Lord Protector Novel

Chapter 585

He gritted his teeth as he glanced at Wilson. “Wilson Wood, is this the terrorist you spoke of? All Mr. Williams did was defend himself. He didn’t cross the line at all. However, you completely violated the laws of civil violence and disregarded the safety and concerns of citizens. You’re the terrorist here!”

Wilson and the others went pale instantly.

Zeke was really a shady character for going as far as using a secret camcorder.

Wilson couldn’t defend himself any longer in the face of such concrete evidence.

However, he managed to calm himself down and started arguing. “Mr. Middleton, everything I did was for work. I was worried that Zeke Williams would destroy the evidence once he goes in there, which would falsify our claims. The company is seriously breaching safety guidelines, and if we don’t change it, things might become even more dangerous. I was thinking about the workers’ safety. My intentions are completely noble!”

Mr. Middleton was known for his hot temper. He shouted, “What the hell? Was that the reason for your false accusations against a completely innocent man? If there wasn’t video evidence, he might be falsely accused as a terrorist and be subject to execution by firing squad!”

Wilson could not say anything in his own defense.

Zeke said evenly, “I’m a little confused, actually. There’s rarely anyone around the area, and there’s nothing flammable here that could cause any explosions of the sort. How could there be a fire? In fact, could it be that someone else has started the fire to frame me for it?”

Harvey Hoffman instantly panicked out of guilt.

Zeke Williams was right.

However, he knew Zeke had no way of proving that the fire was manmade.

He started defending himself. “Stop with the lies already. Who would have the time to do such a thing?”

Zeke smiled faintly. “I’m pretty sure someone had a lot of time.” © NôvelDrama.Org - All rights reserved.

He clicked on another footage from the camcorder.

In the video, Harvey was seen opening the door to the garage sneakily and making his way inside.

He then took out his lighter from his pocket and set a fire.

Once he was sure that the fire was starting to spread, he turned to leave.

Sh*t.

Once he saw the footage, Harvey was frozen in shock.

How did Zeke even manage to record me setting the fire?

He had checked time and time again that no one was following him!

Zeke had to have some sort of superhuman stalker on his team.

That’s it. I’m done for.

Still, Harvey instinctively started defending himself. “Mr. Middleton, hear me out-”

In his rage, Jeffrey Middleton slapped Harvey across the face, effectively cutting him off. “What else could you have to say? You just embarrassed the whole town council! You breathe, live, and eat off of the taxpayers. It’s bad enough that you don’t actually do anything for them, but now you’re purposely getting them in trouble and framing them? You didn’t even hesitate before setting fire to a public area. You could have seriously injured many people! You’re the terrorist here! You’re stripped of your duties, you hear me? Fired! Just wait for the investigation unit to do their job.”

Huh?

Fired?! Investigation unit?!

Harvey felt he was better off being dead.

Feigning rage, Wilson also slapped Harvey across the face. “Harvey Hoffman! I didn’t know you had it in you to do such a thing! I shut down the business under the impression that there were flammable objects in here! To think that you were the one who has set everything up. How can you live with yourself, knowing you’ve done such terrible things to the taxpayers that have put all their trust in you? And what about the fact that you’ve completely disappointed me? I’m going to investigate your case myself.”

In order to save himself, Wilson had to sacrifice Harvey.

Harvey had no way of retorting against Wilson, nor did he have any plans to rat him out.

He had actually been looking forward to Wilson saving him.

Mr. Middleton glared at Wilson. He could sense that Wilson wasn’t exactly a good person, either, but he had no evidence.