Chapter 162

The prosecutor asked with furrowed brows, “Mr Dupont, didn’t you say that you knew about the fund transactions but that you were coerced to perform those illegal transactions?”

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Dupont faked a smile and answered, “I said that I was coerced, yes. But I didn’t say I had been aware of the transactions.”

“So, what did you think you were coerced to do?”

“I was told to keep quiet about whatever the Duke was thinking of doing. But I didn’t know I’d be paid to be silent.”

“The document I’ve just placed before you shows the list of properties you acquired in the past eighteen years. Tell me, Mr Dupont, do you own them?”

“Yes.”

“How did you purchase them?”

“With money.”

“Money from your salary?”

“Well, that’s what I thought. It wasn’t until you sent the audits to my lawyers did I realize that part of what I spent may well be from the government.”

“And a percentage was transferred to a company, Wu Bi Corporation, why?”

“I don’t know. I’ve never heard of the company. Perhaps it’s the missing Duke’s?”

“Do you have evidence that Greg Claw is the owner?”

“Well, no. It was simply a guess.”

“So, you’re saying that you never knew that you’ve been transferring funds to Wu Bi Corporation, and that you had been spending the government’s money?”

“Yes, I didn’t have a clue.” Dupont acted so well that Lucianne was even thinking of nominating him for an Oscar award. Xandar, on the other hand, wondered how many hours Dupont practised his act in front of the mirror before taking the stand.

The prosecutor’s eyebrows raised in disbelief as she questioned, “You truly believed that your salary was enough to acquire a stamp collection in the millions, and palatial mansions in the billions?”

I don’t have a habit of constantly checking on the amount I have left in my bank account, so when I purchase a property and

the witness. She composed herself, and asked, “Mr Dupont, how did you come about being the

the best of the best, la crème de

the best of the

education

your ‘good education’ that got

and brag he did. “Well, I was educated in Helm University, and I was the top three students in my

is in

First-Class Honors.” Dupont added

graduated

I find my habits to be most appropriate.

daughter in a

best one in the Kingdom.” He glowed even

hundred thousand dollars a year. Now, tell me, Mr Dupont, how

“Savings.”

“What savings?”

a habit

old are you,

two as

you realize that even if you didn’t spend a single cent on living expenses, it still would have been impossible for you to own all the assets

not realize

you and Helena Tanner regarding

me. Whoever it was must have been

the call to

stolen my phone

was your voice at the

voice-alteration device,

answer me this, Mr Dupont. Why

not familiar with the

know you couldn’t afford the stamp collections and mansions; you didn’t know your daughter’s music school would’ve forced you into bankruptcy; you didn’t know about the calls made between Helena Tanner and someone who sounded

coerced to keep quiet about the Duke’s

being given anything

make one do anything without offering any sort of compensation. And if we were to look at the audits you presented, prosecutor, wouldn’t you admit that the Duke took some amount

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