Nico listened attentively, thinking that Cedrick’s analysis sounded valid.

He asked “Cedrick, if he genuinely wants the Newton Residence, would you assist him?”

A grim look flitted past Cedrick’s eyes. He remained silent, neither confirming his assistance nor explicitly refusing it.

Having been with Cedrick for quite some time, Nico understood what he meant and refrained from asking further.

When they returned to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Cedrick promptly instructed Nico to investigate Caylie’s death.

Nico meticulously interrogated every housekeeper and bodyguard in the Newton residence.

However, the investigation that lasted half a day yielded no substantial results.

Caylie’s autopsy results were also out, revealing that she had taken an unknown drug.

Examining the results carefully, Nico asked the forensic examiner, “Can you check which drug responsible for her asphyxiation? Can you also find out when she took it?”

Was

Shaking his head, the forensic examiner replied, “We didn’t find any undissolved residues in Mrs. Newton’s body, so we can’t identify it. We only inferred that she took an unknown substance because we found traces of her being poisoned. However, I think that it isn’t a legal substance obtained from overseas. Regarding when she consumed it, I can’t give a specific time because I don’t know what substance she took. Some drugs have an incubation period, making it entirely plausible for the victim to die only a few days later.”

Nico fell into contemplative silence.

In that case, Charles remained under suspicion as he might still be present during the time of the crime.

Should Craig insist that Charles had stolen the key and gone to the top floor during the welcome party, it would be hard to defend Charles.

Lost in thought, Nico returned to Cedrick’s office and reported the forensic findings to him.

grew grave. “Summon everyone in the Newton residence for a second round of questioning. This time, I will interrogate

servant was individually escorted into the interrogation room at the Federal Bureau of

relationship between Charles and Mrs.

repeated this question with every individual

time, Mr. Charles was busy with the Central Intelligence Agency and rarely came back home. It

years said. “Their relationship was quite troubled. Mrs. Newton really hates Mr. Charles because he isn’t

amount of time at the Newton residence

Charles had been mistreated by Caylie during his childhood. Due to Charles history of competing for power, being disciplined by Craig twice, and

interrogation lasted the entire afternoon. Soon, it

witness

he reached for a cigarette, only to be

kids at home must not even catch a

discovered, he

cigarette to Nico, who retreated to a corner of the interrogation room to

last to be interrogated

the Federal Bureau of Investigation, he could be summoned

“How’s Charles’

at the mention of his mother. After recollecting himself, he said, “Really bad. When we were young, she’d find excuses to hit Charles whenever Dad was not around. Charles

was similar to what the other housekeepers at

massaged his temples, looking slightly

he doesn’t hate her to the point where he’d poison

He raised his head at the

person I have encountered today speaking up for

slightly awkward, Lucas clarified, “I’m not speaking up for him. I’m merely speaking the truth as I know it. If he wants to kill my mom, he’ll have to steal the key to the top floor and risk being discovered by Craig. The security on the top floor is very strict, so barely anyone can access it. If he did that, he’d just be giving himself away. The costs of doing that

many missions with Jasper, he became much more logical and

that case, who do you think killed your

his head and

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