He realized that he had to be pragmatic, so he immediately forced out an awkward smile. “Dr. Berry, please come this way. If I had known earlier that you had saved Old Mr. Oates, I would have definitely let you in.”
“I'll remember you. You really are a good sergeant,” Ashlyn said with a cold expression as she followed the sergeant into the prison.
Meanwhile, the sergeant was worried about Ashlyn discovering James' illness, especially the whip wounds on his body. What am I going to do then?
If word got out that he had abused the prisoner, he would be done for, especially since the prisoner had yet to be convicted and wasn't really a criminal in the true sense of the word.
As of then, James was only considered to be a suspect.
The sergeant, despite feeling unsettled, hid his emotions well.
Instead, he personally escorted Ashlyn to James' side. He didn't go anywhere else after that as he closely monitored Ashlyn's every move.
Ashlyn squatted down in front of James. Without any medical tools on hand, she could only take his pulse.
The moment her slender fingers touched James' pulse, she was slightly jolted.
It's so hot. He's running a high fever of at least thirty-nine degrees Celsius. Why is he burning up?
After a while, she withdrew her hand from his pulse and reached out to lift James' eyelids, checking his pupils.
Several minutes passed before Ashlyn lowered her gaze with a solemn expression.
Whoosh!
Before anyone could react, they looked on in shock as Ashlyn tore the clothes off James' body.
The sergeant immediately cried out in his heart, This is bad! Damn it! What sort of woman is she to rip off James' clothes just like that?
Ashlyn speculated that James had been tortured. However, it was only when she saw the glaring whip marks crisscrossing his bare chest that her suspicions were confirmed.
Her pupils contracted violently, and a surge of immense fury began to churn in her chest!
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