heard. This means that the lady's voice that we heard just now should be the real killer, right?"

Zion wanted to say yes because all the fingers pointed in the direction of that lady, but he didn't know why he was silently mulling over this again and again. He felt as if there was still a big mystery behind everything. From all this time of being a detective, the only thing that he had learnt the best was that what he would see with his two eyes wasn't usually the reality.

Even though the evidence had been found, he could tell that there was more to the case. So he looked at Martin and said, "We should search more about it first." Then he thought about it and said, "Maybe we should search for this unknown partner. I think there might be a relationship between this person and the lady inside that dark room."

Martin liked this idea. "You're right!" Then he looked at the human in front of him as he nodded with a smile on his face. "No wonder her highness had decided to take you away with her. You're smart enough to save the entire planet yourself!"

When Zion remembered that this was the sole reason why that Methu man had originally sent him to this strange world, he couldn't help but sigh. If he told Martin that he had originally come here to save the world, would this man believe him?

He didn't comment on that and said, "We should go back to the theatre and find out more about the owner of that place."

Martin nodded and the two of them walked toward the theatre once again. This time, they didn't hide their presence as they entered that place again. This time, they didn't have to follow a certain manager like a tail to know more about this strange case. They wanted to investigate the owner of this theatre themselves.

While walking down the street, Zion warned Martin. "Don't believe everything they feed your ears. Sometimes, people like to lie and fool you to save themselves."

Martin nodded as he followed Zion. "I know. What they say might not necessarily be the truth of the situation."

Zion was surprised that this time, Martin, being a dhampir, didn't get angry at him like before. Instead, the man respectfully talked to him as if he weren't a human, but an elder of his own kingdom. He shook his head and continued to walk toward the theatre.

Soon, the two of them reached that place and they caught one of the staff members who opened the door to them. "I want to ask you something."

The dwarf that opened the door to these people was irritated. He didn't want to talk to a human who spoke in such a demanding way. His lips pursed as he looked at humans with a trace of frustration in his eyes. "What do you want?''

Before Zion could say anything anymore, Martin walked in front of the human and blocked the dwarf's frustrated gaze that was directed toward Zion and said with a polite smile on his face, "We want to see the owner of this theatre company. I have heard this company has several branches, no?"

The dwarf's face brightened upon hearing of the owner.. It seemed as if this dwarf had so much respect toward the owner.