A Second Life, A New Power novel Chapter 413

Just then, one of the men suddenly had an idea and spoke up. "Sir, everything was consensual."

As he said that, he shot a quick glance at Erika, who was crying in the arms of the female officer.

He was hinting for Erika to admit it was consensual too—otherwise, if the police found out they were planning to gang up on Demi, things would get a whole lot worse.

Now catching on, the other three boys also gave Erika pointed looks.

"Enough! All of you, shut up and come with us to the station!" the middle-aged male officer snapped, his brow furrowed.

"Who called the police?" he asked, scanning the scene.

"I did." Demi stepped forward.

At the sight of her, Erika and the four men all visibly tensed.

The men were completely thrown off. Just moments ago, they had been targeting Demi—so how had it ended up raping Erika instead? None of them could make sense of it.

Erika was even more shaken. What on earth had gotten into the guys? Had they lost their minds? Or were they actually working with Demi? If that was the case, Demi was really dangerous.

"All right. You're coming with us too," the officer said to Demi.

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A total of eight people, including Demi and the owner of Honors Billiards Club, were brought to the police station 20 minutes later.

The officers began by questioning the club owner, while the forensic team examined Erika and collected several pieces of evidence.

Once that was done, the owner was allowed to leave, and the police turned their attention to the remaining seven—Demi, Erika, and the five men.

Two officers started by asking each person for their name, school, and class. Then they began taking Demi's statement first.

"Yeah! It was all a joke. We were all just messing around with Erika too—it was all consensual," the four men chimed in quickly, each trying to get their word in first.

"Erika, was it consensual?" the young female officer asked, her brow knitted in concern.

She had initially felt sorry for Erika, assuming she was the victim. But after hearing the recording, she didn't know what to make of her anymore.

"I... I... I..." Erika stammered endlessly, unable to string together a single full sentence.

The four men were silently warning her with their death stare.

"I... I was willing. I-I went along with it." Erika finally choked out between sobs, crying so hard she could

barely breathe.

"You don't have to be afraid of them. This is the police station. You're safe here. Just tell us the truth—was it really consensual?" the female officer pressed on.