Chapter 230 - Private Investigator (1/2)
”Come on,” Sato gestured with his hand as he stood up from the sofa, ”You want to take a look at the house, correct?”
Leah nodded cutely. Shuffling her feet shyly, she followed Sato out of the room. Sato led her downstairs to the kitchen to introduce the helpers in the house. He had brought two helpers, Beth, who Leah had met before and Gwen, who was the youngest helper from his previous house. He then properly introduced Madel to Leah. ”If you need anything, just ask any of them or ask me.”
Leah nodded again.
The little girl followed Sato around obediently and did not wander around. She, however, was mesmerized by the aesthetic of the entire house. The place was clean and simple. Modern furniture was laid across the entire house and the air in the house was fresh and unpolluted. Compared to what she was forced to live in for the past two years, Sato's home was basically heaven. Back in her house, she slept in the kitchen storage room that barely fitted her with her body fully stretched. If she grew any taller, she would have to bend her legs.
As they ended their tour at the front pond, Sato gave the little girl some fish food and allowed her to feed the koi fish. To children, this was an extremely pleasant pastime. Sato did not stop her as she allowed her to roam free. While she was busy with that, he called for Madel and Beth to come over for a talk.
”So how was it, Beth?” Sato asked with a pained expression which he never showed in front of the little girl.
”To Master Sato, little girl Leah had many bruises along her arms and legs. There were numerous cuts on her limbs and one long shallow cut on her back. Thankfully, none were particularly deep wounds.” Beth reported as she had seen, though her voice gave away that she was also feeling bad for Leah.
”Okay. How about you, Madel?” Sato had tasked her earlier to call up the private investigator and to get her to come down to his house.
”Ms Moo said she would be coming down 10 minutes ago. So, she should be here anytime now.”
”Okay, thanks for your help, the both of you.” Sato looked towards Leah who was happily feeding the koi fish. There wasn't any bit of discomfort in her facial expression. It must've become the norm for the girl and now, she did not know better.
In a short while, as Madel had predicted, the private investigator, Jessi Moo had arrived at the house. She wasn't wearing her formal dress attire and chose to come in casual wear. From what she had gathered from Madel, Jessi knew that she was dealing with a young child. Being dressed in too formal of an occasion, would not have been ideal when it came to getting information out of her.