Chapter 151 Another Disturbance.


    "Go ahead without me," Corrine said, distracted by the image of Nate''s face, which made her unwilling to engage with their exnations.


    Watching Corrine walk away, Matias turned to Wilbur with a grimace. "This puts me in a difficult position!"


    His hopes for a double bonus had just slipped away.


    Wilbur responded with a coldugh, "It seems I''m the one who should beining!"


    Just then, a disturbance broke out nearby.


    Matias and Wilbur looked at each other, quicklying to a silent agreement, and


    hurried outside.


    At the entrance of the police station, a group of journalists had assembled, their lenses aimed directly at Corrine.


    The faces of Matias and Wilbur instantly took on expressions of surprise.


    A bewildered Matias muttered, "What are these reporters doing here?"


    Wilbur shared his confusion.


    Given that the investigation was ongoing and might link back to a smuggling operation from three years ago, the presence of the media could potentially tip off other suspects.


    Wilbur strode forward, with Matias, thinking of potential promotions and sry bumps,


    close on his heels.


    Yet their presence only escted the media''s excitement.


    "Does this incident of alleged artifact trafficking tie back to the smuggling from three years ago?"


    "Why is the suspect allowed to roam free while the investigation is ongoing?"


    "There have been rumors of corruption within your police department. Are they true?"


    Wilbur, already struggling with public interactions and now under the media''s scrutiny, grew visibly more irate at their persistent questions.


    He shouted, "Enough with your baseless usations! Keep it up, and you''ll find yourselves under interrogation!"


    His words only fueled the reporters further. "Does this mean you have a guilty


    conscience?"


    "An officer threatening us? We''re going to file a report."


    Left without words, Wilbur froze, but Corrine quickly intervened, saying, "Where is the proof?"


    She maintained her stance within the swarm of people, emanating a cool assurance and an intimidating presence that made the onlookers uneasy.


    Temporarily silenced, someone from the crowd eventually said, "Your illicit activities are now a trending video online. How can you deny that?"


    "With all this evidence and the witnesses lined up against you, how can you possibly deny your crimes?"


    "You have your connections; it''s clear why you stand here so confidently, as though


    you''re above it all!"


    Corrine''s eyes swept coldly over the crowd, her subtle smile sending a chill through the


    air.


    "Convicting me based on a video, you think you''re master detectives?" she scoffed with heavy sarcasm.


    "We''re not detectives, but the evidence against you is undeniable!" a journalist retorted.


    Corrine smiled dismissively and asked, "Were you personally present to see any of it?"


    The journalist chimed in, "There''s a saying, where there''s smoke, there''s fire. If you''re really not involved, why are you even here?"


    Corrine responded with a soft chuckle, "You do raise a valid point."


    Her ambiguous reply seemed to the crowd like a hidden confession.


    As journalists prepared their sensational headlines for the next day''s papers, Corrine


    Waper OT PURE VERAND


    cleverly flipped the narrative, saying, "Mr. Duffy, could you enlighten us on the legal consequences for defamation and nder?"


    "What?" Wilbur was taken aback when Corrine suddenly addressed him, leaving him briefly disoriented.


    As he locked eyes with Corrine''sposed stare, he swiftly recovered and responded with firmness, "The penalties could be severe-up to three years of imprisonment, detention, control, or the loss of certain rights."


    Upon hearing this, the expression of the reporter shifted dramatically.