A Life Debt Repaid novel (John and Cordy) novel Chapter 515

Sean nodded in acknowledgment again. "Doing whatever you could in that situation was indeed your best option."

John nodded.

"Fortunately, just keeping an eye on Jessica and James alone was enough to cover the truth," he said, and started to connect the dots. "The first recording of Wade Jonas and James my lawyer had shown was actually obtained by having a hacker accessing Wade's phone, after which I singled out James as my target. There, I found the fake IP and dummy account he had under my name, and extracted the list of victims, after which I found the money trail through their bank account notifications on their phone and found the money. Lastly, I used my connection to the Stuarts to find the video evidence I needed."

After that, he admitted, "When all of that was done, I anonymously reported the crime."

The courtroom was once again left in an uproar once he said that.

This had to be a first case of its kind, and would definitely make the history books especially since it was a successful case!

"Order!" Judge Rackham banged his gavel, demanding silence.

Sean in turn asked John again, "You were the anonymous tip?"

"Yes," John replied. "Once I had gathered all the evidence needed, I reported it to the prosecutor's office."

"But why would you report the crime on yourself?" Sean pressed. "When you have definitive proof that none of this has anything to do with yourself?"

"Because that's the only way to make them lower their guard before the truth can be revealed," John explained. "I was concerned that there would be a cover-up as soon as I submitted all the evidence that was presented earlier instead of showing it in a courtroom, to the public. This was the only way for me to protect myself while bringing the true culprits to justice."

At those words, the whole courtroom applauded John to no end, acknowledging his wit.

One could imagine how much influence the Stuarts command, given the boldness of their crimes. Not only would John fail to achieve anything if he submitted the evidence to court before his trial, but they might even silence him—the only way to deceive them was for John to scapegoat himself.