Chapter 255

Meanwhile, Eric drove back to the main house. He leaped out of the car and checked his phone, finding no signal connection. "This is strange," he muttered to himself. "Why isn't there any signal here? I always get reception in this spot. Is the transmitter acting up again?" He urgently needed to call Queenie to inform her that Hera had escaped. Just as he looked up, he noticed movement inside the house. Before he could react, a booming voice echoed behind him. "Freeze! Put your hands up! You're surrounded!" "Who the fuck are you?" Eric cursed. He turned around to find himself surrounded by a group of special forces from the police department, each aiming a gun at him. One wrong move and he could instantly be riddled with bullets. However, Eric was no stranger to this kind of situation. He was a regular at the police station, and his frequent visits had familiarized him with Stephen from the department, though the buzz-cut man beside him was new. "Mr. Hall, what's with the