The visibly annoyed policeman was about to retort, but a knock at the interrogation room door halted him mid-sentence.

This interruption eased the room’s escalating tension.

The policewoman promptly answered the door, greeted by a colleague who said, “Sheriff, Mr.

Oswald Lynn is here to bail out Miss Moore.

“What did you say?”

Shock replaced the anger on Sheriff’s face upon hearing the name Oswald Lynn.

He turned to face Hannah with a look of disbelief.

“Why would Mr.

Oswald Lynn come to bail you out?”

Gone was the iciness in Hannah’s demeanor; she replied with a slight smile, “Surprised? A thorough review of my file might have spared you the shock.

Outside the interrogation room, an inspector stood deferentially next to Oswald.

Oswald was a portly elderly man with curly hair.

genial round face was now

before

his brow and responded obsequiously, “There

in haste and

.

by their incompetence, Oswald

out this

on her way

emerged from the interrogation

him, Hannah was escorted by two officers,

seeing her, Oswald quickly

“Hannah.

an even brighter

brings you

Research Institute hadn’t notified us, we wouldn’t have known you were back,” Oswald remarked, his tone softening as he looked at Hannah,

him, “I returned due

didn’t mean

can you say that?” Oswald

like you care

Hannah responded, her

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