A Bumpy Road to Power

Chapter 529:

The two called a police officer from Kestrel Street Police Station to guide them, and then got into the car to head to the massage parlor.

Their car had just driven away from the entrance of the residential complex.

Jamie Ford walked out from the staircase landing.

Holding the phone, he whispered, "They both seem to be heading to the massage parlor. Is everything confirmed safe over there?"

A confident voice on the phone replied, "Rest assured, it's very clean, absolutely no issues will arise."

With such a response.

Jamie Ford put down the phone, exhaling a long breath.

He said to his subordinates, "Let's go, back to the department."

Around 7:30 in the morning.

At the entrance of "Pink Rose Massage" parlor.

This massage parlor is located in a small alley, and anyone with a bit of experience can immediately tell that the physical massage is fake, the spiritual massage is the real deal.

Arlo Yarbrough knocked on the door for a long time, but no one opened it.

Just as everyone was thinking they would have to come back in the evening, the sound of the rolling shutter opening caused a window across the street to open, and a middle-aged woman complained, "Why knock so early, the little wench hasn't opened yet."

Just after cursing.

She noticed a police officer in uniform at the scene.

Frightened and about to close the window.

Dirk Carter quickly stopped her.

He asked, "Ma'am, what time does the owner usually open the shop?"

Dirk Carter had been in the officialdom for a long time, and he carried an air of authority, coupled with his administrative jacket, the woman glanced at him and weakly said, "Usually after two in the afternoon."

"Does it open every day?"

Dirk Carter continued to ask.

The woman thought for a moment and said, "Usually it does, but if you knock hard enough, she should hear it."

"She lives inside?"

Dirk Carter asked in surprise.

The woman nodded and then closed the window.

Since she lives inside, she should have heard the knocking by now, and suddenly, Dirk Carter felt a premonition of something ominous.

There's a window on the side of the massage parlor, and it is also tightly closed at the moment.

Dirk Carter thought a bit and said to Arlo Yarbrough, "Break the window!"

Arlo Yarbrough picked up a stone and smashed the window, then jumped inside. After a while, he climbed back out and said, "There's no one inside, I've checked the bedroom too, personal belongings are all there, doesn't seem like they've gone far."

That being the case.

We can only wait and see.

As the group was about to head back, suddenly, someone shouted behind them, "Officer Wang, Officer Wang..."

The police officer from Kestrel Street Police Station turned around and saw a middle-aged man, quickly introducing him to Dirk Carter and Irving Pace, "This is Captain Qi from our local defense team, Captain Qi, these two are leaders from the city."

Captain Qi greeted the two leaders.

He pulled Officer Wang to the side and whispered something in his ear.

Officer Wang listened, frowned, and said, "Reporting about picking up underwear by the roadside, seriously, do something meaningful next time."

Captain Qi, hearing this.

Apologetically nodded repeatedly.

At this moment, Dirk Carter noticed something unusual.

He asked, "What did you just say about underwear?"

Officer Wang quickly smiled and said, "Leader, it's nothing major, around two o'clock last night, Captain Qi and his team found a pair of underwear while patrolling, nothing worth mentioning."

"Where's the underwear?"

Dirk Carter asked.

Captain Qi took a plastic bag out of his pocket.

Dirk Carter grabbed it and looked, asking, "Where did you find it? Did anything happen before that?"

Seeing the leader's attention, eager to prove himself, Captain Qi quickly said, "Leader, I'll take you there."

On the way to that stretch of road, Captain Qi detailed the event.

Last night, around midnight, while the four of them were patrolling, one of them heard what seemed like a woman calling for help, so they chased in the direction of the sound.

When they got there, they couldn't find anyone, just a pair of underwear on the ground.

The group arrived at the scene.

At the place where the underwear was found, Dirk Carter visibly discovered tire marks.

Arlo Yarbrough also found a blood-stained stick in a nearby grove, this unexpected discovery made Dirk Carter sense trouble.

"Do you suspect this underwear belongs to Ruth Fairchild?"

Irving Pace asked.

Dirk Carter nodded and said, "It's a possibility."

"I'll call Jamie Ford right away."

Irving Pace was about to take out his phone.

Dirk Carter stopped him by pressing down on his hand and said, "No, yesterday we visited Enzo Sawyer's house, and right after it caught fire, just as we were about to access Ruth Fairchild's files, she went missing, this indicates an issue."

Irving Pace, hearing this.

Quickly waved his hands, saying, "Secretary General Carter, it wasn't me, it absolutely wasn't me..."

"I didn't say it was you. The photo had just entered the police department when someone took action before us, this shows there is a mole in the department, and this mole is involved with both Enzo Sawyer and Milton Stone's cases."

"What can be done? We can't bypass internal police matters to handle this."

Irving Pace said.

Dirk Carter pondered for a moment.

He said, "We've got a mole within the police force, and Owen has his own issues, very likely they're connected. Given this, the culprit must have influential connections. Since Koryn City Police Department can't be trusted, send it to Rexton City Police Department, I'll have Fabian Vincent assist..."

After saying this, Dirk Carter made a call to Fabian Vincent.

Fabian Vincent readily agreed to Dirk Carter's request over the phone.

So, Dirk Carter had Arlo Yarbrough take the blood-stained stick and the underwear straight to Rexton City.

The case's development was becoming increasingly bizarre.

The fire at Enzo Sawyer's house indicated that there was indeed a significant issue with Enzo Sawyer's robbery case.

The disappearance of Ruth Fairchild indirectly revealed secrets behind Milton Stone's death.

The photograph of the two people together shows they knew each other a long time ago, yet died due to separate cases, which was too coincidental.

Truth be told, Dirk Carter had been in politics for quite a while.

This case was the most mysterious, most challenging he had encountered so far.

Knock, knock, knock.

A series of knocks sounded.

"Come in!"

Dirk Carter shouted.

The door was pushed open, and Office Director Emanuel Joyce walked in with a smile.

"Director Emanuel, is there something?"

Dirk Carter asked.

Emanuel Joyce was holding a paper box, saying, "Secretary General Carter, I went downstairs to fetch the delivery, and I happened to see a package you ordered had arrived, so I brought it to you."

"Delivery? What delivery?"

Dirk Carter asked.

Emanuel Joyce didn't answer, he just placed it on the table, saying, "Secretary General Carter, I'm concerned about the package being left on the delivery rack where others might see it, rest assured, I'll keep this confidential for you, I'm leaving now."

With that.

He hurried out.

What is this about?

I didn't order anything, where's the delivery from, even if there is one, what could be something that can't be seen?

Dirk Carter picked up the box, glanced at the delivery label on it, and was suddenly stunned.