A Bumpy Road to Power

Chapter 493: The Truth Behind Meng Zheqing's Death

On the way to the Municipal Committee Compound.

Arlo Yarbrough recounted the development of the events to him.

The whole process was more or less as Dirk Carter had expected, only the result was beyond his expectations.

Last night, after Robert Shepherd left Dirk Carter's place, he immediately reported the matter to Yves Giles.

Yves Giles stopped their reckless behavior, believing the matter could be handled from a different perspective.

So, Robert Shepherd called in the police chief, Irving Pace, and used the guise of a police room check to knock on the door of the courtyard where Sydney Tanner was hidden.

In this process, the police swarmed in and quickly controlled the scene, changing the nature of the whole incident.

Cornell Morgan's side became the criminals who kidnapped the hostage.

While Robert Shepherd's side became the heroes who rescued the hostage.

Unfortunately, Cornell Morgan didn't expect Robert Shepherd to find the hiding place so quickly, with no precautions taken, to the extent that secretary Julian Perry was still on-site.

And was captured as well.

The police conducted an intense interrogation of Julian Perry.

Julian Perry couldn't withstand the police's Memory Recovery Technique and admitted that the kidnapping case was initiated by Cornell Morgan.

Seizing the opportunity, Robert Shepherd decisively decided on a short pain instead of a long one, and thoroughly took down Cornell Morgan.

Just as the police were preparing to raid Cornell Morgan's house.

The command center received a report from Savor House, stating that Cornell Morgan was dead.

Robert Shepherd was shocked.

He led a team to the scene.

Indeed.

Cornell Morgan was found dead, naked, in the guest room.

The person who killed him was none other than Geraldine, Fridolin Golding's wife.

A political struggle had escalated into a murder case, something no one had anticipated from the start.

That night, the police and the disciplinary committee acted in concert and arrested Fridolin Golding at his home, finally bringing the cause of Cornell Morgan's death to light.

The details of Geraldine's coercion naturally came to the fore as well.

Both Fridolin Golding and Geraldine confessed.

This included the entire process of Geraldine being thoroughly humiliated the previous night.

The police located the taxi driver who transported passengers that day and eyewitnesses in Riverside Park that night, confirming the humiliation Geraldine suffered.

Cornell Morgan's death was entirely his doing.

According to the agreement, Geraldine only needed to accompany Cornell Morgan once each weekend.

However, that night.

Fridolin Golding received a call from Cornell Morgan.

Asking for his wife to come to Savor House again.

Fridolin Golding, though furious, didn't dare disobey, so Geraldine returned to the place of humiliation.

Perhaps, not satisfied with the perverse games of the previous night, Cornell Morgan called Geraldine again, preparing more tricks to "entertain" her.

According to Geraldine's confession.

That night, Cornell Morgan made her walk out of Savor House naked, leading her by a collar around the neck, wandering in the dark, ordering her to squat and urinate when someone approached.

This was not all.

They encountered a homeless man by the roadside.

Cornell Morgan actually forced Geraldine to have sex with the homeless man on the spot.

Geraldine naturally refused, and firmly rejected him.

Unexpectedly, after returning to the room, Cornell Morgan spread her legs, tied her to a chair, then brought items such as cucumbers, eggplants, and even empty beer bottles from the kitchen, forcibly inserting them into Geraldine's body while warning her that if she disobeyed next time, she would face even more severe punishment.

Continuous bouts of perverse torture.

Geraldine couldn't take it anymore, her emotions finally collapsed, and after the "torture" ended as Cornell Morgan was about to engage in a relationship with her, she stabbed him to death with a fruit knife from the room.

And, that is how the entire incident went down.

The police conducted a detailed investigation, and indeed, they found the cucumbers, eggplants, and other items mentioned by Geraldine at the scene.

Through sample tests conducted on them.

Geraldine's account was confirmed to be true.

That night, within a span of hours, the truth behind Cornell Morgan's death had become crystal clear.

When Dirk Carter arrived at the Municipal Committee Compound.

The leaders of the other various departments had already arrived one after another.

Upon entering Carly Lambert's office, she stood up in a panic and asked, "Cornell Morgan's death has nothing to do with you, right?"

Dirk Carter shook his head, saying, "No."

Only then did Carly Lambert breathe a sigh of relief, saying, "You scared me. I thought it was part of your plan, but it's good to know it wasn't…"

"What's the situation now?"

Dirk Carter asked.

Carly Lambert shook her head, saying, "I don't know yet. After the incident last night, Jeff Hughes rushed to Rexton City overnight to report, and Rexton City convened a standing committee meeting overnight for discussion. Jeff Hughes is already on his way back, and he should arrive in about half an hour. By then, we should have some conclusions."

"This matter seems a bit strange."

Dirk Carter said, frowning.

Carly Lambert was taken aback and asked, "Strange? What's strange? Geraldine's testimony has been fully confirmed."

"I know."

Dirk Carter nodded.

Saying, "Isn't anyone curious how Cornell Morgan got evidence of Fridolin Golding's embezzlement, bribery, and abuse of power? Also, a report was found in Cornell Morgan's home showing that he used it to coerce Fridolin Golding and his wife, so who supplied this report?"

"Perhaps he gathered it himself."

Carly Lambert said.

Dirk Carter shook his head, saying, "Cornell Morgan is a quite arrogant person; his target has always been on Robert Shepherd. Fridolin Golding's role within Robert Shepherd's circle is far lesser compared to Randolph Griffin. Even if he wanted to break Robert Shepherd's arm, Randolph Griffin would be more effective. Plus, after acquiring the report, Cornell Morgan did nothing with it except to blackmail Geraldine into a relationship, just to satisfy his perversions."

"What exactly are you trying to say?"

Carly Lambert became more confused.

Dirk Carter pondered for a moment.

Saying, "I believe Fridolin Golding was deliberately chosen. First, he's Robert Shepherd's man, and second, he has a beautiful wife."

Carly Lambert shivered slightly.

Saying, "I get what you mean, someone always knew Canon Morgan's character was twisted, so they intentionally placed Geraldine in front of him to be ravaged, right?"

Dirk Carter nodded, saying, "Not only for that reason, but there's also a prerequisite. This person is Fridolin Golding—a well-known associate of Robert Shepherd. Plus, the timing of the incident was extremely coincidental; it happened the very night Robert Shepherd acted against Cornell Morgan. If you were Duncan Linden, whom would you think caused Cornell Morgan's death?"

Carly Lambert was taken aback.

Blurting out, "Robert Shepherd!"

Dirk Carter nodded, saying, "Yes, Duncan Linden would definitely think Robert Shepherd did it. Think about it, that night, Robert Shepherd accused Cornell Morgan of kidnapping, and then immediately, Cornell Morgan was killed by Fridolin Golding's wife. If I were Duncan Linden, I simply wouldn't believe these coincidences…"

Hearing Dirk Carter's analysis.

Carly Lambert took a deep breath and suddenly thought of something.

Saying, "What you said, it might just be the truth."

"Why do you say that?"

Dirk Carter asked.