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Chapter 197 John Was Suspected
Chapter 197 John Was Suspected
Noah took the piece of jewelry carefully and examined it for a while. There were words carved on it.
"Tom, can you please fetch me my magnifying glass? I left it in the car." Tom nodded and left the room.
Meanwhile, Nina found some clues on the sofa.
There was a large, distinctive stain on the cushion. Nina leaned over and smelled it. She caught a hint of copper, which she guessed was blood. There was also a whiff of orange juice.
Then, she turned her head to look at the fruit basket on the table. There was an apple that had not been completely peeled and a halved orange, the other half was missing.
Nina squatted down and found the other half of the orange by the foot of the table. It was deformed and dry like it had been squeezed.
With the data she had so far, Nina roughly surmised that Kristina had struggled with someone. One of them, for whatever reason, must have picked up the other half of the orange when the fight took place, dropped it on the sofa, and then fell on it.
"There are some signs of a fight over here. There are traces of blood and orange juice on the cushion. I can't be sure about who the b
It was his personality. He might be a competitive, even ruthless businessman, but he was not a murderer. He always turned his back on anything illegal.
"John is not a murderer." Nina looked at Noah firmly, hoping that he would believe her.
A hint of sadness flashed through Noah's eyes. When it came to John, Nina had always been emotional.
"He is your husband, Nina. Of course you'd believe that he wouldn't do anything wrong, but we're investigating a homicide here. There's no room for emotions." Tom was a little angry when he spoke.
Noah immediately stopped him. "Tom, I agree with your deduction, but we shouldn't dismiss other possibilities. Besides, Nina knows him better than anyone else. She should know what he's capable of."
Hearing Noah's words, Tom lowered his eyes and kept quiet.
Nina knew that she should not be emotional, but there was bias in her heart.
'I'm sorry, Noah,' she thought.
At the moment, she felt her eyes burn. In order to prove John's innocence, she would have to go about things on her own for the first time.
"Please give me three days. In three days, I will find out the truth."