CHAPTER 787 STORM COMES

There was no useful evidence left at all at the scene regarding the rape incident of Ariella.

There are only a few bloodstains, and a torn cheongsam.

Other than that, no more.

Ariella is the current president of the Ocean Group, a position half a level higher than Cindy.

The number of people who enter and leave Ariella's office every day is endless ---- and the time each

person spends in and out of Ariella's office is no more than five minutes at most.

How can a crime be completed in such a time frame?

Only Leo, who has been in Ariella's office for the longest time, nearly an hour or so.

This is more than enough time to complete multiple offences.

As for the motive ---- Leo and Ariella would have been close to get married.

And men have a special affection for such things.

When a lone man and a woman are in the same room, it is inevitable that something would happen----

This is Xander's judgment.

Thus, Leo became the most direct suspect.

This video, indeed, can be enough evidence to convict.

But what does it matter?

The matter is already imminent.

The one who reported the case was Hayden, while the one who pushed the case was Maxwell ----

which means that both two families knew about it!

Things have gone terribly wrong.

Hayden and Maxwell's aim is clear, the murderer must be found and punished severely!

The police station did not yet know if this was the intention of the two royal families, but they knew that

if this matter was not resolved quickly, the whole of Valenham would be in turmoil.

To that extent, the truth is far less important.

Who would Hayden most like to see disappear?

Who does Maxwell want to marry off the most?

It is undoubtedly Leo and Ariella.

So the killer came out.

In this case, it is appeasing the two major royal families.

Xander was silent for a long time, then suddenly said to the man next to him, "Uncuff him."

The person taking the statement was surprised, and Xander's face sank: "Just do as I say."

The man unlocked Leo's handcuffs.

Seeing this, Leo grinned and didn't go away, just sat down in his seat and surveyed the props in the

torture chamber.

He tsked twice, "Is this how you usually do things with these props?"

Xander heard the mockery in Leo's words, but he didn't say anything, just handed him a cigarette.

Leo smiled and politely declined, "I have my own."

When he finished, he pulled out a packet of cigarettes for himself.

Dark green mounted box with an old gun pattern on top.

Xander was full of amazement, never having seen this brand of cigarette before.

Leo gave a hard jerk and burst into a violent cough.

Xander instantly withdrew his gaze, his eyes awe-struck.

Originally he thought it was some kind of cigarette he hadn't seen before, but to his surprise, it was just

a cheap cigarette bought from a cheap stall.

He had heard that Leo used to have a very low status in the Henderson's, and was only able to enter

the Henderson's thanks to his wife, Lydia.

He is not much of a powerhouse and cigarettes were naturally not too well good.

Xander himself lit a cigarette, his expression was not as fierce as before, but looked at him calmly:

"There is no one else here, to tell you the truth, we indeed have no evidence, however, we must ask

you to plead guilty to the charges ---- this is the order from the top, we can not disobey, understand?"

Leo nodded: "You are quite right, but who will understand me?"

Xander took a fierce puff of smoke, said: "We both take a step back, you admit the guilty, and I do my

best to protect you. You will not die, but I will try to reduce your sentence, plus your own good behavior

during the sentence, you can reduce at least half of the time, by then, after a year or two, you can get

out. "

After hearing this, Leo fell into a deep silence.

"Do you know why there are so many cases of injustice?"

Leo looked at Xander and asked.

Upon hearing this, Xander frowned, took the cigarette out of his mouth and asked, "What are you trying

to say?"

Leo met into Xander's eyes, and said quietly, "It is because of the pressure from those in power that

people who truly uphold justice have to work against their conscience ---- Perhaps you feel that you are

right and have your own hardships, but you are representatives, and your crime is aggravated."

"......"

Not only did Leo not admit his guilt, but he began to lecture him, which gradually wore out what little

patience Xander had left.

His eyes grew stern and his tone unkind, "You can stay here if you want to deny your guilt, I have

plenty of time anyway!"

When he finished, he stood up and prepared to go out for some air.

As he walked out of the torture chamber, Leo called out to him, "Everyone has a conscience, make the

right decision before your own conscience is swallowed up."

"I'm going out to see my daughter before dawn tomorrow, and my daughter will be crying out if she

finds out her father hasn't come home all night."

"......"

Xander took a step, then his expression became even more grim.

The iron door slammed hard and the sound was very loud throughout the station.

Leo was in no hurry, so he stayed in the room, staring at the time on the wall.

It is now eleven o'clock.

There are nine hours until the sun rises tomorrow.

"It's urgent ......"

Leo grinned, but that grin was not half as warm.

......

The private room at the Nine Dragons Club.

After witnessing Leo's capture, Abraham, Alan, Ernie, Ronnie and the others did not leave, but sat

together with gloomy faces, discussing countermeasures.

Leo was their backbone, and if anything happened to him, they were a scattered mess.

Abraham is even more anxious like an ant on a hot pot. The Cohen family has completely defected to

Leo, if something happens to him, the Cohen family will be completely finished. This content © 2024 .

He took out his mobile phone, intending to call Douglas, however, as soon as he dialed the number, he

froze.

Isn't this opportunity the best time to gauge whether Leo is capable of competing with the Pompeii

imperial family?

If he can't even resolve this matter, how can he still compete with the Pompeii imperial family?

Then, Abraham retrieved his phone again and said to the crowd, "Wait for an hour, if no one has

rescued Mr. Cohen after an hour, we will step in and put pressure on the upper echelons."

"......"

Alan and the others did not say anything, but one by one they left the place and drove towards the

station.

They couldn't wait that long and had to get to Leo's rescue right away.

However, when they arrived at the station, they were blocked from even entering the gate.

A cold gun was placed against their foreheads.

"Stand clear, no one gets half a step closer until this is over!"

The man at the head of the group had a cold tone.

Alan could not say a word.

Everyone was deeply silent, they were just getting a firm foothold in Valenham when something like this

happened.

They were not even allowed to enter the station, let alone ransom Leo with money.

They were new to Valenham and couldn't think of any way out except to use money to make

connections.

At that moment, Alan's mobile phone rang.

"Hello?"

Alan asked tentatively.

"Alan?"

A woman's voice came over the phone, cold to the core.

"Miss Henderson?"

Alan's face changed dramatically.

......

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.

In a certain villa, Hayden was equally awake.

He was limp on the sofa as a woman sat at his heels, pleasuring him with her mouth.

"Ariella ---- Ariella ---- Ah! That bitch!"

Hayden seemed to be on a roller coaster, reaching the highest point in an instant.

His face was grim as he kept saying Ariella's name.

As if that wasn't enough, he held the woman's head in a death grip, imagining her to be the high-

spirited Ariella.

But he had one thing more on his mind, and that was Leo.

Anxious, he dialed Maxwell's number again.

"Convicted?"

He was anxious to ask questions, too eager to hear the news of Leo's conviction.

The most important dignity a man can't lose is none other than a woman.

You steal my bride before the wedding, I'll let you sit in jail ---- war between men, sometimes it's that

simple.

However, Maxwell's reply was a disappointment to him.

"It's not that quick, there's no conclusive evidence at all."

When Hayden heard that, his face suddenly changed, "What did you say? Didn't you say you were

sure to get him to confess?"

Maxwell smiled faintly, "I did say that, but not that, using evidence to convict him, that video tape would

not be enough."

"I don't understand."

"Why all this fuss over so many people when you know that one videotape is simply not enough to

convict?"

"......"

At these words, Hayden understood and his pupils instantly shrank.

"You are trying to ----"

Maxwell said smilingly, "Since Ariella wants to stir up the whole Valenham, then I will help her."

"When did my royal family act with reason? If I want to kill someone, just kill them, where's all the

nonsense?"

Maxwell spoke with a faint confidence.

Hayden laughed along with him, "You are right."

"Where is Leo?"

The entrance to the station.

In Alan's phone call, Lydia's tone had a bit more coldness and chill in it, "Tell me the truth."

Alan's throat felt like a thorn was stuck in it, and through the phone, he could feel Lydia's monstrous

anger.

There was a long silence before it was finally spoken.

"He got arrested. It is not a small case, the top of the patrol department came."

The phone hung up straight away.

While Emilia was already asleep, Lydia stood alone on the balcony for a long time.

At the moment, she is as cold as a piece of ice.

Between her eyebrows, there is also a faint hint of a morose murderous aura.

She took a trench coat, draped it over her body and hurried out the door.

It was also the moment when the wind in Valenham got stronger.

The storm is coming.