Just then, one of the men suddenly had an idea and spoke up. "Sir, everything was consensual."
As he said that, he shot a quick glance at Erika, who was crying in the arms of the female officer.
He was hinting for Erika to admit it was consensual too—otherwise, if the police found out they were planning to gang up on Demi, things would get a whole lot worse.
Now catching on, the other three boys also gave Erika pointed looks.
"Enough! All of you, shut up and come with us to the station!" the middle-aged male officer snapped, his brow furrowed.
"Who called the police?" he asked, scanning the scene.
"I did." Demi stepped forward.
At the sight of her, Erika and the four men all visibly tensed.
The men were completely thrown off. Just moments ago, they had been targeting Demi—so how had it ended up raping Erika instead? None of them could make sense of it.
Erika was even more shaken. What on earth had gotten into the guys? Had they lost their minds? Or were they actually working with Demi? If that was the case, Demi was really dangerous.
"All right. You're coming with us too," the officer said to Demi.
…
A total of eight people, including Demi and the owner of Honors Billiards Club, were brought to the police station 20 minutes later.
The officers began by questioning the club owner, while the forensic team examined Erika and collected several pieces of evidence.
Once that was done, the owner was allowed to leave, and the police turned their attention to the remaining seven—Demi, Erika, and the five men.
Two officers started by asking each person for their name, school, and class. Then they began taking Demi's statement first.
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