Chapter 169

Bennett was stunned. When they first got there, the place was already a mess.

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It all started when Brent realized his wife was missing. He went home to look for her but couldn’t find her. When he came back, the clinic was closed.

He broke in and saw that the place was empty. He started shouting, which drew a crowd from the farmers‘ market.

The well–meaning vendors trampled all over the place, mixing their footprints with the dirty water on the floor. Any useful tracks were lost.

The tables and walls were covered in fingerprints, mostly from the vendors. They spent days investigating, and the forensics team was exhausted from trying to make sense of it all.

But Quinlyn managed to find the culprit’s tracks among the mess and traced them to the alley, even pointing out that the suspect had left on a motorcycle, carrying something heavy.

“Now that we have a trail, I’ll send someone to check the nearby surveillance right away,” Bennett said, breathing a sigh of relief as he took out his phone to make arrangements.

Quinlyn looked at the busy streets and suddenly turned to Joseph, grabbing his hand. “I want that candy I saw at the farmers‘ market earlier.”

Joseph frowned, thinking that candy from a small shop wasn’t fresh and that they should go to a big supermarket instead. But then he felt a gentle tickle in his palm.

He paused, glanced around, and nodded. “Alright, I’ll go with you.”

Since there was nothing left for them to do, they left without drawing any attention.

Bennett teased Quinlyn, “You eat so much candy. You’d better watch out for cavities.”

Quinlyn nodded obediently. “I promise I’ll brush my teeth every day.”

Bennett just laughed.

They returned to the farmers‘ market and were greeted warmly by a vendor. “Oh, aren’t you the cute kid from earlier? What brings you back? Do you want to buy some veggies? They’re all fresh.”

said firmly, shaking her head at the

chuckled, “Alright. Kids are always craving snacks. Go ahead.” She waved them off with

through the candy jars. Af

need to pay for everything in your pocket too,”

don’t have anything in

clicked his tongue, clearly annoyed. He called out to Joseph, “Hey! Come here. Your sister stole

for a moment, looking down at Quinlyn. They exchanged glances, and he

he tried to leave, Wallace grabbed his arm. “Don’t you dare

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and knocked some items off the counter. Cigarettes and snacks spilled all over the floor. Without a second glance, Joseph

think I’m a pushover?”

eyes, bracing for the punch. But it never came.

his eyes, he saw the tall Wallace slammed into a shelf, with several racks collapsing on top

arrived in the alley, he was stunned by what he heard. He looked at Quinlyn again and

steal,” Quinlyn

neighbors‘ pleas, he pointed at Quinlyn and Joseph, shouting,

seeing the situation getting out of hand, sighed, “Let’s just head back to

out a piece of candy from her pocket, unwrapped it, and popped

her. “See? She admits

the front, glanced at her in the rearview mirror and winced. “Hey, Quinlyn. Even though we’re friends, I can’t

slide. He thought, ‘When did Quinlyn pick up this bad habit? I’ll have to talk to her family about this. She has the potential to be a great detective. I can’t let her

lost in thought about Quinlyn’s future, he suddenly heard from the back seat. “Mr. Youngblood, he’s in on

Bennett was taken aback for a moment. But Wallace’s face turned pale, and he

seat.

it back, and used his pain to slam him to the side. When he reached for his phone,

was now like a dead fish, and held up

He wasn’t that heartless.

police car and saw Wallace’s miserable state, he couldn’t help but laugh. He walked over

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