Chapter 150 Decisive Action
The leading officer extended his badge and presented the arrest warrant with a professional demeanor. "Good day, everyone," he greeted, acknowledging the crowd respectfully. Surveying the surroundings, he made eye contact with the bald man, and without hesitation, the police swiftly moved towards him, preparing their handcuffs and forming a circle around him. "You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law..." he began, reciting the suspect’s rights as the arrest unfolded.
As the police continued with their arrest protocol, they handcuffed the bald man, who stood frozen in shock, struggling to comprehend the sudden turn of events and the presence of law enforcement at the venue.
The sudden turn of events caught the crowd completely off guard, and all eyes shifted to Hera. Just moments ago, she had been engaged in a verbal altercation with the man, but any suspicion directed toward her quickly dissipated. The altercation had lasted only a few moments, and less than half an hour later, the police arrived, leaving no room for doubt regarding Hera’s involvement.
No one could have fathomed that everything had been meticulously pre-arranged before the race even began. Hera’s role as one of the victims served as a clever disguise to conceal her involvement in the pre-planned arrest—a twist that caught everyone by surprise.
The arrest unfolded in tandem with a flood of evidence surfacing on the internet, shedding light on the bald man’s past atrocities. His deliberate injury to Bry’s uncle was swiftly eclipsed by the mounting evidence of his misdeeds. Even the bald man’s family and uncle were caught off guard and overwhelmed by the deluge of revelations. They were unable to discern whether the onslaught was orchestrated by their family’s competitors or the enemies of the judge. With each revelation, their family’s dark secrets emerged one after another, like mushrooms sprouting in the rain.
Hera played her part convincingly, appearing to be just another spectator among the crowd. Like everyone else, she wore a mask of surprise as she witnessed the person she had been talking to just moments ago being dragged away by the police. The sight of him squealing in protest was a stark contrast to the composed facade he had maintained earlier.
Witnessing her plan unfold without a hitch, Hera breathed a sigh of relief. She had no intention of revealing her involvement or confronting anyone about it. She understood all too well that doing so would only bring more trouble, not just for herself but also for those close to her, like Bry and his family, who lacked the means to protect themselves. The risk of inviting the enemy’s anger and retaliation upon them was too great, and Hera was determined to shield them from harm at all costs.
She wasn’t naive enough to allow such a risk. Hera understood all too well that desperate individuals often resort to increasingly ruthless methods. She refused to take any chances, especially considering the ruthless nature of the people she had just dealt with. If they valued human life so little, there was no telling what extreme measures they might employ to achieve their goals.
Hence, Hera opted for this particular approach in dealing with them. She had weighed numerous factors, not just her own safety. Furthermore, she refused to emulate the characters in novels who foolishly throw themselves into the fire to test their enemies’ methods, all for the sake of gathering evidence against them or for the story’s development.