Chapter 279 Crippled


    After exiting the detention center, Nathan declined Lincoln''s offer to send them home, instead he drove


    off with Penny and Kylie.


    Nathan''s car had just disappeared from view when Colin Dunne appeared.


    Lincoln stood up straight and addressed Colin respectfully. "Colonel Dunne!"


    "Send Henry Lancaster and the rest of his miserable men back to Alberesque. And remember, keep


    Mr. Cross'' identity a secret!" instructed Colin.


    Lincoln nodded. "Yes, sir. I''ll make sure your orders are followed."


    Nathan, Penny, and Kylie drove back home.


    On the way, Penny couldn''t help but ask, "Nathan, since when did you know Deputy Chief Naas? If it


    weren''t for his help, we would''ve been in a lot of trouble."


    Nathan gave a small smile. "Actually I hardly know Lincoln Naas at all.”


    Penny''s eyes shot wide in surprise. "Then why was he helping you so much?"


    Locking Henry Lancaster and his men up and demoting Chase Li were technically justifiable decisions


    that fell under his purview.


    But his ''an-eye-for-an-eye'' style of justice such as locking the Elite Eight in with Henry and putting


    Hector in the same holding cell with gay men was clearly just to exact revenge for Nathan.


    If Lincoln and Nathan weren''t close, then there was no reason for him to do any of those things!


    Nathan chuckled. "When they grabbed me, I asked for a phone call. They didn''t realize I was calling to


    file aint with the Mayor himself."


    "And that worked?" gasped Penny.


    "Our Cross Corporations is considered a key business here. And now that we''ve obtained the rights to


    the liver cancer vine, there''s a good chance we''ll


    be a corporation known across the globe.”


    "The Channing city officials value our business greatly. So they naturally won''t look the other way when


    the Zabinskis send Henry Lancaster and the rest here to sabotage us.”


    Penny took Nathan''s words at face value, and so she felt very grateful. "The city officials are really nice


    to us. We definitely have to work harder and give back to themunity, and prove to everyone that


    their trust in us is well ced."


    Penny steadfastly believed Nathan''s exnation, but Kylie, who was sitting in the back seat, was


    continuously rolling her eyes.


    She knew that Henry Lancaster and the rest posed no threat to Nathan at all. It was like they were little


    fruit flies trying to bite off more than they can chew, all their carefully concocted ns were absolutely


    futile.


    The next day, Henry Lancaster and his men were sent back to Alberesque by the Channing authorities.


    They were all suffering from broken limbs which would likely take many, many months to heal.


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    And even after they did heal up, they wouldn''t be able to stay in the Investigation Unit and instead be


    given desk duty.


    Hector Packwood was also one of the men who was sent back to Alberesque.


    He had also suffered greatly that day. And let''s just say that some of his body parts would never be the


    same again.


    In fact, for a very long while, he could only lie face down or he could risk injuring himself again.


    In a sense, his physical injuries weren''t as severe as Henry Lancaster and his men.


    But emotionally, Hector truly believed he had suffered a horrible fate. And since then, he flinches


    uncontrobly each time a tall, muscr man looked his way.


    At Mirror Lake, ake in the middle of the Turner''s backyard.


    Dip Turner could be seen sitting in a gazebo fishing with a high-grade fishing rod.


    Right then, Dip''s butler Alfred rushed over and was about to deliver a report to him.


    But before he could say anything, Dip raised his hand and signaled him to stay quiet.


    A secondter, Dip flicked his fishing rod upwards and a fish was seen dangling at the end of the


    fishing line.


    Ssh!^ carp the size of a hand was fished out of theke.


    Ssh!


    The carp was thrown back into theke, and it quickly swam away.


    But Alfred knew. A fish with a torn mouth wasn''t going to survive.


    A maid who was waiting by the side carried a basin of water and a towel over to Dip so he could wash


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    He dried his hands off before turning to Alfred, looking expressionless. "What did you want to say?”


    "Sir, Henry Lancaster and Zander Zabinski have returned," reported Alfred dutifully.


    Dip remained expressionless. "Did Zander killed Nathan Cross? The Zabinskis have exacted their


    revenge?”


    injured. And Zander Zabinski is worse off. He''spletely crippled."


    Dip froze. "What?"