"Please come with us," one of the officers stepped up, holding a pair of silver handcuffs.

Ben was even more puzzled. He hadn't done anything illegal. Why were these officers showing up at his office? And why the cuffs?

His first reaction was to step back. "You must have the wrong person."

"Your name is Ben Lucas, right? We've already matched your photo. I suggest you don't resist and just come along quietly," the officer barked.

They wouldn't be here without solid evidence. There was no mistake.

"If you're taking me in, I'd like to know the reason," Ben replied, still trying to make sense of what was happening.

across as defiant,

lawyer, familiar with the law. How convenient to play ignorant

might go easier for you. Resist, and you'll only make it worse. Don't

had no choice

he was taken straight to the interrogation room, where the captain himself was handling the case. The captain, an older man with a sharp gaze, adjusted his glasses as he started the questioning.

given the situation, he figured it was best to answer directly. "You two seem pretty

that!" Ben's expression shifted, showing

were just friends, without any of the shady dealings he was being accused of. But the captain

expression grew darker and darker until, finally, he slammed his hand on the table. "You've got some nerve! You're lying to my face without so much asza

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