As he watched, even from a distance, David Thompson felt a hungry urge to eat.

David Thompson circled around the crowd, getting a bit closer to Ryan Foster and the others. At this moment, they all had their backs to David Thompson, and no one was paying attention to him.

Of course, David Thompson didn’t keep staring at the top of their heads, acting instead like someone just really interested in the commotion.

But as he got a bit closer, when Grace Miller restrained Ethan Clark and started negotiating with Ryan Foster, he stopped himself.

Because right now, looking at the red line above Ryan Foster’s head, he felt his appetite surge, just like when he’d encountered the black fruit before—he could sense his body needed that kind of fruit.

And this red line was clearly even more tempting than the black fruit; David Thompson had the urge to rush over and grab it.

Of course, he wasn’t sure if he could actually grab it just by going over. After all, he’d only had one experience before, and that time the guy had been restrained, so he’d managed to get the black fruit.

At this moment, David Thompson was holding back his desire, stopping in his tracks instead of getting closer, carefully sensing where this urge to devour was coming from, and the subtle connection between his body and that red line.

At this time, Grace Miller heard Ryan Foster say he wouldn’t pursue the matter, and didn’t even bother listening to the rest of his words.

She’d dealt with all kinds of maniacs and perverts over the years; someone like Ryan Foster was child’s play and not even worth her attention.

“Take him inside to cool off. Everyone else, disperse immediately. Regroup here in thirty seconds. First, lock him up for 48 hours.”

Grace Miller didn’t even look at Ryan Foster. If that day ever came, she’d let Ryan Foster know why the flowers are so red.

In the major crimes unit, Grace Miller’s word was law. Immediately, someone started driving Ryan Foster away, someone else came over to escort Ethan Clark inside, and others came to tell David Thompson and the rest to leave.

Impressive!

David Thompson couldn’t help but admire her, watching as Grace Miller passed by with a stern face, heading into the inspection bureau. He quickly followed after her.

“Captain Wan…”

Grace Miller turned to look at David Thompson. Seeing he was from Jianghai University to take a statement, her expression softened a little.

“Do you need something, student?”

Being called “student” all the time, especially by a beautiful captain who didn’t look much older than him, was a bit awkward.

David Thompson: “Captain Wan, actually I’ve already graduated, and I graduated from the Inspection University. I just started a company with some friends in the entrepreneurship building at Jianghai University. Here’s the thing, Ethan Clark is also on our Jianghai University basketball team. I used to be on the team too, and still play with them sometimes. I’ve been busy with the company lately, so I don’t know what happened between Ethan Clark and this Ryan Foster?”

At times like this, it’s best to get all the information across in one sentence. If the other party is willing to talk, you might be able to get some news.

David Thompson was also trying to confirm a few things.

Just then, two inspectors had dragged the still-struggling Ethan Clark inside.

Grace Miller looked at Ethan Clark being taken away, then turned and glared angrily at the swaggering Ryan Foster: “You probably haven’t been following the news lately. Ethan Clark is a freshman at Jianghai University, and his younger sister Emily Clark is in her third year of middle school.”

“Three days ago, Emily Clark’s parents reported that Emily Clark had been raped by Ryan Foster. While they were taking Emily Clark to the inspection hospital for an examination, they were hit by a dump truck. The dump truck driver died on the spot, and the electric scooter driven by Emily Clark’s father caught fire. All three died tragically.”

“The dump truck driver tested positive for drunk driving, but he was already dead. Because Emily Clark’s parents had reported the case earlier, we investigated Ryan Foster. Unfortunately, with all witnesses dead and no other evidence for now, we had to let him go.”

This case had already made the news, and since David Thompson mentioned that he and Ethan Clark were both on the basketball team, the still-angry Grace Miller hesitated briefly but still gave a brief explanation.

David Thompson’s mention of being on the basketball team with Ethan Clark, and that he graduated from Inspection University, clearly had some effect.

After she finished, she glanced in the direction where Ethan Clark had been taken: “If you get the chance, try to talk to Ethan Clark. I’ll keep investigating this case, but tell him not to act impulsively like he did today.”

David Thompson could tell that Grace Miller felt helpless.

She had clearly been favoring Ethan Clark just now, suppressing Ryan Foster. Otherwise, it would have been normal for Ryan Foster’s bodyguards to seriously injure Ethan Clark, and Ethan Clark would have suffered greatly.

As for Ryan Foster, lawsuits, paying compensation for his bodyguards, or even having them detained for a while didn’t matter to him. But for Ethan Clark, it could leave a fatal wound.

Three lives?

Three red lines floating above their heads!!

What he saw was something formed by the other party’s crime. Now, he had decided not to think about why he could see it, or why he could grab it and condense it into a fruit.

You have to eat one bite at a time, walk one step at a time. Since things are already like this, he’d have to slowly explore and adapt.

While he understood this, David Thompson also felt heavy-hearted. When things like this happen to others, just hearing about it makes you feel sad and sympathetic. But for those who actually suffer, it’s a devastating disaster—an endless, painful misfortune.