"What's wrong with my husband?"
"Like I said, you should ask him." Luke had just led his team on a vain chase and was holding back a bellyful of anger.
Mrs. Haney looked towards her husband, "Clent, what have you done?"
Clent Haney showed an innocent expression, "I haven't done anything."
Jenny said, "Lies. On our way to rescue Tayana Haney, you called Franco Toure. By the ti we got there, Franco Toure had already fled with your daughter.
Now, your daughter has disappeared again."
"Oh God!" Mrs. Haney exclaid, slapping her forehead, "Clent, were you just on the phone with Franco Toure?"
Clent Haney sighed and sank into the couch, "I did call him."
Luke demanded, "Why did you call him? Didn't you know he could possibly kidnap your daughter?"
Clent Haney casually replied, "He wouldn't do that. The last ti my daughter went missing, it was he who found her.
Moreover, my daughter likes him a lot, and this isn't the first ti he's taken her out to play. It has never been dangerous.
I only called to ask him to bring my daughter back, that's all."
Luke looked at him as if looking at an idiot, "You're a man too, you should know that lust is in a man's nature. Aren't you worried he might hurt your daughter?"
"He won't."
"Why are you so sure?"
"I just know."
"Give a reason, and it better be a convincing one, or I'm taking you back to the station."
Clent Haney raised his voice, "On what grounds are you taking to the station? We haven't reported anything. My daughter is just out with a friend, what right do you have to take away like a criminal?"
"We're here today not just because of your daughter. There are other girls who have had the sa experience, and those girls are still being held captive and fild in explicit videos.
And you've been tipping off the suspect, giving us reason to suspect you're involved in this case.
It's perfectly justifiable for to take you back to the station for an investigation."
Seeing two officers approaching with handcuffs, Clent Haney looked frightened and involuntarily stepped back, "Heh heh, things aren't as you think, please let explain."
"Give a reason not to take you in."
"I understand Franco Toure, he would never hurt my daughter."
"Why?"
Clent Haney looked conflicted, as if there was sothing he couldn't quite bring himself to say.
Luke turned to Mrs. Haney and said, "Ma'am, I need to talk to your husband in private."
"I understand." Mrs. Haney agreed, looking at her husband,
"Clent, I trust Franco too, but right now, the most important thing is to find Tayana Haney."
"I understand." Clent Haney nodded, watching his wife go upstairs.
Luke spoke seriously, "Why do you trust Franco Toure so much?"
Clent Haney whispered, "He was hurt as a child."
"That reason isn't sufficient for ."
Clent Haney's voice dropped even lower, "He doesn't like won, so he won't hurt my daughter."
Luke laughed, "How do you know he doesn't like won? Maybe he's deceiving you."
"He's not lying to , he's gay," Clent Haney stated firmly.
"He could be pretending."
"He's not."
Luke stroked his chin, "What is your relationship with Clent Haney?
I'll keep it confidential."
Clent Haney remained silent, shaking his head.
"If you don't tell , I can find out. And once more people start investigating, I can't guarantee it'll stay confidential."
Clent Haney clenched his forehead, biting his lip, "He's my lover."
Luke "..."
"Sir, please keep this confidential."
"Does your wife know?"
"She doesn't."
"When did it start?"
"It's been over a year."
Luke continued the analysis, "You think he's gay and wouldn't entertain unhealthy thoughts about your daughter. In order not to harm your relationship, you called to alert him to bring your daughter back."
"Yes."
"Did you ntion the police were looking for your daughter?"
"I did."
"Did you tell him about the video?"
"No, I just said the police were checking into my daughter's previous disappearance and didn't say more."
Luke said, "Are you aware that there's an orientation called bisexuality?"
Clent Haney's expression changed, mumbling to himself, "No, he wouldn't deceive . He loves my daughter because he loves . He's cared for Tayana like a father. He wouldn't hurt her."
Luke was sowhat bemused, "Then tell , where is Tayana Haney now?"
"I..." Clent Haney faltered.
"Click..."
Suddenly, the front door opened from the outside.
A twelve or thirteen-year-old Caucasian girl with a pink backpack walked into the living room.
"Dad, who are they?"
"Tayana, you're back!"
Clent Haney's face lit up with joy as he turned to Luke, "Captain Lee, I told you, Franco Toure is a good man. He wouldn't hurt my daughter."
At that mont, all the officers present were sowhat taken aback.
Luke pondered for a mont and seed to understand.
Clent Haney hadn't ntioned the video, so Franco Toure was unaware of the gravity of the situation; he likely thought the police were just checking into the incident of Tayana Haney's disappearance in June, which is why he had sent Tayana Haney back.
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