Chapter 829: Chapter 829 Head_1
The photo was taken with a time-lapse camera.
This type of camera can be set to take continuous pictures at fixed intervals, commonly used to record plant growth or changes in weather and clouds. It’s very easy to operate; four size AA batteries can power it for up to 78 days.
In elementary school observation courses, such cameras are often used to teach students how to watch the process of seeds sprouting and growing.
Autumn Carter placed one of these cameras at the entrance of his house.
Purple Summers guessed that Autumn chose this location under the influence of some detective anime works.
Some murderers would quietly return to the scene of the crime after the dust had settled to retrieve something they left behind, eliminating future threats—based on this idea, Autumn had unwaveringly taken shots at his house’s entrance for two years.
The persistence of a child can sometimes shame an adult.
She captured countless people including the maid, bodyguard, milkman, courier, and real estate workers.
She also captured a slim woman wearing sunglasses.
After Edward Carter’s wife died and he was imprisoned, Autumn was taken to his grandparents’ home, and that house soon became vacant.
Yet, that woman had a key, hurried in, and then hurried out.
Purple couldn’t see her face, but she was certain that the woman’s identity must be extraordinary, so much so that Edward had to give up his alibi and willingly sit in prison for over a decade.
This is also one of the reasons why lawyers find their job more frustrating than prosecutors.
If it were a prosecutor, they would simply follow their own pace, methodically uncovering all the doubts.
But a lawyer’s job is to seek benefits and avoid losses for their clients. If Edward is unwilling to reveal secrets, then even if Purple uncovered who the woman was, she couldn’t make her testify in court.
It’s like playing poker, when you clearly have a wildcard that could turn the game around, but you must hold it in and can’t play it!
Purple could only try another approach.
The visitation time ended, and Purple left the meeting room,
Autumn was waiting at the door. As soon as he saw Purple emerge, he looked at her eagerly, “What’s our next move?”
“Next step…” Purple pondered for a moment, then suddenly smiled, “How about we go to the amusement park?”
Autumn’s face fell, unhappy, “Sister, can we seriously investigate the case? Can you not treat me like a kid?”
Purple laughed heartily, “I’m not kidding you, really! We’re going to the amusement park to investigate!”
“Really?” Autumn looked at her skeptically, “Are you not just taking me to play and then fobbing me off with an ice cream or a balloon?”
Purple patted his head and said with a smile, “Let’s go.”
Purple took Autumn to play at the amusement park for the whole day.
When they returned to the Presidential Palace, Caitlin Carter and Violet Nelson had already come back.
At the first meeting, they couldn’t delve too deeply into the conversation, but as the First Lady, Caitlin was very interested in the case and expressed great confidence in winning.
Caitlin was unsure for a moment, her inclination was towards Purple, but everyone—from her in-laws to her parents—felt Rieste was the better choice.
In the days that followed, Purple and Autumn would go out for fun every other day.
Caitlin felt even less sure…
Purple didn’t bring up the case, she either stayed at home or took Autumn out for fun; Caitlin couldn’t grasp what Purple was thinking.
Furthermore, with Christopher Simonson about to be discharged from the hospital, Caitlin thought it best to delay things and, after her husband was out, to visit the prison again to discuss with her younger brother.
However, just when everyone was preparing to welcome Christopher back, a team of prosecutors from the Imperial Prosecutor’s Office arrived at the hospital to investigate Christopher on charges of aiding in the destruction and forgery of evidence.
—In the villa under Christopher’s name in the western suburbs, they found the head of Edward Carter’s wife.