The address that Benedict had seen was the address of Walterâs house.
As soon as Carol heard that Benedict was Naomiâs friend, she immediately regarded him as their savior.
âIs Miss Naomi alright? Itâs all our fault that weâve dragged Miss Naomi into this!â
Benedict shook his head and reassured her, âSheâs fine! Iâm here to get to the bottom of the situation! We need to find clues as soon as possible!â
Carolâs brain was filled with questions as she said, âI have told you everything I know, though! There are really no clues to be found!â
After Benedictâs confirmation, he was sure that Carolâs words were true. She genuinely knew nothing!
In the end, he could only give up.
âCan I go in and have a look at your warehouse? I want to know how the situation in there is. You havenât moved anything in the warehouse these few days, right?â
âNo, we havenât!â Carol shook her head.
âThat day, when the police arrived, they told us to lock the door. Iâve kept the key safely with me these few days! No one can enter, and nothing has happened inside!â
After that, she went into a room and took the keys.
After that, they opened the door of the warehouse together.
âTake a look! However, I really donât think there are any clues left as the police have already searched the place!â
Benedict naturally knew that in his heart, but when the situation concerned Naomi, if he did not do anything, he would not be at ease.
Since he was already at the scene of crime, he would look around carefully. Maybe he could find something!
However, he had been too optimistic.
After searching for a long time, he still failed to find anything.
Carol also looked disappointed as she added, âI donât know how Walter is doing in the police station! Although he looks strong, heâs actually quite timid. So many days have passed, so he should be incredibly frightened!â
Benedict looked at Carolâs worried face, and could not help but envy Walter in his heart.
Naomi had used to care about him so much in the past!
As he was thinking about that, his gaze landed at a spot on the shelf.
Carol thought that he had found something, therefore she ran over toward him quickly and asked, âDid you find anything?â
However, when he reached out towards the spot, there was nothing except a bag of flour.
âThereâs nothing wrong with the flour! Iâve used it before!â
Benedict did not reply to her but kept asking her questions.
âMadam Lance, you mentioned that the warehouse has been locked for several days?â
âYes!â Carol nodded. âIt has been locked ever since Walter was taken away! Not even a rat was able to escape from the warehouse! Whatâs wrong? Do you think Iâm lying to you?â
âNo, not at all! I was just asking!â Benedict said.
After he said that, he once again looked at the bag of flour behind him.
âAre these your custom-made bags of flour?â
âYes!â Carol nodded. She explained, âOur business was good before. If this incident didnât happen, this batch of flour would have been used up! I donât know if we still have a chance to use them!â
âDoes it mean that youâve placed the flour here for quite some time?â Benedict asked.
âYes, maybe a week!â
âWhatâs wrong?â Carol was curious.
âNothing, I was just worried that the flour might have expired!â
Carol sighed and said, âWhether it expires or not doesnât matter. I just hope that Walter can be released as soon as possible!â
Benedict nodded and reassured her by saying, âYes! Heâll be out soon!â
âI hope so too! Itâs almost time for lunch. You should have some lunch here before you leave!â
Carolâs invitation towards him was sincere. If she was someone else, Benedict would probably reject their request. However, the situation was different!
He accepted her invitation immediately and even took the initiative to help out in the kitchen.
He chatted with Carol as they prepared the dishes.
âOnly you and that old woman are at home. It must be hard for you! Did you bring these ingredients back by yourself?â
âNo!â Carol shook her head as she spoke. âMy brother, Jonathon, has been here recently. Fortunately, he was able to help me with some heavy work! He went out and should be back for lunch in a while!â
Benedict gave a simple hum of acknowledgement and said, âWhat does Jonathan work as? Is he done with his work by now?â
Carol immediately said with a proud tone, âJonathanâs different from me. He does computer science! So, his schedule is flexible.â
As they talked, they heard someone talking to Walterâs mother outside. It was Carolâs younger brother, Jonathan, who had entered from outside.
Benedict looked at his hand. The next second, he walked over and greeted him.
âAre you Madam Lanceâs younger brother, Jonathan? Hello!â
Jonathan looked at him with a little curiosity in his eyes.
Benedict pretended that he hadnât seen anything and tried to get close to Jonathan again.
âMadam Lance mentioned that you are in computing science! I also want to take this course in college, therefore can I ask you some questions about it?â
Jonathan was quiet for a moment, and Carol laughed.
She ushered, âJonathan, youâre not too busy anyways. If you can, help him! Miss Naomi has helped us a lot, therefore itâs only right for us to help her friend out!â
âItâs not that I donât want to help, but Iâve been a little busy recently. I was just about to tell you that I have a new project! I might be out for a while!â
Carol said with an apologetic face, âThatâs unfortunate then!â
âItâs fine!â Benedict said with a smile. âI was overstepping my boundaries then.â
After that, it was time for lunch. Carol was as friendly as ever. She had to take care of Walterâs mother as well as treat Benedict well.
Benedictâs eyes were fixed on Jonathan from time to time. Several times, Jonathan was scolded by Carol because he would drop the food on the table.
In the end, Benedict only ate a little and left.
As soon as he went out, he immediately called Harley.
âDad, Iâve found something!â
Harley had just come out of a meeting, only to realize that Benedict was missing. He thought that he had gone home, but he did not expect to hear an answer like that as soon as he picked up his call.
He frowned and said, âWhere did you go? Didnât I tell you to go home?â
âThatâs not important! Iâm at Movida Street now. Call someone to come here immediately. Iâve found a suspect!â
âWho is it?â Harley inquired. âWhat clue did you find? You have to make yourself clear. We canât call the police there that easily!â
Benedict said angrily, âI didnât find any clues, but I spotted a flaw in the scheme.â
âMadam Lance said that she had locked the warehouse for a long time. However, when I entered, I saw new fingerprints. You should know that the warehouse was covered with flour. If a few days had passed, the prints wouldnât be so clear without any traces of flour on it. As the suspect entered the warehouse, he must have left some evidence. However, he took away all of them!â
âIn addition, Madam Lance mentioned that heâs working in computer science. However, his fingernails were so long that itâd be impossible for him to type on a keyboard!â
âIsnât that enough to prove that heâs lying?â
âWhat you said makes sense, but we need evidence!â
âEvidence? How can there be evidence if the police arenât here? Jonathan just said heâll be leaving, and itâd be difficult for you to catch him again! If you donât come now, Iâll catch him myself!â
After that, Benedict hung up on the call.