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Oscar slammed the brakes. His car skidded and crashed onto the curb.
Clutching his phone tightly, his voice came out hoarse. “What?”
“Martin… Logan… they’re gone!” The voice on the other end was choked with sobs, filled with gut- wrenching grief.
Losing two young detectives in one night was a shock to anyone.
Oscar’s body stiffened as he ended the call. He floored the gas pedal without hesitation, racing towards the incident scene.
Martin and Logan were the rookies he had personally mentored, the ones he trusted and relied on the
most.
This was on him.
Oscar raised a hand and slapped himself–twice. His tears fell uncontrollably.
He should never have let those kids stay. He had always known how dangerous this job was.
“Mr. Wagner! We want to be detectives. We want to rid society of crime!”
“Mr. Wagner, what about the people if we’re afraid of sacrifice? Who will protect them?”
He asked them why they had chosen this path on their first day in the squad.
They were top graduates from the police academy. They could’ve chosen a safer, more comfortable life- why insist on frontline duty?
“Mr. Wagner, you’ve been doing this for years. You’ve had so many chances to move up the ranks. Why do you keep refusing promotions and staying as a team leader?” Martin once asked.
Oscar said that he became a detective because of his passion, not for the promotion opportunities or
money.
He didn’t lack money, nor was he cut out for management, so he simply chose to allow those who truly needed it.
He just liked staying on the front lines, playing the role of a small–time cop.
“Mr. Wagner, you’re our idol. We just want to follow you.”
Martin and Logan were good men–honest, reliable, hardworking.
Logan got married this year. His wife was pregnant. They hadn’t even had their wedding yet.
Martin had found someone he liked and planned to confess in a few days.
When Oscar arrived at the crime scene, he struck himself again.
Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, he forced down his grief and stepped ou. the car. “What’s the situation?”
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“Mr. Wagner, Martin and Logan didn’t make It. The shooter got away, and Fredy was examining the scene Based on the bullet trajectories, this wasn’t an accident. They were executed. The shooter knew they were cops and still fired.”
Oscar clenched his fists tightly, his eyes burning red as he stared at the bloodstains on the ground.
“I won’t let them die in vain,” he rasped.
“There are blood traces over there, likely Beau’s. The forensics team has already taken samples. Beau is probably still alive, but the shooter took him. They’re likely trying to silence him before we can get any leads from him.”
“This case runs deep. If these guys dare to kill cops, they’re not just small fish. If they’re big fish, one wrong move, and we all go down with the ship.” An experienced officer sighed, hands on his waist.
This case is difficult.
“This guy’s a whale? I’ll still drag him out of the water!” Oscar spun on his heel, got into his car, and sped off.
“Oscar! Where are you going?” A colleague called after him, worried he’d do something reckless.
Oscar didn’t answer. He was heading straight for the police station.
On the way, his mind replayed everything from earlier–Patrick’s unusual behavior, those bodyguards who had tried to stop him.
The movements of those bodyguards were too clean, and their techniques were straight out of Abbysia mercenary training.
“Desmond, Martin and Logan are gone. This is bigger than we thought. We should merge this case with Beau’s and Zev’s disappearance.” Oscar urgently called his superior.
“Oscar, you’re too emotional right now. You need to calm down and think rationally. Come back to the station first. Merging cases isn’t that simple. Zev is already confirmed dead. We got his DNA results back. This group is smart. They took him out overseas.”
“Zev isn’t dead! He can’t be!” Oscar’s voice cracked.
Even with DNA evidence from foreign authorities, he refused to believe it.
He wouldn’t believe it.
“Come back first! You’re responsible for what happened to your men. Effective immediately, you’re suspended. Take some time to clear your head before considering reinstatement!”
The call ended abruptly.
Oscar slammed his fists against the steering wheel in frustration.
Yes, he was responsible. But suspending him now of all times?
At Zev’s residence.
Kelly sat by the window, completely unable to sleep.
She knew tonight was going to be a sleepless one.
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++8 Pearls “Kelly, those people have gone insane. They killed cops!” Charles’s voice on the phone was filled with fury.
“They took Beau at gunpoint. I couldn’t stop them.” He sounded apologetic.
Kelly rubbed her temples, taking a deep breath.
If Beau died, this case would be buried with him.
Patrick would shift all the blame onto Beau.
Beau would become the perfect scapegoat.
Patrick had planned everything–even his escape route.
“Be careful. Before Patrick covers his tracks, he’ll eliminate all loose ends. Beau is one. Assad is another,” Charles warned. Charles himself was on Assad’s hit list. One after another, the pieces of this puzzle connected–the smuggling, the black market, the medical crimes. Every thread pointed back to Patrick. Yet somehow, Patrick remained untouchable.
“I will. You too.”
After hanging up, Kelly leaned against the window, her head throbbing.
Beau had fallen into Patrick’s hands. His death was inevitable.
If this lead was cut off, how could they bring Patrick down?
Would he really get away with it all?
Lockhart Group.
Kelly hadn’t been sleeping well, and her migraine was getting worse.
As soon as she entered her office, she saw Oscar.
His face was pale, his eyes bloodshot–exhausted beyond words.
“Oscar. You’re looking for me?” she asked, unsure why he had come.
Oscar stood up and looked at her. “I’m sorry. Your parents‘ case… After all these years, we finally have a lead, and it’s all because of the evidence you handed over.”
There was shame in his voice. “This morning, I heard from the task force. The case has been closed. The real culprit is Beau. The evidence is solid.”
Kelly lowered her head, inhaling deeply.
“And Beau has escaped. I’ve been suspended. But I won’t give up,” Oscar came to tell Kelly about her parents‘
case.
Although there were still many unanswered questions, too much time had passed for a thorough investigation. The only way to uncover more was to find Beau
fists. “I know
“Oscar, have you ever suspected your father?” Kelly suddenly asked, her hands clenching you won’t like hearing this, but I can’t shake the feeling that everything happening now–your father, Zev’s father’s kidnapping years ago–they’re all connected. It’s all the work of one person.”
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Oscar stood frozen, his bloodshot eyes growing even redder.
He had never once doubted his father. No matter how he looked at it, there was no way these crimes could be tied to Patrick.
But last night…
For the first time, he began to wonder.
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