The Missing Jewelry Benjamin shrugged.

　　He never believed that things were so simple, perhaps even Ethan didn't know where those jewelry were.

　　James loaded the two boxes onto the car, then returned to the police station with Benjamin and Emma to interrogate Ethan again.

　　This time he was not polite at all, shining the desk lamp directly on Ethan's face and shouting sternly, "We have found the two suitcases you threw away.

　　The items inside the suitcases can prove that you were living with Sophia.

　　All of these are important pieces of evidence, but there are important items missing from these things."

　　"What items?" Ethan squinted his eyes, the intense light preventing him from opening his eyes fully.

　　He could only vaguely see James' figure.

　　At this moment, Benjamin coughed.

　　He did not agree with James' interrogation method of shining the light on the suspect's face, which was suspected of extracting a confession under duress.

　　It would cause significant psychological pressure on the suspect and ultimately lead to incorrect conclusions in the case.

　　James glanced at Benjamin but did not end his wrongful interrogation method.

　　He continued to shout, "The jewelry, the jewelry on the deceased.

　　Where did you hide them?"

　　"You mean the jewelry on her is gone?" Ethan said in surprise, as if he had just learned this news, "I didn't see them."

　　"Stop pretending in front of me," James shouted, "I'm asking you, the deceased was completely naked, did you strip her of her clothes?"

　　"Yes," Ethan said.

　　"Why did you strip the deceased of her clothes?" James asked.

　　"I was afraid you would recognize her," Ethan lowered his head.

　　"Since you stripped the deceased of her clothes, worried that we would recognize her from her clothes, why would you leave those jewelry behind?" James sneered, a look of satisfaction on his face.

　　"Confess honestly, where did you hide those jewelry?"

　　"Oh my god, I really don't know.

　　I didn't pay attention to those at the time, I just stripped her clothes off," Ethan raised his head again to look at James, but his eyes were immediately irritated and he had to close them.

　　"I think this must be a planned murder for money.

　　The gold necklace and other items she wore were all bought by me, worth tens of thousands.

　　The killer must have taken them!"

　　"Don't play innocent with me! You killed Sophia, then disposed of her body.

　　You couldn't bear to sink those jewelry with her, so you hid them all," James shouted loudly.

　　"No, I didn't!" Ethan shook his head and shouted, "I didn't kill her, and I didn't take those jewelry!"

　　"I didn't! Why are you forcing me to confess? I confessed to everything I did, what else do you want me to confess?" Benjamin shook his head and simply walked out with Emma.

　　Ten minutes later, James walked out with a frustrated expression.

　　"It seems like your interrogation didn't go smoothly," Benjamin said.

　　"This guy's mouth is just too hard to crack," James sighed, looking extremely annoyed.

　　"I advise you not to continue with such interrogation methods.

　　It's simply forced confession, making people admit to crimes they didn't commit, and ultimately deviate the case from the truth," Benjamin expressed his dissatisfaction.

　　"Don't worry, I will definitely find these jewels, and then you will see that I am right," James didn't think he did anything wrong; it was just one method of cracking the case.

　　"How do we search?"

　　"Go to his office and his home.

　　I believe they must be hidden in one of those places."

　　"No, that would just be a waste of police resources.

　　Don't you think he knows that hiding those things in those places would make it easy for you to find them?"

　　"So you agree that he hid the jewels?"

　　"No, I never said that."

　　"He is now a major suspect.

　　It's easy for me to obtain a search warrant.

　　I will go and search his office and home soon, and I will find them," James said confidently and left excitedly.

　　"What should we do? Should we go with him?" Emma asked.

　　Benjamin shook his head and sighed, "He is just too inexperienced.

　　Zhang Chenggong shouldn't have promoted him directly to captain; he should have started from the bottom."

　　"Exactly because he is inexperienced, we should follow him, so he doesn't go further down the wrong path," Emma said.

　　"Why should I follow him? Following him will only waste my time.

　　I might as well investigate on my own; maybe I can find out the truth sooner," Benjamin seemed very unwilling to accompany James in investigating.

　　"In fact, deep down, you also have some doubts about Ethan.

　　Following James will just help you resolve your doubts," Emma said.

　　This time Benjamin didn't say anything.

　　He did indeed have some doubts about Ethan, or at least, Ethan had hidden some facts that could lead to the truth.

　　After a moment, James rushed over and said excitedly, "It's great that you're still here.

　　I am extremely short-handed, and I hope you can accompany me."

　　"No problem, happy to help," Emma responded on behalf of Benjamin.

　　James looked at the search warrant in his hand and said, "Should we go to his company first or his home?"

　　"Company."

　　"Home."

　　Benjamin and Emma gave different answers.

　　James's gaze shifted between the two.

　　"Where should we go?"

　　"Let's go to his company first," Benjamin said.

　　"I was thinking the same.

　　His company is closer, and after visiting the company, we'll still have time to go to his home," James said.

　　The three of them drove to Dayong Real Estate Co., Ltd.

　　Ethan's secretary already knew that the boss was arrested because of involvement in a murder case.

　　When she saw them visiting again, she couldn't help but feel nervous, worried that she might also get implicated.

　　"Wasn't the general manager taken away by you guys? I don't know what he did.

　　I'm just an employee."

　　"Don't be so nervous," James showed the search warrant to the secretary.

　　"This is a search warrant.

　　We need to search Ethan's office and all his personal belongings."

　　"Please follow me."

　　"The secretary dared not obstruct and opened the door to the general manager's office, allowing three people to enter.

　　Once inside the room, James began a thorough search, while Benjamin showed no interest.

　　He did not believe that the deceased's jewelry was in Ethan's hands.

　　Taking advantage of this opportunity, he approached the secretary and asked, 'Can we talk?'

　　The secretary didn't know Benjamin's identity and thought he was also a police officer, so she nodded and said, 'Sure.'

　　'Do you know Sophia?' Benjamin asked.

　　'Yes, I do.

　　She is also the general manager's secretary.'

　　'What is your relationship like with her?'

　　'It's just average.

　　We have a normal colleague relationship.'

　　'What does she normally do, I mean what area of work is she responsible for?'

　　'Actually, she is only the honorary general manager's secretary.

　　In reality, she doesn't have any work here.

　　She spends her days browsing the internet and going out with the general manager.'

　　'Are you implying that her relationship with the general manager is not ordinary?'

　　'I never said that.' The secretary's expression showed disdain as she spoke, indicating that Sophia and Ethan's relationship was hardly a secret within the company.

　　She held contempt for Sophia's behavior.

　　'I have only heard from others that she is actually the general manager's mistress.

　　Working here is just a cover, allowing her to be with the general manager openly and righteously.'

　　'Oh, is that so?' Benjamin pretended to be surprised, as if hearing about this for the first time.

　　'Isn't the general manager afraid of being discovered by his wife?'

　　Gossip is in a woman's nature, so when the secretary realized that Benjamin didn't know about this, she immediately treated it as a secret and revealed it.

　　'The general manager is indeed very afraid of his wife, but he is very cautious.

　　For example, he gave Sophia the title of the general manager's secretary, which cleverly conceals their relationship.'

　　'The general manager is afraid of his wife? This doesn't seem like his style.

　　In my opinion, he is a fearless and strong man.' Benjamin seemed very interested in this matter, which increased the secretary's desire to share the secret even more.

　　'That is just a surface phenomenon.

　　Many people in the company know that the truth is not like that.

　　Although the company is called Dayong Real Estate Co., Ltd., it was actually established by the general manager's wife, who is the registered owner.

　　The financial power is also controlled by her.

　　Without her permission, the general manager couldn't even move a penny in the company.

　　That's why he is very afraid of his wife, especially when it comes to relationships between men and women.' The secretary whispered, as if she were the only one who knew about these things.

　　'Since he can't use any money, how do they handle their expenses between the general manager and his mistress?' Benjamin continued to inquire.

　　'Of course, they falsify accounts.' The secretary spoke cautiously, glanced around to make sure there was no one else nearby, and then whispered, 'I heard that the general manager's falsifying of accounts came to the attention of his wife, and she was very angry.

　　She even threatened to shut down the company.'"

　　"Benjamin proceeded to ask a few more questions, and the two of them spoke quietly, just like old friends.

　　Over there, James was busy and sweating profusely as he searched the office, but he found nothing.

　　When Benjamin saw James approaching, he jokingly asked, 'So, did you find what you were looking for?' James gave Benjamin a glare and pointed to the room inside the office, saying, 'What's in there?' 'That's where the general manager usually rests,' the secretary said nervously upon seeing James again.

　　She realized that these people were the police, and she began to feel that she had said a bit too much earlier.

　　'Open it,' James ordered.

　　'I'm sorry, only the general manager has the key.

　　Without the general manager's permission, no one can enter,' the secretary whispered.

　　James pulled out the search warrant again and said, 'You better open it, or I will charge you with obstructing official duties.' 'There should be a spare key somewhere.

　　Let me look for it,' the secretary said.

　　She didn't want to go to the police station.

　　She wanted to quickly get rid of these people and distance herself from this matter.

　　She found the spare key and handed it to James, saying, 'This should be it.' James took the key from the secretary's hand, opened the door, and suddenly became excited.

　　In his eyes, the things he needed to find must be hidden there.

　　As long as he found those things, he could prove Ethan's guilt, and this damn case would finally be closed.

　　The secretary didn't want trouble, so after James rushed in, she quietly left the general manager's office, and Benjamin and Emma followed James inside.

　　The room was elegantly furnished, with a sofa set in front, a freezer on the left side, and a double bed inside, with an LCD TV at the foot.

　　There was a faint scent in the room, a fragrance unique to women.

　　It seemed that Ethan couldn't do without messing around here.

　　James searched the room but found nothing.

　　In the end, he focused on the double bed.

　　However, the massive mattress was too heavy for him to lift alone.

　　He shouted, 'Hey, can you two give me a hand?' Benjamin and Emma approached to help James lift the mattress.

　　'Look what I found?' James exclaimed excitedly.

　　There was a hidden compartment under the double bed, and to everyone's surprise, there was a jewelry box inside.

　　'It seems like I found what we were looking for,' James took out the jewelry box.

　　Benjamin was also somewhat surprised, staring at the jewelry box and saying, 'We better open it and see what's inside.' 'Inside must be what we're looking for,' James said as he opened the jewelry box in front of Benjamin.

　　However, the smile on his face froze.

　　The jewelry box contained not a single piece of jewelry but a box full of receipts.

　　James went mad and poured all the receipts from the jewelry box onto the bed.

　　Even if there was just one piece of jewelry, he could have proven Ethan's guilt.

　　But unfortunately, besides a bed covered in receipts, there was nothing else.

　　'What's going on? Where are those jewels?'"

　　"It seems like you found what you were looking for," Emma said, mocking.

　　"There's no jewelry here at all," Benjamin remarked.

　　"Damn it!" James struggled to control himself from throwing the jewelry box in his hand to the ground and smashing it.

　　It should have contained the deceased's jewelry, but instead, it was filled with useless receipts.

　　He had wasted his time for nothing.