Chapter 296


    The little girl had a set of gleaming beautiful eyes, tinted with a thinyer of moisture. They were as


    clear and bright as a newborn deer''s eyes. Although her face was a little dirty, she was intelligent.


    When she grew up, she must be a beautiful woman. No one would dislike a child like her if she took


    a bath and changed into beautiful clothes.


    "Are you willing to?"


    The little girl shook her head.


    Charlotte smiled and said, "Then we won''t find another family for you. Be a good girl and follow your


    uncle. I wille back to see you if I can in the future."


    The girl''s beautiful eyes were shining with dazzling brilliance in an instant. For her, it didn''t matter


    whether she had a rich family or not. What she wanted was to live like this forever. Although it was


    slightly harder and more tiring, she was living afortable life.


    When they arrived at the second city, Charlotte went to the hotel where Zoe lived. Only then did she


    have a chance to take a bath.


    "Tell me, why did you have to do this to yourself?" Zoe leaned against the wall outside of the


    bathroom and talked to the person inside.


    "We have to experience life, alright. Besides, the little animals were very adorable."


    "Come on, the workers told me that you were taking notes all the way. You didn''t even touch the


    rabbits. Now you tell me that little animals are cute?" Zoe''s tone was unpleasant, but she was only


    worried for Charlotte.


    She was the director of apany. Although the size of herpany was not that big, she was on


    equal footing with Shane and Rick.


    When had Shane ever followed the team on his own? When had Rick listened to the opinions of his


    workers? A lot of things were unnecessary. Everyone was just following orders anyway. It was fine


    as long as they earned money. It was a waste of time to understand these things. It was


    meaningless, and she even had to torture herself.


    "I heard from the workers that they don''t have any fixed associations to help them handle special


    situations. Do you know anything about that?"


    "Well, I''ve heard that even the workers in River City don''t have an association. This has nothing to


    do with policy management. The main problem is that no one is willing to hire awyer for them


    because it''s a thankless job." "Why?"


    "The benefits they can offer are greatly limited," Zoe exined.


    Upon hearing that, Charlotte couldn''t help but sigh. She even exerted more strength to rub her


    arms, but her voice was as calm as usual, "I understand now."


    "You don''t want to help them, do you? That''s other people''s job."


    "I''m not that righteous."


    "That''s good."


    However, if there was a chance in the future, she would definitely fight for these people''s welfare.


    She felt veryfortable talking with them. People who lived invish cities often forgot that they


    were people with flesh and blood too. That was where arrogance and prejudice were born.


    Seeing these workers, Charlotte could feel their friendliness. When she talked with them, there was


    a kind of warmth that reached straight to the bottom of her heart.


    After taking a shower, Charlotte dried her hair and changed into her clothes. She looked refreshed.


    "Alright, we have to prepare to go to the next city. I heard that there''s another batch of animals."


    "Are there pandas?" Zoe still remembered the pandas.


    Charlotte nodded, "It''s in Timbend."


    The road leading to Timbend was incredibly difficult to advance. Fortunately, modern roads and


    high-speed trains had already solved most of the problems. But after leaving the highway, the roads


    would still be challenging to get through. Especially this time, they had to go to the animal farms,


    which were generally located in the countryside or suburbs.


    After all, every inch ofnd in the city was like gold. They could use thend to build a zoo, but


    using it to raise animals was too big of a waste.


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    Therefore, the road was bumpy, and even several workers vomited.


    Zoe leaned against the car with a pale face. Several workers surrounded her while holding water in


    their hands. They looked at her worriedly.


    "Are you all right, Miss Watson?"


    "I-I''m fine." Zoe couldn''t even say a word properly.


    Charlotte pressed on the crook of her thumb and said, "Sorry, I didn''t expect the road to Timbend


    to be so steep. I should have asked you toe here directly tomorrow."


    "It''s not your fault. You''re in the same car with me, and many of them vomited too, which means that


    nobody expected the road to be this steep." Zoeforted Charlotte in turn.


    "In the future, I will try to take all kinds of factors into consideration."


    Zoe didn''t me her, but it didn''t mean that she wasn''t wrong. Charlotte knew that well enough.


    Fortunately, they soon arrived at the farm.


    The pandas were round, furry, and chubby. They were all extremely adorable and nice to pet at the


    same time. Zoe immediately forgot about everything and started petting them. The staff, on the


    other hand, told her about the precautions and tips of transporting pandas.


    Charlotte held a bottle of water and sat on one side. It was not that she wasn''t interested in pandas,


    but she saw the enthusiasm in Zoe''s eyes, so she wanted to let her take full charge of this matter.


    Two tigers couldn''t live on the same mountain. It was better not to have two leaders in one group


    either.


    Of course, she could also take the opportunity to rest. Zoe went fast asleep after that because of


    vomiting.


    Charlotte couldn''t. She forced herself to open her eyelids until she reached the destination. She


    looked bright and beautiful from the outside, but in fact, her stomach was churning, and her mind


    was tangled in a mess.


    The little girl suddenly ran over and handed her an orange. "Ms. Emerson, here."


    "Thank you." Charlotte epted the orange.


    The little girl shook her head and ran back to the workers.


    Charlotte noticed that the little girl didn''t call the worker her father. She always called him uncle.


    Beep, beep, beep—


    Phone?


    Charlotte picked it up and said, "Hello?"


    "It''s me." Peter''s voice sounded on the side. "I justnded. Where are you guys? Can youe and


    pick me up?"


    "You''re in Timbend?"


    "Yeah, don''t worry. I''ve brought myptop with me. It will definitely not hinder my work."


    Charlotte thought about the hustles and sleepless nights along the way. She didn''t doubt Peter''s


    professional temperament, but she doubted Peter''s ability to survive. After all, he looked like a


    typical delicate white cor like Zoe.


    She simply said, "We can pick you up, but you don''t have to work. There''s nothing important


    recently anyway."


    "Actually, I came here because of Mr. Fuller''s order."


    "Shane?" Charlotte was surprised.


    "Well, Mr. Fuller asked me toe here and investigate a person named Curtis Schenider. He also


    said that he wants me to collect all the information about her before she meets you for the second


    time. I checked and realized that it''s not essible in River City, which means I couldn''t investigate


    her. So I could say that I came here for a business trip."


    "But Curtis isn''t from Castleton," Charlotte said with a frown. She peeled off the orange and popped


    a piece into her mouth.


    It was sour and sweet, a little cold, and tasty.


    Peter shrugged and smiled. "Yes, but her hometown is here. I''ve looked it up. All of her routes have


    something to do with her past."


    "What do you mean?"


    "For example, our routes are avable in all directions and can reach anywhere. Even when there


    are ces that we don''t go to, we always have a proper reason for that. It''s either the order was


    rejected or the documents were disapproved. In short, it''s not that we don''t want to go there but that


    we''re not allowed to go there."


    "Well, go on."


    "But Curtis''s routes are different. She can obviously apply for other routes, but she didn''t. She even


    went around it and chose a city where she lived as a primary schooler to serve as a secondary


    transfer station. She had to pay nearly double the price to bribe the people because of that.”


    Charlotte was deep in her thoughts.


    Peter continued, "It doesn''t look like she''s doing business. It''s more like she''s supporting her


    friends."


    "Do you have any reliable evidence?"


    "Yes, but it still needs further investigation and verification. That''s why I''m here."


    "In that case, let''s stay here for a few more days. I heard that there''s a lot of delicious food here."


    Peter chuckled and said, "Ms. Emerson, Mr. Fuller knew you would make that decision, so..."


    "So what?"


    It was only normal for Shane to read her mind. He was so smart after all.


    "Lottie."


    A frosty and serious voice emerged from the other side.


    In an instant, Charlotte was stunned.


    Peter told her that he had justnded, and Shane''s voice appeared from the other side...