hapter 27: So Many Good People
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Ring! Ring!
The piercing sound of the phone awakened Margaret from her sleep.
She turned on the bedside lamp and looked at the clock. 3 a.m.? Who would be calling at this hour?
But her question didn’t last long, as Margaret immediately thought of her beloved Josh. She quickly grabbed the phone and answered tentatively, “Hello?”
“Margaret, it’s me!” Josh’s voice came through the phone.
“Josh, why are you calling so late? Is everything okay?” Margaret’s voice trembled slightly as she realized it was indeed Josh.
“It’s okay, but it’s not about us. Tony Wendys is dead, but it’s not our doing.” Josh’s tone was strange, but Margaret didn’t notice.
“I understand. It has nothing to do with us!” Margaret took a deep breath.
“No, I mean it literally. Tony Wendys died, but it wasn’t us.” Josh knew Margaret had misunderstood, so he told her the whole story, except for the part where he took care of Tony Wendys himself.
As long as that part was left out, even if their phone was being monitored, Tony’s death was unrelated to Josh’s.
It was all because Tony was driving drunk and had an accident, then got into a fight and was killed by mistake. The police could easily conclude this after a brief investigation at the scene.
When Margaret heard Josh’s words, she was stunned for a moment, but then she burst into joy.
Although she had been determined to get rid of Tony Wendys, she couldn’t deny that she had some anxiety in her heart.
But now, Tony Wendys was dead, and it had nothing to do with her. This made her feel extremely relieved.
“Josh, I miss you…” On the phone, Margaret couldn’t help but act coquettishly towards Josh, completely ignoring the fact that the dead person was her husband.
“Baby, I miss you too, but it’s not the right time yet. I guess the police will find you tomorrow morning. Then, depending on the situation, you can pressure the police to solve the case as soon as possible. When the case is closed, we can be together openly and honestly.” Josh comforted her on the phone.
Margaret said she understood.
The two of them talked sweetly for a while longer before Margaret reluctantly hung up the phone.
After hanging up, Margaret, who was slightly excited, did not continue to sleep but opened a bottle of champagne to celebrate.
After drinking alone for a while, Margaret suddenly remembered something.
Her dead husband, a tennis player, had bought a lot of insurance.
With his death, she seemed to be able to get a large compensation.
Margaret couldn’t remember this before because Josh had said he wanted the dead man to “disappear.”
But just disappearing couldn’t prove his death, so the insurance company could refuse to pay.
So Margaret didn’t think about it before.
But now, if the dead man was determined to have been killed by mistake and no insurance policy exempted third-party liability, the insurance company would have to pay the full compensation.
Her dead husband had been paying a high insurance premium every year, and Margaret had been paying it for him, so she was the beneficiary.
How much compensation was there? It was probably several million dollars.
What a good man! Margaret, like Josh, couldn’t help but exclaim.
All the hatred she had for Tony Wendys had completely disappeared.
As a thank you, she decided to give him a grand funeral, or else she would feel guilty about the millions of dollars in compensation!
Time passed quickly, and morning came.
As Josh had predicted, the police came to Margaret’s door around 8 o’clock in the morning, led by Lieutenant Detective Dietrich, who was responsible for the case Josh had handled the last time.
Although the place where Tony Wendys died was not in his jurisdiction, he was responsible for the people in his jurisdiction.
Yes, without any surprises, Tony Wendys was dead and dead for good.
Around 5 o’clock in the morning, he was discovered by a passerby. Because of the low temperature, his body had already stiffened.
The police found a lot of bruises on his body, but what caused his death was a severe blow to the back of his head.
“Hello, Sheriff. May I ask what brings you here so early?” Margaret asked as she instructed her servant to prepare some coffee for their guest, Dietrich.
“I’m sorry to disturb you so early, Mrs Wendys, but I have to regretfully inform you that your husband has passed away,” Dietrich said.
“What? My husband has passed away? What happened?” Margaret feigned surprise but didn’t show any signs of sadness because she wasn’t really grieving, and there was no need to pretend.
Any competent police officer could easily investigate and discover that their marriage wasn’t happy. In such a situation, pretending to be sad could only raise suspicion.
“Mrs Wendys and Mr Wendys didn’t seem to have a good relationship, did they?” Dietrich asked curiously.
“Hehe, Sheriff, what kind of reason do you think would make a husband stay out all night without a job?” Margaret said slyly.
After hearing Margaret’s response, Lieutenant Dietrich suddenly felt he had asked a stupid question. Based on the preliminary investigation before he arrived, he knew the deceased’s actions before his death… he had just come out of a brothel.
Leaving a young and beautiful wife like Margaret at home and not caring about her, going to a place like a brothel to seek pleasure and staying out all night… even a fool wouldn’t believe the couple had a good relationship.
But as Josh had predicted, Dietrich didn’t suspect Margaret because, based on the crime scene, the police had already confirmed that Tony Wendys was killed by someone who beat him to death after a drunk driving accident. There was more than one killer.
More importantly, based on the evidence found at the scene, such as the car that was left behind and damaged, the police had almost confirmed the killer’s identity. They had linked them to a jewelry robbery gang that had recently been put on the police’s watchlist: the same four suited men that Josh saw.
It was no coincidence that these four guys were not only unclean but had already robbed three jewelry stores in Chicago in the past few months, and they had already taken a life.
And the one in charge of this gang was Lieutenant Dietrich.
For Josh and Margaret, this was another group of good people.
It can only be said that there are many good people out there.
hapter 27: So Many Good People
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Ring! Ring!
The piercing sound of the phone awakened Margaret from her sleep.
She turned on the bedside lamp and looked at the clock. 3 a.m.? Who would be calling at this hour?
But her question didn’t last long, as Margaret immediately thought of her beloved Josh. She quickly grabbed the phone and answered tentatively, “Hello?”
“Margaret, it’s me!” Josh’s voice came through the phone.
“Josh, why are you calling so late? Is everything okay?” Margaret’s voice trembled slightly as she realized it was indeed Josh.
“It’s okay, but it’s not about us. Tony Wendys is dead, but it’s not our doing.” Josh’s tone was strange, but Margaret didn’t notice.
“I understand. It has nothing to do with us!” Margaret took a deep breath.
“No, I mean it literally. Tony Wendys died, but it wasn’t us.” Josh knew Margaret had misunderstood, so he told her the whole story, except for the part where he took care of Tony Wendys himself.
As long as that part was left out, even if their phone was being monitored, Tony’s death was unrelated to Josh’s.
It was all because Tony was driving drunk and had an accident, then got into a fight and was killed by mistake. The police could easily conclude this after a brief investigation at the scene.
When Margaret heard Josh’s words, she was stunned for a moment, but then she burst into joy.
Although she had been determined to get rid of Tony Wendys, she couldn’t deny that she had some anxiety in her heart.
But now, Tony Wendys was dead, and it had nothing to do with her. This made her feel extremely relieved.
“Josh, I miss you…” On the phone, Margaret couldn’t help but act coquettishly towards Josh, completely ignoring the fact that the dead person was her husband.
“Baby, I miss you too, but it’s not the right time yet. I guess the police will find you tomorrow morning. Then, depending on the situation, you can pressure the police to solve the case as soon as possible. When the case is closed, we can be together openly and honestly.” Josh comforted her on the phone.
Margaret said she understood.
The two of them talked sweetly for a while longer before Margaret reluctantly hung up the phone.
After hanging up, Margaret, who was slightly excited, did not continue to sleep but opened a bottle of champagne to celebrate.
After drinking alone for a while, Margaret suddenly remembered something.
Her dead husband, a tennis player, had bought a lot of insurance.
With his death, she seemed to be able to get a large compensation.
Margaret couldn’t remember this before because Josh had said he wanted the dead man to “disappear.”
But just disappearing couldn’t prove his death, so the insurance company could refuse to pay.
So Margaret didn’t think about it before.
But now, if the dead man was determined to have been killed by mistake and no insurance policy exempted third-party liability, the insurance company would have to pay the full compensation.
Her dead husband had been paying a high insurance premium every year, and Margaret had been paying it for him, so she was the beneficiary.
How much compensation was there? It was probably several million dollars.
What a good man! Margaret, like Josh, couldn’t help but exclaim.
All the hatred she had for Tony Wendys had completely disappeared.
As a thank you, she decided to give him a grand funeral, or else she would feel guilty about the millions of dollars in compensation!
Time passed quickly, and morning came.
As Josh had predicted, the police came to Margaret’s door around 8 o’clock in the morning, led by Lieutenant Detective Dietrich, who was responsible for the case Josh had handled the last time.
Although the place where Tony Wendys died was not in his jurisdiction, he was responsible for the people in his jurisdiction.
Yes, without any surprises, Tony Wendys was dead and dead for good.
Around 5 o’clock in the morning, he was discovered by a passerby. Because of the low temperature, his body had already stiffened.
The police found a lot of bruises on his body, but what caused his death was a severe blow to the back of his head.
“Hello, Sheriff. May I ask what brings you here so early?” Margaret asked as she instructed her servant to prepare some coffee for their guest, Dietrich.
“I’m sorry to disturb you so early, Mrs Wendys, but I have to regretfully inform you that your husband has passed away,” Dietrich said.
“What? My husband has passed away? What happened?” Margaret feigned surprise but didn’t show any signs of sadness because she wasn’t really grieving, and there was no need to pretend.
Any competent police officer could easily investigate and discover that their marriage wasn’t happy. In such a situation, pretending to be sad could only raise suspicion.
“Mrs Wendys and Mr Wendys didn’t seem to have a good relationship, did they?” Dietrich asked curiously.
“Hehe, Sheriff, what kind of reason do you think would make a husband stay out all night without a job?” Margaret said slyly.
After hearing Margaret’s response, Lieutenant Dietrich suddenly felt he had asked a stupid question. Based on the preliminary investigation before he arrived, he knew the deceased’s actions before his death… he had just come out of a brothel.
Leaving a young and beautiful wife like Margaret at home and not caring about her, going to a place like a brothel to seek pleasure and staying out all night… even a fool wouldn’t believe the couple had a good relationship.
But as Josh had predicted, Dietrich didn’t suspect Margaret because, based on the crime scene, the police had already confirmed that Tony Wendys was killed by someone who beat him to death after a drunk driving accident. There was more than one killer.
More importantly, based on the evidence found at the scene, such as the car that was left behind and damaged, the police had almost confirmed the killer’s identity. They had linked them to a jewelry robbery gang that had recently been put on the police’s watchlist: the same four suited men that Josh saw.
It was no coincidence that these four guys were not only unclean but had already robbed three jewelry stores in Chicago in the past few months, and they had already taken a life.
And the one in charge of this gang was Lieutenant Dietrich.
For Josh and Margaret, this was another group of good people.
It can only be said that there are many good people out there.
