emChapter 400 Sketches of Justice /em

emThe soup was soon gone, and with it, Lily regained much of her strength. /em

emA sudden thought struck her. She sat up quickly. “James, could you buy me some bpaper /bband /bbpens/bb. /bbI /bremember what those four traffickers looked like. I can sketch their faces.” Her expression bturned /bserious “Also, there was something wrong with the hotel front desk. Those men were already hiding bin /bbmy /bbroom/b. Either someone bribed that receptionist, or she was working with whoever orchestrated this. bShe /bmust know something.” /em

emIn her heart, she already had suspects: Mathilda or Qin Muxue–or both. /em

emThose two were as close as sisters. They had always schemed against her. Lily had only ever defended herself. But now, even after she left Capital City, they still wouldn’t leave her alone. /em

emShe wouldn’t sit back anymore. If they wanted a war, she’d give them one. /em

emJames had already suspected the hotel receptionist. /em

emThe moment he set out to find Lily, he’d also sent his men to track her down. /em

emThey caught her in a luxury boutique, buying designer handbags. She’d already quit bher /bjob after epting a hefty payoff. /em

emAt first, she denied knowing anyone named Lily at all. /em

emBut when James’s men pulled out surveince footage showing she’d personally checked Lily in, she broke down and cried. She confessed someone had given her 500,000 dors in cash to book the room in advance–nothing more. /em

emShe imed she thought the person was one of Lily’s friends and only wanted to make sure she bwas /bwell taken care of. She insisted she never meant to hurt anyone. /em

emJames didn’t believe a word of it. /em

emIf her intentions were pure, why pretend she didn’t know Lily’s name? /em

emIf she didn’t mean any harm, why ignore all his calls to the hotel after the incident? /em

emHe would have the Luke family’s legal team deal with her. /em

emShe had taken a bribe, abused her position, leaked a guest’s private information, and put a woman in mortal danger. She was going to jail. /em

emBut finding the traffickers themselves was proving far harder. /em

emThey had exceptional counter–surveince skills. /em

emBefore entering the hotel, they’d shut off the main power, evading every camera. When ney left, they wore disguises and avoided every surveince path. /em

emEven their vehicle didn’t appear on any security footage–they’d chosen remote back roads the entire way /em

emout. /em

emTracking bthem /bbdown /bby conventional means would be nearly impossible. /em

emBut if Lily could draw their facesb… /b/em

emEverything could changeb. /b/em

emJames wanted them behind bars–and the mastermind with them. He immediately bcalled /bbAshton /bbto /bbbring /bdrawing supplies. /em

emBefore that, Lily insisted on cleaning herself up. /em

emShe hadn’t vomited on herself, but the lingering scent made her feel unwell. /em

emShe took a long shower and brushed her teeth twice. Only /em

emhen did she feel fresh again. /em

em“Lily, want something else to eat?” /em

emAshton had just delivered the drawing materials. /em

emBut Lily, eager to catch the traffickers, shook her head and sat at the desk. She began sketching, pulling from memory. /em

emHer memory was exceptional, and her drawing skills were remarkable. /em

emEach sketch was so urate, the faces on the paper looked exactly like the men who had taken her. /em

emJames urged her to rest and finish tomorrow, but she’d slept too much already and felt wide awake. She wanted these criminals caught–tonight. /em

emShe also told James he didn’t need to keep herpany. /em

emBut he, ever obedient to his grandfather, made no move to leave. /em

emHe just sat beside her quietly, watching her draw. Watching her–and never tiring of it. /em

emMeanwhile, elsewhere- /em

em“Mr. Luke, Madam Nancy!” /em

emMathilda hadn’t yet heard that Lily had been rescued. But she did know about Lily and James’s divorce. /em

emEager to take Lily’s ce, Mathilda had been angling for a chance to impress the Luke family and win James’s favor. /em

emShe dreamed of bing the next Mrs. Luke. /em

emWhen she saw nc’s car, she rushed forward carrying a food container, her expression sweet and gentle. /em

emBut her sudden appearance in front of the car startled even the usuallyposed nc. /em

emWhen he recognized her, his face instantly darkened. /em

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embStill/b, bhe /bcouldn’t run bher /bover–no matter how badly he wanted to. He mmed the brakes, scowling the bcar /bjolted to a halt. /em