In the Maybach car
Arthur was holding the phone in his hand, his knuckles were slightly white, and his deep eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of invisible frost. No one knew when a layer of cold sweat climbed on his back bone.
"Eugene is dead," After a while, Arthur rubbed between his eyebrows and said in a hoarse voice.
Eugene had been standing at the front line all his life. He was loyal, courageous, and prudent. If it weren't for the case that had always been his knot, he could have climbed to a higher position. But he had owed a debt of gratitude, and now he even died because of this.
Martin raised his head slightly and his cold face was reflected on the black window. He said, "The media reported that the murderer of a series of adultery and murder committed a crime again. The murderer disregarded the heavens and died in a car accident."
"The news came so fast," Malcolm sneered. "The media knew it so clearly just after he died. I'd like to see which media is so powerful."
Martin replied, "The Headline of J City."
Arthur sneered and dialed a number with his slender fingers moving quickly. After a few seconds, he held the phone and said coldly, "Call the network police to delete all the news about the case on the Internet, and arrest all the people on the Headline of J City. Listen carefully, all of them, even if they are cleaning the bathroom, don't let them go!"
"But, boss... Why do we arrest them?" Bettina asked instinctively, as if her eyes were glued to Eugene's body.
Under the rule of the government, no matter what they did, they had to be restrained. If they were not careful enough, they would be complained and reported. This was not a big deal. Anyway, they had written many apologetic letters. But now they needed to arrest so many people. If this matter became a big deal, even Arthur could not solve it.
"Don't listen to him. Just send someone to watch the comments online. I'll take care of the rest." Martin snatched the phone from Arthur's hand and said.
Hearing this, Arthur said angrily, "Don't you think you have stretched your hand too long? You even want to order my subordinates?"
Martin didn't say anything. He just asked Carlos to make a phone call. Within a few minutes, all the news related to the case on the Headline of J City had been deleted, and their official microblog also made an apology statement, indicating that everything was false and that they would seriously investigate and reorganize the rumors spread by the insiders.
But even so, the news about the consecutive adultery and murder was still wildly reported. In this era of developed media, there was no secret privacy between people.
"Haste makes waste. What's more, you may not be able to bear the consequences of this matter. Sometimes, my identity will make a move faster," said Martin, without any change on his face. "The news was exposed by a small reporter on the Headline of J City. His account number was accidentally stolen, and no one could track down the thief. They have set up a trap, waiting for Eugene to jump into it. We are a few steps late."
Arthur fell into silence. He also knew that they were several steps late, but they were in the light. The murderer knew everything about them, but they knew nothing about what the other party was doing, how many people, and how powerful the force was.
Covering his face with his hands, Arthur said in a hoarse voice, "It's all my fault. If I hadn't dragged Eugene into this matter, he wouldn't have died."
Martin didn't say anything. To a certain extent, the death of Eugene had something to do with each of them. If they hadn't provoked Hugh, Hugh wouldn't have been desperate and do this.
But no matter how regretful they were, they couldn't save Eugene's life.
But they didn't understand the reason.
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