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Chapter 1223
Chapter 1223: Chapter 1223
Allen Rivera froze upon hearing this.
Jane McCain snapped out of it and mumbled while touching her cheek, "That’s not right... If someone wanted to steal it, wouldn’t it be easier to just take the ring? Why take off the gemstone?"
Jane McCain gave Allen Rivera an awkward smile, "I must have made a mistake, I was just speaking off the cuff."
"No, you didn’t make a mistake," Allen Rivera said, "If they simply took the ring, there would certainly be marks left on the finger of the corpse. But by taking the gemstone off the ring, the police would only think that the ring itself is designed to be hollow."
Jane McCain’s face turned pale, "Are you saying... the hand in the photo is the hand of the corpse?"
Allen Rivera seemed to ignore her words and directly took out the photo again, placing it in front of Jane McCain —
The photo was a close-up of a hand, a pale hand half-floating and half-submerged in blood-red water, with a platinum ring on its slender ring finger.
"Look closely again, are you sure it’s not intentionally designed to be hollow?"
Jane McCain paled and shrank back, now just wanting to close her eyes! Just now, she didn’t look carefully and thought the red water was the effect of the rose petals.
"How did you figure it out?" Allen Rivera asked.
"It’s not that hard to see..." Jane McCain said awkwardly, "I’m a jewelry designer, I can tell at a glance. The small round hole in the center is the setting for the ring and the slightly raised parts around it are prongs meant to secure the gemstone. Although I can understand, you men can’t even tell if women are wearing makeup, so it’s only natural you wouldn’t understand jewelry..."
Allen Rivera asked again, "Can you tell what kind of gemstone was set on the ring?"
Jane McCain shook her head, "The setting looks like a multi-petal design; it could be a rose, peony, or even a four-leaf clover. It’s hard to determine."
Allen Rivera thought for a moment and asked Jane McCain, "Are you free next week? I need you to help me with something."
Jane McCain was stunned, "Next week when?"
Allen Rivera pondered for a moment, knowing he had to prioritize Melinda Johnson’s case next week, he would probably be done close to evening.
"In the evening, I’ll take you out for dinner," he said.
Jane McCain seemed a bit embarrassed, "I might have a date..."
Allen Rivera said, "Let’s go together."
"This..." Jane McCain hesitated, "Is that appropriate?"
Can you go on a date with someone else?
Allen Rivera said, "If you mind, we can meet later, after your date."
"I don’t really mind..." Jane McCain said sheepishly. In truth, she didn’t like meeting those men very much; it was purely for treatment... treatment...
"If you don’t mind, we can go together. It won’t take you much time. After dinner, I’ll drive you home. We can talk on the way,"
After Allen Rivera said this, he added, "A citizen has the duty to assist in the investigation."
Jane McCain: "..."
"I’m not forcing you, I just hope you understand the importance of this matter," Allen Rivera said.
"Hmm..." Jane McCain pursed her lips and forced a smile, "I understand."
...
After returning home, Allen Rivera carefully reviewed the Black Rose case file again.
The photo seen by Jane McCain was that of the second victim of the Black Rose case.
At that time, the corpse was lying in the bathtub, completely naked, with nothing on except for the ring on her hand. The bathroom was scattered with rose petals, without any valuable clues.
If the ring truly had a Black Rose-shaped gemstone, it could be linked to the first victim.
Just as Purple Summers said, the target group was those with Black Rose tattoos or those wearing rose-shaped jewelry.
More directly inferred, the suspect might just be in that chat group!
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