Master of Lust

Chapter - 165

The ICU was once again shrouded in a chaotic mess of police tape and evidence markers, like some twisted déjà vu from hell. The air crackled with tension as officers swarmed the scene, faces grim with the weight of the situation.

It was like a sick joke played by fate, a cruel irony that spat in the face of logic. Here they were again, in the same damn place, dealing with the same damn scenario.

It was almost as similar to the morning. The attackers came to the same ICU, fought with the same man, and again the attackers were dead, with the same excuse of self-defence.

They were yet to get any clue or even the identity of the dead man from the morning and now another, exactly similar case was staring at their face. They marked and tagged all the evidences. And were discussing among themselves.

"What a freaking day, huh? We are back in the same damn spot, surrounded by the same damn faces, dealing with another mess!"

"Tell me about it! And the excuse? Self-defense again! I am not buying it, are you?"

"Hell no! This time that son of a bitch isn't walking away scot-free."

"You know, I swear I have seen that dead dude somewhere before. Maybe on a case or something. Can't quite put my finger on it, can you?"

"No, but if what you are saying is true then we will find out about him quickly, unlike the guy from the morning."

"Anyway, why would Zack Warner attack him? He attracted trouble once in a while , but how is he connected to him? Why was he visiting him in the hospital? I don't think Zack is connected to the patient either."

"Do you think it was planned all? Zack's father Marnus Warner owns a big construction company, and when you are that rich and powerful, you sort of attract enemies and heat. Poor guy! You work hard all your life and you cannot even enjoy your success without troubles."

"Poor guy?" The officer frowned when he heard his pal, "Come on, no need to lick his when he is not even here. We all know what he is into."

"Whatever! This time the bastard has to spill the truth. His excuses won't work again."

The officers finally finished marking the evidence and got up. They prepared themselves to approach Rick. They marched towards Rick, as they formed their questions and Rick also made-up him mind as what to answer.

"So, here are we again! Another murder! Are you going to lie again and say this was an act of self-defence?"

"What do you mean lie officer? What happened here was exactly an act of self-defence."

"Um huh! What were you defending yourself from? You don't seem to be hurt at all from this"

"Are you saying that I should have just stood there and waited for them to hurt me?", Rick answered without a care.

"From what we saw, both of them were unarmed. Yet you seemed to have used a weapon. And given that they didn't hurt to at all, do you think you could have acted with less force?"

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'I am not giving shit to anyone for free,' Rick was going to hold on to his money.

"So what if I did that? Not that you cannot prove anything," Rick leaned forward and with a smirk whispered into the officer's ears.

"That is not for you to decide! You will have to come to the station with us and we will investigate and decide what exactly happened," The officers were taken aback for a moment. But it didn't last long, and they couldn't help but angry.

"So, are you trying to arrest me? Under what charges? You can clearly see it was for self-defence"

"No, we are not arresting you. We just need few answers and clarifications from you."

"If that so, I can legally deny to come with you. You have no right to take me with you"

"Listen here you little sh…!"

One officer almost lost it but he composed himself.

"Look, don't make it difficult for us and we won't make it difficult for you! You help us and we will help you."

"What do you mean difficult for me? Are you threatening me officer? I don't think that is allowed legally."

One officer's face turned bright red as his anger was reaching the boiling point. He looked like he was going to erupt like a volcano and scream obscenities at Rick but he was held back by his companion.

"Look we don't have time for bullshit! Either you will come with us now, we can take you into our custody later, legally! And if we decided to do that you won't like that. We can legally cause you so much annoyance that you can't even imagine. So, stop acting like a jack ass and come with us."

Rick tried him best but the officers were adamant not letting him go. And without his dad present, no one was standing against the officers. Seeing the determination of the officers, this time Rick decided to go with them. There was no point in denying the inevitable.

Olivia also tried her best to stop to officers. She explained and reasoned with them but the officers were in no mood to listen her. Finally, she also realised that she cannot do anything.

"Don't worry, Rick, I will call your father and explain him everything! He surely will find a solution!"

"No, Olivia! No need to worry him anymore. He already got too much in his mind. I will handle this myself!"

Rick informed the officers that he was ready to go with them.

"And you two are also coming with us." The officers signaled Olivia and Gloria.

"We want a detailed account of what exactly happened here with all the angles. We don't to miss any details"

Rick quickly came into the defence of Olivia, "But officer! Emily, her daughter is in the ICU. And she needs to be by her side. She can't leave the ICU. And you saw what happened in the morning right? Someone needs to stay here!"

"Okay but we are taking her." The officer said pointing at Gloria. Even if they wanted to, taking Olivia with them was going to be hard and scandalous.

Rick remained impassive, his silence a heavy weight in the room. Gloria's protests fell on deaf ears as the officers brushed past her, ignoring her pleas for help. She shot a desperate glance at Rick, her eyes begging for assistance, but he remained stone-faced, unmoved by her distress.

Her frustration boiled over, a mix of fear and anger swirling inside her like a storm. For a moment, she felt a fleeting sense of safety in the presence of the officers, but that soon turned to resentment towards Rick.

"Cabron, hijo de puta, hijo de mil padres", Feeling a surge of defiance, she unleashed a stream of curses in Spanish, her words dripping with venom as she lashed out at Rick. Each syllable was a dagger aimed at his indifference, a release of the pent-up anger that had simmered inside her for far too long.

As they were escorted into the station, the atmosphere grew heavier with every step. They were made to sit in the interrogation room. The interrogation room felt like a cage, trapping them with its sterile walls and harsh lighting. Gloria's eyes darted nervously around the room, her discomfort palpable as she was seated uncomfortably close to Rick. She constantly tried to distance himself from Rick.

"I don't want to sit with his bastard. You cannot keep me here! I need my lawyer!", Gloria protested, her voice rising with each word. But her pleas fell on deaf ears, drowned out by the authority of the officers.

"I know nothing. I have no connection to this. Please let me go!" Gloria continued to speak.

And hearing her, Rick couldn't help but glance at Gloria, his surprise evident in his eyes. "Damn, lady, that's a quick turnaround," he thought to himself, a hint of disbelief coloring his expression.

"Quiet lady!" The officer finally had enough ans tried to shut up Gloria.

"You know what? You better let me call my lawyer. I won't say a single word with out my lawyer present. I know you cannot do this. I know my rights. This is illegal."

All of Gloria's rambling went in vain as no one paid attention to her.

The police officers finally presented their summary of the incident and began to question Rick.

"So, Mr. Rick you what were you doing in the hospital in the first place!"

"The patient Emily and her mother Olivia are my close friends. So, I was there to support them."

"Can you give us an account of what happened in the morning?"

Rick calmly explained all that happened in the morning.

"You are saying the you don't know the man? You tried to save your friend and he attacked you. And his death was an accident which happened due to self-defence?"

"Yes, officer that is correct."

"So, what about tonight? Did you know the assailants?"

"I only knew Zack. I don't know the other guy."

"And how did you come to know Zack?"

"We checked and saw no history between you two."

Rick became silent and went into a dilemma. He didn't want to involve Amanda.

"Mr. Rick? We want to know how you know Zack Warner. Can you answer?"

"I wouldn't say I knew him very well. We just had a little misunderstanding that is all."

"And what was he doing in the hospital? Was he there for you or anyone else?"

"I believe he was in the hospital to attack me. He came there with a goon and was threatening me. Then both of them tried to attack me. You can ask her. She was there and she saw everything" Rick looked at Gloria as he answered.

Gloria refused any reaction and was quick to turn her face away.

The officers chuckled.

"A little misunderstanding? A misunderstanding led to all this? You want to believe that your little misunderstanding, whatever it was, led to such violent fight and resulted in murder."

"Yes officer, that is the truth", Rick acted as he was telling the complete truth.

"Bullshit! I think you are lying to us about Warner. And you are also lying to us about the morning incident."

"You were hired by a rival or enemy of Marnus Warner to harm his son. You lured him to the hospital, where he arrived with his body guard. Then you attacked him. You thought you can claim self-defence because it was hospital, don't you?"

The officer smiled in confidence, "I think I figured out your modus operandi. You are a contract killer. You lure your targets into hospitals and then kill them there so it would be easier for you to claim self-defence."

"I have figured it all out, you bastard. You can't sneak your way outside."

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