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After the farewell, the captain turned and walked back into the building. The three crossed the street, planning to head home on foot.On the quiet sidewalk diagonally across from the precinct, the stepfather clasped his hands behind his back and muttered bitterly, “That damned boy nearly dragged all of us down with him. If we’d listened to him and lied that he didn’t leave the house until one a.m., we’d be locked up right now.”The mother hung her head, too afraid to argue, her gaze vacant.“Dad, when do you think they’ll catch Carlson?” the younger brother asked.“He hurt the bank president’s son. Officers from all four districts are hunting him. He’s got no money, no connections. Where could he possibly run?” The stepfather let out a scoff. “It won’t be many days before they drag him in.”The boy blinked. “We led the cops to Wells. Will he hold that against us? He’s already killed officers.”“He’ll never find out Wells was arrested.” The stepfather narrowed his eyes. “Even if he do
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“Turn around when I tell you to! Can’t you hear me?!” Carlson roared. “I’m already a dead man walking. Taking one more down with me is a win.”His shout rattled every officer. Carlson held a gun and had killed two of them without hesitation; he clearly did not care about the consequences.“Wanna take a bet?” Carlson locked the muzzle on the front passenger officer, speaking slowly.Pinpointed by the gun, the officer trembled all over, unable to utter a single word.“Turn around if you don’t.” Carlson rested his finger lightly on the trigger, pretending he would pull it.The officer flinched backward and yelled hoarsely, “Pull that trigger and I’ll put you down right here!”Clang!Shoving the corpse aside with his elbow, Carlson kicked the side door open. He leaned his upper body out of the van and snarled through gritted teeth, “All they ever do is bully people. Now you see what happens when I fight back. Who’s gonna step up?!”Outside, protesters burning with a month and a half of pe
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Banker Carter grabbed the baton off the interrogation table and unleashed all his fury over his son’s critical, near-fatal injuries on the innocent man on the floor.He struck again and again, dripping contempt with every blow. “Parasites. You people refuse to live honest lives. All you know is to take, and you deserve to rot at the bottom. I’ll donate another five million later this year, earmarked for the police to hunt trash like you down…!”Carlson lay on the floor, staring up at his contorted, raging face. His vision blurred, and he mumbled faintly. “I was wrong… I thought this world still had justice. You hold money and power. If you say I’m guilty, then I guess I am.”…Raven City.Sila held her phone and spoke to Kane. “Are you sure we register the company right now?”“I’m sure,” Kane nodded.“Fine. I’ll call a family meeting as soon as I can, then travel to Novara to meet you in person,” Sila replied without delay.Downtown, inside a private lounge, the Young Master leaned ba
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Carlson took a long time to steady himself, yet resentment still burned in his chest. He jerked his head up. “Sage did call me last night, and I did go to the bottom of her apartment building. But I never went inside. I didn’t rob anyone, and I didn’t hurt anybody!”…At the city hospital.Abigail Carter, Merceron’s father, answered the phone, his face blank. “Have you identified the suspect?”“We have,” a senior precinct officer sighed. “It’s being classified as a violent robbery motivated by greed.”Abigail said, “I want to see this suspect.”“That can be arranged. Wait at the hospital, and I’ll send officers to pick you up right away,” the man replied at once.…Late that night, on the streets of Kaiyuan District. Spurred on by an unknown organizer, crowds poured into the streets, holding anti-tax banners and marching along the road.Emotions long suppressed were searching for an outlet.Back inside the interrogation room.The captain pointed straight at Carlson and barked, “Still
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At six in the evening, inside an interrogation room on the third floor of the precinct.The captain narrowed his eyes at Carlson’s mother. “Are you certain he stayed home until past one a.m. last night?”The woman sat in the metal chair, her legs shaking nonstop, her face ashen. “I’m sure. Carlson didn’t leave until after one.”The captain stared at her coldly. “Are you really sure?”…In another interrogation room, the stepfather glanced up at the interrogator before dropping his gaze again. “I don’t know. I was asleep by then.”“You never even saw Carlson when he got home?” The officer frowned and pressed him.“We don’t get along,” the stepfather shook his head. “I didn’t want to see him, and my wife didn’t wake me.”The officer fell quiet for a moment, his tone grim. “You need to understand how serious this case is. There was a home invasion at Sage’s apartment last night. Her boyfriend was struck three times in the head with a hard object. He could die any minute. The victim’s fat
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“Bro, I can’t put it into words.” Carlson’s voice shook. “There are no cameras in Sage’s apartment building. I took only dark back alleys last night, and there’s no witness who can confirm exactly when I got there or left. Do you get it?”“If you’re innocent, what are you scared of? Let the police investigate!”“I’m a special-status resident with a prior record. I’m broke, scraping by at the bottom. Every single detail lines up with the robbery suspect’s profile.” Carlson spread his hands. “This is a trap, bro. Sage set me up. All the evidence points straight to me.”“Sage set you up?!”“She called me first and told me to come over, but when I showed up at the apartment, she was gone. Mercer was badly hurt on scene, and every clue works against me. What else could this be?” Twelve years locked up had taught him how these criminal investigations work. “If I walk into the precinct now, I’ll never be able to talk my way out of it.”“Then what are you gonna do?” His cousin pressed him.“L
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