“So sending you to save someone means I’m trying to kill you?” I asked calmly. “But Lucas, from the very beginning, you were the one pushing me to go save her.”
I smiled faintly. “I treat you like a brother, yet you’re playing double standards with me?”
“I…”
Lucas froze, entirely at a loss for words.
A few minutes later, the police arrived.
The moment the street punks heard the sirens, they took off running.
Valerie was helped out of the alley.
Her clothes were torn, her hair disheveled, and her face soaked with tears.
Terror filled her eyes.
Lucas immediately sprinted over, grabbed a police officer’s arm, and pointed straight at me.
“Officer! When this happened, I begged Marcus to help, but he refused no matter what I did! He’s completely selfish!”
The officer glanced in my direction, frowned, and walked over. “Is what he said true?”
I lowered my head, my voice trembling. “Officer… I was scared. I really wanted to help, but I panicked and fell.”
I hurried to explain myself. "So that's how it was…"
The police officer listened quietly, nodded once, and then spoke in an even tone. "Since you're all witnesses, you'll need to come back with us to assist in the investigation."