Chapter 26

Juan and Hayes watched helplessly as their sons were taken away.

Hayes punched the wall in frustration.

His eyes were bloodshot. "Tate better not be screwing with me."

Juan's tone was more relaxed. "Don't worry, from now on, we're in this together."

"This is the rope they use to control us, but it's also the rope we use to control them."

Henry and Nathan were brought back to the station.

Sitting in the interrogation chair, Henry's body trembled more and more.

He looked at Travis with a pleading expression. "Can I get a cigarette?"

His hands kept rubbing his shoulders.

It was a clear sign of withdrawal.

Travis took out his own cigarette and handed it to Henry.

Henry took a drag and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

"You know Aurora, right?"

"Yeah, she's a party girl."

"Just a few days ago, I was with..." Henry blurted out, then quickly shut his mouth, realizing he had said too much.

Travis scrutinized Henry. "Go on, what happened a few days ago?"

"Nothing... nothing."

Travis chuckled. "You mean to say you were with her a few days ago?"

"Let me guess, you were at Aurora's place, right?"

Henry kept his head down, avoiding Travis's gaze.

Little did he know, his current demeanor was a clear sign of guilt.

Travis patted Henry's shoulder. "Come on, just be honest."

"Even if you don't talk, the drug trafficking charges are enough to keep you in prison for life."

"If you cooperate, maybe I can help you out."

"You don't think your dad can get you out of this, do you?"

Henry looked up, remembering Hayes's instructions.

"I do use drugs, and I know Ethan deals, but I've never been involved in trafficking."

"Philip and the others invested in the café because I convinced them it was a good idea, for extra security."

Travis looked at Henry with interest. "So you're planning to take all the blame yourself?"

"You better think this through. The more you take on, the harsher your sentence will be."

Henry's face turned pale, he kept gasping and scratching his chest.

"Officer, can I get another hit?"

"Smack!"

Travis slapped him hard. "Do you even hear what you're saying?"

Henry couldn't care less; he felt like ants were crawling through his bones.

It was both painful and itchy.

Seeing this, Travis knew the interrogation couldn't proceed normally.

He waved to another officer. "Bring Elaine and Jerry over, tell them we caught a drug dealer."

"Yes, sir!"

In just a moment, Henry was on the ground, convulsing and foaming at the mouth.

"Shit!"

Travis immediately jumped on him, pinning him down.

He grabbed something nearby and shoved it into Henry's mouth.

"Someone, help!"

Travis shouted.

Soon, four or five officers rushed into the interrogation room.

Seeing the scene, they didn't hesitate and pinned Henry down.

Henry seemed to have an inexplicable strength.

It took four or five people to hold him down.

After about five or six minutes, Henry stopped struggling.

His eyes rolled back, and he passed out.

Travis stood up, looking at Henry on the ground. "Alright, you guys can leave."

"Elaine, Jerry!"

Travis turned around. "You guys got here pretty fast."

"Kelvin was in such a hurry, how could I not rush?" Jerry crouched down, looking at the unconscious Henry.

"Not bad, Henry from Campbell Corporation, you're quick."

"Did you get anything out of him?"

"What do you think?" Travis looked at Jerry. "This guy took all the blame."

"Probably made some deal with Tate and Ewan."

Jerry stroked his chin, deep in thought. "A city councilman and a vice-chair of the city council. If Henry keeps his mouth shut, this case might just end here."

"Ethan's drug trafficking ring will still be at large."

Elaine took out a professional testing device and plucked a hair from Henry.

In just a few minutes, the test results were out.

Travis looked at Elaine, speechless. "Seriously? Do we need to test him at this point?"

Elaine rolled her eyes at Travis. "You don't know anything."

She placed the hair in a machine.

A string of data appeared on the screen that Travis couldn't understand.

Elaine and Jerry's expressions turned serious.

Travis looked at them curiously. "What's with the faces?"

Elaine examined the data closely. "It's the newest drug on the market."

"Hayes really has a good son," Jerry said through gritted teeth.

At that moment, Henry trembled and opened his eyes.

He curled up against the wall.

Jerry squatted in front of Henry and suddenly shouted, "Henry!"

Travis and Elaine, unprepared, were startled.

"Where did the drugs come from? Who supplies Ethan's café?"

Henry was stunned for a few seconds. "What are you talking about? How would I know? I just hang out at Ethan's place."

"I don't know anything about suppliers."

Jerry grabbed Henry like a chicken and lifted him off the ground.

"Not talking, huh? Hope you're still this tough at the rehab center."

"Travis, I'm taking him. You good with that?"

Jerry gave Travis a look, and he understood. "No problem, take him."

"But I need to follow up on some cases, so don't mess him up too bad."

"Don't worry."

Henry struggled wildly in Jerry's grip. "Let go of me! Listen! My dad won't..."

Before he could finish, Jerry slapped him hard. "Shut up."

Henry held his swollen face, sitting in the car, not daring to say a word.

"This guy's using the same drug as Aurora."

Back at the station, Elaine packed up her equipment. "He has a faint scent of Aurora's perfume on him."

"Wow, you could be a drug-sniffing dog!" Travis joked.

Elaine lightly punched Travis's shoulder. "Get lost. If there's nothing else, I'm heading back."

"OK."

Travis escorted Elaine to the door.

He returned to his office with a smile.

Meanwhile, in another interrogation room.

Kian was interrogating Russell with a grim expression.

This guy was much smarter than Henry, the junkie.

He pushed all the blame onto Henry, and his only answer about the café was that he didn't know.

Frustrated, Kian had to lock him up for now.

He took Russell's interrogation record to Travis's office.

"Captain Smith, that guy's too slick. Couldn't get any useful info."