“Arrange for Mr. Beckett to meet the suspect right away, Cyrus!” Orion instructed.


    Everyone was shocked.


    Was it that easy?


    “Yes, captain.” Cyrus was stunned by how smoothly it went.


    “But Jeffrey is a dangerous man. It might not be safe to see him alone, Mr. Beckett. Let Cyrus go with


    you,” Orion said.


    “No need,” Jasper replied calmly.


    “It’s alright, Captain Holt.. Mr. Beckett is far more skilled than Cyrus and Jeffreybined,” Alyssa said


    with a smile. “You best send more officers to watch over Jeffrey if Mr. Beckett gets angry. I fear Jeffrey


    might end up losing his life in the station.”


    Alyssa couldn’t let Jeffrey die before everything came to an end-not yet.


    Cyrus and two officers waited outside the detention center while. Alyssa and Jasper went inside to


    speak to Jeffrey.


    Some time went past before Jeffrey was lugged before them. He was cuffed and d in prisoner’s garb


    behind the bars.


    “Fancy seeing you here,” Jeffrey snickered and sat on the metal chair. He leered at Alyssa and teased,


    “Did you miss me, Ms. Alyssa?”


    Alyssa’s expression was frosty. Though angry, she was able to control herself.


    But Jasper’s anger had reached boiling point. His jaw was clenched tight as he red at Jeffrey. He


    bristled like some caged animal, ready to lunge forth at any time.


    Just then, Alyssa held Jasper’s trembling hand underneath the table.


    Her firm grip steadied Jasper’s being, sending a curious calmness throughout his body. It quickly


    stabilized his emotions..


    “Hurry up and get to the point. I want to get back to sleep,” Jeffrey continued. He was clearly not


    interested in cooperating with them.


    “We’vee here to talk about working with you, Jeffrey,” Alyssa began, using a more eptable


    term.


    “Work with me? Do you think I’m an idiot, Ms. Alyssa? I nearly died under both your hands. You two


    want to work with me? What nonsense!” Jeffrey scoffed.


    “You didn’t seed in killing us, though you wanted to, did you?” Alyssa asked with a faint smile.


    Jeffrey’s brows furrowed.


    He was a mercenary, a trained hitman. Alyssa’s words were insulting his expertise.


    She continued, “You know very well that thews in my country only sentence criminals of the gravest


    offenses to a maximum of 20 years. in prison. Do you really want to stay behind bars for that long?


    “You’d be 60 by the time you return to Tsulu. Would you still have your support back there? You’ll still


    have to be imprisoned in Tsulian jail when you go back at the old age of 60. You know just how terrible


    the prison conditions there are. Do you think you’d survive?”


    Alyssa’s words struck every one of Jeffrey’s weak points. She was a natural mediator.N?velDrama.Org owns all content.


    Jasper sped her hand silently as he watched her speak. His gaze was filled with admiration and


    tenderness.


    Jeffrey’s smile froze momentarily on his face.


    Alyssa struck while the iron was hot.


    She said, “We know Sophia was the one who instructed you to do this. Things wouldn’t have ended up


    the way they did otherwise. Our number one enemy is Sophia, not you. Now that you’re arrested and at


    risk of imprisonment, Sophia continues living her life freely out int the world. It’s as if the consequences


    you’re suffering today have nothing to do with her. Can you live with that?”