You Won't Die If You Don't Court Death

New York University Medical Center.

"Security, this is the suspect who attacked the ICU earlier. Please take him into custody. We have already called the police, and they will be here soon."

Before Esther could cry for help, Adam immediately spoke up to explain.

If it weren't stated beforehand, who knows what the security guards would choose to do.

Moreover, he planned to immediately hand Esther over to the security guards, who would then hand her over to the police.

There are too many Saintly Mother in American TV shows. You can see the light of righteousness everywhere, and justice is often judged by bullets. Although Adam is Old Bai, he shouldn't be judged right away, but he doesn't want to take any risks at all.

The security guards exchanged bewildered glances at Esther's petite figure.

"Help!"

Seeing that she couldn't break free, Esther finally realized what was happening, looked pitifully at the security guards, and cried out.

This appearance was incredibly deceptive; if Adam hadn't looked so righteous, the security guards probably would have rushed in to rescue Esther.

Adam's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately pointed out the key point. "Please be extremely careful, the suspect is extremely dangerous!"

"Careful!"

Upon hearing this, the security guards' expressions immediately changed. At the captain's prompting, two of them, one on the left and one on the right, carefully walked over and restrained Esther's left and right arms respectively.

In the United States, everything is business!

Whether it's a security guard or a police officer, it's just a job to earn a living, completely different from what they do in East Country.

Their primary goal is to protect their own personal safety, and only then do they consider rescuing hostages and fighting criminals.

There's an interesting anecdote that goes like this: When robbers take hostages, the police, for their own absolute safety and to stop the robbers, kill the hostages first.

This is certainly an extreme case, but the underlying issues it reflects are chilling.

Adam's reminder immediately made the security guards forget about Esther's petite stature and the possibility that Adam might be bullying the little girl.

Your own safety is the most important thing!

Let's get under control first, then we can talk about other things!

"Daddy!"

Esther cried out to John, who had fallen silent after being released by Adam.

"Don't worry."

John said with a complicated expression, "When the police arrive, things will be cleared up, and I will prosecute them. Esther, calm down first."

The police arrived very quickly, with astonishing efficiency.

This is one of the best private hospitals in New York. It pays a lot of taxes, and the police officers' salaries and benefits depend on the taxes paid by the hospital. Therefore, it has a large police force patrolling the area around the clock.

In other areas, such as Brooklyn, where there is a large African American population, insufficient tax revenue means fewer police officers to support, and most of them are concentrated in relatively affluent areas.

Without police patrols, public security naturally deteriorates. As wealthy people move away, their tax revenue decreases, making it increasingly difficult for them to support the police, leading to a vicious cycle of continued deterioration in public security.

As a result, in New York, the absolute center of this diverse American TV universe, many areas are rife with robberies, making it impossible to go out at night.

Phoebe was a big shot on the streets back in the day, and she even robbed Ross. Can you imagine?

The hospital's security room.

"... That's how it is."

Adam and Leonard told them everything they knew and suggested that they imprison Esther while waiting for the boy Danny to wake up and identify her.

As a TV interview sample showed, 70% of people felt that the police were dedicated and friendly.

Adam was also one of those 70%.

"Mr. Coleman?"

The police officer then looked at John.

"Daddy~"

Esther called out again at just the right moment.

"I reserve the right to file a lawsuit afterward."

Once he felt safe, John softened again and became angry at Adam's previous attitude.

"Whatever!"

Adam shrugged.

On one side is Coleman, who is constantly in trouble and whose attitude towards his own spouse is completely opposite; on the other side is Leonard, who has a clean background, and Adam, who is unremarkable, somewhat famous, and an outstanding student at Columbia University.

Even if it goes to court, it's obvious who the jury and judge will believe.

Finally, the police readily accepted Adam's advice and temporarily detained Esther in the security room, accompanied by the soft-hearted John.

Esther looks like a little girl, and it's not appropriate to take her directly to the police station without concrete evidence.

John's mother, who had been hiding to the side since the incident, hugged Max, the deaf-mute girl who was too afraid to tell the truth again, and went back to rest.

"Hey, aren't you leaving?"

A female detective looked with surprise at Adam and Leonard, who were sitting not far away, staring at the security room.

"I'm not entirely at ease."

Adam laughed and said, "This little girl is too weird and scary. I'm physically strong, so I'll keep an eye on her to make sure she doesn't suddenly run away or go to the ICU to kill me."

Although the tone was joking, it was the most genuine feeling in the world.

If she gets away, Adam will be restless and unable to eat or sleep.

With her deceptive nature, rich experience, ruthless methods, and explosive Esther, even if Adam can withstand her, Adam friends definitely cannot.

This is a nightmare that Adam cannot allow to occur.

"Great stamina!"

The female detective smiled knowingly, her focus clearly shifted. Instead of leaving, she took over the guard duty and stayed to chat with Adam.

Adam was used to this situation and chatted with the female detective, who had an ordinary appearance but a rather impressive figure, with ease.

Leonard, who was being ignored, looked on with admiration and respect, exclaiming, "This is what a real man should be like!"

Inside the security room.

Esther curled up into a ball and buried her head in her hands, crying.

John stood at a distance, his expression complex. As he watched, he suppressed his doubts and wariness, and couldn't help but walk over to Esther, sit down, and embrace Esther.

"Dad, I'm so scared."

Esther made a final attempt. "Shall we go home?"

"Don't be afraid."

John reassured him, "Everything will be alright."

"Daddy, I love you."

Esther looked up at John with teary eyes.

"I love you too."

John responded, but then his eyes widened in disbelief as he said, "Esther, what are you doing?"

Only then did he realize that Esther had mistaken him for Thanos, and had been calling him "Daddy" instead of "father." And she was, of course, Thanos's favorite, the Goddess of Death.

Although John was so confused that Adam wanted Juno to make a diagnosis, he had no intention of doing so, and therefore naturally refused with horror.

"Waaah..."

Esther immediately buried her face in her hands and wept bitterly, her eyes, hidden behind her arms, filled with a venomous hatred that seemed capable of destroying everything. When John leaned in again to comfort her, she pulled out a pen she had secretly hidden from the sole of her shoe and plunged it into John's chest.

"Ah!!!"

John immediately screamed in agony.

Esther shoved John to the ground and, with swift, precise movements, plunged the pen into John's chest.

When Adam and the female detective heard the commotion and rushed in, they found Esther lying next to John, crying, "Daddy, Daddy~ Please save my daddy!"

John's chest was stained crimson, he was on the verge of death, his eyes filled with terror and regret, but he couldn't utter a single word...

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