“I’m scared too... But no matter how scared I am, I still have to seek justice for my brother... They can’t just disappear like this... alive or dead, there’s no sign of them. How much money you, Henry Dawson, pay is beside the point for now—at the very least, you have to dig out the bodies, right? If you dig them out, at least our family will have something to hold on to... Right now, we don’t even have a place to cry!”

Grace Bennett spoke, her eyes turning red once again.

She must have been close to her brother since childhood, otherwise she wouldn’t have had the courage to stand up to Henry Dawson.

Even people like Jack Foster and James Carter, police officers at the station, are afraid!

“After you reported the case at the Santang Police Station, what did they say?”

“They told me to go home and wait for news, said they’d investigate properly... But the next day, someone came to my house to threaten me, so I ran to the district to report it to the Public Security Bureau...”

“You need to go to the Safety Supervision Bureau for that.”

Edward York reminded her.

For a mining accident, the Safety Supervision Bureau is the main authority.

“I went there too, but it was useless. They didn’t believe me at all, said I was making things up.”

Grace Bennett cried out in anger.

Edward York nodded slightly and asked, “Do you have any direct evidence about the Sanping Coal Mine accident? You know, for things like this, you must have evidence.”

Words alone aren’t enough.

You say your brother died in the mine, but who can testify for you?

What if he just went missing somewhere else?

Although that’s unlikely, it can’t be completely ruled out.

“Yes. I have evidence, I have testimonies from other families, and I have the written records from the shift at Sanping Coal Mine, confirming that my brother and the others went down the mine that day!”

Grace Bennett replied immediately.

Looks like this girl isn’t easy to deal with—she’s well prepared in every aspect.

Chapter 11: Firsthand Information

Edward York knew this case wouldn’t be easy, so he was mentally prepared and planned to take all necessary measures.

For example, tonight, he didn’t plan to sleep at all.

There were too many urgent matters to handle.

The first thing was to ensure Grace Bennett’s safety.

Until this case is finally closed, Grace Bennett will always be in danger. If history doesn’t change and he doesn’t get struck by lightning, by this time, Grace Bennett would already be dead.

The image of Grace Bennett stabbed more than a dozen times is something Edward York can never erase from his mind.

Ensuring her safety is the top priority.

After finishing the statement, Edward York took Grace Bennett out and drove one of the station’s minivan police cars.

Relatively speaking, the Bajing Police Station has decent working conditions, with several police cars. One is specifically assigned to the criminal investigation team, while the others are shared among the different police districts and dispatched as needed.

Edward York first took Grace Bennett to collect the relevant evidence.

That is, the family testimonies and the shift records from Sanping Coal Mine that Grace Bennett mentioned.

These things not only prove that a mining accident did occur at Sanping Coal Mine on May 2nd, but also show that Frederick Turner and the others had a motive to hunt down Grace Bennett.

Grace Bennett had entrusted these items to a high school classmate.

Grace Bennett told Edward York that this was her best friend from high school, and they had agreed that if anything happened to her because of this, the classmate would send the materials to the provincial authorities to report to the top leaders.

“Then why didn’t you report directly to the provincial authorities yourself?”

In the car, Edward York asked in some surprise.

Why wait until something happens to yourself before reporting?

It doesn’t make sense!

“I did report...”

Grace Bennett said softly.

“I sent letters and copies of the materials to both the city and provincial leaders, but there was no response...”

Edward York fell silent. For things like this, it’s normal not to get a quick reply. Most of the time, it’s like a stone sinking into the sea—no news at all.

“In the future, if you run into something like this, don’t leave the materials with your classmate. You’ll only put them in danger.”

Edward York said as he started the police car.

Grace Bennett said quietly, “To be honest, I never thought at first that they’d go this crazy, that they’d really dare to kill...”

Edward York snorted coldly and said, “These people are utterly ruthless—there’s nothing they wouldn’t dare to do.”

Grace Bennett nodded in agreement.

They even dare to kill police officers!

Grace Bennett attended Yangguan No. 1 High School, and her classmate’s home was not far from the school. Before going, Grace Bennett called her classmate’s house.

In 2002, cell phones were still a luxury, but many urban households had landlines.

The phone rang for a while before someone answered. When they heard Grace Bennett’s voice, the classmate got nervous and repeatedly confirmed that Grace Bennett was with the police before agreeing to let them come over to get the materials.

Henry Dawson’s intimidation really is everywhere.

About ten minutes later, the police car arrived at the apartment building. Grace Bennett’s classmate was waiting downstairs with a file folder. The classmate lived with her family, and it really wasn’t appropriate to disturb her parents in the middle of the night.

He had thought it was a male classmate, but it turned out to be a girl. She had a round face and looked very cute.