Police Intervention
The police responded swiftly, and within fifteen minutes, a lone officer was striding confidently into ‘Locks of Elegance.’ He was a tall, imposing figure with a stern face that didn’t betray any hint of emotion. He was known as Officer Hernandez, a man respected and feared by most Maplewood residents for his acute sense of justice. Lily found herself involuntarily sitting straighter as he stepped into the salon.
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