Chapter 1873


    Jefferson clearly knew this, but he was angry that his most-trusted subordinate had been


    suspended without him knowing it.


    Not only was it shameful, it would also be considered a dereliction of his duty as a superior.


    Seeing that Jefferson had calmed down a little, Harold uttered sincerely, "Now that Quill has been


    suspended, your responsibility will be even greater now. What do you n to do next?"


    "Quill and his team fell into the trap, so I can''t just leave them alone. I will prove them innocent no


    matter what. That''s what I''ll do," Jefferson answered.


    Harold nodded and reminded, "I understand that you want to help them out, but you mustn''t be


    reckless. You have to find evidence to prove Quill and his team''s innocence. Otherwise, the


    consequences will only be worse. In this age, news spreads quickly and the public doesn''t have the


    ability to distinguish the truth from falsehood. They will follow what the majority says. We are


    already at a disadvantage at the moment. You must be extra cautious from now on. Don''t let


    anyone have anything on you."


    "Do you think I''m as stupid as Quill?" After saying this, Jefferson waved his hand, turned around,


    and left. He walked to the door and added, "Harold, no matter what happens, make sure that you


    don''t be a drag on me."


    Harold was at a loss for words.


    What was thiswless brat saying? He also wanted to solve the dismemberment case at that instant


    if he could.


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    As Jefferson walked out of the headquarters, he put his hand into his pocket and found a piece of


    A4 paper he had received not long ago.


    The paper had been crumpled into a ball. He straightened the paper slowly and looked at its


    content. "Mr. Hefner, I''ll be giving you public pressure as a gift this time. As for the next gift, I don''t


    know what it will be yet. Perhaps it will have something to do with your beloved one."


    Yes, Quill had fallen into the trap that the enemy had dug for him. However, Jefferson was the main


    target. Quill was just a scapegoat.


    Jefferson was never afraid. However, the enemy knew clearly what his weakness was. Thest


    sentence was straight to the point. His only weakness was Adrienne!


    He did not have any more time to waste. He had to find out the people hiding in the dark as soon as


    possible, and he had to ensure the person he cared for the most would not get hurt.


    When he returned to Paramount Criminal Police Team, Quill and the suspended officers had taken


    off their uniforms, but they did not go home. All of them were waiting for Jefferson in his office.


    When Jefferson arrived, he heard this from another officer.


    His original n was to go to Adrienne''s office to check on her. However, the n had changed. He


    went straight back to his office. Seeing him, Quill and the others looked at him with remorse in their


    eyes and apologized, "Captain Hefner, we have failed you. Not only did we fail to catch the


    murderer, we even jumped straight into his trap."


    "Well, it seems like you''re notpletely an idiot to realize this," Jefferson answered. He knew


    clearly that they wanted him tofort them, but he still chose to say merciless words to them. "You


    guys made such a big mess, and even got suspended, and now I''ll have to be the one to clean up


    the mess."


    Quill med himself, "I''m the leader of this team and I was the one who made all the decisions. It''s


    my fault for not reporting the new clues immediately to you."


    "You guys are a team. If there was a mistake, it''s everyone''s fault. Everyone will bear it together."


    Noticing how down everyone was, Jefferson knew that if he continued to condemn them, they would


    be knocked t. Heforted them by saying, "Stop looking so depressed. Since you''re being


    suspended, go home and take a good rest. When youe back, I''ll definitely make you work


    overtime."


    As soon as they heard Jefferson''s words, they understood that he wasn''t ming them. They finally


    looked much more at ease as they said, "Captain Hefner, we will never leave the team unless you


    told us to."


    "Don''t tter me. These things don''t work on me." Jefferson waved his hand and ordered, "Go home


    and get some rest. And Quill, I need you to stay back. I have some questions for you."


    After the others had left, Jefferson immediatelymented, "I know that this trap was set up for you


    today. Tell me everything you know."


    Quill asked in confusion, "Captain Hefner, how did you know that this was a trap that the killer had


    set up?"


    If he remembered it correctly, he hadn''t mentioned Aaron''s conversation with him on the rooftop to


    anyone since the incident. Could it be that Jefferson had a bionic ear?


    Jefferson didn''t n to hide anything from Quill too. He handed the letter to Quill and admitted, "I''m


    not as resourceful as you think but I just received this threat letter."


    As soon as Quill read the letter, his previous doubts were finally cleared. He grunted, "Captain


    Hefner, what type of person could this murderer be? He''s so arrogant. He not only dismembered his


    victims but also dared to threaten you."


    "Not a simple person," Jefferson''s reply was meaningless because he had no idea who the killer


    was as well. In his memory, he couldn''t remember that he had offended someone so capable.


    Perhaps it was the drug dealers, but he had no evidence to point out at them. Furthermore, he had


    no idea how Stephen looked like.


    Quill knew that he couldn''t get an answer from Jefferson. He took a few seconds to sort out his


    thoughts. Then he reported in detail, "Today, we found out that Aaron had returned to Chatterton


    Town on the 15th of August. He came back without providing any identification. When he returned


    to Chatterton Town, he didn''t go home immediately. We don''t know where he went during that


    period of time."


    "Okay," Jefferson. He nodded and motioned for Quill to continue.


    Quill added, "The moment we discovered the unusualness, we immediately went to look for him. He


    seemed to know that we woulde for him again. When we arrived, he had already influenced the


    crowd and went onto the rooftop. By the time I got there, he began speaking to me and asked me to


    tell you that the trap was aimed at you. Lastly, he mentioned that we would never find out if he was


    the murderer."


    "Do you think he''s the killer then?" asked Jefferson.


    Quill answered, "When I came back, I checked everything about Aaron, including his education and


    past working experience. All he has done was some hardbor. He had never learned human


    anatomy and his work has nothing to do with it as well. It''s impossible for him to perform such


    dismemberment."