Chapter 79 Two Stubborn Fools (2/2)

”That house earlier could not have had any robbers. Those were just some ranchers having a party. They were obviously celebrating the spring rain,” explained Li Du.

Rose pursed her lips and said with determination, ”I believe you!”

They made fast progress. By the time the others were on their fourth or fifth house, they had already swept through more than 50 houses.

After confirming that another house was empty, Li Du shook his head. ”Next. There’s no one in this house.”

Rose didn’t move.

”Let’s go to the next house,” Li Du repeated.

She shook her head. ”There is no next house. That was the last one. My colleagues have searched all the others.”

Her face was expressionless, but her eyes were red. It was very clear how bad her situation in the police station would be when she lost to Chuck.

Two of the policemen from earlier strode toward them, fuming.

”D*mn it, Rose. You’ve knocked on all the doors. What are we supposed to do now?”

”Do you think that this is a joke? You want us to take a shower in the rain with you guys?”

Li Du glared at them. He pulled Rose to the side and asked, ”Are you sure that the robbers are in this area?”

”Yes,” she said, firmly.

”Your colleagues have looked through all the other houses that we didn’t?”

”Yes.”

Li Du gritted his teeth. ”Let’s visit all the other houses again!”

Rose froze. She cried out, ”Do you want me to offend all of them?”

If she did that, she would be infamous for not trusting her colleagues. That was one of the worst things a cop could be known for.

Very soon, her supervisor contacted her on her radio. ”F*ck, what are you doing? Report to me, Rose. What the f*ck are you doing!? Those houses have been searched!”

Rose’s voice was raw. ”Yes, boss, I know! But I want to look through them again!”

Li Du was quite amazed. The lady cop trusted him far beyond the norm. He, too, wanted to win. If they didn’t find the robbers, then he would have single-handedly brought this tragedy on her. Why did she trust him so much?

He reached his limits after another seven or eight houses. He started feeling tired.

But he couldn’t back down. The lady cop was just beside him. He gritted his teeth and kept on going.

Rose stopped him. ”You look terrible! What’s wrong?’

Li Du didn’t reply. At the next house, he released the bug and knocked on the door.

The bug flew in. The house was similar to the others, with four rooms and two halls. It was very messy. Clothes, dirty dishes, and trash were scattered all around.

There was no one on the ground floor. On the first floor, he found a white young man and a pair of black men. They were smoking cigars and laughing.

Both black men were big and buff. One was bald, with a scar on his face while the other sported an afro.

Li Du smiled through his exhaustion.