"Why did she do that?"

York said, "Betty's mother was a strong woman who focused most of her energy on work and had little time to spend with Betty.

Especially after her parents divorced, Betty saw her mother less often.

Mother and daughter live in the same city, so it is actually very convenient for them to meet, but Betty's mother is too busy.

Even if the two met, they wouldn't spend too long together. Her mother would either leave midway with something to do or answer the phone.

This made Betty feel ignored, angry and sad.

Especially seeing other children accompanied by their mothers, Betty felt very unbalanced.

She is only twelve years old, and she hopes her mother can be by her side, just like her other classmates and friends.

Although her father and nanny were both very kind to her, the feeling was different.

So... Betty thought of using this method to blackmail her mother into giving up her heavy work and spending more time with herself."

"Why would she let you send threatening emails?"

York pursed her lips, "Betty doesn't want people to know that she sent the threatening email.

We are good friends, and she knows that I have great computer skills. So she asked me for help and hid the sending address of the email.

She was sitting next to me when I sent the email. This was just a prank and had nothing to do with me, and it had nothing to do with my parents."

Luke recorded the key points in his notebook, "What happened after you sent the threatening email?"

York recalled for a moment and said, "After the email was sent out, the effect was pretty good at first.

Betty soon received a call from her mother, who asked if she was safe and where she was.

It could be heard that her mother still cared about her very much. Betty was very happy. She was happy for several days just because of this phone call.

But later, things didn't change. Her mother was still very busy. She would only occasionally call to greet her, or buy a gift and mail it to her home. She still didn't have much time to spend with her.

I can feel that Betty is very sad...

To be precise, it’s disappointing.”

Luke asked, "So you wrote and directed this kidnapping?"

"What kidnapping? I don't know what you are talking about?"

"We've already come to this point, and you still want to hide it? Where is Betty?"

"I don't know, I'm telling the truth, I don't know anything about kidnapping..." York seemed to understand something, "Could Betty have been kidnapped?"

"That's right, Betty was kidnapped the night before yesterday, in her own home."

"Damn it, this is too scary. How could something like this happen? Haven't you found her whereabouts yet?"

Luke stared at his expression, "The purpose of our coming here is to find her whereabouts."

Caesar Gajeel quickly said, "Hey, there must be some misunderstanding here. My son cannot be involved in any kidnapping. You must have made a mistake." Caesar looked at his son aside again, "York, please tell me quickly.

Clearly, this is no small matter."

York was also a little nervous, "Sir, I assure you, I really don't know about Betty being kidnapped. I am her good friend and will not do anything to hurt her."

Luke didn't see any obvious signs of lying on the other side, but he didn't dare to underestimate the child. Today's children are smarter than imagined. Although their overall understanding of the world is not as good as adults, they are not as good in certain areas and thinking.

No worse than adults.

"When was the last time you saw Betty?"

"The day before yesterday, we were classmates, and she greeted me after school."

"Was there anything unusual about her at that time?"

"should not."

Luke asked tentatively, "Since the last threatening letter, has Betty behaved in any other unusual way, or is there any way to improve the relationship with her mother?"

"No, she should have given up."

"Do you think it's possible that she directed and acted in a kidnapping case in order to gain her mother's attention?"

York shook his head, "No way, Betty is a smart girl, there is no way she would do something stupid like that."

Luke was a little disapproving. How smart could he be if he could do something like a threatening letter?

"Can you contact Betty now?"

“Betty doesn’t have a mobile phone, so we usually chat on the computer using software.

She didn't go to school yesterday. I asked the teacher.

The teacher said she asked for leave, and I asked her on the computer why she asked for leave, but she did not reply."

When Luke searched Betty's house, he did not find the computer, so it was probably taken away by the kidnappers.

Later, Luke asked about the chat software the two used and their account names.

Luke finished writing, marked the key points, and continued to ask, "Besides you, does Betty have any other good friends at school?"

"Betty also has a good relationship with several female classmates."

"Tell me their names?"

"Joanna Sandy, Aisha Persia, Mavis Cardo, and Betty often play with them."

"Did these three female classmates go to school yesterday and today?"

"have."

"Is there anything unusual?"

"No impression."

Luke wrote down the names of three female classmates. It was necessary to go to the school to investigate specifically. Since Betty had a history of sending threatening letters to her mother, she might write and direct another kidnapping incident.

A girl of such an age has great trust in her friends and will probably tell her best friends.

York asked, "Sir, do I need to go to jail?"

Luke said sternly, "York, sending threatening letters to others is not a trivial matter. Don't do it again in the future.

In view of your good performance in taking the initiative to plead guilty, I will recommend to the prosecutor that you be exempted from charges, but you should be prepared to be questioned, and the final decision depends on the prosecutor."

"Thank you." York breathed a sigh of relief and showed a grateful look, "Have you met Mayor Li Mei?"

"certainly."

"How is she?"

Luke just smiled and didn't answer.

"If you see her again, please convey a message to me." York cleared his throat and said seriously, "I don't know if she is a good mayor, but she is definitely not a good mother.

If she were to run for mayor, I would never vote for her."

Luke said, "If you wait a few years, it won't be too late for you to tell her yourself."

…

Five o'clock in the evening.

Susan received Deputy Mayor Li Mei in the lounge, and Deputy Director Reid also accompanied her.

Susan briefly described the threatening letter.

After learning that it was a threatening letter sent to her by her daughter, Li Mei showed an incredulous look, "I bought it, I can't believe Betty would do this. Are you sure that the kid named York didn't lie?"

Susan said, "On the night of the incident, both York and his parents had alibi, and York and your daughter were classmates. Judging from the current situation, his words have a certain degree of credibility.

In addition, I have sent people to the school to investigate and further confirm the relationship between Betty and York."

Li Mei's eyes were red and her voice was choked with sobs, "I have been really busy these years and have neglected a lot of things for work and career.

The person I feel most sorry for is my daughter. I rarely have time to accompany her and miss her growth.

In fact, I am aware of this myself, and I keep telling myself to change, change.

As long as I am over this busy period and my job is stable, I can adjust my time and spend more time with my family.

But things are not that simple, there are new troubles every day, and there is never a day of adjustment.

Apart from eating and sleeping, I was busy almost all day without any entertainment. I neglected my family, and I also had physical problems. I don’t know how long I can sustain it.”

Susan, who is also a strong woman, advised, "Mayor Li, I am older than you. At your age, I have given up a lot and lost a lot for my career.

This is one of the reasons why I was transferred to the Robbery and Murder Division.

You should be kind to yourself and your family. The work is never done, and family is the most important thing.

Of course, I am not qualified to say anything to you, because I am also a failure in family matters."

Li Mei sighed, "I just don't want to let this job down. There are many people still waiting for me, and I don't want to let them down..."

I'm always looking for a more efficient way of working, it just takes time.

I...I just hope now that my daughter can come back and come back to me safely.
To be continued...