Chapter 270

"We caught the suspect in Xiaoyang City the day before yesterday. He confessed to everything and gave us a motive—it’s all recorded. He also told us the café staff was in on it. We brought her in yesterday from her hometown. We interviewed them separately, and their statements lined up. Seems legit," Captain Wilson explained. Maria Lewis frowned slightly. "Don’t you think it all went down a little too smoothly? Guang Yongde wanted to get back at the victim for being rich, but he barely used any poison. Doesn’t really add up." "We thought that too. He claimed he never intended to kill—just wanted to scare them. Honestly, that kind of holds up," said Wilson. Maria had mixed feelings. Okay, so Amelia White’s move worked—she found someone to take the fall and wiped her hands clean. Captain Wilson chuckled, "Case finally closed. Sorry it took so long." He turned to James Bennett, "I’ll be calling your mother this afternoon to come down and sign off. You guys can start prepping for the lawsu