The Billionaire's Mistake

MISTAKE 141

Chapter 141: Heat online

Attorney General Marcus Rosso strode in, flanked by two aides carrying stacks of documents.

A hush fell over the room as Russo made his way to the podium. He nodded to Mario, who stepped aside to allow him to address the chamber.

"Honorable members of Parliament," Russo began, his deep voice carrying easily through the room. "I know you have many questions. I'm here to provide answers and to present evidence of crimes so severe that they threaten the very foundations of our democracy." He paused, his eyes sweeping across the chamber. "President Edward Ricardo is the head of the criminal organization known as the Twelve Guns."

The silence that followed was deafening. For a moment, it seemed as if the entire chamber had collectively held its breath. Then, all at once, pandemonium broke loose.

"Preposterous!"

"This is a coup!"

""Where's your proof?"

Rosso held up his hands, waiting for the shouting to subside. "I understand your skepticism. Such an accusation is unprecedented. But the evidence is irrefutable."

He nodded to his aides, who began distributing packets to the parliamentarians. "In front of you, you'll find financial records showing millions of dollars funneled from known Twelve Guns operations into offshore accounts controlled by President Ricardo. You'll also find transcripts of wiretapped conversations in which the President discusses Twelve Guns operations using code words we've now decrypted."

Heatoniline

As the members flipped through the packets, a stunned silence fell evidence was damning.

War the chamber. The

Russo continued, "We've also recovered encrypted emails from the President's private server, outlining plans for drug shipments, weapons deals, and even assassinations. The scope of his involvement is... staggering."

face pale, stood up slowly. "Mr. Attorney General, if this is true... how long

investigation, President Ricardo has been involved with the Twelve Guns for over a decade, predating his presidency. As for how we missed it... the President used his position to

voice shaking slightly. "And what triggered this

"We received crucial evidence from an unexpected source. Daniel Shaw, the head of the Shaw family, provided us

know of the Shaw family's hands in the underworld. Many had heard rumors. But one thing was clear. To use their

this publicly, they had no choice but to look into the evidence, and knowing the Shaw family, they were thorough. If anyone

sank in, Mario stepped back up to the podium. "In light of

will now vote on whether to formally impeach President Ricardo and remove him from office. This will be followed by a criminal trial in

now."

members registered their decisions. The

him from office, effective immediately. The criminal trial will commence as soon as the Supreme Court

had just landed in his

he muttered, his eyes

Blackwood, appeared at his shoulder. "What

this is it. Financial records, transcripts, emails...

narrowed as she scanned the documents on

come from?"

have. access to whatever evidence was presented to Parliament." Blackwood straightened up, her mind already racing. "Winters,

of what's happening in that

"It's true. All of it. Parliament just voted to impeach President Ricardo. He's

weight of the news settling over her. Then, suddenly, she sprang into

You're going live with this in ten minutes. I want

doing. President Ricardo has been impeached and removed from office

chaos as reporters and editors scrambled to action. Phones rang off the hook, keyboards clattered furiously,

air.