Chapter 1886


    There were no scars on the surface of the body. Neither were there signs of sexual assault nor


    poisoning. The cause of the death was unclear, so they needed to bring the body back to theb for


    a detailed autopsy.


    However, when Adrienne had just said so, the deceased''s family strongly opposed the idea.


    Among them, the deceased''s mother, Alma Gibson, was the first to oppose. As soon as Adrienne


    told them they would have to bring the body back, Alma roared angrily, "Cathy is already dead.


    What else do you guys want?"


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    What did she mean by that? Adrienne wondered.


    Those words angered Adrienne. "You called the police, didn''t you? You called the police because


    you thought your daughter died an unnatural death, didn''t you? So, what do you mean by ''what else


    do we want''?"


    Alma did not expect that a seemingly weakdy could be this sharp-tongued. She was stunned at


    first, but soon she continued, "What I mean is that Cathy has already passed away, and people


    can''te back to life. We as family members are sad about it, but at the same time, we hope that


    her body could be maintained as a whole and that she will leave the world with dignity and without


    any regrets."


    Adrienne retorted, "If Cathy died of unnatural cause, then finding the murderer would be the only


    way to let her leave the world with dignity and without any regrets."


    Alma was at a loss for words. At that time, Cathy''s grandfather, Aldred Zir, stepped forward and


    rebuked, "Cathy is a member of our family. As long as our family does not agree to the autopsy, no


    one is allowed to touch her body."


    Adrienne argued, "Since Cathy didn''t die of natural causes, we suspect that this may be a homicide,


    then..."


    With a shout, Aldred interrupted Adrienne, "As I said, she is a member of our family. If we didn''t


    approve of it, no one can touch her body."


    Aldred turned to Alma and her husband, as well as several other of his sons. He raised his voice


    once again as he spoke, "What are you guys still standing there for? Protect Cathy''s body. Make


    sure that no onees near her without my permission."


    Cathy''s family members present at the crime scene included Cathy''s parents, her grandfather, and


    her three uncles. There were four strong men in their prime age in total. Upon hearing Aldred''s


    shout, the four men rushed toward Adrienne at once.


    "Halt! All of you! I won''t show any mercy if any of you takes another step forward!" Jefferson, who


    had just gone to other rooms to investigate, immediately shouted when he saw that situation.


    Jefferson''s loud voice made the four men who were rushing forward stopped at that instant.


    Then, Jefferson stepped forward and stood in front of Adrienne. He nced coldly at the family


    members who were making a fuss and notified them, "The police suspect that Cathy did not die of


    natural causes so we''ll have to take her body back for an autopsy. We are here to inform you of this,


    not to ask for your opinions."


    The rest of the people were shocked by Jefferson''s aura and dared not speak or move anymore.


    Nheless, Aldred remained unfazed as he was an elder. "Whichw states that the police can


    take away the deceased''s body without the deceased''s family''s permission?"


    "Ian, Gail," Jefferson ordered coldly. "Since some people are not sure whichw has stated that the


    police can take away the body without the deceased''s family''s permission, we''d better take them


    back and let them learn about it."


    Upon hearing that, Aldred was so furious that he started to cough, and his children quickly


    surrounded him. "Dad..."


    Alma pointed at Jefferson boldly and scolded, "Captain Hefner, right? My father has heart disease. I


    don''t think you''ll be able to bear the responsibility if you anger him and something happens to him."


    "Ian, since Aldred is not well, perhaps you can send him to the hospital and take good care of him.


    Don''t leave his side for the next twenty-four hours." Jefferson nced at Alma. The family''s reaction


    toward Cathy''s death was too dramatic. When the police arrived, they were crying like no tomorrow,


    but after a short while, they did not care nor were they eager to find out how Cathy died. Instead,


    they were all very concerned about Cathy''s body. What exactly was hidden in Cathy''s body?


    He turned to look at Adrienne, who was collected, and whispered, "Did you find anything?"


    Adrienne shook her head and said, "I didn''t find anything unusual on the body, which was very


    strange."


    "No worries. You can go back and carry out the autopsy. Send me the results as soon as possible,


    and don''t worry about anything else." Jefferson replied.


    Adrienne nodded in acknowledgment. "Okay."


    Jefferson suspected that Cathy''s death had something to do with her family. That was why he had


    ordered some of his subordinates to get their statements.


    The most difficult person to deal with among the family members was Aldred. Before they could get


    anything out of him, he was already pretending to be sick and was admitted into the hospital.


    Jefferson was afraid that it wouldn''t be easy to get his statement so Jefferson decided that he would


    take on this difficult task himself.


    When Jefferson arrived at the hospital, he could hear Aldred''s constant groaning, which annoyed


    the patients in the adjacent room. The doctors and nurses advised him to stop making noises, but


    he wouldn''t listen to them and would yell even louder.


    Jefferson went to the doctor to check on Aldred''s condition. After confirming that there was nothing


    wrong with him, he went over to Aldred''s ward.


    He sat beside Aldred''s bed and stared at Aldred with his ice-cold gazes.


    Jefferson did not speak for a long time, which made Aldred''s scalp tingle. He then sat up with force


    and yelled, "What the hell do you want?"


    "It''s not good for a patient to speak in such a loud voice, especially for patients with heart disease,"


    Jeffersonmented with a smile.


    Aldred roared again, "I''m asking you what the hell do you want?"


    "I just want to know where you were today and the night before and what you were doing. Is there


    anyone who can testify for you?" Jefferson uttered.


    Aldred became furious, "I am the family member of the deceased, not a suspect. I don''t need to


    exin to you where I went."


    Jefferson nodded and did not speak, but continued to stare at Aldred indifferently.


    Aldred gritted his teeth in anger and answered, "At noon the day before yesterday, my family and I


    went to the ancient town of Lowell City to escape the summer heat. Since Cathy had to attend


    tuition, she had no choice but to stay at home alone. She even video called usst night so we


    really didn''t expect that we would find her dead in her bedroom after we were back from the trip.”


    "Who can prove it?" Jefferson asked.


    Aldred answered, " We are the mutual witness. You can also check our driving and amodation


    record."


    Jefferson questioned again, "Which of you was


    the first to enter the house?"


    Aldred didn''t hesitate and replied, "Alma, Cathy''s mother."


    Jefferson stood up. "Thank you for your cooperation, Mr. Aldred. I''lle to you again if I need your


    help in the future. I won''t bother you further today."