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Mat glared at them both.

Among him sat the chief of police and Jason. "Why do you even have to have to listen to my defense? It's not like I will prove myself innocent from all this."

"You won't, but we also ask for possible information that you may know about what happened." The chief explained.

Matt cocked an eyebrow at him, "What's your name? I will wash my tongue with soap for eternity if I continue calling you chief."

"My name is Ronald. Now answer me this, who told you to do this?"

"Jerome, who else? He talked to me and that son of a bitch that I called a friend named Robert, may he rest in pieces, and persuaded us into helping him and another buddy out. Of course, he succeeded as he left me and the other guy in the dust." Mat replied harshly.

Ronald looked around uneasily, "Did Jerome tell you where he was headed?"

"The hell should I know? He just told us to get him out and we did, that's it." Mat hated it when people asked him stupid questions; it was a waste of his time.

"Where do you suppose he would hide, then? You were his friend, weren't you?" Jason asked. Mat almost forgot he was there too.

"Yes, so? You were his friend too and I don't see you answering these questions." Mat retorted as he glared at Jason.

"Well I'm not the one locked up like a mutt." said Jason, his pursed lips forming a frown.

"Fine, you want to know what he probably would do? He would go look for someone reliable or someone as sneaky or as clever as him. Someone that is not too obvious nor too unguessable." Mat said.

Ronald arched an eyebrow, "What are you saying?"

"I'm saying what I would do. What anybody as clever as me or Jerome would do." Mat pointed out absentmindedly.

"How conceited." Jason murmured.

"As I was saying," Mat glowered. "I personally think that Jerome went to someone and asked for their help, with Rob tagging along with them. Well, you know, until he died."

"He may have been apart of this but murder is still murder. What if Jerome did it?" Jason asked.

"True. . . Jerome couldn't have been far from where Robert's body was found." Ronald added.

"Yes but think about it, it was found at an orphanage, right Jason? Who do you know works at an orphanage?" Mat asked.

"Only Elizabeth, but come on, she's not as sly as-" Jason stopped talking immediately.

Mat grinned, "Are you catching my drift?"

"Jason speak up, what does he mean by this?" Ronald asked, his eyes narrow in confusion and distrust. The two were acting as if they were trying to cover something up right under his nose.

"He's talking about Elizabeth Casterling's sister, Rose." Jason explained. He turned to look at Mat once more, "but I don't understand, we talked to her already."

"Well then talk to her again." Mat responded calmly. "You know that this woman is as sly as a fox, and if foxes aren't to be trusted then she isn't to be trusted either. Speak to her again and keep in mind what previous lies have been changed. Catch her off guard while you play her game, that's the only thing she understands anyway."

"Are you saying she's outsmarting us?" Ronald asked.

Mat let out a laugh, "Good job sport! I'm glad you caught on! Want a cookie?"

"Mat interests me, tell me what else he has to say while I go tell the others to go look for this Rose Casterling." Ronald commanded. "Jason, stay back, keep watch, and keep talking to him. Everyone else comes with me."

Jason nodded hesitantly while Mat laughed and sat back, waving goodbye to Ronald. Jason gave him a weird look, "What the hell is up with you?"

"Oh, nothing," Mat has a wide grin, "I tricked the little chief, that's all."

Jason was about to grab his phone until Mat grabbed ahold of his hands and pinned them to the table, his knee colliding with Jason's temple. While doing so, Mat grabbed his handcuffs while dragging a struggling Jason out of the room, his eyes widening in surprise when he realized the commander wasn't joking -- he really was left alone. Mat then handcuffed him up to a nearby, sturdy pipe. He grinned widely, the keys now in his possession,

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" This was all way too easy. "

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-Author's Note-

What u don't know is that u was correct tho lmao

Anyway,

SORRY FOR NOT UPDATING OMFG TwT

I have three tests coming up and I'm studying and I'm also being such a fat butt ;^;