A Bumpy Road to Power

Chapter 453 453: A Night of Terror

This is the reason why Sydney Tanner hasn't been able to get pregnant for such a long time.

Next, let's talk about something related to Eladio Shelby.

This matter is also connected to Barclay Summers.

That night, after Barclay Summers was done with Sydney Tanner, he told her he would take her to Clear-sky Lake the next day.

Sydney Tanner didn't dare to refuse.

So she went with Barclay Summers.

As they approached the lake, Barclay Summers suddenly pushed her.

She stumbled and fell into Clear-sky Lake.

At this moment, Eladio Shelby jumped into the water and dragged her up.

After returning home, Barclay Summers warned her if anyone asked what happened that day, she should say she accidentally fell into the lake and was rescued by Eladio Shelby.

And that's the whole story behind the "heroic act."

Upon hearing this.

Dirk Carter and Genevieve roughly understood as well.

Someone must have directly discussed this "heroic act" with Barclay Summers.

"And you previously said that Martin Summers was killed by Barclay Summers, what's that about?"

Dirk Carter asked.

As soon as the question was asked.

Sydney Tanner couldn't hold back her tears any longer, and they flowed profusely.

Martin Summers, who was working outside, also heard about Sydney Tanner's accident and rushed home anxiously.

Thinking his wife was scared, he wanted to spend a few days to comfort her.

But no one expected that Barclay Summers couldn't hold it in even for those few days.

Taking advantage of the moment Sydney Tanner was working in the fields, he pinned her directly to the ground.

The timing was very coincidental.

Martin Summers just happened to be thinking of helping his wife with some work and came to the field.

And then he witnessed a scene that drove him into despair.

The two brothers started cursing each other, and eventually it escalated to physical confrontation, but younger brother Martin was no match for older brother Barclay. With a single hit, Martin lost his breath.

Barclay Summers carried his body back to the yard.

He simply dug a pit and buried him.

After all, Martin Summers rarely came home, so everyone thought he went out for work again.

Listening to Sydney Tanner's misfortunes.

Dirk Carter and Genevieve were both blazing with anger.

Having lived for almost thirty years, Dirk Carter had never seen such a beastly person; bullying his brother, taking his sister-in-law, and finally ending his brother's life with his own hands.

"Were you also planning to kill us just now?"

Dirk Carter asked Barclay Summers through gritted teeth.

Genevieve was taken aback.

She looked at Dirk Carter, somewhat confused.

Dirk Carter said, "Do you know why she dared not touch you, but insisted on us having a relationship?"

Genevieve shook her head.

Dirk Carter continued, "After I had a relationship with you, he would kill you, then the police would conveniently arrive on the scene at some critical moment; after an autopsy, they'd find evidence of our sexual relationship in your body. At that point, no matter what I say, nobody would believe me."

"You mean he would kill me and frame you for it?"

Genevieve asked, her mouth agape.

Dirk Carter nodded and said, "With his brains, he couldn't come up with such a plan; someone must be controlling him from behind the scenes."

"The phone!"

Genevieve suddenly thought of something.

She hurriedly started searching the exhausted Barclay Summers for it.

But after feeling around, she couldn't find the phone.

Just as Genevieve was about to start questioning him.

Suddenly, a burst of dense barking erupted from the base of the mountain in the distance.

"Someone's coming."

Dirk Carter quickly grabbed Genevieve and said.

Genevieve asked, "What should we do now?"

Dirk Carter looked at Sydney Tanner and asked, "Do you know another way down the mountain?"

Sydney Tanner nodded and said, "I do."

Dirk Carter said, "Okay, let's head down the mountain."

"What about him?"

Genevieve pointed to Barclay Summers and asked.

Dirk Carter furrowed his brow and said, "As long as we have Sydney Tanner, they'll be panicked. In their desperation, someone will slip up."

There wasn't a better plan at the moment.

Genevieve stomped her foot.

Helplessly, she followed Dirk Carter out of the cabin, and down the mountain via another path.

It was a night of terror.

When the three of them finally returned to Genevieve's home, it was already past two in the morning.

On the second day of his new appointment, Dirk Carter had already brushed past the gates of hell once.

After arranging for Sydney Tanner to bathe and rest.

Genevieve returned to the living room.

Looking at Dirk Carter, who was lost in thought on the sofa, she asked, "What are you thinking about?"

"Genevieve, who do you think wants us dead?"

Dirk Carter asked.

Without thinking, Genevieve replied, "Isn't it obvious? Whoever benefits from faking this incident wants us dead. It's either Eladio Shelby or Robert Shepherd and his gang."

This was the most logical assumption.

In this incident, the two biggest beneficiaries were Eladio Shelby and Robert Shepherd.

But Dirk Carter shook his head and said, "I just thought about it for a long time and found some loopholes; the most evident one is the source of the anonymous report you received. It definitely wasn't from Eladio Shelby or Robert Shepherd, which means that someone else knows about this."

"That doesn't prove anything."

Genevieve said.

Dirk Carter waved his hand and said, "No, it shows that someone is guiding you to investigate this matter. With your capacity, even if you uncover the truth, this issue is very likely to be suppressed. But if there's a murder, especially if it's of a high-ranking official in the Organization Department, then this changes the entire nature of the event."

"You're saying someone wants to use my murder to expose the fake 'heroic act' and undermine Robert Shepherd's faction, right?"

Genevieve asked.

Dirk Carter nodded, saying, "The fake 'heroic act' by Eladio Shelby involves too many departments. Even if we have Sydney Tanner with us, neither the city, the province, nor even CCTV could address this without chaos. Rather than causing a massive mockery, they'd prefer to downplay it until it fades away. This is not what the anonymous report writer wants."

"Robert Shepherd's faction isn't foolish. If you die investigating this case, then their political rivals will surely rise to the occasion. So I believe Robert's crew doesn't want you getting near Sydney Tanner and her group, they want you dead."

Dirk Carter's analysis.

Made Genevieve gasp in shock.

If this was indeed the case.

The consequences were simply terrifying.

The person who wrote the anonymous report had orchestrated the worst possible outcome from the beginning.

"But it was Barclay Summers who did this. The 'heroic act' was his idea, which means he was someone under Robert or Eladio Shelby. Why would he want me dead?"

Genevieve asked.

Dirk Carter took a deep breath and said, "There's only one possibility then, Barclay Summers went rogue."

"Rogue?"

Dirk Carter nodded and said, "Barclay Summers has a critical weakness. Once that weakness is known by others, controlling him becomes quite easy."

"Martin Summers?"

Genevieve asked.

Dirk Carter slightly nodded and said, "Only Sydney Tanner and Barclay Summers know about Martin's death. If someone could use such leverage to control Barclay, it means someone in Stonewater Village has been keeping an eye on him."

"Then who could this person be?"

Genevieve asked, puzzled.