Chapter 90

Alexander, who saw them so close, was already quite jealous.

Since the autopsy report would take a while and there were three bodies, they roughly calculated the time and figured that it would be just about time to get from Willowbrook Village to the city bureau.

Waiting for the autopsy to investigate would take too long.

Robert decided to start by asking about the things discussed by the villagers.

It would be best to find out who exactly was interested in Faye, and this might be a clue.

Robert glanced at his team and pointed at Dennis. "You, come over here and stand by my side."

Dennis thought he was assigned to Robert's group and happily stood over.

Robert said, "Dennis and I won't go. We look a bit intimidating, and the village women probably won't want to talk to us. So, you guys go."

Hearing that, Dennis couldn't help but think, 'What? I'm a cop. How could I look intimidating? I am really handsome.'

Feeling inexplicably hurt, he couldn't even retort. Because Robert had included himself in this.

Dennis had to swallow this grievance.

Zoey was originally going to go with Jordan, but as they were about to leave, Alexander approached Zoey. "Zoey, shall we go together?"

Before Zoey could answer, Jordan asked from the side. "Why?"

Alexander was, of course, afraid that Zoey might do something outrageous. Wouldn't she become famous in the entire police force?

To maintain the image of the investigation team in front of outsiders, he had to sacrifice his own interests for the greater good.

Alexander couldn't say that, so he just smiled gently. "There are some details in the notes that I want to discuss with Zoey."

Alexander's excuse was flawless. Jordan couldn't interfere at all.

He had to team up with Charles, leaving the small team he had just formed with Zoey.

Zoey didn't care who her partner was.

As soon as they walked out of the church, most of the village came into view.

There was a unique beauty to standing at a high point.

Zoey asked, "Where should we go to gather information now?"

Alexander replied, "The usual information exchange centers are in stores, right? Why don't we check out that supermarket?"

"Let's go."

There was only one store in the village, the same one that sold Charles overpriced bottled water.

When they arrived, it was just before dark, around dusk.

A few women of similar age were sitting on small stools, eating snacks and chatting, with the snack crumbs surrounding them on the ground.

Seeing this scene, Alexander couldn't help but connect it to some TV show scenes.

No wonder people said inspiration came from life. This was rural life.

Zoey stood at the gate, looking at the laughing women, then turned to Alexander. "You go."

Alexander obediently went in.

He held a smile on his lips, looking quite handsome, and he was very polite.

The women stared at him for a while and invited him to sit. "Handsome, come, sit."

Alexander sat down obediently. "Thank you. Have you had dinner?"

"Not yet." Answered a short-haired woman in the group, her tone indicating she didn't dislike Alexander.

Before Alexander could further integrate, she asked him. "I heard you came from the big city. Where? Can you tell us what's different about the big city?"

"The big city?" Alexander didn't want these women to dominate the conversation; he was here to integrate with them.

He casually said, "I feel the big city isn't as good as Willowbrook Village. The environment here is so good. From the moment I entered the village, I felt the air was sweeter than in the city."

What he said was true: the city's car exhaust severely pollutes the air, but in the village, the air was the most original.

Talking about the environment, the woman in the black sweater next to the short-haired woman sighed, "You really know how to talk, but what you said is true. How can the city's environment compare to our Willowbrook Village? It can't."

"Yes, and city people are usually very busy with work, with no time to connect with each other. Relationships are very cold. Look at Willowbrook Village, after dinner, we can visit each other."

"That's right!" The woman in red said, "Although we are backward here, the human touch is strong. I heard that city people living together don't even know each other."

"Exactly, we are closer than family."

Alexander saw them talking more and more, not knowing how to start.

He thought for a while and pretended to be sad. "Yes, everyone is so close. Now that three young girls have died, you must be very sad."

After he said this, the smiles on the women's faces disappeared strangely for a moment.

The short-haired woman sighed heavily and began to mourn, "Yes, these kids grew up under my watch. Just a few days ago, they greeted me warmly in the village, and now..."

"We are okay, but their parents must be the most heartbroken. Raising kids for so long, and suddenly they're gone. How painful it must be."

A woman who hadn't spoken suddenly sneered. "Heartbroken? It depends on the person. Janet's mom, Renee, definitely isn't heartbroken! Renee either hit or scolded Janet every day. If Janet hadn't died, she would have been hit to death. Renee always regretted giving birth to her. I even suspect that Janet was cursed to death by her daily curses."

"Renee never wanted to have Janet. The first child was a son, and she didn't plan to have a second. It was discovered too late, and the medication couldn't abort it. She didn't want to spend money on surgery, so Janet was born. I know, on the day of her birth, Janet's dad, knowing it was a girl, kept cursing outside, saying they had a useless daughter."

"Now that Janet is dead, the couple must be overjoyed!"

Alexander glanced at Zoey and pretended to ask casually. "I heard Janet was going to marry the village chief's son. They could get many advantages from this. How could she not be happy?"

The woman looked at him as if he didn't understand. "Haha, the village chief's wife is so stingy, so they couldn't get anything from them."

She pulled Alexander and said, "Renee wanted to get close to the village chief. Yes, the village chief's family would give money, but Janet's family also had to give some gifts. Would Renee spend money on Janet? Absolutely not. She just wanted to get rid of Janet, and wanted the village chief's son to take Janet away. She wouldn't give anything, and the other side wouldn't give money either. She would be relieved."