Chapter 33: Chapter 32: Investigation

North City, Vicars Hotel.

Norman Bennett sat alone in the living room, a cup of unsweetened black coffee by his side.

Just then, his cell phone buzzed with a message.

Raymond Wood: "President, Mr. Reeves has invited you to a party at Sunny Grace Manor the day after tomorrow."

Norman Bennett just gave it a glance without any intention of refusing.

The Reeves family is a business giant in North City. The Bennett and Reeves families have never crossed paths, but this could be a good opportunity to get acquainted.

Seeing that it was almost time, he had to head to the next meeting. He wondered what his little girl was up to at the moment.

―――1:00 PM.

Whitesun Town.

Elliana Lyle had come again to Rupert Zeller’s family store, pretending to shop as she browsed through the items.

Rupert’s mother naturally didn’t suspect anything. The chubby kid was sitting at the counter playing with a phone, but it wasn’t the Xiaomi MIX2S from the morning.

This wasn’t a big deal, but when she saw Rupert’s father holding the phone, Elliana suddenly recalled something.

She remembered a corner of a black phone poking out from Rupert’s mother’s jeans pocket, exactly like the one the kid was holding.

She had unintentionally noticed it when she was chatting with Rupert’s mother earlier in the morning.

If the kid had his own phone, he wouldn’t be playing with his parents’ phone.

Seeing Elliana stop at the local walnut section, seemingly lost in thought, Rupert’s mother introduced, "These are our local specialty, good for health."

"Really? I’ll take a bag." Elliana smiled as she picked up a bag and glanced at the chubby kid, telling Rupert’s mother, "Mrs. Zeller, your child is still young. It’s best not to buy a phone for them to play alone. They can easily get addicted."

Hearing this from Elliana, Rupert’s mother quickly replied, "We didn’t buy him a phone, that’s mine."

After saying this, Rupert’s mother snatched the phone playing a game from the chubby kid, saying, "All you do is play on the phone, you don’t even look at the drawing book I bought for you! Go look at your drawing book."

After paying, Elliana noticed among the card players was a middle-aged woman holding the Xiaomi MIX2S!

What does this indicate?

Even Elliana wasn’t sure. She rushed back to her rented room, but Luna had already left, and she didn’t know where she went.

only call

call wasn’t

...

and Elliana had no idea where she had

Knock, knock!

then, there was a

and it

feet, accompanied by a strange smell, Elliana asked

just walked to the sofa and sat

went to handle some other business, and the woman

a moment and asked in surprise, "Did

say that?" Luna did not

say Rupert was using the same model phone

could finish, Luna interrupted, "There are

going to take

"There doesn’t seem to

"Then let’s go out and inquire

two had just left the room and went downstairs from the side of the

entrance of the town,

were chatting noisily, creating

shop here, filled with

moment, Luna led Elliana in a brisk walk directly to

the elderly ladies

this tub of lollipops. Can

still Elliana who paid. Luckily, she didn’t rely solely on

Luna started asking, "Granny, may I ask you something? Do you know why Rupert Zeller withdrew from

the granny got spirited but asked in return, "Why are you asking about her? Who are you to

this, I’m a classmate of Rupert’s. Her

the right person!" The granny replied with disdain, "How

"Ah?"

it. That young girl has always had a tempting look. Around New Year, I saw her get off a small car with two men. I greeted her, but she didn’t reply and just left. Even the way she walked was off. A few months later, her parents made her leave

After hearing this, Luna

Elliana felt a bit helpless. Sometimes she thought

had an abortion at home. So, was Rupert’s cry for help just a prank

stopped the car at an

"Where are we going?"

"Behind Rupert Zeller’s house."

They made their way down an alley, finding the back of Rupert Zeller’s house, surrounded by an open

back of Rupert Zeller’s house. There indeed

it would

touch the rusted iron door,

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