Ardmore City's Clearspring Resort.
This is a large Chinese-style courtyard.
It is situated in the largest scenic area of Ardmore City, amidst the Clearspring Mountain.
This is one of Benson Caldwell's many properties, yet few people know about it.
The saying goes, a sly rabbit has three burrows.
Benson Caldwell's "burrows" are much more than three; thirty is not an overstatement.
In the stillness of the night, even the chirping of birds in the mountains gradually quieted down.
In the middle of the garden, Benson Caldwell lay on a deck chair in an octagonal pavilion, pretending to nap.
Two minutes ago, his subordinate delivered the news that Corrine Quance and Erica Linden had come down from Mount Cinderon and were now having dinner at a restaurant at the foot of the mountain.
The whole hiking process.
Was under surveillance the entire time.
Which means, Corrine Quance and Erica Linden actually did go hiking.
