Chapter 281 - 288: Captured

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Chapter 281: Chapter 288: CapturedThe police officers were all wearing stern expressions now, and one of them shouted loudly: "By doing this you’re obstructing our enforcement of the law. If you don’t disperse, I’ll take you all away." James Brown didn’t want to get others involved and immediately said, "Colleagues, you don’t need to stop them, I, James Brown, have not broken any laws. I will go with them, explain everything clearly, and then I’ll be back." Everyone immediately quieted down, while Sarah Utah looked very worried as she said, "Big Brother Brown, will you really be alright?" "Of course, I’ll be fine. When I come back, you owe me a meal." Tears suddenly streamed down Sarah Utah’s eyes, then she nodded vigorously and said, "Big Brother Brown, no matter when you come out, I will definitely treat you to a meal, whatever you want me to treat you to." James Brown broke into a sweat nervously at Sarah Utah’s words—it sounded as if James Brown would definitely not be released. But James Brown didn’t quibble with her about it. He waved his hand, smiled, and walked outside with the police. The police officers secretly scoffed at James Brown, believing he was dreaming to think he could come out quickly after offending Christopher Taylor, but since James Brown was cooperating, they were happy to let him maintain his illusion. "Big Brother Brown!" Sarah Utah suddenly shouted loudly, and James Brown immediately paused his steps and turned to look at Sarah Utah. Sarah Utah dashed over unexpectedly, catching the police unprepared, rushing to James Brown. She hugged James Brown’s waist tightly, lifted her head to look into his eyes with a choked but resolute voice, she said, "Big Brother Brown, no matter when, I will wait for you!" The police who were about to separate Sarah Utah stopped in their tracks upon hearing her heartfelt words. All the employees on the fourth floor were moved by Sarah Utah’s emotional words, with a few of the female colleagues even uncontrollably starting to cry. At this moment, James Brown was a bit stunned; he never expected Sarah Utah to confess her feelings at this time. It was so unexpected and her sincere confession genuinely moved James Brown, even weighing heavily on his heart. He could ignore the affections of Gina Lopez and Grace Lopez, the twins, but at this moment, her resolute confession was something he couldn’t just brush off. "Sarah Utah, rest assured, I’ll treat you to a meal tonight. Don’t lose faith in me." Sarah Utah nodded vigorously, sobbing, "I will. I will keep waiting for you." Gina Lopez and Sunny Nguyen, after hearing the news that the police had come to the company, rushed over and happened to hear Sarah Utah’s conversation with James Brown. Both were deeply shocked. Neither of them expected Sarah Utah to have such deep feelings for James Brown—feelings so profound that it made them feel ashamed. Sunny Nguyen was somewhat better off, as her relationship with James Brown was more desire than affection, but Gina Lopez was gradually developing feelings for James Brown. Sarah Utah’s confession forced her to introspect deeply. At this moment, Sarah Utah had let go of James Brown, and as he began walking towards the stairwell with the police, Gina Lopez immediately intercepted them, her voice grave, "I’m the general manager of this company. May I ask why you are taking my employee?" The police handed the arrest warrant to Gina Lopez, saying, "This is our arrest warrant. James Brown is suspected of assault. It’s a personal crime, not a work-related crime, so it has nothing to do with your company. Please do not obstruct us from performing our duties." After taking one look at the arrest warrant, Gina Lopez knew she couldn’t stop them from taking James Brown, but she still said, "I won’t obstruct you from carrying out your duties, but as a leader of the company, I need to understand the full details of the case." "You better hire a lawyer then, or go to the sub-bureau to find out." Before being taken away, James Brown said to Gina Lopez, "Christopher Taylor." Gina Lopez froze for a moment, then quickly grasped the situation. This was surely Christopher Taylor seeking revenge, and with her status, it was clear she wasn’t influential enough to make Christopher Taylor release James Brown. But now with Linda Campbell around, who was much more influential, they had nothing to fear from Christopher Taylor. She immediately pulled out her phone and called Linda Campbell. James Brown was taken to the sub-bureau in a police car, while Sarah Utah and Sunny Nguyen followed, but Gina Lopez couldn’t leave at this time. An incident such as this had occurred in the company, and she needed to stabilize the situation within the company to prevent spreading rumors and affecting employee morale. However, Gina Lopez had already made a call to Linda Campbell. Since Christopher Taylor had influential connections, then they would turn to Linda Campbell, someone with even greater influence. She was quite indignant towards someone like Christopher Taylor. Yet when Sarah Utah and Sunny Nguyen arrived at the sub-bureau, they were immediately barred entry. It wasn’t that the Public Security Bureau didn’t allow them inside, but the interrogation room was off-limits, leaving them in the dark about what was happening within. This left both of them anxious; there shouldn’t be any torture tactics for interrogation, but the circumstances surrounding James Brown’s arrest were suspicious. Gina Lopez had even informed Sunny Nguyen that someone was retaliating against James Brown, so they simply couldn’t believe that James Brown would not be physically mistreated inside. "Director Green, what should we do now?" Sarah Utah paced back and forth in the hallway, anxious, unable to sit still or stand calmly. Sunny Nguyen was also feeling the urgency, but at that moment she tried to stay calm and said, "All we can do now is wait. Mr. Lopez has gone to look for someone. It shouldn’t take long to get James Brown out." "But it’s been a while since they took him in," Sarah said anxiously, "I’m really worried those police will beat up Big Brother Brown." S~eaʀᴄh the NôvelFire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Sunny Nguyen sighed and said, "I know, but this is the Public Security Bureau, we can’t just barge in. No matter what, we have to wait." Tears suddenly streamed down Sarah’s face as she choked up, "Big Brother Brown..." She couldn’t continue speaking at the thought of James being beaten, and just sobbed softly. Sunny Nguyen had never realized how deeply Sarah cared for James, but at this time, she did not feel a trace of jealousy. The way Sarah defended James before, Sunny had seen it all, and she admired such a girl who dared to love. Just then, Sunny Nguyen saw a female officer walking in and she felt a sense of familiarity. Suddenly, she remembered that this officer was Helen Wilson, who had also noticed Sunny Nguyen and Sarah, and quickly walked over, asking, "Sarah, what are you doing here?" As soon as Sarah saw Helen Wilson, she felt she saw a savior and immediately grabbed Helen’s arm, pleading urgently, "Helen, it’s terrible. James has been taken here. You have to save him." Helen Wilson was shocked and asked hurriedly, "What happened? How did he get taken here?" The first thing she thought of was that there was a problem with the goods James had smuggled, but then she realized it didn’t add up. The goods were handed off in YODC City; even if there was trouble, it shouldn’t have resulted in his arrest here. So, it might be that their smuggling investigation had been discovered. As an officer, she couldn’t be touched yet, so they were targeting James first. So Helen Wilson seemed even more anxious than Sarah. Choking up, Sarah said, "I don’t know what happened either. It was just this morning that police came to the company and took Big Brother Brown, saying he was suspected of intentional injury." Helen Wilson frowned. Intentional injury seemed unrelated to their situation. Could it be that James had gotten into some trouble over the past few days and beaten someone up? It was likely for him to get into a fight, she thought, as he wasn’t the type to stay out of trouble. But no matter what, James was too important to her at this moment, and she had to get him out by any means necessary. Moreover, this jerk had been involved with her, and out of a subtle psychology, Helen Wilson felt obliged to protect James. "Wait here, I’ll go in and check," Helen said. Helen Wilson was not from this subdivision, but she was here because her office had a case that required cooperation with Q County’s subdivision. However, since they were all part of the Public Security System, they would normally show some courtesy. If James’s issue was not serious, she was confident she could get him released. Helen Wilson didn’t try to enter the interrogation room. First, she couldn’t directly interfere with the case here, and second, she didn’t anticipate that the officers here would practice torture during interrogation. So she went straight to the office of a deputy director of this branch, whom she had met twice before and was here to liaise with. "Good to see you, Chief W," Helen Wilson greeted as she entered the deputy director’s office. Chief W had a square face and looked spirited and imposing—very much the image of a police officer. Chief W had a good impression of Helen Wilson, this young female officer who was ambitious and had solved two major cases. Despite being a deputy director of a subdivision, he treated Helen very courteously and smiled, "Little Lin, come in and have a seat, I was just waiting for you." After quickly discussing work-related matters, Helen Wilson swiftly turned the conversation to James, saying, "Director W, I have a friend named James Brown, he works at J Corporation. He was taken in by your subdivision today, and I don’t know what for?" Chief W immediately frowned, looking somewhat displeased, "This order came directly from the higher-ups." "From the higher-ups? Is it that serious?" Helen Wilson tensed, fearing that it was related to the case she was investigating. Chief W sighed and said, "Little Lin, are you very close with this James Brown? If not, I think you better not get involved." Helen Wilson replied urgently, "We’re very close. No matter what, I need to deal with his situation." Chief W looked at Helen with a puzzled expression, then gave a bitter smile and said, "Little Lin, don’t tell me he’s your boyfriend?" Helen Wilson bit her lip and said, "Yep, he’s my boyfriend."

Chapter 281 - 288: Captured

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