The father and son had just walked away for a while, when there was a soft "ding" in the kitchen, and Mrs. Lillian walked over quickly, turned on the oven, and a rich sweet smell came.

She put on her insulated gloves, took out the tray and the cakes in it, and after packing most of them, took out six or seven small cakes and put them in delicate cardboard boxes, tied a beautiful bow, and attached a card with a greeting on it, and walked out.

As he walked, he said: "The house on the west side was originally unoccupied, and I heard that the couple had settled in Paris. But something seems to have happened to his family recently, and his daughter moved back in, so I sent some cakes over. ”

In the middle of speaking, he suddenly turned to look at Luke and said to him, "I heard that she and her brother are both top students at Stanford University, and you are about to go to college, so ask others more about how you should spend your college life." ”

How to spend your college life

I'm familiar with this.

Skip compulsory courses, skip elective courses, don't work hard before the exam, it's all up to the teacher.

Lady Lillian just casually preached a few words, and didn't expect Luke to really visit people with him, and without waiting, she just pushed open the door and went to the next door.

Warren House.

Rebecca Warren was cleaning up her room that she hadn't lived in for a long time when she heard a knock on the door and went to open it in confusion.

This residence has been vacant for a long time, and it stands to reason that there should be no acquaintances around, so why did someone knock on the door just one day after he came back.

She opened the door, and a woman in her forties, with a kind face, stood in the door with a warm smile, and a gift box in her hand.

Seeing Rebecca open the door, Lillian politely handed the small cake to the other party and said, "Housewarming gift!" Our family has just moved in, so we came to visit our neighbors, and we would like to ask for a lot of attention in the future. ”

Rebecca took the cake, welcomed Lady Lillian into the room, and said gratefully, "Thank you! I haven't lived here in a long time, and we've just moved in, so we don't have much to worry about. ”

If women can look at each other well, they can always find a lot of common topics inexplicably, and quickly get closer to each other and become friends.

That's the case with Rebecca and Lady Lillian, and they quickly have a lively conversation, from life to family.

Rebecca also poured out her latest troubles to Mrs. Lillian with a bitter face - her brother had recently been involved in a murder case, and she was sure that he was drinking with her at the time of the crime, but the police said that there was conclusive evidence that it was indeed his brother who killed his girlfriend.

Rebecca consulted with a lawyer and others, and even sent an email to her friend Sam, who had taken a leave of absence, asking for help, but there was no good solution so far, because of such family changes and emotional instability, she chose to take a semester off school and change her mood in this empty house.

Lilian is not easy to express her opinion on this kind of professional matter, so she can only comfort a few words.

The two were talking, when suddenly, there was another knock on the door.

Rebecca wondered why someone had just moved here and someone came to the door again, this time it could be another neighbor, the atmosphere of this community is really good.

She told Lady Lillian to wait in the drawing-room, and she went to open the door to greet the guests.

As soon as the door opened, a familiar face appeared in front of me.

Rebecca shouted in surprise: "Oh, buy karma! Sam! ”

A slight smile appeared at the corner of Sam's mouth: "Isn't this little Becky?" ”

"Little Becky" was the nickname that Sam gave her when they went to school, and when she shouted out, it seemed to go back to the carefree time when they were in school, and the strangeness between the two because they hadn't seen each other for a long time disappeared in an instant.

As usual, she said, "Okay, you can call it whatever you like." ”

Then he put his arms around Sam's neck and gave a warm hug of reunion after a long absence.

After the two separated, Sam got down to business: "I got your email. ”

When her friend learned that she was in trouble, she rushed to the scene as soon as she learned that she was in trouble, which made Rebecca feel very warm, as if she had some strength to support her, and she said with a little self-deprecation: "I thought you wouldn't come." ”

Dean in the back interjected at the right time: "I'm Dean, his brother." ”

The two greeted each other.

Sam continued, "We're here to help, is there anything we can do? ”

Rebecca, who was carried away by the joy of reuniting her deceased, suddenly thought that there were other guests at home, and hurriedly said, "Come in now." ”

Rebecca greeted the two of them, and Sam found the topic: "This house is good." ”

Rebecca looked back and said, "This is my parents' room, and after that incident, I came here for a long weekend. ”

"That incident" naturally refers to her brother's alleged murder.

She continued: "I've decided to take a break from school this semester and wait until Zach is okay before I leave. ”

Zach is her brother's name.

Sam went on to ask, "What about your parents?" ”

Rebecca was a little helpless: "They've been living in Paris for half a year and are rushing back to deal with it." ”

While they were talking, the three of them had already arrived in the living room.

Lillian stood up, and Rebecca introduced each of them.

"It's my college classmate Sam, and his brother Dean." "This is my neighbor, Lillian Williams, who just moved in."

Sam and Dean each reached out and shook Mrs. Lilian's hand.

As they sat down, Sam asked, "So what happened?" ”

Rebecca had just been confiding in Lady Lillian about the suspicious case, and she simply explained the details to several people at the same time.

She leaned forward and said, "When Zach came home, he found his girlfriend Emily tied to a chair, she was beaten badly, bleeding profusely, and she was no longer breathing. ”

"He called 911 right away, and then the police showed up and arrested him."

After talking about the general situation, she remembered the sad memories again, with tears in her eyes, and added: "If it was really Zach who killed someone, there is only one possibility, that is, he appeared in two places at the same time. ”

"The police have surveillance footage, captured by a surveillance camera across the street, which shows that Zach returned home at half past ten, and then Emily was killed."

"But I swear, he's still drinking beer with me at half past ten and coming home after midnight."

Mrs. Lillian's eyes showed sympathy and comforted her: "Maybe the police made a mistake, someone about the size of Zack entered his house and killed Emily, and now the surveillance camera footage, you know, can't see it clearly at all." ”

Sam suggested, "Maybe we should go see the crime scene, Zach's house." ”

Dean praised in time: "That's right. ”

Rebecca asked suspiciously, "What are you going to do?" What can you do? ”

Sam never drafts when it comes to lying, especially when it comes to impersonating an official identity, which is a breeze.

"I can't do anything, but Dean is a police officer." ”

Rebecca looked at Dean.

Dean who was suddenly mentioned was a little overwhelmed, but he and Sam cooperated tacitly, plus he was also a veteran who often pretended to be the FBI, but he paused for the vaccine slightly, and a confident smile appeared on his face: "To be exact, a sheriff." ”

(End of chapter)