Ah... Ethan Brooks hadn't expected her reaction to be so intense. No way, chasing a BMW on a mountain bike... This kind-hearted, beautiful policewoman—could there be something wrong with her head?

However, at the very moment when Emily Green made a sharp turn and sped off, Ethan Brooks noticed a detail. She was checking her watch—the time, it was just after 7 p.m. Oh!! Ethan Brooks instantly understood: traffic jam. If William Thompson's car got stuck in traffic nearby, Emily Green might really have a chance to catch up.

Even so, this beautiful police officer was still a bit too impulsive.

Sure enough, even Old Carter couldn't help but show a kindly smile, shaking his head slightly: "A good police officer..."

"Yeah..." Ethan Brooks nodded in agreement, then added, "Just a bit of a rookie."

"Rookie?" Old Carter clearly didn't understand this new term from the internet.

"Oh... it means... under the premise of being a good police officer, a bit impulsive and lacking experience."

Old Carter thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement: "Yes, definitely a rookie!!"

...!!!

...

After that, everything went smoothly as they escorted Old Carter home. Because of this incident, Old Carter was no longer preoccupied with thoughts of the mysterious expert. He even invited Ethan Brooks to sit at his house for a while. He originally wanted Ethan Brooks to stay for dinner, but Ethan Brooks said he needed to go back and help his uncle at the chess club, so he didn't stay.

Old Carter was very astute and didn't mention a word about what had happened today. Ethan Brooks knew that Old Carter wouldn't bring it up in the future either. Because the way he acted at the time showed that he didn't want to reveal anything, to avoid trouble. For Ethan Brooks, this was Old Carter's best way of showing gratitude.

When Ethan Brooks returned from Old Carter's place, it was already quite late, but unexpectedly, things weren't completely over yet.

"Ethan Brooks, why was your phone off?" As soon as Ethan Brooks entered the chess club, he was pulled aside into a corner by the anxiously waiting Matthew Hill at the door.

His phone—only then did Ethan Brooks remember that he rarely used it in the small town. After he started playing chess in the morning, he had tossed his phone into his storage ring, so naturally, he couldn't receive any outside signals.

"My phone ran out of battery, uncle. Is something wrong?" The phone was easy to explain, but judging by Matthew Hill's expression, something was definitely up.

Matthew Hill looked inside worriedly, lowered his voice and said, "Ethan Brooks, be honest with your uncle—did anything happen before you came here?"

At this point, Ethan Brooks was completely confused. If you wanted to talk about things happening, there were plenty, but he didn't know what Matthew Hill was referring to.

Ethan Brooks shook his head and said, "No, uncle, what happened?"

"Ethan Brooks, if anything happens, you must tell your uncle so we can make arrangements in advance." From the way Matthew Hill looked, it was as if Ethan Brooks were a fugitive.

Ethan Brooks's mind turned—Emily Green, could she have found her way here? Otherwise, why would uncle have this expression? Judging by his look, he must have connected Ethan Brooks's sudden arrival and his need to go out, as if he had done something wrong.

Police—they say they serve the people, but ordinary folks always feel uneasy around them.

"Uncle, did a pretty policewoman come looking for me, saying she had something to discuss?"

Ethan Brooks got straight to the point. Matthew Hill was slightly surprised, then nodded.

So it really was her. Looks like this beautiful rookie police officer is a serious one, too. Ethan Brooks smiled and explained, "Uncle, you don't need to worry. Earlier, when I was seeing Old Carter off, I saw a group of people fighting in the parking lot below, so Old Carter called the police. It was Officer Emily Green who handled it. She's probably here now to verify some details or something."

"Oh..." Matthew Hill let out a sigh of relief. "That's good, that's good. You'd better go in quickly—she's been waiting in the lounge for a while."

Ethan Brooks had sat at Old Carter's house for a while, and with all the back and forth, quite a bit of time had passed.

"Alright, uncle, you go ahead and get busy. I'll go by myself." After these days, Ethan Brooks was already very familiar with the chess club. As he walked toward the lounge, he wondered whether she had caught up with William Thompson. Heh, if she did, that would be quite interesting.

But if she didn't, sweating, could she be here to settle accounts with him!!!!

Chapter 12: The Problem of a Kind-Hearted Person

"Officer Green, sorry to keep you waiting." Ethan Brooks entered and said sincerely.

"Oh, it's nothing." Seeing Ethan Brooks come in, Emily Green once again skillfully took out her electronic notepad. "Regarding the incident in the parking lot, because of the situation at the time, we haven't yet taken your statement or asked detailed questions. Quite a few cars were damaged in the lot, and the surveillance footage was stolen. This matter has already been reported to the higher-ups, so we need a more detailed record."

She really is diligent—Ethan Brooks had just entered, and she was already getting down to business.

It didn't look like she was here to settle accounts with him. As for everything that happened in the parking lot, any traces that should have been left behind were probably already cleaned up by William Thompson.

"By the way, Officer Green, did you catch up with that BMW?" Ethan Brooks hadn't intended to ask about this, but seeing Emily Green's serious expression, he couldn't help but blurt it out.