The Legendary Man novel Chapter 571

Chapter 571 Interlaced

Seeing that Leslie was spacing out while looking at her coffee cup, Jasper lit another cigarette. “Leslie, did you even listen to what I just said?”

“Huh?” After getting her thoughts interrupted, Leslie finally snapped back to her senses. “I’m sorry, Mr. Hoffman. There was something on my mind earlier. What did you say?”

Jasper flicked his cigarette over the ashtray. “It’s nothing. I was just saying how it must be tiring for you to be running about to solve the missing person case.”

“Don’t mention it. It’s my duty as a police officer,” Leslie answered with a smile.

“No. Your job is to analyze and deduce. Now that the mastermind is known to be Ryan, it’s time to carry out the search operation. What I’m trying to say is that your job is done, so I would like to give you a long break. You deserve to rest.”

Although Jasper had spoken nonchalantly, Leslie noticed that something was off. As the person in charge of the criminal investigation division in Summerbank, Jasper had always cared for his subordinates.

Yet, Leslie showcased excellent deduction skills in the missing person case. It was for sure she could get an award for it for being able to pinpoint the true mastermind through bits and pieces of clues. Thus, it was weird that Jasper had ordered her to go on a holiday when they were so close to capturing the mastermind.

No matter how one looked at it, it seemed that Jasper was discarding Leslie once he had no use for her and trying to take credit for her hard work.

Back then, Jasper had even mentioned how he wished Leslie could work twenty-four hours to solve cases in the criminal investigation division.

However, Jasper was now taking the initiative to grant Leslie a leave. It was shocking how his attitude had changed over time. When Leslie saw the hint of a smile in Jasper’s eyes, thousands of thoughts flashed across her mind.

She sighed and asked, “Mr. Hoffman, there are only two of us now, so I’ll refer to you as Jasper instead. Did my father tell you to do this?”

“There’s no need for you to know why. Now, hand over your police ID card and gun. This is an order.”

After seeing the complicated expression in Jasper’s eyes, Leslie nodded and placed her gun, handcuffs, and police ID card on the table. Then she stood up and left.

Mr. Hoffman, Father, and I… None of us are to be blamed in this situation. However, who says I can only investigate with a gun and a police ID card?

At the Jensen family’s manor, Carmelo was resting in his room, facing the garden outside. Beside him, there was a dried corpse on the ground.

The corpse was the housekeeper whose blood essence had been sucked out. For the past two days, Carmelo could no longer control the decomposition of his body.

When he rolled up his sleeves and saw his blackened arm, Carmelo knew that the owner’s spirit and body could not last long. Suddenly, someone knocked on the door. Carmelo rolled down his sleeves and looked over.

“Mr. Jensen, Mr. Leiter wants to see you,” a housekeeper said respectfully in a low voice after the door was opened. “Bring him to the living room,” Carmelo answered, slightly panting.

“Understood.” When the housekeeper left, she glanced around the room subconsciously. She was taken aback upon noticing something.

One of her friends who had sent Carmelo food did not leave his room for many hours. The housekeeper had wanted to ask her friend about it, thinking Carmelo had slept with her.

However, when she spotted the corpse on the ground, she froze and felt as if she had been thrown into the darkest and coldest pit.

“Ah!” The scream was cut short as Carmelo zapped through thin air and emerged in front of her, choking her. “You’re to be blamed for being too curious,” Carmelo rasped, his eyes red. Lowering his head, Carmelo bit the housekeeper’s lips.