CHAPTER 49: CHAPTER 49: DRAGGING FAMILY INTO TROUBLE

"What are you all doing? Is the case all wrapped up?"

Only after shouting did he realize the chief was also there, and immediately wimped out.

"Chief, what are you doing here?"

The bald cop felt uneasy. If the chief meddled in this case, it’d be hard to manipulate things.

The chief coughed and stood up, "This case needs to be thoroughly investigated! All involved parties will be heavily punished. We absolutely can’t let the young lady suffer such injustice in vain!"

The bald cop was confused, "But Chief, from what we know, Miss Sterling injured someone quite seriously..."

"Nonsense, when you’re kidnapped, would you just sit there waiting without fighting back? The young lady faced such a dangerous situation, and if she didn’t act in self-defense, she’d be waiting to die?"

Still, that self-defense was too aggressive, right? A bit of excessive self-defense?

But listening to the chief now, it’s clear that Paige can’t be touched.

Who knows what kind of background Paige Sterling has.

Paige Sterling was released from the interrogation room, the chief grinned, "Young lady, do you have some black tech that can be of convenience to us cops?"

Paige thought for a moment, "I have a bulletproof vest that’s pretty good, most bullets can’t penetrate it."

The chief beamed, "Ah, then you see..."

"I’ll make a few pieces and let you check them out sometime."

The chief thought Paige was generously contributing, but little did he know, Paige was thinking that once the cops saw her bulletproof vests, they’d probably want to buy them.

Just right, making money even from the cops.

Later, when her bulletproof vests were made known to be several thousand each, the cops saw her greedy face and swore they’d never buy.

But until a cop was hit in the chest by a bullet during a case, with the bullet not even leaving a mark on his skin, their thoughts changed.

This was beyond ordinary bullets not penetrating; it was practically invincible.

What’s a few thousand for an extra chance at preserving one’s life? Even tens of thousands aren’t too much.

Of course, that’s all later.

...

Paige Sterling walked out from the interrogation room and bumped into Blondie’s parents.

Blondie’s mother looked stern, "You must be Paige Sterling, the one who sent my son to the hospital?"

She scrutinized Paige with a critical eye, "Really got a seductive face. No wonder you want to climb higher and allure my son."

Blondie’s father kept a serious demeanor, "Miss Sterling, you assaulted my son, we’re able to sue you, but our family isn’t ordinary, we don’t want to make this a spectacle too big for laughter, you..."

Paige cut him off, "What do you want?"

Blondie’s father frowned, feeling Paige was too arrogant.

"Miss Sterling, my son is still in the hospital now."

The cop who had been following Paige couldn’t stand it, "Do you know why Miss Sterling hit your son?"

Blondie’s mother immediately said, "My family is wealthy, my son is well-educated; of course, it’s not his fault. Think of those female celebrities in entertainment, treating my son as a prize, wanting to marry into wealth, trying to allure my son, and when he resisted, she violently attacked him!"

Such a bizarre logic, the cop couldn’t find words to refute.

Anyway, no matter what you say, this family believes they have money so others must fawn over their son.

No matter how many mistakes, the son could not be wrong.

"Madam, your son forcibly dragged Miss Sterling into a booth, attempted an assault first. Miss Sterling acted purely in self-defense. Legally, Miss Sterling doesn’t bear any responsibility, and the club’s staff and surveillance can verify Miss Sterling’s innocence."

Blondie’s mother looked as if hearing some fairytale, acting as if they were conspiring to smear her son.

"You’re all lying! My son couldn’t be such a person, he’s significantly educated!"

The cop responded, "Everyone here is significantly educated."

These days, who hasn’t been significantly educated for a few days?

Blondie’s mother saw the cop was defending Paige and glared.

"Clearly, she hit my son! As police, you’re turning black to white. I want her to apologize to my son, I want her jailed, my son’s injury can’t be in vain! Or I’ll expose the cops’ incompetence!"

Paige chuckled, "Okay, I happen to have some stuff to expose too."

Blondie’s parents assumed Paige was going to expose that so-called video of Blondie’s confession.

But Paige asked the cop, "Uncle Cop, if I upload someone’s indecent photos online, how many days would I be detained?"

The cop, "..."

Blondie’s parents, "...!!"

This woman’s methods were too vicious, actually took indecent photos!?

Blondie’s mother usually caused a stir, but facing someone as formidable as Paige, she was at a loss for words.

She pointed a shaky finger at Paige.

"Wouldn’t you intentionally allure my son trying to marry into wealth, would you enter the booth? Now you’re pretending to be pure? Only my naive son, got fooled by a woman like you; truly believed you were clean!"

Paige unabashedly showed her disdain and contempt.

"A brainless freak like your son, even a blind person wouldn’t fancy him; only you treat him like treasure."

"You’re actually insulting my son?!" Blondie’s mother raised her hand to slap.

Paige grabbed her wrist, flung her aside, and even slapped her.

This slap stunned Blondie’s mother.

Paige coldly said, "You didn’t teach your son right, so I taught him for you. If your parents didn’t teach you well, I’ll teach you for them. If your grandparents didn’t teach your parents, bring them here, and I’ll educate them too."

"You..."

Blondie’s father was utterly dumbfounded by Paige’s arrogance, he came around, fuming.

"What are you doing? You’re actually hitting people in the police station! Officers, see how arrogant she is, aren’t you going to arrest her? We’re suing for intentional harm!"

Finally caught Paige’s mistake.

This was hitting someone in the police station, unable to deny it.

Seeing the cops weren’t taking action, Blondie’s father yelled, "What are you doing standing there? Why aren’t you arresting this woman?"

The cop looked serious, "You two, this is the police station, not your home seeking directives, please return home if you wish to command!"

Blondie’s parents’ faces turned blue and white.

Used to being pampered everywhere, now being neglected in the police station, they felt utterly humiliated.

"She injured my only son so badly, my son could be left disabled; yet you’re shielding this woman! What did she offer you? I’ll double it!"

Speaking such in the police station was suicidal, wasn’t it?

Blondie’s father reacted immediately, glaring fiercely at Blondie’s mother.

But it was too late. A cop immediately said, "You’re slandering a public servant. Do you know by law, slandering without evidence leads to serious penalties? I suggest the lady thinks carefully before speaking."

Blondie’s father tried to pull his heavy wife, but couldn’t restrain her bulk.

"She hurt my son, she must pay the price!"

At this moment, Shaun Jones arrived with a lawyer.

Being close and the roads not congested, he arrived before Jared Sullivan and Julian Hawthorne.

Seeing Paige at the station, he understood why Julian had him come.

Upon entering, he heard Blondie’s father making threats to Paige.

"Miss Sterling, you might not realize our family’s circumstances, but I must tell you, families like ours aren’t for you to mess with. Otherwise, the consequences aren’t yours to bear. I advise you to confess and own up, some things and actions you better not do, lest you drag your family into it."