Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 51 Senator Maynard's Scandal
"I really don't know what you police officers are doing. You can't even find the source of a threatening letter?
"Not to mention that this letter is clearly postmarked... I think the police force in Tingen City needs a major overhaul. They're a bunch of good-for-nothings!"

In front of a luxurious single-family house in the Golden Indus District, a well-dressed middle-aged man was furious at Inspector Toler of the Ahowa County Police Department.

This middle-aged man was none other than John Maynard, a New Party member of the Tingen City Council.

Inspector Toler, a portly man with two silver star epaulettes, lowered his head and looked submissive.

He kept apologizing, fearing that he would anger the powerful city councilor in front of him.

It’s not because of anything else, it’s just because I really can’t afford to offend the other person’s identity.

Maynard was not only a senior councilor with over a decade of experience in Tingen City, poised to become the next mayor, but his wife was also the daughter of a New Party leader and a member of the House of Commons in Backlund.

If such an identity is not handled properly, it is likely to be exploited by the new party and take the opportunity to attack the Conservative Party. The experienced Inspector Toller does not want to become cannon fodder in their struggle.

Suddenly, several policemen wearing police uniforms and epaulettes came from the opposite iron gate of the villa.

The leading man had a straight nose and gentle and calm eyes. His deep grey eyes gave people an indescribable sense of depth, like a deserted lake in an ancient forest.

This is Dunn Smith.

Following behind him were Klein, Frye the Corpse Collector, and Siga Theon the Midnight Poet.

When Toller saw Dunn and others appear, he immediately stepped forward and shook hands with them as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw.

With the Nighthawks as tall men, Toller could pass the blame to them.

When he saw Klein, he was slightly stunned, then nodded to Klein with a look full of kindness.

"I didn't expect that in just one month, you're already on the same level as me." Toller looked at Klein's shoulder straps, which also had two stars, with envy in his eyes.

"Perhaps in two months, you'll be calling me sir." Klein joked, then added:

"Just kidding, I get scared every time I think about what happened in the past month."

Toller smiled, but quickly realized that Crane was talking about a serious topic.

So he suppressed his smile and began to tell Dunn about the threatening letter incident.

The letter was delivered from a mailbox in the university district, collected by the postman, and then transferred to the Maxwell Road post office, and then delivered to Councilman Maynard's residence through the city's distribution channels.

It requires Congressman Maynard to vote against a recent draft resolution promoted by the New Party, otherwise he will not only be killed but his extramarital affair will be made public.

This is a fatal threat to any man, just like the otaku who "can't delete his browser history before he dies". It's scary to think about it.

After receiving the report, the police carefully examined the surface of the envelope as evidence, but found only the fingerprints of Congressman Maynard and the servant in his home who was responsible for collecting the letters, and nothing else.

The letter writer, the postman, the transfer operator at the Maxwell Road Post Office... no one's fingerprints were left there.

Toller also sent people to the Maxwell Road Post Office and talked to the postman with black hair and black eyes, and a rather retro monocle on his right eye. He learned that they were responsible for collecting letters from almost all mailboxes and mailboxes in half of the university district, and that the collection was done once every 24 hours. Without knowing who the postman was, there was no way to trace the origin of the letter.

Considering these anomalies, Toller immediately realized that this might be an extraordinary event that needed to be handled by the Nighthawks.

"Senator Maynard, have you come into contact with any strange people recently, or have you offended anyone?"

Dunn listened to Toler's report with a normal expression, and then looked at John Maynard who was still angry.

"There aren't any weird people... If I offend anyone, as a progressive congressman, I often have to make decisions that are beneficial to the country and the people's livelihood, but this will undoubtedly affect the interests of many people." John Maynard's tone was normal, but his words contained a lot of pride.

In fact, Klein knew that what he said was not entirely official rhetoric. For example, in the process of establishing Roger's Stray Animal Protection Association, this city councilor did play a positive role.

"By the way, this letter mentioned that you had an extramarital affair. Did this really happen?" At this time, Ms. Xiga Teong suddenly asked.

"What does this have to do with you?"

Councilman Maynard's tone suddenly rose a few notches. "I have never cheated on my wife. If you continue to talk nonsense like this, I will file a complaint with the Ahowa County Sheriff's Department!"

"You misunderstood. My colleague didn't say you were having an extramarital affair. Judging from the wording in the letter, he was using this as leverage to force you to comply.

"This means the other party is very familiar with you. This may be a breakthrough in the investigation..."

Dunn was explaining when he suddenly heard the sound of boots hitting the ground and a woman's slightly high-pitched voice:

"John, since you have the ability to do those things, don't be afraid of people knowing.

"I've already told you to be more restrained, but now everyone knows about it."

Dunn, Klein, and the others immediately turned their heads curiously and saw a plump, fair-skinned middle-aged woman walking out of the villa with an angry look on her face.

Judging from her tone, she was obviously John Maynard's wife, the daughter of that Member of the House of Commons.

"What are you talking about..." John spoke hurriedly, trying to stop the woman from speaking.

Klein and Xijia immediately pricked up their gossipy ears and began to listen intently to each other's revelations.

"That's Sharon, the one who even slept with her own stepson... I heard she has connections with so many nobles in the government that I can't even count them on one hand."

"That's enough, shut up!!"

John Maynard roared, his face flushed.

"Sharon...Mrs. Sharon?"

Dunn didn't care about the other person's private life at all, but muttered to himself.

He had heard the name before; it was the widow of the former Baron Hoy, who was said to be a very beautiful woman.

He nodded at the right time, judging that this was a breakthrough in the investigation, and said goodbye to the quarreling Maynard couple, and turned to leave Senator Maynard's residence with his team.

"Wait for me!"

Inspector Toller roared in his heart as he followed Dunn out of the mansion.

"Inspector Toler, please send more police officers to protect Baron Maynard while we investigate."

Dunn instructed on the way.

"Of course, this is our duty..."

As Dunn, Toler and others left, Roger, wearing a brown coat, a wide-brimmed hat, and carrying a chubby tabby cat on his shoulder, appeared from the other side of the street.

(End of this chapter)