Things haven't been peaceful in Prosperity Town lately.
Cats and dogs from several homes went missing, and even two residents went missing, which added fuel to the mayor's lobbying efforts.
After entering the town, the surrounding scenery is quite beautiful.
Compared to the vast flat and desolate expanses of Texas, this place is at the junction of a plain and a mountain range. Behind the town in the distance are layers of mountains, while the road they are on now is on relatively gentle hills.
Suddenly, a noise that could tear the eardrums rang out, and Luke frowned: This noise... why does it sound so much like the will-o'-the-wisp boy in the previous life
A moment later, three off-road motorcycles made a loud noise and passed by his car.
Luke wasn't angry anymore.
This is an off-road motorcycle and this road is still considered wild, so it's normal for it to make some noise.
However, a police car suddenly turned on its lights and chased after them.
Luke slowed down and pulled over.
Not until the police off-road SUV drove past did Luke speed back on the road.
The police car did not slow down synchronously with his car, nor did it perform an American-style stop, which meant it was not coming for him.
After driving a few hundred meters, Luke saw three off-road motorcycles parked on the side of the road. A policeman in a khaki uniform was issuing tickets to the three unlucky guys.
Luke whistled: "Haha, Selina, she is the most beautiful sheriff I have ever seen besides you."
Selina rolled her eyes. "I'd be happier if you just complimented me, Luke."
Luke: "Well, I mean, beautiful sheriff, haven't you thought of anything?"
Selina understood immediately: "Lisa's mother? OMG! This is absolutely nonsense. Lisa is already 22 years old. How could her mother be such a young beauty?"
Luke shrugged. "That's why I sigh. If this is Lisa's mother, she should be at least 40 years old, right?"
Selina: "Unless her mother tasted the forbidden fruit and gave birth to her when she was fifteen or sixteen, she must be over forty years old."
While the two were talking, they had already parked the car behind the police car on the side of the road.
After opening the door and getting out of the car, the two glanced inside the police car as they passed by. Selina sighed, "It should be correct. Apart from Lisa's family, I don't think there will be two beautiful female sheriffs in this town, and they both happen to have a beautiful daughter and son."
Luke also saw a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl and a five or six-year-old boy in the police car. They also had outstanding looks, which was definitely genetic.
More importantly, whether it was the beautiful sheriff or the two people in the car, their facial features were somewhat similar to Elizabeth.
The beautiful sheriff issued the ticket and walked back with a unhappy look on her face.
Seeing Luke and the other man standing by the car, she still smiled politely and asked, "Did you run into any trouble? Did your car break down? Or do you need directions?"
Luke smiled and said, "You should be Ms. Samantha Parker, right?"
The female sheriff nodded and said, "Yes, you are...?"
Luke: "Ms. Parker, we are from Los Angeles and are Lisa's colleagues. She should have told you."
Samantha looked at the two men in surprise: "You... are Lisa's colleagues?" She felt that Luke looked more like her eldest daughter's college junior.
But Selina does look like a detective.
Luke: "My name is Luke Coulson, this is Selina Hayek, Lisa should have mentioned our names."
Selina nodded as well: "Nice to meet you, Ms. Parker."
Samantha then confirmed the identities of the two people: "Ah, you came here today?"
Luke shrugged, "Lisa is doing great with us. She said she needs help, so of course we have to come as soon as possible. If you don't mind, we can find a place to talk when we get to town?"
Samantha also came to her senses. It was indeed not very convenient to talk on the road outside the town. She nodded and said, "Then you can follow my car and sit at my house, okay?"
Luke smiled and nodded.
More than ten minutes later, two cars stopped in front of a bungalow, one in front of the other.
The two got out of the car, and Selena couldn't help but exclaimed: "Oh, this place is so beautiful."
Luke looked around and nodded.
Not far away is a stretch of mountains with a desolate and heavy appearance and beautiful shape.
There are some trees and a large flat lawn around, and a typical North American bungalow is located on the flat land in front of the mountain.
The bungalow looks very simple and spacious, conservatively estimated to be more than 200 square meters. The grass in the courtyard outside the house is surrounded by low and sparse white wooden strips and is neatly trimmed.
It can be seen that the owner of the house is a patient, hardworking person who has basic aesthetic taste. She is Elizabeth's mother, the beautiful sheriff Ms. Samantha Parker.
Samantha was already at the door. She opened it and the two children came in. She said, "Come in, both of you."
Luke and the other man stopped talking and followed him into the house.
The decoration in the house is very simple, without any unnecessary things, everything is designed for practical use in the home.
You can tell that the house is quite old and the decorations look a bit old-fashioned, but it is kept clean and tidy, with a very warm family atmosphere.
Luke and Selina were asked to sit on the sofa in the living room. Samantha asked them and gave Luke a bottle of mineral water, while Selina could only drink Coke.
In small towns in Arizona, not many people drink Dr. Pepper, a strange drink.
There were only three people in the living room, and Elizabeth's sister and brother had already returned to their rooms.
Luke and Selina then took out their police IDs and showed them to Samantha.
This is a procedure and it cannot be omitted even if it is someone you know, otherwise there will likely be problems with their investigation later.
Samantha was not polite and looked at it carefully. After returning the documents to the two people, her expression became serious: "What do you want to know?"
Luke: "Let's not talk about the missing cat and dog for now, but what about the two missing people? Have they not been found?"
Samantha shook her head. “No. And these two people live alone on the edge of town, so there’s no way to tell whether they went into the mountains to camp on their own or encountered danger.”
Luke: "Do you know what your son said?"
Samantha exclaimed, "Mike? What did he say?"
Luke and Selina looked at each other, speechless.
Mike obviously thought Samantha wouldn't believe that, so he kept silent.
Luke thought for a moment and asked, "Can I go talk to Mike alone?"
Samantha hesitated for a moment, but after looking at Luke's pleasing appearance and temperament, she nodded and agreed.
Luke asked about the location of Mike's room and walked over, leaving Selina and Samantha to continue communicating.
I knocked on Mike's door and heard a little boy's voice: "Ah, Mom? Wait a minute."