Eugene answered the call, “How is the investigation going? Did you find the driver’s family?” The last time when Marvin called, he was informed that the driver had committed suicide in prison, which made him even more suspicious. So, he instructed Marvin to check on the driver’s family.
Marvin reported, “I located the family, but they’ve moved out. It took me some effort to locate them. The driver had a five-year-old daughter and a ten-year-old son. According to his wife, he didn’t seem like someone who’d be driven by lust. She mentioned that he was deeply devoted to his family, always came home on time, never stayed out overnight, and entrusted all the money he earned to her for management.
When the incident occurred, his wife wanted to visit him, but her request was denied. However, there’s something peculiar. There was a day when the driver’s son went missing. Upon thorough questioning, his wife revealed that it happened on the same day Azalea was sexually assaulted by him.
Fortunately, their son returned unharmed with 200 thousand. He claimed that a man had rewarded him for playing games, but they had to move away from their previous home.”
A chilling sensation gripped Eugene’s heart. It became evident that someone had exploited the driver by using his son as leverage. “Have you managed to locate the surveillance footage of Princess Azalea leaping off the bridge?”
Marvin’s voice came through. “Yes, I did. I was just about to inform you. The surveillance footage had been deleted, but I recovered it with some assistance. In the footage, Princess Azalea was seen running on the bridge, and a person was chasing her from behind. However, due to the distance, I initially couldn’t recognize that it was the driver. When I located his wife, she confirmed the individual in the footage as him. Unfortunately, the recording has no audio, so I couldn’t determine what they were saying.”
Eugene asked, “Are the lip movements visible in the footage?” Marvin replied, “Partially.” “Find someone proficient in lip reading to interpret it.” “Understood.”
After hanging up the phone, Eugene remained silent for a while. At this point, it’s difficult to determine whether she had been sexually assaulted. How could a family-oriented man suddenly be overcome by lust and assault her? He even committed suicide in prison, which is simply unbelievable. If it wasn’t a sexual assault, why would he chase after her?
Before he could fully contemplate the situation, the kindergarten had finished for the day, and he was not in the mood to delve into these matters. He picked up the kids and took them to Muse Peninsula before starting to cook for them and their mother.
By the time Olivia returned, he had taken care of everything. She looked at the children welcoming her from all sides and felt a warm sensation. However, she noticed that Eugene appeared somewhat down today. After dinner, the kids returned to their rooms to do their homework. She sat beside him and asked, “What’s wrong? Why do you seem unhappy?”
He reached out and embraced her. “I interrogated those three men today.” She raised an eyebrow. “I see. Who instigated them?”
He lowered his gaze while absentmindedly playing with Olivia’s hand. “They are assassins from Samuel Court, but they claim to be acting on behalf of someone called Aza.”
She looked at him. “Aza? Are you suspecting that Aza is Azalea?”
He nodded. She inquired, “If it turns out to be her, what is your plan?”
Eugene paused before replying, “I haven’t figured it out yet.” Olivia analyzed. “But it doesn’t make sense. If Azalea wants to be with you, shouldn’t she target me instead? Why would she go after the siblings?”
He replied, “That’s something I’m figuring out as well. It could be related to the incident at the kindergarten gate where the siblings defended. you.”
She asked, “What those three men said may not be reliable. We should conduct a thorough investigation to gather more evidence. It’s too early to draw conclusions based on this single clue.”
He added, “There’s also a phone number, but nobody answered when I called. They claimed that it was this number that initiated contact with them.”
She nodded. “Let North check it.” He said, “I’ve already given it to him. Do you think it could be Azalea?”
