Chapter 353 Public Arrest and a Deliberate Performance
Jimena wouldâve left immediately if she hadnât come with her friends.
Dylan got up and walked over to them. âHey, this is the playmate I called over. Get lost and donât disturb us, got it?â
As he spoke, he reached for Jimenaâs arm.
Jimena subconsciously hid behind Luke.
Luke slapped away the manâs hand, and this young master cried out in pain. âF*ck! What are you doing?â Luke turned to Jimena and blinked at her. âAre you here to party?â Jimena was stumped for a moment before she caught on, and she quickly shook her head. âNo. My senior told me that this is an upper-class party for business elites to discuss recent financial trends in Los Angeles. Iâm only here to learn.â
Luke turned back to Dylan. âPlaymate?â
Dylan smirked. âPrude.â He then returned to his original seat and took a deep whiff of a small pile of white crystals with a rolled-up hundred dollar note.
Lifting his head with a contented look, he seemed even more deranged. âYouâre just a third-rate b*tch whoâs here to sell yourself. Who are you pretending to be? Just because you know a small police officer, you wonât admit it now? Everybody whom that sl*t Parimera brings is also a sl*t! Haha!â
Looking at Dylan who was high and crazy, Luke suddenly laughed.
He stepped forward and knocked away the two security guards next to Dylan, before he pressed Dylanâs face into the crystals on the table.
âYou are now suspected of illegal drug possession and use, Mr. Dylan. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you do say can be used against you in a court of law...â Luke unhurriedly recited the necessary lines for an arrest.
He then handcuffed Dylan and pressed down on the guyâs neck with his left hand.
Dylan, who had been cocky a moment ago, couldnât say a single word now.
He could barely breathe under Lukeâs hand.
Everybody who noticed the scene was shocked.
A young officer had actually arrested Dylan Elsworth in his home? Was this some kind of show?
Grimly, the two security guards tried to pull Luke off of Dylan.
Pressing down on Dylanâs neck and forcing him to stoop before Jimena, Luke raised his badge with the other hand. âGuys, donât tell me you arenât armed.â
The security guards immediately stopped and pulled back their hands.
Luke and Selina had been wearing their badges since they came to the beach. Anybody who wasnât blind would have seen them.
Luke was within his right as a police officer to kill the security guards if they tried to stop him when they were armed since he could argue that they had intended to assault him.
The beach was a public venue, after all, and Luke had law enforcement power here.
Watched by dozens of people, the magnificent Dylan was hauled off the beach and stuffed into the backseat of a car like a dog, and Luke sat next to him.
Jimena followed Luke out, and sat in the passenger seat.
The two security guards were making phone calls with unsightly expressions, but neither of them dared to stop Luke.
Luke certainly didnât seem easy to deal with.
Nobody knew what the Elsworth family would do to the young officer, but for now, the security guards didnât dare try anything.
In the car, Selina looked at Dylan in the backseat and sighed helplessly. âMy beach picnic was ruined by this sort of person.â
Jimena lowered her head. âIâm sorry, Selina, it was my bad.â
Selina glanced at her. âEnough, you better be smarter in the future. Youâre lucky you met us today, otherwise...â
She remembered the girl in pajamas who had been knocked down on the side of the road.
Jimena was also from Texas, after all. She wasnât a bad person, and she and Luke were âclose.â Of course Selina didnât want to see anything happen to her.
Luke said from the backseat, âItâs fine. We were here to work a case, after all.â
Jimena hummed a response and fell silent.
She was curious about Selina and Lukeâs relationship, but decided in the end to drop it.
She wasnât Lukeâs girlfriend, and had even less intention of getting married anytime soon, so it wasnât her concern.
Half an hour later, when they passed a bus stop, Jimena asked Selina to stop the car, and said that she would take the bus back herself.
Luke didnât stop her. He let her go, and gestured to indicate that he would call her.
They then returned to the police department, and transferred Dylan to an interrogation room and handcuffed him to a table.
Dylanâs mind was a lot clearer now that the effect of the drug had faded. He asked suspiciously, âDonât you know who I am?â
Luke and Selina smiled at each other. One of them took out a phone, and the other began reading the case file.
After two minutes, Dylan couldnât tolerate the strange silence. âHey, thereâs something you want to ask since youâve arrested me, isnât there?â
Luke looked up from the phone. âSorry, but there isnât. You just need to stay quiet here, and donât disturb us while weâre doing research, okay?â
Dylan exclaimed, âF*ck! What do you want?â
Luke rose and said to Selina, âLetâs go. Weâll just leave him to scream here.â
Dylan was lost for words. Are you messing with me?
But Luke and Selina didnât return after they left.
Elsa had arrived at the observation room next door. The moment Luke closed the door, she asked, âWhy did you arrest Dylan?â Luke chuckled and sat down in a chair. âHe took illegal drugs right in front of our faces, which was an obvious violation. As an upright detective, I couldnât ignore it.â
Elsa was stumped for a moment. She sat down as well and tapped the table softly.
A moment later, she looked at Luke and asked, âDid you do this on purpose?â
Luke shrugged. âI believe this is clear and high-profile enough, right?â
Elsa looked at Dylan again.
Not only wasnât he in his right mind, there were also a lot of white crystals on his face. Anybody from the forensics department would be able to present a report in a few hours to confirm his drug abuse.
It wasnât that serious a crime, but since Luke had caught Dylan red-handed with the evidence all over Dylanâs face, it was possible to sentence him to a few months in prison.
Considering how spoiled the guy was, he would probably collapse after a few days in prison, let alone a few months.