The three of them left the studio and sat down in a small park not far away from the building, before they began their formal conversation.
Luke didn't have a seat. Elsa and Margaret were sitting on the wooden chairs, and he couldn't sit with them.
He stood beside Elsa, listening to their conversation and observing Marguerite from the side.
He had to admit that Margaret was indeed beautiful. It was no wonder that William, the boss of the gang, liked her. She had a head of wavy blonde hair, but it was probably dyed. She had fair skin and very distinctive features.
She had a big mouth, big eyes, a high nose, and deep eyes. She was the type of beauty that Americans liked, like Anne Hathaway.
Moreover, at the age of 21, she was an art student, so everything about her was at its peak.
The conversation lasted a long time.
Luke even bought a few bottles of water from the vending machine for the two women to drink.
Elsa's questions also gradually revealed some information about the case to Margaret, mainly about the danger she might face.
That was Elsa's personal behavior.
In fact, even if she hadn't reminded them, the police department wouldn't have been in trouble if something happened to Margaret. After all, nobody would have asked them to work on William Johnson's case.
But as a woman, Elsa's heart softened when she met Margaret, who wasn't a bad person, and was even a little naive.
Luke didn't care.
The Super Detective System told him to be ruthless to bad people, but he couldn't be so cold-blooded to a kind ordinary person like Margaret.
Margaret hadn't lived a good life because of William Johnson. She had come from a wealthy family to begin with, which was why she had chosen art.
Elsa wanted to remind her that it was up to her.
Elsa was a good conversationalist. After all, she had been a detective for eight years, and talking to women was one of her specialties.
Her neat and capable temperament made it easy for her to win the trust and favor of weaker women, such as Margaret.
Thus, after more than an hour of conversation, Margret had already gotten a lot of information about William's life, and she also knew about her current situation.
Even Luke might not have been able to convince Margaret easily, but Elsa did it.
Luke watched with great interest on the side.
Compared to Elsa, he was actually very "crude" in doing things. He relied on his own strength to crush his opponents.
Of course, it was good to have strength, but he didn't mind absorbing some experience.
He wasn't strong enough to crush everything. Perhaps one day, he would have to learn from Elsa and use his Verbal Cannon to achieve some goals.
Two hours later, both parties were more or less done with their discussion. They exchanged contact details for convenience in future communication.
At that moment, a familiar voice rang out not far away. "Huh? You … "
Luke raised an eyebrow. "You're here too?"
The man quickly whispered in Luke's ear, "I'm investigating a case."
Luke asked with a questioning look.
Selina said, "I'm here for Mrs. Johnson."
On the other side, Donald also greeted Elsa and Margaret. He took out his badge and introduced himself.
Margaret was puzzled. "Why … are you looking for me?" She subconsciously looked at Ayesha.
The police station wouldn't send two groups of people to investigate him, right?
Donald said, "Mrs. Johnson, we're here for the apartment building at 27 Lipton Street."
Margaret was at a loss. "Huh?"
Donald said, "It belongs to you now."
Margaret was confused. "What?"
Elsa and Luke were the audience, but they soon realized what was going on.
As it turned out, the apartment building that Donald and Selina were investigating, in which one woman died and the other went missing, belonged to William Johnson.
Now, it belonged to Margaret and Mrs. Johnson.
Donald was only here as a last resort to see if Margaret had any information, but that wasn't likely.
Margaret had no idea what was going on with the apartment building. Or rather, she didn't know how much of William's property she had under her name at all.
But after receiving Elsa's reminder and giving her some solutions, Margret was already prepared to find a powerful law firm to sort out all the assets under her name as soon as possible.
Naturally, she didn't hate money, but as an art student who had come from a wealthy family, she didn't crave money so much.
The buildings that William Johnson left behind were worth at least a hundred million dollars, and the rent was enough for her to live comfortably for the rest of her life.
She would dispose of William Johnson's uncanny assets as soon as possible and turn them into things that had nothing to do with her.
Once that was done, it would be pointless for other gangs to look for her if they wanted to get their hands on William Johnson's assets.
Although she might lose a lot of money this way, with Marguerite's ability, it was the safest choice.
She didn't have the ability or the heart to be a strong woman, nor did she lack money. She would only be crazy to keep those illegal assets and get herself into trouble.
In the end, after seeing Margaret off, Elsa and Donald exchanged intelligence, and Luke and Selina chatted for a bit.
The current situation was that neither of the two groups had obtained any useful clues.
Elsa had a lot of intelligence on William, but she couldn't figure out how it had anything to do with his murder, since the guy had too many enemies.
Donald was even more pitiful. Margaret was a spoiled young lady who didn't care about worldly affairs, even though she was married to William.
She was only responsible for her beauty, and didn't know anything about William's shady dealings.
Luke also used Sharp Nose on Margaret, but apart from the strong smell of oil paint on her, there was no smell of gun oil, gunpowder, or illegal drugs.
She really didn't touch those things.
Although she didn't necessarily need to touch those things herself, it was very unlikely that she would.
After chatting for a while, Luke suggested that they go to dinner together. It would be his treat.
Elsa didn't mind. After a brief hesitation, Donald agreed as well.
It was already half past eleven. Even if he didn't accept Luke's invitation, he and Selina would still have to find a place to eat later.
Naturally, Luke took everybody to Taoran House. Unlike last time, he chose a "private room" this time.
The four of them sat in a ten-square-meter private room that had floor-to-ceiling glass on one side and walls on the other. It was very quiet when the door was closed.
Elsa was very curious. "There's such a place?"
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