Chapter 891

John waited until the police had finished marking all the necessary evidence at the scene before following Kyle out of the sanatorium. As they walked, Kyle said, "John, even if it really is the scenario you described, the police can only proceed under the assumption that the body is Alice’s. Without concrete evidence, we can’t classify this as Alice’s disappearance, let alone allocate resources to investigate where the real Alice might be." After finishing his piece, Kyle slung an arm around John’s shoulder and added, "But don’t worry, John. Your business is my business. I can’t officially assign officers to help you search, but I’ll look into it for you on my own time." John turned and punched Kyle lightly just above the chest. "Thanks." "What’s there to thank? We’re brothers!" Kyle replied, keeping his arm around John’s shoulder. "Just cover for me when I get transferred to the capital. Make sure my old man doesn’t drag me back home for any blind dates, alright?" John played along. "