Puppeteer: I Use Human Puppets to Create Perfect Accidents - Chapter 36
Chapter 36: Justice Will Not Only Come Late, But It Might Gone Forever!
As soon as this was said, both the Chief and Alice were stunned.
They weren’t stupid, and the meaning of Smith’s words couldn’t be more obvious.
This was clearly a bribe!
And this bribe was the kind that couldn’t be refused.
Although he didn’t say what the consequences of refusing would be, but with just a slight thought…
They knew that if the two of them refused, it would be an easy thing if they took off their uniforms.
Or worse, it would be difficult for them to survive in Gotham City!
After all, this was absolutely an irreconcilable grudge of killing their son!
The Chief’s face instantly turned sheet white.
Extreme fear flooded his heart, so much so that his whole body was all wobbly.
“Gulp–”
He swallowed hard to moisten his dry throat.
The Chief opened his mouth, but he couldn’t refuse him. No words came out from his mouth at all.
Although he was extremely disgusted, no, he detested Johnson’s actions…
But so what?
Although he was the Chief of Gotham City’s police department, in front of Smith, he was just small fry.
The man sitting in front of him had a hundred ways to kill him.
Why, for a dead man, would he risk his future? Even his life!
He had no choice but to accept that this was the cruel and bloody reality!
The son of a big shot was privileged!
The law was unable to punish people like them.
But in an instant, the Chief thought of everything clearly.
For a mature adult, his experience in society told him what to do.
Thinking of this, the Chief sighed in his heart.
Just when he wanted to open his mouth to speak, Alice intercepted him.
A resolute look flashed through Alice’s eyes, and she was not moved at all.
She was a person who was full of sense of justice.
Moreover, the crimes that Johnson had committed were no longer the kind of crimes that only people with a sense of justice would be angry about!
Instead, it was a crime that even a cold-hearted, ordinary person would be disgusted about!
He could no longer be called a person! He was just an animal!
Therefore, she immediately rejected Mr. Smith in a firm tone. “Mr. Smith, you are also a notable person with a very high status in this community. I hope that you can set an example for this society and for the people. Human kindness must not be above the law. Plus, what your son has committed is absolutely an unforgivable sin!”
“Have you ever thought about how pitiful those two women who lost their lives were? They didn’t do anything, yet they were cruelly persecuted by your son to death. How innocent were they? Who will uphold justice for them? Just because they didn’t have a father with a status like you, they deserved to be killed?”
“If that’s the case, where is justice? Where are fairness and justice?”
“You…”
Smith’s face turned red from being lectured by Alice’s words.
He was so angry that his face turned ashen. He gritted his teeth. “So, you’re saying that you won’t agree to my request? You have to think carefully about the consequences of refusing to be my friend. I dare to tell you with certainty that the consequences are not something you can bear. I advise you to think carefully!”
“The dead are already dead. Why are you so obsessed with this? I promise you that I’ll give their families enough compensation so that they can live comfortably for the rest of their lives. Isn’t that enough?”
“It’s not enough! It’s far from enough!” Alice shook her head coldly. “A killer has to pay for their lives. If you do something wrong, you have to be punished. This is the natural law!”
“Good, good! What a righteous and selfless policewoman!”
Smith was so overwhelmed with anger that he laughed. He pointed at the air and threatened, “You will pay for your actions, I am sure!”
After saying that, he immediately pulled Mrs. Smith, who had a vicious look in her eyes, and left.
Obviously, he was infuriated.
He couldn’t even care about the least gentlemanly manner.
When he saw this scene, the Chief smiled bitterly and let out a long sigh. He looked at Alice with a complicated gaze and said, “Alice, you’ve really caused big trouble this time!”
“Chief, you don’t have to say it anymore.” Alice said with a determined expression, “I know what the consequences will be, but I don’t regret it at all. My conscience won’t allow me to do such a thing. That young lady is still looking at me from heaven. If I really did something that I let her down, I’m afraid that I’ll live in guilt for the rest of my life. I’ll even lose my basic humanity. If that’s the case, what’s the point of living?”
After saying this, Alice no longer looked at the Chief’s face.
Instead, she took the time to go through the procedures regarding Johnson again.
She didn’t know how much longer she could work, and how fast Smith’s revenge would come.
Therefore, she had to take the only time to finalize everything so that he had no time to overturn the case!
…
That night.
Alice recalled the doubts during the day and immediately looked for the news from that time, as well as Johnson’s relevant information.
After looking through all the news, she was horrified!
She was lost in thought for a long time, unable to speak!
She had never thought that there was such shocking news in this world!
There were actually people who trample on the law unbridled, lawlessness, and rampantness!
So it turned out she discovered that Johnson was actually a fake name!
His real name was actually Williams!
And he had once been sentenced to more than ten years in prison for the crime of intruding and raping a woman, provoking troubles, and intentional murder!
And at this time, he should be serving his sentence in prison.
But what was actually going on now?
He actually changed his name and came out of prison unscathed. He even publicly enjoyed himself in the outside world, living his life to the fullest, and committed two major crimes without any remorse!
What did this mean?
It meant that a scapegoat was serving his sentence in the prison.
And obviously, Johnson did not have that much ability to do so.
It could only be his parents, the Smiths, who abused their power and wealth to do all this!
It was shocking!
It was terrifying!
They were ignoring the law!
The more Alice thought of it, the scarier it was!
Facing such a reality, Alice could not help but get lost in her thoughts.
She did not know whether the justice, the righteousness that she once insisted on still existed or it was just an excuse for the upper class to fool the people!
As a police officer, was she protecting the law and justice for the people or was she acting as the protective umbrella for the rich, the plutocrats, and protecting their profits and benefits?
Alice was completely lost!
All of a sudden, she felt exhausted. Not just physically, but also mentally like never before. All she wanted was to have a good sleep, and it would be best if she stayed asleep for a long time!
Then she would no longer have to face this filthy and detestable man-eating society!
“After a good sleep, everything should be fine, right?”
Alice comforted herself with uncertainty. Then, she dragged her drained body to the bed before closing her eyes.
