"Officer Luke, what are you doing here?"

"I was waiting for you."

"Waiting for me? What does that mean?"

"To prevent you from doing something foolish, I think it's time we had a talk."

"What kind of foolish thing? Is there some kind of misunderstanding?"

With all seriousness, Luke said, "We've been investigating you these past few days. We're well aware of all your actions and behaviors.

If you're willing to come clean voluntarily, I can offer you a favorable plea deal."

Peter looked at Luke for a while, "That sounds good, like what?"

"We could drop the charges for coercing Boris to do a strip dance."

Speculating, Luke guessed, "The unregistered SIM card you used to contact Boris is probably still in the phone, right?"

"The strip dance was his choice, how did I coerce him?"

Luke said, "I know about the existence of that video. Hand it over to the police, and whether it's coercion or blackmail, you won't be prosecuted for it."

"How did you know about it?" For the first time, Peter showed a surprised look.

Luke let out a sigh of relief internally; he'd guessed correctly.

Luke's hunch that Peter had a video stemmed mainly from three points.

Firstly, the removed dash cam.

Secondly, the photo that had been altered to blur the background. At first, Luke couldn't understand why Peter would blur the surroundings of the photo, then he realized the photo might be a still from a video and the background might be related to the victim Courtney, which was why Peter had blurred it.

Thirdly, neither Peter nor Boris seemed gay, yet both ended up at a gay bar.

One performing reluctantly and the other watching with great excitement.

This suggested that Boris was likely coerced into performing, meaning Peter might have a video featuring Boris committing a crime.

As for why Peter didn't just hand it over to the police, Luke had two theories.

The first was that the video was obtained illegally, most likely through illicit filming.

The second was that Peter wanted to use the video to blackmail Boris.

Having guessed correctly, Luke felt more confident, and his voice grew louder, "The police have more evidence than you think. Today you might force someone to dance using that video, tomorrow you could use it to extort money.

That's essentially harming yourself. You're a dentist and should have a bright future ahead."

Peter shook his head, "I was ruined by that woman; I feel like a total clown, a fool."

"You made Boris dance at a gay bar just to humiliate him?"

"Exactly, it makes me feel a lot better, at least it's not as suffocating."

Luke said, "Since you've had your revenge, is it not time to think about your future? Cooperating with the police is the best option for you."

Peter nodded and got into the car with Luke and Xiao Hei.

At the police station lounge, Peter got straight to the point, "I want an agreement of no prosecution."

Luke responded, "What I can assure you right now is that we can drop the charges for coercing Boris to dance. As for the rest, it depends on your statement."

"If I tell you everything, what if you go back on your word?"

"You can make a hypothetical statement. If no plea agreement is reached, nothing you say will be admissible in court."

"Really?"

"Of course."

"Whew…" Peter let out a long sigh of relief, "I do have a video; it was taken at Courtney's house. It records the crime committed by Boris.

Afterward, I used the video to coerce Boris to dance at the club. That's about it.

If you can give me an agreement not to pursue charges for the illicit filming and coercion of Boris, I'll hand over the video to you."

Luke countered, "Did you install a surveillance camera at Courtney's place?"

"Don't look at me like that; I'm not a pervert. I was just too in love with Courtney. I gave her most of my earnings every month for what she called her acting dream.

You should know that to maintain an appearance of glitz and glamour, an actor needs massive financial support. Courtney isn't very famous and hasn't earned much money, but her expenses are high.

She couldn't afford it on her own, and I've been using my savings to support her, spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on her over the past two years."

"I didn't care much about the money and was willing to spend it on Courtney, but I always felt that she didn't truly care for me. Every meeting was arranged on her terms. Whenever I wanted to see her, she was either too busy or filming, and I, her boyfriend, had to make an appointment in advance to see her.

I never felt secure, but I kept telling myself Courtney was just fulfilling her dreams and should be supported.

That was until recently, when a friend of mine spotted her in Las Vegas with another man.

I reached out to Courtney, but she didn't pick up the phone, later saying she was filming.

I love her, but I'm not an idiot.

So, a few days before the incident, I installed surveillance at her house to find out if she was seeing someone else.

If she was, then it would be over with her for good.

I'm tired of the daily waiting, suspicion, and unease.

I've always been afraid of losing her, and living with this feeling is truly agonizing."

After reflecting for a moment, Peter continued, "On the night of April 30th, I indeed returned home at midnight. I intended to delete the poker game videos, but instead, I stumbled upon an enraging, dreadful scene."

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