Chapter 81

"Dream it, all you know is playing around." Robert seriously handed out the files to a few people, "No matter how this case ended up with us, since it's ours now, we have to go! The bureau has given our team two cars, everyone pauses your work, go home and pack up, and meet at 8 o'clock sharp!"

"Yes, Officer Davis!"

Zoey heard that they were going along too.

She immediately closed her notebook where she was writing a novel.

"Officer Davis, let's go home quickly then!" Zoey said.

"I've already asked Tenley to help you pack your luggage. I still need to get the approval documents and materials. Alexander, can you help me pick them up? I'll get you a cab."

"I have everything prepared in advance, I'll take Zoey over," Alexander said.

Zoey agreed readily, "Okay, I'll ride with him."

Alexander gave her a free ride, saving her money.

Alexander made a call home, instructing them on the clothes he needed to bring.

After passing through the neighborhood with Zoey, the housekeeper in cleaning clothes respectfully handed over the luggage. "Mr. Edwards, I'll put it in the trunk for you."

Alexander responded and opened the trunk.

The housekeeper placed the suitcase inside, closed the trunk, started the engine, and drove off.

Zoey sat in the passenger seat, glanced around the neighborhood, and saw the name of the community.

Out of curiosity, she searched it up.

When she saw the price, she marveled at the huge gap between people.

The person driving her was Alexander, an heir from a wealthy family. She couldn't help but wish he could experience some hardships in life.

But Alexander didn't notice her resentment towards the rich at all.

Alexander turned his head and smiled at her, "Zoey, you can take a nap. If you don't want to sleep, you can chat with me."

Zoey didn't even respond, turned her head,d and lay on the seat, facing away from him.

She refused to chat with a rich person.

A few people packed some lunch boxes in the detective team's cafeteria and bought some snacks and water from the nearby supermarket.

The first detective team set off towards Suncrest City!

Robert, Zoey, and Alexander were in one car.

Charles and Dennis were in another.

It took about seven to eight hours to drive from the city bureau to Suncrest City, not counting the rest time, it was a relatively long journey.

Zoey couldn't drive, she just sat.

The others took turns driving, she was the most comfortable.

Around one in the morning, Robert woke her up, "Eat something, Zoey. It's been a tough journey."

Zoey groggily opened her eyes and found that Robert had already heated up all the lunch boxes. The others had already started eating.

Zoey looked at the dry rice and dishes, with no appetite at all.

After glancing around the service area, she asked, "Do they have grilled sausages?"

"Grilled sausages?" Alexander was silent.

Robert glanced at the supermarket in the service area, there was a machine grilling sausages, and they were rolling on it.

Since Zoey wanted to eat, as the team leader, he couldn't be too stingy, thinking it was a cheap thing anyway.

"Alright, you guys go pick, take as many as you want!" With Robert's permission, Charles was the first to run to the supermarket.

After everyone finished eating, it was too late, so they slept there.

Zoey, being a girl, got the spacious back seat.

Robert and Alexander made do with one lying on the steering wheel and the other reclining on the passenger seat.

Zoey was the most comfortable among them, sleeping until she naturally woke up.

Outside the car window was foggy, and visibility was less than 30 feet.

She yawned, not daring to move too much.

The two in front were sleeping soundly, Zoey didn't disturb them.

She took out her phone to check the time, it was six in the morning. They had driven for several hours last night, it was time to rest well.

So she turned off her phone and continued to sleep for a while.

By eight o'clock, it was much brighter outside, and the fog gradually dissipated.

They ate some bread and the car set off again.

Soon, they arrived at the bustling downtown area from the service area.

"Where are we now? How much longer to the destination?" Robert asked from the passenger seat.

Alexander glanced at the map on his phone, "We've entered Skylake District, another half hour to go."

Robert looked back at Zoey drinking water, "Are you hungry? If you are, let's find a place to have breakfast."

"There should be some local specialties here, right? Let me check." Zoey was particularly proactive when it came to food.

She took out her phone and started searching.

After searching for a long time, she found nothing.

Alexander said, "I've been here before, there's nothing special. What do you want to eat?"

"Anything."

"Okay." Alexander drove to a corner breakfast shop, and they ordered a few sandwiches and started eating.

"I really need to suggest to the organization, can't we take the high-speed train next time? Driving ourselves is exhausting."

"You think I don't want to? But considering Willowbrook Village is too remote, who knows what it's like once we get there? What if there's no place to stay? Do we have to wander around? Isn't that tiring?"

"True." Dennis stopped expressing his opinion and focused on eating.

Robert yawned and told everyone to pack up and continue the journey, "Hurry up, the colleagues at Skylake District police station are waiting for us."

"Okay, finished, Officer Davis!" Dennis packed two more sandwiches for the road.

Zoey thought it would be very close to Willowbrook Village once they reached Skylake District, just a bit farther from the city.

But she was wrong.

At the foot of the mountain, she looked at the uphill road, speechless.

"What? We have to go up the mountain."

Robert asked Alexander to stop and took the driver's seat himself, "I'll drive the mountain road, I'm used to it. You go to the passenger seat."

Alexander responded and switched places with Robert.

The two cars drove through the rugged mountain road, making their stomachs churn, finally seeing a household.

After driving a bit further, more rural houses appeared in sight.

Robert parked the car and curiously looked around. "You guys have good eyesight, help me find the city police car."

They got out and gathered, Charles had the best eyesight, and within seconds he pointed ahead, "I see the city police car!"

Everyone looked in the direction he pointed, it was a police car, but no one was inside.

Charles said, "Is it possible the car couldn't go further? They walked up?"

"That's possible, let's ask the villagers."

"Okay."