Curse of Soulmate--The Complete Series by D. N. Leo

Author:D. N. Leo [Leo, D.N.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Narrative Land Publishing

Chapter 79

“All right, just to be clear, I’ll talk to the cops. If things get complicated, we walk. Okay?” said Tadgh. He parked a block away from Mrs. Hanson’s house. They had driven past earlier and could see police vehicles, flashing lights, and a crowd of people flooding that end of the street. He wagered walking right through the police’s front line wouldn’t be a good idea.

Jo rolled her eyes and stomped forward. Tadgh looked at her fragile figure on heels. “How do you walk on those sticks?”

Jo whirled around. “They’re called high heels—a girl’s most precious and lethal weapon. Don’t you make me use them on you. They might cause some permanent damage to your reproductive ability.”

Tadgh shook his head and escorted her as they approached the house.

Mrs. Hanson's house had been sealed off again. Police were everywhere, carrying out boxes of evidence. Among the boxes, Tadgh and Jo recognized the equipment from the basement they needed.

Tadgh wrapped his arm around Jo's shoulders and approached the officer standing at the barricades.

"Hi, officer. What’s going on here?" Tadgh shot a concerned look at the unfriendly officer.

"This is a crime scene. Civilians shouldn't be here."

"This is Jo's grandmother's house. She’s visiting from the US. Surely you can tell us what's going on. She’s quite worried."

The officer glanced at Jo. "Who's your grandmother?"

"Mrs. Hanson."

"Can I see your ID please, ma'am?"

"Sure."

Jo reached for her purse. "Damn it. All my documentation is in the travel packet. I left it at the hotel. Look, officer, I just landed. I want to see my grandmother. Can you please tell me what's going on here?"

"We can go back to the hotel and get the papers for you,” said Tadgh. “But can you at least tell her what happened? Is Mrs. Hanson okay?"

Jo squeezed out a fake tear.

Seeing Jo’s tear, the officer shifted his stance and cleared his throat. "Ma'am, I can't tell you much because I don't know who you are. But I'm sorry to say that it’s not good news regarding Mrs. Hanson."

Jo manufactured some more tears and looked as if she was about to make a fuss. "What do you mean? I want to go inside. I want to see her."

"Ma'am, if you wait here, I'll go and get the captain for you . . .”

The police carried a couple of body bags from the house.

"Oh my God.” Jo pointed. “Is that her, in a body bag? Why are there two? She lived here by herself."

Jo pushed at the barricades. Tadgh helped. "What the hell is going on here?" Tadgh said.

"Stay back, stay back. Don't cause me any trouble, ma'am. Mrs. Hanson died a few weeks ago. That isn’t her body."

"What? Died? So whose bodies are those? My other relatives?" Jo kept pushing.

"Ma'am, stay still. Ma'am. We’re busy here. There are forty bodies in there. If you claim they’re your relatives, I'll go and get the captain." The officer was beginning to get angry.

Jo nodded. "Please. I'll stay here."

As soon as the officer disappeared inside the house, Tadgh and Jo ran, vanishing into the dark.

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