Chapter 18 Spring-like Approach to Handling Matters
Alexander raised his arm horizontally, his body arching as he leaned to the left.
A dull thud echoed, and Alexander pushed the burly man back two steps. Standing still, he immediately raised his hand and shouted, "Don't make it hard for me. The Ninth District covers nearly seven hundred thousand square miles, and it's full of powerful people. I'm not of high status, so don't hold it against me."
The burly man, holding a knife, looked surprised. "You're easy to deal with."
"I don't know much. I'm just a small-time cop!" Alexander said with a pained expression, sweat pouring down his forehead, as he shouted toward Benjamin in the car, "Mr. Anderson, I can't make decisions about the case. Can you let me go, please?"
Benjamin frowned and glanced at Alexander. After a moment of thought, he shouted to the burly man, "Don't touch him for now."
The burly man, holding the knife, stepped back slightly.
"Since you say this has nothing to do with you, then tell me, who ordered you to crack the case?" Benjamin asked.
Hearing this, Alexander didn't lie but responded in great detail, "The order came from the precinct to clear out the drug-dealing gangs in the Black Street District within a deadline. Mr. Charles is mainly in charge, and the case was assigned to Team One. William told me we must complete the job within the deadline."
Everyone was stunned by Alexander's response. No one expected Alexander not to defend his captain and Samuel but to shirk all responsibility.
Seeing everyone stunned, Alexander quickly added, "Mr. Anderson, if you can get the money to the higher-ups and have them say this matter can be delayed, I'll immediately redo the evidence and release your family. No problem at all."
"You really know how to adapt to different situations!" Benjamin looked at Alexander with a meaningful smile.
Hearing this, Alexander clasped his hands together and nodded repeatedly. "I'm just a small-time cop, barely surviving. Who do you think I dare to offend?"
Benjamin was silent for a few seconds, then waved his hand and shouted, "Let him go."
"Benjamin!" The burly man shouted, blocking Alexander's path with his knife.
"Let him go," Benjamin waved his hand again.
The four men gave Alexander a cold look before stepping aside.
"Don't worry, Mr. Anderson. Although I can't release your family, they're still detained with me, and I'll take good care of them," Alexander smartly added.
Benjamin was taken aback and then suddenly smiled. "Alright, then thank you."
"Never mind." Alexander nodded and then turned to leave.
In the alley.
The burly man stepped forward, looking at Benjamin, and said, "Alexander is too weak. I think he's telling the truth. He can't handle this."
Benjamin lit another cigarette, shook his head lightly, and responded, "He's not weak but smart."
The burly man was taken aback by this.
"If he were weak, he would have wet his pants by now," Benjamin said, smoking. "Haven't you figured it out yet? He's trying to send us a message."
"What?" The burly man was stunned.
"This matter really has nothing to do with him. The problem lies with William and Samuel," Benjamin muttered, "He's just a worker, and he doesn't want to offend us on behalf of his superiors, so he immediately ratted out William and Samuel."
"So, his relationship with William isn't as close as we thought?" The burly man asked, following this line of thought. "William's promotion of him might just be...?"
"Yes," Benjamin interrupted, "I think the sudden investigation into illegal drugs might be related to another batch of drugs that recently hit the market. We used to be the only ones, but now there are newcomers... so it might be a competition issue."
"And what should we do?" the burly man asked.
"There's no use in dealing with Alexander." Benjamin waved his hand. "Let's get in the car and figure out why the authorities are investigating. That way, we'll know what to do about Robert and Daniel."
Alexander left the alley and rushed to the police station as fast as he could.
In fact, Benjamin's analysis was not wrong at all. Alexander just didn't want to bear responsibility for anyone. There was no problem with William directing Alexander to solve the case. But once the case was cracked, a series of troubles came up. He, as the team leader, had to bear it. Alexander would absolutely not be able to bear it on his own. Because his current physique failed to bear anything, it's already very difficult to maintain the basic status quo.
At the station, Alexander immediately saw William and told him about Benjamin, wanting to see his reaction.
William was shocked and seriously advised, "These people are not to be messed with. Be careful. Don't worry. I'll handle the pressure. I'll let people know that I ordered you to investigate the drug gang, so any trouble will come to me."
Hearing this, Alexander temporarily put his doubts about William aside. William's words made perfect sense, and he was very loyal, like a leader he could rely on.
After the small commotion, Alexander went to the interrogation room to continue pressing Robert and Daniel for confessions, hoping to catch bigger criminals.
After six hours of interrogation, Robert and Daniel still refused to cooperate.
Richard got frustrated and dragged them to a basement with no cameras or recording equipment, using other 'methods' to force a confession. But even after a beating, they still didn't reveal anything.
In the end, Alexander had to try to get clues from the accomplices, even though they didn't know any core secrets.
In the interrogation room.
Alexander, smoking an e-cigarette, tilted his head and looked at Robert's brother. "Say something useful! All you're giving me are surface-level clues. How can I help you?"
The accomplice, with his head down, replied, "Bro, it's not that I don't want to talk, but once we're caught, the goods and people are hidden. The information I knew before is now useless."
"You might not know how ruthless Richard can be," Alexander said impatiently, standing up. "Alright, I'm done. Let Richard give you a lesson."
"Bro, don't hit me. I can't take it. Let me think again," the accomplice begged.
"Then think fast. I haven't even eaten," Alexander said, bending down to sit again.
The accomplice thought for a long time, then suddenly slapped his forehead and shouted, "I do have a clue."
"What is it?" Alexander asked.
"Before we got caught, I overheard Robert on the phone mentioning a big supplier coming to Pine City in a few days," the accomplice said, his eyes lighting up.
Alexander lit up his eyes. "Really?"
In a slum in Pine City.
A scruffy man, holding a phone, asked in a low voice, "Is the danger over? The goods are all held up. I need to move them."
Benjamin thought for a moment, then said with a helpless tone, "Let's meet and talk first."
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