Chapter 555 - Ridiculous Questioning - Part 1

Meanwhile, Aria, Ian and Stuart sat in front of the police, who had come to interrogate them about Linda's death and what followed after they visited her ward. Although they were not explicit in their words, the police more or less were forcing the blame on Aria and Ian as they were the last ones to enter the ward before Linda died.

All they needed was proof that Linda had been injected with poison or any other chemical that triggered her allergic reaction. Even though they did not trust the staff at the hospital in this matter, they did have any choice either. The police could only wait for the post mortem report to find out how exactly Linda had died. 

"Would you mind telling us why Dr. West and Dr. Davis went inside the ward when the deceased was not even your patient?" The policeman queried. His voice was filled with a viciousness which neither Aria nor Ian missed. Even Stuart felt the hostility and evilness from the man, and he could not help but frown at this. It was as though the man had come here with a reason which Stuart could not discern.

"We are doctors, Sir.. It is our duty to make sure our patients are recovering well." Ian replied with a cold face, and for a moment, the policeman did not know what to say in return. All he could do was glare at them for cutting his flow of interrogation.

"Well, I appreciate your sincerity in your work. But since the deceased woman was not your patient, may I ask you on what grounds did you visit her?" He probed further, not hiding his rudeness towards them. Even his face was filled with ridicule as though he was looking upon the two people.

Aria was just about to reply to him when Stuart beat her to it. "Sir, I was the one who asked Dr. West and Dr. Davis to take a look at the patient. I wanted their opinion on her condition before I performed other tests on her."

Though surprised by Stuart's cover up in this matter, neither Aria nor Ian reacted to his words and they stared blankly at the policeman and colleagues, provoking them silently. By now, everyone in the room had understood what was happening. The policeman was hellbent on pushing the blame on Aria and Ian even before he could catch hold on solid evidence to prove his claims.

"I see." The policeman nodded as he stared at Stuart with a condescending expression. "But I was told that Dr. West and Dr. Davis entered the ward themselves without Dr. Lee. I wonder how you were able to seek their help without following them inside."

All the three doctors in the room had the sudden urge to laugh at the man's obnoxious words. They could not help but doubt his intelligence, for all he had shown them was how stupid and brainless he was since the time they had started the interrogation.

"Sir, would you mind coming to the topic directly instead of beating around the bush?" Ian could not control himself any longer. The policeman was not only holding up their time with his ridiculous questions, but he was also testing their patience which by now was nowhere in sight.

All the three doctors were just short of banging the man's head against the wall for his idiocy. Stuart even wanted to study his dumb brain to see where all his thinking and reasoning capabilities had gone. He wanted to find out what brain disease he was suffering from.

"I am not beating around the bush, Dr. Davis. It is you three who are unwilling to answer my questions, and I wonder why." The man smiled, his crooked teeth showing themselves clearly. His eyes were filled with cunningness, and it did not take long for Aria and Ian to perceive what was happening here.

"Sir, we would answer the questions if they made sense. But all your questions are nothing but nonsense, and we do not entertain stupidity here." Aria's words were laced with sarcasm, and Stuart stifled a laugh hearing them.

Even the lady constable who had accompanied the policeman chuckled to herself at the doctor's words. She too had felt the strangeness on the questions. It was too weird, raising suspicions in her. Since the time they had started interrogating the three doctors, her superior had not stopped with his ridiculous questions. And she could clearly see what he trying to achieve. 

"Dr. West, why are you trying to blame me when all I am doing is my duty? Is this your guilty conscious speaking?" The policeman's smile only widened, instead of getting annoyed at Aria's sass.

"Why would I be guilty?" Aria's asked calmly.

It was too calm for his liking, and the policeman could see how controlled the three doctors were of the situation. Nothing he did or said could break them. He was at his wit's ends, and he finally resorted to accusing them blatantly. 

"Well, you should say. You are guilty of what you did to the deceased."

"And what might that be?" Ian leaned forward as he clasped his fingers. His fury was evident from the way his countenance had changed instantly. His calmness exploded, and the anger which Aria had seen only a few times in her life took its place. "Would you mind telling us what we are guilty of now that you have already accused us?"

Stuart too sensed the changes from the man beside him. Though stunned, he did not react much for he too was angry with the policeman's behavior. He had crossed all his limits now by accusing two of the best doctors in the hospital. 

"If you are not guilty of anything, then you will have nothing to worry about." The policeman did not give them a direct reply. Instead, he started to dawdle and play mind games with the trio.

"Since we have nothing to worry about, I assume our interrogation is over. We will get going now." Ian stood up, and Aria and Stuart followed suit.

"I never told you could go, doctors." The policeman remained seated, his crooked smile not leaving his annoying face. "You are not to leave this room until I get satisfactory answers."

"If you want satisfactory answers, ask questions that make sense. Otherwise, I will seriously have to doubt your intelligence, Inspector." Stuart retorted, irked by the man. His sudden outburst surprised Aria and Ian but they just smiled at him in appreciation for his splendid reply.

This time, the policeman could not sit still. Stuart's words directly hit his ego, and he stood up at once as he pointed his finger at the trio. "How dare you call me dumb!"

"Ah, ah, ah, you are mistaken, policeman." Aria stopped him before he went ahead with his words. "We never called you dumb. You called yourself dumb."

The policeman glared at Aria, his eyes filled with anger. All he wanted was to rip the three doctors into pieces for their insolence towards him. But his expression changed the next instant and he started laughing all of a sudden, which did not faze the three people. They just gave him a bored expression in return.

"I now realize what you three are trying to do."

Aria raised her brows, waiting to see what ludicrous theory he had come up with now.

"You three are trying to get away from the crime you have committed. You want to escape after killing Linda. But let me tell you one thing, with me around, it will never happen."