Chapter 118: The Collapse of the Protective Umbrella

Frank's expression grew serious. "Are you sure? Are members of the Cook family involved?" Freddy, realizing the implications, shook his head vigorously. "No, no, it's not them! It’s just a branch family. The former mayor specifically instructed us to take care of this person if they ever rose in prominence and to fulfill their requests as much as possible." On the other side, the police chief was filled with regret. Why had he ever mentioned this to Freddy? Now it was all coming back to haunt him. The former mayor's departure was supposed to be a good thing. But now, Freddy had brought up past issues, potentially implicating himself. Every mayor before Bud was a renowned businessman in A City, with family members in either the military or political circles. Freddy, however, was too scared to care about these consequences. Faced with death and cruel methods of dying, he chose survival. Irene needed just that one confession from Freddy. Helen hoped to disappear perfectly from all th