The Return of the Trillionaire Heir

Chapter 6: The Interrogation!

Sophia had picked up the ring that fell from Robert's pocket and showed it to her parents, Robert was too weak to protest or say anything to them. The Richards inspected the ring over and over again, realizing to whom it belonged, they questioned.

“How did you gain possession of the Williams family heirloom?” Their question fell on deaf ears, Robert couldn't even hear a word they were saying.

“Get him up, he has to answer us?” Philip instructed the officer and he raised Robert to face his father-in-law and provide the answers they needed. However, Robert was just a body of weight with little life left in him.

“Do you think he could be a member of the family? After all, his name is William.” Linda asked her husband.

“He is no member of any family, he has no family whatsoever. I've been married to him for four years, I know everything there is to know about this piece of shit.” Sophia answered her mother, clearing the notion of Robert being connected to the William Family even though he had William as his last name.

“Sophia is right,” Philip said as he continued to inspect the ring, “Mr. William has no living son nor grandson, no living child at all. Robert can't possibly be anything related to the family.”

“How then did he get the ring?” Linda asked again, trying her best to be certain about their conclusion on the matter.

Sophia jumped at the question immediately,

“How else do you think? He stole it of course. That shouldn't be surprising, poor people steal rich people's things.” 

“Alright, officer,” Michael called on the officer holding Robert and delivered to him an instruction, “Take him to the torture room and question him about the ring until he speaks the truth.”

“Yes, sir.” The officer answered and dragged Robert away to the interrogation room.

The new formation of the Richards family celebrated their success in ending Robert's marriage to their daughter. 

“We should return the ring to Mr. William. I am sure he would reward us for it.” Linda said to her husband.

They left the precinct and headed straight for the William Estate to return the ring.

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A few hours later, Robert woke up and realized he was chained to a chain inside a dungeon-like cell. He had regained his strength to some level, at least he could shout.

“Help! Officer! Set me free!” He screamed hoping to draw the attention of someone who would unchain him and set him free.

He went on and on, calling and shouting, and finally, someone answered him. The footsteps of the man whose shadow Robert could see echoed through the hall. One step after the other, bit by bit, the man came closer. Suddenly, the echoed sounds of the footsteps multiplied, revealing to Robert that whoever it was, there were two of them. 

Robert listened on as the footsteps came closer till they got to the door and opened it. The iron door to the dungeon-like cell creaked open and two men walked in. The dim light in the cell made it difficult for Robert to tell who they were but once they were settled, the last man flipped the switch and turned on the lights.

It was the same officer who had beaten him to unconsciousness, he came in with this almost scary-looking man who was dressed in all black with a black hat on. The officer introduced the man to Robert.

“Robert William, meet Nobody. Nobody specializes in bringing out the truth in everybody and his reputation precedes him.”

Nobody removed his hat, laid it neatly on the table, raised up his briefcase, and dropped it also on the table. Robert looked in shock, no idea why he was here and what any of these was all about.

“Officer, why am I here? I did as they asked, what else do you want from me?” He asked pitifully.

“Well, Mr. Robert, you are about to find out why you are here,” the mysterious Nobody said to him, cracking his knuckles to wear his black gloves.

“Please, sir. I am innocent of any crime.” Robert begged but no one was listening to him, “Okay, just tell me what I'm accused of and I will prove my innocence.” He begged even more.

“No one cares about your innocence, Robert. All I care about is the truth and as you heard, Nobody makes everybody tell the truth.” The mysterious Nobody said to him.

Robert shivered where he sat as Nobody approached him.

“What truth is that, sir? I don't know what you're talking about.”

Nobody smiled and lifted Robert's head by his jaw, looking him in the eyes he said,

“Now let's get started. Here's the rule of engagement, just one rule. I ask you answer, you lie I break a bone. You have 206 bones in your skinny lanky body.”

“Please, sir. I promise to tell the truth, just ask me.” Robert said, crying at the seriousness of the man's threat.

“Good boy,” Nobody said to him, slapping his cheek gently, “Now, how did you steal the Williams family heirloom?” He asked.

Robert took a moment to think, he couldn't understand one thing the man had just said to him.

“Family heirloom? What family heirloom?” He asked in surprise to Nobody's question.

Nobody wasn't satisfied with Robert's answer, and he hit him on his rib cage with a heavy punch causing Robert to cough out blood.

“I told you, you lie I break a bone. One down 205 more to go.” He said to Robert.

Robert continued coughing, gasping for breath amidst the cough. Within himself with the little consciousness he had, he wondered why he was being tortured, what offense he committed and why is he being brutally interrogation for something he knew nothing about.

His confusion and his ignorance had nothing to do with Nobody's job, he was paid to deliver results and not to be sentimental with Robert's feelings.

“Now, let's go again and this time be truthful.” Nobody said to Robert, “Tell me how you stole the Williams family heirloom.”

Robert struggled to get himself to concentrate, hoping to somehow find an answer to Nobody's question but he didn't even understand anything about what he was being interrogated about. 

He tried to say what he could,

“I don't know—” Before he could complete his statement, the door creaked open again and the officer who brought in Nobody came in on them.

He excused Nobody and whispered some words into his ear. After their moment of whispering, he said to Robert.

“I don't know who you are but the police chief has ordered me to bring you to him.” The officer said to Robert.