Chapter 48

Teddy cast a glance at Smith, and Smith couldn’t help but smile. To think he was wise enough to decide that no one had to know their names or their real identities. Being a “bad cop” was not always the problem; making people believe you were truly bad and not just going undercover was the bone of contention.

Smith did not want to go to that length of trying to convince people and prove to them that he was actually corrupt and vile, even if he had a uniform on. Moreover, he had no intentions of dragging his relatively good name in the mud or, in this case, in the Oregon red dust. All he wanted was a deal done, and he would be on his way. No one needed to know that he was Smith Lang.

Earlier that day, Smith had introduced Teddy as Timothy after introducing himself as Fred. To be frank, Juice had been more interested in who he was than his actual name. He’d said he was a small-time drug pusher and had some connections on hacking and cybersecurity. Well, Juice had simply sh