Five minutes had already passed in their allotted ten minutes of questioning.
'If he keeps stalling, we won't have enough time to hear him speak the truth. Time is running out,' thought Sydney.
Sydney's impatience was observed by the suspect. He admitted without wasting any more time, "I'll explain. A customer gave me $15,000 to rob the bag held by a woman. She instructed me to wait in front of the mall, and if I see any woman approaching a red Benz, that will be the target."
"The customer is a she?" Julien murmured, and then his gaze met Sydney's.
Sydney nodded. She was so certain that it was Greta.
"Was your customer in a wheelchair?" questioned Sydney.
The suspect nodded and said, "Correct, yes, she was in a wheelchair."
"That's Greta." Sydney's guess was totally verified by the response.
Greta clenched his fists. "What a bold bitch to expose herself in front of us!"
"She must be confident that he won't say her name." Sydney pointed at the suspect and further asked, "How did Greta contact you?"
The suspect answered, raising his head hesitantly to look at Sydney, "Via our website."
"Website?" Sydney was surprised.
Julien figured it out. He explained to Sydney, "They have networks, so they are able to connect with other peers. There must be a group of robbers in Port City. They communicate online or inside their own group."
"That's right, sir," the suspect promptly responded, "we accept orders for robbery as well as fighting. People can place orders on our website if they need helpers. We steal, too. Many orders are placed by elites like you guys. They want us to steal information and paperwork from their rivals."
"You even have such a business?" Sydney's mouth corners twitched in surprise. She had never thought that such a thing could possibly occur.
Apparently, she had no idea that people would place orders to hire men to fight or steal.
Upon seeing Sydney's amazement, Julien grinned and said, "He told the truth. Many business elites tend to hire such thugs. They don't want to leave themselves open to charges. Those hatchet men have their way and can manage it neatly, so they are popular."
"Are they popular with you?" Sydney stared at Julien while asking.
"Nope. I don't need them. I've got enough guys." Julien shook his head without thinking.
Sydney nodded, but she was confused. Greta knew not only that such organizations existed but also how to place orders. She was more knowledgeable than Sydney ever imagined.
Even Sydney knew nothing about such organizations, much less the general public.
However, Greta knew it, which quite aroused Sydney's curiosity.
Sydney came to a halt to dig deeper. Anyway, the police had been sent to summon Greta.
Sydney would get all the answers by interrogating Greta.
"You claimed Greta had given you $15,000, which means you are just an employee of hers, so why wouldn't you confess earlier?" asked Sydney, who sounded annoyed.
There was no reason for him to keep the secret if it was just an employment relationship.
After all, Greta wasn't really significant to him, nor did hiding do him any good.
But this guy was so stubborn and reluctant to tell the truth. If it were not for Julien's interrogation skills, they would have never known.
Sydney had no faith in any of his professional ethics.
There must be a reason hiding behind this.
Seeing her identify the hinge so quickly, Julien was impressed, and a proud smile appeared on his face.
Of course, his sweetheart was indeed clever!
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