Chapter 594
Lord Protector Novel
Zeke announced his findings in under a minute. âHe died because he ingested a toxic worm.â
âJudging from the blood in his scalp and the extreme dilation of his eyes, I can tell you that the worm has been lying dormant in his body for over a decade.â
âA toxic worm? Another one? And itâs been dormant for over a decade! Mr. Williams, are you sure?â
asked Jeffrey, who couldnât help but exhale in fear.
Zeke replied, âYes. The probability is above 98%. Something mustâve triggered it. Itâs like medicine has activated the worm in your body. What is the trigger? Did anything strange happen when he died?â
Jeffrey thought about it before he shook his head. âI-I donât think so.â
The wind blew, and the wind chime by the window rang.
Zeke immediately pointed at the wind chime and asked, âWhat is up with that wind chime?â
Jeffrey instantly turned serious and said, âThat should not be in the cell. Someone mustâve hung it up.â
Jeffrey quickly got the security guard over and demanded, âDid anyone suspicious show up here yesterday?â
The security guard thought about it and answered, âNo. Wilsonâs ex-bodyguard, Harry, dropped by yesterday to pay him a visit, but he did nothing suspicious.â
Jeffrey pointed at the wind chime. âDid Harry bring that wind chime?â
The security guard shook his head. âNo way. We donât allow anyone to take any metallic object into the prison... Wait, I just remembered! That looked like a part of his outfitâs accessory. We didnât pay much attention to it at the time.â
The truth was revealed.
Jeffrey gritted his teeth and cursed, âDamn it. I shouldnât have released Harry. Take Harry Simpson in at once!â
The security guard realized the gravity of the situation and quickly rushed out to apprehend Harry.
Zeke got the wind chime down from the window and rang it beside Wilsonâs ear.
That gave Jeffrey the goosebumps.
Ringing a wind chime by a dead manâs ear was creepy, no matter how one put it.
Something creepier happened at the next second.
Wilson Wood, who couldnât have been more dead, started moving his eye, and blood oozed out of his tear duct.
âF**k! What the hell is going on?â blurted Jeffrey as he instinctively backed away. That scene caused Jeffreyâs goosebumps to spread all over his body.
Is he back from the dead? Or did he simply fake his own death?
Zeke rolled his eyes at Jeffrey. âBe quiet.â
Jeffrey instantly covered his lips and didnât even dare to breathe too loudly.
Zeke swung that wind chime around more violently. The movement in Wilsonâs eyes became more rapid.
A black worm crawled out of Wilsonâs eye soon after.
Zeke immediately got a small bottle out, then put the black worm in it.
âThe rare worm of death.â
âSomeone used Wilsonâs body as a vessel for over a decade to host and grow this worm.â
Zeke carefully put the bottle away as if he had just gotten a treasure.
Zeke then added, âThereâs a saying, all experts that use toxic worms stems from the same family. The murderer is likely someone connected to the person who poisoned your master. They might even be the same person. Catching this murderer will give me the necessary information I need to cure your master.â
Jeffrey was encouraged immediately, and he said, âThen I will take that criminal in even if I have to go through hell! Unfortunately, all three of them are dead. That pushed our investigation into a dead end. It will be extremely difficult to find the murderer.â
Zeke grinned, but he said nothing.
The situation wasnât as bleak as Jeffrey said. At the very least, Zeke still had Jacob hidden somewhere.