Hannah responded with a forgiving smile, “It’s fine.

You were acting in accordance with your duties.

As Oswald prepared to escort Hannah out, she halted him with a gentle touch on his arm.

“I need to wait for a friend who’s still inside.

We’ll have to leave a bit later.

“Of course,” Oswald replied, visibly pleased as he pulled her aside for a private conversation.

Sheriff watched them with a noticeably ashen face.

He muttered, “It’s clear that Hannah Moore is a person of interest.

How can we just let her walk away like this?”

The inspector’s earlier obliging demeanor vanished as he faced Sheriff with a stern look.

“You’ve seen the surveillance footage yourself.

Those gang members ended their own lives.

of detaining her without sufficient

will bear the consequences? Do you have any idea who that man is?”

the inspector whispered instructions to his

his disdain for

Oswald is from the Research Institute doesn’t mean he can just

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expression turned grave, and he hurriedly tugged at Sheriff’s sleeve, whispering urgently,

Institute where

its

the police database, pulling up records on a tablet which he handed

“I checked earlier.

the youngest fellow at the Research Institute and significantly contributed to

on various cases, and her expertise in forensic science marked many files

complex and high-profile cases, Sheriff’s eyes widened in

the

achieve all this on

to the fellow officer, so he said, “I don’t believe

have staged anything at the Research

is backing Miss Moore;

tightly, looking both

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