Chapter 52 chapter 52
Chapter 52
“So, where is your boss?” The commissioner looked at the junior police and asked.
The officer almost fainted. He had just lied to Natalie and Sean that the chief of police was out of the station, so now what was he supposed to say?
This was the commissioner, his boss’s boss. If he said even one wrong thing, then he can forget about being an officer for his entire life.
It was better to offend his direct boss than the commissioner.
After thinking about it, the officer swallowed hard before he said, “Commissioner, sir, I will go and get him.”
When he reached the captain’s office, the man had just finished one cigarette, and he was about to light the other. He had no idea that his career was already on the line.
The junior officer knocked on the door. His body was still trembling, and he wished the earth would just open up and swallow him.
“Come in.” The captain responded.
Seeing the person entering his office chamber, the captain frowned, “Danzel, what are you doing here? Are those two idiots still giving you a hard time? Then you should just throw them in the cell; maybe it would help them reflect better.”
Officer Danzel stammered. He almost wished to go over and cover his boss’s mouth. What if the commissioner heard him?
“Boss, come with me. Your presence is needed.”
Noah frowned, “What now? Do you want to get fired? Who would dare summon me, Captain Noah?”
“Sir, please, just come with me, and you will find out. If you don’t, then you are going to regret it for the rest of your life.”
Seeing how serious Danzel was, the captain put out his cigarette and left his chambers.
He walked while grumbling, threatening to teach Danzel a lesson in case he was just wasting his time.
But when he saw the man in the middle of the police station, his heart made one loud beat before it stopped for a few seconds. Color drained from his face, and he almost peed on himself.
He quickly rubbed his hands on his clothes to remove the ash residue before he sent Danzel a murderous gaze.
If eyes could fire bullets, then Officer Danzel would have already been shot a million times.
He put on a flattering smile as he walked over. “Ah, Commissioner Lucas, what brings you to my humble abode, sir?”
“Captain Noah!”
“Sir,” Noah stood ramrod straight and offered his standard military salute.
“I am sorry, commissioner. If I had known that you were coming, I would have personally received you. Err, what can I do for you?”
Before the commissioner could say anything, Natalie pointed at Noah and asked, “Is he the boss here?”
Although Noah did not know who they were, seeing that the commissioner was treating them politely, he thought that they might have come with him.
“Yes, yes. I am the captain here, and I will be at your service, ma’am. Just tell me whatever you need, and you will get it.”
“Is that so? So, you are no longer on leave, and you are even here, at the station? Or did you just fly here?”
“What?” Noah was stunned as he could not understand what Natalie was talking about.
“Ma’am, what are you saying? I have never been on leave, so why would you assume so?”
Natalie looked at him with an expressionless face and pointed at Danzel, “So, did he lie to us just a moment ago?”
“What?”
Seeing that his boss was clueless about what was happening, he leaned over and whispered in his ear, “Sir, they are the ones you told me to send away. I think they are the ones who called the commissioner to actually come here.”
“What the hell are you saying?”
“Mrs. Cole, what are you talking about?” The commissioner turned to Natalie and asked.
“We were here two weeks ago, but we could not receive any assistance because the boss was on leave. We were told to come in two weeks, which is today. Earlier, he also said that his boss was not in the station, and he would reach out to us the moment he returned. I am just shocked, or does he actually have superpowers?”
“Officer Noah, is that the case?”
Noah was already sweating profusely. He now realized that he just made the biggest mistake of his life.
“Commissioner, I think there must have been a misunderstanding. I think there was some kind of miscommunication.”
“I just wish to reopen my mom’s case. Last time, you said that you could consider it if we came with new evidence. I hope you won’t have a reason to shoo us away this time.”
The commissioner took the file from Natalie and passed it to the officer he had come with.
“Don’t worry, Mrs. Cole. Your husband had already briefed me on everything. I have brought one of my best investigation officers, he will be in charge of your mother’s case from now going forward.”
Noah swallowed hard when he heard that. His already pale face alternated between different colors before it settled on a deep purple. He looked at the commissioner and asked, “Sir, do you want to reopen that case?”
“Yes, or do you have a problem with that?”
Noah did not dare look at the commissioner in the eyes. He was definitely tossed, “No… I…”
“Good. You will hand over all the evidence connected to this case to Karl. He will be in charge.”
“Commissioner, can I talk to you, in secret?”
“What do you want to say?”
“Just come with me.”
Lucas excused himself and followed Noah. The moment they reached his office, he closed the door and spoke in a hushed voice.
“Sir, about this case, I think it is best if we don’t get involved and just close it. It involves people we wouldn’t dare mess with.”
“What are you talking about?”
“I…” Noah explained everything to Lucas, acting like a self-righteous officer who was only thinking about the bigger picture.
After he was done, Lucas wanted nothing more than to shoot him in the head and knock some sense into him.
Officers like Noah are the main reason why people no longer trust the police force.
Lucas nodded, “So, he was right after all.”
“What do you mean, who was right?”
“If not for Mr. Cole, I would have already taken your badge and thrown you in maximum prison. You should thank him.”
Mr. Cole said that he wanted to keep his enemies close, and now he understands why.
If someone like Noah was forced into a corner and he decided to go rogue, it wouldn’t be good for anyone!