Chapter 41

"What's going on?" Alexander noticed her melancholy and asked.

Zoey voiced her thoughts, "Even if Lawrence admits that Brian is an accomplice, so what? Without evidence of Brian committing murder, he will definitely deny it. He can just say Lawrence is slandering him and get away with it."

Lawrence would still be sentenced to death.

Even if Brian went to jail, he wouldn't be there for long. Sooner or later, he would be out and back to his old ways

Zoey hated such an outcome. In her mind, all criminals should pay for the bad things they have done! No one should be an exception.

"Stay positive, what if Lawrence suddenly figures it out?" Alexander comforted her.

Zoey didn't say anything more.

When they discussed the case, time always seemed to fly by. It was still noon when they gathered, but in the blink of an eye, it was already dark outside.

Zoey glanced at the time; it was already 8 PM.

Charles wouldn't be back so soon, so Dennis suggested, "Why don't we go to the cafeteria first? Otherwise, it will close soon."

Zoey was naturally the first to agree. When it came to eating, she would never back down.

As Alexander saw Zoey already getting up, a smile unconsciously appeared on his lips. It seemed her only hobby was eating?

The three of them went to the cafeteria one after another. The two men took less food than Zoey, even though she was just one woman.

Dennis saw Zoey's lunchbox piled high like a small mountain and couldn't help but give her a thumbs up, "Zoey, you have a great appetite."

"Yeah, I'm still growing," Zoey said as she ate.

Dennis and Alexander exchanged a glance, both impressed by Zoey. They really had no other response to that reason.

After a while, they finished eating and didn't forget to bring a portion of pasta for Charles.

Soon, Charles returned.

Seeing the pasta on his seat, he knew his teammates had brought it for him. He thanked them and handed them his unlocked phone, then buried his head in his food.

"The tech department told me that they did find a scheduled email, and its content was indeed those photos we discovered," Charles said, his mouth full of noodles, a hint of smugness in his voice as he spoke.

His guess was correct! As he was afraid that they wouldn't find the software, Charles pointed it out with his hand. "It's this one."

"Nice job, Charles!" Dennis looked at Charles with newfound respect, saying, "I'll go update Officer Davis with the latest news. You guys get ready for the interrogation!"

Alexander got up to prepare the materials needed for the interrogation.

As Zoey observed that Charles enjoyed his food, she remarked, "This pasta looks good."

Charles said, "Of course, it's good. Let me tell you, you should stick with me. I'm good friends with one of the chefs in the kitchen, and she cooks really well! I'll take you to try it next time."

Zoey nodded. "No problem!"

Alexander unintentionally glanced up and saw Zoey joking with Charles, feeling inexplicably uncomfortable.

Alexander asked, "Zoey, are you ready?"

"Yes, I'm ready," Zoey responded, her tone cold as usual.

Alexander didn't know what he had done to offend her. But there was nothing he could do, so he had to endure it. After all, Zoey was a girl, and he had to be considerate of her.Hearing they were leaving, Charles started shoveling pasta into his mouth. "Wait for me; let's go together!"

As they left the criminal investigation department, they headed towards the interrogation room.

Dennis had just finished talking with Robert and found the group. He said, "Officer Davis is still in a meeting and won't be available for a while. He asked us to start the interrogation."

Zoey nodded. "Alright."

Zoey and Charles paired up again.

Alexander and Dennis also paired up.

The two groups, as assigned by Robert last time, naturally teamed up again.

Just as they were about to enter the interrogation room, Alexander paused and called out to Zoey, 'About what you asked me to find out about Lawrence's sister, I did ask. Other than secretly wearing his sister's dress when he was young and getting caught and punished by his parents, there's nothing else. His family describes him as very obedient.'"

Was it because Lawrence was socially anxious and didn't want to interact with others, giving the impression of being timid and not as tall as other men, that his family defined him as obedient for not fighting?

Zoey said, "Thanks."

Alexander replied, "You're welcome."

Then Alexander turned and walked to their respective interrogation rooms with Zoey.

After a few days, Lawrence's condition seemed noticeably worse than during the previous interrogation. He looked like a different person, with stubble growing on his once clean-shaven face, appearing somewhat haggard

Seeing the two of them again, his eyes seemed devoid of basic emotions, and he said directly, "I've already told you, I did it all. You can just sentence me. There's no need to keep asking, wasting both our time."

Zoey looked at his state, knowing they wouldn't get anything out of him this time either.

She decided not to ask him about the case. Then she closed all the files and notes related to the case.

Zoey asked, "Lawrence, I'm really curious, why do you like wearing women's clothes?"

Lawrence didn't expect her to ask this question, and his attention seemed to focus a bit because of it. He looked up and asked, "Does this have anything to do with the murder?"

Zoey said, "No, I'm just really curious."

Lawrence retorted, "Just because you're curious, I have to tell you?"

Seeing him so agitated, Zoey's suspicions seemed to be confirmed. "Lawrence, did you stop liking wearing women's clothes a long time ago?"

The expression on Lawrence's face began to change, and he looked at Zoey with flickering eyes. "What do you mean?"

Zoey continued nonchalantly, 'I almost forgot, I need to be more explicit, otherwise you probably still won't want to talk.' She said, 'The reason you don't like women's clothing is because of the molestation you experienced.'"

"What did you say?" Lawrence's rare change in emotion showed he was visibly agitated.

Zoey took out her phone, then silently put it back and handed a USB drive to Charles.

Charles instantly understood her intention, plugged the USB drive into the laptop, and turned the screen towards Lawrence so he could see more clearly.

As the mouse clicked on the page, two intertwined bodies appeared on the screen.

Seeing the naked images of himself and Brian on the screen, Lawrence immediately closed his eyes and shouted angrily, "Turn it off! Turn it off!"

"Lawrence, you should thank Charles. He found the software controlling your phone," Zoey said, pointing to Charles beside her.