Chapter 358 Triggering the Bombs

Chapter 358 Triggering the Bombs Rudy glanced at the counter where Maria was to check whether she was done.

'She is done. That's enough time-pass. Now, let's end this charade and go home.'

"Give the remote to me," John calmly asked.

"I won't! Step back!"

"Why don't you go ahead and press the switch," Rudy scoffed arrogantly.

"Hey!" John yelled as his face twitched from all sides. "Would you stop doing this? You can't just play around with hundreds of lives here."

"But no one's life is in danger."

"Huh?"

Even Ryan was surprised to hear that.

"The bombs in this building are not real. They were just for the show to scare everyone." Rudy shrugged his shoulders and said, "Think about it. Why would someone blow themselves up? The robbers said the same thing when they mentioned about the bombs."

"It seems you haven't met or seen the suicidal freaks who would blow themselves up to kill others with them," John commented. "There is no guarantee that the bombs are not real."

'Tch!' Rudy clicked his tongue and said, 'I thought he would buy it since my last two assumptions turned out to be true. Now I have to move to the next plan.'

Rudy had planned all that even before the cops showed up. He had thought of each and every possibility, so no matter what happened, he was ready to move to the next plan.

"If you think that's the case, why don't you call the bomb squad and let them do their job? Even if the bombs turned out to be real, they would be able to defuse it right away," Rudy suggested.

John moved his face close to Rudy's ears and whispered, "I have already done that. I was just trying to stall this guy."

PHEW!

He sighed in relief and crushed the remote with his hand before burning it into crisp.

'I used telekinesis to fuse the circuit inside the remote and jammed the signals for it as a precaution. The bombs are still here, and they are real. Even though I proved to everyone that they were fake, the cops would still take out the bombs as a formal procedure. Should I get rid of them before that happens?

Even if they realize that the bombs were real, they wouldn't be able to understand why they didn't go off after pressing the switch. They will probably call them faulty and close the case.'

Once everyone had gone, only the staff of the bank, John, Rudy, and Maria, were there.

"I didn't know the bombs were fake," Maria said.

"Uhh...." John turned to Rudy and raised his brow before saying, "I hope you are not an undercover detective or something. You solved everything and caught onto every clue as though you knew everything. That requires precise attention, skill, and experience."

'That's because I knew everything.'

"Just who are you?" John asked curiously.

"I am..." Rudy shot a glance at Maria before replying, "My name is Rudy Ross."

"Ross...? Wait, you are from the mafia family?!" he exclaimed.

"Yes. I am Miss Maria's cousin and her bodyguard. And I would appreciate it if you keep this a secret from her father or any of her family members. We weren't supposed to be here. In return, you can take the credit for this case and tell the higher-ups that you solved this case."

Since Maria had sneaked out and no one knew about it, she would be punished if the words reached her father that Maria was there. Rudy did that to save Maria as he was the one who had asked Maria to come to the bank.

He took the responsibility he thought was the right thing to do. But unknown to him, he had seduced the mafia princess with his kindness.

"I will take my leave now. We still have to interrogate Ryan and ask him everything. And I feel like he is hiding something."

"Good luck." Rudy said while waving his hand and added, "And let's never meet again."