18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 397

Chapter 397

Julia's body was wracked with pain, and tears streamed down her face. "She's got antisocial tendencies, a temper like a lit fuse, and she even dared to go after the mayor's kin. If we don't lock her up and give her a proper grilling, she's bound to be a threat to the

community. Who knows how many will suffer because of her?"

A crowd of onlookers began to chime in with agreement. "Yeah, she's the one who started throwing punches for no reason."

Some of them had witnessed Stella's violent assault on Julia. It was brutal-grabbing hair and smashing heads into glass with lethal intent. Such a pretty girl, now her face covered in blood.

There was another group, too. When they heard Lillian and Julia were related to the mayor, they quickly chose sides.

Sergeant Hayes looked thoughtful as he pocketed his recording device. "The voice doesn't sound right, but rest assured, Miss Chen, the military has audio analysis equipment. Even if the voice is different, the pattern can't lie. The department will verify the truth." Audio analysis equipment? Julia's heart skipped a beat. This was bad!

Sergeant Hayes spoke with resolute authority, "Since there's a conflict of stories, I must ask you to come with us to the Dispute Resolution Office. This is a public space, and we can't have it disrupting business."

Stella. They were strangers, and Hayes wouldn't help Stella without reason, unless it was an order from Daniel. He was always by the book, even reluctant to intervene

"Sergeant Hayes, this is just a misunderstanding. Surely there's no need to go to the Dispute Resolution

With such a public incident involving the mayor's family affairs, it wasn't his place to decide the

especially Julia, who likely had her beauty marred. "Take Mrs. Gu and Miss Chen to the hospital to have their wounds treated

to gather the witnesses. Hayes followed them to the parking lot in front of the base's main gate. When he saw the trunk full of battered suspects, he couldn't help but twitch his lips. Tsk tsk, she was a tough one. The suspect

Office. Without the need for an interview, the witnesses, scared

was the audio analysis. With Lillian and Julia still at the hospital, they'd have to wait for their return. Unexpectedly,

which Rosie used to pass the time with offline games. Although Rosie hadn't stepped in to help during Stella's altercation with Julia and her daughter, she had secretly

and her mother tried to snatch a weapon from the soldiers. "Uncle, look. This lady here verbally tries to stop her daughter's reckless actions but actually hampers your law enforcement, creating a conflict and

he knew the score. But with Lillian being the mayor's wife, he couldn't afford to take any chances. The scandal

careless, convened a meeting to decide how to report the situation when Mark's call came through. "Got

three people and one dog waited in the holding room. Rosie was worried. "Sis, will

indifferent; regardless of the outcome, she wasn't going to let that mother-daughter duo off the hook. Sergeant Hayes emerged. "We've recorded your statements, but the investigation will take time. You're free to return to your quarters for now, but don't leave the base. We'll need you available

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