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Chapter 72

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“What do you know about it, sir?” Romeo interrogated, maintaining his composure.

Chairman Hewitt was a prominent person, so Romeo put in an effort to keep his voice low and calm to avoid sounding rude or harsh.

“If you tell me the truth, we may find a solution to it.” He lied, trying to lure him into admitting his offense.

Chairman Hewitt fearlessly raised his gaze and snickered. “I know nothing about it.” He insisted.

The interrogation started about an hour ago, and despite Romeo’s effort, Chairman Hewitt kept defending himself and refused to accept guilt.

“But sir, we have evidence,” Romeo let out. “Just tell the truth so we can save our time. We can’t waste much time or else the matter will get out of reach.”

“Evidence?” Chairman Hewitt repeated, amazed. He chuckled for a second and raised a question. “Are you talking about the audio Patricia played? Hun?”

Without giving Romeo a space to answer, he poured out. “You are a prosecutor with years of experience. Can’t you figure
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no way Chairman Hewitt is getting away, he should have reacted much quicker
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