Because You Are My Lady

Chapter 582

This was Ariah's second time coming to a place where she had been kidnapped and kept. Her heart was overwhelmed by complicated feelings.

The abandoned factory stood lonely in the middle of the wilderness. When she was here the last time, it was late at night, and she didn't manage to take a good look at this place. This time, a kind of strange and eerie feeling surged inside her.

She followed Jimmy and the team into the factory, and they began to search the area.

After checking all the nooks and crannies, they couldn't find any secret passage.

David muttered with incredulity. "This is absurd. Was Kevin an impostor since the beginning? Did that b*stard literally escape under Jimmy's nose?"

Ben was equally puzzled. He felt that Kevin was abysmal and complex the more he thought about him.

Looking around, Jimmy pursed his thin lips. "He has been lying low for so many years just to take revenge on me, so he must have made a lot of preparation. He wouldn't let himself get caught as soon as he appeared. Why didn't I think about it earlier?"

Kevin was already unfathomable back then, so he would definitely become more meticulous and cautious after so many years.

Yet, his arrest was too easy and straightforward.

Jimmy blamed himself for overseeing this earlier.

"Captain, over here!"

At this moment, a young policeman suddenly called after him.

Ariah's eyes turned bright and she ran over immediately.

The policeman stomped on the ground and reported, "It's empty here."

"Open it!"

"Yes, sir!"

With a bang, the policeman opened the secret door of the underground passage. It was dark inside, and they couldn't see anything.

"Flashlight," Jimmy ordered in a deep voice.

Hurriedly, David looked around and saw a flashlight lying on the small table on the side, assuming it was left there by Kevin after he used it.

Picking up the flashlight, he then turned it on. As the light shone inside, everyone was astounded by what they saw.

The room was fully furnished. A bed, a table, chairs, and all kinds of daily necessities were all here. Obviously, someone had lived here before.

Everyone was silent.

Jimmy's face darkened instantly, and he clenched his fists tight.

All this while, he thought that the biggest burden in his heart was finally lifted after Kevin's arrest, but little did he expect that at the end of the day, it was all in vain.

Where was Kevin right now? Where was he hiding? Was he observing him or planning to make a move on Ariah?

Jimmy was at wit's end at this moment.

He had never been as perturbed as he was now.

Suddenly, he felt a tightness in his palm. A warm and delicate hand slid into his hand, intertwining his fingers and holding him tightly.

Turning his head, Jimmy saw Ariah looking up at him, her gaze full of determination and tenacity.

Despite her dignified expression, she smiled and reassured, "Kevin slipped away, so what? You caught him once, so you can definitely catch him a second time. Don't worry. We'll definitely be fine. We will make the bad guys pay. Am I right, David?" "Yes, Ariah. You're right."

"You are becoming a fangirl... No, fanboy!" "What is a fangirl? And what is a fanboy?"

"They're nicknames for obsessive fans."

As Jimmy looked at Ariah and David chatting and laughing, the gloominess inside him suddenly dispersed. He felt a warm current surging inside him, knowing that this was how Ariah comforted him.

After inspecting the basement for a while, Ricco came out and reported, "There were signs of human activities in here a while ago, but it was vacant for at least a week."

Ben asked in surprise, "How can you tell?"

"I concluded from the traces of activities in there. Besides, it would be obvious to those who are meticulous."

As Ben spoke, he looked straight at Ricco, "Unlikely. Some people can't tell. I think only those who have received special training in this field can do what you did." NôvelDrama.Org copyrighted © content.

In response, Ricco remained silent with an indifferent expression.

"In that case, Ariah's kidnapper is not the real Kevin then?" David hadn't thought through this matter thoroughly.

Ariah shook her head, "No. The one who

kidnapped me is the real Kevin."

"How did we catch the impostor then? How did they swap their places?"

"The smoke bomb!"

Ricco and Ariah blurted out simultaneously.

He raised his eyebrows at her. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"

"Yes." Ariah nodded. "When you guys saved me that day, Kevin threw a smoke bomb. The smoke was so thick that the visibility was near zero. I think it was at that moment that Kevin opened the basement and let the impostor inside replace him while he hid inside."

And at that moment, their visibility was jeopardized, and they were choked to tears by the smoke bomb, so they came out immediately after grabbing the impostor without much thought.

Later on, Jimmy was frantic with worry because Ariah passed out, and he couldn't think of anything else but to rush Ariah to the hospital.

This was how the real Kevin got away with the arrest.

If Ricco hadn't brought Kevin out this time, they wouldn't have found out that the person who had been locked up all this while was an impostor!

David raised his chin and asked, "Captain, what do we do with the impostor?"

Jimmy pulled his collar and sneered, "What else? Naturally, fake goods should be destroyed."

Hearing that, David was so astounded that when he came to his senses, Jimmy was already striding out.

Currently, the impostor was sitting in the car with his hands cuffed. There were people guarding him. When they saw Jimmy coming over, they immediately stood up and greeted, "Captain!"

Jimmy nodded and motioned for them to open the door.

Immediately, the young policeman did as he was told.

"Get him out of the car."

The policeman reached out and pulled the impostor out.

Jimmy stood tall, staring at the impostor with his sharp and intimidating gaze. "I'll give you two choices. One, tell us where Kevin is to make amends, or two, I'll kill you right here in the middle of nowhere."

Blood drained from the impostor's face. He retracted in fear. "You can't do this!"

"You resisted arrest and refused to go to the station with us. Furthermore, you obstructed our duty and even assaulted us face to face. I have the right to kill you immediately for any of these reasons." Jimmy looked at him with a cold and sinister smile. "Have you decided which one to choose?"

"I..."

The impostor looked down, and his eyes were full of killing intent. Suddenly, he pounced on the young policeman next to him, grabbed the gun in his hand, and aimed it at Jimmy.

"Captain! Watch out!"

Someone shouted loudly.

Jimmy's first reaction was to draw his gun. He caught sight of Ariah's frightened expression as she pounced on him. It was as if she wanted to take the bullet for him.

He was one step too late anyway.

Bang!

The first gunshot was heard.

"Bang bang bang..."

Then, several more gunshots rang out at the same time. David and Ben raised their guns simultaneously.

By the time the wilderness quieted down, the impostor was shot several times and was lying in a pool of blood.

Jimmy staggered, feeling a chill on his shoulder and a gush of liquid oozing. He looked down with a serene expression, as if he weren't the one who had been injured.

He raised his hand and calmly pressed on the wound. There was a hint of a smile on his lips as he looked at Ariah. "Come here..."

Ariah stared at him in horror. Her limbs were weak, and her body turned cold. All she could see was the blood on Jimmy's body. She did not even hear clearly what Jimmy was saying.

It was only when Jimmy fell to the ground that Ariah seemed to have come to her senses. She ran towards Jimmy, extending her shivering hands out. "Jimmy!"

"Silly woman, why are you crying?" Jimmy's charming eyes were full of smile. "I won't die, and I won't make you a widow. Don't cry..."

Ariah hugged him, her lips trembling violently.

"Captain!"

"David, what are you doing there? Come and help me!"

"Captain, wake up..."

"Captain!"