The half-broken handcuff bore clear signs of friction, the damage to the hinge starkly visible. It was obvious—this handcuff hadn't been unlocked by conventional means.
If a police officer had been carrying it, there would have been no need to open it in such a way. This could only mean one thing: whoever had caused the handcuff to end up like this must have been wearing it themselves.
Before anyone could fully process the implications, Oliver's voice broke through the silence. "Everyone, I found something suspicious over here!"
The group quickly followed him to the middle section of the shattered cabin. Oliver pointed to three seats, and Charlie's eyes were immediately drawn to the right armrest of the middle seat. It was deeply scarred, the surface marred by severe friction marks.
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