Chapter 739
Chapter 739 A Grand Office
After pondering over the matter, Rayna said slowly, “Curtis, contact Jasmine and request that she send
us a few samples of the problematic products.”
Curtis asked darkly, “Are you suspecting that...”
“He is creating a line of skincare products, so he must understand the implications of the hormone on
different skincare formtions. Glory is the only one in Norwal City with the financial resources to
employ arge R&D team for such a venture,” Rayna said confidently as she gripped the file in her
hands.
Behind her, James walked in and chimed in, “If we can prove that this hormone is present in Glory''s
products, then we can confirm that Mr. Zeller is behind this.” He showed hisptop to Rayna. “Look,
Rayna. Theodore previously told us to gather the victims'' skin conditions. It is clearly stated that they all
suffered from different problems.”
Zita added, “Every person is unique, so their cells will respond differently to the same stimuli. As such,
they will likely experience different problems.”
“Rayna, we just received some news. ording to an anonymous tip from the town, Yuna''s mansion is
being used as a research base, with the townspeople volunteering to participate in the experiment for
money. I think Ashley''s father-inw wanted to earn the money but ended up meeting his demise.”
James showed a video to Rayna. “The tipper had their face covered in a sack to keep their identity a
secret, but they imed they chose to reveal the truth as they were afraid of dying one day.”
“Why didn''t they call the police?” Zita asked.
“The townspeople were bribed, especially those working for the government,” J exined. “Otherwise, I
wouldn''t have asked for your help, Zita.”
Comprehension dawned on Zita. She quickly reached for her bag, rummaging through its contents until
she found a name card. Giving it to J, she exined, “This is someone I know. Hopefully, he can be of
help. If what you said was true, he is definitely powerful enough to suppress the officials here.”
J nced at the name card. “Zita, why haven''t you mentioned this to me previously?”
“There are many things you don''t know. I can''t tell you everything, can I?” Zita replied as she shot J a
look.
After reading all the files, Rayna jotted down the important parts on her phone. She was so engrossed
that Curtis couldn''t bring himself to interrupt her.
“What are you going to do next?” Zita asked J and Vance, but her gaze kept flitting toward Rayna and
Curtis.
“We need to solve the problem here first,” James replied. “After that, all subsequent steps will be made
more transparent. Otherwise, the entire situation would remain muddled.”
“I agree.” Rayna closed the file and turned to Curtis. “We''ll dy our return to Norwal City for a few
days and solve the problem here first. I think James is right. It isn''t a coincidence that we were led to
Jayfort.”
Curtis'' gaze turned dark as he stared at Rayna. “Are you sure?”
“Yes, it''s just a few days. How is Faymon Group doing?” Rayna suddenly recalled thendslide
involving Faymon Group''s project.
“That issue is almost resolved,” Curtis replied matter-of-factly. “We''ll focus on solving the problem
here.”
“Mm.” Rayna returned the file to Zita. “I''ll leave the report here with you as we might lose it.”
Zita took it from her and smiled. “Sure. Feel free to get it from me whenever you need it, as I''ll be here
for quite a while. You can depart after solving the issue.”
Rayna nodded and turned to Curtis. “Should we head to our next destination?”
Curtis'' lips curled slightly. “Yes. We''re going to meet the sheriff.”
Vance and James shared a look and shrugged while J pushed his sses up his nose bridge. “I''ll have
you know that this sheriff is a difficult person.”
“Is he more difficult that Mr. Zeller?” Rayna questioned.
“No. They are different people,” J exined as he headed to the door.
Rayna then left with Curtis.
“By the way, I remember you''ve arranged for someone to be here. Why isn''t he here yet?” Rayna
asked. “Is he already at the sheriff''s ce?”
“No, he''s still on the way.” Curtis nced at his phone and added, “He''s stuck in the traffic.”
“Oh, I see.” Rayna pursed her lips. “I hope the person you invited is influential enough to suppress the
sheriff.”
Curtis chuckled out loud. “Of course.”
They left the forensic science center and headed to the sheriff''s office.
Vance, who was seated in the passenger seat, cast a nce at Rayna and Curtis and spoke softly.
“Our men managed to get Ashley''s father-inw''s body to the mortuary and dyed his burial. Ashley''s
husband is quite emotional over this.”
“He alone reacted this way?” Rayna promptly got his point.
“Although Ashley''s mother-inw appeared to be quiteposed, their son was really emotional,”
Vance confirmed.
“That''s certainly strange,” she said, resting her chin on her palm as she pondered over the matter.
“Ashley''s mother-inw should be the most emotional person right now, considering her husband has
just passed away.”
“Perhaps they weren''t on good terms,” Curtis suggested. “Ashley''s parents-inw looked quite old, so I
assume they were around the same age as my grandpa. Maybe they were arranged to be married.”
“I don''t think so.” Rayna shook her head to refute Curtis'' words. She then added, “There was
Arachrede poison in Mr. Lambert''s body. That was most probably injected by Mr. Zeller''s men as an
experiment.”
“Ashley is around our age, so it seems impossible that her inws are older than our parents,” Rayna
commented. After thinking over the matter, she muttered under her breath, “Did the stuff Andrew
developed have some sort of detrimental effect on a person''s appearance, possibly even causing
premature aging?”
Hearing that, Vance agreed, “Rayna, you might be right. That is highly usible.”
“The most direct way to confirm our guess is to examine Ashley and her family,” Curtis said in a deep
voice.
“We''ll prepare for that after arriving at the sheriff''s office,” Rayna told him. “It will be troublesome if our
actions alerted the townspeople ahead of time.”
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Robin, who had been silent the whole time as he was focused on driving, chimed in, “People in small
towns are unbelievably united. If one family runs into trouble, the entire town pitches in to help.”
Slowly, the car exited the highway and drove into the streets.
Rayna nced around and realized that the sheriff''s office was located in a great location with a
gorgeousndscape. It was as if she had been transported away to a luxurious holiday resort rather
than to aw enforcement building.
“Are you sure we''re at the sheriff''s office?” Rayna nced at the scenery outside before whirling
around to look at Curtis. “Did wee to the wrong ce?”
Curtis took in their surroundings and shed a smile. “We''re at the right ce.”
Robin, Vance, and the rest gaped in disbelief.
“Is this a form of bribery?” Rayna asked softly with her brows arched.