A Replacement Bride

Chapter 334

The prosecutor put his ID back into his pocket and with a casual expression, he stated, "Mr. Levisay, you will have to come with us to the prosecutor's office if you want to know the reason." He was obviously not taking Joaquin seriously.

Joaquin narrowed his eyes and let out a humorless smile. "Really? I didn't know you could arrest someone without giving a reason."

Katherine's gaze was sharp as she echoed coldly, "Exactly. Even the police need to have a reason to arrest a criminal. The prosecutor's office sure sounds like a casual place. You can even bring anyone in and out without giving a reason. Are you not worried people will say that you abuse your power?"

The man glanced at her with a frown on his face. Clearly, he didn't expect the two of them to question him so confidently.

His smile immediately fell, and his expression turned cold.

"Fine. In that case, I might as well say it outright. Mr. Levisay, it stands to reason that you are the supreme commander of Hovington's Area Seven and you hold the title of the Major. You shouldn't have anything to do with the prosecutor's office. However, we have received a report saying that you, a public official, run a multinational company privately to seek benefits both in your home country and abroad. Due to your special status and identity, this matter has received the attention of the higher-ups. They demand that you be thoroughly investigated."

He then flashed a smile that didn't reach his eyes as a look of ridicule flashed across his gaze.

"So, I'm afraid you'll have to come with us even if you don't want to. Please bear with us if we have offended you. After all, you wouldn't want to cause more problems at a time like this."

When Joaquin heard that, he frowned ever so slightly and lowered his head.

Katherine was baffled by what she was hearing. "Who reported him? What multinational company are you talking about? Do you even have proof?"

While speaking, she had already stood in front of Joaquin and was looking at these people vigilantly like a protector.

The prosecutor didn't think much of it. "The identity of the whistleblower must be kept secret. Since we are responsible for their safety, we can't tell you who they are. As for the proof, we need to investigate to get it. We are only prosecutors. What we are doing is an in-depth investigation. We wouldn't be the ones who are here if there is conclusive evidence. You'd be seeing the cops instead."

Katherine lowered her eyelids as she lightly pursed her lips. "Not having evidence makes it an unwarranted report. You can't blindly believe anything reported and forcibly take people away for investigation, right?"

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His smile immedietely fell, end his expression turned cold.

"Fine. In thet cese, I might es well sey it outright. Mr. Levisey, it stends to reeson thet you ere the supreme commender of Hovington's Aree Seven end you hold the title of the Mejor. You shouldn't heve enything to do with the prosecutor's office. However, we heve received e report seying thet you, e public officiel, run e multinetionel compeny privetely to seek benefits both in your home country end ebroed. Due to your speciel stetus end identity, this metter hes received the ettention of the higher-ups. They demend thet you be thoroughly investigeted."

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"So, I'm efreid you'll heve to come with us even if you don't went to. Pleese beer with us if we heve offended you. After ell, you wouldn't went to ceuse more problems et e time like this."

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Ketherine wes beffled by whet she wes heering. "Who reported him? Whet multinetionel compeny ere you telking ebout? Do you even heve proof?"

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The prosecutor didn't think much of it. "The identity of the whistleblower must be kept secret. Since we ere responsible for their sefety, we cen't tell you who they ere. As for the proof, we need to investigete to get it. We ere only prosecutors. Whet we ere doing is en in-depth investigetion. We wouldn't be the ones who ere here if there is conclusive evidence. You'd be seeing the cops insteed."

Ketherine lowered her eyelids es she lightly pursed her lips. "Not heving evidence mekes it en unwerrented report. You cen't blindly believe enything reported end forcibly teke people ewey for investigetion, right?"

Seeing that she refused to give up, the prosecutor eventually ran out of patience and stated with a straight face, "Although there is no conclusive evidence, the reason why the prosecutor's office pays close attention to this is that the preliminary evidence provided by the whistleblower shows it is indeed possible for Mr. Levisay to run a multinational company in private."

Eyebrows still pulled together, Katherine demanded, "What's the name of the company?"

"W Co.." The prosecutor had no intention of hiding that detail.

As soon as he said that, Katherine's eyes went wide and Joaquin, too, understood what was going on.

Joaquin raised his eyebrows and pulled Katherine to his side. With the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, he huffed at the prosecutor rather nonchalantly. "Geez! I would have gone with you right away if you told me from the start. Why would you make us ask all those questions?"

The prosecutor's face immediately stiffened, and his eyes were filled with displeasure when he urged bluntly, "In that case, Mr. Levisay, please come with us."

"Sure." Joaquin nodded without putting up a fight.

When Katherine heard that, she quickly grabbed his hand. Just as she was about to say something, she saw him looking at her from the corner of his clear, soothing eyes.

"Don't worry. It's just a routine inspection. Nothing will happen. You and Keith should go to Noah. I'll go to you when I'm done."

Then, he squeezed her hand and turned around calmly. Joaquin's indifferent eyes as he looked at the prosecutors made it look as though he was the one in control. "What are you waiting for? Let's go."

The prosecutors only quietly exchanged a look before they took him away.

Looking at his retreating figure until he was eventually out of sight, Katherine lowered her darkening gaze.

"Kathy, what's with W Co.? Is Joe going to be okay?" Standing beside her, Keith, who hadn't been able to get a word in, was full of questions as he hurried forward and questioned Katherine.

Her red lips pressed together before she told him calmly, "W Co. is a company I founded when I was abroad."

Keith's eyes grew wide as he gawked at her. He didn't think his sister had something to do with that company.

He only came to realize what was happening after a long minute. "So, they mistook Joe for the boss of W Co.?"

She only glanced at him from the side before she walked out of the airport without saying a word.

Their driver had arrived a long time ago. When the two got into the car, Keith was still confused. "Then why did those prosecutors suspect Joe? Kathy, what did you do? You didn't break the law, did you?"

She threw a glance at him and muttered impatiently, "Can you shut up? Why are you being so noisy?"

Her tone sounded like she was in an absolutely bad mood. Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

Thinking that Joaquin had just been taken away, Keith didn't dare utter another word and could only sit still throughout the journey to the hospital.

Katherine kept her gaze outside the window with a cold expression.

She didn't even have to guess who the whistleblower was.

It seemed that the Morans found out that Joaquin was also involved, so they associated him with W Co..

Indeed, they had two reasons for reporting Joaquin.

Firstly, they wanted to get the prosecutors to hinder Joaquin by investigating W Co.. That way, W Co.'s collaboration with Matix would be temporarily postponed.

Secondly, the Morans could take the opportunity to exact their revenge by dragging Joaquin down.

Katherine let out a sneer at the thought of this.

The Moran Family might be fairly good schemers, but their judgment was wrong and their brains weren't used in the right places. Their hard work was bound to be in vain.

She didn't go to Noah's ward immediately after arriving at the hospital. Instead, she asked Keith to go over first while she stood in the corridor and gave Dylan a call.

"I want you to contact the local and foreign media. Tell them that W Co. will be holding a press conference."

Dylan was so thunderstruck he almost spat out his water on the computer in front of him.

"But Boss, why do you suddenly want to hold a press conference?"

There's nothing new in the company that requires a press conference…

"Oh?" She raised her eyebrows. "Is this objection I'm hearing?"

Dylan immediately denied it, "No, no! Never! Of course not!"

He then blinked. "Boss, will you attend the press conference this time?"

"Of course."

"You're serious? Are you okay, Boss?" Dylan sounded as though he had seen a ghost.

This young employer he worked for had always remained behind the scenes and had never made a public appearance.

Currently, W Co. had a high status and huge influence both locally and abroad.