9. Detectives and Trickery

Thud! Thud!

It seemed that the person outside the door had no patience.

Ogden walked to the door, cracked it open, and asked irritably:

"Who are you?"

The people outside were quite rude and pushed the door open directly:

"We are detectives from Aaron City. I suspect your son Jimmy is involved in several murder cases. We are taking him with us for investigation now."

Ogden was first startled, then questioned:

"You are not the police; you have no right to take my son away."

These two were the detective duo who visited Hewitt with the mayor, the tall and thin detective and the strong and burly detective.

The tall and thin detective responded with a smile:

"We are officially hired by the Aaron Police Station. If necessary, I could come with a search warrant. But at that time, we won't be this gentle."

Jimmy stood up:

"I'll go with you."

The strong detective nodded:

"That's right. We are not bad people. I can guarantee that Jimmy will be safe with us."

"I won't let you take my brother away so easily." Nellie stood up. "Jimmy has done nothing wrong, and even legally speaking, you have no grounds to take him away, let alone obtain a search warrant."

The two detectives looked at each other as if they were surprised that someone from such a small place knew the law.

The tall and thin detective chuckled:

"Alright, you have a point. However, we are pursuing a heinous criminal who has already taken many lives. We only asked for Jimmy's help because we heard that he might have seen the suspect, and we want him to show us the crime scene."

"You can ask him about the location here," Hewitt suggested.

The tall and thin detective hesitated for a moment before explaining:

"It would be better if he came with us. We need his help to identify the suspect. Furthermore, the whole town is in danger, and there might be another victim at any time. If you stop us now and someone is killed in the town afterwards, it will be on your hands."

The tall and thin man smirked:

"Are you criminals, Miss Nellie? Do you want to be these criminals, Mr. Hewitt?"

Nellie and Jimmy's parents were suddenly speechless, unable to refute.

The strong man walked up to Jimmy and said:

"As long as you help us catch the bad guy, you'll be protecting everyone in town, and you'll be their hero. How about it?"

Jimmy seemed a little indecisive:

"Really?"

Jimmy looked at Hewitt. Could he become a hero like Hewitt?

"Hahahahaha." Hewitt laughed, holding his stomach.

The tall and thin detective looked at Hewitt:

"What's so funny, Mr. Hunter? Do you want to take away a child's dream? To decide whether or not he should become a hero? You don't have that right."

Hewitt stopped laughing and looked at the tall and thin man:

"No, I do. In fact, anyone with a conscience has that right and duty."

The tall and thin detective looked annoyed and threatened:

"Maybe you don't know who you're talking to. Let me remind you..."

Hewitt rudely interrupted him:

"I know who I'm talking to, two cowards. Now I start to doubt whether you two are really detectives hired by the police station. After all, for people like you, lying should be a regular thing, right?"

Instead of refuting immediately, the tall and thin man asked with interest:

"People like us, what kind of people?"

Hewitt explained:

"Scoundrels who, for the sake of money and fame, put children in danger. It's indeed a clever argument, blaming the failure to catch the criminal on indifferent bystanders.

"According to your logic, besides telling you everything he knows, Jimmy should also accompany you to the crime scenes, taking great risks to investigate a serial killer. It seems that all the civilians who don't actively help you should be sent to prison."

"You've been in the business for more than a year or two, right? How could you not know how dangerous it is to investigate a killer in the places where they might appear? No, I think you do know. You just don't care about the lives of ordinary people as much as you claim. All you care about is solving the case."

"Skillfully using potential victims to shake our morality, yet actively placing an underage child in danger as a potential victim."

Hewitt stepped closer to the two detectives and said:

"Please leave. Jimmy will cooperate with the police when they come to question him and disclose everything he knows. But he won't go with you."

The tall and thin man smiled. He had never expected to find himself in such a situation.

However, he was no amateur villain. He had made thorough preparations, and now they could come in handy.

The detective leaned close to Hewitt's ear and whispered so only the two of them could hear:

"You don't have a niece, do you? I don't care if you kidnapped or bought that little girl. As long as you help us now, I won't expose you. How about it?"

The detective had specifically checked Hewitt's background and found that he had no siblings, which made the girl's origin quite intriguing. Moreover, as he knew, human trafficking was not unheard of in this area.

Hewitt laughed nonchalantly:

"Hela is my friend's daughter. Her mother is quite an influential figure that even detectives from small towns cannot investigate."

Jimmy's father also spoke up as he pulled a sword from the wall:

"I used to be a renowned swordsman when I was young. If you want to take my son away, you better think twice."

The tall and thin detective looked at his companion and made up his mind:

"Alright, sorry to bother you. We'll leave now."

As they spoke, taking advantage of everyone's momentary relaxation, the two detectives pulled out long-barreled pistols from their pockets. With two muffled sounds, two bullets flew towards the two adult men in the room.

The person with the quickest reaction in the room was Hela.

When she saw the handgun, her expression became fierce. Gnashing her teeth and with tears in her eyes, she charged at the tall and thin man who shot at Hewitt.

However, after taking a few steps, she collided with an invisible wall. It was as if there were an invisible glass barrier here. She tried to break through it twice more but failed.

It was only then that she noticed that the necklace Hewitt had given her was emitting a pale blue light and floating in mid-air.

The second quickest to react was Hewitt. He pulled out his own pistol and fired even faster than his opponent, knocking the strong man's gun out of his hand.

The third to react was Ogden. With his sword, he charged at the strong detective, stabbing him and pushing him out of the room.

The fourth to react was the tall and thin man who precisely shot Hewitt in the chest.

"Hewitt!" Nellie and Hela screamed in anxiety.