Salute To The General (Nathan Cross) novel Chapter 2627

When Garrett heard that, he waved his hand to gesture for his wife to leave the room.

Paisley informed, “The kitchen staff is making soup. You all talk first. I’ll see if the soup is ready.”

Penny stood up and joined her. "I'll go with you!”

Soon, the two women left, leaving only Nathan and Garrett in the room.

Garrett spoke. “I know about what happened to Zion. Erwin came to me and reported to me regarding the matter in private yesterday, and I agreed to put my signature on the warrant. I gave my permission for the Integrity Department's Special Investigation Unit to take Zion in for investigation.”

Nathan furrowed his eyebrows. “Why? Has Zion really gotten himself involved in a severe financial issue?”

He felt that was the most reasonable explanation.

Otherwise, there was no reason for Garrett to lock up the cabinet secretary. It would make for negative headlines about the government, after all.

Garrett smiled. “There is definitely something going on with Zion. After all, there's no smoke without fire. If Zion has no problem at all, there's no way Erwin would've gotten dirt on him and managed to convince me to issue an arrest warrant on him. As for whether that problem is a big or small one, we'll know about it once Braydon’s investigation report comes out tomorrow.”

Nathan smiled bitterly. “Even if there's a problem with Zion, there's no need for the unit to take him in before everyone's eyes, especially when the severity of the situation hasn't even been determined yet. If it turns out to be a small problem, wouldn't that be making a mountain out of a molehill? It'd cause a negative impact as well.”

“We’ll know after the investigation is concluded,” Garrett said.

Just then, Garrett glanced at him with a smirk. “I recall Zion is your teacher's comrade. Did he ask you to sound me out so that you can help Zion?”

Nathan did not admit to that, nor did he deny that. Instead, Nathan said, “Zion has been an honest man for decades. And now, he’s even the cabinet secretary. I think this matter should be dealt with fairly. If he really did commit the crime, then he shall be punished. If it is a minor issue, then he should be given light punishment. And if it's a serious issue, then he deserves severe punishment. However, I don't think it's right to make his matter seem worse than it is, especially when it’ll negatively affect the public's perception of our government.”