Yusuf Zuck believed he was justified. It was just that he had beaten up two petty thugs who had broken into the place with knives. Moreover, the police did not restrain him or handcuff him when they first arrived on the scene. However, shortly after the two thugs were taken away by the ambulance, before they even reached the hospital, the officer who had arrived to respond to the call received a phone call. Then he handcuffed Yusuf Zuck, who was at the clinic being questioned, and took him away for suspected aggravated assault. Paisley Kirk couldn’t escape involvement either and was taken back to the station as well, of course, she wasn’t handcuffed, just cooperating with the investigation. Yusuf Zuck felt that something was off, but before long, the lawyer sent by Marlon Shepherd would arrive at the police station, and he would have a lawyer to negotiate with the police. After arriving at Unity Road police station, Yusuf Zuck was locked in an interrogation room and sat on a chair designed to restrain prisoners, with his hands and feet both tightly cuffed. Yusuf Zuck didn’t resist or shout, because as long as the police were conducting a normal investigation, he had no reason to make trouble. Shackled in the station for a full hour, his phone and wallet were confiscated. During that hour, he didn’t see the so-called lawyer, nor did anyone come to question him. When lunchtime came around, someone entered the interrogation room and unlocked his handcuffs, handing him a boxed lunch and a bottle of water, signaling him to eat his meal. "Officer, why are you handcuffing me ? What does it mean?" Yusuf Zuck didn’t eat, but instead frowned, as he still didn’t know what was going on. "Just wait. Someone will come to question you in the afternoon. But kid, you’re pretty something, huh? You just got out of a case of illegal detention, and now, aggravated assault. Also, you have quite a record..." "Damn..." Yusuf Zuck shivered. The illegal detention case was handled by Ember Vance. Ember Vance wasn’t supposed to have reported anything, so how did this Unity Road station know? Moreover, the division to which the Unity Road station belonged wasn’t the same one where Ember Vance worked. Garden Road and Unity Road fell under different divisions! "Where’s my lawyer?" Yusuf Zuck quickly calmed down. If this place was aware of his illegal detention case, then the two cases were definitely combined. What’s more, someone was operating in the shadows, targeting him! "Your lawyer should have gone to the division. If he wants to see you, he needs the division’s approval; no one else can see you!" "Oh." Yusuf Zuck nodded, then picked up the boxed food to eat, while also thinking of a plan. If the cases were combined, Ember Vance definitely wouldn’t know about it. Marlon Shepherd should be aware by now, but who was targeting him from the shadows? At one o’clock in the afternoon, two police officers finally came to interrogate him. It was very procedural, no torture or intimidation; they just asked about the incident at the clinic, how he injured people, and how he broke their fingers. After asking about these, they continued to ask about the illegal detention of President Yusuf Zuck. Yusuf Zuck now started to deny involvement. If the case was assigned to Ember Vance and now Unity Road station was asking, there had to be some issue, so he didn’t admit to it. The two interrogators were easy to talk to; if he didn’t admit, they wouldn’t keep asking. Then, after leaving for a bit, they came back in with a paper stamped with a red seal, and read out in front of him that he was under formal arrest for aggravated assault and would be sent to South City Detention Center. The process was quick, as they were about to take him to the detention center. Get full chapters from novel✶fire.net "It wasn’t them wielding knives and committing assault, but me charged with aggravated assault?" Yusuf Zuck gazed straight at the two officials reading the order. "In fact, the other party does not admit to wielding knives and committing assault. They claim they went to check on frostbite and casually said a few words about your girlfriend, then you attacked them. Therefore, the case continues under investigation, but our station doesn’t provide custody, so you must go to the detention center!" "Can I make a phone call?" Yusuf Zuck knew that these two interrogators were definitely following orders from their superiors; what they said didn’t count, they were just enforcers. "No, don’t make it hard for us, just cooperate," the two interrogators shook their heads. Yusuf Zuck nodded, "When can I see my lawyer then?" "You should be able to once you’re at the detention center. But to speak frankly, you went too far with your actions; it’s no wonder their family won’t let this go!" "Their family?" Yusuf Zuck immediately caught the signal. The two petty thugs’ family not letting this go was a clear message; those two had some backing. Yusuf Zuck stopped talking; everything could wait until he saw his lawyer. At four-thirty in the afternoon, Yusuf Zuck was taken to the South City Detention Center, and at the same time, Paisley Kirk was released. She wasn’t involved, so after taking her statement, they let her leave on her own. Paisley Kirk was terrified and, after running out of the station, she immediately called Miles O’Brien on the phone, crying as she described what had happened, saying Yusuf Zuck had been taken to the detention center. Driving on the road, Miles O’Brien stepped on the gas in shock upon hearing this news over the phone, then crashed into the car in front of them, their airbag deploying on impact. "Louise, Louise, what’s wrong with you, what’s wrong? What’s that sound over there, talk to me..." Paisley Kirk cried out. "I’m fine, I’m fine, got to hang up now." Miles O’Brien hung up the phone weakly. Clutching the phone, Paisley Kirk was at a loss, standing on the street in the icy world, not knowing whom else to turn to. "Right, find Doctor Hart." A moment later, she remembered Jerome Hart and immediately called him. "What? Locked up in the watch house? Shit, this is serious, but it’s okay, don’t panic, head home for now, don’t stay outside, I’ll make a call to ask around." Jerome Hart was at this time in a Mongolian yurt in Wulan Chabu, grilling a wild rabbit, accompanied only by Faye Webb. These days, he and Faye Webb had been getting along well; he knew not to rush things, so he was simmering on low heat, building up their friendship first. And indeed, he’d won over Faye’s favor. After all, there were only the two of them, so they chatted quite often. "Yusuf Zuck has been locked up in the watch house." Jerome relayed Paisley Kirk’s words, recounting what had happened. "Oh, I’ll call my master and ask, no big deal." Faye Webb didn’t even think before pulling out her phone to call Everest Zuck. "The phone is off..." After dialing, Everest Zuck’s phone was unexpectedly switched off. But she didn’t stop there and dialed the landline number of the Zuck’s home. The landline was answered by his mother, who said that Mr. Zuck had left the house several days ago and hadn’t returned, and his mobile phone had been turned off the whole time. "Where did master go?" "Damn it, can’t reach Master Everest, then it’s tricky for Yusuf, this is bad news." Jerome Hart jumped to his feet and exclaimed. "No worries, at worst he’ll be locked up for a few days, what’s the rush? Keep roasting, it’s almost ready." Faye Webb gave him a glare, the tantalizing scent of the rabbit made her stomach growl even though she hadn’t eaten it yet. "Let’s keep roasting slowly, I’ll make a couple more calls, huh." Jerome chuckled and picked up the phone again, dialing Miles O’Brien’s number. Miles O’Brien had already dealt with the traffic accident privately, voluntarily shelling out cash, paying twenty thousand for the other party’s damaged car. At this moment, she didn’t leave immediately but parked her car on the side of the road, contemplating whom to contact. It was at that moment that Jerome Hart’s call came through. "Sister-in-law, you’ve heard about Yusuf’s situation, right? Don’t look for anyone else, find Anna Cooke, have her handle it." "Got it, I’ll contact her right away!" Miles O’Brien’s eyes shone with realization. She had spent the most time with Anna Cooke and knew her true identity well; if Anna were willing to help, that would be great news. As she was calling Anna Cooke, Jerome Hart also dialed his second call, to Samuel Ross. Samuel Ross had no idea about Yusuf’s arrest, so he was out having a grand time with his crew. "Having a blast, are we? Your boss has been locked up and here you are drinking?" Jerome jested over the phone. "What?" Hearing this, Samuel Ross was taken aback, nearly flipping the table. "Move it, Yusuf got into a fight and was locked up in the watch house, you have Ember Vance’s number right? Get in touch with her. Unity Road station made the arrest, and they’ve taken him to South City watch house now. But everyone chill out, just find Ember Vance, you guys can’t handle this." "Got it, got it." Samuel felt cold sweat on his forehead. After acknowledging twice, he hung up the phone and immediately connected with Ember Vance. Miss Vance hadn’t gone home after her shift in the afternoon, staying at the station to eat box dinners. Just as she was in her office, looking over Yusuf Zuck’s file from the day before, contemplating how to close the case, Samuel Ross called. "Big Brother Samuel, what’s up?" Ember Vance’s tone was gentle; having been trained to be obedient by Yusuf Zuck, she had also grown fondly towards Yusuf’s circle of friends. "Chief Vance, Yusuf’s been arrested, Unity Road station grabbed him, and they’ve shipped him off to South City watch house already." "What?" Ember jumped up, slamming her hand on the table upon hearing Samuel’s words. "Damn it, I’m in charge of the case, what’s Unity Road doing arresting people? I’ll sort them out!" Thinking someone was interfering with the case of Yusuf’s illegal detainment, she hung up without letting Samuel finish, opened her drawer, grabbed her pistol, and left.