Chapter 51: 51 - Edward's Escape from Jail

Inside the police headquarters of Camphrian City, the atmosphere was intense due to the presence of several police forces in the area, activated to find the heir of the Raphael family.

It had already been more than five hours since the disappearance of the heir of the Raphael group and Emilia Black, who had been kidnapped under the nose of the police by one of the police cars that used a fake number plate to avoid being traced.

The situation did not seem under control, considering how the higher authorities were putting pressure on the police to deal with this case as soon as possible, given the involvement of someone from the Raphael family.

"Is the Chief okay?" one of the police officers, holding a few computer drives carrying the CCTV footage of different roads from where the suspected car had passed, turned towards the direction of the main cabin belonging to the police chief, from which loud noises had been coming a moment ago but had now subsided.

"Y-yes sir, we are... no, no, please rest assured... Sir, the problem is she is from the Lin family..." After receiving a call, the police chief had been discussing the details of the case in a very humble manner. His demeanor had changed as he engaged in conversation with someone from the Raphael group.

"N-no... sir, not my job... huh?" After finally hearing a threat that clearly indicated he could lose his position, the police chief was taken aback as the call got cut, leaving his body frozen in place, eyes blinking as he still couldn't believe where he had fallen today due to the recklessness of someone stupid enough to clearly show her hostility in front of reporters towards Damien Raphael.

Indeed, the prime suspect, according to the reporters and media, was police officer Lin Wanruo, who had intentionally kidnapped Damien Raphael to vent her anger and take personal revenge on him, given the video recordings and the footage taken by reporters when she clearly displayed her dissatisfaction with Damien.

"Where the heck is that idiot Lin Wanruo!?" the police chief shouted as he threw his phone toward one of the police officers. The phone collided directly with the nearby wall as the police officer dodged it by kneeling while covering his head. The chief stood and slammed the table. His eyes flared with anger. The visible nerves bulged near his neck, showing his frustration beyond recovery. Searᴄh the ηovelFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

He had gotten into his position today after climbing over so many people, and now he was about to be thrown out and stripped of his power just because of that woman's own ego.

"S-sir, she is in the interrogation room," a police officer stammered as he lifted his hand to reply to the police chief, feeling dreadfully surprised at how the chief's bulky body had shown so much agility as it moved past him from the table.

"Good, I will interrogate her myself!" The chief saw that at least some of them were smart enough to put Lin Wanruo in the interrogation room without him ordering it. He made his way, folding his sleeves, preparing to teach that idiot woman a lesson for messing up with his life.

"Um, sir, she is interrogating someone else." As the police chief came to a stop, the officer couldn't help but notice the police chief's jiggling belly. His eyes were drawn upward, meeting the chief's face, which was flushed scarlet and seemed to bubble with rage, veins protruding, and eyes wide with fury.

"What did you say?" The police chief, as if he had heard something nonsensical, did not understand how the woman who was guilty of kidnapping had decided to interrogate someone else.

"Sir, Lin Wanruo is interrogating Edward," the police officer informed, looking through the document that contained the name of the criminal who was inside the interrogation room with Wanruo.

"Th-this woman!" The police chief's hand clenched as his eyes shot towards the direction of the main gate of his office, glaring at it, and the veins bulged all over his face, showing his enraged state as he moved towards the other building inside the headquarters, where he had personally brought Edward to interrogate himself.

Knowing well about how that woman was once again doing something stupid to mess everything up. "Lin Wanruo!!!"

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Inside the interrogation room, present in one of the buildings inside the main headquarters of police in Camphrian City.

"Lin Wanruo?" Seated on the other side, with his hands cuffed, Edward glanced coldly toward the woman who sat looking downward.

"Damn it, I knew that bastard couldn't have killed that many gunmen!" Upon hearing that it was Edward who had killed those men, including Gabriel, Lin Wanruo couldn't control her frustration. Remembering how Damien had looked down on her today and even faked it for the media to believe that he was the one who protected everyone.

"What do you want to do now?" Edward inquired. After hearing several questions from this woman, he could understand that she also hated Damien Raphael, giving him a glimmer of hope in this interrogation room, considering how he had been brought to the police department and was unable to contact the main head of the Crimwell family to arrange some lawyers for himself.

He didn't clearly remember what had happened after he lost consciousness. But he found himself inside a police car that had brought him here. And given the number of police officers carrying guns, he decided not to escape using force. However, hearing from other policemen's conversations, he understood that Damien Raphael had been kidnapped.

"Nothing, just stay here. I will bring the police chief to clear up the misunderstanding!" As Lin Wanruo got to her feet and stepped out of the room, her distraction caused her to forget to lock the interrogation room's door.

Her thoughts were consumed with a single goal: to expose the truth behind Damien Raphael's carefully crafted hero image, which had convinced others he was the killer of Gabriel Blake.

'.....' Edward watched the retreating figure of the woman as she disappeared before his gaze moved to the door's lock, which was evidently not secured. His features hardened as he raised his bound hand. With a slight exertion, the handcuffs shattered into pieces, resembling fragile twigs rather than steel, clattering to the ground.

Standing from his position as he made his way out of the room while determining, "I will make you beg for death, Damien."