Grace did her best to console Heinz and although he listened to what she was saying, this was a matter of life and death. No matter how hard Grace tried to comfort him, he could not help but to feel remorseful.

When Grace saw Heinz's expression, she suddenly became anxious and asked, "Heinz?"

Heinz turned to look at Grace, then he shook his head as he said, "Grace, I understand what you're trying to say. However, there is no way of getting rid of the guilt in my heart."

Grace understood Heinz's feelings. On one hand, he was worried that his father was the murderer. On the other hand, he was blaming himself for imprisoning Candace.

Grace understood these conflicting emotions in his heart.

After thinking for a while, she said, "Stop blaming yourself. Jensen and the team of police will investigate this matter thoroughly."

Heinz nodded. He looked at Lester and ordered in a low voice, "Lester, I'll leave this place to you. Be sure to cooperate with the police and make sure they get all the evidence they need. Once everything is settled and verified, I want you to clean up this room."

"Yes, President Jones!" Lester immediately accepted the order. "President Jones, why don't you and Madam Smith head back home first? I'll keep an eye on this place."

"Heinz, why don't you and Grace head back home?" Timothy came over. Then, he said to Grace and Heinz, "Grace is pregnant now. Her health is much more important."

At the mention of this, Heinz instantly became nervous. He nodded slightly at Timothy and said, "Alright, Mr. Yarbrough, we'll head home first. You too should head back and take a rest."

"I'm heading over to the police station." Timothy said, "This case is a little strange. I cannot wrap my head around it. I'm heading over to see if they have any updates."

Heinz was surprised, but he did not say anything else.

He then left with Grace.

Timothy hurried over to the police station.

Jensen asked the pathologist to start the autopsy while Timothy waited at the police station.

Jensen invited Timothy into his office and poured him a cup of tea. He said, "Mr. Yarbrough, you mentioned that you heard Lawrence say that he wanted to kill Candace. Are you sure that's what he actually said?"

"Yes, I'm very sure," Timothy said. "After that, I heard them talking but I had no idea what they were talking about. All I know is that they talked for a long time. When I realized that there was nothing unusual since they had been talking for a while, I did not bother listening in anymore. However, I was hovering close by in case Candace screamed for help. That way, I would still be able to rush in, but nothing happened."

"Okay." Jensen nodded.

"Officer Charm, just now, you mentioned that she might have committed suicide. Do you have any evidence or did you see something?"

"There were two potential weapons in that room just now. One was a tiny blade, something similar to a scalpel, while the other one was the knife you guys saw Lawrence holding."

"A blade?" Timothy was stunned. "There was a blade in the room? Where did you find the blade?"

"Yes, it also doubles as a hairpin. I found it in Candace's hand. It was specially designed in case of an emergency." Jensen looked at Timothy and said, "Judging by the blade and her wound, it is most likely tha she committed suicide."

"Will we be able to get the results today?" Timothy asked.

"I've already asked them to rush the investigation." Jensen picked up the phone and called his subordinate to make some arrangements. "Can someone buy a set of new clothes for Lawrence so that he can change out of his current clothes? Then, send his blood- stained clothes to the forensic department. I'll pay for the clothes."

"Yes, Sir!"

His subordinate quickly acknowledged his instructions and complied with them.

Timothy looked at Jensen a little anxiously.

"Mr. Yarbrough, I can assure you that the results will be out by today. Why don't you head home first and wait for my call?"

"It's alright, I can wait," Timothy said. "I hope to know the results as soon as possible."

"I understand your current frame of mind." Jensen said, "I want to know the results as well. I'm sure Heinz and Grace feel the same way."

Timothy thought about it and said, "This is my unavoidable responsibility. If I hadn't provoked them, maybe Lawrence wouldn't have been so agitated. If he hadn't been agitated, this would not have happened. This is the one outcome that we did not wish to see."

"Furthermore, I don't want to hide it from you. Regarding Candace and I, to be honest, deep down, I am extremely remorseful. If I were a little more responsible back then, maybe things would have ended up differently. That is why there is no way we can overcome regret and we cannot change what happened."

"Mr. Yarbrough, don't blame this on yourself," Jensen consoled him.

Timothy nodded and said, "Officer Charm, go on about your business. Don't worry about me. I'll sit here and wait for the results. In addition, if you need me to testify, I'll be glad to have my statement recorded." "Someone will come and take your statements later. They will most likely ask about the specifics." Jensen said, "You'll just have to say whatever you saw or heard at that time." "Alright."

Jensen nodded with satisfaction. Soon, he left his office and went about his business.

Around evening, the forensic department came over with some news.

"Officer Charm, the pathology report is out. Miss Candace Lowe had committed suicide. The blood stained the blade, and the report of her wound and the fingerprints are also out. We have also analyzed the blood that we found at the crime scene. Therefore, we have come to a conclusion that she committed suicide."

"What about Lawrence's knife?" Jensen quickly asked.

"Let's assume that Lawrence did have murderous intentions. However, we've run a test on the knife and noticed that the knife has a blood spatter. So, we concluded that it was not the main weapon." "I'm going to see Lawrence again," Jensen said.

"Yes, Sir!"

Soon, Jensen found Lawrence.

He had changed his clothes and washed his face. The blood was gone, but he looked haggard.

After entering the room, Jensen looked at Lawrence, sat down and said to him, "Uncle Jones, are you able to speak?"

Lawrence looked calmly at Jensen.

He shook his head.

Jensen looked at him again with calm eyes and said, "Uncle Jones, the pathology report is out."

Lawrence clenched his fists tightly. He suddenly tensed up.

"You're not the murderer." Jensen added in a deep voice, "We will not wrongly convict you of murder."

Lawrence immediately shook his head.

Jensen smiled gently and looked into his eyes. He said again, "You might have the motive, perhaps it was because you were a little agitated. You might have a lapse of judgement due to anger, but in the end, you did not murder Candace. I have a feeling it was because she did not want you to be a murderer. So, she chose to end her own life. I think this time, she sacrificed her life for your sake." Lawrence clenched his fists and pursed his lips.

Jensen made a bold guess. "Uncle Jones, do you think that this is possible? She loves you. She would rather end her own life than let you go to jail. Is it possible that she did this to protect you? Maybe because she loves you deeply?"

Lawrence was stunned for an instant. He stared at Jensen with his eyes wide open and looked at him in disbelief.

He seemed very worked up at that moment.

Jensen said, "Besides that, I cannot think of any other reasons."

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