“Got it, boss. We will hide her properly and they will definitely not find us.”
Phoenix’s answer slightly satisfied Fabian.
“Okay, that’s it. Remember the rules, if I don’t contact you, you are not allowed to contact me. Wait until Monday at least, and wait for my news for everything else.”
After speaking, Fabian hung up.
When the call ended, Phoenix held the phone obediently and looked up at Jasper. He did not dare to speak.
By this time, Jasper had already gone through the whole thing in his head.
Phoenix was just a minor character who could not amount to anything, just venting on him was enough.
It was Fabian and his gang that Jasper really wanted to retaliate against!
They were the real culprits.
“Julian, get him out of here,” Jasper ordered while leading Wendy downstairs.
With the tacit understanding between Julian and Jasper, Julian immediately understood that it was useful for Jasper to keep Phoenix around. He grabbed Phoenix and dragged him downstairs like a dog.
When he came outside, Jasper discovered that the Harbor City police were no weaker than the ones on the mainland.
It looked dark and silent everywhere, but when he appeared, a large group of policemen rushed out of the places where people could and could not hide.
The alarm was sounded and the lights were turned on. Then, Jasper even noticed that there were snipers on the roofs of several nearby buildings.
Jasper approached Chief Barrow and the others who were running toward them.
“How was it? Are you okay?”
Anna asked first.
“We’re okay.”
As soon as Jasper answered, he saw
Wendy and Anna staring at each other
without saying a word.
Jasper frowned but did not say a word.
Instead, he said to Chief Barrow, “Chief
Barrow, if I may be so bold as to ask a
favor.”
Chief Barrow raised his eyebrows and he
subconsciously noticed that trouble was
coming.
“Mr. Laine, you’re being courteous. You
can just voice what you want as long as it i
s reasonable.”
After he said that, Chief Barrow left some
leeway for himself.
“You can take away the kidnappers
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