Chapter 1744


    "I wish I could finish her off!" Jefferson thought.


    He really had the urge to do so, but how could he live if she was dead?


    He couldn''t beat her up nor scold her, but he could escape.


    Jefferson turned to the bathroom, and unexpectedly, Adrienne followed him. He stopped and looked


    at her with an eyebrow raised. "Little Specky, what do you think you''re doing?"


    "Jefferson, I thought about itst night. Quill is not a man without principles. He would never let you


    go before he has evidence to prove that you were not the murderer." While taking care of Jefferson


    the previous night, Adrienne kept thinking about the case of the headless corpses over and over


    again.


    Jefferson''s family was powerful, but in the face of such a huge case, it wouldn''t matter even if they


    were gods...


    "Do you want to know the reason?" Jefferson asked.


    Adrienne nodded. "Of course.''


    "Then wait and see. I''ll show you with my actions." Jefferson took off his clothes in front of Adrienne.


    Adrienne was so taken aback that she quickly turned around and spoke, "Mr. Hefner, I''m asking you


    something important. Can you be more serious?"


    "Taking a shower is the most important thing to me right now." Jefferson took off thest remaining


    article of clothing on his body and added, "If you really want to know why,e and take a bath


    with me."


    "You pervert!" Adrienne could not continue talking to him anymore, so she stormed back to her


    room. She knew that she could not get an answer from Jefferson; she had to ask Quill.


    She then called Quill. His attitude towards her was much warmer than usual. He greeted, "Adrienne,


    why are you calling me so early in the morning today?"


    "Sergeant Scott, I want to know why you let Jefferson go yesterday."


    "Adrienne, although we found him at the crime scene yesterday, we have enough evidence to prove


    that he is not the murderer. Naturally, I had to release him."


    Adrienne asked again, "What evidence?"


    "By the way, Adrienne, Jefferson is not the murderer, so you don''t have to stay off the case


    anymore. You and Zelson have been working on this case since the beginning anyway. Come back


    soon and get to work." Quill was clearly unwilling to tell the truth. Adrienne had no choice but to say


    goodbye and hung up the phone.


    Although she still did not know how Jefferson proved his innocence, at least she could go back to


    work. This was good news to her.


    "Little Specky, what are you thinking about again?"


    Jefferson''s voice suddenly rang behind her. Adrienne turned back and saw Jefferson standing in


    front of her naked. She was so shocked that she quickly covered her eyes and scolded, "Jefferson,


    we are both adults here. Have some shame, won''t you?"


    "You''re right. You and I are both adults, and you''ve already slept with me. You''ve already seen


    everything, so why do I still need to dress neatly in front of you?"


    Adrienne didn''t know how to respond.


    She felt like she couldn''t breathe.


    "Well, I''m heading out now. You can take a nap. I''ll take you out for a good meal when I get back


    tonight," Jefferson said.


    "There''s no need for that. I can eat on my own," Adrienne rejected him directly.


    Jefferson was slowly putting on his clothes. "Did I give you a choice?"


    "All right, forget what I said." Adrienne finally gave in.


    "It''s not like I don''t know his temper. Why did I bother talking back?" she thought to herself.


    As soon as Jefferson left, Adrienne got ready quickly and headed down to the station.


    As a new person had taken over Adrienne''s work, things were a bit chaotic for a moment. While


    Zelson was wondering where to vent his anger, Adrienne showed up like his savior. "Vann, hand the


    case of the headless female corpses back to Adrienne. You should focus on your own case."


    "Okay, okay!" Vann Leopold, Adrienne''s colleague, pulled Adrienne aside. They talked as they


    walked, "Adrienne, thank God you didn''t get suspended."


    Adrienne drew back her hand gently. "It''s not like this is the first time we''re taking over someone


    else''s cases. Why are you acting like the sky is falling?"


    "It''s not the case that''s the issue, it''s Dr. Jacob." Vann looked around and confirmed that no one


    was around before continuing, "Since I came back yesterday, he''s been treating me poorly."


    "What did he do?" Adrienne thought about the situation when she saw Zelson earlier on. "Isn''t Dr.


    Jacob always like this? He is always the same to everyone. No one knows what''s going on in his


    mind."


    "Who said Dr. Jacob is the same to everyone? He treats youpletely differently. Didn''t you see


    his slight smile when you returned?"


    "Dr-Dr. Jacob treats me differently?" Adrienne thought about it. Maybe it was because of her


    mother.


    "Didn''t you notice?" Vann looked at Adrienne like she was stupid. How could she not have known


    when it was so obvious?


    "Hey,e on now..." Adrienne really hadn''t noticed, but when she thought of her mother, she felt a


    little guilty. "Stop with the nonsense. Hand over the case to me quickly."


    "The autopsy report is out, but nothing is useful still." Vann handed the report to Adrienne and


    added, "Dr. Jacob already saw the report. He asked you to take it to Sergeant Scott."


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    "Okay, I''ll go now." Adrienne took the report and went to Quill in a hurry. Not only did she want to


    hand over the report to Quill, but she was also still persistent in trying to get information from him.


    When she passed by Zelson''s office, Zelson suddenly called out to her, "Adrienne,e into my


    office after you hand over the report."


    "Okay, Mr. Zelson."


    There was still no progress with the headless female corpses case. Quill just came back from a


    meeting with his superiors, and his expression looked gloomy. It was clear that his superiors had


    just reprimanded him.


    Since it was he who hadn''t been able to crack the case, no matter how the superiors scolded him,


    he could not refute.


    At this moment, when he came back and bumped into Adrienne, his facial expression changed


    quickly. "Adrienne, delivering a report?"


    "Thetest autopsy report." Adrienne handed the report to Quill and asked, "Sergeant Scott, what


    happened with Jefferson? Can you tell me?"


    If Quill didn''t want to say something, no one would be able to pry it out of him. "Adrienne, Adrienne,


    my lovely Adrienne. You''re close to Mr. Jefferson, aren''t you? Why don''t you ask him yourself? Stop


    making things difficult for me."


    Adrienne denied, "I am not close to him." "You''re not close to him?" Quill made a casual gesture.


    "Then yesterday when he... Oh, just pretend I didn''t say anything. I didn''t see anything."


    Adrienne''s face turned red due to embarrassment, but she still tried her best to be professional.


    "Sergeant Scott, many people saw Jefferson covered with blood yesterday. He was our top


    suspect."


    Quill looked at Adrienne and questioned doubtfully, "Adrienne, you''re oddly worried about him. You


    even protected him on the scene yesterday. Why have you be so suspicious of him today?"