After Leonard finished speaking, Mellisa and Lilia immediately looked at him.
The news really shocked them to death.
Mellisa frowned instinctively. "How do you know where Leila is?"
Didn't they lose track of her last night?
And now this man knew where she was? This was absurd!
Leonard and Jean found her traces. Leonard saw Mellisa's suspicious gaze, but he still chose to open up. "Last night, Leila received a call from Mike."
"How did you know?" Mellisa asked without thinking.
Her curiosity might've taken over her, so she opened her mouth without thinking.
Leonard didn't answer, but he looked at her and raised his thick eyebrows with a smile.
Mellisa suddenly realized something. Curling the corners of her mouth, she stopped asking questions.
Leonard had been keeping an eye on Leila from the start, he was definitely monitoring her every move.
Even though Mellisa stopped talking, her heart still wasn't at peace.
Lilia took the initiative to suggest chasing Leila, they could immediately book a ticket and go to Malaysia.
Mellisa's face turned serious, she seemed to consider Lilia's idea.
Her sister then sat beside her and watched her serious face. But before she could speak, Caleb asked, "Did her family know this beforehand?"
His question did make sense.
However, none of them could answer.
"Forget it, don't think too much about her. Axel, you try to go and check. Also, get our sidekicks in Malaysia to track and see what's going on with the two of them!"
Axel nodded and agreed, but the pleasant smile on his face narrowed even further.
Of course everyone was thinking hard and looking confused, Mike Austin's sudden involvement in this was the main cause.
Before leaving, Caleb asked Lilia if she had gone to the hospital for a physical exam.
This veteran general loved his granddaughter so much.
At that time, Lilia was standing in front of the door while thinking about how to answer it politely. However, she could hear the low voice of the man next to her say, "We're leaving in the morning."
"Remember, your health is the main concern here, so don't delay the checkup. Jean, don't forget to tell me the results of Lilia's and yours too."
Jean pursed his lips and nodded. The old man continued to say a few more words, then he took Axel and left the villa.
...
The time was approaching three in the afternoon.
After the old man left, the four of them sat in the living room and Lilia took the lead to ask, "Can we use Trisa's confession as an evidence to catch Leila in person?"
Her serious gaze fell on Leonard right after she finished her words.
Lilia had been thinking about this since lunch, and she had discussed it with Mellisa during that period.
She was always thinking about this possibility.
The investigation of Trisa's case had only just begun, it would be great if Leila could be arrested at the same time on the premise of convincing evidence.
Since Leonard was a police officer, the criteria for measuring this case must be more transparent.
Leonard arched his brows, looking into Lilia's eyes and giving a hint of appreciation. "Right now, it is still difficult for us to get involved in Trisa's case again. The police arrest people based on the evidence provided, so our conversation with Trisa cannot be used as evidence. But there is a camera in the room, and I have told Agung to edit it as part of the evidence."
"I also asked my ex-subordinates when they finished interrogating Trisa. Her main crimes were drug trafficking and smuggling. As for the case of attempted murder, it would be referred to when Mellisa drowned in the lake," he continued.
"There is still no evidence that Leila was directly involved in the crime for now. The police cannot directly make an arrest based on Trisa's words. At best, the things Trisa explained can only incriminate Leila as an accomplice. So it depends on Trisa's confession whether she tells Leila as either the mastermind or just her accomplice," Leonard added.
His explanation made Lilia's eyes a little glamorous. As long as Leila's name was known, she would be easy to deal with.
Mellisa then asked carefully, "If this is the case, can you get your men to investigate?"
Leonard roughly guessed then nodded and said, "From the standpoint of handling this case, maybe we can frame her and summon her to cooperate in investigating the case that happened to Trisa. But ... I kind of believe in Trisa's words now,"
"Which words?" Mellisa was so suspicious when she heard him that even Lilia raised an eyebrow and looked in his direction.
"She said Leila was very smart!" Leonard said with a sneer, while Mellisa pursed her lips in disgust. "Shit!"
Leonard narrowed his eyes and sat beside her, hugging her shoulders comfortably. Then he said in a heavy voice, "As soon as Trisa was arrested, she already ordered a ticket and immediately escaped abroad. If we were to use the original plan, the person being summoned had to be within reach. The police are completely helpless in this case because if they call her by force, it will violate the laws between countries. Leila's decision to run abroad is the right thing for her. That's why I have to admit that she has an extraordinary intelligence."
Lilia and Mellisa become nervous and silent for a moment.
Was she really clever like Leonard said, or... Did someone help her?
The nightclub owned by Trisa closed at 12, and she was taken away at the same time.
In the morning, Leila already went overseas in the earliest flight.
What a coincidence!
At this point, Leonard and Jean met each other's gazes from the side.
Their pupils were filled with a cold and grim aura.
Leila didn't hide her existence, but her steps were spot on. And she managed to evade all investigations.
...
At night, the sky grew darker and the darkness enveloped the entire capital.
Outside the door of the villa, Mellisa walked out alone in a thin shirt.
The cold air made her shoulders shrank a little, but it also made her mind clearer...
She was walking near the cherry blossoms park while lighting a cigarette in her mouth.
After a deep inhale, an astringent smell of smoke spread in her throat. The smoke from the cigarette was very strong and it calmed her anxiety.
Mellisa raised her eyes staring at the smoke, no starlight was seen on this hazy night.
In the distance, she could only catch a hint of mist.
After smoking half a cigarette, she slowly took out her phone. When the screen was turned on, the page remained in the call log.
Throughout the afternoon, she made eight calls to Mike, but his phone was turned off.
This was not normal!
If they left early in the morning, he should have landed in Malaysia a long time ago.
The only explanation was that he didn't want to turn on his phone and cut all contact.
Mellisa could not calm the restlessness in her heart. She knew how Mike was, she was afraid that her friend would act impulsively.
After all, Leila was able to avoid everyone's "ambush and chase"... But was it because of Mike's help?
If she had listened to Lilia's initiative to go after Leila, she would have already gone after them.
But Mellisa was worried that Lilia or whoever that accompanied her would be hurt.
Because no one knew how cruel Leila's heart was.
"When I went to the bathroom, you sneaked out to smoke. Aren't you afraid that your lungs will be damaged?" Behind her, Leonard's displeased voice came along with the sound of his footsteps.
Before Mellisa turned around, she had already dropped the warm coat on her shoulders.
She turned her head, her eyes were gray and dark as she met Leonard's eyes, feeling very complicated.
Leonard was only wearing a white shirt. He raised his hand to wrap Mellisa's thin shoulders and asked in a low voice, "Still thinking about Leila?"
Mellisa leaned back on his arm inadvertently, then stared at the cigarette in her hand and shook her head.. "No, I'm thinking about why Lilia suddenly wanted to chase her to Malaysia. Even after we go there, what can we do?!"
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