The Gods' Decree 137 The Mouse Who Investigates 2

" Actually there is no need to look for our friend Kathy..."

Taf uttered as he once more stooped down to the floor rubbing his hand on the few black smear marks.

His words did startle Malgrey as he became drawn in by Taf. Who at times would look on the wall a mere 5 feet away.

" Why shouldn't there be a search for her? She is the key to unraveling everything..."

Malgrey questioned as Taf's word didn't seem to make much sense...

" Well, the simple fact is, she is already dead..."

While responding Taf made his way to the opposing walls. He had seen something which contrasted with unique peach looking paint which it was glossed in.

Embedded within the tiny grits of its paint, was what appeared to be a small splattering of a red liquid..

" Interesting, so this is where it happened. Hmm, but for her blood to have splattered to this distance it must have been quite the unique weapon. Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.

From the footmarks, it appears she was facing her a.s.sailant and he the same. They were quite close from the distance apart of the footmarks. 

It's not a knife or dagger, as the blood splattering indicated those were the doing of an exit wound. Even if they managed to exit the body, I'm positive the blood splatter would not have made it to the wall.

Might this be the doing of the spear found outside? Hmm seems plausible. The force exerted from it jab could cause the blood to splatter to that distance.

Sigh, if only that old man were here, he could show me what i was missing."

Malgrey stood as he watched Taf go back and forth at the scene. Sometimes he would make a comment out loud before then giving a reason why it was implausible.

" Who the h.e.l.l grew this kid?"

He thought he knew all about Taf's past but now he felt they had missed something even more key...

" So your positive she is dead?"

Malgrey then asked as he rubbed his chin. From how Taf spoke there was only confidence in his words.

" Well there is no absolute, but from all indications, this I a.s.sume is the case.."

Taf then made his way to the dining and kitchen area where he saw the source of that splendid aroma.

" Why would they kill her.., is it possibly because her cover was blown?" Magrey questioned..

" This might be the case or simply Kathy had served her purpose, which meant she then became a liability.." Taf replied..

" d.a.m.n everything is cold, well isn't this a letdown.."

As Taf spoke he had a seat at the table as he shared himself a plate of food..

" Kid aren't you afraid of being poisoned.." Magrey shouted after being startled at Taf's action..

" Yeah i should be more careful, shouldn't I? How about you do the honors captain fantastic. Lead the way won't you.." Taf joked as a big grin grew on his face..

" Taf, if you want to die be my guest, but don't drag me down with you.."  Magrey then plainly refused as Taf pushed a dish his way.

" Oh relax.., the three that did partake in the warm meal, they didn't seem too concerned about being poisoned. Why then should I?"

Taf then uttered as he broke apart a roll before putting some beast meat and gravy inside...

" Really delightful. Hmm, my taste buds are in extasy, what a pity that Kathy died.

If she was still around, I might have been able to get the recipe. Then bring it as a gift back home, the restaurant sure could use another course on its menu.."

He then shook his head after thinking...

" Wait which three, are you saying it was three who killed Kathy?"

Malgrey became even more intrigued by Taf's word. With each word he spoke, seemingly more became unraveled. His details of events untangled more than Malnor or Ava could have possibly disclosed.

" Well Kathy i a.s.sume is one of the three shown by the lipstick stains on the gla.s.s close to the living area she died.."

Taf then pointed at the gla.s.s which seemed oddly out of place a slight distance away from a sofa where Kathy supposedly died. 

" Then there is her lover which was one of the two who ate at the table.."

He then showed the two dishes that had slight crumblings of food on them..

" Why did you say her lover?"

Hearing Taf's words that particular mentioning did startle Malgrey a bit.

" Well from our meeting it can be seen Kathy wasn't the type to particularly dress to impress. Notice I state lipstick on the gla.s.s. Do you recall Kathy wearing any during the briefing?"

Taf then asked as he tried to open Malgrey eye's somewhat...

" No, as you stated she was quite bland in nature. If Kathy hadn't been the one speaking she would have faded into the crowd.."

After taking a pause Malgrey did recall that this was indeed true...

" Yes, so why then would the woman who seemingly couldn't care less about her appearance, now feel the need to appear attractive. The answer is clearly a male visitor, more accurately a lover."

Taf once more stated as he enjoyed Kathy's handy work having a portion of the meat...

" Kid you deduced all of this from a mere lipstick stain. How the h.e.l.l is that even possible."

There was a look in Malgrey's eyes as he looked at Taf. It was similar to the time he saw him touch the orbs in Marvel City...

" Yes, I was grilled day and night to be aware of my surroundings. To go in a room with a thousand different objects. Each day one of the objects was moved by a centimeter to the right. I had to tell my teacher which it was.

If i was wrong, the next week it would be two thousand objects with one s.h.i.+fted half a centimeter, left or right.

This was my observation training, on the battlefield, your eyes are your greatest weapons, This is my teacher's sentiments."

Taf then spoke with total respect in his words. It can be seen that he totally admired the one he spoke of. 

This was the a.s.sumption Malgrey came to, in a way he was surprised this kid had admiration for anyone. That man's training methods did seem grolling, no wonder Taf was the way he acted..

" This was the mask cultivator I am a.s.suming..?"

Malgrey then asked but somehow he knew this was the case.

After all this man was awe-inspiring, his knees buckled even at the thought of the man's aura. Only such a being could garner respect from the Abomination...

" Nah, my teacher is even more awesome.."

Taf word did cause Malgrey to pause...

" You have a teacher superior to that being who made even the elders shake in fear...?"

This Malgrey had to ask, as this existence would surely be far more than his mind can comprehend...

" Yeah with ease and he's even mortal.."

Taf words nearly made Malgrey collapse to the floor. However, in Taf's eyes, Malgrey saw that this was his genuine feeling.

" I see a flaw in your previous a.s.sumption. Before you identified two plates, doesn't it stands to reason that it was both Kathy and her lover that indulged in the meal? Why does there have to a third party."

Magrey then highlighted the seeming flaw in Taf's a.n.a.logy...

" This would seem plausible yes except for a few details which suggest otherwise. When walking in, what were the words that I used to describe this place..?"

Taf then asked Malgrey as in  some ways he tried to get him to see beyond what the naked eyes told him.

" You insinuated that she had some semblance of decorum and uniformity?"

As Malgrey answered why did he feel he was being given a lecture by this fifteen-year-old teen.

" Once more we reference the previous briefing. Kathy did somethings odd as she sat. With all the things she had before on the meeting desk, each had to be in some form of order.

Like the stacks of parchment, each was arranged from largest to smallest. Nothing wrong with that, to be honest, that is too peculiar as this is the right method of doing things.

However, when she answered then hand out the information, it was all clockwise. Never once did she look or issue anything anticlockwise. This i saw as a pattern. This pattern clearly showed Kathy had slight tendencies, this being everything must be in a particular order.

The proper term being an obsessive-compulsive disorder. Now we are brought back to my description of the home we are in.

The words used are decorum and uniformity meaning everything must be in a particular order. From small to big, patterns must be completed, everything must be how intended.

Now if Kathy is how i described, would she leave a gla.s.s out where it clearly shouldn't be with lipstick stains. Then go and have a meal where the gla.s.ses were when she knew in her heart one was missing.

I would think this would drive her absolutely insane. In conclusion, Kathy never made it back to the table. She was killed close to the sofa while in her lover's arms.

To be continued..