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“Yes.” Danika stepped aside, revealing Eustace in the living room.
Eustace got up and walked to the door, saying to Danika, “Goodnight. Sorry for disturbing you.”
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“It’s fine.” Danika shook her head. After getting acquainted with him, Eustace didn’t seem as annoying as he had been at the start.
“See you later.” Eustace walked out of Danika’s apartment before turning back to say, “If you need anything. come to me immediately.”
Danika was surprised for a moment before answering, “Okay.”
Taking the key from Vincent, Eustace headed to his apartment.
Danika’s expression turned solemn after she closed the door. She was not a fool. She knew Eustace didn’t return to Quincey Mansion because he didn’t want to worry the old man, but also because he wanted to protect her in Perry Residence.
It made her wonder. Who exactly were those people?
Eustace was worrying too much, for nothing happened that night.
Early the next morning, Danika received a call from Mr. Chapman informing her that the man who had knocked her out had been caught. The interrogation had already begun, and he asked if she wanted to drop by.
Danika immediately agreed to go. After getting ready, she headed out to the police station. When she opened the door, Eustace opened the door to his apartment at the same time, as if he had sensed that she was going out.
“Good morning,” Eustace said.
“Good morning,” she greeted in return.
After closing their doors, they headed to the elevator together. Danika broke the silence, saying, “Mr. Chapman said that the culprit has been arrested, so I’m going to the police station.”
“Okay, take care.” Eustace couldn’t help smiling, sensing that his relationship with Danika was improving.
He didn’t follow her to the police station because he had received an unexpected call the night before, so he had to attend to someone else that day. If everything went well, there would be one less obstacle in his pursuit of Danika.
When Danika arrived at the police station, she stood outside the interrogation room.
“What is your name?” Mr. Chapman asked.
“Jonathan Flynn.”
“Why did you knock Danika unconscious?” he asked again, his voice sharp and stern.
Danika recognized the man sitting opposite Mr. Chapman. He was the man with the best skills that day. She wouldn’t have been knocked out if he hadn’t been there.
Based on her interaction with him, she gauged that his skills were on par with Eustace’s. Even if she had fought him alone, she might not have won. It made her wonder how he became Yvonne’s thug.
After some time had passed, Jonathan finally answered, “The sight of her upset me, so I attacked her.”
No one believed him. No one would attack someone for a reason like that.
“You’d better answer my questions properly, Jonathan.” Mr. Chapman looked at him sternly. “Be honest and confess your crime. If you insist on being stubborn, I’m afraid you’ll find yourself spending your life in prison.”
Regardless, Jonathan remained silent. It angered Mr. Chapman so much that he slammed the table.
“Who told you to do it? What did they give you that you would be willing to spend the rest of your life in prison and keep it a secret?”
“No one told me to do anything. I planned it all by myself, and I tricked all the people who helped me. They have nothing to do with me,” Jonathan answered calmly as if he wasn’t afraid of spending the rest of his life in prison.
Mr. Chapman was infuriated as he had never encountered such a stubborn person. He got up and walked out of the interrogation room. When he saw Danika standing outside, he asked her, “Did you hear him? If he refuses to speak a word, I’m afraid the case will end here.”
His superiors were pressuring him, and the media attention on the case was only growing. Although Mr.
Chapman wanted to continue the investigation, Jonathan refused to admit that he had done it under someone else’s instructions. Therefore, Mr. Chapman had no way to persuade his superiors to prolong the investigation.
“Can I have a chat with him?” Danika asked.
Frowning, Mr. Chapman said, “Fine, since you were implicated, it won’t be a big problem.”
With that, he led Danika into the interrogation room. Jonathan didn’t react when Mr. Chapman entered the room. However, his eyes trembled when he spotted Danika, but he quickly regained his composure.
Danika did not rush to speak as she sat opposite him. She took her time to scrutinize him as if trying to see through him.
Her gaze made him uncomfortable. It felt like a thorn in his flesh. “Don’t waste your time on me. I won’t say anything.”
“Who taught you how to fight?” Danika asked suddenly.
Jonathan was stunned. He thought that Danika would only ask him about the person behind his actions like Mr. Chapman had done. Her question caught him by surprise.
“Since you’re so skilled, I believe the person who taught you must be very skilled too. Perhaps I know them?” Danika grinned at him as if she was talking to an old friend instead of a foe who had knocked her unconscious.
At the mention of his teacher, Jonathan lowered his head, feeling extremely guilty.
“Do they know what you did?” Danika asked.
As soon as he heard her, his expression changed drastically. He glared at her viciously, shouting, “I did this of my own volition. It has nothing to do with my teacher!”
“Nothing to do with your teacher?” His statement was a joke in Danika’s ears. “A teacher and their student are one. A teacher’s honor lies in their students. Of course, your teacher would feel humiliated if you do bad things.”
Jonathan gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. He knew that she was speaking the truth. Staring at Danika with his eyes full of hatred, he asked, “Do you think I would do this if I hadn’t been forced?”
“No reason is good enough for you to harm someone.”
Danika had no sympathy for him. Changing the subject, she said, “However, if you are willing to name the person who ordered you to do this, I can choose to forgive you. In that case, your sentence wouldn’t be too harsh. You may need to spend a few years in prison, but you’ll have a chance to live a reformed life.”
Danika was certain that Yvonne was the person who ordered him, although she lacked the evidence. She thought she was making him a good offer and that Jonathan had no reason to refuse. After all, no one wanted to spend their entire lives in prison. However, she miscalculated.
Jonathan lowered his head. Then, he started to chuckle. “No.”
“Excuse me?” Danika didn’t understand him.
“There is no chance left for me,” he said, smiling bitterly. If he hadn’t killed Steven, Danika’s words might have been able to move him. Unfortunately, he had committed murder, and there was no turning back from that. Besides, if he kept quiet, his sister could be saved.
Danika frowned as understanding dawned upon her. She couldn’t believe it. “You killed Steven?”
“Yes!” Jonathan admitted, resigned to his fate. He had killed Steven. There was no point denying it.