Chapter 296: Turnaround
This night was destined to be an unrestful one.
Anna Cooke, who had set off for Hangzhou in the afternoon, had also received an urgent call for help from Miles O’Brien. She promised to help over the phone but was unable to return immediately.
Firstly, she was on the highway, and secondly, her return would have been of no help. Of course, even though she couldn’t go back in person, she made a call to her mother, asking her to assist.
On the phone, her mother didn’t promise to help but said she would pay attention to the matter.
Later on, her mother contacted a certain leader at the Beijing Municipal Bureau. This leader was a junior soldier under the Shepherd Family’s patriarch in the past and had now risen to a high-ranking official. She subtly mentioned that a friend had committed a minor offense today and was criminally detained.
She didn’t request the official to release Yusuf Zuck; she only claimed that he should be treated fairly by the law, then mentioned she wished to visit him tomorrow and hoped for accommodation.
Bearing a high rank, her speech had become an artistic language; Anna’s mother’s words carried artistry, yet the message was clearly conveyed — the friend mattered significantly, and she intended to visit in person the next day.
Being a serving general, it was illogical for her to visit a detention center, but now she was determined to go. Therefore, it represented an attitude as well as a signal.
The leader repeatedly agreed and then inquired about the case details and the name of the suspect before ending the call without further queries, saying they would meet tomorrow.
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