ARE” The policewoman screamed again and fell to her knees. Harlan seized the opportunity to subdue her, holding her injured arm behind her back tightly.
“Tell me your name and show me your badge! How dare you abuse the suspects? That’s a violation of the Law! I’m going to turn you in!” Harlan roared, panting.
I bit my lip. This wasn’t good. Harlan was so worked up that he forgot that he was undercover. Right now, he wasn’t a senior police officer of the Xeric Pack, but an ordinary civilian!
Sure enough, the policewoman narrowed her eyes at him in suspicion. “My name is Zoe Smith, and this is my badge. Who are you? How are you going to turn me in?”
Harlan was stunned for a moment before he realized what was happening. He coughed and said gruffly, “Oh, sorry about that. I’m Debra’s boyfriend. I’m here to pick her up.”
When Zoe was about to question him further, Harlan pulled back her dislocated arm ever so slightly.
She screamed yet again.
A N G E L A ‘s L I B R A R Y
I closed my eyes and sighed. What kind of apology was that?
But I had to help Harlan with his cover. “I’m sorry, Zoe. My boyfriend has a short temper. He just wanted to protect me, that’s all. Please forgive him.”
Zoe’s face was twisted in pain for a while. When she stood up and rubbed her arm, she looked at us up and down dubiously.
“You two, what’re your names? And hand over your IDs.”
I nearly broke out in cold sweat on the spot.
We had forged our IDs to come here, and we’d be in big trouble if Zoe found out they were fake.
“What’re you waiting for?” Zoe asked impatiently. “Do you have a record or something?”
This was bad. If we didn’t do what she asked, she’d be even more suspicious. Things would get worse if Adam got to know.
Harlan and I exchanged wary glances. In the end, we had no choice but to give her our names.
After locking Emily up again, Zoe began to run our names in the system. I held my breath as she read our information. Whenever she made a noise or changed her expression, I would wonder if she found something.
Every second was torture. Zoe didn’t Look at us until she was finished reading.
“Okay, everything seems to be in order.”
Zoe waved her hand at us, looking somewhat disappointment.
“Well, since there’s no problem, can I take my girlfriend home now?”
Harlan asked, anxious to get out of here.
