The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1140

"What?" Duncan was not convinced. The deal was too good to be true.

"Do you know what it mean for a special police to lose his gun? I have been in the SWAT team for three years now. In these past years, I have worked hard every day because I didn't have a wealthy background. The only one I can truly depend on is myself. If I don't work harder than the others, I will be replaced by young men who come after me," Warren said in a bitter tone.

"If they find out that I have lost my gun, I will be suspended or even dismissed. I can't afford to lose my job. If my wife finds out that I have lost my job, she will leave me. She wouldn't want to be with a penniless man like me."

It was difficult to decipher whether Warren's words were true or not. But Duncan began to believe him because no one could understand more than him the fear of being disliked by the love of his life after losing his job. It was the most miserable thing he had to encounter.

The middle class men of the world always suffered from similar miserable situations and had to face the same kind of agony. So Warren's words moved Duncan. He sighed with mixed feelings, "Men have been cursed with that fate."

Hearing Duncan's worn sigh, Warren knew that his words had some effect on him.

"Yes, life is not easy for people like us." Saying that, Warren turned to look at the police officer. "Mark, order the policemen to put down their guns." Warren turned back to face Duncan and said, "All these men have a good relationship with me. We had joined the SWAT team together. So they will aid me. Actually, Duncan, it will also be in your good interest if they choose to help me."

Mark and the others slowly put down their guns as they realized that Warren's method might turn out to have the best outcome.

He had already made some progress. Duncan began to drop his guard against them.

Since the policemen weren't armed anymore, he relaxed a bit. But he still hadn't given up on the money. "Now, bring the suitcase to me! I'm warning you, if you play any tricks on me, you will never find the kids!"

"I won't play any tricks. I promise you," Warren nodded and swore in a pretended firm voice.

He grabbed the suitcase with his left hand and raised his right hand to show that he was unarmed and reliable.

He walked towards Duncan in a slow, stable pace. No one made a sound. It was so quiet that they could hear each other's breathing.

Duncan stood still with the gun in his hand. His breathing was rapid and he was more nervous than what he was showing. He didn't want to lose his life in some deserted mountain.

He knew Vivi's true colors now. He finally understood what kind of person she really was. He wanted to survive and live a better life than her. That would be a slap in her face.

If what the police officer, Warren, said was true, he would make a correct decision and believe the officers.

After all, he figured that if he made things easy for others, things would end up being easy for him too. If both him and the police could benefit from their cooperation, why not just cooperate?

And even if this was nothing but Warren's scheme to capture him, he wasn't afraid. He was standing with his back against the corner of the wall. The children were locked in the small room behind him. He looked sideways and saw the half-opened window of the small room.

Although the door to the small room was locked, there was a window on the other side of the room. The window was not too big, but it could easily let an adult through.

He hadn't noticed the size of the window before now. Otherwise, he would've closed it before he had left. But because his mind was wholly taken up by the money and Vivi at that time, he thought it wouldn't be a problem to just let it be. So he had tied the kids up and had thrown them in the room with the window opened.

He didn't think that the size of the window would be a threat to him.

But thinking about it now, thanks to his negligence, he had a path to escape.