Chapter 716


    Curtis wasn''t offended by Cassidy''s words in the slightest as he stood there at the side.


    Rayna walked up to Curtis and wrapped her arm around his. “Shall we go out for a walk?”


    Curtis put the herbs down and turned to look her in the eyes. “Sure.”


    Cassidy breathed a sigh of relief as she watched the two of them walk out the door.


    “Why did you lie, Ms. Cassidy?” Yasmin asked when she saw the look on Cassidy''s face.


    Cassidy froze when she heard that. After taking a few seconds to regain herposure, she reached


    out and patted Yasmin on the head. “It was a white lie. There are some things that Belle and her


    husband are better off not knowing.”


    “But there are flowers in the herbs. The inside of this paper bag is coated with pollen, so any herb we


    put inside will absorb the flower''s fragrance and dissolve in water when decocted,” Yasmin said while


    ncing at the paper bag.


    Cassidy bent over and looked Yasmin in the eye. “Unless you don''t want to see Nando ever again, you


    will not tell anyone about this, Yasmin. Is that understood?”


    Yasmin nodded. “Y-Yes...”


    “That''s good. I won''t hurt Belle, but I don''t want her and her husband getting too involved in this. Do


    you know what I mean?”


    “I understand. I won''t tell anyone unless you say it''s okay to,” Yasmin replied with a nod.


    Rayna and Curtis had just arrived at the courtyard when Robin came in with two stic bags in his


    hands.


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    “What are those, Mr. Yeast?” Rayna asked.


    “Cat food. I bought two small packs a while back. The cats have almost finished them all, so I went out


    to buy some more,” Robin replied.


    Having been reminded of the two cats, Rayna was about to say something when Curtis stopped her.


    “No, you''re not allowed to bring them home.”


    “Okay...” Rayna replied with a nod and kept quiet after that.


    We have three babies at home, so there''s a possibility that the cats would identally hurt the babies.


    Since we''ll be returning to Jayfort every two weeks, it won''t make a difference to keep the cats here


    instead. I''ll figure something out after everything is taken care of.


    Rayna and Curtis then left the courtyard and were about to go for a walk when they saw a police car


    parked outside.


    She looked up at Curtis and asked, “Is this your doing?”


    I remember bringing this up with him before. He said he would take care of it.


    Curtis nodded. “Yeah.”


    The next thing they knew, a gray-haired young man stepped out of the police car.


    He walked up to Curtis and greeted him politely, “Hello, Mr. Faymon.”


    Curtis nced at the police car and saw that there were four other people inside. “Since you''re here,


    let''s head over and have a look.”


    He then gave Rayna a pat on the hand and asked, “Do you want to head back into the house and wait


    for me?”


    Rayna shook her head. “No, I''ll go with you. I can''t see very clearly, so it won''t scare me anyway.


    Should we inform Cassidy before heading over?”


    Since we''re going to investigate the sudden death of the cook''s family member, we should probably tell


    Cassidy about it.


    “No, we''ll just head over on our own. Cassidy wouldn''t want us getting involved in this,” Curtis said.


    That was when Rayna recalled how Cassidy had begged for her help on that matter.


    She shed Curtis a confused nce and asked, “Did Cassidy tell you about this?”


    “No, she didn''t. I deduced it on my own,” Curtis replied. He held Rayna''s hand and wrapped an arm


    around her shoulder as he led her forward. The four people in the police car quickly got out and


    followed behind them.


    Yasmin was confused when she came out of the house with a basket of herbs and saw the police car


    parked outside.


    “What are you looking at?” Cassidy asked when she noticed Yasmin staring out the front door.


    “There''s a police car,” Yasmin replied while pointing outside.


    Cassidy stiffened the moment she heard that. She quickly put her basket down and rushed to the front


    door.


    Sure enough, there was a police car parked outside. Upon checking the vehicle registration te, she


    realized it was not from her area.


    Cassidy clenched her fists as she looked up and saw Rayna and Curtis in the distance.


    Yasmin frowned in confusion when she saw the solemn look on Cassidy''s face.


    Frences came running out of the courtyard and was headed in the direction of Curtis and the others.


    Cassidy quickly grabbed him by the arm before asking sternly, “Who did you guys call?”


    “Don''t you see the police car? We called the police, duh!” Frences was a little confused as to why


    Cassidy was so angry at him, but he didn''t have time for that. He quickly brushed her arm off and ran


    toward the group.


    Noticing that Rayna kept ncing about as she stood in front of an old metal door, Curtis asked, “How


    about I have someone send you back in a bit?”


    Rayna shook her head. “No, I''m fine.”


    Curtis didn''t want Rayna to get involved in this incident. He wouldn''t have interfered either if he didn''t


    find this town suspicious. On top of that, his instincts were telling him that some of the stuff that


    happened to Rayna had something to do with this town.


    The gray-haired man stepped forward and was about to knock on the door when it opened from the


    inside.


    A young man, who looked really tired, stepped out of the house. He nced at the gray-haired man in


    uniform before shifting his gaze toward Curtis and Rayna. “Who are you guys looking for?”


    “We''re here to investigate a case. Can wee in?” the gray-haired man said while disying his ID.


    The young man was somewhat shocked and confused when he heard that.


    “Who is it, Hubby? Who are you talking to?” A woman''s voice rang out from inside the house. As


    Rayna leaned forward, she saw a scantily d young woman making her way toward the door.


    “I''ll go get changed,” the young woman said when she saw Curtis and Rayna.


    She then went back inside to get changed.


    The young man shot his wife a nce before stepping aside to let them in.


    The gray-haired man followed him into the courtyard while Curtis, Rayna, and the four policemen


    tagged along.


    “Where''s the victim?” asked the gray-haired man.


    “He''s my father. We''ve transferred his body into a coffin. The burial is scheduled for tomorrow,” the


    young man exined.


    “May I have a look at the body?” the gray-haired man asked.


    The young man led the group to the ce where the coffin was.


    This time, Curtis and Rayna waited outside while the gray-haired man led his subordinates inside.


    They donned face masks andtex gloves before opening the coffin for an examination.


    While waiting, Rayna looked at the courtyard and noticed that it had been kept very neat and tidy. All of


    the nts were clearly tended to with a lot of care.


    Having gotten a change of clothes, the young woman made her way over and called out to her


    husband in a gentle voice, “Hubby.”


    The young man stepped forward, pulled his wife aside, and whispered something in her ear.


    After conducting a brief examination, the gray-haired man said to Curtis and Rayna, “We haven''t found


    anything unusual. There are a few suspicious-looking wounds, but we''ll have to conduct a more


    detailed examination to know more about them.”


    “The burial is tomorrow, though. Would you have enough time to do that?” Curtis asked.


    The gray-haired man nced at his watch as he replied, “I''m afraid not. Unless the local police force


    gives us their full cooperation, it''ll be incredibly difficult. I''ll go submit an application and try my best to


    get results by today.”


    Curtis nodded. He was about to leave the house with Rayna when the woman called out to them from


    behind, “Wait a minute.”