He employed a special technique of naked strangulation, not only compressing the trachea but also precisely blocking the main artery supplying blood to the brain. This was not something that could be escaped quickly, especially for a pampered middle-aged woman.
The Commandery Princess's struggle quickly weakened, her complexion turning from red to purple, her eyes rolling back, and her fingers grasping the opponent's arm gradually loosening and dropping limply.
The last thing she saw was her own face in the mirror, distorted by extreme fear and suffocation, and the cold, blurry figure behind her.
The whole process took no more than twenty-five seconds.
The killer felt the body in his arms completely go limp, the heartbeat and pulse ceased.
He gently placed the now limp body of the Commandery Princess on the thick carpet, his movements carrying an eerie "gentleness," as if afraid to disturb the deceased.
