Chapter 1013


    "Hugo?"


    The officer was stunned when he heard that name.


    "Ss?"


    The officer broke out in a cold sweat. "Mister Richard, please don''t joke around."


    "I''m not joking. This is serious," Richard insisted.


    Finally, the officer''s legs gave out, and he began to tremble in his chair.


    "Spill everything you know. If not... you know what will happen."


    *


    Outside, Pearl was growing increasingly impatient. She wanted to barge in, but the officers at the


    door kept blocking her path.


    "Miss Pearl, please don''t interfere."


    "Richard wouldn''t evade taxes or run hispany illegally. Let me in. I have something to say."


    "Miss Pearl, our team leader doesn''t like disruptions during interrogations. Please cooperate."


    Feeling helpless, Pearl reluctantly sat down again.


    Ten minutes passed, and the voices from the interrogation room gradually faded. Soon, there was


    silence.


    "Why is it so quiet? Did something happen? Let me in!" Pearl stood up again, determined to get


    answers.


    This time, nobody stopped her, as the nearby officers also sensed that something was amiss. Just


    as they were about to enter, the door swung open.


    The officer said to Richard with a nervous smile, "It was all a misunderstanding, Mister Richard. I


    apologize for the inconvenience."


    Richard nced at him calmly. "No problem. I''m just d it''s all cleared."


    "Thank you for your understanding. You all, see Mister Richard off quickly," he ordered his fellow


    officers.


    Confused, the two officersplied, escorting Richard out. Once they were alone, they turned to


    their team leader with puzzled expressions.


    "What happened, sir? Why did you suddenly stop the investigation, especially after Mister Ss


    requested it?" one of them asked.


    The team leader sighed, casting a frustrated look at his subordinates. "Idiots! Do you think dealing


    with Richard is easy? If I had known he was this crazy, I wouldn''t have taken Ss''s bribe. We''re out


    of our depth here."


    "How are we going to exin this to Mister Ss?" another officer asked nervously.


    "We''ll return his money and offer our apologies. It''s better than dealing with this mess any longer,"


    the team leader replied, reluctantly acknowledging his own limitations.


    Suddenly, an angry voice interrupted them. "B*stard! How could you ept others'' money to do this


    kind of thing? Don''t you know it''s illegal?"


    "M-Mister Jake... we..."


    The team leader turned to face Jake Parker, the furious police chief, nearly dropping his cup in


    fright.


    "I can''t believe you would lead them into something like this!" Jake raged. "You all need to write me


    a reflection paper. Ten thousand words. You''re not going home until it''s finished!"


    The three officers trembled and promptlyplied with Jake''s demand.


    *


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    As Pearl and Richard left the police station, Pearl couldn''t help but ask, "What happened in there?


    Why were you used of tax evasion?"


    "It''s a setup by Hugo and Ss."


    Pearl was shocked. "Hugo is involved too?"


    Richard asked, "What''s the matter? You seem to know that Ss has something to do with it."


    "I had a feeling Ss was involved when they took you away. He had this smug look on his face,"


    Pearl said seriously.