Chapter 746: The Poor Suddenly Become Rich

This place is an upscale neighborhood. Based on Zara's experience of still needing to work at a burger joint, could she really afford to live here?

A fast-food waitress suddenly moving to an upscale neighborhood - that means she suddenly got a large sum of money, and the source of that money is very suspicious.

Although she acted like a mentally unstable potential threat in front of Victor, that doesn't rule out it being an act.

If she's Blake's person, then naturally she'd know what kind of identity to present to Victor to attract him most.

So-called beauty means nothing to Victor - a corpse would attract him more.

Plus, when he interacted with her, he noticed her clothing was all very ordinary stuff.

As for winning the lottery, no need to even mention it - the odds are so tiny, how could it possibly be her?

And women obsessed with lottery tickets are extremely rare.

This money was either given to her by someone, or she found it.

Victor thinks the most likely scenario is someone gave it to her.

As for who, a figure appeared in his mind.

Of course, for the specific situation, he just needs to find Zara and ask her.

As for the address on that note, unless necessary, Victor won't go there. He suspects that once he goes, he'll fall into Blake's trap.

Wait!

Victor thought again - the police must know more about Zara than he does, so they must also know about her financial situation.

Would the police not think of what he can think of?

And some things can't be hidden even if you want to hide them.

Perhaps Zara has already aroused police suspicion. If he goes to her door, it's like telling the police he's got problems.

No, he needs to think this through.

He thought again, from Zara's perspective - her sudden resignation means in her heart, she knows this money came from questionable sources.

Between finding it and someone giving it to her, Victor is almost certain Blake gave it to her.

Following this line of thinking, the police are already suspicious of her, but not enough to take her in yet.

This kind of financial issue, once investigated, definitely requires questioning.

If the police take her away, then he'll have no chance to investigate. He must legitimize the money in Zara's hands before the police finish their investigation.

Thinking of this, Victor continued thinking - if Zara suddenly got a large sum of dirty money, what would she do?

If she wants to spend it, she must launder it, otherwise her money can never be spent and will just be waste paper.

How could a waitress possibly find money laundering channels?

And from the results, she's already spent some.

Just from her current behavior, you can tell she's not really a mentally ill potential criminal.

She's just pretending, has some cleverness but can't see the full picture.

Maybe she knows spending this money will get police attention, but she couldn't help spending it anyway.

This shows her family isn't wealthy, she's never seen this much money in her life - shortsighted is exactly this type of person.

When she spends money, it must be cash transactions. All her usual expenses use cash, which means she must go out often.

He might be able to seize this opportunity to have a chance encounter with her, then tell her he can help launder the money.

With the police already at her door, she definitely won't refuse.

She must use Victor's money to clean her money.

This way, Victor can take the opportunity to find out where her money came from!

He knows she'll definitely tell him, because she needs him.

Having figured this out, Victor smiled.

Blake, since you've made your move, how will you counter my probe?

When Emily came back, she told Victor about all the fun things she encountered at school and the new friends she made.

Victor listened quietly.

The next day.

"Lucille, Keira is dead."

Lucille jumped up from the sofa in shock. "Who did you say? Keira? Didn't she go back with Johnny?"

Primrose handed over the file. "It's definitely her, dead at 'Starlight Avenue forty-five.'"

"Is the scene secured?"

"It's secured."

Just then, Marc called.

"Lucille, three more bodies of young women were found. Suspected to be the three missing girls reported."

Upon hearing the news, Lucille immediately called Victor. "Henry, tell me honestly! Did you kill Keira!"

"What?" Victor was very shocked.

"Henry! I don't care what you've become, as long as you're Henry, I'll definitely help you. Tell me honestly, did you kill Keira!"

Because Keira shot at him, so he killed Keira - that would be normal.

If it were before, Lucille wouldn't talk to him about these things, but after learning he was Henry.

All these years of searching and waiting, like surging waves, had kept her from sleeping well for over a week.

She'd been thinking - if Henry really is a serial killer, what should she do?

Today she knew - since the engagement was set from childhood, then no matter what he does, she'll stand behind him.

Victor thought silently. He remembered that note. "Is it 'Starlight Avenue forty-five'?"

He was testing. He needed to test if Lucille's feelings for him were worth trusting.

This was bold and risky, but he was confident he could explain everything.

He really wanted to know - the engagement set from childhood, did feelings between them still exist?

"So it was you! Damn it, do you know three more women died? Why are you killing so many people? No, you can't stay in the country. Leave immediately! Right now. After I handle the aftermath, I'll come find you."

Victor fell silent. For a moment, he didn't know how to respond.

After a long while, he said quietly, "I didn't kill them. I'm not lying to you."

After saying this, he hung up. He found he didn't dare face Lucille anymore.

Could it be that childhood love could also be so deeply engraved?

No, he must investigate the truth!

Victor took a cab to Zara's neighborhood. After arriving, he first spent three hundred dollars to have someone push him around the neighborhood in a circle.

Then he memorized the upscale restaurants nearby.

Zara has no job now. A young person without work definitely doesn't sleep at night - playing until two or three in the morning is common.

After sleeping, it would be past ten in the morning at least. After getting up and washing up, going downstairs for lunch.

Therefore, he waited patiently at an upscale restaurant.