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Chapter 178 Shifting Tides of Old and New Order
The sheriff then turned toward Cruz and held out his hand in greeting. Cruz wore a blank expression, his gaze icy and sidelong. He did not move an inch. Instead, he silently pulled out his phone and stood sideways, radiating frigid hostility.Looking slightly embarrassed, the sheriff could only offer an awkward smile and wave. He turned and led his team to escort the prisoner into their vehicle.As the car slowly pulled away, the window rolled down. With a cigarette dangling from his lips, Silas glanced over at Kane beside the car, his tone brash and taunting. “Buddy, thanks for looking after me all this time! Come visit Southspire sometime, and I’ll give you a proper welcome!”Kane stood rooted to the spot, staring at the man’s arrogant, triumphant face. A crushing sense of powerlessness washed over him.The convoy faded from view, and the dust settled.“Let’s go.” Kane spoke in a low, heavy voice.Inside their car, Hagen burned with rage and could not hold back a curse. “What a mess
Chapter 177 Trapped Within the System
“Understood.” Stuart bowed to acknowledge the order and left.## Interrogation Room, Detention HospitalSix o’clock in the evening, at the police‑affiliated detention hospital.Kane walked into the interrogation room with Cruz, Hagen and the rest of the team. On the metal restraint chair, Oliver sat with his head lolling and shoulders drooping, sound asleep without a single care. His slouched, insolent posture showed zero sense of peril despite being in custody for criminal involvement.“Some nerve.” Hagen stared in disbelief. “He can sleep that soundly even after everything that’s happened.”Cruz stepped forward and gave the chair leg a light kick, barking sharply. “Wake up! Quit sleeping!”Oliver jolted awake, snapping upright. His eyes darted blankly around the room before he finally registered where he was. He instinctively raised a hand to wipe the drool from his mouth, but as his arms lifted, the handcuffs on his wrists pulled taut, screeching with harsh metal friction.Fully aw
Chapter 176 Game of Power
Oakley let out a bitter laugh, his voice hoarse and dry, voicing the ultimate question that had haunted him his whole life. "Kane, tell me. Back then, I saved lives in the hospital. I worked hard and played by the rules, yet I made no money, lost all my dignity, and got pushed around by everyone. But once I threw away my morals, resorted to any means necessary, and got my hands bloody, I got rich. I gained power. People even looked up to me and praised me.""You are a high‑ranking law‑enforcement officer. Tell me, why is that?"Kane stared at the emptiness and confusion in his eyes. For a moment, he fell silent, unable to give an answer.Seeing this, the last glimmer of light died out in Oakley’s gaze. He lowered his head, overcome with disappointment. "Even you have no answer, do you?"Kane stood up and walked slowly toward him. His tone was steady yet sharp, cutting straight to the root of the problem. "The world can be unfair, but human greed and malice are the real disease. You bl
Chapter 175: Recollection and Final Doom of a Cornered Prisoner (Part 2)
“Go ahead.” Kane pulled out a cigarette and gestured for his team to stand by at ease. Hagen and the others took their seats. Pens, paper and recording cameras were all set up to preserve a full record of everything said.Oakley held out his hand. “Give me one.”Kane hesitated for a moment before handing him a cigarette and leaning forward to light it for him.Wrapped in wispy smoke, Oakley took a deep drag, tamping down the emotions churning inside him, and spoke first. “When exactly did Joren switch over to your side for good? Back when Finnegan died? Or when I lied to him and set up that scheme?”Kane lit his own cigarette, exhaled smoke, and fell silent for a short while. His voice came out hoarse yet firm. “It was today.”Oakley’s pupils narrowed in shock. “Today? That means he was never truly on your side before this?”“That’s right.” Kane replied.“That can’t be.” Oakley shook his head at once, thoroughly confused. “I could clearly tell he kept stalling my plans and hiding your
Chapter 174: Recollection and Final Doom of a Cornered Prisoner (Part 1)
The boy’s head slammed hard against the cold wall, producing a dull thud. Tears welled up in his eyes as he stared at Oakley, his voice thin and trembling. “Mister, I’ll behave. Please don’t hurt my dad.”Oakley’s ferocious expression froze abruptly.His hands were stained with countless lives. Decades of evil had hardened his heart into stone. Yet, faced with the child’s pure, terrified gaze, the twisted will to die burning inside him wavered for a fleeting moment.“My dad and I don’t have money for medicine. The doctor said… he won’t live much longer.” The little boy choked back sobs, his palm clamped tight around the deadly grenade.Oakley’s Adam’s apple bobbed. He knitted his brows tightly, shoving the strange twinge in his chest aside, and barked sharply. “Keep moving down. Hurry!”Holding the grenade that could detonate at any second, the little boy stumbled down the steps, shaking with every step.The middle‑aged man lying injured on the floor dragged himself forward desperatel
Chapter 173: Fight for Survival Against Hopeless Odds
Out on the street outside the shop, Kain led his unit to close in rapidly. He pressed his radio, his voice cold and crisp. “Confirm the target is inside.”“Confirmed!” An outer‑perimeter officer replied in a low tone.Kain’s gaze locked onto the shop entrance. He gave a sharp order. “All units move in. Two shield teams take point. He’s trapped. Prepare to breach.”【Shop Second Floor · Doomed Standoff】At the top‑floor stair landing, Oakley slid down to sit with his back against the cold wall, gasping for breath. Sweat mixed with blood dripped non‑stop from his jaw.After barely half a minute’s rest, heavy footsteps from downstairs drew steadily closer.Oakley lifted his head slowly. A sick, twisted smirk tugged at his lips. He ejected the empty magazine and reloaded with smooth, unnervingly calm movements.“Hiding in there solves nothing, Oakley.” Kain’s voice carried up from downstairs, calm and utterly domineering. “You cannot escape.”Oakley pulled two grenades from his chest pouch
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