CHAPTER 430: CHAPTER 430: ONLY A VILLAIN CAN DEAL WITH A SCOUNDREL

Vincent Ford quickly got into a car and directed his people to head to the local precinct in this district.

Hugh York wouldn’t possibly take someone directly back to the main office; the office has eyes and ears everywhere. Earlier, Hugh York pretended not to see her and drove away in a roundabout way, probably to avoid her getting involved.

So he would definitely go to this precinct in the district, not the main office precinct.

Fact proved Vincent Ford’s guess was correct; Hugh York was indeed taking Ashley Shaw to the district precinct.

Meanwhile, after Jocelyn Hayes left, Ariana Grant also went to the bathroom and explained everything to Owen Sinclair over the phone.

Owen Sinclair was still nearby because he wanted to help Ashley Shaw and Ariana Grant pick some more daily necessities to bring over.

Upon receiving the call, he immediately put down what he was doing and said, "Ariana, don’t worry, this whole thing is a false accusation against Ashley. I won’t let anything happen to her."

"Mmh, mmh..."

After hanging up, Owen Sinclair immediately used his connections to find out where Ashley Shaw was.

When Jocelyn Hayes returned to the dorm, she saw Ariana Grant sitting in a chair wiping away tears.

Worried about Ashley Shaw was secondary; she felt guilty for not being able to help at all and having to turn to others for assistance.

Even Jocelyn Hayes could be of some help, yet she, who considered herself Ashley Shaw’s best friend, could only sit and wait for news?

She felt ashamed and self-reproachful, simultaneously engulfed by inferiority.

Jocelyn Hayes couldn’t possibly think in that direction because she never felt inferior.

"Don’t worry too much, my mom is already on her way to find Ashley."

"Did you catch up with them?"

"We did, but they left just as we arrived in their car, so we missed them... But don’t worry, with my mom there, Ashley will be fine."

"Mm..."

At this moment, Ariana Grant suddenly thought of Joyce Sutton—her dad’s girlfriend.

Before they had come to Aethelgard, Joyce Sutton had told her that she could reach out anytime if she needed anything.

So Ariana Grant thought for a moment and decided to call Joyce Sutton from the bathroom.

Before dialing, she envisioned many possibilities: Joyce Sutton might not be able to help, or she might not want to help. Yet she had not expected Joyce Sutton to immediately start contacting people to help her.

"Ariana, give me half an hour. I’ll get someone to go find her right away."

"Okay... Thank you, Aunt Sutton."

"Silly child, there’s no need to be so formal with family. Besides, I really like Ashley too."

Ending the call, Ariana Grant took a deep breath, a renewed glimmer in her eyes.

She felt she had finally contributed, even if just a little bit.

The head of the Sutton Family is Livia Sutton’s dad, but Joyce Sutton’s branch has its own enterprises too.

Especially in Aethelgard, Joyce Sutton’s branch has developed even better than Livia’s dad.

In particular, Joyce Sutton herself is one of the leading figures in Aethelgard. Consequently, she had dealings with Hugh York before and knew he was a truly despicable person.

Despicable people should be dealt with by villains.

Joyce Sutton quickly found her connections.

They were from the regulatory bureau.

She explained the situation from beginning to end, emphasizing Hugh York’s "abuse of authority."

Pausing, Joyce Sutton said, "Mr. Grant, this guy has been throwing his weight around, but now he’s messing with my people. You can’t just stand by."

Mr. Grant, whose full name is Jared Grant, was Joyce Sutton’s college classmate, and they maintained frequent contact.

Back in the day, Jared Grant had even pursued Joyce Sutton.

Moreover, the important point is that Jared Grant is known for zero tolerance of wrongdoing. Hearing that Hugh York was bullying and falsely accusing a female student for personal gain was infuriating for him.

"Don’t worry, Joyce, I’ll take care of it."

He had been worried about not having any "cases" recently, and here Joyce Sutton had gifted him a perfect opportunity.

As soon as he hung up, Jared Grant began investigating Hugh York immediately.

Normally, their regulatory department would take at least ten days to half a month to investigate someone.

However, thanks to Hugh York’s usual flamboyant actions, they managed to discover a flaw in a very short amount of time.

At this pace, it wouldn’t take more than a week to expose Hugh York completely.

Right now, Jared Grant’s focus was to identify any flaw, divert Hugh York’s attention, and prevent him from further harassing that female student.

With one flaw found, Jared Grant was ready to take people to make the arrest.

Meanwhile, the officers in charge of the theft case finally arrived.

In contrast to Hugh York’s team, these officers conducted themselves much more discreetly.

Being considerate of both sides being students, they did not want the situation to become too ugly.

Similarly, they hoped to avoid unnecessary negative publicity for the school.

These were truly people who cared about the public and acted sincerely.

Therefore, upon arrival, they wore plain cloth jackets over their uniforms, taking them off only after knocking on the door of Room 403, revealing their police uniforms underneath.

The girl foresaw trouble as soon as she saw the two officers enter, and she had intended to contact her boyfriend for help.

Her boyfriend was a wealthy local in Aethelgard, yet upon hearing his girlfriend was involved with the police, he just claimed to have an emergency and left, even though he was already downstairs in the dormitory building.

Afterward, no matter how much she called or messaged, there was no response.

It was as if her boyfriend had vanished into thin air.

With no options left, she called her mother.

Her mother said she was on her way, but by now, the police had already arrived ahead of her mother.

A teacher from the academic office also came along with them.

The two officers had already gotten a rough idea of the situation from the report call before arriving.

Now they were simply confirming the specific details.

"Name?" the shorter officer asked the girl.

The girl hesitated before saying, "Wendy Alden."

"Did you take the hairpin and break it?"

Wendy Alden clenched her palm and said, "I was just curious and opened the box to have a look. The hairpin was already broken when I picked it up. I wasn’t trying to steal anything!"

"You’re lying!" Ariana Grant immediately retorted, "If the hairpin was broken, why would you put it back in your pocket unless you had a guilty conscience?!"

Wendy Alden yelled at Ariana Grant, trying to keep her calm, "You’re talking nonsense!"

"Who saw her take the hairpin?" The taller officer, holding the broken hairpin, asked.

"I did," Jocelyn Hayes raised her hand.

Being from the Hayes Family, she was calmer than Ariana Grant, explaining the situation clearly and concisely.

With her explanation, the police were almost certain that the events occurred as Jocelyn Hayes described.

However, they still needed to take them back to investigate the precise details further.

"Wendy Alden, please cooperate with us and come with us!"