"Look carefully. This is Jenna's fingerprint, obtained by someone Zoella sent to the Richards Group, and she used the workshop Jenna established to achieve her own goal. What do you think? Can this prove that Jenna is innocent?" Hansen stared at him with his stern eyes in a calm manner.
Sergio looked at it for a while, took a breath and said with a smile, "Mr. Richards, this evidence can indeed prove that our investigation is wrong and Jenna is innocent. But right now, the problem is that it only proves that the matter has nothing to do with Jenna, but it can't prove that the Richards Group is innocent as well. You need to know that the information we got at the beginning was that Richards Group's automobile industry had leaked the nation's secrets. It happened to the Richards Group's automobile industry. It's a fact, and we have clear evidence. Right now, not only are you unable to find the culprit, you aren't able to justify yourself either. There is no way to deny the accusation unless there's evidence."
His expression was quite calm, but he was still secretly shocked by the fact that Hansen could prove Jenna's innocence. It seemed that Zoella was still not a match for the renowned Hansen.
"But all these showed that Zoella deliberately tried to frame the Richards Group. Isn't the truth clear enough?" Hansen asked furiously. Nevertheless, since the matter had nothing to do with Jenna anymore, he felt much more at ease.
"Mr. Richards, look at the evidence. It doesn't point towards the fact that Zoella was directing all of this, right? It only showed how Jenna's fingerprints ended up in the leaked software on the computer. As for who had done this, no matter how you look at it, the suspect is still Yaris. It has nothing to do with Zoella." Sergio showed a calm and forced smile.
After listening to Sergio's words, Hansen basically understood everything. Zoella really was a conniving woman, and her methods were indeed clever, as she could put all the blame on Mr. White.
Back then, after the incident happened, he replaced some of the company's executives because he realized that Zoella had sent her people into the Richards Group's management. Yaris was very suspicious. So, he deliberately demoted him with Liya's help and also placed her in that position as a pawn. He did all that to send a message to Zoella, and he successfully killed two birds with one stone.
"So, it's not over yet?"
Yaris White, the director of the Global Sales and Marketing Department of Richards Group, was personally promoted by Hansen. He resigned after he was transferred to be the supervisor of the Public Relations Department, and Hansen had never heard from him since then.
Hansen had no choice but to admit that it was his mistake to use his men!
After obtaining the evidence the day before, Hansen had already sent John to look for him. If John could find him, he might be able to persuade him into exposing Zoella.
"Mr. Richards, how can a smart person like you be such a fool? Evidence is really important in the face of the law. I can only do things according to the law for now. If your evidence is not solid enough, I will deny your counter- evidence. You understand this, don't you?" Sergio said very calmly. His logic and voice were very clear. It could be said that he was stating his impartial opinion.
"Okay, Mr. Xanthe. Then, do you know where I got this evidence from?" Hansen continued to ask. He turned around and sat down on a chair next to him expressionlessly.
Sergio didn't say anything, as he just looked at him with a deep gaze.
"Let me tell you. Liya found this evidence in Zoella's house. Can you still tell me that all this has nothing to do with Zoella?"
As he said that, there was already disgust in his eyes and he looked at him even more fiercely.
Sergio was stunned for a moment. It indeed was the case. After his suspicions were confirmed, his mind became much clearer.
"I'll repeat myself, Mr. Richards. You can say you found this evidence yourself. You can also say that this evidence had fallen from the sky, but that's not important. What's important is that the evidence must prove that the leak has nothing to do with the people of Richards Manor. If you prove that you've been framed, or have nothing to do with the Richards Group, then everything will be alright. With that, we'll have a reason to arrest the suspect and further investigate to find out the truth. After that, well definitely let the Richards Group off."
The atmosphere was truly depressing!
The grim expression on Hansen's face became even more terrifying.
"Mr. Xanthe, I'd like to ask you now. So, what if we really found that someone had framed the Richards Group or that someone deliberately wanted to harm us? Can we get compensation for the losses incurred by the Richards Group's automobile business? Who will take responsibility for the negative consequences and financial losses that have occurred?"
Such aggressive questioning was met with Sergio's lack of concern.
"The Richards Group's automobile industry did indeed leak the secrets and it is an indisputable fact. The cars should indeed be recalled, for the country's interests. As for the losses that had occurred, even if it was not done by the Richards Group, you guys should also reflect on yourselves. The fact that the Richards Group's loose security being detrimental to our country's interests can already be considered a crime. Right now, the senior executives are trying to protect the Richards Group's interests. That's why they sent us from the Public Security Department to investigate this matter, so that we can find out the actual culprit and prove your innocence. Once we find the real culprit, then the culprit will also be punished severely by the law. At that time, the punishment the culprit gets will be decided by the law itself. Therefore, you'd better cooperate with us to find out who the real culprit is. You also know that I've already given you a chance to protect Jenna. Since you're able to prove that Jenna has nothing to do with it, then I'll congratulate you."
Even though Sergio's long speech sounded selfless and reasonable, it subdued Hansen in every way. Hansen had long been in the business field. So, he knew that Sergio would always talk reasonably, but since he was able to prove Jenna's innocence that day, he had already achieved his goal.
"Alright, since you said that Liya obtained the evidence from Zoella's house, then can Liya prove that the evidence she obtained is Zoella's handiwork? If she can, then that's fine. But she obviously can't do that. Moreover, Liya is now your fiancee. Even if she accuses Zoella of framing the Richards Group, it won't be that convincing anymore. You must find more evidence to prove your company's innocence. Do you understand?"
After saying that, Sergio smiled and slowly put away the evidence while breathing a sigh of relief.
Hansen was silent. When his tall and huge frame stood up and leaned towards Sergio, he was so shocked that he took a step back.
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