Chapter 234: Chapter 231: Not a Satisfactory Outcome
Lyttlewood Town Square.
Going up the square, there are a few not-so-high steps, with the government building in the center, and the police station on the government’s left side.
Where they were headed was precisely the police station.
At the steps leading to the police station entrance, Luna suddenly stopped, turned sideways, and nodded at Galen Collins behind her, saying, "You lead the way."
Throughout the way, she’d been walking ahead, while Galen maintained a distance, following behind her. At her walking pace, Galen could easily have walked ahead.
"Alright." Galen seemed lost in thought due to something, only snapping out of it when speaking.
The two exchanged a glance, then quickly looked away.
Their current relationship was awkward, and their feelings were somewhat delicate.
She had considered muddling through and accepting Galen’s commitment, but she didn’t want to wrong herself, thinking that marrying someone who doesn’t love you equals living in hell.
Moreover, a man would affect her speed in drawing her blade.
Having emotional ties only complicates matters, take Elliana Lyle as an example, who is managed like a child in everything.
She simply didn’t want to become like that.
"Let’s go." Galen lowered his gaze, intentionally avoiding looking at her, and walked directly through the glass door.
Casually finding a junior officer, Galen showed his credentials, and the officer’s attitude became respectful, unable to hide the admiration in their eyes.
After all, Galen had handled many major cases, and his image was deeply ingrained in people’s hearts as a respectable and good police officer.
"Officer Collins, is there anything I can assist you with?" The junior officer asked.
Galen put away his credentials and said, "I’m looking for your chief detective."
"Chief Weir is upstairs, third door from the right in the hallway."
With that, Luna followed Galen to the second floor, and they found the chief detective, Tian Weixing.
The small town was very peaceful, so there weren’t many cases, making things seem relatively leisurely.
However, training for emergencies was commonplace.
"Captain Collins, you’re here."
Tian Weixing, now in his forties, was already showing signs of gray hair, and even had a few white whiskers appearing.
Clearly not what one would expect for his age, a few years back, Tian Weixing had been handling cases with Galen, but due to being injured on duty, he was transferred to this small town.
Perhaps due to many years apart, Tian Weixing had tears welling up for a moment, after all, they had been colleagues working together for so long, facing storms side by side, already like brothers in arms.
Even though Galen was much younger than him, it did not hinder his respect for this captain.
"Old Tian, how have you been these days?" Galen first showed concern for Tian Weixing’s health.
Tian Weixing replied with a smile, "Much better, much better."
Then, he glanced at Luna, took a brief appraisal with a cheerful look, saying, "Wow, your daughter has grown up so much?"
Galen: "..."
Luna: "..."
"No, this is..." Galen considered many words, like friend, but eventually said solemnly, "Detective, Luna Sutton."
Those two words were perhaps an acknowledgment of Luna, although Luna was indeed not as remarkable compared to renowned detectives.
Nonetheless, she was considered a starter.
"Oh? Detective?" Due to Luna’s petite stature, Tian Weixing was momentarily doubtful.
But he indeed mistook, despite not many years apart, he instinctively felt decades had passed, subconsciously believing this young lady was Galen’s daughter.
However, this young lady called Luna Sutton indeed seemed youthful, at first glance appearing to be a little girl, so he couldn’t help but marvel, "The younger generation is truly remarkable, having such achievements at a young age, you’ll be outstanding in the future."
Just like Galen, initially, he had not accepted this young captain, but later changed his perspective due to various events.
Thus, he genuinely respected Luna at this moment.
Luna politely responded, "You’re flattering me."
Internally: No need to say that.
Knowingly, Galen did not persist in small talk, promptly saying, "The thing you asked me to find, I have found it, but there’s no DNA sample, only..."
"What?"
Though Tian Weixing hadn’t finished speaking, Luna, upon hearing the word "no," immediately sensed things weren’t promising.
After all, without a DNA sample, this trip would be in vain, but on second thought, even without a sample, there should be some data.
Perhaps she was too hasty, thinking Tian Weixing might follow up with the mention of just data, thus she said, "Data will do as well."
Tian Weixing shook his head upon hearing this, "No data either."
"No data either, what do you mean?" Luna frowned, was she really going to take a wasted trip?
Tian Weixing sighed, helplessly waving his hand, "Young people should not be impatient, there’s still a fingerprint left, only this fingerprint remains."
"Fingerprint?"
"Yes, a paper archive." Tian Weixing said, then squatted by his desk, retrieving an old file from the bottom drawer.
It seemed it had been years.
"It’s said that the police station caught fire ten years ago, burning many things, back then this small place didn’t have data, only this remained."
Opening it, this was George Lyle’s paper archive left from causing a brawl, dating back over twenty years, when George was barely in his early twenties.
The black-and-white photocopy was very blurred, so she couldn’t make out much.
Now well, unable to do a DNA comparison, only a fingerprint comparison was possible, though this seemed likely to alert suspicious individuals.
After Galen fetched some documents from the archive room, they left the police station.
She already had a new plan, aiming to obtain George Lyle’s fingerprints.
After all, fingerprints, unlike DNA, are easily left behind, even on glass cups.
Upon entering the car, she remarked, "Give me Kelly Wright’s records."
"What do you need this person’s records for?" For safety, Galen still asked.
Although he knew Luna wouldn’t do anything bad, he couldn’t just hand them over without question.
"Will you give them or not?" She loathed being interrogated, her expression turned sour.
After all, it was Galen who had promised her this earlier.
"Investigating a citizen’s identity records privately is illegal."
Luna said, "That’s why I’m asking you."
Ultimately, the man relented, somewhat helplessly saying, "I’ll go back and find the records for you, promise you’re not going to do anything bad."
"Mm. I promise." What bad thing could she do? She wasn’t a bad person, just wanting to investigate some matters.
"Alright."
Watching the trees flying past outside the window, she said, "Take me to the train station, I don’t want to waste time sitting in your car."
After all, the bullet train takes just one or two hours, while the car ride takes seven or eight hours, it’s truly a waste of time.
Then she said, "Aren’t you busy? How do you have free time to drive?"
The man focused on driving, saying, "Important documents, the station’s crowd isn’t safe."
She replied disdainfully, "Tch, driving isn’t necessarily safer either."
"..." Did he have to confess that he wanted to spend more time with you?
He considered himself unable to say it.
This month he had a rare day off, and tomorrow work would start again, fearing that he wouldn’t have any more days off later.