Tarquin's response was icy, a firm "No way!"

Bobby's face darkened, he took a moment to simmer down before replying with a restrained anger, "How about we call the cops then, hand him over to the authorities, would that work?"

The narrowing of Tarquin's sharp eyes suggested he was surprised by the suggestion. Yet, Clayton and the Patel brothers furrowed their brows in concern!

Before Tarquin could even reply, they pulled him aside and said, "This smells fishy! The Murphys have a mole in the police department. They're probably planning to use the cops to take Larry first and then snatch him back from them. That way, they won't offend you."

Tarquin got the picture, "No worries. The Murphys might have someone, but as luck would have it, I also have a buddy in the police force. I'll give him a heads-up. The Murphys won't get their way."

Clayton, still uneasy, asked, "Is your friend influential enough, though?"

"He's alright."

But Clayton was fretting, "The Murphys have a tightwork inside..."

circumstances, he wouldn't have been worried. Even the

caught in a whirlwind, he

"If push comes to shove, we'll step in. Larry's the

head, "No way! You should be even more cautious in dealing

concern, Tarquin tried to reassure them, "Don't worry, my friend has a say in the police

"Why think of calling the cops now,

the cops now works in our

Tarquin by snatching Larry directly from him. So, the plan was to let the police take Larry first, then retrieve him

Tarquin also knows someone in the

scoffed, "Unless he knows the Chief of

what if he actually knows

but his stronghold isn't in Oceanopolis. His

afraid of him? Let's

"How did I end up with

naivety, Bobby calmed himself before

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