Reasons I Cannot Tell
The police officers who arrived at the ranch silently began helping with the shearing, standing before the sheep that stood still. However, their true purpose was not to assist with the work. They had come here to verify a critical fact. Once the work was temporarily halted, the officers called Peter over and led him to a spot a short distance away. Forced to walk without being told why, Peter’s heart pounded fiercely. He had no idea why the police were taking him, but had he unknowingly committed some irreversible mistake? Soon, the officers began asking questions that seemed unrelated to the sheep, posing them in a matter-of-fact tone. These were questions that delved deep into Peter’s own past.
