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"You are making a mistake! I didn't do anything! I've been here all day! You can ask the people here!" Mr. Routledge spat, his face flushed with rage, his voice rising in anger.

"Well, you don't really need to leave this place to commit a crime. You could easily make a call and hire people to do your dirty work for you," Chief Beckett remarked, his tone firm and unyielding. He lowered his pistol and tucked it back into his belt. "Take him outside," he ordered, and his men immediately began dragging the struggling man toward the door.

"No, you can't do this! You can't! I didn’t do anything!" Mr. Routledge continued to protest, his voice growing desperate as he was hauled away. "You're making a huge mistake! You don't know who I am! You don’t know how many powerful friends I have! You will regret this!" His voice echoed down the hall as the officers forced him outside.

Once outside, they shoved him into the back of the patrol car, slamming the door shut with a metallic clang. The of
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