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Chapter 8 - The Price of Justice

Julian was walking through the corridors of the court, looking out the window at the falling rain. He stepped out of the courthouse and saw his assistants waiting for him, but he refused to ride, preferring to walk on foot. Julian walked in the cold and rainy weather; at one moment, he took his hat off, brushed his hair back with his hand, and raised his head toward the sky, saying: "Justice is beautiful... but it has its price!"

He continued walking until he reached George's library and entered, heading toward George's room and knocking on the door.

**George:** "Enter!"

Julian entered, his entire body soaked with rain. George was shocked and said: "Why are you soaking wet like this?"

**Julian:** "It's not important for you to know... I want to tell you that I have finished the mission."

George stood up from his chair in shock and said: "How did you do it... how?"

**Julian with complete coldness:** "You just need to turn your brain on!"

**George:** "It doesn't matter, this is your reward; ten pounds."

Julian took it, thanked George, and left, heading toward William's room. When he arrived, he entered.

**Julian:** "I want you at twelve o'clock at night, up on the tallest tower in the city."

When Julian said that, he left without another word, not even waiting for William's agreement.

In a far place, in a house located in a second alley, people were sitting in a family home celebrating their son's birthday. But suddenly, two masked people whose faces couldn't be seen entered and killed the father in front of his wife and children and fled. The mother quickly went out in fear and headed to the police to report the incident. She entered in fear and went to a policeman, saying: "Help me, my husband was killed in front of me; two people killed him and fled."

The policeman tried to calm her down and called other policemen to go to the crime scene. The policeman took the woman into a private room and began investigating her.

**Policeman:** "How did this happen?"

**Mary:** "We were celebrating a birthday, and suddenly, from the window that we didn't close, two people with unclear features entered, killed my husband, and fled."

The policeman, recording what she said, quickly went out and started talking to another person.

**Policeman:** "Go and tell the Haram Street investigators we have a case, and give them this information."

In George's library, everyone was sitting. A policeman entered, gave the information to George, and left. George shouted, "Everyone gather, we have a murder case!"

Everyone gathered, and George began speaking, saying: "A case of a husband murdered in front of his wife and two children... they were celebrating their youngest son's birthday when two masked people with unclear features entered, killed the husband, and fled."

**Alex:** "Something is strange, why did they leave the wife and son and not kill them?"

**George:** "Don't overanalyze now. I will choose the investigators to go there; they are Alex, William, Julian, and David. The rest will go to the police station to get more information from the wife or children."

They all rode in their carriage heading to the house. When they arrived, they all went in and started searching the house for evidence. They went back to the time of the beginning, but all the investigators had the same look; there was no evidence. The killer was very professional and didn't leave a single clue or part.

**William:** "Wait for the other investigators to come and tell us any evidence."

Julian didn't listen and continued searching. While searching, he saw a book and opened it. Julian called everyone: "Come, I found something."

They all headed toward the father and mother's room, and when they entered, Julian began to read.

**The Debt Book:**

*"John: I have a debt of thirty pounds, and I must return it in October."*

**Alex:** "A book with only two lines? What is this nonsense?"

**Julian:** "David, do you know a gang leader named John?"

**David:** "Correct, there is such a person, Julian."

**Julian:** "The person was killed because he didn't give him his debts, and it's that leader, but I want only one confirmation."

Suddenly, other investigators entered. Julian turned to Natalia and asked her: "I want you to take me to the mother immediately."

He went out and went to the mother, and when he reached her, he entered and began asking her: "Did your husband have debts with a gang leader named John?"

**Mary:** "Yes, that's true!"

Julian went out, but Natalia stopped him and said: "Julian, a young boy told us: 'I was playing in the room next to the house door, and the bell rang. My father opened the door and started talking to people who were telling him if you don't return our money, we will kill you.'"

**Julian:** "Gather all the police and investigators."

Everyone gathered around Julian, and he said to them: "The killer is the gang leader John; he is the one who killed the husband, so we must move and kill him."

Everyone mocked Julian, but George said in a decisive voice: "Execute what you heard."

Everyone moved and went to arrest John and his gang, and in a time not exceeding half an hour, John and his small gang were arrested.

Everyone was imprisoned except for John, whom they took to the execution place and brought the wife. Julian took his sword and turned to Mary, saying: "This is the one who killed your husband; take your revenge."

The wife was afraid and didn't want to kill a soul. Julian started laughing: "You ask for your rights, and when the opportunity comes to take your right, you fear... how cowardly you are."

He grabbed a knife and in a moment killed the leader without mercy. Everyone looked at Julian, and Julian, with total indifference, grabbed a hair tie, tied his hair, and walked out of the place.

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