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Chapter 316

Chapter 316 It Couldn't Be Him

For a moment, everyone fell silent, wondering who this person really

was.

Walter was the first to speak, "Ashley didn't know him?"

Captain Lucas nodded, "I went to the prison to question Ashley as soon as the incident happened. She insisted that she didn't know this person. She also said that the last time this person saw her, he told her that all she needed to do was to testify that Ms. Conner committed

murder, and he would handle the rest."

This matter indeed became confusing. I pursed my lips, "I don't know this person."

Captain Lucas nodded, sighed, and said, "What's more troublesome is that Jacob's wife insists that it was vou, Mr. Hinton, who did it. She claims that you had Jacob dismissed and that wasn't enough, you repeatedly tried to kill him to silence him. All of this was to avenge Ms. Conner and retaliate against Gianna for almost killing Ms. Conner."

I furrowed my brows, wanting to retort, but before I could speak, Captain Lucas continued, "Also, Gianna was hospitalized in prison due to being bullied. It seems someone bribed the people inside to specifically torment Gianna. When she was sent to the hospital, it was found that her uterus had ruptured. Due to the urgency of the situation, the doctors had no choice but to remove her uterus."

For a moment, I felt a chill run down my spine and instinctively looked at Walter. Walter was looking at me, his handsome face indifferent and cold. Seeing me look at him, he slightly furrowed his brows, didn't say a word, but his cold and fierce eyes were enough to express his

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displeasure.

After hesitating for a few seconds, I looked at Captain Lucas and asked, "Do you suspect that Walter hired a hitman to kill?"

Captain Lucas shook his head and sighed, "It's not a matter of suspicion anymore, almost all the evidence points to Mr. Hinton and you." "Me?"

I was a bit bewildered, looking at him in confusion.

He nodded, "Hmm, the people who had accidents, almost all of them were related to you. To be precise, they were all people who had offended you. Also, Ashley had an accident in prison. She seemed to have offended a death row inmate and had her hand cut off. If the police hadn't discovered it in time, her tongue might have been pulled out. When all these incidents are put together, it's hard not to overthink." Understood, Ashley and Gianna got into trouble in prison, they were both deliberately targeted. It was clear that someone outside wanted to harm them, and they both had hurt me before, so they were targeted.

And so did Jacob.

After hesitating for a few seconds, I still asked, "But why would Jacob's death involve me and Walter? Even if he was Gianna's father, he never hurt me. Killing him, it's not reasonable!"

Captain Lucas glanced at me and Walter, "There were media reports that when you were framed for murder and burying the body, you were supposed to be at the police station, but you were at the Hinton family's place. This was leaked to the media by Jacob. The night you rushed to the police station, it must have been Jacob who disclosed your

information to the media."

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So this was the main reason for his death?" I stammered, feeling that all of this was too far-fetched for a moment.

Captain Lucas nodded, looking at Walter with a desire to speak but stopping himself.

Walter remained silent, not uttering a word.

Without much thought, I immediately said, "He couldn't have done these."

Captain Lucas and Walter both looked at me.

The former was confused, the latter was full of surprise.

I glanced at Walter, and although I didn't want to say anything good about him, I still said to Captain Lucas, "He didn't have to do this. Gianna and Ashley have already received their deserved punishment. He wouldn't go to such lengths to do such despicable things. As for Jacob, he might interfere with the demotion, but murder, he wouldn't!"

Captain Lucas glanced at Walter, seemingly with a bit of a bystander's mentality, and laughed, "Ms. Conner, are you so sure?"

I pursed my lips, not wanting to see Walter's expression, and nodded, saying, "Hmm!"

Captain Lucas gave a faint smile, glancing sideways at Walter, and said, "Ms. Conner has said it all. It seems that if I were to say anything more, I would be betraying our friendship over the years."

I frowned, what did this mean?

So all his previous suspicions and doubts were under the assumption that I was the one doubting Walter, not him? He believed from the beginning to the end that Walter wouldn't do such things?

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Seeing my dissatisfaction and hesitation, Captain Lucas chuckled, "Don't look at me like that, Ms. Conner. After all, you are the one involved. I wanted to hear your opinion today. Although I've known Mr. Hinton for many years, I'm worried about being biased. If you, the person involved, have already spoken, and I continue to doubt, then my years of friendship with Mr. Hinton would seem ridiculous."

I pursed my lips, truly unable to understand his many intentions. Looking at him, I asked, "If you didn't suspect Walter, why did you call us all here?"

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