Cutie, Please Marry Me Again (Jenna and Hansen) novel Chapter 611

Ezrah was kneeling in the corner with his hands tied behind his back. His clothes were in disarray, and his face was livid. He was in a mess. It was visible that Paul and John had tortured him.

Hansen walked over and stopped right in front of him.

Ezrah looked up and stared at him with high vigilance.

"Mr. Haris, can you tell who I am?" Hansen asked in a neutral tone. He had a faint smile at the corner of his lips.

"You are..." Ezrah asked in fear as he inspected Hansen's face carefully.

The smile on Hansen's face faded away and was soon replaced by a sharp gaze. His gaze wandered on Ezrah's body as he smirked, and said in a neutral yet domineering tone, "Mr. Haris, it's okay if you don't know me, but I do know you very well. I'd advise you to cooperate with me today and answer all of my questions. It's for our own interests."

The young man standing in front of him seemed noble, instead of looking like a street punk. In fact, when Paul and John were interrogating him, Ezrah already could tell that he hadn't been kidnapped by gangsters. From the way they were interrogating him, he knew that they weren't doing that for money, and were trying to get dirt on Yadriel through him. Ezrah was even more terrified of that.

If Ezrah told them about Yadriel's crime, then Yadriel would neither let Ezrah nor his family get away from that. Ezrah knew that very clearly. So, he would rather keep his mouth shut than to challenge Yadriel.

"Do you really know who I am? I'm working for the government. Do you know what consequences you'll face for kidnapping me?" Ezrah yelled. He had to act tough in this situation.

"Is that so?" Hansen smiled. He still maintained his expression as he said, "Ezrah, you know that arms trafficking is a huge crime, and you're Yadriel's subordinate. Every crime he committed, you were there to help him. Even if I were to execute you today and hand over all the evidence against you, I'd only receive credit for what I did. The superiors will not question my actions."

Hansen smiled mockingly as he rolled up his sleeves and bent down to reach Ezrah at eye level.

"You are Hansen Richards from A City?" Ezrah asked in shock as he finally got to see Hansen's face clearly through his swollen eyes.

"Yes, indeed. What's wrong? Could it be that you have participated in Yadriel's plot against me?" Hansen nodded as he lit up a cigarette. He took a puff before stuffing the cigarette in Ezrah's mouth.

Ezrah took a few violent puffs, and it was already half of the cigarette. He was in a clearer state of mind after smoking the cigarette.

"Tell me, what in the world do you want?" Ezrah took another puff before spitting out the cigarette butt and asked in a vile manner.

Hansen stared at him with his neutral expression and said coldly, "It's simple. Just tell me everything you know about Yadriel, and I can guarantee that you'll be alive. Otherwise, you and your family will be facing the disciplinary committee, and you know very well what that would mean for your future."

Ezrah looked at Hansen with his eyes wide open.

Hansen calmly took out a stack of documents from his briefcase, and waved them in front of Ezrah as he said, "Let's get to the point. These documents here are evidence of part of your crimes. If you aren't willing to cooperate with me, then I'll hand them over to the disciplinary committee later today. It will take less than an hour for them to run a thorough inspection on your entire family. So, tell me, what lies in your future if something goes wrong?"

Hansen deliberately paused for a moment and looked at Ezrah.

Ezrah was trying his best to figure out what the stack of documents in Hansen's hands was. His face slowly turned pale and ashened.

"It's very simple. At such a critical period, if something goes wrong, then do you think Yadriel will save you? No. He will instead cut you offer even kill you off if it means he gets out of this safely." Hansen continued to cut to the chase as he said, "Why don't you think about it for a second? Yadriel might kill you if you betray him, but that will take at least a couple of days. As of now, he isn't aware that I've captured you. If you choose not to betray him, then with you still as my captive, releasing you or not, I will hand over evidence of your bribery. You will still face the consequences of Yadriel trying to kill you or even your family. Therefore, what if you work with me instead?"

Hansen paused and looked at Ezrah with his sharp gaze.

Ezrah's face was as pale as death, but he was also listening carefully.

"If you cooperate with me, as long as you can provide me with evidence against Yadriel, then we can take him down immediately. He will no longer be a threat to you. As for you, your sentence will be reduced, as you'll be testifying against Yadriel, and the most you get will be 10 years in prison. You get to keep your family safe. If you behave well in prison, then I will also try my best to bail you out in advance. I have weighed out the two options for you. Try to think about it. I'll give you an hour. Ask my men for me once you've made up your mind. They'll be guarding outside." Hansen analyzed in detail for him before standing up. He glanced coldly at Ezrah and turned around to leave.

"Also, let me make this clear. Although I'm a businessman, I value integrity and keep to my word. Otherwise, the Richards Group will not reach its status as it is today. I don't always make promises, but when I do, I make sure I can fulfil them. For me to say this much to you today, I'm trying to save you. It doesn't mean that I'm a good-tempered person just because I'm patient enough to explain things to you. If you cross the line, then I'll make sure you know that I'm not someone you can mess with."

With that, Hansen walked out.

There was a deathly stillness in the air as Ezrah slumped down on the ground.

In front of the dark floor- to- ceiling windows, Hansen was staring into the distance. He was thinking of Jenna.

"Young Master Richards, are you certain that he will give in?" Luqman asked as he walked in and sounded less than confident.

Hansen turned around in silence as he put on a faint smile.

"Ezrah is a smart man. He knows what he should do, and he'll give in," Hansen said calmly, "I just don't know how much he knows about Yadriel. Although he is Yadriel's subordinate, I doubt Yadriel will reveal something as confidential as the arms trafficking deal to Ezrah, especially when he is such a cunning politician. He has always been careful, but we should still get whatever we can out of Ezrah, just to stop him for the time being."

"That makes sense," Luqman chimed in even though he wasn't confident about that either.