Zelson was a good mentor and a helpful friend to Adrienne. Not only did she learn a lot of forensic knowledge from him, she also learned how to become a better person.
Adrienne always thought that she could work and learn from him for a long time, but unexpectedly, news of their separation came so abruptly.
Couldn't the superiors ask around his colleagues first or at least given them a heads up before transferring him away?
After a long pause, Adrienne continued, "Is this transfer to the Chatterton Criminal Police Team a lateral transfer or a promotion? Did they ask for your opinion? Were you surprised by the decision too?"
"It's a promotion, but no matter what position we are at, and no matter where we work, we must remember our responsibilities. Our work is to speak for the dead." Zelson smiled and added, "What's more, it's common for the superiors to make a sudden decision. We have been working here long enough to know that. It's not a big deal."
"But..." In the past two years, Adrienne had learned a lot from Zelson. Although she could often complete autopsies by herself, her working experience was still far limited than Zelson's. Nevertheless, Zelson was promoted, and Adrienne still hoped to see such a capable person achieve more, so she congratulated, "Mr. Zelson, although I don't want you to leave, I still have to congratulate you for your promotion."
"Adrienne..." Zelson gently called her name. He wanted her to know some things, but he did not want to say it directly to her. Hence, he could only say something nice, "Well, thank you for your blessings. I also hope that you will do well in your work. Then, I'll feel honored too."
"I will, Mr. Zelson. I can't let you lose face." She was sad to see Zelson leaving the team. The thought of losing a good mentor like him made her feel depressed.
Zelson advised, "If there's anything you need to ask me in the future, you're welcome to call me at anytime."
Adrienne replied, "I will. Thank you, Mr. Zelson!"
"Adrienne..." Zelson called Adrienne's name once again. His voice was low and deep, as if he wanted to engrave this name in his heart firmly. After hesitating for a while, he reached out and gently stroked her head. A thousand words turned into a sentence, "Let's keep in touch." "Yes." Adrienne nodded again. She was sad that he would be leaving. It was a blessing that she was able to work under a wonderful mentor like Zelson. However, she was about to lose him.
She knew that people would come and go. Now that she was experiencing it, she finally understood how it felt. She would never get to work alongside Zelson anymore.
Zelson chuckled and said, "Well, you should get back to work and make sure you leave a good impression on your new superior."
Talking about the new superior, Adrienne recalled about Jefferson. He asked her to report to him once she had gotten the report. So she said, "I still have something to attend to, so I'll get going first."
Now that she had work to be done, Adrienne immediately put dejection behind her. She quickly grabbed the documents and ran towards Jefferson's office.
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