Edward York's childhood neighbors all knew his nickname.

  "Ms. Walker, this is Grace Bennett, a party involved in a case. She got caught in the rain, so I brought her here to change into some clean clothes. Hehe, you know it's not convenient in my dorm..."

  Paul Walker glanced at Grace Bennett, nodded, and said, "Wusi, you should go change your clothes too. Look at you, you're soaked from head to toe. Don't catch a cold."

Chapter 8: They Want to Silence the Witness

  After changing his clothes, Edward York waited downstairs.

  He was a guy, so changing was faster than for girls.

  It was a full ten minutes later before Paul Walker came down with Grace Bennett. As soon as they came down, she pulled Edward York aside, whispered in his ear with concern, "Wusi, I looked into it a bit. This matter is related to Henry Dawson's coal mine. You need to be careful..."

  It seemed that everyone knew how formidable Henry was.

  Edward York smiled and said, "It's fine. I just need to get a clear understanding of the situation first."

  For some reason, details about this case immediately surfaced in his mind. This case, in the end, actually became a cold case with no resolution.

  Now, Edward York could more or less confirm that there were indeed some memories in his mind that didn't belong to this timeline. These memories most likely came from another version of himself in a different timeline.

  But some were incomplete, and most were related to cases.

  For example, the Grace Bennett murder case—his impression of it was especially vivid, because in the other timeline, he was also handling this case. Of course, considering it was a homicide, he was clearly not qualified enough, so the main investigators were from the Major Crimes Unit of the Yangguan District Branch's Criminal Investigation Team. As the first officer from the local police station to arrive at the scene, Edward York was brought into the task force. However, his status in the team was low; he was basically just running errands and doing odd jobs, quite marginalized.

  Eddie York's talent for criminal investigation would still need some time to gradually emerge and be recognized by everyone.

  Every outstanding detective needs a process to grow.

  Although Paul Walker was just an administrative officer, she had been on the force for quite a few years and was no stranger to all kinds of criminal cases. While waiting for Grace Bennett to change clothes, she casually asked a few questions.

  Grace Bennett didn't have any guard up against her and told her the inside story right away.

  It actually involved a coal mine, and specifically Henry Dawson's coal mine, which immediately made Paul Walker alert. She originally didn't want to get involved in this kind of thing—a criminal case, and an attempted murder at that. What's the point in getting involved?

  If there had actually been real harm, if someone had really been killed, the case would have to be reported to the branch's Criminal Investigation Team overnight, and the city's Criminal Investigation Unit would also have to be notified, with the Major Crimes Unit taking over.

  As an administrative policewoman, she naturally wanted to stay as far away from such cases as possible.

  But since this matter was related to Edward York, Paul Walker felt it was necessary to give him a heads-up. After all, she had watched Edward York grow up.

  "Ms. Walker, you go rest. I know how to handle it."

  Seeing that Paul Walker intended to go to the office with him, Edward York smiled and said.

  Although Edward York always seemed indifferent on the surface, in reality, he was very disciplined. In cases like this, administrative staff generally shouldn't be involved.

  Even though Paul Walker was close to him, she was no exception.

  Paul Walker knew the rules too, so she reminded him again, saying, "Don't try to be a hero. Just hand the case over. If it really gets out of hand, report to Director York in time."

  The so-called Director York referred to Edward York's grandfather, the former Party Secretary, Revolutionary Committee Director, and Factory Director of Dahua Machinery Plant, Matthew York. Of course, he had long since retired, but in Paul Walker's mind, Edward York was still a child. When something big happened, it was only natural for the family to take charge.

  Back in the day, the old man was a prominent figure in Ping'an City, holding multiple positions at Dahua Machinery Plant, wielding great power, and his word carried weight.

  Even now, the "old-timers" at the machinery plant still speak of Director York with great respect.

  "Don't worry, it's not that serious."

  Edward York smiled, waved at Paul Walker, and turned to walk toward the office area.

  Paul Walker hesitated for a moment but ultimately didn't follow.

  When he reached the office area, Edward York led Grace Bennett straight into the Criminal Police team's interrogation room. The Criminal Police team had a separate office area, divided from the other police offices.

  After all this time, the once noisy main office area had gradually quieted down.

  A murder case plus assaulting a police officer sounded serious, but in reality, the guys at the police station didn't take it too seriously—after all, no one had died, right?

  As long as no one died, it wasn't a big deal.

  After all, they were all seasoned veterans, not like ordinary citizens who would be easily startled.

  Tang Youfu, Huang Mao, and the others would, of course, be properly handled and detained separately.

  In the Criminal Police team's interrogation room, Edward York and Grace Bennett sat facing each other, with James Carter sitting next to Edward York. According to regulations, when questioning parties involved in a case, at least two police officers must be present.

  In reality, this rule was not strictly enforced most of the time.