Riches in Disguise

Mark coughed in pain. After a moment, he finally managed to speak, "I don't know what you're talking about."

"So, you're gonna play dumb, huh?" I asked. Then, I pulled out my pocket knife. I figured I would leave him a little bloodied to make my point.

Just as I was about to stab his arm, a small hand suddenly gripped my wrist. I looked down and froze. It was Riley, standing right beside me! Her face was pale, and she started signing in panic. Before she could finish, Lynn charged over.

"Riley!" She pulled Riley into a tight hug and kissed her several times. Then, she quickly checked her for any injuries.

When I saw Riley, I finally felt a sense of relief.

Mark had actually used Riley to get back at Lynn and me! There was no way I was going to let him off the hook that easily.

I waved my pocket knife in front of Mark. Just as I was about to teach Mark a lesson, he suddenly shouted, "Take your anger out on me! Please don't hurt that child! She's not mine, so none of this has anything to do with her! Let her go!"

I sneered. "So you know that it has nothing to do with her. Then why did you kidnap her?"

Mark looked confused. "What? I kidnapped her?" He coughed and continued, "When did I kidnap her? I saved her from someone else, but it left me injured. That's why I'm treating my wound right now.

"I tried asking about her parents, but she stayed silent. I just couldn't get anything out of her."

As he explained, Lynn also got the details from Riley. Surprisingly, their versions of the story were identical.

Once I calmed down, I started to piece things together.

From the clinic's surveillance footage, it was clear that Riley had been taken by two skinny men

wearing baseball caps. Howevernet

Mark was much taller and sturdier

than they were. Thus, it didn't seem like he was the one who took Riley.

I couldn't help but wonder if I had misjudged Mark. Nevertheless, I didn't want to take any chances. So, I decided to have the police question him.

Just then, the police brought some good news. They had arrested the two people who kidnapped Riley.

With that, everyone headed back to the police station. I was really anxious, so I went to see the two suspects first.noveldrama

They looked just like ordinary people. If I had passed them on the street, I never would've suspected they were criminals. However, all the evidence pointed to them.

One of them said, "We kidnapped a child? You've got to be kidding. I've never done anything like that, so you've clearly got the wrong person! Like I said, I've got a solid alibi at the

time of the crime."

I obtained the transcript of their interview and reviewed it carefully. It turned out

that he was telling the truth.

At the time of the incident, they had all gone to the foot massage center. However, their faces weren't visible in the surveillance footage. Instead, there were just two figures wearing baseball caps.

So, it was hard to tell if those two were actually the ones who kidnapped Riley.

Victor said in a low voice, "This was clearly a planned kidnapping. They knew they'd get caught, so they had two lookalikes create an alibi for them and get away scot-free."

I nodded. It seemed that The Dragonshade Society was the only one capable of pulling this off.

According to Lynn, Elijah was an orphan. He had no family except Riley. Even without Lynn, The Dragonshade Society wouldn't have spared Riley.

After all, they couldn't rule out the possibility that Riley might one day seek revenge for Elijah.