Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

"Hugo?"

The officer was stunned when he heard that name.

"Silas?"

The officer broke out in a cold sweat. "Mister Richard, please don't joke around."

"I'm not joking. This is serious," Richard insisted.

Finally, the officer's legs gave out, and he began to tremble in his chair.

"Spill everything you know. If not... you know what will happen."

Outside, Pearl was growing increasingly impatient. She wanted to barge in, but the officers at the door kept blocking her path.

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wouldn't evade taxes or run his company illegally. Let

our team leader doesn't like disruptions during interrogations. Please

reluctantly

voices from the interrogation room gradually faded. Soon,

so quiet? Did something happen? Let me in!" Pearl stood up again, determined

the nearby officers also sensed that something was amiss. Just as they were about to enter, the door swung

officer said to Richard with a nervous smile, "It was all a

problem. I'm just

you for your understanding. You all, see Mister Richard off quickly," he ordered

were alone, they turned to their

sir? Why did you suddenly stop the investigation, especially after Mister Silas requested it?" one of them

Richard is easy? If I had known he was this crazy, I wouldn't have taken Silas's bribe. We're out of

explain this to Mister Silas?"

It's better than dealing with this mess

interrupted them. "B*stard! How could you accept others' money