Violet glanced at the waitress faintly, and then walked in.
Inside the room was a little dark, with classical music playing. Ivan was sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed, holding a glass of red wine in his hand, and shaking it lightly with his eyes closed. He looked relaxed and at ease.
"Director Murphy." Violet, standing behind the sofa, shouted to the man in front of her.
The man stopped shaking the wine glass and opened his eyes suddenly.
He didn't wear glasses. His eyes were sharper when he didn’t wear the glasses. Especially when he looked at Violet, she couldn't help but trembled, as if she was being stared at by a poisonous snake.
Violet didn't like the look in his eyes, so she subconsciously looked away.
Ivan smiled, raised his wrist and looked at his watch, "Nine fifty-eight. Good, you're not late."
Violet did not answer.
Ivan patted the position beside him, "Why are you standing there? Sit down!"
"Thank you, Director Murphy." Violet thanked him and walked towards the sofa.
But instead of sitting in the position he had just patted, she walked to a single sofa opposite him and sat down, deliberately separating from him.
Ivan also noticed it and didn't care about it. He drank the red wine in one sip and put it on the table, "What's the matter with your two bodyguards? Those two bodyguards came from the security department of the Murphy Group. Without permission, they can’t come out at will at all. Stanley knew that you came to see me?"
He stared at her.
Violet calmly stared at him, "He doesn’t know. I just told him that I have to see a customer, and the customer was a little annoying, so he sent two bodyguards to protect me. Now they are left outside by you, so they don’t know who you are. Don’t worry about that."
Listening to the woman saying that he was annoying, Ivan smiled without anger, as if he was in a good mood, "Since you said so, I believe you. You don’t dare to lie to me. Because I know you can't afford the price to lie to me."
Violet looked down and became quiet again.
Ivan picked up the wine bottle, poured two glasses of wine, and handed Violet one.
Violet didn't want to take it. But in order to make him believe, she had to take it. Then she raised her head and sipped it, pretending to drink some, "If you have anything to ask, just ask."
"Cool!" Ivan patted his thigh, then he became serious, "Did you know where the will is?"
"No." Violet shook her head, “But there are some clues."
"Oh?" Ivan raised his eyebrows, "Half a month ago, you didn't have any clues. Why do you have clues now?"
Violet knew that he was setting up her. She was not nervous, but just looked at him calmly, "You have said that if I can't get this, you have to do something with the people around me. I care most about my two children, so I must think of some ways to get it."
"Well. Then tell me, what method did you use to get the clues?" Ivan seemed to be very interested. He stared at her with supporting his cheeks. He seemed to not in a hurry for the whereabouts of the will.
Violet put down the goblet, "It's very simple. I bought sleeping pills the day before yesterday and put two in Stanley's cup. When he was not sober, I asked him where his grandfather was most likely to hide things. Or, where his grandfather most cared about and wanted to go."
"That's it?" Ivan squinted.
Violet nodded, then took a note from her bag, put it on the table, and pushed it to Ivan, "Then I got these addresses. The first few are the most likely places to hide things, but I don't think the will is there."
"Why?" Ivan looked at the addresses.
Violet said, "Because it is too simple, as long as someone knows a little about your grandfather, he should be able to think of these places. Director Murphy, you must have searched these places, right?"
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