AWB Chapter 95 : The Real Cause of Death
Chapter 95 : The Real Cause of Death
The Real Cause of DeathAt 5:48 in the afternoon, the setting sun cast its glow on the horizon.
In the Loren royal city, on the second floor of the Charlotte inn, inside a quiet room, two petite girls sat opposite each other on opposite sides of the bed.
A long silence hung in the air.
Finally, after dozens of seconds, Cecilia took a deep breath and calmly asked, "You mean... the real cause of his death is still in question?"
"That's what the autopsy report says, but I don't know the specific reason either,"
Little Persimmon Puppy answered honestly.
"Evidence?"
Cecilia pressed.
"You know, if the original is lost, people from Dragon Capital and the police will definitely notice. Whether it's the people I sent or myself, we can't afford to take that risk."
Cecilia nodded, indicating her understanding.
Little Persimmon Puppy sighed softly and continued, "So, I only had someone take a look at the autopsy report, memorize its main content, and then recite it to me, so I could pass it on to you. I can't produce any evidence at the moment."
"Then please recite it once more. I'll see if I missed anything."
Cecilia straightened up a bit, closed her eyes, focused her mind, and waited for Little Persimmon Puppy to recite it again.
Very soon, the girl's soft, gentle voice sounded in her ears.
"... Examinee's name, su Long, male, 27 years old, college degree, employed at Donghai City Dragon Capital Investment Co., ltd, address, donghai City..."
"Injury report: The deceased was a young male in good physical condition. His facial features were contorted, pupils showed obvious dilation, no noticeable secretions were found in the nasal or external auditory canal, trachea was centered, no significant jugular vein distension...
"The heart weighed 445 grams, grayish red, the free wall of the left ventricle had a large area of necrosis during contraction... there was bleeding, myocardial fiber lacerations, and rose-colored petechiae..."
The autopsy report was lengthy. Even though Little Persimmon Puppy's memory far exceeded that of most people, after all, she wasn't a medical professional; being able to recite it all was already quite impressive. There were many hesitations during the process, but fortunately Cecilia was very patient and listened to the whole thing.
A few minutes later, little Persimmon Puppy wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and softly said, "That's about it. Do you need me to repeat any part?"
She paused, and seeing that Cecilia still had her eyes closed, she added, "If you have any more questions, I suggest you ask soon. This report is way too long, and there are so many technical terms I don't understand. I might just forget them soon."
Cecilia still didn't react, making Little Persimmon Puppy wonder if she was even listening attentively.
Finally, after another ten-odd seconds, Cecilia slowly opened her light blue eyes, imagining the scene of Dragon Abyss's death in her mind, and looked at Little Persimmon Puppy seriously, asking, "Left ventricular free wall necrosis during contraction, and myocardial lacerations—what's going on there?"
"I have no idea, I'm just a businesswoman, not a doctor."
Little Persimmon Puppy looked troubled, but after thinking hard for a while, she tried to venture, "Maybe, just like the fractures in other areas, it was all from being hit by the car."
Although Cecilia didn't completely accept this explanation, she eventually lowered her gaze and didn't press further.
After chatting about some things related to the auction, Cecilia saw Little Persimmon Puppy off and sat alone at the edge of the bed in the room, staring at the wooden floor beneath her feet, deeply lost in thought.
Even without a medical background, based on her accumulated life experience, she clearly understood that the bleeding and wounds in Dragon Abyss's heart could not possibly have been caused by the car accident.
First of all, when Dragon Abyss had the car accident, only his lower body was severely injured. As for his upper body, not even a single rib was broken; calling it a crush injury was too much of a stretch.
Secondly, whether it was the necrosis or the lacerations, neither seemed like the kind of wound a car accident could have produced. Coupled with "pupil dilation" and "contorted features", it was easy to think of another possibility.
Opening the main interface, Cecilia logged out of the game.
If she was correct, the car accident was not the main trigger for Dragon Abyss's death.
In other words, it's very possible that, before his death, he suffered a strong shock or fright, which prompted him to break through the guardrail, drive onto the sidewalk, and crash into the base of the bridge pier, causing the serious accident.
Of course, it's not impossible that Dragon Abyss had a pre-existing heart condition, but deep down, Cecilia was more inclined to believe that the heart problem appeared before the accident, triggered by some unknown fright.
That way, everything would make sense.
Back in the real world, Cecilia didn't rush to remove her helmet, continuing to lie quietly on the bed in darkness, lost in a maze of thoughts.
No one knew how much time passed before the phone placed by her pillow suddenly vibrated. After waiting a few seconds, Cecilia finally took off her helmet, sat up with difficulty, picked up the phone by the pillow, and pressed the answer button.
"Hey, the time we agreed on is almost here. About the 50,000 yuan we talked about before—when are you going to pay me?"
On the other end of the phone came Wang Hu's rough, muffled voice.
Holding her phone, Cecilia thought back for a good ten seconds before she remembered that she had, indeed, called him last night.
At that time, they'd agreed to a truce behind Dragon Abyss's back for two days; after Wang Hu sent his men to clear all the missing person posters, Cecilia would pay him 50,000 in cash.
However, now that the mastermind Dragon Abyss was already dead, Cecilia had no intention of honoring the agreement. She didn't even bother saying a word—she just hung up and blocked the number.
After all, that was 50,000 yuan.
Her money didn't just fall from the sky.
"Who was that? A friend?"
Gu Yanxi heard a faint noise behind her, turned from the desk, and asked Cecilia softly.
"No, wrong number,"
Cecilia replied with a slight shake of her head, her tone flat. There were some things she preferred to do herself, and she didn't want Gu Yanxi involved with shady people too soon.
Even more so, she couldn't let her know that Dragon Abyss's death was entirely related to herself...
Gu Yanxi didn't ask more, just lightly replied "Oh" and turned back to continue studying her senior-year textbooks.
After dinner, when it was past eight in the evening and Cecilia tried to log into the game again, the system indicated it was undergoing maintenance.
Checking the forum, as she expected, other players were discussing the upcoming content update.
Based on the experience from the last update, this one would also take about eight to twelve hours, meaning the earliest she'd be able to log in again would be six o'clock tomorrow morning.
At that time, the third version of Legend of Kaloran would officially open to all players.