amaotonovel Chapter 2988: The Green Trees Are Thick and the Summer Is Long (22)
Chapter 2988: The Green Trees Are Thick and the Summer Is Long (22)
Chapter 2988: The Green Trees Are Thick and the Summer Is Long (Twenty-Two)
After Aisha's investigation, she found out that the blonde woman's surname was Richie, and she was once a member of the Richie family. However, she was not the gang boss' biological daughter, but only his cousin. Even so, she was considered a rich lady with a very good family background.
The information on people related to the gang is relatively detailed. Aisha discovered that Miss Richie died of severe allergies ten years ago. At that time, she and Bob had been married for three years and had no children. After her death, Bob did not remarry.
Aisha immediately realized that Miss Richie's death was not simple because too many things happened at this point ten years ago.
Ten years ago, the Wardlade Engineering Team encountered a business crisis and was about to go bankrupt, but suddenly received investment from Williams' real estate company. In the same year, Bob joined the Wardlade Engineering Team as a manager. In the same year, the junior high school and elementary school departments were closed and the school buildings were demolished due to poor business performance. In the same year, Bob's wife, Miss Ritchie, died.
Assuming that Miss Richie's death was not an accident but a deliberate murder, the biggest suspect would naturally be her close husband Bob. In that era ruled by gangs, if Bob dared to do something, he would definitely do it perfectly. Now that another ten years have passed, it would probably be difficult to find any evidence.
But precisely because the gangs were at their peak in that era, even for the sake of his own future, Bob should not take such a big risk. Once discovered, he would definitely be killed without a burial place.
This means that Bob has reason to kill his wife even at the risk of dying together with his wife.
This reason should have little to do with the Wardlade engineering team, or anyone else. It should be that Miss Richie's existence itself has threatened Bob's life. The threat of letting her live is even greater than letting her die. Only in this way will Bob take action.
And for a wife who comes from a gang, what would make her want to kill her husband?
Although Aisha was still young, she knew that ordinary quarrels would not develop to this extent, so it was more likely to be an affair.
After all, Bob was just an unknown ordinary person at that time, but Richie was a well-known gangster family. Bob married Miss Richie and should have gained a lot of benefits from the Richie family. If he cheated at this time, the gang would definitely teach him a profound lesson.
But Aisha also had some doubts. She knew a little about the mafia families. Generally speaking, for the sake of their daughter's face, they would not make too big a fuss about it. If it was simply an affair, they would probably just kick the poor boy out and let him fend for himself.
If it was just this level of pressure, it wouldn't have forced Bob to take action. He must have done something even more damnable.
Surrender to the enemy? Assassination? Disloyalty?
These details have long been lost in the years and are difficult to verify, but Aisha feels that it must be related to the Wardlade engineering team and Williams. They may have done something together and felt that the Rich family would not let him go after this matter was exposed, so they took the initiative to kill Miss Rich who might have noticed this.
What could it be?
"Why did you suddenly call me here?" Helen looked up at Schiller in confusion. There was another girl with her, the Squirrel Girl from the New Warriors Team.
"Nothing, I just don't think it's safe enough if Doreen is alone."
"Safe? You mean, someone might attack you while you're being hypnotized?" Helen said with some confusion.
"It's not coming for me." Schiller shook his head and said, "Anyway, one of you will guard the door and the other will guard the window. Don't let anyone in during the hypnosis. If anyone tries to break in by force, teach him a lesson."
"What if it's Brand?"
"He won't force his way in," Schiller said. "Even if someone says that Dr. Brand asked him to come in, you must not let him in. Remember, no matter who they are, what credentials they have, or how tough they are, they are not allowed to come in."
"I understand." Helen nodded and said that she could probably guess what was going on.
After all, Arkham Asylum is a medical institution open to the public. There are many people here, and anyone can sneak in. If someone wants to cause trouble, he could be anyone, a curious patient, a doctor doing routine checkups, or a cleaner on duty...
Her and Squirrel Girl's job was to guard the room where Schiller was and not let anyone in so that the hypnosis treatment could be completed smoothly.
Schiller walked into the office and began to set up the scene for hypnosis. His office in Arkham Asylum already had a partition used for hypnosis, but it was relatively cramped, so Schiller pushed the bed directly to the center of the more open office.
Then he began to adjust the room's scenery and lighting. Although his hypnosis normally did not rely on external objects, a warm environment would make it easier for people to relax and speed up the progress of hypnosis.
Just as Schiller was preparing upstairs, Cobert also came to Edward's ward, intending to comfort him and tell him not to be afraid of this unfamiliar treatment.
In the past, Edward always went to Cobert's mother's ward. Although Cobert had been to Edward's ward several times, he was afraid of irritating him and never stayed for too long. This time was the first time he sat down.
As soon as he walked in, he saw a nurse coaxing Edward and trying to take the riddle book from his hand. Cobert walked over and said hello. The nurse smiled helplessly and said, "Good evening, sir. It's time to take medicine now. Can you talk after he finishes taking the medicine?"
Cobert nodded, and the nurse coaxed him in a gentle manner for more than ten minutes before finally finding an opportunity to take the riddle book from Edward's hand, draw his attention to the medicine, and make him take it well.
After the nurse left, Cobblepot sat down opposite Edward. Edward smiled shyly at him. Cobblepot observed that his facial and neck muscles were still twitching and his concentration was not very focused. He thought it might be because no one read riddles to him today, so he deliberately said, "Have you come up with any good riddles recently, Edward?"
Edward smiled brightly and immediately started a discussion with him. The two talked about riddles for more than ten minutes before Cobblepot had the opportunity to talk to him about hypnotherapy.
What surprised Cobblepot was that Edward did not seem afraid. He listened very seriously. There were some moments that even made Cobblepot feel that he was not a madman at all, but a normal person who was concentrating on a certain task. Even most normal people could not be so focused.
"…So, just leave everything to Professor Schiller. He is professional enough. You just need to follow his instructions and don't worry about anything else…Who?!"
A dark shadow flashed past the door, and Cobert stood up alertly, but he did not leave Edward. He just stood there and picked up his cell phone.
Today's Oswald Cobblepot is no longer the poor boy who struggled in the slums. Even when he came to accompany his mother in the hospital, he always brought enough people with him.
Not long after, two sturdy men in suits came to the door, one waited at the door, and the other walked in. Then a female subordinate led a group of people to search the room.
For fear of upsetting Edward, Cobert closed the screen next to the bed and never moved.
Cobert, who had been following Alberto and had many years of experience in anti-assassination, understood that any noise in the distance could be a trick used by the other party to lure the tiger away from the mountain. In this situation, anyone who ran away was a fool. It was wise to stand still and call for help.
Like those subordinates in the movies who run over to the slightest noise in the distance and leave their boss alone, they deserve to be shot ten times.
Cobert moved to the edge of the screen. The capable female subordinate shook her head at him, and then another young man came over and showed Cobert the surveillance video on a mobile phone.
The surveillance camera in the corridor captured that it was actually just a nurse passing by. The surveillance footage showed that it was the nurse who had given Edward medicine before, pushing a cart past. She did not stop at the door, nor did she look inside for a second. However, Cobert did not let down his guard at all. He said to his subordinates, "Go check this nurse."
After everyone else left, Cobblepot decided to stay and he would not leave Edward again until the hypnosis began.
About half an hour later, an unusual noise was heard outside the door. Soon, the two strong men following the female subordinate who had left earlier came in dragging someone in. It was the female nurse.
Cobert frowned slightly and looked at his subordinates. The investigation he mentioned was just an investigation. They are now legitimate businessmen who have cleaned up their mess. This kind of gangster method is a bit too low-class.
"Boss, the surveillance video clearly captured her going downstairs, but one of my guys saw someone in the room on the right through the crack in the door. When we went in, she was hiding in the closet. It's obvious that she's up to something."
Cobert's expression eased a lot. He looked at the nurse and said, "Who are you? Why are you hiding in the next room?"
"I'm just tidying up things there..." The nurse showed obvious hesitation. She opened her mouth and suddenly looked up at Edward, but Cobblepot did not see any intense emotion like hatred in her eyes. Instead, he saw a very complicated worry.
"Tell me your name first and what problem you have encountered, maybe I can help you solve it." said Cobert.
"Are you Oswald Cobblepot? The young man who followed the Godfather before?"
Cobert was not surprised at all that she knew his name. After all, he had lived here with his mother for so long, and they all used their real names. The surname Cobert was not very common, and it was easy to associate it with the Cobert Group.
But she actually knew that she had followed the godfather, no matter the old godfather or the young godfather, which was enough to prove that she was more than just a nurse.
Cobblepot looked at the nurse carefully again. She was actually not young, but that was normal. There were basically no delicate nurses in Arkham Asylum. After all, young nurses could basically not beat these mentally ill patients with strong limbs. Those recruited were all older, and some were married women with strength and means.
The nurse looked to be in her 40s. She didn't take good care of herself, so she looked a bit old. However, the tone of her voice revealed her gentleness from the inside out. She didn't seem like a gangster or a killer.
"My name is Helisi... I am indeed a nurse, but I used to work at the Porokin Community Hospital, and my husband is a construction worker."