Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee by KIKI

Chapter 828: Poisoned

The lead officer's expression softened slightly, feeling that the man's reasoning made sense. He unfastened the keys from his belt and prepared to move forward.

Just as he took a step, a junior officer behind him grabbed his arm. "Do you really believe them? This guy's a dangerous criminal. What if he uses this chance to escape? Who would we answer to then?" The detained prisoners scoffed at the hesitation. "Even if he's a dangerous criminal, he still has human rights, doesn't he? Besides, with so many officers here, do you really think he can escape from a police station?" The idea of escaping from this facility was laughable. With guards stationed everywhere, it would be nothing short of a fool's dream.

The lead officer shrugged off his colleague's hand. "They're right. Precisely because he's a dangerous criminal, we need to handle this carefully. If he dies, some cases might lose their only witness." "But wait a second-"

The junior officer tried to interject, but his colleague had already moved forward to unlock the cell door. Panic flashed briefly in his eyes, and he stomped his foot in frustration before hurriedly chasing after him. The officer unlocking the door approached Phil Walker and tried to rouse him. "Hey, wake up! Wake up!"

"I told you, he's just asleep," the junior officer muttered, unconvinced. But when Phil Walker remained unresponsive no matter how loudly they called, the junior officer began to feel uneasy. Fearing that they might be exposed, he instinctively reached out to pull his colleague away.

Before his hand could make contact, Kim Murphy abruptly stood up. His formerly calm demeanor turned to alarm. "Call an ambulance! Someone's been poisoned! Hurry, call an ambulance!"

In the hospital hallway outside the operating room, Hayden stood with Tina and Jared, all of them clearly unsettled after being woken in the middle of the night. Across from them stood Thompson Lewis, the weary and visibly stressed police chief.

Phil Walker had been a key piece in their strategy to infiltrate the hidden family. Jared had already coordinated with the police department, ensuring that they would be informed immediately if anything happened to him.

They had assumed that Victor, true to his nature, would only act after the Luke Gill case had concluded and he'd run out of options. But it hadn't even been a day, and something had already gone wrong. Jared's face was clouded as he asked coldly, "What happened?"

utterly tongue-tied under Jared's intense questioning. He was just as baffled. How could such an incident occur under his watch? It would make him look incompetent to his superiors. Wiping his sweat on his sleeve, he turned sharply to Kim Murphy. "You were on duty today! Explain! How did this

You know the food is shared among everyone. If something was wrong, it shouldn't have

The entire detention center is fine, but Phil Walker alone gets

in the X Bureau, his commanding presence was enough to make most people buckle under pressure. Kim Murphy kept his head low, neck stiff with tension, not daring to

sharp gaze fell on him.

Jared's exact identity, the way Thompson Lewis seemed to defer to him without question made him uneasy. Reluctantly, he raised his

glance, Jared knew Kim Murphy wasn't involved. His tone turned icy.

"No, there was another

he scanned the room. His thick brows furrowed deeply, and he shoved Kim Murphy. "That's crucial information! Why are you only telling me this now?! Where is Wesley Montague?!" Kim Murphy stumbled back a step from the force of his superior's shove. Shaking his head, he

Hayden's expression darkened. "Damn it.

abused, he risked disciplinary action to save them. He would never harm Phil Walker." Thompson Lewis, who wasn't familiar with Wesley, seemed enraged by Kim Murphy's naivety. "Whether it was him or not, I want him here! Today! If anything happens to Phil Walker, do you think you can take responsibility?!" Jared's dark eyes

guy. But the sooner we find him, the sooner we can clear his name." Hayden grabbed

room doors opened.

was a synthetic toxin," she explained. "For most people, even the slightest exposure would cause unbearable abdominal pain. Without quick treatment, they wouldn't survive more than

is he going to make it?" His

mask and replied, "He was brought in

sigh of relief, his tense shoulders finally relaxing. "That's good, that's good.