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But what is the relationship between this person and the woman he was following?

Suddenly, Joe Baba remembered the young man he had seen in Evanston that morning when he was following Margot…

"Tell me quickly, who told you to follow that lady?" Josie, unaware that Joe Barbaro had already recognized him, questioned him again when he saw him in a daze.

“It was Mr. Tony Wendice who made me do it. He asked me to follow Mrs. Wendice, find out evidence of her infidelity and the identity of her lover…” Faced with a gun, Joe Barbaro decisively chose to betray his employer.

People like him have no bottom line; they're willing to do anything to survive or make money.

However, Josh noticed the subtle change in his tone when he talked about his lover, as well as the probing look in his eyes when he looked at Josh.

Did he recognize me? Josie frowned.

He originally only intended to teach this fat Italian man a lesson and find out from him why he was following Margot; he had no intention of killing him.

But what if the other person really recognizes him...?

“Sir, I…” At this moment, Joe Barbaro still wanted to test Josie with words.

however……

A gunshot rang out, "Bang!!!!" echoing through the sky.

Chapter 23 The Telephone Murder Case

It was half an hour later when the police arrived at the scene of the "car accident".

"Any discoveries?" A burly man in plainclothes got out of the car and asked a police officer in uniform beside him.

His name is Dietrich, and he is a lieutenant sergeant in the 3rd Precinct of the North Side of Chicago. As a federal country, the United States has never had a unified police rank system since its founding, and it is common for military and police ranks to be used interchangeably.

The Chicago area is not as large as it will be in the future, so there are only 13 precincts at present.

Lieutenant Dietrich was already the second-in-command of the Third Precinct, a position of considerable power and influence.

"There were only some bloodstains, tire tracks, footprints, and some bloody bullets at the scene, probably deer sniffer shells. But there were no shell casings, and we didn't find any vehicles or bodies. What's really strange is that there were clearly traces of two vehicles at the scene, but we only found tire tracks from one vehicle. The other vehicle seemed to have never existed," the policeman next to him said with a somewhat grim expression.

"Where are the witnesses?" Lieutenant Dietrich asked.

"We found the person who called the police, but they only saw a figure with a gun in the distance and didn't dare to get close, so they didn't even know if the killer was male or female," the police officer sighed helplessly.

Lieutenant Dietrich nodded upon hearing this, understanding why the policeman sighed.

With no body, no murder weapon, no witnesses, and not even a decent piece of evidence, in an era when investigative methods were still relatively limited, it was essentially a headless case.

"Pack up and leave. I'll talk to the chief." After inspecting the scene, Dietrich ordered the team to call it a day. These days, there are too many similar headless cases, and the police don't want to spend too much energy on them.

Just as the police were searching without success and had no choice but to leave,

Evanston, along with Josie who had changed her clothes, had just arrived home in the Lincoln Continental that Margot had helped her buy.

Seeing Packard parked in front of his house, Josie knew that Margot was in his house... Josie had left her a spare key when they moved.

"How did things go?" Just as Josie got out of the car, Tommy from next door came out of the house and came over to ask after seeing Josie.

“It was a small problem, but it’s been resolved. Thank you for reminding me,” Josie replied.

Of course, it's impossible to say exactly how it was resolved.

Tommy understood this perfectly, so he didn't ask any further questions. He accepted Josie's thanks without hesitation, nodded, and turned to go back inside.

As Tommy entered the house, Josie breathed a soft sigh of relief.

If you look closely, you'll notice that his hands are still trembling slightly.

The reason is simple: he killed someone.

This was his first murder.

The scene of a bullet hitting a person and blood and flesh flying everywhere was still haunting him.

Even the mangled body, the shotgun used as the murder weapon, the two vehicles involved, and other evidence are now lying quietly in the system's inventory.

There's no mysterious, abnormal pleasure involved.

There wasn't much fear either.

There was only a little tension and confusion...

Josie still doesn't understand why she was able to fire so decisively and handle the scene so calmly.

"Josh, where have you been? I've been waiting for you for ages." Just as Josh was lost in thought, Margot opened the door and came out. Seeing him standing there in a daze, she immediately asked him, somewhat puzzled.

Then she noticed that Josie was looking at him strangely.

"What's wrong? Is my makeup ruined?" Margot felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by Josie.

Then, before he could even let out a cry of surprise, Josie carried him into the house.

When Margot came to her senses again, she was already lying naked on the large bed in the bedroom.

Lying in Josie's arms, looking at his slightly immature but handsome face, Margot felt strange and complicated.

But... it was also very enjoyable.

This was something she had never experienced from Tony Wendis.

"What happened?" Margot gently stroked Josie's face and asked tenderly.

"Your husband had someone follow you for a whole day and took quite a few photos," Josie replied casually, gently stroking Margot's body.

No wonder some people say that women are the best mood regulators.

After a somewhat wild and passionate encounter, the negative emotions he had accumulated were completely released, and he regained his original composure.

Then she told Margot about Tony Wendis having someone follow her.

Josie doesn't have the habit of being an unsung hero.

If you've made a contribution, you should speak up about it, otherwise, who will know what you've done?

Of course, the murder was omitted; he only mentioned that he bribed the stalker.

"What? How dare he?" Upon hearing Josie's words, Margot was instantly shocked and furious.

"Heh, why wouldn't he dare? He not only dares to send people to follow you, he even dares to send people to kill you. Otherwise, do you expect him to be kicked out after the divorce?" Josie said with a hint of sarcasm. Of course, this sarcasm was directed at Tony Wendace, not Margot beside her. "I have to say, he's really decisive in this matter. As long as you're dead, your vast wealth will all belong to him."

But how did Josie know about Tony Wendis's plans?

It's important to know that Joe Barbaro was only implementing the first step of Tony Wendis's tracking plan; he wasn't informed of the subsequent plans at all.

So Josie probably had no idea that Tony Wendis wanted to kill Margot.

Why would Josie say that?

Just now, while entwined with Margot, Josie finally remembered where the feeling of familiarity she had when she first met Margot came from.

Margot, Margot, a wealthy heiress.

Tony, a tennis star.

This is a character from the Hitchcock film, *Dial M for Murder*.

Josie only knew about this movie because of the actress who played Margot, Grace Kelly!

When it comes to famous Hollywood actresses of the 50s, most people's first thought is either Audrey Hepburn or Marilyn Monroe.

But in fact, in the 50s, there was a female movie star of the same age who was even more popular than the other two.

This person is Grace Kelly.

The reason why she is not as well-known as the other two in later generations is quite simple.

Because this actress retired from acting and married into the Monaco royal family shortly after achieving fame and reaching her peak, becoming a rather legendary princess.

In the hearts of Monacoans, her status is no less than that of Diana in the hearts of the British.

Josie had only seen the movie by chance, and it didn't leave a deep impression on her, so she couldn't remember it for a long time.

However, after thinking about it, Josie finally realized that she might not have traveled to the original world during World War II, but rather to a parallel world.

Moreover, the current situation is quite different from that in the movie.

For example, the film's story is set in London, England, not Chicago.

In addition, there is one very important character missing: Margot's writer lover in the film.

But when Josie thought about her current relationship with Margot... it seemed he had already taken the guy's place.

Another point is that the film's story takes place in the early 1950s, which is more than ten years later than now.

Chapter 24 Collusion

Upon hearing Josie say that Tony Wendis was going to murder her, Margot was terrified and immediately prepared to get up, but Josie stopped her.

"What are you going to do?" Josie asked.

"Of course we should call the police!" Margot said, somewhat flustered.

"Call the police? And then what? Tell the police your husband is going to kill you? Do you have any evidence?" Josie rolled her eyes and asked.

“Didn’t you say he sent someone to follow me and kill me? Where is that person? He can testify!” Margot calmed down a bit after hearing Josie’s words, and then said.

“It’s no use. Although I bribed the other party, they made it very clear at the time that they would not testify against your husband because he is a gang member. Your husband did not go directly to him, but to his boss… Do you understand what I mean?” Josie explained, half-jokingly. “And if nothing unexpected happens, he has already left Chicago with the money I gave him.”