In Joanna's eyes, Nina's promise was just out of sensible comfort, because in her subconscious cognition, can she solve the problem that she can't do anything to do with a child? In fact, every adult has this kind of qualitative thinking about children, which is irrelevant to prejudice, and is purely a persuasive problem of children's performance. ※%

It has to be said that Valke's arrest of Xialan successfully forced Joanna to a desperate situation. Unless she is willing to cruelly ignore Xialan's life and death, she must face the ultimatum given by Valke.

As a foreigner without background, Joanna is very clear about her weakness and trying to rescue Xia Lan through formal legal means is a fool. After all, this world is a powerful person who despises justice. The aristocrats kill a civilian at will only symbolically compensate for some money, but civilians kill people and pay for their lives. The so-called fairness and justice have always been a joke. Sadly, people have long been accustomed to numbing the current situation of this society, and the concept of nobles being above the general public is basically deeply rooted in the hearts of the general public.

Valk is not a nobleman, but the power he holds is enough to look down on ordinary civilians. It is not worth mentioning that such a small matter of frame-up is not worth mentioning. Since he arrested Xia Lan on the suspect of murder, he would definitely arrange all the evidence perfectly. Even if Joanna exposed the matter to court, it would be useless. Moreover, with his complicated interpersonal relationships in Fean Town, no matter how hard Joanna struggled, she could not escape her palms.

There are many ways to threaten a person, and the most effective method is often to threaten the target's closest person. Perhaps Xialan is not Joanna's closest person, but Valke has reason to believe that Joanna will not sit idly by.

Life is composed of countless choices, and some choices cannot be avoided even if they are unwilling to accept them. The accompanying pain will cause great torture and torture to both the body and the mind. This taste is very uncomfortable. Everyone has experienced it more or less.

It's late at night.

Joanna has insomnia.

She used to think she was strong, but in fact, her essence was still a fragile woman who needed to rely on.

Women are always emotional animals, and external stimulation can easily cause their changing emotions, so it is often said that women's minds are complicated and difficult to measure.

After a long period of self-sadness and self-pity, the extreme emotions buried in the heart began to invade her thinking.

She sat on the sofa in the living room with a dim candlelight. There was a mirror on the table in front of her, and her slender white fingers gently stroked her beautiful face.

Valke forced herself to fall in love with her beauty. What if she lost her beauty?

A silver-lit knife suddenly appeared in her hand, and the tip of the knife slowly touched her cheek.

In the mirror, Joanna showed a look of struggle and hesitation, and the tip of the knife stopped.

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...

"Yas! Things are done well today!"

In the urban security department, Valk was in a very good mood and even brought a lot of wine and food from the restaurant to reward his subordinates on duty. He sat at the desk full of wine, reached out to pat the slightly drunk Yas next to him, and his face was filled with intimidating majesty and kindness.

"It is an honor for my subordinates to be able to serve Lord Valk." Yas, who was still sober, quickly pleased him.

"Haha--" Valke chuckled, as if he was very satisfied with Yas's attitude. "By the way, there was no accident in the arrest of Alan, right?"

"Sir, don't worry. Alan was very obedient when he was arrested and did not resist at all." Yas said.

"Oh?" Valk shook his eyebrows, obviously a little surprised. After all, Xia Lan's strange appearance subconsciously gave people the impression of being irresistible. Even if the other party was just an ordinary person, once he resisted, he might be able to escape the arrest of his subordinates. He didn't expect that he would be as obedient as a sheep and surrender. He was really not handsome. "Where is he locked up now? Take me to visit."

"Sir, he was detained in cell No. 13, and I will take you there now." Yas quickly stood up and said respectfully.

The cell facilities of the Public Security Department are quite simple, with thick wooden fences and hard stone houses forming dirty and smelly cages. Compared with the heavily guarded prisons, there are fundamental differences. The former detains some suspects suspected of crime and criminals with minor crimes, while the latter detains dangerous elements who can greatly affect the stability of social order.

All the way to Cage No. 13, you must teach the noisy prisoners to calm down. When Yas led the way, the sword in his hand was not a vegetarian. Even if he accidentally stabbed someone to death, they had a way to hide it. This shows that the darkness of the Public Security Bureau basically fell into their hands, and even if he did not die, he would have to peel off his skin. If you have money to bribe them, as long as it is not a serious crime of murder, they can send you out safely. It is easy to be familiar with the things that deceive the superiors and conceal the subordinates, so it is no wonder that Valk has huge energy in this urban area.

Seeing Xia Lan sitting cross-legged in the cage, Valke couldn't help but feel a little surprised in his eyes. He had seen too many prisoners, but never had anyone as calm as him.

"Alan! Do you still remember me?" Valk said.

Xia Lan opened her eyes. He had known that the other party had come, but unfortunately he was not interested in paying attention.

Seeing that the other party was not talking, Valke seemed to be careless and said to himself: "Do you remember what I told you a few days ago? As the death of Fonnar on Rye Street, as the security captain of this neighborhood, I will never let the murderer go to justice... However, what I didn't expect was that you would be the biggest suspect in killing Fonnar!"

No matter how Varke turned black and white, Xia Lan remained indifferent.

"Of course-" Suddenly, Valke's words turned around and said with a strange smile: "I believe that Alan, you are not the real murderer. Now I am still trying my best to investigate clearly. However, in some places I need the cooperation of Mrs. Joanna, and her wish is the key to the investigation results."

After saying this, Valk turned around and left.

Before leaving the cell, he paused and turned his head toward Yasdao who was following behind him.

"Yas, if you meet Mrs. Joanna, I hope you don't have any obstacles."

Yas nodded knowingly and asked, "What if Mrs. Joanna came to you?"

"Ha ha--"

Valk laughed freely.

"Tell her for me that the door of my house in Qingshui Street has been open for her, but please remember that the door will be closed in three days."

Three days, this is the time he gave Joanna.
Chapter completed!