Chapter 304 How One Should Fish
The impact of the screeching brakes caused Justin and Rachel to fly forward and nearly slam into the back of the front seats due to the momentum.
“Sorry, there’s a red light. I didn’t notice it in time.” Gloria’s voice came from the driver’s seat. As a result of that, their argument had been interrupted.
Rachel then shook Justin off as she tried to open the car door. “Rie, I want you to open the door now!”
A frowning Gloria responded, “I think you both need to calm down first.”
“I am calm.”
Justin and Rachel said at the same time.
Sweeping her gaze across both of them, Gloria added, “Either you follow my advice wherein we have a nice talk after we’ve found some place to sit or we can all be locked in this car with nobody leaving anytime soon.”
While it was a stalemate on one hand, it was a spectacle for the audience to watch on the other hand.
“Master Jason, there is news from the Investigation Bureau.”
The holiday resort was situated in the mountain located at the western side of Riverdale. Jason was seated in the courtyard while he fished in a relaxing manner, looking nothing like the man who frequented clubs.
“What did they say?”
“The news that Rachel Hudson and Officer Hawkins fiercely arguing is spreading all over the Bureau. Officer Hawkins, who personally interrogated her, slammed the table and stared at her with a bad attitude.”
“How did they deal with her in the end? Did they throw her behind bars?”
“They didn’t. Young Master Justin interfered.”
“Oh?”
“Young Master Justin had given Chief Maxim a ring and explained that Bucky’s so-called proof was hearsay and not physical evidence. So, Chief Maxim could only order Officer Hawkins. to release her, but it can be said that this has caused a huge rifit between Rachel and Officer Hawkins.”
Now that he was immersed in his thoughts, Jason clarified, “Justin had actually sought help from the chief because of this woman?”
“Yes, the info was validated.”
Hmph. With a sneer, Jason continued, “He’s still the same as before: soft-hearted. I thought that him forgetting all those things would make him let this woman go. It seems that this weakness of his would be hard to get rid of. No wonder my father wanted this woman gone at all costs.”
“How about we make Bucky—”
Jason raised his hand to interrupt his subordinate. “No need. From this, you can see that the friendship these two women have isn’t that deep. After all, how close could a businessman and an incorruptible commissioner be? Changing our perspective, this woman might just be the key to controlling my nephew, so in the future…”
Although he did not finish his sentence, his long-time followers all understood what he meant.
“Then, about Bucky…”
The fishing pole in Jason’s hand suddenly moved. Raising a hand, he gestured to his subordinates to remain silent whereupon the fish took the bait.
The fish sprung out from the water with a splash.
His subordinates immediately flattered, “What a big fish!”
“When the fish takes the bait, we have to loosen the handle a bit and reel it in when it has no more strength. We can’t forcefully pull it out of the water from the get go…”
While retrieving the hook from the fish’s mouth, Jason sighed. “Look at it, it’s completely exhausted. Under this kind of circumstance, it won’t make for a delicious dish.”
“Then, are you releasing it?”
“Releasing it? I’ve spent so much time catching it and you now want me to release it? On top of that, this fish will emit a warning signal once it returns to the water. When that happens, we’ll only be catching air.”
“I understand Master Jason’s words.”
“Get going now.”
“Yes.”
In the afternoon, Gloria had parked the car in the courtyard of a restaurant.
“This restaurant was opened by my friend. It’s secluded with not many people here, so you guys can talk without worrying about anyone overhearing you. Since it’s coincidentally afternoon, we’re in time for lunch. Have a look at the menu and order.”
Taking the menu, Rachel flipped through the menu distractingly before saying, “I’m not hungry. You guys can eat first.”
“Where are you going?”
Standing up, Justin asked, “Are you going to find Bucky?”
“Sit down, Justin?”
Frustratingly, Gloria pulled on him. “We agreed to talk this out calmly. Did you not understand what I said? Can’t you just talk peacefully?”
Panicking inside, Justin was worried that Rachel, who was blinded by revenge, might do something foolish. But, knowing that going at each throat’s now would only amount to nothing, he sat down defeatedly. “If she doesn’t leave, then I can talk in peace.”
“Why does it concern you whether I’m leaving or not?”
Letting her anger flow, Rachel retorted, “I still have a mountain load of things to do. Are you going to stick to me while I’m sorting through them one by one?”
“That actually works. How about this, I’ll let Frankie move my office to your company. This way, I can go to work and clock off together with you. Where you’d be, I’d be there too.”
“Are you insane?”
“I think you’re the one that is insane.” With a stone cold face, Justin stated, “Look at what you’ve been doing recently. Who gave the idea to kidnap someone? Was it Jason?”
This stunned Gloria. “You mean your second uncle? What does this have to do with him?”
“This isn’t important.” Waving her hand, Gloria quickly changed the subject back. “I don’t believe that Miss Hudson would kidnap someone innocent, so stop talking now, Justin.”
“Please tell me, Miss Hudson, what actually happened?”
Shooting a glance at Justin, Rachel was going to explain her side of the story when a message from her phone caught her attention. With an emotionless gaze, she sat down once again.
“No matter what I say, a certain someone already thinks that I’m in on it with his second uncle, doing illegal things and using unspeakable methods on normal citizens, don’t they?”
Justin was slightly shocked by her words.
Rachel explained while taking out a photo from her bag, “This was a photo taken at Montenegro, where Lily has been studying for the past month and a half. I only used this photo for a while to scare Bucky into speaking. Since he couldn’t contact her, he really believed that I was the one who kidnapped Lily. He is the one who’s acting like he has something to hide.”
After all, a bad person always thought others would deal with them in the same way.
“So, what you’re saying is that you didn’t kidnap her at all?”
“I don’t have that capability yet.”
Breathing a sigh of relief, Gloria stared at Justin. “What did I say? How about apologizing to Miss Hudson now?
Before Justin could speak, Rachel had interrupted him. “No need for that. Since he did bail me out from the Bureau, we’ll make it even.”
With an awkward expression, he asked, “Why are you in such a hurry to look for Bucky, though?”
To this, she replied, “Just because Janice has left me off the hook this time doesn’t mean the entire thing is over. Once the Investigation Bureau dispatches someone from the embassy there to check on Lily, they’ll quickly learn that she’s merely been studying in isolation with no threat to her personal safety. When Bucky finds out about that fact, do you still think that I can get anything out of him?”
Reacting to this, Gloria exclaimed, “Ahhh! Then, why did I drag you all the way to this place?”
“I’ll send you there right now, Miss Rachel!”
Upon saying that, she immediately stood up to grab her car keys with the intention of leaving.
Yet, Rachel was wiping her hand with the towel before she spread the tablecloth on her legs. She calmly stated, “There’s no need. It’s already too late.”
A perplexed Gloria asked, “Why?”
Looking at her phone, Rachel continued, “Jolly has just informed me that the quarantine hotel over there has already relayed her current situation to the embassy.”
Based on Bucky’s relation to Lily, he would have already received the information by now as well.
