The place where they stopped was a jewellery store. Leona was about to step inside but she paused in her tracks, ''It seems like all officers were not cleared out by Aunt.''
As they entered the jewellery store, a group of six to seven people were already engaged at work. There was a suitcase lying in front of them, half open and although it was not fully visible, Leona caught sight of blood dripping from it.
''Who are you?" one of the men stopped her.
Leona did not look at him but instead she glanced at the man who was leading them, ''Is he your head?" she asked after observing the respectful attitudes of the remaining people towards him.
Nobody really answered her question. ''Boring,'' Leona sighed, ''Officer, I am Leona Vetrov. I won't say it's a pleasure to meet you since you are not bothering to me,'' she arched her neck to look at anything other than the man back.
When the man heard her name, he turned around to look at her, ''You are Leona Vetrov?"
Leona smiled, ''Pleased to meet you.''
The man's handsome eyes had a judgemental look, ''Miss Vetrov, do you know that our higher ups have been reaching out to you and your family members since these bizarre incidents started happening in this place? Coincidentally, these things started after you took over this property. However, no matter how they tried, they could not reach you or any of your family members?"
Leona blinked, ''Did that really happen?"
''Precisely.''
''My apologies, officer but everyone in my family is shy.''
Everyone: "_"
The man seemed to have been angered after being played around by her like that.
"Keep investigating,'' The man commanded the other members of his team and motioned his hand out of the store, ''I would like to talk to you, Miss Vetrov.''
Leona wordlessly walked out of the store.
But the moment they were outside the store, the man's brows tugged together. He look at the floors below and the floor above continuously, his gaze tracking the people on the escalators.
''The shopping mall was closed off for the time being and the officers of New York Police Department were patrolling everywhere. Why are there so many people? Where are the officers?" the man seemed to be mumbling to himself.
He took out his phone to contact his colleagues but before he could call them, he noticed the unfazed expression on Leona's face, ''Miss Vetrov, you are behind this.''
Kate frowned. Wasn't this person so fast to assume things? Leona was completely clueless about the situation inside Golden Globe. It was Leona's Aunt who had gotten this place cleared. How was she the one to be blamed?
Kate opened her mouth to explain but Leona raised her hand as if she had already expected her to jump to explain things.
''Officer, what are the current plans?"
The man pinched the spot between his brows, ''You are asking me for current plans after endangering the life of countless people. Do you realize that until we find any clues to what is happening here, the general public's lives will be at risk?''
Leona calmly looked at the people on the escalators, her face still as expressionless.
That led the man to be triggered even more, ''From what I see, I can come to two conclusions.''
''Oh, I am interested,'' Leona turned towards the man when she heard that, expecting some clues.
But when the man spoke up, his eyes revealed distrust, ''First, whatever is happening, the Vetrovs are responsible for it.''
''The audacity,'' Kate stepped forward to battle it all out with the man. He obviously held some significant position in New York Police Department which is why he had the nerve to talk to a Vetrov like that, but what he did not know was even their commander had to give the Vetrovs enough respect when they crossed paths, ''You..''
Leona raised her hand lazily again. Her eyes narrowed like that of a fox, ''And the second conclusion of yours state?"
''That you are just a beautiful face with a black heart, Miss Vetrov. Countless lives are in risk and you only care about yourself…''
''Are you calling me beautiful, Officer?" The woman smiled, seemingly not offended at all.
The man was slightly flustered.
However, Kate only felt goosebumps on her body. Kate knew the that smile meant danger. Extreme danger.
Far away from the scene, a person was standing with his hands tucked in his pockets, observing the interaction between the man and woman. The man was dressed in a dark grey suit, his hair sleeked back but his handsome face was covered in a layer of frost.
''Looks like sister-in-law has found herself another man to toy with,'' another man who was standing at the side couldn't help but click his tongue.