“And what?” Ray asked.


    “The person who came to im the deceased brought a picture of him,but when we matched the photo, the simrity degree was only 30%.”


    “So, it’s as though no one hade to im the deceased,” Edwin said.


    Sheldon nodded, “You could say that.”


    “Are all the cages found in the same ce? Or are they found in different ces?” Ste asked with curiosity.


    “They were all basically in the same area. We found several heavy stones fixing the cages in ce,” Sheldon said.


    Ste closed the documentin her hand.“I think that the exploration team should go there again. There might be new corpses, and we have to be quick.”


    “Okay, I’ll get in touch with them right away,” Vann said as he left the room to make a phone call.


    Ste looked at her team members in the room. She knew that they had stayed upte the night before and had not gone to bed yet, so she said, “Everyone, go back and have a good rest. We’ll talk about this case tomorrow.”


    “Okay, Ste, see you tomorrow,” Ray said.


    “Let’s have lunch together at noon. It’s my treat,” ck said while looking at Ste.


    At that moment, Ste’s cell phone rang.


    When she saw that it was Allen, she smiled and answered the call, “Let me guess. If you’re not boarding the ne right now, then you’ve alreadynded.”


    “I’m at the Seattle airport right now.I’ll call a taxi. Where shall we meet?” Allen asked.


    Ste smiled, “I’ll send you the address now. See youter.”


    “Alright, see youter,” Allen hung up after that.


    Ste looked at ck and apologized, “I’m sorry. That was my friend. I’m afraid that I won’t be able to have lunch with you today.”


    ck’s face grew dark.“Your friend coulde too.”


    “That will not be necessary,” Ste rejected him. She sent her home address to Allen and left the office.


    ck furrowed his brows as he lookedat her retreating back. His whole body seemed to be shrouded in a dark aura.


    Ste went to buy some groceries as she thought that there might still be farmers selling vegetables at that time.


    The vegetable fields in the States were still a little different from those in A Country, where most people would usually buy groceries in a supermarket.


    However, she knew a very good ce. That ce would hand-picked fresh vegetables every day. The vegetables that were sold there did not contain pesticides nor growth hormones. It was her favorite ce to buy fresh crops.


    However, that ce didn’t have fresh fish. The fish there was usually frozen.


    If one wanted to eat fresh fish, they would be better off buying them directly from a farmor go fishing themselves.


    Ste liked fishing. She used to have a lot of time to herself, and she would fish alone by theke for a whole afternoon. She would catch a lot of fish and raise them in a big pond in secret. The pond was hidden behind the bushes, so no one reported her as no one knew about it.


    She would feed the fishes twice a week.


    She felt thatthe fish would lose their delicious tasteif she were to feed them too much food. Hence, she would only go fishing again when she was done eating the fish from the pond.


    As for pork…


    A few months ago, she had gone to the farm to get them to butcher a pig.


    She used the pork meat in various ways, such as salted pork, smoked meat, bacon, meatball, pork chops, and lots more. She would then put all of them into separate small bags and ce them in the refrigerator.


    For that reason, she usually only needed to buy fresh vegetables, fruits, and spices.Content rights belong to N?velDrama.Org.


    She went home after buying the vegetables. She then took out a pork chop, tenderloin, and some ribs, and defrosted them in the microwave.


    She washed the fruits, ced them on a te, and then washed the vegetables.


    The doorbell rang at this moment.


    She wiped her hands and walked to the door. She saw that it was Allen through the peephole.


    She opened the door with a smile, “You’re here earlier than I thought.”


    “Because I brought preserved flowers this time instead of fresh flowers.” Allen handed the preserved flowers to Ste.


    Ste took it with a smile, “Preserved flowers are the better choice for home decor as they will never wither. Thank you.”


    She turned around and split the preserved flowers into two parts, putting them in the flower basket on the wall.


    “That’s very creative. I like it,” Allen walked in with a smile and nced around the house. “It’s very nice and elegant here. Did you design the interior yourself?”


    “Yes. I thought that the house wasvery elegant and the environment is good toowhen I first bought this ce. So I renovated this ce ording to my ideas. By the way, would you prefer to sleep upstairs or downstairs?” Ste asked.


    Allen asked in reply, “Do you sleep upstairs or downstairs?”


    Ste pointed to the sky and said, “Upstairs.”


    “Water and the moon are never far apart. I’ll stay upstairs as well then.”


    Ste smiled pleasantly, “What a nice metaphor. I already knew that you would want to stay upstairs. You should check it out. Your room is the first room to your left after going up the stairs.I’ve ced bamboo in it. You’re allergic to pollen, aren’t you? Try not to go to the backyard. I’ve nted a lot of flowers there.”


    “Yeah, I can’t wait to see it,” Allen made his way upstairs with his luggage, while Ste went to the kitchen to cook.


    Allen came down just asshe was done marinating the pork chops.


    “Your ce is so nice and unique. The view that you specially curated is splendid too. I want to stay here for the rest of my life,” Allen eximed.


    “If you want to, I will wee you happily. I wouldn’t be that lonely if you’re here too. I will definitely take good care of you. Don’t hesitate anymore, just move in. I have a lot of rooms here,” Ste said with a smile.


    “Are you serious? Don’t joke around, I might take it seriously,” Allen looked at her profoundly.


    “It’s true. Of course, it’s another matter if you have a girlfriend,” Ste turned around, heated the frying pan, and ced the pork chop into it.


    There was a knock on the door.


    “I’ll get it,” Allen said.


    Ste was worried that it might be one of Alissa’s pranks, and it might scare Allen.Hence,she said, “Allen, please help me put all the pork chops onto the pan. Make sure they are cooked properly. I’ll get the door instead.”


    Ste went to the door and looked through the peephole. It was actually… ck.


    She opened the door in surprise, “Why are you here?”


    “Sheldon gave us some more documents after you left. I’m here to give them to you,” ck said.


    “Oh, thank you,” Ste took the documents from his hands.


    However, he stood there and did not leave.


    Ste thought for a moment and said, “Would you like to have a quick meal together since you’re here? But I’m still cooking. It’ll be ready soon.”


    “Alright, I have some details on the case that I want to discuss with you too,” ck said respectfully.


    “Oh, then you’ll have to wait for a while. I’m cooking now.”


    “It’s okay,” ck entered the living room and observed the room’syout and decorations. It was very elegant and quiet. However, the preserved flowers on the wall did not match the room’s color scheme. They looked quite out of ce.


    “Ste, should I put the wine in the pan now?” Allen walked out of the kitchen. He was slightly taken aback when he saw ck.


    ck nodded at Allen.


    “Please have a seat,” Ste said to Allen as she went to the kitchen.


    Allen walked towards ck, inspected his handsome face, and said, “You know that Ste doesn’t want to see you. Can’t you just let her go? She’s living a good life without you now.”