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Edited by: Kuro and Lille

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When Grey arrived at the crime scene, the first thing he did was look at the area where the body was found. There was a slight indent in the ground, indicating that the body had not been there for long. Probably only a few hours. He then looked around the dump site.

He looked at every tree and every rock nearby, hoping to find something. There had to be something that connected the body with the others.

Even though he knew that Myles hadn't found it before, he was different. Maybe he would be able to notice something Myles didn't.

'System, help me scan the area for anything that is odd or out of place.'

[Understood. Scanning the area... Grey, there are two locations of concern.]

'Eh? Why are there two?'

[In the tree across from where the body was placed, there is a small hidden camera that was placed according to your height. It is conveniently able to take pictures of your face with no hindrance. It even has a feature to follow you and focus on you when you are bending down or walking away. The second thing is that there is a small rock underneath that tree, it's a blueish-grey rock that is smooth. Turn it over and you will find the brand carved into it.

[Also, Grey. Do not touch the camera. It will explode if it senses any heat near it.]

'Heat? Like body heat? How close do I need to be for that to activate?'

[That's correct. About a centimeter away from it.]

'Ah, so right before I try to grab it... Can you tap into it?'

[I will try.]

Since Grey knew he was being documented, he pretended he didn't notice the camera and went to look for the rock. He found the rock with System 225's help and turned it over. He was wearing gloves to prevent smudging any leftover prints.

True to System 225's words, there was a small snowflake brand like the ones he saw on those bodies.

"Found it."

His voice wasn't very loud but it was clear enough for everyone to hear it.

"Myles, what did you find?" Caleb ran to look at what Myles was holding. The only thing he saw was a rock. "A rock?"

"Hand me a magnifying glass."

"On it!"

Caleb ran to grab one and then gave it to Grey. Grey hovered it over the stone to show Caleb the brand.

"Holy shit, Myles! You got some good eyesight if you were able to notice this tiny thing."

"It was an odd stone that you shouldn't be able to see in this area."

Grey was right. These kinds of stones were either manmade or by a river.

[Grey, step back now!]

Grey quickly reacted and stepped back, taking Caleb with him. The two fell to the ground as he covered the stunned and shocked Caleb while a small explosion happened behind him.

Everyone looked over at the tree to see a large hole in the truck. Pieces of metal were scattered within the hole and around the roots of the tree.

"Someone hurry and pick up as many metal pieces as possible!"

A group of people rushed forward with gloves on. They took out tweezers and quickly picked up as many metal pieces as they could.

Grey gave a sigh of relief, but if he stayed in front of that tree, it would've exploded on his face and he didn't know if his face would be okay afterward.