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Dad’s students discovered new clues during the autopsy.
“Professor Harper, look at this. The burn scars on her legs are different from the acid marks on her face. We thought her legs were also corroded by acid, but it seems that’s not the case.”
“These scars on her legs are from burns, and it looks like they happened a long time ago.“”
Dad stood among his students, listening intently, and then suddenly froze.”
Because I, his daughter, had also been burned on the legs by a fire years ago.
He put on his mask and gloves again and touched the grotesque, twisted scars on my legs.”
His eyes widened as if he had just realized something.”
Such extensive burns were indeed rare.
Just then, Tony appeared at the door of the autopsy room.
“Emily’s company called. They said she’s been missing work for several days and asked if you’ve seen her?”
Ďad took a deep breath and replied calmly, “You know she wouldn’t be home this month. Where she goes doesn’t concern
me.”
Tony seemed even more worried about me. “I just sent Emily a message and called her, but her phone is off, and I can’t get through at all.”
Dad seemed indifferent, “She’s always liked being on her own. If she values her privacy, she might not need concern.”
“Let’s focus on this case. This corpse has burn marks. Let’s investigate in that direction.“”
The mention of burns made Tony frown slightly.”
From his expression, he must have thought of me as well.
However, seeing Dad’s composed demeanor, he did not voice the doubts in his mind after all.
! followed him out of the autopsy room, watching his brows furrow and then relax.}
Finally, I heard him sigh and mutter to himself, “It can’t be Emily, it just can’t be her. How could a father not recognize his own daughter? I must be overthinking.”
Tony, you are wrong.
I was lying right there, but Dad didn’t recognize me at all.
