My Husband, Warm The Bed

Chapter 1854

"You provoked me." Jefferson squinted his eyes slightly, giving her a very clear warning.

"I provoked you?" Adrienne thought for a while with her hand on her head. She couldn't figure out what she had done to trigger him. "If I really provoked you, please tell me directly. Don't keep me guessing."

"Little Specky, I am here to take over Quill's job. Aren't you surprised at all?" Why didn't she chase him out to ask him why he was here? Couldn't she just show a teeny bit of concern for him?

Adrienne nodded foolishly. "I was surprised."

Although she said so, her expression showed otherwise. Jefferson reached out and pinched her face. "Aren't you curious as to how I became the captain?"

"How?"

"It's a secret. I can't tell anyone," replied Jefferson with a naughty grin.

"Then why did you ask if I wanted to know?" Adrienne stared at him unhappily and thought to herself, "What's with this guy? If he can't tell me, then why would he ask? He piqued my curiosity for nothing."

"Get to work, little idiot." Jefferson was about to leave after saying so, but Adrienne grabbed the corner of his shirt, "Can I give you a small suggestion, Captain Hefner?"

Looking at Adrienne's small hand tugging at his clothes, Jefferson secretly felt happy. "Go ahead."

"As the captain, can you not be late for future meetings?" Adrienne said seriously, "Can you hold proper meetings and not leave after only 5 seconds?"

"Why can't I be late? Why must I stay longer? What's the point in being a captain if I can't enjoy my privileges?" asked Jefferson casually.

"Alright, Captain Hefner, just pretend I never said anything. Do what you want to do, no need to consider other people's feelings at all." Adrienne felt like she was talking to a wall. She knew his personality well, yet she had tried to persuade him. She shook her head helplessly and said, "I'm heading back to work."

"There are some details about the autopsy report that I'm unsure about. Come to my office and tell me about it." ordered Jefferson.

As soon as he asked her to go to the office, Adrienne started to overthink. She looked around and warned, "Jefferson, we're at work right now. People are watching us. Stop messing around, okay?"

He knew that she would overthink a simple instruction, and he couldn't help but chuckle. "Is it considered messing around to ask a forensic examiner to explain an autopsy report to a captain?"

"I... I'll go and get ready," said Adrienne. It turned out Jefferson just wanted to see the autopsy report. She had been thinking way too much.

When Adrienne returned to the office, she quickly sorted out the reports of the dismembered corpses case and hurried to Jefferson's office. She knocked on the door several times but did not hear him answer. She thought he was teasing her again, so she pushed the door open and went in.

Opening the door, Adrienne immediately looked toward the office table. She had expected to see Jefferson sitting there nonchalantly. But instead, two colleagues from the mark inspection department and the identification department were giving Jefferson their reports.

They were in the middle of a serious discussion, so no one had even noticed her entering the room.

"Everything suspicious from the crime scene was brought back and inspected, but nothing was found except the victim's fingerprints and DNA," said the employee from the identification department.

"As far as I know, the deceased got along well with his neighbors before he died, and they interacted often. But there were no fingerprints of any neighbors or relatives found in his house..." Jefferson looked at Quill and said, "Quill, take a team and go investigate the neighbors with whom the deceased were close with. Bring a psychologist expert in micro- expressions along. Let me know as soon as you find anything suspicious."

"Okay, I'll get right on it," Quill complied.

"The two of you, go back to the crime scene." Jefferson continued. "Remember to be as detailed as possible. Leave no stones unturned."

For the first time, Adrienne realized that Jefferson had a serious side to him too. There was no sign of his previous frivolousness.

When he was working seriously... Adrienne didn't know how to describe it. She just found him extraordinarily attractive.

However, just as she was admiring his looks, Jefferson woke her up as he called, "Dr. Carter, everyone is discussing the case. What are you doing there standing by yourself?"

Adrienne immediately returned to her senses. "Sorry!"

"Okay, everyone back to work." Jefferson waved his hand and said, "Dr. Carter, please fill me in on the autopsy report."

"Okay!" Adrienne nodded and was about to speak when the phone on Jefferson's desk rang.

Adrienne stopped and waited for him. He picked up the phone and a male voice sounded, "Captain Hefner, just got a report. A decaying corpse was found in Peaksky Building at 999 Chess Mount Road."

At the scene.

The police sirens sounded.

Peaksky Building had been temporarily locked down for the time being. This is the property of Nô-velDrama.Org.

As soon as Jefferson arrived at the top floor, the police automatically made way for him. "Captain Hefner."

He strode over and saw the decaying corpse. He could no longer make out its original appearance. Maggots were crawling all over the body... Jefferson suddenly felt a rush of nausea. It was so disgusting that he wanted to throw up.

But he was Jefferson, after all. He could withstand this amount of disgust. "Bring me the people who found the body."

"Yes, sir."

As soon as the police officer left, Jefferson turned back and saw Adrienne squatting next to the rotten body with her tools. She professionally and efficiently carried out the preliminary examination of the corpse.

She looked calm, as if she wasn't faced with an incredibly revolting corpse that was decaying, but rather a normal occurrence.

All of a sudden, Jefferson did not feel as disgusted anymore. He crouched down next to her and asked, "How is it? What clues have you gotten?"

Adrienne replied, "The speed of a corpse's decay is related to the weather, the humidity of the air, and so on. This corpse has already rotted severely. I can only make a rough estimate of the time of death. I'll have to take the body back for further examination before releasing the autopsy report."

"I see," responded Jefferson as he nodded. He paused for a moment before continuing, "Hand me the autopsy report as soon as you can."

As the captain and Adrienne's superior, he hoped that she could finish her work and get him that report as soon as she could.

Nonetheless, in his heart, she was his wife. He didn't want her to face these decaying, repulsive, and stinky corpses every day. "Let me know immediately if you have any discomfort."

"I appreciate your concern, Captain Hefner, but I'm fine. I'm used to it." Adrienne raised her head and saw the worry in his eyes. She shrugged and assured him, "I'm fine, really."