Chapter 364

“If you can say, with your hand on your heart, that you’ve got no ties to the Old South Side before we take the plunge, I’ll believe you.”

“You!” Freya’s face turned pale.

How was this any different from a witch hunt?

The high beams were already illuminating the broken bridge ahead, and with a resigned sigh, Freya closed her eyes, leaving her fate to the heavens: “Say what you will, but I swear, I’ve got nothing to do with the Old South Side!”

Out of the corner of his eye, Preston saw Freya’s resignation and, in the nick of time, slammed on the brakes. They stopped less than an inch from the edge. The anticipated crash never came.

When she opened her eyes, Freya saw they were at the other end of the bridge.

“Hey, you two!” Not far off, patrol cars were flashing their lights at them.

Soon, two officers got out of a cruiser, one of them shining a flashlight towards them as he approached. The light hit the car window, nearly blinding Freya.

“Out of the car, both of you!” The officer’s tone was brash and commanding.

Freya glanced at Preston, but he showed no intention of opening the door. Instead, he started to reverse the car right in front of the officers.

“Get out of the car, now!” The cop obviously wasn’t expecting them to rebel, and as they ignored his orders and backed up, he was shocked.

“Do you know this is illegal? Get out of the car now!” The officer’s face darkened with anger.

Freya wanted to persuade Preston to comply, but instead, he easily turned the steering wheel and sped off, completely disregarding the traffic cop trailing behind them.

“Preston! You’re breaking the law!” Freya couldn’t help but remind him from the passenger seat.

“Do I look like I’m afraid of breaking the law?” Preston drove with one hand, unbothered by the possibility of the police chasing them. Before long, the wail of police sirens sounded from behind, followed by an officer booming over a loudspeaker: “Vehicle ahead, stop immediately. You are breaking the law! Vehicle ahead, stop immediately. You are breaking the law! Failure to comply will have consequences!”

“Preston!” Freya couldn’t believe Preston could rule Echo City with an iron fist. She admitted that Preston might be a formidable figure abroad. But once back home, abiding by the law was a duty of every citizen. Clearly, no matter if it was abroad or in Echo City, Preston had no plans to do so.

In no time, Preston’s car was surrounded by police from all directions. Entering a restricted area was dangerous enough, but Preston also fled the scene, a grave offense. Police cars from every direction were honking their warnings at Preston.

Trapped in the middle, Freya unbuckled her seatbelt and urged, “Just drive up and explain things to them!”

Preston had no intention of opening the door, but an officer had already approached their car window, pressing a gun against the glass: “Get out of the car now!”

“Preston!”

The situation escalated, but Preston showed no fear.