“Yes, Jasper!” Julian replied courteously and pulled out his phone to dial a number. “Captain Vaughn, you can bring your team up now.”
With that, Julian hung up the phone.
Faced with this scene, both of Zayden’s and Sirius’ expressions changed.
Especially Sirius, whose unease had reached new heights.
“What’s happening? What weird trick do you have up your sleeve this time?”
As franticness and unease overwhelmed him, Zayden glared at Jasper and growled.
“Standing at different angles gives you a different scenery. Would you be interested in coming over here to see what my view looks like?” Jasper asked.
Zayden clenched his jaw and scoffed. “I do indeed want to see just what kind of bullsh*t you’re spouting this time. Don’t try to play me, there’s no way I’d—”
Zayden then arrived beside Jasper mid-speech and looked down the building from the window.
At the same time, police sirens broke through the silence of the night and the hidden police cars all lit their flashing lights. They had all driven out of the area they had been hiding behind and arrived below the building.
Through the red and blue flashing lights, Zayden saw a large group of uniformed officers form an orderly line before entering the building.
Zayden swallowed the rest of his words at the sight in front of him.
“What’s the meaning of this, Jasper?!” Zayden looked at Jasper in terror and roared.
“The fire at the Southface River construction site is a case of great importance to both the city and provincial government right now. The officials are doing everything they can to solve the crime, and it’s only right for a victim like me to inform them when I’ve found the arsonist. After all, I have no right to punish them myself.”
Jasper’s calm words pierced into Zayden’s heart.
“Bullsh*t!” Zayden suddenly chortled. “I don’t know anything about a fire. Stop trying to blame me, he’s the one who set the fire!”
Zayden pointed at Terence whose face was drained of all colors. He scoffed, saying, “This is all his fault. What does it have to do with me?”
Terence was utterly lost. Staring at Jasper with scorn, he yelled, “You promised that you wouldn’t hold me accountable, Jasper! How could you lie to me?!”
“Tell them the truth, Terence, and you’ll just be an accomplice. You’ll receive a light sentence and be released in just a few years. Then you’ll get to start all over again.
“But if you decide to take the blame for Zayden, then you’ll be charged as the culprit of the entire incident. That’ll give you 15 years at least, or even an indefinite sentence.”
Jasper looked at Terence who had gone pale and spoke, “Whether you want a heavy or a light sentence is up to you now.”
At that moment, Zayden had gone truly frantic. He knew that his future was in Terence’s hands.
He had never expected that Terence, the man he ordered around like a dog, would one day be in control of his future at such an important time.
At this moment, Zayden was ready to give it his all.
“You’d better think hard on this, Terence. What has Jasper ever given you this entire time? All he has been doing is using you and lying to you. Even as an accomplice, you’ll still be facing at least ten years in prison. I have people backing me up and these people will do whatever it takes to clear my name!
“By then, you’ll still be the one screwed over!
“As long as you say what you’re supposed to, then I promise you I’ll give you one million Somer Dollars for every year in prison they charge you with!
“I mean what I say! You have to know that Jasper is the reason why this is happening to you! You wouldn’t have to suffer such a terrible fate if not for Jasper! You’re afraid now, aren’t you? That means you’ve already fallen into his trap!”
