The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 504

Cedrick was skimming through every witness’ recent statements in his office at the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Jasper knocked at the door and entered the room. He stood at the empty spot in front of Cedrick’s desk.

“Mr. Jenson.”

Cedrick didn’t even lift his head. His gaze was still focused on the statement report in his hands. “Yes?” he questioned.

With his hands clasped behind his back, Jasper advised, “You’ve kept Mr. Craig in the interrogation room for two days, Mr. Jenson. He’s still the deputy director, after all. With his mother’s recent accident-”

“Quit spouting nonsense.” Cedrick shot Jasper an impatient glance and warned, “If you don’t explain why you’re here in five sentences, be prepared for a super-intensive training session at my office for the entire evening.”

Jasper’s body stiffened at the threat.

He recalled the torture he’d been through the last time Cedrick made him stay back at his office. Knowing he still needed to carry Craig back to the Newton residence on his back, he knew he couldn’t risk at training session at that point.

I can’t take another minute of that kind of torture.

He opened his palm, ready to count the number of sentences. Just as he opened his mouth, Cedrick coldly reminded. “You’ve already wasted four sentences earlier, so this is your final chance.”

Jasper was shocked.

When did I say four sentences? I remember it was three sentences and a pause. Wait. Did he count the pause as one

sentence?

Aware of Cedrick’s tenacity, he didn’t dare to refute and get straight to his point. “With the passing within Mr. Craig’s family, he’ll need to be released to handle the funeral proceedings if you can’t prove his involvement in the case within three days according to the rules and regulations since he is a civil servant.”

He expressed the entire paragraph in one breath, not daring to pause for even a second.

When he finished, he finally got to exhale a deep breath.

Cedrick coolly lifted his gaze to Jasper and smirked. “He had only been detained for two days, and we didn’t even rough him up for a confession. Yet he’s already losing his patience.”

Jasper refuted, “But Mr. Jenson, Mr. Craig-”

“Get out. Tell Craig if there’s no progress in the case before we get off work today, I’ll let him walk out of the room to handle his mother’s funeral proceedings.”

“All right. Thank you for your consideration, Mr. Jenson.”

Jasper bowed respectfully, turned around, and walked out of Cedrick’s office.

The minute he stepped out of the room, Nico came in.

statement report. He caught Nico’s entrance from the corner of his

and stretched his arm out with

then did Cedrick set down the

intact transparent glass

tube and studied

silly smile as though fishing for praise, Nico said, “Cedrick, I managed to get the

was quick. What did you

empathize with emotions and knock some sense into him with proper reasoning. I checked everything he did as of late

beans.

laugh during work, but a rare, gratified smile played on his

moment.

Tell me

“Sure thing, Cedrick.”

delight intensified at the praise

bodyguards, to bury something in the backyard. This

listened carefully as he

in the interrogation room, let’s settle all these dreadful matters by today.

uniform, he got up from his chair and

gaze.

Karl a

an interrogation room with a cuff

he would be interrogating Karl himself, but the former didn’t show up

overhead. The walls were painted

to the dim glow, the pressure Karl was

room. His mental state began to weaken under

pressure.

his torture would come to an

door to

seat at the table, and stared at Karl from

you detain me, Mr. Jenson? I don’t

the same thing. They claimed to know nothing, yet would choose to confess in the end when they broke under pressure. I’ll let you choose. Do you want

subtle threat. His legs began

best to keep

Craig says Cedrick is a cunning fellow. The latter will employ all kinds of psychological tactics once he has a suspicion in mind. I can’t trust even a single word out

answer you truthfully and won’t hide anything from

promised to speak the truth. The law won’t be so kind to you if you change

sounded casual, but his deep

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