“Jasper,” Ste called.


    “Yes?” Jasper responded.


    Ste gave him a small smile and said, “I’ll call Vann now.”


    Jasper looked at the time on his phone and replied, “Sure. We’ll be able to eat in peace.”


    Ste proceeded to contact Vann and headed to the police station.


    Sheldon had gathered the rest and handed all the information over to them.


    “We discovered that these girls have all traveled using Xyril Road, which leads to a remote seaside. The surveince cameras on the road are very widely spaced. Edwin tracked thest girl’s car and found that there was another car with the car te of XXX01 traveling with her on the same road for a distance. We ran the number te through the system and learned that it’s a fake car te number. So, we suspect that something fishy is going on with this person.”


    “Whoever he is, he is very cautious. From what I can tell, he must be familiar with Xyril Road. He knows where all the surveince cameras are, including the blind spots. Besides, his victims all have a few things inmon: they are all rtively young, beautiful, materialistic, they don’t have many friends, and they are the rebellious type. Lastly, they all have unrealistic expectations,” Ste analyzed.


    “So what do you think should be done next?” Sheldon asked her.


    “Since we know that he targets those who travel on that particr road, it’ll be easy. Let’s look for a beautiful youngdy and use her to bait him,” Hogward suggested.


    Ray looked at Ste and said, “You are the only woman here.”


    “I don’t agree,” Jasper objected without hesitation. After all, it was too dangerous. He didn’t want to put Ste in any danger.


    “I don’t fit into his murder target’s profile, in more than one way at that. Find someone from the station. I’ve already listed out the requirements,” Ste said rationally.


    “Alright, I’ll look for someone suitable first, then we’ll use her to lure him out. After that, I will need your help. It might coincide with your work hours,” Sheldon said.


    Ste nodded in agreement.


    Back at her clinic,she was not nning to take on any new patientsonce she had treated all the patients for the day. Hence, she had plenty of spare time at hand.


    She would be ready to leave after helping Vann to settle these cases.


    It was only 11 a. m. when the two of them left the police station.


    “Where are we going for lunch?” Ste asked.


    “I remember you own a seafood restaurant that’s pretty good. I’ve brought some friends over there before and they frequent that ce often now,” Jasper stated as he held Ste’s hand.


    “I’ll definitely miss that shop. When I leave, I’ll have to hand it over to my seniors to manage.”


    “If you like seafood that much, we could always open more restaurants when we get back. I’ll get an expert to take care of them. You can eat whatever you want and I will get someone to ship the freshest ingredients over by air. I can at least do such a small favor for you.”


    Ste smiled. In fact, she liked Seattle very much.


    She liked the lifestyle and environment here. Plus, it was easy for her to get along with the people here.


    However, she still had her responsibilities to carry out. Jasper also had things that he had to do.


    Perhaps,they coulde back here and live a mundane lifeafter they retired.


    Ste and Jasper went to the seafood restaurant. The waiter came up enthusiastically and greeted them, “What would you like to eat today?”


    Ste looked at Jasper.


    “Two king crabs and vongolé pasta please,” Jasper answered.


    Ste nodded and motioned for the waiter to ring their orders.


    Even though it was noon, the flow of customers was pretty decent. There were about six tables of customers at the moment.


    When night falls, there would be a muchrger crowd.


    Ste chose a table by the window and sat down.


    The restaurant was ying beautiful and light music in the background. Combined with the sound of the sea breeze, the sea waves, and the seagulls, it really felt like they were dining by the beach.Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org.


    “Do you know a girl by the name of Alissa? She’s ck, used to be a special agent. I think you are aware that she was also previously in Eleven,” Ste spoke.


    “I know. Vann has reported it to me before,” Jasper replied.


    “She sent someone to kidnap me, did you know about that?” Ste asked again.


    “I know. Vann reports everything that concerns you to me,” Jasper said calmly.


    “Later, I saw her fighting with a man at the door of my house. I think he took her away in the end. Did you know that as well?” Ste questioned further.


    “Yes. That man was Elvis. He works for me and he is responsible for protecting you.”


    Ste suddenly realized thatElvis had shown up at exactly the right moment whenshe almost got into trouble at the parking lot. It turned out that he had been protecting her from the shadows all this while.


    “Where is Alissa now?” Ste inquired in confusion.


    “I remember that you once said that people should be responsible for their actions and make up for their mistakes. I didn’t protect her. Instead, I let her fall to her own doom. She offended a few higher-ups before. I don’t know what happened after that, but what I’m sure of is that she can’t harm you anymore,” Jasper uttered in a low voice. His gaze was very deep as if there was something hidden in it.


    Ste suddenly felt a little flustered and did not ask any more questions. She mumbled, “I see… I was even wondering why she never came looking for revenge.”


    After a while, neither of them spoke. The atmosphere was a bit strange and awkward.


    Ste drank a mouthful of water.


    They didn’t talk, which made her feel ufortable. She then found a topic and said, “How many years have you been practicing kickboxing?”


    “Since I was a child.”


    “Have you tried Muay Thai before? I once saw a movie about it and it looked very cool. I also saw a bunch of people practicing it at the gym.”


    “No, maybe I’ll have a go at it when I am older,” Jasper responded simply.


    “Why do you have to wait until you’re older? Can’t you learn it now?” Ste was curious. It did seem like it was mostly older people who practiced Muay Thai.


    Jasper exinedpatiently, “Muay Thai requires a lot more attention to detail. It’s different from regr fighting skills. Furthermore, it’s not something that can be achieved in just one or two years, it requires a lot of talent. Without talent, you could train for 20 years and it would still be useless. In the army, we focus on speed and strength training. It’s rtively direct. As long as you work hard, you’ll be able to achieve good results.”


    Ste nodded as she listened attentively. “I think I get it now. Perhaps I could try learning.”


    “I know a coach whose skills have reached the peak of perfection. The effects of his training are very obvious, and it even rtes to the medicine field. If you truly want to learn, I can introduce him to you when I get back. He rarelyes out and shows his face.”


    “You talk about him as if he’s a deity.”


    “He values the connection between mankind and nature. I met him a long time ago on a mission,” Jasper exined.


    While they were chatting, the king crabs they ordered were ready to be served.


    The waiter brought over a number of sauces to go with the crabs. This was the restaurant’s specialty, and it was why they had many returning customers.


    Moreover, the waiter had even thoughtfully brought over two pairs of shears.


    Ste went to pick up the te, but because it was freshly cooked, it was still a little hot.


    She retracted her hands as soon as she touched the te.


    Meanwhile, Jasper was already deshelling a crab leg for her. He set down a chunk of crab meat on her te.