Are you a liar too?

It was you?

Major spoilers! Be warned. Guys this chapter really does give away a lot so-

"So what do we know?" Yakov asked

"Bernard Shultz was brutally murdered." I responded

"How?" Helga asked

I showed them the photo of Bernard Shultz's body. The body had a cloth around his eyes, blood coming out of his mouth onto a cloth that was shoved inside. Slices were cut into his skin, pants torn and bloody. Next to him was a gun, probably why his head was surrounded by a pool of blood. Next to the body was an alchemy sign.

They passed the picture around to everyone except Elias. I feel bad that Elias probably feels left out of conversations.

"Are we sure it's not someone who pretended to be him? The General could be alive." Yakov asked

"Why didn't you share your ideas before?" Yakov's question actually made me wonder

"Have you asked me about them?" Yakov looked at me

"Let's focus on the investigation." Elias cut into the conversation

"Speculation is a part of investigation." Yakov replied

"Everyone knows that it was Bernard Shultz that was killed though." Elias sighed

"Everyone could be wrong." Yakov persisted

"So the victim really was Bernard Shultz?" I asked

"Yes Nemo. Don't listen to Yakov, he's trying to make this harder than it is." Elias said

"What if Yakov is right?" I asked

"Yakov needs to write detective stories, except that his plot twists confuses even himself." Helga replied

"Give me one reason that it doesn't make sense?" Yakov asked her

"Bernard Shultz had an open casket, if it wasn't him people would've known." Helga rolled her eyes

I looked at Yakov waiting for his response. He looked back at me and tilted his head.

"Why are you looking at me? It's your decision to investigate this." Yakov chuckled

"I think it really was Bernard Shultz." I replied

"So why do you think they murdered him?" Yakov questioned further

"It was revenge." I said

I pulled out the sheet of paper that I found under Yakov's bed. It showed alchemy signs and their meanings. The meaning of the one near Bernard Shultz body is revenge.

"How can we be sure that it's accurate?" Yakov asked

"Because you would know better than anyone." I replied

"Where did you find this?" He questioned further

"Among your belongings." I responded

"Among... Yakov's things?" Wolfgang asked

"I was told to look for evidence." I shrugged

Yakov grabbed the paper from my hands and shoved it in his pocket. Everyone stayed silent and seemed confused. As if they were lost in thought. Most likely found out I looked through their things and felt betrayed.

"What do our things have to do with the crime!?" Ruf yelled

"Wagner said one of you was involved. I tried to find out who the person is." I explained

"Do you think... there's a murderer among us?" Wolfgang asked

"I don't think so..." I responded

"So you'll do anything to achieve your goal? Have you always been like this? Oh wait, you don't remember." Yakov seemed disappointed