Chapter 144 - Case File 1/25

After arriving back at her hotel room, Halia poured a cup of tea for her father and calmly explained the misunderstanding between her and Emerson. "Dad, I have a boyfriend, but it's not Emerson. Give me some time, I will introduce you to him later," Halia said.

Father Feng looked at his daughter worriedly and sighed, "Ever since that one boyfriend in high school, I've never seen you with a man again."

"Precious, can you be honest with me? I've heard rumors about you and Natalie. If they're true, you can just tell me; I am very open-minded. After all, I've always treated Natalie as my own daughter and Pumpkin as my own grandson," the old man said.

Halia shook her head and laughed, "No, I'm very much in love with a man. A very manly man, in fact. Someone that's righteous, brave and heroic. I'm sure you will approve of him."

Father Feng smiled excitedly, "I look forward to meeting him, then. Even though I'm a little disappointed that Jack and I can't be in-laws."

Halia smiled to herself. Her father had no idea that she was in love with Jack Wu's other son.

"But, I'm curious, why did Natalie take time off to come to Macau then? I thought she came to look for you," Father Feng said.

"Natalie's in Macau? I had no idea about that!" Halia exclaimed. "Maybe she didn't know I was here either. Let me call her!"

Father Feng watched in curiosity as Halia picked up her phone, "Nat! Dad and I are both in Macau and he told me that you're here too! Where are you? Let's meet up!"

"What? You were in Hong Kong for the day? You went to Disneyland?"

"Wait! Do I hear Pumpkin's voice? Did you bring him too?"

"Hey! Who is he talking to?"

"Is that a man I hear?!!"

When Father Feng heard this last question, he immediately grabbed Halia's phone in excitement. "Have you found Pumpkin a father?" he asked straightforwardly.

On the other end of the phone, Natalie glanced at Sean and Pumpkin awkwardly. How was she supposed to reply to so many embarrassing questions? Worst of all, they were inside a car together and she was sure they could hear her conversation.

"Who are you talking to, Mommy?" Little Pumpkin asked.

"It's Grandpa Henry and Auntie Haili," Natalie replied.

The little boy clapped his hands in excitement and quickly grabbed the phone from Natalie's hands. Natalie looked at the boy in surprise but gave a sigh of relief. At least, her son had saved her from having to answer all those awkward questions.

But, suddenly, the little boy said something that she didn't expect. "Grandpa Henry, Auntie Haili...I think Mommy's in love..." he whispered cheekily. "I peeked a little and saw them kiss..."

Natalie glanced at Sean and covered her face in embarrassment.

Meanwhile, on the other end of the phone, the father and daughter looked at each other and rolled back in fits of laughter. 

...

At that time in France, Alexander Dupont was packing his luggage. He had received a phone call from Jackson and Amelie in the middle of the night asking for his assistance in Macau. 

"Alexander, we need you to take an undercover mission here in Macau. We've already given your name to the target and he will be contacting you soon," Jackson explained.

"Undercover mission?" Alexander asked. "Is this an official mission with Interpol? I thought you guys were there for a private matter."

"We came across an international case of money laundering. I've already spoken to SPU in China and the Hong Kong branch of Interpol, they have decided to combine forces for this case. This is an official order," Jackson said.

"But, shouldn't someone with authority contact me? You're not lying to me, right?" Alexander asked with suspicion. What if this man was luring him for his own personal agenda?

"Don't be so wary, Alex. You ARE speaking to someone with authority..." Amelie said as she grabbed the phone from Jackson.

Alexander listened with confusion.

After a short pause, Amelie revealed with a sigh, "Jackson's already accepted the role of Hong Kong's head of Interpol!"

...

Roughly a week ago, before Amelie and Jackson flew off from France to Hong Kong, Jackson had visited the Interpol headquarters.

At that time, he had just discovered that someone in Hong Kong wanted to kill him and he wanted to take some time off to investigate it properly. But, when he walked into President Kim's office, the middle-aged gentleman presented him with a confidential case file from the Hong Kong branch of Interpol. Inside, were photos of his mother's car accident along with accidents of other rich and influential people.

"I know you want to investigate the person that sent Gogh. I think these files may be of assistance to you. If you want to see all the case files, I suggest you take on the offer I gave you last time," the man said.

Jackson stared at the file. It was marked, '1/25'. He had always thought there was something suspicious about his mother's death. It seemed, he wasn't the only one...

Jackson glanced back up at his superior and nodded his head firmly, "When can I start?"