The Entomologist's Perfect Crime Chapter 17

I sat in the café, looking at the haggard middle-aged woman across from me.

"Professor Dorn, thank you so much."

I waved my hand:

"No need. I'll naturally help when I can. Besides, this wasn't my achievement—it's all Detective Zhou's persistence."

She cried excitedly, about to kneel down:

"No, if you hadn't figured out a way, the police would never have discovered it so quickly."

"I only have one daughter. If they hadn't found her in time, she'd definitely be gone... if my daughter were gone, I couldn't live either. Besides, you didn't just help us mother and daughter—you saved thousands of families. You're a living Buddha!"

I hastily helped her up:

"Please don't do this. If you kneel to me, won't that shorten my life?"

"Rest assured, I was raised by the country. I'll spend my whole life repaying it. Since I encountered this situation, I won't ignore it."