Dear Ex-wife Marry Me novel (Maja) novel Chapter 1679

The task force from Greenfield never expected they would be called to handle a case in such a small, sleepy village. They were used to dealing with high-profile crimes, not small-town mysteries.

Leading the pack was a woman, about twenty-four, with an air of cool detachment about her.

There were five of them in total, and the four men followed her lead without question.

Abner was not much for sleuthing; he preferred to wander the village, looking for a bit of peace of mind.

When the woman, Rachel, caught sight of him, her brow furrowed slightly, "You're a person of interest now. I'd appreciate it if you'd stay put like everyone else. We've arranged for your meals during the investigation."

It wasn't just Abner; everyone in the village was under the microscope.

Rachel, with her strong, commanding presence, was the archetypal ice queen—quickly earning the villagers' respect.

The task force sifted through the suspects, eventually clearing the innocent and focusing their efforts on three remaining individuals.

Abner was one, Queena another, and the third was someone who had a personal grudge with Jackson, a fellow fisherman.

Rachel made a few calls, clearly reporting back to Greenfield and none too pleased about being dispatched to what she considered the back of beyond.

"A homicide in the sticks doesn't warrant dragging me all the way out here. Greenfield is swamped with cases that should be on my desk. Are you taking orders from someone again? Can't those silver-spoon types just stick to racing their fancy cars instead of meddling in these affairs?"

It was obvious she felt someone high up had pulled strings to get her on the case.

But Greenfield was a long way from Fishing Village, and even with strings pulled, it shouldn't have landed on her desk.

Her expression soured as she heard her boss's voice lower on the other end of the line.

"Just wrap up the case quickly."

Rachel hung up abruptly and continued her inquiries around the village.

She interrogated Abner first, then moved on to Tobias, her team trailing behind, mystified by the lack of clues.