"A keen sense of smell?" Wu was baffled. What kind of expert does that make him? No matter how keen a human's nose is, could it possibly beat a K9 officer-a police dog?
But although he was on good terms with Nick and Hancock, he was only a patrol officer, not a detective responsible for specific cases. Seeing that the two merely wore strange looks and had no intention of explaining further, he stopped asking.
The storefront of the Calvert Tea and Spice Shop was not large, only about thirty to forty square meters in total, with a very compact layout.
Aside from the various bottles and jars lining the wall-mounted cabinets, a row of display cases stood by the windows. They contained either dried spices or ground powders. There really did not seem to be anything valuable.
"So, judging by the scene, this was a robbery and murder. But how much money could there be to steal in a dump like this? Enough for someone to go so far as to kill the owner?
"Sure, it's a little out of the way, but this still counts as downtown. Was it worth taking such a big risk?"
As he spoke, Wu took off his cap and scratched his buzz cut, looking utterly puzzled.
Nick's eyelid twitched. A shop like this might not seem to take in much in a day, but a Fox Wesen merchant's business involves more than the tea and spices on display.
After all, he had originally planned to bring gold bars over tonight to cover the outstanding hundred thousand dollars.
Could this Fox Wesen merchant have let something slip after Nick had Monroe contact him, letting someone find out and attracting robbers?
But Nick quickly dismissed the thought. Although he was not particularly familiar with the