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Just one look at Yannis’s face, and it was clear. Neo was about to get into trouble.
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Neo’s group all fainted, and since they weren’t waking up soon, the officers had to put them all in an interrogation room.
By the time they arrived, many of them hade to, as the drug effects wore off, and they were groggy.
When they opened their eyes, they saw iron bars, with two officers sitting in front of them. The reality hit hard. Faces went pale; many had never been in a police station before, and fear twisted in their guts.
“How did we end up here?”
“I remember we were fighting, right? Maisie hits hard.”
“Man, howe I cked out so fast? I swear I heard police sirens just before I passed out.”
“Who the heck called the cops? Are they crazy?”
“Where’s Neo?”
His followers called out nervously, looking everywhere. After all, they were all here because of him.
“Hey! Isn’t he Neo?” A girl saw Neo’s swollen, rash–covered, and bruised face and screamed loudly.
“What happened to Neo?” The crowd backed up in horror, trying to put some distance from him.
“No noise here. Now that you’re awake, call your parents or guardians.”
The two officers in front looked at the noisy, rowdy crowd with cold faces. With just onemand, the noise stopped immediately. They took out their phones to call home, feeling upset and frustrated.
They thought, ‘Who would’ve thought a simple party wouldnd us in a police station? Who called the anyway?‘
“Neo, please wake up.” Kaelen gathered his courage and, fighting his disgust, gently nudged Neo. Among everyone, Neo was the most important.
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“What’s wrong with my face? Why does it hurt so much? Why is it so itchy?” Neo woke up suddenly, hurting all over. An unbearable itch took over his face. He wed at his skin, leaving bloody scratches all over his face.
His face was already swollen and covered with angry red hives. After scratching franticly, he looked nothing like his handsome self before. Some of the more squeamish people closed their eyes, unable to watch.
“Stop scratching! Your face is breaking out in hives. If you keep going, you’ll ruin your face.” Seeing blood under his nails and his face a mess, Kaelen ran over and grabbed his hand.
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“You idiot! Get me a doctor now,” Neo snapped, his eyes so swollen he could barely open them. Feeling Kaelen nearby, he kicked Kaelen out viciously. Kaelen flinched in pain, with anger shing across his face.
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The two officers moved closer, yelling, “Quiet down!”
Neo jumped up from his seat, ring at the officers. “How dare you yell at me? Do you even know who I am<b>?</b><b>” </b>He lunged at them, fists clenched, ready to fight.
As soon as he moved, a sharp pain shot through his leg. His face, covered in bloody scratches, turned pale from the pain. He twisted around, trying to open his swollen eyes, but could only see two figures in ck
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He strained to see, but his swollen eyes could only narrow into small slits, making everyone blurry around him.
“Neo, we’re at the police station now,” another guy whispered urgently, unable to watch him act so recklessly.
“Who the heck called the cops?” Neo roared in anger when he realized they were at the police station.
Before back, his dad had warned him many times: “Don’t cause trouble. Our family isn’t what it used to be, and it won’t be easy to get back into the market here.” Neo worried his dad would find out he messed up.
Neo shivered at the thought of his dad’s angry stare. “Did those bitches call the cops? Bring them here. I’ll kill them,” Neo shouted loudly.
His rough, desperate shouts carried to the doorway<i>, </i>reaching Niles and others just as they arrived. Niles felt <i>a </i>little sympathy for him.
Neo was nothing but a spoiled brat―rude, arrogant, and totally useless. Still, he managed to make two people very angry–people one never want to cross.
Niles saw Yannis was cold and serious. His sharply defined face was totally emotionless, his brow set in a cold line, and his eyes shed with sharpness.
Listening to Neo’s arrogant ranting, Yannis told Niles, his voice cold and t, “Niles, I want to speak privately with Neo.”
“I’ll bring him out,” Niles said.
He thought, ‘In Jinston, the Perkins family basically controls half the city. For Yannis, dealing with Neo is easy. Niles quickly signaled to the two officers inside.
The officers inside quickly took Neo and led him out of the room.
“Where are you taking Neo?”
“Hands off Neo!”
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Neo’sckeys panicked. After all, he was their biggest supporter. Neo had said he’d take the me if something went wrong. They couldn’t just leave him.
“Let me go! Where are you taking me?” Panic hit Neo as he was dragged to a strange ce. He struggled wildly, but it was no use.
“Yannis, this way please,” Niles guided Yannis to another interrogation room.
The two officers brought Neo inside. Neither of them dared to look at Yannis, whose icy look seemed to freeze everything around him.
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The door shut with a loud click. With his limited view, Neo could only see the dull concrete walls. The bright light overhead shone into his eyes, making him feel uneasy.
Every instinct told Neo: “This room is dangerous. If I don’t get out now, I’ll regret it forever.”
Neo said, “Why did you bring me here? Don’t you know I’m from the Moore family?”
“Let me out! Get me out of here,” Neo yelled desperately.
He kept shouting, demanding to leave, but no one answered. In the heavy silence, a strange fear started to
grow.
“What a coward. The Moore family really raised a useless piece of trash,” Yannis scoffed, one hand in his pocket, looking at the trembling Neo in the chair across from him, his face swollen beyond recognition.
Neo yelled, “Who gave you the nerve to bring me here? Are you working with that bitch? I’m from the Moore family. Let me go now!”
After a while, Neo finally saw someone sitting in front of him. Squinting through his swollen eyes, he could barely see anything–just the vague outline of a tall figure in front.