Chapter 476
476 Another Killer
Wynter threw all her might into the kick that sent Horace flying. His lower back hit the wall and he
slumped to the floor, groaning.
A second ago, he had been holding Oliver hostage. Now, he was coughing blood on the floor.
The comment section fell silent. Dexter was on the verge of tears when he saw this and paused. “Did
she just take the suspect down?”
The audience was shocked.
“This has got to be the shortest hostage situation I’ve ever seen,” someone commented.
“Is he really a… serial killer?” someone speculated.
“Yes! See, even the internet police put up his information!”
The internet police had disclosed Horace’s personal information and criminal record after the broadcast
couldn’t be stopped. At once, comments flooded in.
“Number five has got to be working for the cops!”
“She who
has done nothing wrong shall fear no evil, right?”
“But the internet police didn’t say anything about knowing her. For all we know, she’s just a candidate
selected at random.”
“She’s won me over completely nonetheless.”
“Guys, you’re missing the point! If Horace isn’t the douchebag who killed his twins, then Joshua is the
only one who fits the profile!”
Before the camera could pan to Joshua, he bolted down the stairs. Joshua barely looked older than 19.
Baffled that Joshua, who was so young, could be a father of three children, Dexter glanced at the intern
in
askance.
The intern sheepishly adjusted his glasses. “He provided false information, apparently. If anyone
guessed his identity correctly, they would get a hidden score at best.”
“He was chosen by you too?” Dexter thought he was going to go mad.
The intern should have verified the candidates‘ personal information. How could he make such a mess
of selecting candidates for the show?
If there were anyone who would not be affected by the Earthbound Formation, it would be the person
who killed the maker of that formation.
Joshua hurtled down the stairs, his face awash with panic. He had been quiet since getting here,
almost like none of this had anything to do with him.
In truth, he didn’t think the haunting upstairs had anything to do with him either until Wynter and the
NPC
476 Another Killer
brought up the twins‘ story. That was when Joshua felt his palms getting sweaty.
He wondered if the production crew had dug up his past before inviting him to be a guest on the show.
That would explain the high pay he was offered for each episode. The crew had been setting him up for
a big reveal.
Joshua could only think of one solution–lying through his teeth. He would not confess to his crimes no
matter what.
Losing his moral compass had made pretending a lot easier. There was nothing he wouldn’t do to save
himself.
He hadn’t forgotten what the fortune teller told him–lost souls feared those who killed them the most.
As such, Joshua had nothing to be afraid of. The twins wouldn’t come near him.
Just as Joshua was about to reach the landing, he bumped into someone walking up the stairs.
Startled, Joshua quickly grabbed the person’s arm, saying, “Turn around, pal. You don’t want to go up
there where the serial killer is! It’s dangerous!”
The robed apprentice behind the person was convinced. “Where’s the serial killer?”
“Upstairs, with the others!” Joshua answered, continuing to put on an act upon seeing that the person
had
come with reinforcement.
“Didn’t you guys notice that your phone reception was cut off when you entered this building? This is a
– strange place, and the killer has taken a hostage at knifepoint!”
The person whom Joshua was grabbing onto coughed lightly. He asked quietly in a husky voice,” “Sir,
would you mind letting go of me?”
Despite the person’s polite tone, Joshua registered the withering look in the former’s eyes. The gaze
was so intimidating that Joshua let him go.