Beep, beep, beep.
A police car arrived at Yvette's house, and two young officers stepped out.
The white officer in front walked up to Yvette. "Were you the one who called the police, ma'am?"
"Yes."
Yvette nervously twisted her fingers as she answered.
"Hello, I'm Flower Ryan from the New York Police Station's Fifth Precinct."
"You said on the phone that you found a body in your house? Please tell me where it is. Can you identify the deceased?"
Officer Ryan asked gravely.
"Well..." Yvette stammered, looking flustered. Her gaze involuntarily drifted toward Chongyun and the others waiting nearby. "I, I'm not sure. It should... should be on the second floor..."
Yvette's voice grew quieter as she spoke.
Noticing her unusual behavior, Officer Ryan turned to glance at Lin Ze, Hu Tao, and the others.
"Should be? Weren't you the one who found the body, Yvette? Why do you keep looking at them? Are these your children?"
"Let me explain."
Lin Ze walked over.
"We found Miss Yvette's husband, who went missing five years ago. Someone sealed him in concrete beneath the floor of the second-floor hallway."
"What?!"
Yvette was stunned. She covered her mouth, tears streaming down her face. "Simon! Sob..."
"Where exactly?! Take me there, now!"
Realizing this was an extremely serious murder case, Officer Ryan hurried after Lin Ze to the second floor.
However, the intact flooring upstairs showed no trace of a body, and Officer Ryan's expression immediately turned stern.
"This floor hasn't been damaged at all. How do you know there's a body hidden underneath? Kids, this isn't something you can joke about. I hope you'll be honest with us."
The other officer took a look around the house but found nothing out of the ordinary.
He came over to Ryan and muttered, "Are you