A group of men all in uniform stood at the door as if they came prepared.
The people at the door couldn't stop them. Matthew tucked Dolores in and stood up straight.
The light in his eyes was harsh and fierce, "You guys move aside."
The people who guarded the door went away.
The man in charge sounded official and took out an arrest warrant, "We are discharging our duties.
Miss Flores is suspected of homicide and must come back to the police station with us to be
investigated."
Matthew walked over. His aura, cultivated by years of dealing with various people, was like a pervasive
net.
The man with the arrest warrant swallowed but didn't move. Everyone knew who Matthew was, and so
did he. But he was discharging his duties. In ancient times, whoever broke the law would be punished,
not to mention today's society where everyone was equal.
He reassured himself that there was nothing to be afraid of. He tried to be calm, "We are discharging
our duties. Please be cooperative, Mr. Nelson."
This man was not Gilbert. He was a stranger.
Matthew glanced down at the arrest warrant in his hand, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said
unhurriedly, "Discharge your duties? What if I don't cooperate?"
The man straightened his neck, obviously trying to act tough as a police officer, but the words he said
weren't intimidating at all. He even flinched, "Obstruction is also a crime."
"Okay then." Matthew held out his hand, "You handcuff me. I'll go back with you to be investigated."
It was obvious that they weren't Jeffery and Eddie's people. He'd like to see who else.
The man was a little panicked. He was only instructed to arrest Dolores. He didn't dare to arrest this
man. He didn't even dare to touch him, let alone put handcuffs on him.
Matthew unbuttoned two buttons on his collar with one hand, "If you feel difficult, you can let the person
who gave you this order come. I've always had a bad habit of holding grudges. I don't have much
power, but I have money. How much would you say a person's life is worth?"
The man was so scared that his legs went limp and he stammered, "It's also against the law to pay for
a homicide ..."
Matthew sneered calmly. His tone was grim and harsh, "Whether I break the law or not is based on
evidence. Do you have evidence? Don't always talk about breaking the law. I'm tired of hearing that.
Are you going to arrest me, or are you going to call your boss?"
The man looked like he was in a dilemma.
Dolores had her hands on her belly and didn't make a sound. Matthew hadn't told her what the situation
had become. As the situation was unclear, she couldn't interfere, let alone cause trouble for Matthew.
The only thing she could do was to do nothing and leave everything to him.
A group of people blocked the door of the ward, but none of them dared to move.
The man thought for a moment, "I'll go make a call."
He walked to the stairwell. After making sure there was no one around, he took out his phone and
made a call.
At this moment, in a private room with excellent privacy, there was a set of clay teapots on the tea
table.
Landon skillfully washed the tea and brewed it twice before pouring it into the finest clay teacup.
He then held the cup in one hand and the bottom in the other, placing it in front of Eddie, "I have
nothing to fear since the Herbert family is in this state. I have three children. Because of Matthew, two
of my children are gone. Even if I'm a loser, I can't swallow the anger. Now, you are willing to work with
me. I am very grateful. On my own, I have no way to fight back. If there is anything I can do for you,
Eddie, just let me know. I will do whatever it takes. This is my sincerity. I'd like to toast you with a cup of
tea instead of wine."
Eddie held down his hand. Landon had aged a lot in the past two years and had more gray hair. No
one would feel good about losing two children at once.
"Please don't say that." Eddie picked up his teacup, "I should toast you."
Landon smiled bitterly, "I'm not the same as I used to be. How can I let you toast me?"
The reputation he had defended had fallen into disrepute, and Maria and Sampson's affair had become
the talk of the town. The Herbert family grew worse by the day.
The people who once visited him incessantly were no longer there. Who else cared about him?
What did people say about him?
He couldn't even protect his children. What kind of father was he?
Eddie patted his shoulder, "I know it's not that you're not good enough, but the Nelson family and the
Harris family are too powerful. To be honest with you, I'm afraid of them too."
Jeffery was sick and he was shaken to force Matthew into it. He knew it would be too late to wait for
Jeffery's recovery. All their previous efforts would be in vain.
He could not give up halfway.
So, he took the initiative to approach Landon.
"I heard that it was because of Dolores that your daughter's engagement was canceled?" Eddie
deliberately put it all on Dolores. Matthew was his choice for a son-in-law, and Dolores was redundant.
He was just using the Herbert family to achieve his purpose now. Landon didn't even know that Eddie
wanted to marry his daughter to Matthew.
He still thought that Eddie was really afraid of the Nelson family and the Harris family.
Although Eddie's current rank wasn't low, the Chambers family didn't have the strong roots of the Harris
family. Jeffery had real power, and there was also the Nelson family. He was afraid that the Chambers
family would end up in the same situation as the Herbert family.
So, he took the initiative to team up with Landon. After all, Matthew killed Landon's son.
Landon sighed, "I thought I would be able to join the Harris family and the Nelson family after my
daughter's marriage with Matthew. But I didn't expect this woman to be in my way all of a sudden. She
not only ruined our marriage, but my son was also bewitched by her. Finally ..."
Landon let out another sigh.
"Luckily, we still have a chance now ..." Eddie exchanged a look with him.
Landon said, "Yeah, we just need to wait for the good news now. I'll never let her out as long as she's in
jail. I must have her pay for the lives of my daughter and son!"
Eddie leaned into the chair. The redwood chair was carved with delicate patterns. He tapped his fingers
on the armrests as if waiting for the good news to come.
At this moment, Landon's phone rang on the table, and Eddie looked over.
Landon also looked at him, picked the phone up, and pressed the answer button.
Soon a voice came from the other end of the line, "Matthew stopped us. We can't catch her."
Landon's face changed, "You're a policeman. You have a warrant. Who is he to stop you from arresting
her?"
"He ... he asked me to handcuff him. He also said ... let the person behind me go."
Landon's face turned white and his hands trembled as he held the phone. Eddie heard the voice on the
other end of the line, tapped Landon, looked at him and said, "If we can't catch her this time, we won't
have a chance next time. We wouldn't even have had this chance if we hadn't taken advantage of
Matthew's unpreparedness. He brought so many people with him and the hospital only had a few
guards. His people are enough to get her out."
"You mean do it the hard way?" Landon asked.
"Is there another way? As long as we catch Dolores, we have something on Matthew. Even if Matthew
knows you did it later, he wouldn't dare to do anything to you ..."
"It's us," Landon reminded, "Even though I contributed people, but you got the arrest warrant."
They were in this together.
The Herbert family had trained its own people in its prime. But City B had the Harris family and the
Chambers family. His people had no chance to get promoted.
Without Eddie, he wouldn't even be able to get an arrest warrant.
Eddie laughed lightly, "A slip of the tongue. Don't take it to heart. We're in the same boat."
Landon looked at him, made up his mind, and said to the phone, "What are you bringing all those
people for? You have to arrest her today!"
Without Eddie, he wouldn't even be able to get an arrest warrant.
Eddie laughed lightly, "A slip of the tongue. Don't take it to heart. We're in the same boat."
Landon looked at him, made up his mind, and said to the phone, "What are you bringing all those
people for? You have to arrest her today!"
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