No one had treated Elaine with respect ever since her arrest.
The combination of her injury and fear had caused a great negative impact on her body and mind.
When Elaine saw Jakel speaking so respectfully to her now, she instantly burst into tears with excitement.
She cried as she said extremely aggrievedly, “They not only hit me and scolded me, but they also threatened and intimidated me... I already told them many times that I was deceived and I did not know what was in that suitcase, but they were still very impatient with me as if I’m a criminal... They are simply too much...”
When the division chief who was aside heard this, he was stunned, and he rebuked immediately, “B*stards! Why didn’t you send Madam Elaine to the hospital in time?! Why did you continue interrogating Madam Elaine even though you knew that she was injured?! Besides, how did Madam Elaine even get injured, and who caused it? Step forward now and tell me clearly!”
Everyone was so nervous that they did not know how to respond, and they could only look at Jim, who was aside.
When Jim saw this, he could only step forward in panic and say hesitantly, “Chief, I... I was the one who crushed Madam Elaine’s rib by accident... She was resisting at that time, and I was just carrying out my task...”
Jakel then said sternly, “You look very strong, and my client is just a weak old lady. You should also weigh twice as much as my client, so I believe you could have subdued my client easily if you wanted to. There was no need for you to crush her rib at all!”
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