Jane brought the painting to the head police officer’s office and handed him the words spoken by the Hodge family and the painting.
“Thank you,” said the officer as he took the painting and began searching online.
Soon, he found a company where employees had to wear bracelets with symbols that matched many parts of Gregory and Linda’s drawing. The company appeared simple but paid unusually high wages, three or four times those of other companies.
This quickly puzzled law enforcement officials who investigated further. Meanwhile, at Waters Group…
Mr. Waters was stressed out about his company’s situation. Due to Gregory and Linda’s case, police were inspecting various companies and discovered that Waters Group was involved in some illegal activities.
This was a heavy blow for Waters Group as their stock prices plummeted rapidly. Mr. Waters sat in his office thinking for a long time until he finally had no choice but to call Molly.
Although previously they had parted ways with Molly on bad terms, desperate times called for desperate measures.
“You called me here for what?” asked Molly as she entered his office without any hint of friendliness on her face.
“You should know by now that our company is facing some difficulties lately…” said Mr. Waters trying not to show any displeasure towards her while seeking her help, “After all these years we’ve taken care of you like family; we can’t just leave you out in this mess.”
Molly raised an eyebrow; she didn’t expect her usually tough father would act this way, “What do you want me to do?”
Seeing Molly soften up slightly made Mr. Waters smile, “You used to be close with Jaiden right? He has quite a bit of influence behind him; I thought maybe…”
“No way!” interrupted Molly when Jaiden came up; her expression darkened even more, “Do you not remember how he treated me before? Besides, he is still locked up so there is no way we can find him.”
With that statement made clear, Molly grabbed her bag and left.
Mr. Waters stomped his feet in frustration, but then it hit him- Jaiden was still locked up?
This immediately gave him an idea. If he had someone to help him in this difficult situation, it wouldn’t be so hard to handle.
With this thought in mind, Mr. Waters immediately made a call to inform the police station. Jaiden had been arrested because of Fernando’s incident, but his time in custody didn’t yield any significant investigation results. The police had been unable to find a breakthrough.
But now, surprisingly, the Waters family was willing to come forward and provide bail for Jaiden. The Waters family had a prominent reputation, and this act would solidify their position. As a result, Jaiden was released on bail.
“Mr. Read.”
The Waters family’s butler stepped forward, rubbing his hands and smiling, “I hope you’re feeling comfortable. Is there anything you need?”
Seeing the obsequious manner of the butler, Jaiden barely spared him a glance.
He had heard at the police station that the Waters family was under investigation for their involvement in illicit activities. Now, they were offering him their kindness voluntarily, which meant there must be an ulterior motive.
This made Jaiden even more disdainful.
“I’m fine. I’ve had enough of being inside. I’m going home now.”
With a disdainful smirk, Jaiden brushed past and walked away without looking back.
The butler tried to call him back, but Jaiden was too fast, and the butler couldn’t catch up.
Leaving the butler behind in a state of anxiety, he realized that even after securing Jaiden’s release, he had failed to please him.
On the other hand, Jaiden didn’t return home after shaking off the butler. Instead, he went directly to the headquarters of the organization.
While waiting for the police to process his release, Jaiden overheard someone talking about a human trafficking gang. This immediately caught his attention.
It seemed that something had gone wrong within the organization this time.
Sure enough, as soon as he arrived at the headquarters, he realized that he couldn’t reach the people he had stationed there.
He realized that something was amiss and decided to investigate by using the bracelet.
Each employee wore a bracelet that had a monitoring function. As he connected to it, he heard the sound of police interrogation on the other end.
“Who is behind your organization?”
Jaiden clenched his teeth. It seemed that the police had started investigating his side.
Fortunately, the location of the headquarters was constantly changing, and the people stationed there had no idea where it was.
This provided him temporary relief.
However, to be on the safe side, he needed to be more cautious.
Just as Jaiden was on his way to the company, he noticed several suspicious individuals hiding behind a building wall, occasionally taking out their phones to record something.
This immediately caught Jaiden’s attention, and he instructed the security to drive them away. However, soon after, one of those individuals sent the address of the headquarters to the police.
Jaiden, who was watching the surveillance footage, noticed an increasing number of people around, immediately raising his alarm.
It seemed that they couldn’t stay in this place any longer; they had to move immediately.
Jaiden acted swiftly, instructing the employees in the headquarters to save the data onto USB drives and quickly evacuate. Dozens of employees left the company, catching the surrounding police off guard.
For a moment, the police didn’t know who to follow, and Jaiden quietly slipped away among the crowd.
Soon, he found the next location and, to avoid being discovered, he entered with a few documents and gradually informed the rest of the employees.
This time, their relocation was incredibly fast, preventing any losses.
On the other side, the police discovered that all the employees had dispersed, and despite their extensive search, they found that the former employees had all been dismissed.
Consequently, all the documents in their possession became invalidated.
They brought the original documents to the police station, and fortunately, their efforts over the past few days were not in vain. The police discovered another lead from the documents.
By analyzing the number of people entering and exiting the building, they found that the number of employees coming out each time was consistent. However, on the last occasion, all the employees left together.
It was evident that the previous employees were going out to carry out their tasks, but on the last occasion, they must have realized they were under investigation.
The police investigation revealed that the employees inside were generally well-paid, indicating that they were aware of their involvement in a human trafficking gang. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have evacuated so quickly upon realizing they were being investigated.
The police sent officers to the original building, but it was already empty. Opening any random computer, they found that all the files had been cleared.
They tried to investigate online to find out who registered the company, but the person acted quickly and erased all the company’s information, leaving no trace.
The police couldn’t help but sigh. It seemed that this time, the leads were once again interrupted.
At Star Entertainment, Jane received updates from the police station and saw that the situation had reached another stalemate. She had no choice but to temporarily put things on hold.