“A trade?”Yvonne froze, stunned. Though she knew Hector harbored evil intentions, she wasn’t able to stop herself out of care for Harvey.Hector casually lit up a thin and long cigarette, and then took a huff.“At the end of the day, Ms. Miwa’s an Islander.”“Her death may or may not be important, depending on how the Islanders want it to be.”“You know that I have a bit of connection with the Islanders. With just a single word, I can make them stop pursuing Miwa’s death any further. With that, you’ll have a chance to nullify the situation.”“Besides, I know a few people in the Mordu Police Station. If you give me half an hour, I’ll be able to make a new testimony for every single witness.”“I can even make some of the solid evidence disappear into thin air.”“The media’s gossip will disappear within half an hour as well.”“In a short amount of time, our mighty Sir York will walk out unscathed, completely capable of living out the rest of his life in luxury.”“What do you th
The air inside the first branch Mordu Police Station turned cold, while the main hall had fallen into utter chaos.Inside the interrogation room, Harvey was pretending to sleep on the chair, his arms crossed.He had been locked there for an entire day. After he was kicked inside and given food and water at specific times, nobody talked to him.Harvey guessed that the police were heavily focused on the testimonies and evidence against him. Some were even trying to find traces of Harvey giving the order to blacklist Miwa.Despite him being the so-called culprit, no one bothered to interrogate him.It was unknown whether this was a psychological tactic, or if the police were actually trying to piece the evidence together…Even after twenty-four hours had passed, no one came to see Harvey.Harvey did not mind. He had seen a lot of things in life.After a good rest, Harvey started to deduct the specifics of the incident.He suspected that Miwa’s death was already planned a few days
Hector was quite the character, indeed.At least, in Harvey’s eyes, Hector had the right to challenge him.Creeeeak!Right as Harvey was trying to figure everything out, the door was suddenly pushed open. Three inspectors in formal uniforms walked, brimming full of energy.The inspector leading the group was the same one who had arrested Harvey. He stared at Harvey with narrowed eyes and demanded icily, “Harvey York, are you ready to confess?”“Doing things without a bottom line at such a young age…people like you are scum of the earth!”“Right, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Kristan Duncan. I’m the cousin of Garry, the mixed martial arts champion! I’m the squad leader of Mordu Police Station’s first branch!”“My cousin asked me to take good care of you when he visited me.”“But I don’t think there’s a need to be courteous to people like you!”“My cousin hates you to the core, yet for Ms. Xavier’s sake, he had to ask me to keep you safe with all my might!”“You’re s
“What? Aren’t you going to shoot?”Harvey swung his feet around and crossed his legs, his face still blank and expressionless. The inspector was both scared and enraged at the same time. In the end, he decided to sit down.The other inspector, who had short hair, lit up a cigarette and took a huff. He blew the smoke against Harvey’s face.“Harvey, right?” he asked coldly.“We already know what happened.”“You were threatening the victim at the Malone family’s evening banquet, saying that you’ll blacklist her!”“At least twenty people from the scene testified that you said those words. There is no way for you to deny that fact.”Harvey shrugged.“Didn’t your squad leader say that you should be taking care of me? Are you doing that at all?” Harvey teased calmly.“If a random conversation can turn into criminal evidence, cases all over the world would be much easier now, wouldn’t it?”“You’re saying that you won’t confess?!” the inspector barked harshly.Harvey smiled and rep
“The victim didn’t believe you could actually do such a thing. And so, you had her look at your villa to prove your strength.”“Using your hundred and fifty million dollar mansion, you were able to bring immense psychological damage to the victim.”“After going back to the Malone family’s villa, you threatened the victim to go inside your room to take advantage of her in the shower.”“Because of what you did, the victim felt extremely humiliated and decided to end her own life.”“This is exactly what happened!”“There are even witnesses and evidence to prove it!”“Are you still not going to confess, Harvey York?!”Kristan acted very righteously, as if everything happened just as he said.Harvey clapped his hands in amazement.“Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!” Harvey said, utterly astonished.“I thought only TV shows have such plots. I didn’t expect you to come up with better stories, Squad Leader Duncan!”“But is it fine if I list out a few discrepancies about your deductio
“If you’re saying that I don’t have the right to do so, I believe you’ll have my legal letter soon enough.”“You’re restricting a basic human right, after all.”Harvey smiled faintly, then took a nonchalant sip out of the paper cup on the table.Kristan sized up Harvey and snarled, “As expected from a smart criminal. You know the country’s laws pretty well!”“But since you know the law, why did you do it?!”“Let me tell you right now: the evidence here is solid proof! You won’t get out of here, no matter how much you know!”“Don’t think that I’ll protect you just for my cousin’s sake!”“Forget protecting you, I’ll do my best to get you punished terribly!”“Only through that can I show my respect to the law!”Kristan was acting all high and mighty, just to stop Harvey from clinging onto him.But just like before, Harvey only laughed.“It’s not that I don’t look up to you, Squad Leader Kristan. But you can’t protect me at all.”“I’m telling you again, I’m going to make a phon
“According to my knowledge, the only person within Mordu named Lynch is the first-in-command, Benjamin Lynch! You’re not going to tell me you called Sir Lynch himself now, are you?”Kristan sized up Harvey with an icy glare, trying to expose Harvey.“If Sir Lynch really was the one that took your call, I’ll eat my entire phone!”Following Kristan’s mockery, the other two inspectors also looked at Harvey in disgust.‘Is a murder suspect trying to pretend that he’s some hot shot?’‘Does he think he can fix the problem just by calling someone?’‘What a joke!’Harvey smiled faintly, not bothered to give any straight answers.“I did call Master Lynch.”“He said he’ll send his most trusted subordinate to solve this problem.”“You idiot! You dare try to lie to us?!”Kristan shot Harvey a glare of utter loathing.“Sir Lynch is Mordu’s first-in-command, but he never gets involved with the police!”“If you’re looking for someone to cling onto in the police force, you should’ve calle
Inside the interrogation room… Harvey was calmly drinking the premium green tea in front of him, taking care not to show too much emotion.The chief inspector of Mordu Central Police Station was standing in front of him respectfully. “Sir York, Sir Lynch asked me to come here.”“He’s currently having a meeting at Wolsing, which is why he isn’t able to come right now. Please pay no mind.”“He already told me that your problems are his own. I’ll be sure to give you a justification for everything.”Otis’ attitude was quite proper. As a well-known person serving under Benjamin, Otis had already heard of Harvey. He also knew that Benjamin and his wife owed Harvey quite a lot.Despite being an immensely powerful man within the government of Mordu, Otis could not afford to be arrogant.Kristan and the rest of the inspectors watched from far away, almost stumbling to the ground. If they knew Harvey had such a strong support, they wouldn’t dare show off in front of him.Harvey smiled