Part 18

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"...and by his second break, we had realised that we needed to call someone to help him complete the statement, we both could tell he was going to crash." The officer moved over some papers and straightened them. "But then he did, more literally than we'd thought. My partner caught him before he hit the floor and took him to the bench here. With the way he passed out, we suggest you keep a very close eye on how he treats himself over these next couple of weeks, especially with everything he wrote in his statement tonight," He made eye contact with both Wu and Lloyd as he spoke. They were both left with one question, but they already had an idea of the answer.

"Can... can we see his statement?" Lloyd asked hesitantly. The officer instantly shook his head.

"No. Not unless Kai has permitted you to do so and is aware of when you're reading it," He replied sternly.

Lloyd's shoulders dropped and he looked down at the table. Wu put a comforting hand on his arm.

It's not that Lloyd particularly wanted to know every terrible way Kai had been tormented, but his mind had already come up with enough gruesome ideas and Lloyd just wanted the comfort of knowing that they weren't true.

He didn't want to think about the chance that they were.

At that moment, Wu's phone rang. He looked at the screen for a moment and then picked up the call.

"Yes?" Wu listened for a moment and then sighed with relief. "Oh thank goodness, ok, we'll meet you there," Wu answered and ended the call. He smiled at Lloyd. "They found Kai, he's ok, they're on their way home now," Wu explained. Lloyd perked up.

"Let's go then," He said quickly, standing up. "Uh-- Thank-- Thank you, officer, for looking after Kai," Lloyd gave the officer a small smile and he smiled back.

"Call me John, we still have some work to do with Kai so we'll be in touch in about a week, but there's no real rush, so please, make sure that Kai is properly prepared and that someone accompanies him next time," John said, standing up as well.

"Of course, thank you," Wu nodded to John and he and Lloyd made their way out.

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