“This is now an official police record. Please take a moment to think carefully about where your father might have gone. In the meantime, we’ll have some officers search the nearby area, Scott tried to reassure Josie.

However, Josie couldn’t shake off her unease. “Officer Buncho, my father couldn’t have just lost his way like that. He was in the car…”

Scott’s extensive investigative experience triggered a thought, “Do you know of anyone who might hold a grudge against him?”

The notion of enemies sent Josie’s thoughts spiraling.

She couldn’t pinpoint them even if there were indeed any adversaries. Among the people she could recall, none of them seemed to have any direct animosity toward her father.

Josie pursed her lips, “Let me think again. I’ll let you know if I recall anything.”

Scott nodded.

As he was getting ready to enter his car, a colleague patted him on the shoulder and said. “Relax, Buncho. You’re out here on duty for a reason. Why’s still the long face? Don’t worry. They wouldn’t keep you waiting for an eternity.”

Scott responded with a teasing glance before addressing Josie, “Do you need a lift?”

suddenly, “…No, thank

briskly walked to her car, pressed the gas pedal, and drove away.

the police officers exchanged hushed murmurs. One asked, “Officer Buncho, are you handling

usually furrowed brow etched an even deeper line, “I am. Her background is more complex than it seems.

Who is she?”

Dexter Russell’s

why Scott had assumed personal responsibility for the

her driving was reckless and daring, as

leaving work, she headed for the VIP elevator and swiped her card, gaining entry. She rode it to the

this point, Dexter did

“Mrs. Russell?”

Josie’s hurried arrival. Observing that Josie seemed to disregard them, they

clenched her fists, her expression taut as she shifted her course and headed directly to the

Mr. Russell is

directors of the company, all wielding significant influence. They were engrossed in

conference room, causing a stir among the attendees, who all

files, his countenance bearing the cold seriousness. befitting a business discussion devoid of his usual

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