The rumor that the culprit behind the kidnapping incidents was captured spread throughout Janmalpi at a fast rate. Since the case that had been halting the entertainment businesses in the city was finally gone, all the citizens rejoiced. Of course, those connected to the missing persons were deeply saddened. They had been grasping onto the thread-like hope, wishing for their families, lovers, and friends to come back safely, but all the victims returned as corpses. As coffins left the casino one by one, families wept. Some even fainted after crying. Others insulted the culprit and demanded Condel’s corpse to disgrace it. 

Yet, their sadness couldn’t affect the whole city, and Janmalpi regained normalcy quickly. People wandered out in the streets again and lovers filled the space with laughter. Entertainment businesses recovered to their previous level. Joyous that the case was resolved, the lord of the estate gave a generous reward to everyone involved in solving the case; this also acted as a way to spread the news even faster throughout Janmalpi. 

After the grand award ceremony, Zich and his companions...