Chapter 104

"No way, there must be a mistake in the forensic report. Do it again!" Ava shouted.

Zoey couldn't believe the ignorance she was dealing with. She stressed, "Hugh, the one who's always surrounded by women and supposedly so 'amazing,' committed necrophilia."

Ava's face went pale, her eyes wide with panic as she tried to process what Zoey had just said.

After a few seconds, she shook her head frantically. "No, that's impossible. Hugh would never do something like that. Olivia was young, why would he choose a corpse over a living person? Besides, none of them are good enough for Hugh!"

Her previous certainty wavered, showing that even she had doubts about Hugh's character.

It was clear how bad Hugh's reputation was.

Even though Ava kept telling herself that Hugh was great, deep down, she must have felt ashamed of some of his actions.

Zoey watched Ava with satisfaction, giving a faint, ambiguous smile.

"You're sixty years old, right? You gave birth to two sons and became a hero in this family, but in reality, you're quite pitiful. Don't you think so? Your 'excellent' son is infertile, and to maintain Hugh's male pride, you kept blaming the women, changing wives one after another. I'm really curious, now that you see Evan as the one to carry on the family line, what will you do if Evan is also infertile?" Zoey said, not smiling, but her tone was filled with smugness.

"You, how dare you curse us! I'll fight you, you bitch!" Ava was so furious that she lost all semblance of decorum and lunged at Zoey.

Zoey didn't move, just sat next to Robert, watching her mockingly.

Before Ava could get close, cops outside the door restrained her easily. One of them warned, "Move again and you'll be charged with assaulting a cop! If you don't want to join Hugh in jail, behave yourself! This is a police investigation, not a place for your tantrums!"

Ava was so angry she was gasping for breath, almost unable to catch it.

If she didn't have to take care of Evan, she would have fought Zoey right there.

Thinking of Evan, she stopped, shook off the cop, and stormed out, slamming the door behind her.

No one stopped her; they had asked all they needed.

Robert leaned back in his chair, taking a moment to clear his mind. "I've been on the job for so long, I thought I was immune to people like this. But today, I realized I still can't control my temper after hearing these statements!"

"Officer Davis, it's normal. Every year brings new infuriating cases. We could only bear it." Zoey thought about Willowbrook Village and felt a strong urge to clean up the place.

Why should such harmful traditions continue to plague the next generation?

"Officer Davis, what do we do now?"

Robert took a deep breath and stood up. "Hugh keeps claiming he's innocent. Let's check out the bar. See if we find anything new. And Zoey, make sure the forensic team re-examines the semen samples thoroughly. We need to know the quantity, any other substances present, everything. The more detailed, the better."

"Got it!"

"Let's go. Notify the forensic team, then we'll head to the bar."

Zoey turned to leave but stopped, remembering something. "Officer Davis, there's one more person in Hugh's family we haven't questioned."

"Evan?" Robert immediately thought of him. "But his intelligence is impaired. His testimony isn't admissible in court."

"I know, Officer Davis, but he might be the key to solving this case. He's not stupid, just mentally at the level of a seven or eight-year-old. Hugh's family secrets might only be known to the members."

"I see your point." Robert considered for a moment and agreed with Zoey's suggestion.

They left the interrogation room together.

Not far away, Jordan was talking to Charles about the case.

Charles said, "Chad has done terrible things, but he's still the kids' father. No matter how I tried to persuade them, they refused to leave, insisting on waiting for Chad to come back. I told them it would be a long wait, but they said they'd wait as long as it takes... What can we do?"

Robert asked, "Do they have any other relatives?"

Charles stood up respectfully. "Officer Davis, I asked, but it seems they don't. I spoke to the oldest sister, and she said their grandparents are dead, and they don't know about other relatives. I had no choice but to ask Chad's neighbors. Guess what? Chad's wife was bought! She was only fifteen or sixteen when they got her, and she couldn't even speak properly. She's mentally impaired."

"Unbelievable. What do we do now?" Jordan was distressed by the situation.

Zoey suggested, "Why don't we send them to an orphanage? I can make some calls. The living conditions there would be much better than where they are now."

Charles agreed, "That's probably the best option. We really have no other choice."

As they discussed the children's future, they walked towards the car.

Jordan, recalling Dennis taking Chad away, asked curiously, "Didn't Chad already confess?"

"He only admitted to forcing Faye into a sex," Charles explained. "At first, he claimed it was consensual, but Officer Davis here tricked him into confessing everything. Chad may be bad, but he's simple-minded. He admitted to having sex with Faye multiple times."

Robert found it increasingly absurd. "Chad even said he wanted to marry Faye. But knowing she had a brother, he didn't want to support him. So he thought if he got her pregnant first, the Lynn family would rush to marry her off to save face. Rural folks care a lot about reputation. His plan was quite the fantasy, and it landed him in jail."