Chapter 2105


    After collecting the money, Vermont tossed the dice to the person beside him and poured two sses


    of liquor. He handed one to Marshall and sat down next to him. "Did youe from the office?"


    "Yeah; Marshall responded and took a sip of the drink.


    "Why are you and Ms. Thompson fighting?"


    Vermont''s expression instantly turned sour upon hearing Marshall''s question. "We''re here to have fun.


    Why do you have to ask about such unhappy things?"


    Marshall said gently, "Ms. Thompson is a very genuine and nice person. She''s younger than you, and


    you should be more amodating to her."


    "Am I not being amodating enough to her?" Vermont put down his ss and spoke with a stern


    face. "I''ve had so many girlfriends; have I ever been as open and sincere with any of them as I am with


    her?


    "I know she''s a genuine person, but she spends all her effort on her friend. When does she ever care


    about me? She isn''t even willing to bring me to meet her mother. Am I such a bad boyfriend that she


    can''t bring me to her mother?"


    Marshall chuckled upon hearing that. "Girls are shy. Maybe she''s just not ready yet. After all, your


    rtionship with her is stable now. There''s no need to rush things."


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    Vermont waved his hand. "I asked you here to drink with me, not to lecture me. I''m going to leave if you


    don''t stop talking about this."


    Marshall stopped speaking and clinked ss with Vermont.


    After a few drinks, he started chatting with Carter.


    "Lena is going to transfer to another department, right? Has she done so?"


    Carter shook his head. "She loves what she''s doing too much and doesn''t want to transfer. I''m just


    going to let her be. As long as she''s happy with what she''s doing, I''m happy too."


    Marshall nodded and casually asked, "How many years has Lena been in this position?"


    Carter thought for a moment before he said, "About six or seven years, I think."


    "Six or seven years..." Marshall pondered as he continued, "Around six or seven years ago, there were


    a few major cases in Rivera. When I was abroad, I heard from my family that the culprit of the serial


    killings in Sierra was caught six years ago.


    "It happened near The Hox Club area. Later, when the police found out where the killer buried the


    victims, they found the remains of eight bodies. Was Lena involved in that case?"


    Carter paused for a moment and poured himself another ss of liquor. He responded with a smile,


    "She was just an intern back then. How could she have had the opportunity to participate in such a


    major case? Even if she did, she would have just been assisting from the sidelines."


    Marshall sighed. "Time flies, huh? We used to always hang out at The Hox Club, but hardly anyone


    knows about that ce anymore now. It was such a famous ce, and now it''s gone without a trace."


    Carter did not say anything.


    He was thinking about the person Keegan asked him to investigate yesterday, the one who fell to his


    death at The Hox Club. ''Why is Marshall repeatedly mentioning this ce?'' he wondered.


    Vermont did not sense anything wrong. After all, he was also here for a purpose.


    After a few more drinks, Vermont seemed a little drunk as he asked softly," Marshall, how are things


    between you and Ms. Wilson?"


    Marshall replied tly, "She''s fine."


    "You don''t like her, huh?"


    Marshall remained silent.


    Vermont drank another ss of liquor and said, "Your mother wanted me to persuade you to spend


    more time with Ms. Wilson. How can I possibly do that? I''m sure she knows what you want better than I


    do."


    As he reached for the bottle again, Marshall stopped him. "Stop drinking. You''ve had enough."


    Vermont swayed his hand unsteadily. "I haven''t had too much. I''m very sober. Marshall, be honest with


    me. Are you still thinking about Willow?"