Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl (Pearl and Richard) novel Chapter 1013

"Hugo?"

The officer was stunned when he heard that name.

"Silas?"

The officer broke out in a cold sweat. "Mister Richard, please don't joke around."

"I'm not joking. This is serious," Richard insisted.

Finally, the officer's legs gave out, and he began to tremble in his chair.

"Spill everything you know. If not... you know what will happen."

*

Outside, Pearl was growing increasingly impatient. She wanted to barge in, but the officers at the door kept blocking her path.

"Miss Pearl, please don't interfere."

"Richard wouldn't evade taxes or run his company illegally. Let me in. I have something to say."

"Miss Pearl, our team leader doesn't like disruptions during interrogations. Please cooperate."

Feeling helpless, Pearl reluctantly sat down again.

Ten minutes passed, and the voices from the interrogation room gradually faded. Soon, there was silence.

"Why is it so quiet? Did something happen? Let me in!" Pearl stood up again, determined to get answers.

This time, nobody stopped her, as the nearby officers also sensed that something was amiss. Just as they were about to enter, the door swung open.

The officer said to Richard with a nervous smile, "It was all a misunderstanding, Mister Richard. I apologize for the inconvenience."

"I can't believe you would lead them into something like this!" Jake raged. "You all need to write me a reflection paper. Ten thousand words. You're not going home until it's finished!"

The three officers trembled and promptly complied with Jake's demand.

*

As Pearl and Richard left the police station, Pearl couldn't help but ask, "What happened in there? Why were you accused of tax evasion?"

"It's a setup by Hugo and Silas."

Pearl was shocked. "Hugo is involved too?"

Richard asked, "What's the matter? You seem to know that Silas has something to do with it."

"I had a feeling Silas was involved when they took you away. He had this smug look on his face," Pearl said seriously.