Chapter 1853


    Adrienne thought of several candidates who could take over Quill, but they were all caught up in


    their own duties. There was no way any of them had the time to take over as the captain of the


    Paramount Criminal Police Team.


    The phone on her desk rang as she was pondering about it. She immediately answered, "Hello,


    forensic department, Adrienne speaking."


    Zelson''s voice came from the other end of the phone. "Adrienne, Quill''s recement has arrived.


    He wants all of us to gather in the conference room. Get ready."


    "Oh, okay." Adrienne nodded in a daze, hung up the phone, and said to Lte, "I heard that the


    new captain has arrived, and he wants all of us in the conference room. I guess we''ll know who he


    is soon. No need to keep guessing."


    Lte nodded. "Okay."


    In the conference room.


    All the employees from each department were seated, including Quill. The captain''s seat remained


    empty.


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    Everyone''s eyes kept turning over to the entrance of the room, but they were disappointed.


    Someone began to nag discontentedly, "What kind of arrogant a*shole is this? Is he trying to show


    off his power on the first day?"


    "Don''t talk nonsense." Quill already knew who it was, so he was very familiar with this arrogance.


    The new captain would not regard anyone in this room.


    No, not everyone. Adrienne was an exception.


    Thinking of Adrienne, Quill cast his eyes over to her. She was staring towards the entrance just like


    everyone else. Quill assumed that Jefferson hadn''t told her in advance.


    "Why can''t we talk about it?" Another staff member said, "Sergeant Scott, you have led us for so


    many years. Every time we have a meeting, you are always the first to be in the conference room.


    He is a neer. Why is he so arrogant?"


    Another person piped up, "Didn''t someone question Sergeant Scott''s ability two days ago? What''s


    the use of praising him now?"


    Many people in the team were tenured employees who had worked for Quill for many years. Most of


    them were content to be led by him. For many, it was like a bolt from the blue when Quill offered to


    be demoted this time.


    "Sergeant Scott, I was angry that I haven''t been able to uncover any evidence, so I spoke out of


    anger. I am not unsatisfied with you in any way." Olivia, who went against Quill the other day, truly


    med herself. If only she hadn''t said so much the other day. "It was all my fault for not controlling


    myself!" she thought.


    "Alright, everyone, enough." Quill waved his hand and motioned for everyone to be quiet. He looked


    at Olivia and responded, "I know you didn''t mean it. I am the one who wanted to get a more capable


    person to take over. If we don''t solve this case soon, none of us will be able to get a good night''s


    sleep."


    Everyone else kept silent. The new captain had called for a meeting but he waste, it was clear


    that he wasn''t going to be a good captain to get along with. Hopefully, he would be really good at his


    job and at solving crimes.


    Quill added, "You guys have to change the way you address me from now on. Just call me Quill."


    "If everyone is done chatting, we can start the meeting now." At this moment, the door of the


    conference room opened. A tall figure appeared through the door as he spoke.


    Before everyone could react, he sat down at the head of the conference table and introduced


    himself, "My name is Jefferson Hefner. I am the new captain of the Paramount Criminal Police


    Team. If there''s anything you want to say, get it out now. After that, we''ll start our work."


    Jefferson Hefner!


    It was Jefferson!


    Jefferson!!!


    Most people present hade across Jefferson before. Although they knew he was efficient in


    handling cases, they were more concerned with his overall attitude.


    Their future wasn''t looking too good...


    "I assume no one is going to speak up. Then, everyone can head off to work. I want every


    department to reorganize their case files and hand them over to me by the end of the day." After


    saying that, just as he came, he left like a gust of wind.


    Everyone sat there in confusion.


    Adrienne, too, had yet to recover from the shock but the meeting had alreadye to an end.


    "Okay, everyone, don''t look so baffled. Go and do what you need to. Hand over the case files to


    Captain Hefner on time." Quill was the first to react, perhaps because he had been mentally


    prepared.


    Everyone else rushed back to their posts after packing up their things.


    Adrienne was still in a blur. She had thought of many possible candidates, but Jefferson wasn''t one


    of them. She left with the crowd, but Quill stopped her and said, "Adrienne, wait a minute."


    Adrienne halted her steps and asked, "What is it, Sergeant Scott?"


    "Don''t call me Sergeant Scott anymore." After correcting Adrienne, Quill said, "It seems that you


    didn''t know about Jefferson taking over my job."


    "I''ve been calling you that for so long, it''s a little hard to get used to. But I''ll try." Adrienne replied to


    the first half of his sentence and then answered Quill''s question. "I really had no idea. He never tells


    me about his work."


    Adrienne knew that Jefferson was talented, but he was also bad- tempered and arrogant. Just the


    thought of working with him on the same team every day gave her a headache.


    "Most people in the team don''t know about your rtionship with him. You''d better discuss with him


    whether you guys want to publicize that information or not." Quill was afraid that if he had said


    something wrong, he would piss off Mr. Hefner. After all, Jefferson had never shown much respect


    to him in the past, let alone now when he had be Jefferson''s subordinate. Things would


    definitely be worse.


    s, it was his own fault for not being as good as Jefferson on his job. He had no choice but to


    invite someone as untouchable as Jefferson to take over.


    "We''ll deal with our private affairs properly. It will definitely not affect our work. You don''t have to


    worry." Adrienne thought that Quill was worried that she wouldn''t be able to keep her work life and


    personal life apart. So she immediately reassured him.


    "That''s not what I mean..." Quill wanted to exin, but he didn''t know how to. Any normal person


    would assume that was what he meant. "I won''t take up any more of your time. Go on with your


    work."


    "Okay." Adrienne held onto her things and headed out of the room. However, Jefferson was out in


    the corridor. He was ring at her as she walked out, saying, "Dr. Carter, do you feel like your


    workload is too light?"


    "W-What do you mean?" Now, he had officially be her boss. She hadn''t thought about how to


    face him during work yet. "C-Captain


    Hefner."


    "What I mean is that if you have so much free time, I can assign you more work," said Jefferson.


    "What did I do to upset you again?" He had only entered the conference room for less than a minute


    and she barely even saw him before he left. What had she done again this time?