The SWAT members leaped into action at Zed's order.
Some of Tom's men tried to resist, but a good smack from the butt of a gun cowed them. Handcuffs were slapped onto their wrists and they were dragged away.
Within moments, all of them had been captured, including Tom himself.
Huge beads of sweat dripped down Tom's pale face.
Never would he have expected the Channing police to still arrest him even after knowing his identity.
"You have guts! The last chief of police who tried to arrest me, Dean Zannis, was forced into early retirement and he was sent back to his home in the countryside. The same fate awaits you; you'll see!" he spat at Zed hatefully.
Zed was not as meek as Dean.
He scoffed at the restrained Tom, saying, "Heh! That most definitely won't happen to me. You're involved in a scam of three-hundred billion and publicly beat up a group of security guards from Cross Group. You also tried to murder one of Channing's biggest entrepreneurs. The worst-case scenario for you would be a death sentence. At the very least, you would be sentenced to life imprisonment and labor reformation."
Tom growled, "You'd dare!"
Snorting, Zed ordered, "Take them away!"
Immediately, the SWAT teams whisked Tom and his men away.
Zed made his way over to Nathan and Penny, uttering politely, "Mr. Cross, President Smith, sorry you had to go through that.”
Nathan shot him a smile as he replied, "It's fine. You got here just in time to capture those criminals, Zed. Good job."
Zed did not fail to notice how Nathan addressed him by name instead of Captain Walker.
Elated and honored at how the General was treating him so familiarly, a wide smile spread across his face.
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