Chapter 425: Chapter 425: It Wants to Save Its Family
Renee Jennings and Sawyer had just arrived at the office when they smelled ginger.
"Theyāre here," Kyle Morgan called out.
Zachary Conway waved them over. "Come on, come on. A bowl of ginger soup for each of you to warm up. The boss arranged it."
"Props to the boss." Sawyer gave a thumbs-up.
Renee Jennings took a few sips of the ginger soup and asked softly, "Did Henry Stark go to interrogate Sean Quinn?"
"No, the guyās just being left to cool his heels in the interrogation room," said Levi Hollis. "The boss is in Director Lowellās office."
Just as Renee Jennings finished her ginger soup, Henry Stark came out of Quentin Lowellās office.
He raised an eyebrow. "Renee Jennings, Director Lowell is looking for you."
"Me?" Renee Jennings blinked and asked in a low voice, "Did he say what itās about?"
"He didnāt say." Henry Stark shook his head. "He probably wants to praise you."
Renee Jennings: "..."
āIs that possible?ā
āIt actually might be.ā
As soon as Renee Jennings entered Quentin Lowellās office, he greeted her with a broad smile. "Kane, we have you to thank for this one. Otherwise, this case would have kept everyone busy for a while."
"It wasnāt my credit to take." Renee Jennings gave a faint smile. "Inky was the one who discovered it, and it was Inky who asked a Noctus for help. Thatās how we were able to catch Sean Quinn so quickly."
"Inky, I remember it." Quentin Lowellās expression turned serious. "Once the case is closed, Iāll have to thank it properly."
Renee Jennings smiled. "Henry Stark said heās going to throw a celebration party for it."
"Excellent, excellent!" Quentin Lowell chuckled. "Hold it right here at the bureau. Iāll attend, too."
"Okay." Renee Jennings nodded. "If thereās nothing else, Director Lowell, Iāll be going?"
Quentin Lowell nodded, watching her leave.
"Renee," Sawyer waved to her. "Theyāve gone in to interrogate Sean Quinn. Want to go watch?"
"Yes," Renee Jennings agreed immediately.
Inside the interrogation room, Sean Quinn seemed to have calmed down.
In response to Henry Starkās questioning, he said unhurriedly, "I donāt understand what youāre talking about. Who is this Rui Tucker?"
Henry Stark stared at him, his gaze cold. "Are you sure you donāt want to tell the truth?"
"I already have," Sean Quinn said flatly. "I donāt know any Rui Tucker, and I havenāt hurt anyone."
"We saw you at the Sea of Lycoris, armed with a knife, injuring someone."
"Who did I injure? Do you have any proof?"
"Of course we have proof."
Levi Hollis stood up, walked over to him, and showed him a video. "We have video evidence of everything you did at the Sea of Lycoris today. You personally admitted in the video that you killed Rui Tucker."
Sean Quinn stared intently at the screen, his eyes filled with resentment, his molars clenched tight.
He had thought he would never be discovered. He hadnāt expected this day to come so soon.
"Why did you hurt them?" Henry Starkās expression was grim. "Besides Sherry Zane and Rui Tucker, how many other people have you hurt?"
Sean Quinn closed his eyes, pressed his tongue against the inside of his cheek, and then suddenly started laughing. "Haha..."
Levi Hollis frowned, while Henry Stark remained expressionless.
"Heās like a total psycho," Sawyer muttered under her breath, watching the scene through the glass.
"Well, he is sick," said Kyle Morgan. "Being a psychopath is a very serious illness."
When Sean Quinn had laughed his fill, he stopped. The first thing he asked was, "Who was that girl? Is she a cop too?"
Henry Stark said in a low voice, "Who she is has nothing to do with you."
"Bring her in." Sean Quinn raised his cuffed hands to adjust his glasses. "Iāll only talk to her. I wonāt say a thing to anyone else."
"What do you think this place is?" Henry Starkās displeasure was evident on his face.
Sean Quinn leaned back in his chair and looked at him with a smirk. "I donāt mean anything by it. Iām just more familiar with her."
Henry Stark didnāt pay him any mind and got up to leave the interrogation room.
Levi Hollis followed him out.
"Letās eat dinner first." Henry Stark didnāt let Renee Jennings interrogate Sean Quinn, deciding to let him stew for a while longer.
After dinner, Zachary Conway was standing by the window smoking when he saw Inky again. This time, he greeted it directly. "Hey Inky, you here to see Renee Jennings?"
This time, Inky, now familiar with the route, flew right up to him, chirping and nodding. "Yes, Iām looking for Renee."
Zachary Conway opened the window all the way. "Come on in."
Inky flew inside with a flutter of its wings.
"Inky, what are you doing here again?" Renee Jennings frowned slightly. "Donāt tell me someone else is in trouble..."
"No, no," Inky explained hastily. "Renee, itās about King."
King is a Noctus. He said he was the Prince of Vampire Bats, so Inky and the others just called him King for convenience.
"What does King need?" Renee Jennings had said she wanted to thank him for his help.
Inky said, "A bat in Kingās family is injured. He wants to save his family member."
"Where is his family?" Renee Jennings asked hurriedly.
"Theyāre in that forest."
"I understand." Renee Jennings told the others and prepared to go with Inky to find Kingās family.
Hearing this, Sawyer immediately said, "Itās so late. Iāll go with you."
Henry Stark was naturally worried about two young women going to such a remote place in the middle of the night, so he had Levi Hollis and Zachary Conway go with them.
Renee Jennings first went to buy a bio-container. On the way, she also tried to contact Faye Wyatt to ask if she could help arrange for a vet to treat the Noctus.
An ordinary pet clinic probably wouldnāt have the expertise for this. Besides, Noctus carry a lot of viruses, so most people are unwilling to handle them.
But Faye Wyatt must have been resting, as no one answered the phone.
Renee Jennings put down her phone and said softly, "Director Wyatt isnāt answering. Letās just take it directly to the wildlife protection base later."
Renee Jenningsās group arrived at the forest and picked up King the Noctus and the injured bat.
Since they carried a large number of germs, Renee Jennings had both bats stay inside the bio-container. She drove toward the wildlife protection base with the car windows open.
The injured bat was Kingās younger brother. King said that one day, his brother had accidentally injured his wing membrane while flying and hadnāt been able to fly since.
Although King was willing to take care of his brother, feeding him the blood he collected, his brother couldnāt accept becoming a flightless Noctus.
After that, he became depressed. Even when King brought blood right to him, he refused to eat.
King only had this one brother. It pained him greatly to watch his brother grow thinner and thinner.
He remembered his ancestors saying that humans were omnipotent, so he made this request to a human: to save his brother.
The police car sped through the night, finally arriving at the wildlife protection base at eleven oāclock.
The doctor on duty was Owen Dunn. When he saw Renee Jennings, a look of surprise and delight appeared on his face. "Miss Jennings, we meet again."
"Dr. Dunn, Iām afraid we have to trouble you again today." Renee Jennings didnāt have time for pleasantries, pointing to the bio-container Levi Hollis was holding. "This Noctus is injured and canāt fly. Could you please take a look at it?"
"A Noctus?" A trace of surprise flickered in Owen Dunnās eyes, but his tone was gentle. "I might need to contact some of my colleagues to treat it."