Chapter 428 A Smart Person
The bodyguard standing behind Linda said, “Ms. Yancey, we’ve called the police. They’re on their way here.”
“What use will they be?” Linda shrieked, clearly displeased.
The police would come, open the case, interrogate suspects and investigate the matter. Even if they manage to find the stolen diamonds, so what?
Could her show wait till then?
“Melanie, what do you mean?”
Linda was pinning all her hopes on Melanie.
Melanie sniffed out the entire safe thoroughly, and turned around to say, “I smell a lingering scent on the safe, which smells like a mix of perfume and tobacco. If you can gather everyone here and line them up with a gap in between each person, I’ll be able to quickly pinpoint who touched that
safe. That’ll make the matter easier to investigate.”
Linda’s eyes lit up. “How could I forget the talent that you are?”
She chuckled, and instructed the bodyguard behind her, “Make everyone line up and await
checks!”
“Yes!”
The bodyguards split up to maintain an orderly queue. Melanie led Annie and Linda to an empty room, where all three of them sat down.
Now that things were quieter, Linda turned to look at Melanie and asked, “How confident are you about this? There are so many people here. I’m sure it’s not easy to identify the scent!”
Linda’s right–hand man suggested, “Why don’t I call Mr. Wright and Ms. Murray who are the prime suspects here, and let you see if they are the ones?”
“Don’t,” Melanie said with a quick shake of her head.
“Why not?” Linda could sense that something was wrong.
Melanie blinked, and said, “To be honest, I didn’t smell anything just now.”
“Miss Melanie, are you joking?” Linda’s right–hand man yelled anxiously.
Linda lifted her hand, signaling for him not to interrupt Melanie.
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Melanie went on, “I wanted to sniff out a scent, but I suppose the safe must’ve been placed below the vent. All the scent would have been blown away, leaving nothing behind. I decided to change
tact instead………”
Her voice petered out, but Linda knew what she meant. The corner of her lips lifted as she
instructed, “Make sure they don’t make things difficult for Mr. Wright and Kelly Murray. Let ther queue as long as they want.”
“Yes, miss!” Her right–hand man more or less figured out what was going on, and left to make the
necessary arrangements.
“It’s just going to be tough on you, having to sniff out so many people even though you’re just putting up an act.” Linda’s gaze softened as she smiled at Melanie. “I’ll have someone prepare refreshments for you. You can stop anytime you feel tired.”
“It’s an honor to be able to help you, Ms. Yancey,” Melanie smiled, brightly and sincerely.
Very soon, the queue was ready. All the security guards and construction workers involved in preparing the show walked into the room one by one, and drew close to Melanie so that she could
smell them.
She waved everyone else away very quickly, until it reached Kelly’s turn.
The moment Kelly walked in, the strong smell of her perfume filled the entire room, so much so that Melanie and Ms. Yancey couldn’t help but pinch their noses.
“Ms. Yancey, I’m afraid we might have to switch rooms after this,” Melanie said helplessly.
Linda waved someone over, and instructed him to make the necessary arrangements. She looked up at Kelly and said, clearly displeased, “Did you apply more perfume?”
“Iyes no wait, Ms. Yancey, I really didn’t go near that safe. I don’t even have a clue what your jewelry pieces look like!”
Kelly started sobbing out of panic. The thought of Linda’s threat to make the thief wish he were
dead made her almost faint out of fright.
“Are you worried I might take this chance to take revenge on you in Ms. Yancey’s name?” Melanie
asked.
Kelly looked at Melanie with rage in her eyes, but she didn’t dare to say anything–which was akin
to a tacit agreement.
“Leave the room, don’t waste our precious time!” Melanie said with a wave of her hand, and the
bodyguard dragged Kelly out of the room.
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Melanie and Linda then shifted to another clean room.
“Are you sure it’s not Kelly?” Linda asked Melanie. “She looked even more guilty, having reapplied her perfume.”
“Include her in the list of suspects for now, but I think it’s not likely that it’s her. She has neither the guts nor the intellect to do so.” Melanie explained. “Even if she’s trying to cover things up by reapplying perfume, there’s no need to go overboard with it. As if she’s worried that I can’t sniff
out the issue.”
Linda nodded. “The one who stole Sun and Moon must be a smart person.”
Melanie nodded in agreement.
After sniffing out a few more people, it was Mr. Wright’s turn to enter the room. He stood up straight to allow Melanie to sniff him, and even explained himself, “This cologne of mine is from a long–established brand which I’ve been using for decades. Ms. Yancey, you probably know about
it too.”
“Yes, a man like you is surely a smart one. Smart men won’t do something so foolish. You may
leave now,” Melanie said as she glanced at Linda.
Linda immediately caught on, and instructed her right–hand man after Mr. Wright left the room.
Find his family members and restrain all of them!”
“Yes, miss!”
Her right–hand man immediately set off to instruct his team.
When he returned, he couldn’t hold back his curiosity and asked, “Miss, I smelled it for myself just now. The cologne Mr. Wright was wearing is indeed the brand that he usually uses. Why do you
suspect him?”
“Not a suspect. I’m sure it’s him,” Melanie corrected him calmly.
