Bab 105: Reward

Luckily for Cassian, his suspicions were unfounded. When he acted uncomfortable in response to her question, Cassandra didn't press him further. Instead, she shifted the topic back to their task of finding more witnesses and re-questioning the previous ones.

Unfortunately, it turned out to be another waste of time. They uncovered no new leads—just gossip about whose husband was having an affair while his wife did the same, or which unmarried daughter had ended up pregnant. For Cassian, who secretly enjoyed a bit of gossip, it was somewhat entertaining. But for Cassandra, it only made her more and more irritated as the day went on.

"I can't take it anymore..." Cassandra groaned as she slumped back in the carriage taking them back to the office. "Why, for the love of God, should a detective care who soiled themselves after getting drunk or whose son married a whore?"