Hour Chase

The chief of police's request is certainly reasonable.It's just that it wasn't my original intention to get Ellie involved.

"That time, it was given by a little girl from my company. Can I ask her about the specific details before I can tell you?"

"From my personal point of view, it is more necessary to ask her to explain to me in person. In this way, we can get the most accurate evidence, right?"

Obviously, David's expression was very troubled.Unfortunately, his embarrassment did not make the chief of police change his mind.

For the sake of righteousness, there is no way to have to extract testimony from a little girl.

"But... this child is more shy, I'm afraid she won't adapt to such an environment. In case she says something wrong..."

"Sorry, I didn't think about the situations you mentioned in advance."

Joseph also seemed to have a headache. After all, under the circumstances that false testimony can be ruled out, if the witnesses do not cooperate, the cracking of the case may encounter some obstacles.

"Well, then. Tomorrow I will send someone to visit your company in person in my place. What do you think?"

No matter how much he didn't want Ellie to come forward, since even the police chief had spoken, David couldn't refuse anymore, and nodded in agreement.

Seeing David agree, Joseph immediately said,

"Thank you for your cooperation. I think with your assistance, the cracking of this case will be very smooth!"

David saw the slight joy in Joseph's expression, but felt helpless in his heart.

For the citizens, it is just participating in the cracking of a case.

However, for government officials, successfully cracking down on or even dismantling the Sopranos means further promotion in official positions.

All I can do is cooperate and be used.

"Then ask Mr. Davy for help tomorrow. I'll send it here. Good-bye."

Accompanied by the chief of police kindly, David left the police station.

The cold wind gusts at night almost knocked David's hat off.

I have to deal with the police again tomorrow, and it seems that I have to assign the work at hand to other people.

Compared with the days when tragedies and comedies are staged every day in London, Caroline is full of nature here when she comes to the ranch left by her grandmother as a legacy.

It was his own temporary decision, deciding to leave everything behind and come here.

I thought my father would reject my request, but I didn't expect my father to readily agree to my willful decision.

Not only did he send a driver to bring him here, but he also told himself to relax and keep secrets for himself.

Perhaps, after his mother passed away due to illness a few years ago, his father pampered himself to an unimaginable degree.

Grandma's ranch is not eye-catching in this area, which is rare in Leicestershire, where ranch is the core of tourism.

Raising a few cows and piglets, and planting large tracts of vegetables, is indeed very simple.

Of course, there is also a big black dog who is the guardian of the house.

This is the layout, and my father has kept it as it is, and hired someone to take good care of the ranch.

As a former home where I grew up, I can't treat it casually.

It was clear and fine weather in London, but there was unexpected heavy rain on the road.

For safety reasons, the driver slowed down so much that it was already night when he reached the ranch.

Mary, the housekeeper of the ranch, prepared a decent dinner early because of her father's advance notice.

Not knowing what Caroline's taste is, Mary brought out all her craft.

Not only that, even the ingredients of the dishes are ready-made in the ranch.The purpose is to make the lady from London like this pasture.

It's a pity that I missed the dinner time after waiting.

It was already ten o'clock in the evening when they arrived at the ranch, and what greeted Caroline was a quiet atmosphere completely different from the feasting and feasting in London.

In my impression, I had been here when I was four years old.And that time I came with my mother.

But then until his mother died, he never came again.

Mary, who came to open the door, saw a group of two people in a hurry, so she prepared black tea and some simple snacks.

And when Caroline entered, Mary recognized the little girl she had seen at a glance.

"You must be the granddaughter of the old lady, Miss Caroline! Do you remember me? I used to catch escaped chickens with you..."

Sure enough, when Mary mentioned this matter, Caroline's expression suddenly turned from worry to joy.

"Ah! Hahahaha! It's you, Sister Mary! I still remember that my mother accidentally fell down in order to chase me!"

"Yes. At that time, the old lady wanted to make Miss Caroline happy, so she asked my mother to ask me to play with you."

As she said that, Mary was as happy as if she had found a new joke.

"Later, the old lady didn't get angry when she saw her, and she just praised you for being lively and cute since you were a child."

Black tea was brought, Mary continued.

"Until a few years ago, after the old lady passed away, thanks to the trust of my husband, my mother and I continued to work on the ranch..."

"After listening to you, I seem to remember something again... Aunt Shirley, are you still there?"

"My mother has also passed away... However, she has always been grateful to the old lady for treating her like a family member all her life."

The originally happy atmosphere was added with a touch of sadness because of this topic.

Fortunately, Caroline's stomach made an unladylike sound at this time, breaking the sad situation.

"By the way, you haven't eaten yet! I don't know what your favorite food is for dinner, so I have to cook some of everything...I'll go and reheat it for you."

"Oh, don't bother, Sister Mary..."

Caroline wanted to stop it, but Mary shook her hand, signaling that she didn't mind, and went to work in the kitchen alone.

The driver who originally entered the house together went outside at some point, and returned to the house within a few minutes.

"Miss, I have reported to the president that you have arrived safely by phone. Then, according to the instructions, I must return to London later."

"It's so late, why don't you come back tomorrow?"

"No... that will delay a lot of time, I think at least tomorrow morning..."

"I'll come and tell my father to let you go back tomorrow."

"No need, miss!..."

As she spoke, Caroline took out her mobile phone and was about to make a call, but hesitated at the right time.

It wasn't because of the driver's words that he hesitated, but because he saw a missed call from someone he didn't want to see.

"One call to the left and one call to the right!"

Naturally, the caller was Neil, who hated him.

Although you can't avoid him by shutting down for a long time, you can only set him as a blacklist.In this way, no matter what, he would never want to harass himself again.

I have already planned to stay here for at least half a month.

Let him go to hell alone for the wedding or something!

While Caroline was viciously operating the phone, Mary placed a table of food on the table, full of aroma.

"Come and eat, and see if my skills can compete with your chef's?"

Seeing that the driver who came with Caroline didn't intend to sit down and eat together, Mary turned and went into the kitchen.Return with a bottle of wine.

"Would you like some wine tonight, sir? It was made from grapes last summer, and I think you'd like it."

"This... this is too rude..."

"Please don't be too polite, just sit down and eat together."

The driver was uneasy, and turned to look at Caroline on the side.

"Miss, don't you want to eat?"

I don't know what Caroline was doing on the phone, and she didn't reply to the driver at all.So the driver could only stand aside, not daring to act disrespectfully.

He didn't put down the phone until he couldn't bear the hunger in his belly.

Seeing that the dishes on the table had not been touched, Caroline sat down quickly.Just as he was about to start, his eyes caught sight of the wine in Mary's hand.

"Can I drink today? Great!"

"Does Miss Caroline want to drink too, then finish it today."

"Sister Mary, you can drink together too!"

"I have to take back the sun-dried meat early tomorrow morning. I'm afraid it will cause trouble if I drink alcohol...Can you drink with Mr. Driver?"

"No, me too... In short, please enjoy it to your heart's content, miss."

Both of them refused to drink, and only drank by themselves, which was too lonely.

Disappointed, Caroline forked a piece of bacon into her mouth and chewed.

After drinking three glasses of wine alone, the blush on his face became more and more obvious.

However, there is no need to get up early tomorrow, and there is no need to socialize, even if you get drunk.

Seeing that most of the bottle of wine was about to be consumed, and the dishes on the table were all eaten, Mary arranged a room for the driver first.On the other hand, he tidied up all the dishes and prepared to wash them tomorrow.

Not knowing whether she was in a good mood or depressed, Caroline actually drank all the wine by herself.And the result is complete unconsciousness.

No matter how Mary called Caroline, the latter had absolutely no intention of waking up.

In desperation, Mary had no choice but to help her to the prepared room, and let the eldest lady sleep with her head covered.

Unexpectedly, this sleep lasted until the next afternoon.

When I woke up, the sky was already showing a strange color of orange and sky blue.

Caroline slowly opened her eyes, and the ceiling she saw was the brown color of the wood, not the crystal chandelier in the room at home.

After a night of hangover, his head felt as if it was split open.I have a dry mouth and urgently need a glass of water to put out the fire

Yet it is what it is.His throat was so uncomfortable that he couldn't say anything, so he could only bear it by himself.

It was too late to regret last night's impulse at this time.

Fortunately, at this time, the mobile phone was placed on a cabinet not far away, and it could be reached just by reaching out.

There is only weather forecast information on the phone that calls every day, other than that, there are no junk messages.

Of course, it also includes information about someone who was blacklisted last night.

Flipping through the contact list, I accidentally clicked Ellie's name and turned it into a call.

Thinking about it, she hadn't contacted her for several days, and Caroline didn't cancel, but waited for the other party to answer the phone.

"Caroline?"

"Well...it's me..."

Because she just woke up, Caroline's voice seemed a little lethargic, but there was no problem in terms of hearing clearly.

Waiting for Ellie to speak, but the other party did not speak.

Caroline thought she was embarrassed, so she said.

"I was also drunk last night, and I'm lying on the bed now... But it's really uncomfortable to be drunk..."

"Well, indeed."

"But, I'm not as drunk as you are, am I?"

Maybe, Caroline was guilty.After all, I don't even know how to get into the room, so it must be Mary's help.

It's a pity that Ellie just responded lightly.

This kind of reaction made Caroline have to pay attention.

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