Chapter 334
Luke lifted his foot.
Manny floated up from underwater, grabbing the rod with both hands in a death grip and breathing heavily, “I can’t swim, let me up, please.”
“Who’s the idiot?”
“Sorry, I misspoke, no one’s an idiot.”
“Now that it’s been said, there’s always someone who’s an idiot.”
“I’m an idiot, I’m an idiot, drag me up.” There was a hint of supplication in Manny’s voice.
“Why should I drag you up here, give me a reason?”
Manny choked, “You’re the one who dragged me off the platform.”
“Wrong answer.” Luke lifted his foot and stomped on Manny’s head again, no mercy on his face.
He drove him to the lake to fish, and was kind enough to help him fish, but this kid kicked himself into the lake, and it was a good thing he could swim, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Some minors don’t deserve sympathy at all.
This kid named Manny is a spoiled little bully.
There was no need to be polite to him.
Manny hurriedly shouted, “I fell into the lake by myself.”
Luke lifted his foot, “That’s right, put on your smarts so you can get out of the water.”
“I’m cold, I feel like I’m going to be sick, please drag me up.”
“Don’t play pathetic with me, I don’t eat that.”
“Then what will you do to drag me up?
Do you want money? My mommy has a lot of money, I can make her give you as much as you want.”
“Why does it feel like you’re leading y me to commit a crime, you’re a bad boy.” Luke raised his foot again.
“NoNoNo, please don’t do this, I’ll do whatever you want me to do.
I feel like I’m going to drown, stop stepping on my head.”
“As long as you hold onto the fishing pole, you won’t drown. As long as you answer my questions properly, I’ll drag you up.”
“You ask? I’ll tell you everything.”
“Did you write that threatening letter that was sitting on the windowsill?”
“Yes.”
“Was it handwritten?”
“It was printed.”
“Tell me about the threatening letter.”
Manny recalled it for a moment and said, “‘Mr. Cruise.
I don’t think it was a wise decision to get engaged, you just got carried away with that woman for a while.
She’s not as nice as you think she is, and she’s been deceiving you with an agenda. ……'”
Manny’s account basically matched the content of the threatening letter, and Luke could be sure that he had indeed written the threatening letter.
Luke continued, “Does your mother know about this?”
“I didn’t tell her before I wrote the threatening letter, but then …… she knew and scolded me.
But I could feel that she was happy.”
“How do you prove that you wrote it?”
“I wrote it on my own laptop and then linked my home printer to print it, so I should be able to check the records.”
“Where is your computer?”
“It’s at the cottage on the estate, I usually have it with me.”
“How are you going to sabotage this if the engagement goes ahead?”
“I’m not going to do anything, I’m just going to try to scare Grandfather into knowing what’s going on, that’s all.”
“When you get back, take the initiative to find Fionn Cruise and admit this, understand?”
“I understand, I will do as you say.”
“If you dare to talk nonsense, next time you accidentally fall into the water, you won’t want me to save you.”
“I won’t say anything nonsense, it was when I was fishing that I accidentally fell into the lake, then you saved me.
I’m especially thankful and touched, so I told you about writing the threatening letter.”
“You’re welcome.” Luke pulled up his fishing pole and yanked him out of the lake.
Manny was as if he had been pardoned, and his whole body paralyzed on the platform, breathing heavily and sobbing in a low voice: “Oooh ……”
Learning from one’s mistakes, one grows wiser, being taught a lesson by Luke today may not be a bad thing.
Afterwards, Luke drove back to the manor.
At this time, Fionn Cruise was standing at the entrance of the manor, as if preparing to greet the guests, seeing Luke and Manny wet, puzzled: “Boys, what’s going on here?”
Manny looked at Luke, “I accidentally fell into the lake and Mr. Lee rescued me.
Grandfather, I have something to tell you.”
“What is it?”
Manny hesitated for a moment, “Would you forgive me if I did something wrong?”
Fionn Cruise laughed, “Doing wrong is not terrible, as long as you know your mistakes and change, you are still a good boy.”
“I …… wrote that threatening letter.”
Vernon Cruise froze for a moment, looking at Luke and then at Manny, “Why did you do it?”
“I don’t like her and don’t want her to be my grandmother.
SORRY, I know it was wrong and I won’t do it again.”
Fionn Cruise looked complicated and sighed, “Does your mother know about this?”
“No, please don’t tell her, I don’t want to disappoint her.”
“I can not tell her, but you have to promise me one condition.”
“What condition?”
“You will scrub the dinner plates for tonight.”
“Why? Aren’t there maids and dishwashers?”
“You’ve done something wrong and you’re going to be punished. If you won’t brush it, then I’ll tell your mother so he can educate you.”
“I promise you, I will brush it.”
“Remember, it won’t happen again.”
“Do you forgive me?”
“I can forgive you.
But in exchange, you will respect Ms. Chanel Carr from now on.”
“I don’t like her and I won’t call her grandmother.”
“You can dislike her, but maintain enough respect to do so, can you do that?”
“Yes.”
“Good, hurry up and get changed, don’t catch a cold.”
Manny gave Luke a look and then left.
Vernon Cruise looked aside at Luke, “Mr. Lee, is what the boy said true?”
“Not really.
This bad boy tricked me to the lake and tried to kick me into the lake, but he ended up accidentally falling in himself.
I educated him a bit and told him it was wrong to tease people.
We had a pretty good conversation, and he wasn’t bad in nature, and voluntarily admitted to writing the threatening letter.
The content of the letter matched as well.”
“Thanks, you’ve solved a problem for me.
Go change out of your wet clothes, Chanel Carr is coming, I’ll introduce you.”
Luke cautioned, “Don’t tell Ms. Carr about the threatening letter for now.”
“I know.” Fionn Cruise nodded slightly.
Luke returned to the guest room to take a shower and change into clean clothes.
When he came out again, he saw a Mercedes drive by in the distance, and Fionn Cruise greeted him, personally opening the right rear door of the car.
The car came down a woman, the distance is a little far, can not see the appearance, but feel should be some age.
Luke guessed the identity of the other party and also walked to the entrance of the manor.
Fionn Cruz led the woman over, “Chanel, let me introduce you, this is Mr. Luke Lee, and the security consultant I hired, he will make sure our engagement ceremony goes smoothly.”
“Hello, Ms. Carr.” Luke sized up the other woman.
Chanel Carr looked a little younger than she actually was, with light makeup on her face, stylish clothes, and a small satchel on her back, her demeanor was elegant and her face was kind.
“Mr. Lee, nice to meet you.”
Out of the cab stepped a man in his mid-thirties, medium build, somewhat slim, with blonde hair and a green tattoo on his lower arm, “Ma’am, if there’s nothing else, I’ll be off.”
“Galkon, remember to come to the engagement ceremony.” Xanelle Carr dropped her words and headed towards the manor.
“Yes, ma’am.” The man responded, preparing to get into his car and leave.
“Man, that’s a nice car you’ve got there, I’ve always wanted a Mercedes as well.”
“Sorry, I don’t know you.”
“My name is Luke Lee, what’s your name?”
“Just call me Galkon.”
Luke spread his hands, “Don’t we know each other now?”
“SORRY, I don’t like people driving my car.” Galcorn still refused.
“You have a lot of character, I like people with character, are you a friend of Ms. Chanel Carr?”
“I’m her assistant.”
“You guys seem so close, I thought you were related.”
“No, you guessed wrong.
Man, if you like Mercedes, you can rent a car for a test drive.
I have things to do, so I’ll see you some other time.” Galkon got into his car and drove off.
Eight o’clock in the evening.
After eating his dinner meal, Luke returned to the guest room to rest.
After he washed up, he sat at the table and dialed a voice video; there had been a connection between him and Orty, and after learning from Marielle Cruz that Chanel Carr and the assistant had an unusual relationship, he asked Orty to look up the assistant, Galken.
Orty answered the voice video with a white mask on his face, “I hope I didn’t scare you.”
“You’re getting ready for bed.”
“No, I’m waiting for you. Read some magazines and TV by the way.”
“Did you find out about Chanel Carr and Galcon?”
“Yes, I’ve just sorted it out.”
“Tell me about it.”
“Chanelle Carr’s assistant’s name is Galkon Furlong.
Date of birth, 8/12/1990.
He is an orphan who was sent to an orphanage shortly after birth and later adopted by a couple.
This couple is Chanel Carr’s sister and brother-in-law.
He had previously lived in New York until three years ago when he followed Sharnell Carr to settle in Los Angeles.”
Luke asked, “Who is Garcon’s real mother?”
“That kind of information is usually classified and it takes some and time and effort to find out.
I was worried that it would be too late, so I switched to a different type of investigation, and I checked Shannel Carr’s medical records.
It was found that she had hospitalization records between December 6 and December 15, 1990 at Rowe Maternity Hospital in New York.
And this is the same hospital where Galkon Furlong was born.” Orty asked rhetorically, “Don’t you think that’s a coincidence?”
Luke asked, “What about blood type?”
“Chanelle Carr is blood type B and Galken is blood type O.”
“That means they’re probably mother and son.”
Orty said, “That’s what I thought.”
“Critical evidence is still lacking.”
Orty took off her mask and smiled coquettishly, “Luke, you’re a detective now, not a cop.
You’re not facing a suspect either, there’s no need for the so-called key evidence, and there’s no benefit of the doubt.
You just need to tell your employer what you have found out and communicate in a timely manner.
I believe he will have his own judgment.
If the employer suggests that he wants key evidence, it’s not too late for us to spend more time and effort to find it.”
“You’re right, I’m the one who took the bull by the horns, I’ll communicate with Fionn Cruise tomorrow.” Luke, after all, was taking on his first commission and habitually brought in the rhythm of the investigation, the conversation turned.
“By the way, I’ve found out who wrote the threatening letter.”
“Who is it?”
“It’s Fionn Cruise’s grandson Manny, a thirteen or fourteen year old punk kid who was educated by me and took the initiative to approach Fionn Cruise to admit it.”
“Well done.
Kids of that age are the hardest to deal with, so it looks like as long as everything goes well with the engagement ceremony, our commission is complete.
However, did you get a lead on the other threatening letter? Are the two threatening letters related?”
“No, I asked Manny and he only wrote one threatening letter.”
Aldi said with some concern, “Do you think the other person who wrote the threatening letter will disrupt the engagement ceremony?”
Luke agreed that it was a possibility and asked, “Did you find out anything about Isabeau Cruise, Vernon Cruise’s daughter-in-law?”
“It checks out.
Isabeau Cruise is 51 years old and has been married twice.
She divorced her first husband eighteen years ago and has custody of one daughter.
Thirteen years ago she married her current husband and two years later had a daughter, Erin.”
Luke thought for a moment, “What was Isabeau Cruise’s former great name?”
“Isabeau Ellis.”
“I see, good night.”
“Let me know when the mission is over and I’ll pick you up.”
“I can’t wait.” Luke finished and hung up the voice video.
He vaguely guessed the person who wrote the other threatening letter.
The following morning.
Luke invited Vernon Cruise to the guest bedroom.
When Vernon Cruise entered, he asked, “Mr. Lee, are you still used to living here?”
“Quite well, I occasionally have the illusion that I’m here on vacation.” Luke invited the other man to sit down and said, “Mr. Cruise, besides the matter of Manny writing threatening letters.
I also found out something about Ms. Chanel Carr.”
“Go ahead.” Fionn Cruise took a deep breath and showed a serious look.
“Before I say anything, I’d like to ask you two questions.”
“You say?”
“What blood type are you?”
“Type B.”
“When did you and Ms. Chanel Carr separate?”
“1990, March 20th. It’s a day I remember well and will never forget. Any questions?”
Luke continued, “Ms. Carr has a sister, did you know that?”
“I know, I heard she lives in New York.”
“Ms. Carr’s sister adopted a boy, and the date of birth of this child was December 8, 1990, and the place of birth was Rowe Maternity Hospital.
Coincidentally, Ms. Carr also had hospitalization records at Rowe Maternity Hospital in New York between December 6 and December 15, 1990.”
Vernon Cruise frowned, “You suspect that Chanel has a child?”
“Did she tell you that?”
Vernon Cruise spread his hands, “No, I know she was married, but never said anything about having children.
Why would she hide it? I love her and don’t care about that at all.”
Luke said darkly, “You don’t care, but your children do.
They would have been even more against it if they had known that Chanelle Carr had a child.
“Mr. Cruise, that child has type O blood.”
“Type O blood.” Fionn Cruise muttered, he had just thought only that Chanel Carr had a child and felt surprised.
But after Luke’s reminder, he thought of another possibility and pinched his fingers, “You’re saying that child is mine?”
Luke shrugged, “That’s for you to ask yourself.”
“That’s right, we were still together when Chanel got pregnant, that baby should have been mine, it must have been, Chanel isn’t the kind of person who messes around, and I was the reason for the breakup in the first place.
Damn it, Sharnell had a baby for me and I didn’t even know it!
Jesus Christ, why are you just telling me now?”
Fionn Cruise looked agitated, stood up and walked around the bedroom, “Mr. Lee, did you get a lead on that kid?
What’s his name?
Can you show me a picture of him?”
“Don’t need a picture, you’ve seen him.”
Fionn Cruise thought for a moment and guessed, “It’s Galkon, I’ve always thought he looked familiar.
Same blonde hair and face as mine, he looks a lot like me when I was younger.
There’s absolutely no mistaking it.”
Luke said, “That boy is Galcom.
However, it’s not completely proven if he’s the child of you and Xanelle Carr.”
“I know, you’ve done a good job.” Fionn Cruise walked over and shook Luke’s hand firmly, “Mr. Lee, thank you, I really appreciate it.
Unlocking the doubts in my heart.”
“This is what I should do.” Even if it was for the sake of money, Luke had to do his best.
“Mr. Lee, if it’s true that Galkon is my son as you guessed, then why did Chanel hide this matter?”
Luke said, “I’m afraid only the person involved knows about this matter.
Why don’t you ask her yourself?”
Fionn Cruise took a deep breath, “You’re right, it’s time for us to talk.”