Who Is The Real Boss?

Chapter 127 What Is the Truth 

"Has Finley found anything?"

Seeing the confident look on Rupert's face, Annabel squinted at him curiously.

Rupert adjusted his position in the bed and answered, "It's still under investigation, but I believe the truth will come to light soon."

"We have to find solid evidence before Judson holds the press conference.Otherwise, we'll be in trouble."

Rupert gave Annabel a reassuring smile.

"Don't worry.I'll take care of everything.Judson won't keep this up for long."

Annabel sighed in relief.

Rupert's smile inexplicably made her feel safe.

Anyway, she had already sent Anthony to investigate the matter.

They would get to the bottom of this soon enough.

By then, Judson would have a taste of his own medicine. Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.

The press conference was scheduled to take place in two days.

Everyone had their own theory about the explosion at Benton Group's branch factory.

They were looking forward to the press conference, eager to find out the truth behind the so-called "accident" and the radiation material found in the Ice and Fire series.

The press conference was held in the function room of a luxury hotel in France.

Annabel arrived early and sat in an inconspicuous corner.She texted Anthony, "Have you found anything out yet?"

Soon, Anthony replied, "Yes.I've sent it to your e-mail."

Reading this, Annabel cracked a small smile.

"Thanks."

It seemed that today's press conference was going to be very interesting.

Judson was sitting onstage.He was wearing a smart-looking suit.

A lot of reporters surrounded the stage, and all cameras were pointed at Judson, bombarding him with flashing lights.

At ten o'clock sharp, the press conference began.

The emcee climbed onstage and greeted everyone.

"Welcome to Benton Group's press conference.I will now hand the floor over to Mr.Judson Finch."

Amidst the applause, Judson stood up and held up his hand to silence the crowd.

"I believe that everyone here has heard about the explosion of Benton Group's branch factory in France.The reason why we called for a press conference is to clarify this matter."

"Was the ‘Ice and Fire’ collection really made with radioactive materials? How did these materials get into the factory?"

"Was the explosion really an accident?"

The reporters bombarded Judson with questions, one after another.

"Please be quiet first!"

Judson raised his voice and looked at the crowd firmly, holding up a piece of paper.

"In my hand is Benton Group's official statement on the matter."

After a pause, he turned to the paper and read it in a mechanical voice.

"The investigation into the allegations that Benton Group used radioactive materials in the Ice and Fire jewelry series has revealed that some of the raw materials in the French branch's warehouse do contain radioactive elements.

It turned out that two warehouse keepers were dissatisfied with the company for personal reasons.

They wanted to take revenge on the company, so they tampered with the raw materials, introducing some materials that were indeed radioactive.

This affected the quality of the manufactured jewelry, consequently poisoning the customers who purchased them.

In addition, according to our investigation into the explosion, it turns out that one of the warehouse keepers were smoking, which was a direct violation of the rules.

The cigarette butt came in contact with the explosive raw materials, causing the explosion.

The two people who were killed in the explosion were proven to be the warehouse keepers who tampered with the raw materials before."

After hearing what Judson said, the crowd broke into discussion.

"Seriously?"

"The victims of the explosion were the two warehouse keepers who tampered with the raw materials? That can't be a coincidence!"

"It’s a cover-up! Benton Group is just trying to cover up the truth!"

Chaos broke loose as the people drew their own conclusions on the matter.

Reporters swarmed around the stage, firing countless questions at Judson.

"Is that the truth?"

"How could the people behind the radioactive materials conveniently die in the explosion? Is it really just an accident?"

Judson suddenly broke into a grin.

"Of course it wasn't an accident."

Everyone gasped in shock.

Judson's words attracted the attention of everyone in the room.

The reporters were all excited by his controversial statement.

"What do you mean by that?"

"If it wasn't an accident, then what was it?"

"What secrets are Benton Group hiding?"

Judson's eyes turned cold.

"What I said just now was Benton Group's official statement, but I never said it was the truth."

"Are you implying that the Benton Group is lying? So what's the truth?"

"As the person in charge of Benton Group's branch factory in France, I shouldn't be saying this.But as a man of integrity, my conscience has been weighing on me, so I've decided to tell you all the truth today!"

Judson winced, as though it was difficult for him to make up his mind.

Watching Judson's performance on the stage, Annabel's expression darkened.

As expected, the real reason why Judson wanted to hold a press conference was to throw Benton Group under the bus.

However, he had underestimated both Rupert and Annabel.

Judson was nothing but a contemptible scoundrel.

Annabel sneered inwardly.He could be complacent for a few more minutes.

Judson held the attention of every person in the room.He spoke slowly, but clearly.

"Actually, the real reason why the jewelry contain radioactive materials is because Benton Group intentionally used inferior raw materials to cut costs.To cover the truth, they pinned all the blame on the two innocent warehouse keepers.As for the explosion, it was no accident; it was also deliberately set- up by Benton Group.Obviously, they wanted to destroy the evidence.After all, the dead could not expose the truth!"

AS soon as Judson said this, all chaos broke loose in the conference room.

After all, Benton Group was one of the leading enterprises in the business world.

How could it do such a cruel thing for the sake of profits? It was simply unheard of.

But considering Judson's identity, it was unlikely he was lying.

After all, Judson was in charge of Benton Group's branch factory in France.He had no reason to discredit his own company.

Was Benton Group so evil? Judson seemed to be satisfied with the reporters’ reaction.He looked around and finally fixed his eyes on Annabel, who was sitting inconspicuously in the corner.

"And the people who started this was none other than Rupert Benton, the CEO of Benton Group, and Annabel Hewitt, the person in charge of the Ice and Fire project!"

The reporters immediately turned to stare at Annabel.

All eyes were on her.

Annabel took this as her cue to stand up.

She walked to the stage and asked, "Judson, are you willing to own up to every word you said just now?"