"Arrest me?" Wilbur snorted. He did not know where these people got their confidence.


    Jacques'' tone was icy. "That''s right. You''re going to be arrested if you don''t ''fess up, and the consequences are going to be serious."


    Wilbur smiled. "How about we make a bet?"


    "A bet?" Jacques asked as he was thrown off guard.


    "If you manage to arrest me, I''ll admit to anything you sentence me to. How''s that?" Wilbur suggested.


    "The nerve of this guy! Mister Jacques, please just arrest him right now! He''s an embarrassment to everyone here," Ja said.


    Jacques'' expression darkened, and he shouted, "Tell the truth, or I''m calling Special Forces over here."


    Before Wilbur could say anything more, another man in his fifties walked over with a broad smile. "What''s going on here, Mister Jacques?"


    Wilbur turned to see a handsome man. Despite his age, it was clear that he had been a heartthrob some years ago.


    Jacques said at once, "Mister Hopps, there''s a suspicious intruder over here. I''m in the middle of questioning him."


    "Oh? Well, you''d better clear it up, then. You know how important everyone here is. Can''t afford to mess up now, can we?" Earnest Hopps frowned.


    Ja crowded over at once, shing a dazzling smile at Earnest. "Mister Hopps, you''ve always been one of my biggest inspirations. I can''t believe I''m meeting you here, it truly is my honor!"


    "You are...?" Earnest asked, confused.


    Ja said at once, "I''m Ja Loss, an actor from Dasha! I was in the movie Scarlet Affair."


    "Oh, hello." Earnest was polite enough, but it was clear that he did not know Ja and had never even heard of Scarlet Affair.


    Just then, Ja turned to Wilbur arrogantly. "Take a good look here! One of Allied State''s best directors and master of movies, Director Earnest Hopps! He''s a huge name in the global film industry, unlike you."


    "So, what if he''s a big-shot director?" Wilbur retorted.


    Ja flushed, shaking her head. "I really don''t even know what to say to someone as stupid as you."


    Wilbur snorted. "I''m fine with silence, thanks."


    Just then, however, Earnest frowned. "What''s going on here?"


    "I saw him attack someone at the photo station, and now he''s snuck into this


    banquet acting like the low-ss nobody he is! He poses a huge risk, Mister Hopps. I''d stay away from him if I were you."


    Ja batted her eyshes at Earnest while Jacques looked away, her gaze heavily implying something.


    Earnest lit up.


    Ja might be a D-lister, but she was pretty and had a great body.


    Coupled with the sexy gown she was d in, her Eastern features were extremely attractive to these Westerners.


    Earnest shed a knowing grin at Ja, before turning to Jacques. "Mister Jacques, how could someone like this even get in here? How''d he even get on the guest list?"


    "He''s not on the guest list." Jacques flushed awkwardly.


    Earnest''s expression turned solemn at once. "Mister Jacques, this is an extremely dangerous matter. How can you be so careless? Deal with him this very second, lest something bad happen. Don''t you know that the president''s here too?"


    Those words were clearly siding with Ja, and a brilliant smile appeared on her face.


    It seemed like Earnest had fallen for the bait, and he definitely had ulterior motives.


    It was obvious that he was going to have some fun while he was there.


    Jacques took out his phone at once, dialing a number as he said to Wilbur, "Don''t move or things will only get worse for you. Someone is going to take you away to be investigated."


    Wilbur snorted. "Pretty impressive act you''re holding up there."